Politics

Head of The State Religion 'Anointed'

Pontifex Whatimus?
National Review anoints the head of the state religion
Complaining about a lack of respect accorded Mr. Dubya a few weeks ago in Atlanta, the National Review referred to our president as the "pontifex maximus of the American civil religion."

White House to Project Deficit of $521 bln in 2004
WASHINGTON -- The White House will project that the federal budget deficit will peak this year at $521 billion, surpassing congressional estimates and shattering records, people familiar with the budget said on Thursday.

Bush's Secret Weapon: Young 'Naive' Voters
Though it’s not clear who they’ll vote for, most 18- to 29-year-olds say for now, they’re behind both the president and the war in Iraq.

Seven U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
KABUL -- An explosion near an arms cache in southern Afghanistan (news - web sites) killed seven U.S. soldiers on Thursday in one of the deadliest blows in months to American forces hunting Taliban and al Qaeda guerrillas. U.S. Central Command said in a statement the soldiers were killed when working near an ammunition dump in the southern province of Ghazni on Thursday afternoon. Another U.S. soldier was missing and an interpreter was also injured, the statement said.

Was There Insider Trading Before News of Mad Cow?
WASHINGTON - A federal investigation has been launched to determine whether commodities traders profited last month from advance knowledge of the first U.S. case of mad cow disease.

Tech Stocks Close Sharply Lower on Interest-Rate Worries
Technology shares finished lower Wednesday after a change in the Federal Reserve's language on interest rates left investors wondering how long rates will remain at current low levels. Amazon.com shares were weak as investors digested its fourth-quarter earnings report, and videogame shares also took a hit.

Posted by Editor at January 29, 2004 07:47 PM