State of the Superpower

First of all, I’m not a believer in Steven Milloy and his Junk science franchise. Most of Mr. Milloy’s crowd are, in one way or another, connected to tobacco, oil, and coal companies.
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Below are links of interest.
Click for Union of Concerned Scientists
Click for Global Warming Controvery
Science, like politics, has a money trail that […]

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After four years of stalling, the Bush administration has finally released the climate change assessment report. And as expected, a combination of independent and federal research draws a link between global warming and human activity.
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Click for Climate Assessment Forced by Court Order
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Since 1990, the President […]

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After repeated attacks from Senator John McCain, Barack Obama is considering a trip to Iraq. Mr. Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has not visited Iraq since 2006.
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Iraq is hot in the summer, so Mr. Obama should take take plenty of […]

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Today Exxon Mobil shareholders rejected shareholder proposals to separate the position of chairman and chief executive and expand research and development for alternative fuel.
According to Exxon Mobil officials, instead of investing in research that may or may not yield results, the company is focusing on efficiency. The company also cited fears of future regulation. […]

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In what can only be described as a parody on bias, Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly took NBC to task over its alleged bias towards President Bush.

And to prove the point, Mr. O’Reilly asked FOX News contributer Karl Rove to weigh in. Often referred to as Bush’s brain, Karl Rove has worked with the […]

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Since “green’ is the new chic, this site about clean technologies may be of interest to some.
Click here for Matter Network
And since money green is always chic, this may be of interest to some.
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Over the weekend former President Jimmy Carter claimed Israel has over 150 nuclear weapons. Israel, following its long standing policy of ambiguity, has never confirmed or denied it possesses nuclear weapons.
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Meanwhile, yesterday an International Atomic Energy Agency report accused Iran of withholding information on its nuclear program. […]

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The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, in an effort to shore up mortgages and avoid home foreclosures, is diverting money from a fund that provides housing subsidies to low-income renters.
The committee’s ranking member, Republican Richard Shelby, insisted all funding for mortgage relief come from non-taxpayer funds. The $1.7 billion required to cover […]

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Our government likes nothing better than to praise the courage and dedication of our troops. Those in power also like to use them for photo opportunities, as witnessed when a certain president proclaimed “mission accomplished” atop an aircraft carrier.
There were few troops on hand today when Republican presidential candidate John McCain again came out against […]

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Last month the Pentagon suspended a program in which retired officers turned military analysts were given preferential treatment in hopes they would cast a favorable light on the Iraq War. These analysts, many of whom appeared on several major news outlets, received regular briefings from then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. They also enjoyed privileged Pentagon […]

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