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IAEA SAYS FOREIGN EXPERTISE HAS BROUGHT IRAN TO THRESHOLD OF NUCLEAR CAPABILITY

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THE WASHINGTON POST By Joby Warrick,        Published: November 6 Intelligence provided to U.N. nuclear officials shows that Iran’s government has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon, receiving assistance from foreign scientists to overcome key technical hurdles, according to Western diplomats and nuclear experts briefed on the findings. Documents and

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TERRORISM: OUR VULNERABLE UNDERSEA ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011 The Terrorist Threat Beneath the Waves The world’s vast undersea energy infrastructure—oil and gas platforms, wellheads, pipelines and pumps—is now vulnerable to attack by cheap submarines and unmanned vehicles. By ANDREW F. KREPINEVICH Nearly 60 years ago the classic television documentary series “Victory at Sea” first recounted the U.S. Navy’s exploits during

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THE BIOFUELS FIASCO

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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Even Rube Goldberg would recoil in horror from this regulatory contraption. Dave Juday October 31, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 07 A food versus fuel debate has raged for the past few years as ethanol consumes more and more of the U.S. corn supply. Ethanol will use about 40 percent of

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A SLOW-GROWTH AMERICA CAN’T LEAD THE WORLD

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011 After World War II, the U.S. promoted international economic growth through reliance on the market and the incentives it provides. Times have changed. By JOHN B. TAYLOR When President Obama meets with his counterparts from other G-20 countries in Cannes later this week, American economic leadership will, unfortunately, largely be absent. At

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THE SOLAR SWINDLE

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL: The solar swindle Subsidies are the only thing green about the Solyndra scandal By THE WASHINGTON TIMES Tuesday, September 27, 2011 FBI agents stand guard outside the headquarters of Solyndra, a solar firm in Fremont, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2011. The FBI executed search warrants at the headquarters of the firm,

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EUROPEAN GREEN ENERGY ON THE SKIDS

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Patrick Michaels, Contributor 10/21/2011 The Great Green Energy Crack-Up FORBES Image via Wikipedia History — of the U.S., Europe, the U.K. and its former dominions — repeatedly shows that environmental protection is a luxury good.  When per-capita income reaches some threshold, the citizenry tire of opaque air and sleazy waters,  various agencies and permanent bureaucracies

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FISKER GETS U.S. LOAN, BUILDS CARS IN FINLAND

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Vice president Joe Biden, left, and Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker Automotive announces that the company will produce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at the former General Motors Boxwood Plant, Oct. 27, 2009, in Wilmington, Del. (Rob Carr/AP Photo) By MATTHEW MOSK, BRIAN ROSS (@brianross) and RONNIE GREENE ABC NEWS and iWATCH NEWS Oct. 20, 2011

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SENATOR DEMINT: OBAMA’S VENTURE SOCIALISM

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DEMINT: Venture socialism Obama agenda is about shoveling cash to cronies THE WASHINGTON TIMES By Sen. Jim DeMint Tuesday, September 27, 2011 The demise of Solyndra, the bankrupt solar panel company showered with more than a half-billion dollars in stimulus loans, exposes the fatal flaw of President Obama’s jobs plans. Government officials rushed $535 million

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THREE POLICIES THAT GAVE US THE JOBS ECONOMY

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OCTOBER 17, 2011 Capital gains tax cuts, deregulation to allow easier investment in growth companies, and the protection of intellectual property created a boom. By AMITY SHLAES Sometimes two separate news events turn out to be related. That’s the case with the Wall Street protesters and the extraordinary mourning at the death of Steve Jobs.

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PERRY LOOKS TO ENERGY TO RECHARGE ECONOMY

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OCTOBER 15, 2011 By PATRICK O’CONNOR Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry announced his energy and jobs plan at a U.S. steel plant in Pittsburgh. He pledged to create more than 1 million jobs by expanding energy production and lifting federal regulations on the energy sector. Texas Gov. Rick Perry sought to reinvigorate his presidential bid

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