Sunday, April 6, 2003

categories: Politics Treasury chief rallies support for tax cuts Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel - Seizing on news that the nation lost 108000 jobs last month, Treasury Secretary John Snow said Friday during a visit to Fort Lauderdale that the data provided fresh evidence for the need to pass President ... West Wing Airing: Dividend-Tax Cut a Good Thing TheStreet.com Bush official rallies business troops Miami Herald WRONG! There is no connection between the two. Tax cuts during a time of deficit spending is bad policy and irresponsible leadership. Any politician who supports tax cuts when the US is in economic crisis at home is a financial terrorist against the Republic of the United States.   10:45:02 AM  Google It!  comment

categories: SciTech Superbright gamma ray burst may be closest ever New Scientist - Astronomers have begun analysing what could be the closest gamma ray burst ever detected. The work could shed new light on the mysterious cause of these explosions, the most powerful in the Universe. Feature: Scrambling to study a 'hypernova' United Press International It's a Nova . . . It's a Supernova . . . It's a Hypernova AScribe [Google Technology News]   10:27:38 AM  Google It!  comment

categories: Biz Ski-Doo gets snowed under Calgary Sun - A young Joseph-Armand Bombardier looked at the snowy mountain peak while tobogganing with friends and proudly announced his vision of a machine that would carry them there. Bombardier a hot stock offer The Globe and Mail   10:24:27 AM  Google It!  comment

categories: Financial Speculation and Emotionalism Analysis: Dollar buoyed as allied troops move closer to Baghdad. Gulf News - Financial markets remained on high alert and took their cue from any news coming out of Iraq. Markets drove the dollar higher on news of US troops advancement closer towards Baghdad, significantly ignoring weak US economic data. US stocks likely to open on higher note Economic Times Another quiet session as traders wait for war news Business Times Newsday   10:16:49 AM  Google It!  comment

categories: Medical/Health Healthy dose of history: upholding FDA's role Boston Globe - Philip J. Hilts's absorbing history of the Food and Drug Administration explores the intersection of business and morality, clarifies the relationship between government and commerce, and forcefully reaffirms the ... Impotency drug must stand up to scrutiny Independent House Rebukes FDA's Tactics Newsday   10:13:13 AM  Google It!  comment

categories: Culture In Passing: David Bloom, 39, dies in Iraq David Bloom, an NBC News correspondent embedded with the U.S. Army?s 3rd Infantry Division outside Baghdad, died Sunday, NBC announced. Bloom, a 39-year-old husband and father of three, died suddenly of natural causes.   10:09:58 AM  Google It!  comment

categories: War Old-Style Battles Are Giving Way to 'Checkpoint War' in Iraq Washington Post - The new ability of U.S. military forces to move at will in Baghdad -- demonstrated especially by yesterday's startling "thunder run" of 70-ton Army tanks through the heart of the ... US armor units tighten vise on Baghdad Boston Globe   10:04:39 AM  Google It!  comment