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...first one begins with the rise of a member of Iran's parliament, Mohammed Mossadegh, an impassioned speaker and popular politician who had long chafed at British domination over his country's oil. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., partly owned by the British government and a predecessor of today's British Petroleum, held the concession for all of Iran. It set production rates and prices as well as Iran's token share of the proceeds. Mossadegh sought a fifty-fifty sharing agreement, which was then becoming the common arrangement between other oil-producing countries and U.S. companies. The British refused...
...take exception to Klein's assertion that Bush is a "deft politician with big ideas and with the guts to take risks that can yield great victories." It was not a big idea or much of a risk to wage war against Iraq's ragtag military. Bush might have scared the bejeezus out of cream puffs like Iran and Syria, but North Korea turned Bush's pre-emption doctrine on its ear and obtained meetings with the U.S. Besides wage war and cut taxes, what has Bush done? PHIL KENNY Colorado Springs, Colo...
...concealed frustration, impotent to lead Britain into the single currency, and thus to the more central role in Europe he so passionately desires? The bold wartime leader (the U.S. Senate has voted to give him the Gold Medal that is Congress's highest honor) looked like a garden-variety politician scrambling out of a tight spot last week, as stories gushed out of Whitehall saying Blair had once again crumbled under pressure to postpone a euro referendum, probably to 2005 or beyond. Subsequent leaks hinted the vote could be earlier - which was spin designed to keep the pro-euro campaigners...
...could balance the budget without raising taxes or cutting vital services. Romney’s own budget chief admitted his boss’s projections were off only days after the election. It would appear that Romney purposely misled the public. Of course, he would hardly be the first politician to make dubious claims during an election campaign. Still, even if Romney is given the benefit of the doubt here, his behavior after the election has been just as disingenuous, if not more...
When asked what politician gave him the best material, Black mentioned several, including Vice President Dick Cheney, who he qualified as funny just by not being around...