6-10/9-2010

6-10-2010—Senate voices concerns over China Debt holdings--WSJ A6 [better late than never..?...]
--The US is badly lagging in basic research on new forms of energy, deepening the nation’s dependence on dirty fuels and crippling its international competitiveness, a diverse group of business executives warn in a study to be released Thursday.-- --NYT B3 [better late than
never..?...]
--Barcelona stands for ... the collective spirit of sharing the ball through fluent, rhythmic passing and movement... NYT B13 [more than a club]
--And while it is fun to trash new-style Democrats for their Ivy League ways, let us also remember that, should you happen to study economics at one of those Ivy League colleges, you will likely imbibe a kind of free-market orthodoxy that would not be out of place in a Wall Street Boardroom. The people now flocking to the Democratic Party might eat artisanal foods and zealously sort containers for easy recycling, but they also know that regulation causes more problems than it fixes and that sophisticated people don’t use Thirties-style phrases like ‘Economic royalists.”—Frank, WSJ A13
--6-9-2010—Legacy for one billionaire: death, but no taxes—NYT A1
--Keeping Politics Safe for the Rich, USCt cuts off matching funds to state candidates in Arizona A16, A20
--The government and university researchers confirmed Tuesday that plumes of oil were spreading far below the ocean surface from the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexc io, raising fresh concern about the potential impact of the spill on sea life. NYT A14
1970—What have they done?/What have they done to the earth?/ What have they done to our fair sister?/ Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her,/Cut her with knives in the sight of the dawn/ Tied her with fences and dragged her down...—The Doors