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On Speed

Some of my very earliest memories are of highway speed limit signs with "70" or even "75" on them. This was in the early 1970s. I also remember my parents routinely driving around 80 mph on these roads. At that time, such speeds were only a few ...

From ERIC PETERS, American Spectator,  11 Nov 2009
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Nothing New at Chrysler

The "new" Chrysler has just partnered with Fiat but the cars it's selling are still old. Ancient, actually. The PT Cruiser, Sebring, 300 sedan and Town & Country minivan. All pretty much the same for 2010 as they were for 2009. And in several ...

From ERIC PETERS, American Spectator,  22 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Chrysler,  Fiat,  Mercedes-Benz,  Daimler,  General Motors

Obama shifts focus to threat from Al Qaeda in Pakistan

WASHINGTON - President Obama’s national security team is moving to reframe its war strategy by emphasizing the campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan while arguing that the Taliban in Afghanistan does not pose a direct threat to the United States, ...

From PETER BAKER AND ERIC SCHMITT, Boston Globe,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Taliban,  Stanley A. McChrystal

Obama meets with advisers amid Afghan policy debate

provides less will expose the president to criticism, especially from Republicans, that his policy is a prescription for failure. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security team is moving to reframe its war strategy by emphasizing the ...

From PETER BAKER AND ERIC SCHMITT NEW YORK TIMES, The San Jose Mercury News,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Taliban,  Stanley A. McChrystal

War focus shifting to al Qaida

any decision that provides less will expose the president to criticism, especially from Republicans, that his policy is a prescription for failure. At a memorial service in Fort Lewis, Wash., on Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009, Spc. Justin Lewis wipes away ...

From PETER BAKER AND ERIC SCHMITT THE NEW YORK TIMES, Salt Lake Tribune,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  White House,  Barack Obama,  Taliban,  Stanley A. McChrystal

White House Moves to Adjust War Aims to Qaeda Focus

WASHINGTON President Obama’s national security team is moving to reframe its war strategy by emphasizing the campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan while arguing that the Taliban in Afghanistan does not pose a direct threat to the United States, ...

From PETER BAKER AND ERIC SCHMITT, The New York Times,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Taliban,  White House,  Barack Obama,  Stanley A. McChrystal

White House still grappling with the Afghanistan question

At the heart of the decision is defining America's strategic interest in the region. Obama has called Afghanistan a "war of necessity" to stop it from becoming a haven again for al-Qaida to attack America. The question is, how much danger is there and ...

From PETER BAKER AND ERIC SCHMITT THE NEW YORK TIMES, Salt Lake Tribune,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  Al-Qaeda,  United Nations,  National Security Council

For Obama, a Variety of Possible Strategies for Afghanistan, All With Drawbacks

WASHINGTON The president, vice president and an array of cabinet secretaries, intelligence chiefs, generals, diplomats and advisers gathered in a windowless basement room of the White House for three hours on Wednesday to chart a new course in ...

From PETER BAKER AND ERIC SCHMITT, The New York Times,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Taliban,  Al-Qaeda,  White House,  National Security Council

Goodbye, Number Five

Next time you get pulled over by a cop -- or stopped at random in a "sobriety checkpoint" -- you might want to remember the following laugh line: It's called the Fifth Amendment to the Bill of Rights, which reads, in part, that "No person... shall ...

From ERIC PETERS, American Spectator,  15 Sep 2009

Government Could Save Detroit

The Great Clunker Con proved one thing, at least: New cars are too expensive for a growing number of consumers. But chop $4,500 or so off the price and all of a sudden buyers are a lot more interested. The problem is the interest (and sales) could ...

From ERIC PETERS, American Spectator,  3 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

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