Somali president quits as fighting rages between rival Islamists
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:58:50 -0800
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed quit Monday, plunging the war-torn country deeper into chaos as hardline Islamist fighters recaptured two central towns. Former warlord Yusuf’s exit marks a new nadir for a lawless land where thousands have died in fighting over the last two years, millions have been left homeless or in dire need of aid and a security black hole has created a global problem with piracy off its shores. The 74-year-old former warlord stepped down following a bitter power s
A Mountain of Cash
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:32:34 -0800
A Mountain of Cash Kurt Brouwer December 29th, 2008 There is a mountain of cash in money market funds, Treasury Bills, certificates of deposit and other holding places. In fact, there is nearly $9 trillion in cash on the sidelines as this Bloomberg piece points out emphasis added]: Cash At 18-Year High Makes Stocks a Buy at Leuthold (Bloomberg, December 29, 2008, Eric Martin and Michael Tsang) There’s more cash available to buy shares than at any time in almost two decades, a sign to so
Solar Panels to Sarah Palin: 2008's Top Eco-Politics Stories
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:24:21 -0800
2008 was a year for the armchair political pundit and the politically uninitiated alike. But it was also a year where unprecedented (political) attention was paid to the big energy and environmental issues.
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