 |  | | Careless Dithering |  The economic problems of Europe grow steadily worse, with unemployment in parts of the Continent now above the level reached in the United States during the great depression. Meanwhile, dither policymakers about solutions. Last week, the European Central Bank lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, akin to two lean give aspirin to a patient with pneumonia. Meanwhile, pressure is growing to lighten the emphasis on austerity and larger budget deficits. If it's just that simple. Good in combination with other new policies, fiscal stimulus can help, but on its own is simply an inadequate palliative ... |
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| |  | | Myths collide In the capital |  Adequacy is in the throes of déjà vu and example as it plunges back into Clinton rules, defined by a presidential aide on the hit ABC Show ' scandal ' as damage control that goes like this: "it's not true, it's not true, it's not true, it is old news." The Conservatives on Fox News Benghazi are obsessed a patrol from the damage with an approach that goes like this: "lies, paranoia, subpoena, impeach, Watergate, Iran-Contra affair." (Although now that the IRS has confessed to pointing Tea groups, perhaps some of the paranoia is justified.) Welcome to a glorious spring weekend of accusation and embezzlement as Hillaryland goes against ... |
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| | | Qatar's role in blue berets greeted NEW YORK UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Qatar's role negotiating the release of four Filipino peacekeepers seized by the rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights of the UN-patrolled. Ban "appreciates the help of Qatar and others involved in their safe release," said UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky. "This time the rebels felt under pressure and took more convincing to liberate the soldiers," said a UN diplomat. "Qatar's Role was important." (AFP) |
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