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...comprehensive interceptor system capable of neutralizing all threats, whether from Iraq or from Russia, can protect America. That's essentially a reprise of President Reagan's "Star Wars" program, and it's a far easier sell on the campaign trail than the nuanced calculations involved in the limited scheme. And the administration clearly recognizes the electoral appeal of the idea of missile defense - after all, President Clinton first signed on to the system in 1996, as part of the "rebranding" of his presidency under the tutelage of Dick Morris...
...African countries to facilitate the import of drugs and medical infrastructure from the U.S. While the New York Times gushed that the program "greatly increases the money available to combat the disease in a region that has become its epicenter," the Wall Street Journal was less sentimental, characterizing the scheme as "a campaign to help American businesses sell about $1 billion in AIDS drugs, medical equipment and health services." The Journal also had the good sense to ask how $1 billion in commercial-rate loans was going to help a continent that, while it requires at least $3 billion...
...missile defense is on the fast track following the latest test failure, but Russia's President Vladimir Putin is proving adept at outflanking Washington in the diplomatic battle over the scheme. And that should sound a warning to the next U.S. president that the free ride from Russia is over. Putin visited Pyongyang Wednesday, and got North Korea's "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il to agree to scrap his missile program in exchange for help with civilian space exploration. The specifics of the plan - which include the somewhat unlikely scenario of the U.S. supplying North Korea with a civilian rocket...
Zigulich: I get chills when I hear others around this table say the government should come up with a scheme to help start-ups with their taxes. The last thing I want is more government intervention. I've got to a point that when I receive any mail from the government, I just put it in an envelope and send it to my accountant or my attorney. I don't even open...
...when their much smaller warheads are in mid-flight, as in the U.S. plan. Putin's proposals are sketchy, but Europeans, worried about being left out of a U.S. shield, are listening. American officials advise caution and note that Moscow does not have the financial wherewithal for such a scheme...