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The Solar Energy Industry Association roadmap 2030 (PDF). I can't find the total cost of the roadmap. Regardless, this is a classic market-state program. It radically increases the opportunity of US citizens by reducing dependencies. Freedom of action enhances opportunity formation. Want an industry of the future? Retrofitting the US economy for solar power is… Continue reading PDF

Bush Puts Much of Legacy on the Line With Social Security Plan. President Bush did not explain how his plan would solve Social Security's long-term problems or how to protect against risks that come along with private accounts. By TODD S. PURDUM. [NYT > Home Page]

Wal-Mart the banker Wal-Mart is turning its eye to banking in a big way. Having already become the leader in areas from books to jewelry, and from food to clothing, it is focusing more and more on offering banking services to its enormous audience. Needless to say, banks, especially community banks and regional chains, are… Continue reading become the leader

A Path to Victory for GOP Challengers. One of the many biggest mistakes the Dem. Party made over the last 4 years was Terry McAuliffe. Terry was an attack dog, and he partially set the standard and tone of the Democratic opposition to the GOP. One does not attack a campaign of a rival who… Continue reading A Path to Victory for GOP Challengers

NYPress. It’s The Pipelines, Stupid. “A handful of small attacks made against Saudi infrastructure will push oil well over $100 a barrel,” says John Robb, an independent analyst and author of the forthcoming book Global Guerrillas. “Twenty or so a month will keep it there. We are about to see the rise of a shadow… Continue reading It’s the Pipelines, Stupid

BBC Radio. John McCain. “This is worse (than Vietnam).” “There is no plan B (in Iraq).” [John Robb’s Weblog]

Here’s are some questions I have been asking myself. What is the role of elections if the state is in failure? If the elections bring in a new government that can’t revive the state, what will that mean? We need to remember that this election is going to be a demonstration of the value of… Continue reading What is the role of elections if the state is in failure?

Slower arrival at fires in US is costing lives. While cities and towns are closing fire station, America's firefighters are taking longer to get to fires. This first installment of a Boston Globe investigation examines the effect on public safety. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Bush plan similar to 401(k). WASHINGTON– President Bush's advisers have settled on a proposal for structuring the personal accounts they hope to create in Social Security, and the accounts would resemble those of many company-sponsored retirement plans, with just a handful of investment options. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Security Nominee Gave Advice to the C.I.A. on Torture Laws. President Bush's nominee for homeland security secretary advised the C.I.A. on the legality of coercive interrogation methods. By DAVID JOHNSTON, NEIL A. LEWIS and DOUGLAS JEHL. [NYT > Home Page]