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| 2008-12-11 |
| From our February 2008 issue: Rod Blagojevich was something of a golden boy when he became the governor of Illinois—a young, charismatic champion of change with powerful backers and presidential aspirations. Now he may be the most unpopular governor in the country. A look at how things fell so completely apart. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #6 ION OBAMA CRISES TEAM, WORLD MIL FORUM > KMT CHAIRMAN WU PU-HSIUNG: DAOYU ISLANDS IS PART OF TAIWAN, NOT JAPAN; + JAPAN FEARS CHINA'S OFFICIAL DEFENSE OF DAOYU ISLANDS WILL INSPIRE CHINESE PATRIOTISM, ANTI-JAPAN HATRED AROUND THE WORLD, +JAPAN's YONAGUNI PEOPLES SEEK INDEPENDENCE - ASKS TAIWAN TO JOIN? [also involves Tsushima Island claims vee KOREAS], + JAPAN CONSIDERS TAIWAN AND DAOYU ISLANDS AS PART OF ITS EXTENDED/STRATEGIC REGIONAL AIR, MISSLE DEFENSE RING, + JAPANESE MEDIAS: JAPANESE SDF QUIETLY PREPARES TO DEPLOY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ARMY TROOPS, AIR-SEA ASSETS AS PART OF DAOYU ISLANDS CONTINGENCY PLANS. * CHINA > PLA MUST BE ABLE TO QUICKLY PROJECT MILITARY POWER INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS BEFORE 2020. * PHILIPPINES > PHILIPINE MILITARY DEFENSE OF SPRATLEY ISLANDS IMPORTANT FOR LONG-RANGE REGIONAL/NATIONAL SECURITY. * SAME : US MEDIAS: DESPITE IMROVEMENTS INDIA'S ARMED FORCES IS STILL TOO WEAK TO STOP ANY MAJOR CHINESE OFFENSIVE AT BORDERS [includ LOC wid Paki, China]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-12-11 23:58 |
| #5 Bama's starting out bad. Election night was the high point. Hold on tight, it's going to get worse--lots worse--from here on out. |
| Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-12-11 23:38 |
| #4 Nice pick-up, Glenmore. I thought the exact same thing myself. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2008-12-11 13:23 |
| #3 The Rod, Champion of pocket change. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-11 08:09 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-12-11 08:06 |
| #1 The electorate still has some quality standards, I guess. Auctioning off a seat in the US Senate is a no-no & goes far beyond the acceptable level of corruption. We still don't know whether or not massive solicitation of illegal campaign contributions is acceptable or not. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-12-11 07:24 |