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To: LindyBill who wrote (373590)	7/18/2010 8:59:59 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793709

Obama will either have to give up all hope on the issues he cares most about, or risk the use of force to stop Iran. That is scary and exceedingly dangerous because Obama does not have a clue on the proper use and deployment of force.

To: LindyBill who wrote (373590)	7/19/2010 12:03:27 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793709

China Passes U.S. as World's Biggest Energy Consumer JULY 19, 2010, 11:17 A.M. ET. By SPENCER SWARTZ China is now the world's biggest energy consumer, knocking the U.S. off a perch it held for more than a century, according to new data from the International Energy Agency. The Paris-based agency, whose forecasts are generally regarded as bellwether indicators for the energy industry, said China devoured 2,252 million tons of oil equivalent last year, or about 4% more than the U.S., which burned through 2,170 million tons of oil equivalent. The oil-equivalent metric represents all forms of energy consumed, including crude oil, nuclear, coal, natural gas and renewable sources such as hydropower... online.wsj.com