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Oil Lands in Utah

Haven't President Bush and his administration done enough harm to the country already?
One look at the economy and the answer is easy. Of course, he's not entirely to blame.
Yet, a continued military presence in Iraq at a cost of billions of dollars per month doesn't help. Are we safer? Perhaps. But still at the mercy of other types of terrorists--OPEC ones.
Bush's answer is to give away oil rights to companies in some of the most beautiful areas this country has left.
Is that the legacy he wants t

The Book that the U.S. Government Doesn't Want You to Read

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FORMER FEDERAL AGENT USES EXPERIENCE
TO CRAFT ESPIONAGE THRILLER:
Abunga.com Features Author Geoffrey Gluckman to Chat with Fans Aug. 27

WHO:

Geoffrey Gluckman, author of the gripping spy novel “Deadly Exchange.” Drawing from his training experience as a federal agent and CIA recruit, Gluckman wrote “Deadly Exchange” with a genuine understanding of the criminal mind a

McClellan Calls a Spade a Spade

Finally, someone within the Bush Administration has enough guts to speak the truth, at least of his experience. As former press secretary, Scott McClellan, may know something. In his memoir, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, he reveals secret truths of the Bush Administration.
For instance, he's calling the Iraq War a sham and unnecessary, especially after no Weapons of Mass Destruction were found. He's identifying the Bush tactics as propaganda, su

Smoking is Alive and Well in Spain

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While the days of sitting in smoked-filled Parisian cafes are gone, it still thrives in Spain. At least in Galicia (the northwestern region above the border with Portugal). (Pictured: small plaza in Santiago de Compostela)

Being a non-smoker and coming from the homogenized North America (now including the UK, France, and other European countries that have joined the indoor smoking ban), I can’t say that it bothers me. I’ve always felt that it added to the European charm, except in a few Viennese

REAL ID, REAL TYRANNY?

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Though it may come as a surprise, the true effects of the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001 have not yet been felt. The Bush administration’s plan for a safe America (and everywhere else) continues to unfold with the REAL ID Act. This act, passed in 2005, establishes a directive for a tamper proof ID system, hence the birth of a national identification card coming to your wallet very soon.

After years of careful deliberation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a decree to

Beijing Olympics 2008

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It strikes me as extremely odd that not a single country with athletes attending this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing have even hinted at a boycott.
Why a boycott?
Well, let's look at the history of invasion, repression, and torture, especially as far as Tibet is concerned. Of course, the U.S. would be hard pressed to boycott consider their track in wars waged in the last half century, especially the last five years in Iraq.
With China, we also have repression of media and access for journalists,

Question Authority! John McWethy Would Have

Sadly, former ABC news correspondent John McWethy (1947-2008) died in a skiing accident in Colorado on February 6, 2008. It is a sad day indeed, for he was the type of news reporter that often asked that critical question, “why”, even of those elected to power.

This trait seems to be lost in this day and age of media hype and media diversionary tactics. McWethy was inside the Pentagon on 9/11, and continued to cover the war on terrorism for the next few months. As ABC News’ chief national securit

Texas Television and the Big Illustrator

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“It comes out of the Virginia swamps, cool and slow, with a back that’s narrow and hard to master,” sang Jim Morrison of The Doors (Texas Radio and the Big Beat), some forty years ago. That song played over and over in my head as I sojourned to East Texas and the infamous Pulpwood Queen’s Girlfriend Weekend (January 17-19) that showcases authors, both bestsellers and hot newcomers.

I am in the latter category (Deadly Exchange) and was fortunate enough to meet wonderful people, including the incre

Kathy Patrick’s Pulpwood Queens Deserve Their Crowns

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Hidden (though less so these days) in East Texas is the quaint, ghost-laden town of Jefferson. For this scribe, author of Deadly Exchange, I ventured there for a three-day book event known as the Pulpwood Queen’s Girlfriend Weekend. Little did I know what was in store—pure, unadulterated fun. It was a time warp experience, akin to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, except to benefit literacy.

The ever-energetic Kathy L. Patrick, author of The Pulpwood Queens’ Tiara-Wearing, Book-Sharing Guide to Life

Independence Day: Debut Spy Thriller Ignites Discovery of Lost Secrets

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Washington, D.C. — Some will read it for the action and intrigue, some for the technology, and others for fun. However, Deadly Exchange, by Vancouver-based American author Geoffrey M. Gluckman (www.geoffreygluckman.com), offers much more than all of these. A riveting espionage adventure that spans the globe, the novel unfolds within the walls of corporate America. It takes you back to the roots of America and propels you into the near future of a technological nightmare.

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