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...they shared the realization that the new President's options will be severely constrained by an economy in turmoil. Douglas Holtz-Eakin conceded that McCain's promise to balance the budget in four years is off the table. "The events of the past few months have completely thrown a wrench into that - there's no way round it," he said. Austan Goolsbee, who counsels Obama, spoke grimly of "the hole we've dug" as a nation...
...communications without any kind of notice. You're never going to get a search warrant or an after-the-fact notice that your communications have been intercepted. I think people would be really shocked if they understood the dragnet nature of the surveillance. This shroud of secrecy has been thrown over basic government operations, denying people basic information they are entitled to. As we know less and less about our government, they know more and more about...
...them from an advancing rebel army. Several U.N. compounds in the city were attacked, said U.N. spokeswoman Sylvie van den Wildenberg, who adds that at one location, MONUC soldiers fired into the air to disperse the demonstrators. It was unclear whether the dead civilian was killed by a rock thrown by a protester or a bullet, she said...
...raised by the walk enable international organizations like the Lui Institute for Global Issues to provide humanitarian support for the nearly 1.7 million people displaced by the conflict and for the re-integration of former child soldiers. After Uganda’s independence, continued conflicts amongst rebel groups have thrown the nation into turmoil. Civilians of the north, particularly in the Gulu province, have fled to squalid Internally Displaced Person camps that are poorly supplied and defended by the central government, according to the Web site. “The war may appear to have ceased, but it will cost...
...indie hair and the bejeweled synthesizer will appreciate the simplicity in technique that evokes nostalgia for the band’s past endeavors. But that’s just skimming the surface. The Killers wouldn’t be the band they are today without a little quirkiness thrown in for good measure. They’ve already ridden tiny donkeys, fallen in love with courtesans, and pretended to be cowboys. Now, it’s time to flirt with danger. Bring on the cougars and white tigers. The animals do seem a little irrelevant at first?...