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Monroe Doctrine

Obama's Nobel More Deserved Than Teddy Roosevelt's?

James Bradley | Posted 12.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Russia, Nobel, Theodore Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor, Obama Nobel Peace Prize, Books, Obama Nobel, Russo-Japanese War, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, Roosevelt Nobel Peace Prize, Monroe Doctrine, Barack Obama, Teddy Roosevelt, Nobel Prize, Wwii, Japan, World War II, Roosevelt, Books News
James Bradley

Theodore Roosevelt won the Peace Prize for bringing the Russians and Japanese to the negotiating table to end the bloody Russo-Japanese War. In fact, Roosevelt did little to abet peace.

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How Sweet It Is... Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels China's Recovery

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Brazil, Sugar Ethanol, Obama, Opec, Monroe Doctrine, Wal-Mart, Big Oil, Jim Owens, Agribusiness, Wto, Robert Zoellick, Ethanol, Caterpillar, Iraq, Hillary Clinton, China, Hugo Chavez, Petrobras, Imf, Energy, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Ethanol trade has helped make China Brazil's top trade partner, replacing Uncle Sam, who had been top dog ever since Herbert Hoover was in the White House.

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My Gal Pal Sarah and Me

Linda Kulman | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bee Hive, Bush Doctrine, Blinking, Sarah Palin, Russia, Hockey Mom, Monroe Doctrine, Wasilla, Moose Pot Pie, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Linda Kulman

Mrs. Palin can practically see Russia from her house and, in an amazing coincidence, I can practically see the Swiss Embassy from mine.

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The Case Against Admitting Georgia and Ukraine to NATO

Chuck Spinney | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vladimir Putin, Nato, NATO Treaty, George H.W. Bush, Ukraine, Russia Georgia War, Monroe Doctrine, Politics News
Chuck Spinney

Bush, like his predecessors, has worked to undo the result and promote a less democratic alternative. Promoting democracy does not matter, because the game has degenerated into unlimited greed.

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