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Outgoing Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, in an interview with The Australian, on his reflections and thoughts about the ups and downs of the last four years: And Armitage’s disappointments? Not a lugubrious person, Armitage doesn’t nominate disappointments spontaneously. But he’ll answer a question honestly: “I’m disappointed that Iraq hasn’t turned out better.…
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Isn’t about time for the bubble to burst?? An article in today’s Washington Post tells us that property values in my beloved Arlington have gone up yet again. Up by 24 percent, in fact, in just one year. Looking across the last three years puts the jump at a whopping 70 percent increase. 70…