I put Middle Earth Journal in hiatus in May of 2008 and moved to Newshoggers.
I temporarily reopened Middle Earth Journal when Newshoggers shut it's doors but I was invited to Participate at The Moderate Voice so Middle Earth Journal is once again in hiatus.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

How great are things going in Iraq?

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, left, and White House Counselor Dan Barlett, ride in a military helicopter wearing helmets and flak jackets for a trip from Baghdad International Airport to U.S. Embassy in the Greenzone Tuesday, June 13, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Snow and Bartlett traveled with President Bush who made a surprise visit to Baghdad. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)


And how great is the economy?
Dow off for year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled in volatile trading on Tuesday, with the Dow erasing its gains for the year, as higher-than-expected inflation data stoked interest rate worries.

Investors sold off shares of interest-rate sensitive financial stocks, like Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C - news) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - news). Shares of energy stocks like Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM - news) also slumped as crude futures finished $2 a barrel lower on forecasts that Wednesday's U.S. inventory data will show another increase in fuel supplies.

Markets also felt pressure from a global equities sell-off.

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