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Monday, July 28, 2008

by THE AMERICAN last modified Friday, July 25, 2008

‘We are not a nation of whiners,’ writes economist David Ranson, ‘but we do have a lot of alarmists. It is becoming politically incorrect to suggest that the economy is basically sound’. . . John McCain is facing ‘a disadvantage on pocketbook issues reminiscent of the failed reelection campaigns of Presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter’. . . Some scientists believe ‘they have found a workable way of reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater’. . . A new London nightclub called Surya is claiming to be ‘the world’s first ecological club’. . . Should the SEC be given more power to regulate investment banks?

‘We are not a nation of whiners,’ writes economist David Ranson, ‘but we do have a lot of alarmists. It is becoming politically incorrect to suggest that the economy is basically sound’. . .

John McCain is facing ‘a disadvantage on pocketbook issues reminiscent of the failed reelection campaigns of Presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter’. . .

Some scientists believe ‘they have found a workable way of reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater’. . .

A new London nightclub called Surya is claiming to be ‘the world’s first ecological club’. . .

Should the SEC be given more power to regulate investment banks?

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