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Delong-in-Wonderland Preposterous economic proposals from economists living in academic wonderland are the norm.
The square brackets [] stand for concentration and (aq) labels the state of the species.   DIC is the carbon tied up in the equilibria between CO 2 and water. (1) CO 2 (g) = CO 2 (aq) which represents the solution into and bubbling out of CO 2 from the water
Links The Politics and Strategy of War on Syria Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on Press TV on Friday August 30, 2013 to discuss the latest on the situation in Syria. He examines the political divides that exist in the US ruling establishment between military and civilian factions. Draitser explains how Syria might respond to any military strike, including widening the conflict to other parts of the region. He also lays out the scenario for a possible escalation before any strikes might take place.
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, convicted of tax fraud, Threatens to Topple Letta If Expelled From Senate Silvio Berlusconi threatened to bring down the Italian government if Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s Democratic Party votes to expel the three-time former premier from the Senate.“We’re not available to keep the government going if the left decides to prevent the head of the People of Liberty from remaining in politics,†Berlusconi told a rally organized by the Army of Silvio supporters’ association late yesterday, according to a statement released by the group. Letta is struggling to contain tensions that have strained his coalition government since Italy’s top court upheld Berlusconi’s tax-fraud conviction on Aug
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