Monthly Archives: June 2008

“Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble…”

OK, folks. let’s start a pool on where the price is going.  Remember, the argument is not about long term supply and demand.  The argument is about this year.  pl http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/28315/Get-Used-to-Oil-Volatility—-the-Bubble-May-Last-Longer-Than-Expected?tickers=STO,USO,OIL,DUG,XOM,COP,CVX

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Hudna? – At Last

"Tuesday the two sides agreed to a six-month deal. He voiced confidence the latest violence would not hold up the start of the agreement to end constant bloodshed. "Implementation of the truce will begin at 6 a.m. (4 a.m. British … Continue reading

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King Abdullah and the speculators

"Saudi Arabia, Opec’s largest oil producer, moved to take some of the heat out of rising fuel prices yesterday with plans to increase production next month. The Saudi move followed a weekend of talks between the UN secretary general, Ban … Continue reading

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“the necessity to forgive.” McCain

Mr. McCain’s 1974 thesis, though, also revealed a welter of other emotions about his years as a prisoner of war, including a deep anger at those he considered collaborators, a tough-minded disdain for public hand-wringing about captives like himself, and … Continue reading

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The Iraq Agreements – 2

"On Iraq, Bush brushed off criticism that a long-term security deal between the United States and Iraq was faltering. "If I were a betting man, we’ll reach an agreement with the Iraqis," Bush said. "Of course, we’re there at their … Continue reading

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Wesley Clark’s opinion on McCain

"During a debate last year, McCain criticized Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for earmarking federal money for a Woodstock museum to honoring the three-day 1969 rock concert. "I wasn’t there, I’m sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event," he joked. … Continue reading

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Obama’s Chances

"But in the end, Obama wheezed across the finish line. He lost nine of the last 14 primaries, and although Democrats are uniting behind their nominee, there is a lot to make them nervous about Obama’s ability to beat rival … Continue reading

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Is “the press” really free?

"Three years into the Iraq war, Richard Engel was holding down the fort as NBC’s Baghdad bureau chief when a top producer in New York, M.L. Flynn, told him there was "tremendous pressure" in the newsroom to lighten up his … Continue reading

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Avnery Thinks Obama is a faithul friend for AIPAC

"And what was the first thing he did after his astounding victory? He ran to the conference of the Israel lobby, AIPAC, and made a speech that broke all records for obsequiousness and fawning. That is shocking enough. Even more … Continue reading

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The proposed security agreements with Iraq.

"The Bush administration is also negotiating a so-called strategic framework agreement with Baghdad, though details of this accord remain unclear. Iraq experts disagree on what is likely to be included in the framework, and administration officials have been vague. The … Continue reading

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