U.S. Economy No Longer World's Largest

Weak dollar costs U.S. economy its No. 1 spot | Reuters: "PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S. economy lost the title of 'world's biggest' to the euro zone this week as the value of the dollar slumped in currency markets."

FBI Found to Misuse Security Letters

"The FBI has increasingly used administrative orders to obtain the personal records of U.S. citizens rather than foreigners implicated in terrorism or counterintelligence investigations, and at least once it relied on such orders to obtain records that a special intelligence-gathering court had deemed protected by the First Amendment, according to two government audits released yesterday."

FBI Found to Misuse Security Letters: "By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 14, 2008; A03
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McCain vs. McCain: Count the Flip Flops

Bush executive order weakens intelligence oversight watchdog

JURIST - Paper Chase: Bush executive order weakens intelligence oversight watchdog

Economy most troubled since WWII: Greenspan

Economy most troubled since WWII: Greenspan - Mar. 17, 2008 - CNN.com

Iraq war's cost: Loss of U.S. power, prestige, influence

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 03/15/2008 | Iraq war's cost: Loss of U.S. power, prestige, influence: "By Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers"

Who's Wiping Who off the Map?