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These days everybody has a blog but a lot of them float unread out online cloud. So the real question I continue hearing is how to blog and how do I get more traffic to my blog? The answer is easy, and if you're ready to put in some time you can do it for free too.Is China headed toward collapse?
Is China headed toward collapse? By EAMON JAVERS The conventional wisdom in Washington and in most of the rest of the world is that the roaring Chinese economy is going to pull the global economy out of recession and back into growth. It’s China’s turn, the theory goes, as American consumers — who propelled the last global boom with their borrowing and spending ways — have begun to tighten their belts and increase savings rates.Max Blumenthal on Fresh Air
I know this is long and a little weird because its in interview format, but I thought this was great when I heard it the other day. This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross.Lobbyists Ramp Up Efforts On Health Care Changes
Morning Edition, May 12, 2009 Long before President Obama sent out the invitations for Monday's meeting on health care, major players in the debate were already lobbying on the issue. Health care executive Rick Scott says he has put down $1.1 million of his own money this month so TV viewers across the country can see an ad from Conservatives for Patients' Rights. The ad from the group Scott founded says Americans want to choose their own doctors, have competition and know prices and performance upfront.Team Sugar Profile Archive
So, because of the new profile layout, all the videos and graphics I had on my profile are basically unviewable. I plan to simplify my profile in order to accomodate the new layout, but I wanted to archive all the goodies I had on my old profile and talk about them a little bit before biddng them adieu.
I have been completely consumed by horse racing this summer season. I have been following the Preakness winner, the first filly to win in 85 years, Rachel Alexandra all summer.
Voice-mail taunts me.
I am certain that leaving a proper voice mail message is a gift. It is a gift I unhappily do not have. Usually I am all ramped up for a "real" person to answer so when I get the voice mail I freeze in my tracks like I have been stunned with a stun-gun.
Jackson Story Could Help Iran Crackdown
Mark Sanford isn't the only person relishing the King of Pop's demise—national security experts are warning that his death could distract from Iran's increasing crackdown on democracy. The jokes popped up almost immediately that Mark Sanford was the luckiest guy on Earth after word broke that Michael Jackson had suffered a heart attack. But the notion that Jackson's death, which preempted virtually all other news coverage on the cable networks last night, is sucking up media attention from other matters carries a dark edge to it as well.Think twice about 'green' transport, say scientists
Think twice about 'green' transport, say scientists (Breitbart.com) You worry a lot about the environment and do everything you can to reduce your carbon footprint -- the emissions of greenhouse gases that drive dangerous climate change. So you always prefer to take the train or the bus rather than a plane, and avoid using a car whenever you can, faithful to the belief that this inflicts less harm to the planet. Well, there could be a nasty surprise in store for you, for taking public transport may not be as green as you automatically think, says a new US study.The Cheney Fallacy
Jack Goldsmith, The New Republic Published: Monday, May 18, 2009 Why Barack Obama is waging a more effective war on terror than George W. Bush. Former Vice President Cheney says that President Obama's reversal of Bush-era terrorism policies endangers American security.Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says
Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says By THOM SHANKER and DAVID E. SANGER (NY Times) WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have been told in confidential briefings that Pakistan is rapidly adding to its nuclear arsenal even while racked by insurgency, raising questions on Capitol Hill about whether billions of dollars in proposed military aid might be diverted to Pakistan’s nuclear program.
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