Political Economy

Obama struggles to thread needle on Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News)

6 Jul 2008

After months vowing to get US troops home from Iraq, Barack Obama has succumbed to the war's political entanglements, struggling to explain his plan in the light of recent security gains.

bState of Drinking: /bBooze lifts economy but takes toll (Wausau Daily Herald)

6 Jul 2008

Wisconsin is unequaled for the depth, breadth and power of the river of booze shaping its cultural landscape -- from the considerable boost that alcohol provides the economy to the human toll it exacts on the states highways.

Economy looks to be focus in House election (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)

6 Jul 2008

Republican candidates running for the House seat of term-limited state Rep. Joe Hune, R-Hamburg Township, during the Aug. 5 primary are tackling the troubled state economy head-on by suggesting everything from creating more economic development councils to reducing paperwork for small businesses.