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A security official talks to journalists in front of Bushehr main nuclear reactor

Technology Focus: Just How Will ?Big Data? Tap The Cloud?

By making the Internet universal and ubiquitous, though, technology also eroded corporate control. No longer will International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) or Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) completely control everything in their networks, despite their networks of worldwide data centers.
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US Public Policy

US Still Trying To Recover From Three 2001-2008 Public Policy Mistakes

Tea Party members and other conservatives would like Americans to believe that the United States? problems started in 2009, but nothing could be further from the truth. Three major policy errors by President George W. Bush last decade substantially worsened the U.S.?s fiscal condition, and the nation has been trying to recover ever since.
Overview of the Human Rights Council special session on the situation in Syria at the United Nations in Geneva

Latest U.S. Report Is Timely Human Rights Reminder

The question is whether, in light of growing human rights problems from China and Russia to the Middle East and North Africa, the United States is doing enough to factor human rights into its foreign policy.
President Barack Obama

Why Women Shouldn?t Support Obama

The president has shown in recent weeks that while he may be interested in their votes, he doesn?t really value women?s interests.

Technology Focus: Is Another Industry Downturn Looming?

Several industry bellwethers like Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) ) and NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP) have reported poor resuilts or forecasts. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) will axe 27,000 people. Is a new tech recession ahead?
Mitt Romney Scolds New Media, Bloggers: 'I Miss the Days of Two or More Sources'

Beware Of Mitt The Mormon

The New York Times has done it again. They?ve succeeded in breaking yet another cutting-edge news story on Sunday?s front page: ?Beware, Mitt Romney is a Mormon.?
coal

For The Neighborhood Bar, Now Is The Time For Coal

It?s a good thing we?ve had access to low-cost coal-based electricity, because it has proven for decades to be one of the most important things to ensure small businesses can keep the lights on and the doors open.
U.S. National Debt

It's Not Our Debt, So Let's Not Pay It

During my many years of following American political thought, one overwhelming truth has emerged: There is nothing as powerful as an idea (be it intelligent or stupid) whose time has come.

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