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The next feud between America's freedom and democracy hawks and old United Nations diplomats will likely develop this week with the release of a much-anticipated report. Ordered by Secretary-General Annan, it was prepared by a panel of 16 former world movers and shakers now in their 70s, who will undoubtedly be hailed at Turtle Bay as wise men, and derided elsewhere as has-beens. Men who held previous posts like Russian foreign minister and Saddam champion Yevgeny Primakov, British U.N. envoy David Hannay, or current Arab League chief Amr Moussa, are not going to excite anyone looking for fresh insights into...

<p>NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Freddie Mac's chief executive, installed last year after the government took over the troubled mortgage finance company, is resigning, the company and its regulator said Monday.</p> <p>David Moffett will step down by March 13. Freddie Mac (FRE, Fortune 500) said it would announce a successor by then.</p>

Expanding its existing relationship with NASA, Google on Wednesday said it plans to lease 42.2 acres of unimproved land at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., to construct up to 1.2 million square feet of offices and research space. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has provided a visual overview of the site on Google Maps. Under the terms of the 40-year lease agreement, