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- Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?
- Well, The Poll is Evidence of the ProblemAt this point, those who think CEOs would not make good politicians outnumber those who do. But the original question was a comparison; do former CEOs make better diplomats than career politicians? Too many people have still been brainwashed into thinking that politicians...
- Tags: Professional development, career, career diplomat, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Geoengineering warning to Congress
- How was that unforseen? Everyone who's had jr high science knows thatEvery artificial increase in one life form ever tried has always resulted in an increase in their natural predators.There's absolutely no reason to consider spending a single dollar to affect climate change. Depending on if you choose to...
- Tags: U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
- Geoengineering warning to Congress
- A British scientist recently warned some American Congressmen: geoengineering schemes are not a magic bullet. Furthermore, there's no guarantee any human effort can reverse global warming. by Harry Fuller
- Tags: U.S. Congress, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-11-15
- Apple bans bobble head Congress app
- There are few people in this country more desserving of ridicule......than politicians.A couple of observations from Rasmussen:"Only four percent (4%) of voters say most politicians keep their campaign promises. Forty-five percent (45%) believe they deliberately make false promises to get elected.""Voters by more than two-to-one think high congressional reelection rates...
- Tags: Smart phones, U.S. Congress, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., iDont
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Apple bans bobble head Congress app
- Apple has banned an app from the App Store that depicts our members of congress as bobble head caricatures. Not because the app put them in compromising positions or contained foul language, violence (or god help us, nudity) but because it "ridicules" them. Really? ...
- Tags: U.S. Congress, Apple Inc., App, GPS, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- German chancellor chides Congress on global warming
- Lies Lies LiesCan someone PLEASE stop this non-sense articlesof the lies on this topic.No one is believing this non-sense and if you want to walk to work, live in a mud hut then go for it don't cram it down my throat!;)Stupidity Stupidity StupidityAnd exactly what do YOU know about...
- Tags: Stupidity, global warming, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- German chancellor chides Congress on global warming
- German chancellor calls for global action on global warming. by Harry Fuller
- Tags: U.S. Congress, Chancellor, Global Warming, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites
- It`s About Time!they should block and prosecute those sites that send and try to install virus/spyware throught peoples computers.they should loose their internet connection right way,and have their name/info somewhere in a database, that a ISP can check before they can sign up for a internet service.DOING that i`m sure...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Internet Service Provider, fraud site, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites
- a U.S. House of Representatives bill is taking the unusual step of requiring Internet providers to block access to certain online financial scams - or face fines and federal court injunctions. For the last decade or so, Internet service providers have been dealing with requests to block access to...
- Tags: Internet Provider, Financial, U.S. House Of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Internet Service Provider, Investor, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Financial Accounting, Finance, ISP, scam, Declan McCullagh
- News items 2009-11-04
- Could Congress head off action by EPA on emissions?
- The likely scenario is.....Obama will use Copenhagen (December '09) as a springboard to give the EPA direction in regulating CO2. It is unlikely the EPA will act on its own before then.Even if no treaty is generated, Obama will direct the EPA to start enforcing the [i]proposed[/i] U.S. position...
- Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, treaty, Obama, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Could Congress head off action by EPA on emissions?
- There's a move sponsored by Republicans to keep the EPA from taking administrative action to curtail industrial greenhouse gas emissions. The opponents of EPA action say the Clean Air Act was never intended to stop greenhouse gas emissions. Regardless of Congressional action, it is highly unlikely President...
- Tags: Greenhouse Gas Emission, U.S. Congress, Greenhouse Gas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Senate, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- The real-life energy battles are NOT fought in Congress
- humm, I don't think we have all the facts.humm, okay.I'm gonna say that there's probably a lot of details involved, and the EPA probably didn't wake up one day, grow a green heart, and take action just because they turned green one day.And don't look now, but the Democrats aren't...
- Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, energy battle, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- The real-life energy battles are NOT fought in Congress
- Here's another sign that whatever happens on energy in Congress, if anything, will be a sideshow: the EPA plans to reject a permit for a new coal mine in West Virginia. The planned mine would be yet another mountaintop removal. That is a direct slap at Big Coal...
- Tags: Permit, West Virginia, Coal, Wind Farm, U.S. Congress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Battle, WEST VIRGINIA COAL Here, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Republicans rail against FCC's new net rules
- How They RollThis is just how the GOP rolls. When Bill Clinton left office we were number one or two in broadband. Now we're down around 17 behind some Eastern European countries. The GOP keeps saying they're about competition, but they keep passing bills to stifle real competition. Sort of...
- Tags: Federal government, FCC, GOP, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Music execs crying about royalties again; Time for a start-over
- Once Upon a TimeWhen we had music stores and vinyl discs and LPs were premium items, stores had listening booths for people to check the recording out. Since that was a performance in commercial context, publishers and songwriters could have asked for performance rights back then. They didn't because it...
- Tags: Performance management, Advertising & Promotion, media cartel, U.S. Congress, start-over, performance, RIAA
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Music execs crying about royalties again; Time for a start-over
- There's an interesting piece by CNET's Greg Sandoval today about royalty fees in the music industry and how the songwriters, composers and music publishers aren't getting their fair share from iTunes, based on today's royalty rules. It's gotten so extreme that those folks even want a cut of the free...
- Tags: RIAA, U.S. Congress, Rule, Music Industry, Music, Greg Sandoval, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- Congress combines cloud computing, social networking with '3121'
- A new Web 2.0 venture by the National Journal Group aims to bring the 21st century to congressional staffers in Washington, D.C. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Network, U.S. Congress, National Journal Group, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Google says it would make books available to Amazon, Copyright Office says deal 'usurps' Congressional role
- Making ophan works accessible and free = good. Google exclusivity = badWhy is Congress so retarded?RE: Google is Playing by the RulesSaying that the courts do not make law is actually false. Courts decide if a law IS a valid or invalid and sets the limits as to what Congress...
- Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Google Says, U.S. Congress, Copyright Office
- Discussion threads 2009-09-10
- Will EPA trump Congress on carbon? If so, watch the fur fly.
- For the sake of balanced debatewould you quit the condescending use of the word 'deniers' as if anyone presenting a differing view on climate change is of the lunatic fringe. You only end up looking irrational yourself. Fulfill your responsibility as journalist and present some opposing views to AWG, whether...
- Tags: U.S. Congress, AWG, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Will EPA trump Congress on carbon? If so, watch the fur fly.
- The Environmental Protection Agency, no longer secretly pledged to protect corporate profits as it was under the previous regime, is about to become more controversial even than the American medical cartel. After medical legislation is either passed or passed by, the EPA will issue some rulings that will rock...
- Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Carbon, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
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