| Framing Harper: A National Portrait Contest 9 days ago by Rob Maguire Since Stephen Harper cancelled the National Portrait Gallery, we decided to create our own in his honour. We’re inviting artists to submit their portrait of Canada’s Prime Minister for inclusion in the Stephen Harper Portrait Gallery, and their chance to win (minor) fame and riches! The Conservative ... Art Threat - artthreat.net · Rank: 10,875 · 11 references | | Navy Fighter Gap: Which Way Obama? 9 days ago by Colin Clark The fighter gap. Sounds scary, doesn't it? If things go as they are, the US will not have enough air-to-air attack aircraft to deploy the full complement required for its aircraft carriers. Boeing is making a valiant effort to convince the Pentagon and the public that the Navy's fighter gap should b ... DoD Buzz - dodbuzz.com · Rank: 7,742 · 69 references | | Time to Get Wonky on the Economy 9 days ago by Graham Smith Actually, I'm going to let Paul Krugman do it since he is much more qualified (Nobel Prize and all that). I'm going to link to a pair of his posts that take a look at what we need to do in putting together a stimulus package (not to be confused with the ongoing efforts to bailout folks). The bailout ... Graham Smith - morisey.typepad.com | | Барак 9 days ago by uberdog83 Я вот подумал про Обаму... Нереально ведь встрял!!! Вытягивать штаты из такой жопы... Финансовый кризис + охлаждение внешнеполитических отношений с нами... После Буша на него все как на спасителя/супергероя смотрят (причём, и амеры, и весь остальной мир). Харизма, она многое решает, но... и спрос с ... Trying open my third eye - uberdog83.livejournal.com · 4 references | | Pentagon advisory group says cuts are “essential” 10 days ago by Jamelle The Pentagon’s “Defense Business Board” pushing President-Elect Obama to consider cutting some of the Pentagon’s more wasteful programs: A senior Pentagon advisory group, in a series of bluntly worded briefings, is warning President-elect Barack Obama that the Defense Department’s current budget is ... The United States of Jamerica - usjamerica.wordpress.com · Rank: 61,494 · 88 references | | time-out from politics for one bill? 10 days ago by adisababa swensen reminds him of 87, 98 wide spread, credit markets are broken UK policy read and response was much better. US slow and discrete. article in wsj yesterday re bernanki, polson. with goldman, TARP/polson, proposal was outrageous. CDOs are complicated to price. in his mind, gov’t equity infusions ... Adisababa's Weblog - adisababa.wordpress.com · 1 reference | | Poor Economy Continues to Hit Illinois State Budget 10 days ago by Levois CPR: The sagging U.S. economy continues to take its toll on Illinois' budget. The state projects an $800-million shortfall this year due to lower-than-expected tax revenue. The deficit projection is based on data from the first four months of the state's fiscal year. Mike Klemens is a spokesperson f ... The Sixth Ward - thesixthward.blogspot.com · Rank: 186,413 · 15 references | | Watch Obama on Intelligence 10 days ago by MB From today’s WSJ: President-elect Barack Obama is unlikely to radically overhaul controversial Bush administration intelligence policies, advisers say, an approach that is almost certain to create tension within the Democratic Party. This is likely just an opening salvo from one (of many sides) in a ... Blacknell.net - blacknell.net/dynamic · Rank: 53,288 · 38 references | | Hampstead’s Esther Rantzen to star in I’m a Celebrity (The Ham&High Network) 10 days ago by admin HAMPSTEAD resident Esther Rantzen has been confirmed as one of the contestants of the 2008 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here. Excerpt from: Hampstead's Esther Rantzen to star in I'm a Celebrity (The Ham&High Network) Church Of Celebrity.com - churchofcelebrity.com | |