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...President Barack Obama doing? I have to give [the Obama Administration] credit. In about six weeks, they have done three major things: the $800 billion stimulus package, a mortgage program that is much more than the previous Administration did and a bank plan that, however flawed, at least has the benefit of not having another bailout of the banks. The glass is half full. But for each one, there are some flaws ... the bank plan wants to pretend that the government is half pregnant with the banks. The debate is between partial and full nationalization, not between nationalization...
...move also threatens our new alliances with Poland and the Czech Republic, two of our strongest backers in the NATO organization. Moreover, the majority of Poles and Czechs oppose the plan, which would needlessly put them at risk of armed conflict with Russia. Last year, President Medvedev announced that Russia would be relocating several SS-26 “Iskander” missiles to Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia’s small exclave of territory on the Baltic coast that borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania. While these plans have been temporarily put on hold, the Russian threat should be taken...
...drug war seems to be spilling over into Arizona. Recent Mexican-linked abductions in Phoenix are clear examples of the consequences of failing to stabilize the region. Reuters reported that Washington has pledged to give Mexico helicopters, surveillance aircraft, inspection equipment and police training under a $1.4 billion plan to beat the cartels in Mexico and Central America. Such supportive acts are the type that Latin America needs. America should not wait to intercede in Latin American affairs until it directly affects the United States...
...FORMING A PLAN...
Late last week, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined the chorus of dissenters over Harvard’s decision to slow construction of the science complex in Allston and to delay plans for further expansion. The mayor’s office was closely involved with the university in planning and advancing the Allston master plan. Menino expressed his criticism of the Allston slowdown in a strongly worded letter to President Faust...