Bush Administration: Time to Face Traffic

Moving people or freight around America just can't be done anymore without encountering one bottleneck or another, and the Bush administration said Tuesday that it's time to do something about the congestion.

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Disorganization Worries al-Qaida in Iraq

Al-Qaida in Iraq is concerned about disorganization within its cells in the Baghdad area, with one extremist describing them as simply a "daily annoyance" to the Iraqi government, according to documents released Monday by the U.S. military.

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Ford Embarks on New Marketing Strategy

Ford Motor Co. is unveiling what the No. 2 U.S. automaker says is a do-or-die marketing strategy during one of America's most-watched television shows in an effort to show consumers it has been reinvented.

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Analysts Unsettled by Marketing of Vioxx

Although a New Jersey jury spared Merck & Co. a double hit to the pocketbook, analysts are concerned that its negative findings on the marketing of Vioxx could continue to hurt the company as it defends itself against almost 10,000 lawsuits filed by users of the now-pulled arthritis drug.

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KISS Is the Strategy for New Zealand

Sean Becker has a straightforward strategy for his New Zealand team in its Olympic curling debut. "I like to KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid," he said.

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GOP's 'Anger' Strategy Has Dems Defensive

The Republican national chairman created a furor this week when he suggested Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is too "angry" to win the White House in 2008. And to hear Republicans tell it, Clinton is just one of many Democrats with an anger management problem.

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The Xbox 360 Uncloacked

People love books. People love games more than books. But what happens when you bond those two.

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“I’m 24 and this is why I’m not reading your newspaper. “

This started as a response to a thread on Visual Editors - and this blogger offers a prescription for publishers wishing to truly connect with a younger audience.

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US troops prepared to attack Iran: The logistics of a very different war

An interesting article that certainly reads well, though its accuracy, impartiality and overall conclusions are open to debate.

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Changing and growing

It is interesting to analyse the State of the Union Address given yesterday by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, especially if read after US Vice-President Cheney's remarks at the 2006 Vilnius conference a few days earlier.

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Why you won't be playing Playstation 3s at E3 this week

Several articles are out this morning (here's one), predicting that Sony will have Playstation 3 consoles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week and will demonstrate the power of their product as soon as this afternoon.

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Krauthammer: Military factions dangerous

Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote Friday in The Washington Post that the retired generals' decision to dissent publicly against the government goes against American tradition.

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A soldier speaks: Why Rumsfeld must leave

Batiste, a retired Army major general, commanded the First U.S. Infantry Division in Iraq. He is now president of Klein Steel Service Inc. in Rochester, N.Y. This article originally appeared in The Washington Post.

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America's Democrats | Happy days are here again — or are they?

From the Economist article:

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Democrats Contour November Strategy

The Democrats came to New Orleans this week to highlight what they want the midterm elections to be about: a referendum on Bush's leadership and competence.

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Foreign Policy: Fool Me Twice

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Computer games are redefining our perceptions - so what?

The clock speed of progress and change has reached such high levels that our world can turn upside down in a very short time. We are no longer surprised by dramatic developments.

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Do nations operate like AI?

Perhaps this is an outrageous proposal, but here goes. I was inspired by a comment in a forum about military strategy. A gamer explained how he had played a scenario in a strategy game based on different types of colonization and conquest.

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The Art of the Board Meeting

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Globalization will cure political astigmatism

The press and electronic mass media in their current shape are quite literally unfit to inform of global issues. In relation to problems of the 21st Century the media culture simply exist in a different age.

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Go Game, Weiqi, Baduk in Russia

See also more than 1200 photos about Go game (baduk, weiqi)

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Good versus evil isn't a strategy - Los Angeles Times

From Madeleine Albright:

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WSJ.com - As Iraq War Rages, Army Re-Examines Lessons of Vietnam

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Another Look at America's Secret War

This month has been an eventful one in the Iraq War. Iraq is continually in danger of being ripped apart even further by the different factions, and nations funding those factions, struggling for dominance.

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Firaxis announces Civilization IV expansion

Titled Civilzation IV: Warlords will focus mostly on military and new warlord units. Other new features will include scenarios, resources, leaders, civilzations, wonders, and units.

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National Security Strategy Stresses Globalized Approaches

Despite an annoying amout of often repeated statements like "we need to fight them over there, so we don't have to fight them at home" this article actually has an interesting passages:

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Bush to reaffirm U.S. preemptive war strategy

Some please, please stop this man. Preemptive war is NOT the answer to the world's problems.

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Left tries to regain religion

from article: When the state Republican Party asked North Carolina churches last month to give them copies of their directories, the request rested on an assumption: Although God may not be a Republican, a majority of his most faithful adherents are.

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Publicis Acts to Surf the Marketing Waves of the Future

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Interpublic Launches New-Media Unit

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PC Hands-on Preview - 'The Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle-Earth 2'

BFME 2 takes part in the North where a battle is raging between Sauron's forces vs. elves and dwarves. It will be possible to create/customize your own hero, apart from known figures such as Arwin, and become more powerful as you progress in the game.

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