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...them, responsibly pull out from Iraq, protect the homeland, reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, transition towards a green economy, invest in the nation's crumbling infrastructure, halt torture, close Guantanamo Bay, make the federal government transparent again, reduce global poverty, cut taxes, halt the war on science, expand health-care coverage, utilize diplomacy on a more regular basis, solve the immigration problem, make college more affordable, expand educational opportunities for minorities and low-income Americans, fix FEMA, fix the Department of the Interior, fix the Justice Department and fix the world. Like we said...
...question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route...
...current U.S. bank rescue plan is that it gets money into banks, but the capital does not come out the other end in the form of loans to businesses and individuals. Businesses cannot conduct their affairs in the normal course. The average citizen cannot get a home loan or expand his access to credit, even through it is his taxes present and future, which are the source of the bank bailout capital...
Scenario 1: Regime Change Given Israel's long-term goal of ousting Hamas in Gaza, some key military and political leaders have urged that it expand the goals of its current operation and use its momentum to take control of Gaza City and decapitate Hamas. Most vocal in advocating this option is Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu, the hawkish front runner in the race for Prime Minister, who will portray any outcome that leaves Hamas intact in Gaza as a failure - bad news for his chief rivals, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni...
...more progressive than states. He could take Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell's advice and give loans instead of grants, which would both help the Treasury down the road and encourage states to make wise investments. He could require states that receive bailouts to promote wind and solar, expand health coverage or buy fuel-efficient police cars. If they don't want to, they don't have to take handouts. The bottom line should be: federal money, federal priorities. (See pictures of Obama's nation of hope...