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Sorry for the vanity, but does anyone have anything on the current polls of Abscam man v. Irey? It almost seems like a blackout.

So Isreal went to war over the kidnapped soldiers. Where are they now, and are they going to be released as part of the cease-fire? Or are they in Iran, or long dead? I haven't heard a word about them in weeks.

Just wondering, besides going around FISA during the investigation of Aldrich Ames, did the Clinton Administration go around FISA during the investigation and deportation of Elian Gonzales?

"Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies seized the materials from the home of Allan Douglas Winters of Vienna, Va. Mr. Winters, 35, teaches social studies and music at the Nysmith School in Herndon." -----snip----- "Mr. Winters asked to speak with his mother when agents asked for permission to search his computer..." -----snip----- "Some of the boys in the material were as young as toddlers, agents said. Many of the recovered images showed children -- mostly young males --..."

Welcome, FReepers! By Drew Johnston 02/04/05 Today is a monumental day, folks. It seems that the good folks at FreeRepublic have found out about our Tactical Assault Project and are descending on us en masse. Allow me to be the first to welcome what I’m sure will be the first of many obnoxious, ignorant trolls. Let’s check out the comments:

Greetings, fellow Freepers, lurkers, Patriots, and all USA-loving folks! This is the new media speaking, and we are growing faster than a pond full of guppies. The old media is dead—they just don’t know it yet. But they are starting to sense it, and are panicking. The genie is out of the bottle. The internet now has hundreds of millions of fact-checkers, lie detectors, and cool brainiacs in their pajamas, laughing our butts off at the lame attempts of the “journalism majors” on TV to spin things their way. The media wing of the democrat party is dying. CBS, ABC,...

Relatives and friends knew them as two kind men devoted to each other in a long-term, monogamous relationship. But from the privacy of their home, however, Kelly Ray Jones cruised online chatrooms as FTLBAREBACK, looking for sex partners and child...

Where did the giant threads on Kerry's fake Medals go? I am sure there is a reason, and I musta missed it. Just curious. Humor an old fart?

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<p>For several years I have been tracking U.S. job losses and seeking to understand the causes. I have written enough columns about this subject to have caused angst among some inside-the-Beltway think-tankers.</p> <p>Two critics, Bruce Bartlett and Daniel T. Griswold, have yet to comprehend the argument they dispute. This is puzzling. Whereas international trade theory is very complex, my statement of the job loss problem, or more accurately, my posing of the question is very simple.</p>

David Korten is founder and president of The People-Centered Development Forum, a global alliance dedicated to the creation of just, inclusive and sustainable societies through voluntary citizen action. A former faculty member at the Harvard Business School, he served for more than a decade as a Ford Foundation project specialist in Manila and worked for nearly a decade with the U.S. Agency for International Development -- before breaking with the official foreign aid system. He is author of the recently published When Corporations Rule the World, as well as numerous other books.---snip----------------MM: How do you propose redistributing income and wealth?Korten:...

Bernie & Phyl's Furniture to Open Raynham Superstore on August 16 Bernie & Phyl's Furniture, one of the fastest growing furniture retailers in the country, will open its new 55,000 square foot superstore in Raynham, Massachusetts on August 16, 2003. The company purchased the former Ames department store on Route 44 in Raynham in June 2003 and has since transformed the building into a state-of-the-art superstore both inside and out. The company has done extensive renovations to the building including adding a new facade and paint to the exterior to give it a clean, contemporary look. Inside, the store has...

<p>As dozens of lawyers for poor defendants disrupted courts throughout Suffolk County yesterday by refusing to accept new clients until they're paid for past work, state lawmakers hastily approved $15.4 million in back payments to the court-appointed attorneys.</p> <p>However, the bill has not yet been signed by Governor Mitt Romney. And last night, leaders of Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, the 335-lawyer group that voted last week to refuse new cases, decided that lawyers would not return to courtrooms until Romney signs the bill.</p>

Search Text: EPI homesearchpublicationsnews roomcalendarabout EPIcontact EPIweb featureslibraryjob postingssupport EPI WEB FEATURESdatazoneeconomic indicatorseconomic snapshotsonline calculatorsviewpoints ISSUE GUIDESliving wageminimum wagepoverty and family budgetsretirement securitysocial securityunemployment insurance Email This Page Printer Friendly Version Living wage ordinances have been enacted in over 70 localities. A living wage ordinance requires employers to pay wages that are above federal or state minimum wage levels. Only a specific set of workers are covered by living wage ordinances, usually those employed by businesses that have a contract with a city or county government or those who receive economic development subsidies from the locality. The rationale behind...

Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about globalization and free trade. CTPS scholars have answered these questions and have provided links to related works that provide more in-depth analysis of the subject matter.Have other questions about globalization and free trade? Submit your questions to our trade scholars here. Select questions will be answered by a Center for Trade Policy Studies scholar and will be posted below. Does free trade lead to a “race to the bottom” in workers’ rights in less developed countries? What are the benefits of free trade for the average person?Does globalization give...

Trade Briefing Paper No. 14 March 1, 2002 Steel Trap:How Subsidies and Protectionism Weaken the U.S. Steel Industry by Daniel Ikenson Daniel Ikenson is a policy analyst at Cato's Center for Trade Policy Studies. Executive SummaryOn March 6, President Bush is expected to announce specific Section 201 measures to further protect the domestic steel industry from import competition. By any relevant economic measure, the costs of protection will far exceed the benefits, and any benefits accruing to steel firms from that protection will be fleeting. Section 201 relief for steel producers could invite WTO-legal retaliation against other U.S. export sectors, undermine...

<p>Whenever an expert touts a totally new theory, invention or miracle medicine, a healthy dose of skepticism is called for. The recent writings of Paul Craig Roberts fit the mold. He claims that two centuries of economic thought in support of free trade, dating back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo, have been overturned by new developments and his own unique insights. But reality is more straightforward, and far less ominous, than he depicts.</p>

Happy 4th of July Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers...

Take Action! Contact Rep. Inslee about IT offshoring Representative Jay Inslee of Washington state says he does not think that offshore outsourcing of U.S. tech jobs is a problem. On a recent tour in India, he told Indian reporters and business leaders that he believes any U.S. state or federal legislation that aims to limit the transfer of U.S. jobs overseas will not go anywhere. He also discounted concerns about such offshoring among U.S. tech workers, saying, "People are worried about job security in the U.S. and therefore it is not terribly surprising to find a few people who will...

Take Action! Contact Rep. Inslee about IT offshoring Representative Jay Inslee of Washington state says he does not think that offshore outsourcing of U.S. tech jobs is a problem. On a recent tour in India, he told Indian reporters and business leaders that he believes any U.S. state or federal legislation that aims to limit the transfer of U.S. jobs overseas will not go anywhere. He also discounted concerns about such offshoring among U.S. tech workers, saying, "People are worried about job security in the U.S. and therefore it is not terribly surprising to find a few people who will...