(3.18.2005)
Iowa Governor Thinks More Government Will Solve Government Problems
This not-so-brilliant idea brought to you by the same administration that thinks that government should invest in projects that the private sector deems too risky. The private sector, by comparison, likes projects that look like moneymakers.
(3.18.2005)
Grundy County Claims Best Soil in Iowa
(3.18.2005)
February Retail and Food Sales Up 7.7% Over 2004
(3.18.2005)
Some Worried that Illegal Immigrants Are Taking Low-Wage Jobs
This week's "not-just-an-American-phenomenon" brought to you by Poland, where the healthy and growing economy is attracting Ukranians, Russians, and Belorussians
(3.18.2005)
Head of Russian Electric Monopoly Survives Assassination Attempt
(3.18.2005)
Rules, Courts Could Keep Canadian Beef Ban in Place for Another Year
(3.18.2005)
UN Official Thinks Hundreds of Thousands Have Died in the Sudan
CBC: "The UN, United States and European Union are sending another mission to Darfur to assess the situation further." Sounds a lot like Rwanda.
(3.18.2005)
Underground Garbage Fire Has Been Burning for Months
Quebec authorities say the people living in nearby homes should probably leave for a while. Because that wouldn't have been on the mind of someone living next to a burning dump.
(3.18.2005)
EU Threatening Member States About Open-Skies Deals with US
EU regulators want to show who's boss when it comes to making international deals
(3.18.2005)
Continental Airlines Might Not Last 2005
Ironically, it happens just as the FAA says air travel is growing too fast for the existing infrastructure
(3.18.2005)
Mobile Phone Saturation in Ireland: 94%
(3.18.2005)
UN Says Fight With Maoist Rebels Threatens Poor in Nepal
(3.18.2005)
Love Is Not Leaving the Woman Who Gave You Her Kidney
(3.18.2005)
Police Arrest Canadian Students Planning to Copy Columbine
(3.18.2005)
Diplomatic Fight Between South Korea, Japan
Angry protests include Korean man setting himself on fire in front of the Japanese embassy. It's a fight over some islands and the half-century Japanese occupation of Korea.
(3.18.2005)
Iranian Leader Says US Work in Mideast a "Zionist" Plot
Here's a hint: When the government is run by a "supreme leader" who has a "20-year plan" for just about anything, something's very, very wrong. And if it's all a "Zionist" plot, why is there serious skepticism about Arab democracy voiced in the Israeli press?
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