Overall the FTSE 100 has fallen 47.60 points to 6284.23, with the volatility in the rouble continuing to highlight the precarious state of the Russian economy as the oil price slides and sanctions bite.
John Rother, policy director for AARP, said of Mr. Bush, "You'd give him credit for continuing to highlight the need for action on drugs, but at the same time there's not nearly enough resources in this budget to make it a reality".
But lastly, shouldn't we think again about whether we really want outsourcing at all? Gillian Dalley London It is really encouraging that the Guardian is continuing to highlight the risks to the criminal justice system that the government's close links to private contractors are creating.
Mike McDonough Mountainside, N.J., March 4, 2008 To the Editor: As the mother of a 21-year-old American marine who returns to Iraq next week for his second tour of duty, I am grateful, as ever, to Bob Herbert for continuing to highlight the human, financial and consequential costs of the endless, disastrous Iraq war.
Hugh Seidman New York, Dec. 1, 2009 To the Editor: Thank you, Bob Herbert, for continuing to highlight the morally bankrupt war policy of the Obama administration as it prepares to send ever more young American soldiers off to die in our useless wars.
So while The Times is to be commended for continuing to highlight the many terrible aspects of factory farms, including inhumane confinement practices, let's not forget that because of the extraordinary consolidation and vertical integration of American agriculture over the last 60-plus years, American farmers are enduring extraordinary suffering as well.
