Trade Barriers Toughen With Global Slump
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 22nd, 2008 5:31 am by HL
Trade Barriers Toughen With Global Slump
Only a few weeks after world leaders vowed at a Washington summit to reject trade protectionism and adhere to free-market principles as they combat the global financial crisis, a host of nations are already breaking that promise.
Howard Dean, a Victim of His Own Success?
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, the man regarded by many sharp political operatives as the progenitor of President-elect Barack Obama’s successful 2008 campaign, finds himself without an obvious next job as his tenure as head of the Democratic National Committee comes to an end.
Cheney, Biden Disagree on VP’s Power in Separate TV Interviews
Vice President Cheney and his successor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., exchanged insults yesterday in a pair of unusually critical television interviews, laying bare apparent animosity between the two as Cheney prepares to hand over power next month.
High-Status Criminals Face Greatest Public Wrath
Let’s say the FBI hears a senior elected official on a tapped telephone line demanding kickbacks in exchange for favors and shaking down donors for campaign contributions in exchange for plum contracts.
Secret Tapes Helped Build Graft Cases In Illinois
CHICAGO — The wide-ranging public corruption probe that led to the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich got its first big break when a grandmother of six walked into a breakfast meeting with shakedown artists wearing an FBI wire.
