DAILY DIALECTIC
November 13, 2008
"Our society can not, and should not, promise open-ended, progress-driven medical care that is indifferent to costs. In that respect, age does matter, and that reality should not be evaded...."
NEW YORK TIMES ADDRESSES RATIONING HEALTH CARE FOR THE ELDERLY: 'HOW OLD IS TOO OLD FOR LIFESAVING SURGERY?'
UPDATE: Gunshot Report at Virginia Tech is a False Alarm
Bailout Lacks Oversight Despite Billions Pledged
Boehner Demands Fed Identify Recipients of Loans
Where is the Bailout Money Really Going?
Bush to Warn of Protectionism at Economic Summit
Dem Proposes Fed Stake in Big 3
Obama Pushes $50B for Automakers
Paulson: Rescue Package Not for Automakers
Failure of Auto Industry Could Set Off Catastrophe...
Bankruptcy vs. Bailout?
City of Detroit Requests $10 Trillion
Jobless Claims Surge While Trade Deficit Narrows...
7 Year High
Retailers Feel Pinch of Returns
Foreclosures Up 25% Year Over Year
Experts Say, 'Recession'
Fiscal Crisis Gives Argentines Familiar Sinking Feeling
U.S. Slams Russian Missile Threats
Gates: Russian Threats 'Provocative'
U.S. General Urges Obama to Keep Missile Defense
Former Guantanamo Captives Continue to Struggle, Report Says
Australian Mandatory Web Filter to Block Unwanted Content from 10,000 Sites
More Countries Make Spreading HIV a Crime
U.N. Report Sees New Pollution Threat
California Dirty Air 'Kills More Than Car Crashes'
Gore Says No to 'Climate Czar' Role
FDA to Detain Some Food Shipments From China
Lawyers Plan Collective Lawsuit Over Tainted Milk
China Democracy Activist Detained for Subversion
Iraq: UN Envoy Condemns Killing of Christian Women
Mideast: New Barrage of Rockets Tests Shaky Truce
UN: Israel Won't Allow Food Aid to Enter Gaza
Switzerland: Israel Wantonly Destroying Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem
Report: Israeli Soldier Imprisoned -- for Yawning
Girl Wins Right to Refuse Vital Transplant
Supreme Court Rules for Navy in Sonar Case
Supremes Referee Religious Monument Dispute