Even More Links

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=457882

"Forget about fancy batteries, regenerative braking, and alternative fuels. Instead, make a car that's elegant in its minimalism and efficiency. The Loremo's German designers revisited the basics - engine efficiency, low weight, and minimal drag - to create a car that offers fuel-efficiency in the neighborhood of 130 to 150 miles per gallon."

Yes, it is possible to build a better car. But don't expect American car companies to do so, it's more cost effective for their short term mindsets to lobby the government instead.

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http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/its-all-about-oil-alan-greenspan/

"In March 2002, the Commerce Department turned over a few documents from the Task-force meetings to Judicial Watch, among which was the map of Iraq's Oil Fields, dated March 2001 (above) and a list of the existing 'Foreign Suitors' for Iraq Oil. Since that time, Cheney's office has fought fiercely (and so far, successfully), right up to the Supreme Court, to keep the proceeding secret and to keep any of the private industry officials from disclosing any information about the meetings. Since we all now know the Bush administration's energy policy, there can be only one explanation for the extraordinary efforts Cheney has taken to keep this secret.he was discussing the potential for a takeover of Iraq's oil with the companies that might manage the resource, even before 9/11 gave him the excuse to do it."

Is it all about oil? Yes, yes it is.

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Here's the most creative thing I've seen on the internet for at least the past hour, and maybe more.

http://davidhorvitz.com/if/index.html

"Things for Sale That I Will Mail You"

Although like so many things on the internet, curiosity is fleeting.

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http://www.slate.com/id/2169292/

"Under Dick Cheney, the office of the vice president has been transformed from a tiny acorn into an unprecedented giant oak. In grasping and exercising presidential powers, Cheney has dulled political accountability and concocted theories for evading the law and Constitution that would have embarrassed King George III."

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/25/thomas.silence.ap/index.html

"Two years and 142 cases have passed since Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last spoke up at oral arguments.

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"Leaning back in his leather chair, often looking up at the ceiling, Thomas takes it all in, but he never joins in."