and all of the Gulf Coast. Katrina is a menacing storm, and the worst that I have ever faced. I rode out Hurricane Betsy and Camille, but this is the worse for New Orleans. We are heading out to Baton Rouge this morning to...
Read MoreSummary of New York Times article by Joseph Nocera: Memo to the United States of America regarding Canada 1.Softwood lumberUnfortunately for our side, the North American Free Trade Agreement arbitrators have consistently ruled...
Read MoreWell, this is it. After much agonized thought, I’ve decided to stop doing the book diary. My life is too busy, too hectic-I have for some time needed to take a look at where I can cut back, and this is one of those places....
Read MoreThe Washington Post is reporting that the constitutional negotiations in Iraq have finally failed. No surprise. Iraqi Shiite Muslim leaders said early Sunday that they were ending negotiations on the country’s constitution...
Read MoreIncumbent U.S. presidents facing a challenger sometimes don’t do much campaigning, but instead make a bigger show of doing the job of president. This is known to reporters as campaigning from “the rose garden.”...
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