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...Obama is hardly the first American President to declare war on the country's foreign oil habit - President George W. Bush himself famously said that America was "addicted to oil." And it won't be easy for the U.S. auto industry, already on life support, to shift quickly to more fuel-efficient models after years of resisting them. But the very fact that Obama chose to tackle fuel economy at the start of his Administration gives greens hope. "President Obama has done more in one week to reduce oil dependence and fight global warming than President Bush did in eight...
...Silent" approach: "[The interrogator] says nothing to the source, but looks him squarely in the eye, preferably with a slight smile on his face. It is important not to look away from the source but force him to break eye contact first. The source may become nervous, begin to shift in his chair, cross and re-cross his legs, and look away. He may ask questions, but the [interrogator] should not answer until he is ready to break the silence. The source may blurt out questions such as, "Come on now, what do you want with me?" When the [interrogator...
...wrote before the election that a religious shift was taking place...
...religious shift was certainly revealed in the 2008 election. The Religious Right isn't gone, but their influence and role is declining. It's apparent in their efforts to figure out where they're headed. And the possibility the book talked about looks much more possible now. I predicted a wider, deeper agenda, and it's happening now. When the National Association of Evangelicals fired Rich Cizik [who said he had shifted his views to support the idea of civil unions], they fired their future. The shift wasn't caused by the election, but it was revealed in the election...
...Democrats to oust Craddick from the speakership as the state legislature convened last week. The new speaker, San Antonio Republican Joe Straus, is a moderate scion of an old Republican family with ties going back to John Tower and George H.W. Bush. The Straus victory is evidence of a shift in the GOP power base as urban voters gain a larger voice. Royal Masset, a longtime Texas Republican analyst, says the GOP will continue to fare well in Texas, but he sees a new polarity in the state as the old conservative/liberal labels often used to define Texas politics give...