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...rush to Baghdad, critics say, laid the groundwork for trouble to come. In one prewar briefing, for example, Lieut. General David McKiernan--who commanded the land component of the coalition forces--asked Franks what should be done if his troops found Iraqi arms caches on the way to Baghdad. "Just put a lock on 'em and go, Dave," Franks replied, according to a former U.S. Central Command (Centcom) officer. Of course, you couldn't simply put a lock on ammunition dumps that stretched for several square miles--dumps that would soon be stripped and provide a steady source of weaponry...
...group--from hard-hit farmers to federal contractors--is angling for its piece of the action. The Federal Government is forking over as much as $800 million a day to cover everything from temporary housing and debris removal to generators and bottled water. The next stage of the gold rush should take place near the end of October, when the White House expects to return to Congress for another cash infusion, an Administration official tells TIME...
...relationship between the rush and pass games is symbiotic—if defenses key in on Dawson, Harvard lets the long ball fly. If the secondary responds, Dawson gets breathing room at the line of scrimmage...
...That doesn't mean there's no place in your portfolio for energy. Just that there's no rush to buy at this point. In the long term, demand from China and relatively sparse world production capability will keep oil prices moving up. But wait for at least a 10% dip in share prices before dollar-cost-averaging into the traditional energy sector. And be warned that prices could fall a lot farther than 10% if the world economy weakens. Which wouldn't be a bad thing, for consumers or investors. The next global slowdown will be the time...
...Bush thanked his fellow heads of state for the recovery assistance they had offered New Orleans, some of which the United States did not rush to accept. "Your response, like the response to last year's tsunami, has shown once again that the world is more compassionate and hopeful when we act together," he said. Bush used the word "freedom" 13 times in 25 minutes, saying, "Across the world, hearts and minds are opening to the message of human liberty as never before." He announced an International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, which requires participating nations to immediately share...