Hope, Change, National Suicide Pact

Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose! LA Times – “U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. is poised to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate alleged CIA abuses committed during the interrogation of terrorism suspects, current and former U.S. government officials said.” New York Times – “The changing global climate will pose…

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Searched Leaving The US

Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose! Financial Times, July 23rd, 2009 – Barack Obama has restored America’s global standing to where it was before the Bush era […] The Pew Research Center’s annual global attitudes survey indicated that people polled in 25 countries now had a more positive attitude towards the US.…

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California: Not Dysfunctional Enough!

Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose! July 6th – “San Ramon, California-based Chevron has dismissed 100 construction workers and other contractors since July 2 and plans to send another 900 home by the end of August after Contra Costa County Superior Judge Barbara Zuniga last month ruled the environmental permit covering the…

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California: Not Broke Enough!

Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose! San Francisco Chronicle – California will report its June job totals later this month. Thursday’s bleak federal numbers suggest that the state unemployment rate, already at 11.5 percent, could head higher. Business Wire – “A new study released today found that small businesses in California will…

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Japan, Stimulated

Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose! WSJ, July 13th – Japan’s government raised its overall economic assessment for the third straight month in July […] The upgrade gives embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso grounds to claim his government’s fiscal stimulus measures have helped the recession-stricken economy turn a corner ahead of general…

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As California Goes

Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose! June 29, 2009 – “While promoting his new cap-and-trade energy tax bill, which passed the U.S. House last week, President Obama revealed in a White House address on Monday his model for the nation’s economy – California.” July 1, 2009 – “GM to Stop Making Cars…

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