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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Thomas Friedman stories: 42 news summaries

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OPINION

 To Save Economy, Go Shopping 

Friedman suggests how Obama should lead America out of its economic mess

Nov 16, 08 10:37 AM CST
(Newser) - To stop the economic recession from slipping into a depression, Barack Obama shouldn’t mince words: Americans need to go shopping and support federal efforts to rescue banks and homeowners, Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times. “No, it’s not fair. But fairness is not on the... More »

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global economy • Thomas Friedman • subprime crisis • financial crisis • President Obama

 Fake NYT Declares War Over 

Among other liberal fantasies like, 'Universities free!' and 'Thomas Friedman to resign'

Nov 12, 08 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - “IRAQ WAR ENDS” declares the New York Times—or at least, an amazingly realistic imitation. A group of pranksters blanketed New York City with a fake edition of the paper of record this morning, reports Gawker. Dated July 4, 2009, the paper sports other headlines spun from liberal... More »

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New York Times • prank • Thomas Friedman • liberal • Iraq war

OPINION

 Bailout? Detroit 
 Needs a Brain 

US auto industry needs to re-learn how to innovate; Mich. lawmakers not immune, either

Nov 12, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - The appalling prospect of a $25 billion bailout for Detroit automakers—“ an industry that became brain dead”—has Thomas Friedman, writing in the New York Times, outraged. He blasts “a very un-innovative business culture, visionless management, and overly generous labor contracts” for the mess, and heaps blame... More »

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Detroit • innovation • auto industry • Thomas Friedman • Big Three • bailout • financial crisis

OPINION

Gas Prices Are Down—and That's Bad

Investment in green
is our only way out of crisis, writes Friedman

Oct 22, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas prices are dropping at last, back down to an average of less than $3 a gallon for the first time in a year. That's good news for recession-fearing consumers, writes Thomas L. Friedman, but there's a downside: the push to drive less and make Detroit build more fuel-efficient cars... More »

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energy • alternative energy • gas prices • green technology • Thomas Friedman • bailout • financial crisis

OPINION

When Did Patriots Stop Paying Taxes?

Palin dead wrong; now is time for US taxpayer to step up: Friedman

Oct 8, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is really asking for it, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times, when she blithely criticizes paying taxes as unpatriotic—especially when Uncle Sam needs the cash to pay for wars and a bailout that she supports. Does Palin "think borrowing money from China is more... More »

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taxes • Thomas Friedman • energy dependence • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • patriotism • financial crisis

OPINION

Dear Iraq: It's Time to Step Up. Sincerely, W

'Financial 9/11' calls for nation-building—at home, says Friedman

Sep 24, 08 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - As America faces "a financial 9/11," what does the $1 trillion bailout mean for the country's other huge expense—the war in Iraq? Thomas L. Friedman plays ventriloquist in the New York Times, imagining President Bush telling Iraqi leaders that "you are now going to have to... More »

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Iraq • recession • credit market • Thomas Friedman • bailout • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

OPINION

Why McCain Longs for 19th Century Fuels

He's making every debate, even energy, a 'cultural wedge issue'

Sep 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Why are Republicans chanting "drill, baby, drill," a call for an outdated, 19th-century technology like fossil fuels? Because they are turning every political debate into a cultural "wedge Issue," Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times—"including even energy policy, no matter how stupid... More »

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energy • John McCain • oil • politics • Thomas Friedman • oil drilling • campaign issues

OPINION

 Obama Needs 
 Gut-Level 
 Connection 

'Change' doesn't tell voters anything about the Democrat now

Sep 10, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has lost his “gut connection” with the American people, and he’ll need a change we can believe in if he wants to get it back, Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times. “If you as a politician connect with voters on a gut level,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Thomas Friedman • change election

opinion

 China Shifting Into Green Gear

Communists know they need knowledge-based economy

Aug 31, 08 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing wants to create a greener and more modern economy without losing its grip on society—but that leaves officials in a bind, Thomas L. Friedman writes in the New York Times. A green, knowledge-based economy requires personal freedoms that China may be unwilling to provide. But it must act,... More »

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China • environment • New York Times • Thomas Friedman • clean technology

OPINION

 Ice Reveals Climate History

Research offers window into changes

Aug 3, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Over the next three summers in Greenland, a group of international scientists will unearth samples of the country’s ice core down to its very bedrock, in the hopes of painting a complete picture of Earth's changing climate. Each layer provides a dated mixture of water and air bubbles that... More »

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climate change • global warming • Greenland • research • polar ice caps • Thomas Friedman • Arctic Circle • scientific research

