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| Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:00:00 EST We're No . . . 15? |
| Americans think of their country as a world leader in everything from technology to entertainment. But in recent years other nations have rapidly surpassed the United States in key areas. Some of the reasons business and academic leaders worry about America falling behind: |
| Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:00:00 EST Counterfactual history |
| What would have happened if we had not taken military action against Iraq in March 2003? Any assessment of the wisdom of that military action needs to take that question into account. Of course we cannot know exactly what would have happened—just as George W. Bush in March 2003 could not have known. But both decision makers and critics must make some estimate of the likely outcomes of action and inaction and take them into account when assessing the wisdom of decisions. |
| Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:00:00 EST Invest in corporate America. Just don't work there |
| Uncooperative data are a drag. When I was researching various ways in which overseas workers and companies are pulling ahead of those in America, I came across some unwelcome evidence. I looked up how many U.S.-based companies belonged to the Fortune Global 100 in 1995 and how many in 2005. I expected to find American companies sliding down the list, replaced by the Samsungs of the world, aggressive upstarts fueled by ambition, hungry customers new to the middle class, and cheap labor. But that's not what has been happening. In 1995, there were 24 U.S. companies in the Global 100. In 2005, there were 33. Corporate America has apparently been getting a bigger share, not a smaller share, of the world's business. |
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| Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:36:00 EST Massive cyclone punches Australia with wind, rain |
| Tropical Cyclone Larry caused "devastating" damage to buildings when it slammed into the northeastern coast of Australia, a forecaster in the Australian state of Queensland said. Strong winds wiped out banana and sugar crops, a local official said. There also are warnings about snakes and crocodiles in the floodwaters. |
| Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:20:50 EST Pirate radio interferes with Miami pilots |
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| Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:58:08 EST General: War anniversary a 'very fragile time' |
| On the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, officials from the war-torn nation and the United States differed on whether there is all-out civil war there. "If this is not civil war, then God knows what civil war is," said former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Vice President Dick Cheney and Gen. George Casey, who oversees U.S. troops in Iraq, today both said they don't think the civil war label is accurate. |
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