Pissing money down a Middle-East toilet

Israel, which has traditionally been the largest recipient of U.S. assistance, is seeking an additional $2 billion or more...Combined U.S. military and economic assistance to Israel has reached $100 billion since Israel's founding in 1948, ...The Palestinians, who have suffered an economic meltdown during the past five years of violence, are getting roughly $1 billion a year
http://www.iht.com/

IBM is teaming up with CenterPoint Energy to test technology that could turn power lines into a high-speed network capable of delivering Internet access to consumers and providing real-time monitoring of the power grid
http://news.com.com

Afghan villagers sheltered a U.S. Navy SEAL wounded in a battle last month with the Taliban until they could get word to American forces to rescue him
http://www.cnn.com/

Do you know Nancy Pelosi? Her job is leading the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives. They should have asked for references. Here's her reaction to the Supreme Court's recent decision on "eminent domain": "It is a decision of the Supreme Court," said the minority leader. "So this is almost as if God has spoken."
http://www.suntimes.com/