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How Hot Is It – Follow-up
Well, while much of the media may be declining to make connections between (not draw conclusions from, but make connections between) the heat wave and global warming, others are not so reluctant. The heat wave, it appears, has convinced Christian conservative broadcaster Pat Robertson of the reality of climate change. Reports Reuters: “We really need…
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Dr. Gottlieb Is Not Happy
[posted on corp-focus, August 1, 2006] It was an uncomfortable moment. There they sat — next to each other. Dr. Steven Nissen, chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. And Dr. Scott Gottlieb, deputy commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Next to each…
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Only the Little People
It’s a small thing, really. But so long as the Bush administration is going to help the super-rich out by lowering and lowering and lowering tax rates on the rich — income tax, capital gains tax and the estate tax rates — is it too much to ask the rich to actually pay those taxes?…