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FEMA’s Success Stories for 2005

Am I just being churlish or is it ridiculous that FEMA considers its Katrina response on of its top achievements in 2005? Their website lists them:FEMA Public Affairs. Sorry guys: if Katrina makes the list you must have had an awful year. Better luck in 2006!

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G.M. to Cut 30,000 Jobs

The New York Times has this report on the continuing decline at General Motors:G.M. to Cut 30,000 Jobs and Close Some Factories. That’s a lot of jobs, and the whole strategy smacks of retreat. Looks to me as if G.M. has decided that it has to make do with a smaller share of the market […]

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America’s Place in the World

Here’s something to think about: The Pew Foundation and The Council on Foreign Affairs have just completed their survey on the American public’s view of the world. America?¢?‚¬?„¢s Place In The World 2005. Looks like America is headed back to its isolationist home. The post World War ll engagement in world affairs was an aberration. […]

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