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...Gore's problem is that in this economic climate he cannot get himself arrested even for chaining himself to the entrance of a coal-fired electrical plant. The interest in supporting policies that will improve the environment is trumped by the necessity of corporate survival. (See pictures of Al Gore's American life...
...Companies often cannot make capital expenditures to invest in cleaner technologies in a deep and prolonged recession. A firm may save money long-term by converting facilities to solar power, but if they do not have money for the initial financial investment, that will not matter...
...civil war. Sukarno's "guided democracy" is in its death throes, and militant communism is on the rise. Jakarta is no place for an innocent such as Adam, who unknowingly gets roped into petty terrorism. Meanwhile, Johan, drifting aimlessly through a cushioned life of wealth, cars and soft drugs, cannot lay to rest the memories of his lost brother...
...President's Best Friend Bo, President Obama's new dog, acts as an icebreaker in what has seemed like months of recession-filled articles and accounts of how the current global financial crisis is causing havoc for many [April 27]. After all, it cannot be easy leading the world's most powerful nation through such treacherous times. Let's hope Bo can help ease the stress and put some perspective on Obama's life. Shaun Michael Dunlop, Cape Town...
...Operation Pastorius. More recently the court slapped down the Bush Administration's planned commissions in three separate cases, ruling among other things that only Congress can establish the tribunals; that some protections of the Geneva Conventions must extend to prisoners; and that the prisoners' right to habeas corpus cannot be suspended. Obama's decision to revive the commissions virtually ensures those battles will draw...