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November 20, 2007

victory is sweet

Finance & Economics, In Other Words, Politics & World Affairs

(Once the white gold of the natural resource world, catalyst of Caribbean war, and provider of luxurious European consumption, sugar still has its hold over American protectionist policy in some embarrassingly predictable ways…)
Sugar Industry Expands Influence
Donations Spread Beyond Farm Areas
Special to The Washington Post | Saturday, November 3, 2007; A01
When U.S. sugar farmers needed help [...]


Filed by The Editor on November 20th, 2007

November 16, 2007

the enemy of my enemy

History & Society, In Other Words, Politics & World Affairs, The Middle East

(After an inhospitable welcome at Columbia University and a defense of Iranian intentions in the halls of the UN, it was up to Charlie Rose to coax a straight answer from the puzzling Persian President and his schizophrenic vacillations between coherence and crusade. Neither Rose nor Ahmadinejad disappoint…)


Filed by The Editor on November 16th, 2007