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World Leadership & Iraq
| Jim Hansen Shares His Commitment for Reform
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| posted on Friday, March 17, 2006
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Steve Bensen, reporter with the Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer, interviewed Jim on his recent campaign swing through the Wood River Valley. His article appears in the March 17, 2006 issue and shares Jim's faith, his commitment to public service, his family and his passion for taking on big issues such as the corrupting influence of money in politics.
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| Troops want US to exit Iraq this year
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| posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006
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An overwhelming majority of 72% of American troops serving in
Iraq think the U.S. should exit the country within the next year, and
nearly one in four say the troops should leave immediately, a new Le
Moyne College/Zogby International survey shows.
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| Grand Theft Baghdad
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| posted on Monday, February 27, 2006
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Charlie Cray, the director of The Center for Corporate Policy, writes that President Bush just sent Congress a request for another $72.4
billion for the Iraq war and occupation. Instead of writing another
blank check, Congress should commit itself to a thorough investigation
of the incompetence and corruption that has undermined the
reconstruction mission. At the same time that it demands that the
administration provide a clearer overall strategy in Iraq, Congress
should establish a permanent committee on war profiteering and
corruption modeled after the one Harry Truman chaired during World War
II.
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| Trade Deficit Continues to Worsen
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| posted on Monday, February 13, 2006
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The Washington Post reports that in 2005, the US trade deficit soared to a record in 2005 for the fourth year in a row. Our country imported $725.8 billion more in goods and services
than we exported last year, that's up
17.5 percent. The more the trade deficit widens and the longer it persists,
the greater US becomes indebted to interests outside the US. The economic security of American families is increasingly outside of the control of our own country.
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