OPINION

 Let Innovators
 Light Way Out
 of Energy Crisis

Washington should learn from entrepreneurs

Jul 27, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - As oil-addicted America looks to its energy future, the nation would be wise to follow in the footsteps of two innovators offering straightforward solutions to the crisis, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times. “The Jewish Henry Ford” has a plan to turn Israel on to electric... More »

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electric cars • Thomas Friedman • alternative fuels • T. Boone Pickens • clean fuel • Shai Agassi • wind power • wind farm

OPINION

Bush is Botching $4.11,
Just Like He Did 9/11

Drilling will only worsen America's addiction

Jul 20, 08 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - If a "crisis is a terrible thing to waste," then George Bush's reactions to 9/11 and the $4.11 average gas cost make him a doubly terrible leader, writes Tom Friedman in the New York Times. Instead of using rising gas costs to spur the nation to energy... More »

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addiction • Thomas Friedman • Energy crisis • foreign oil • oil drilling • George W. Bush • offshore oil

OPINION

 Forget Iraq,
 US Is in Need of
 Nation-Building 

Healing country is top priority in November, Friedman writes

Jun 29, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The key issue in the presidential election won’t be national security or Iraq, as many once believed—it will be how to fix our ailing nation at home, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. “We are a country in debt and in decline—not terminal, not... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • recession • Thomas Friedman • Iraq mess • Election 2008 • presidential election • economy

OPINION

Obama: The Muslim World's Candidate

Win or not, clinching nomination gives US huge boost abroad

Jun 11, 08 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Egypt is the latest foreign spot where US journalists are finding support for the candidacy of Barack Obama, with Thomas Friedman, in the New York Times, finding "Egyptians are amazed, excited, and agog that America might elect a black man whose father’s family was of Muslim heritage.... More »

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Barack Obama • Middle East • Egypt • Cairo • Thomas Friedman

OPINION

Radical Steps Needed to Break Israel Impasse

Involving Jordan would be key move in new pragmatism: Friedman

Jun 4, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The distance to a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians grows longer by the day, Thomas Friedman laments in the New York Times, and involving Jordan is the best bet. He calls for “radical pragmatism” as “energetic as the extremism that it hopes to nullify.” Giving... More »

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Jordan • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • West Bank • Thomas Friedman • Arab Israeli conflict

OPINION

Who Cares Who We Talk to?

The only way to revive US influence is to
stop empowering our foes with oil dollars

May 21, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though politicians and pundits alike are caught up in which foes the US should or shouldn't be reaching out to, Thomas Friedman, in the New York Times, points out that few world leaders of any stripe are sitting by the phone waiting for our call. Waning American influence and the... More »

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Bush administration • oil • globalization • Thomas Friedman • energy dependence • developing world • foreign oil

Opinion

 What Makes a Prez
 'Good for Israel'? 

Key is choosing one who will bolster America's clout, says NYT's Friedman

May 18, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The next US president must build an America strong enough to sway the Middle East, but needn't be doggedly pro-Israel, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. And while Barack Obama is dogged by questions of whether he's “good for Israel,” Friedman notes, none other than "... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Israel • John McCain • Palestine • President • Thomas Friedman • Arab Israeli conflict

Opinion

 NYT's Friedman: 
 Call Your Mother 

Columnist breaks from politics for Mother's Day

May 11, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has a piece of policy-free advice for readers today: “Call your mom.” His own died last month, and on his first Mother’s Day without her, he recalls her influence on his own optimism, which can be found “between the lines... More »

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mothers • family • holiday • Thomas Friedman • columnists • Mother's Day

OPINION

Oil Driving 'Democratic Recession'

High prices, US inaction let 'bad guys' run amok: Friedman

May 7, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A "democratic recession" is threatening to roll back freedom around the globe, Thomas Friedman writes today in the New York Times. The high price of oil—which facilitates authoritarian rule—combined with the loss of US ability to effectively promote democracy means dictators have freer reign and freedom suffers,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Robert Mugabe • democracy • US foreign policy • Thabo Mbeki • oil price • Thomas Friedman • gas tax holiday

McCain Tweaks Friedman Over Gas-Tax Column

He jokes that columnist probably gets chauffeured around

May 1, 08 6:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain pushed back today against a New York Times op-ed that deemed a gas-tax holiday “shameful pandering,” painting Thomas Friedman as elitist: “I understand in New York City that you don't really drive a long way," he said. "And then maybe you're chauffeured.”... More »

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John McCain • CNN • Thomas Friedman • negative campaigning

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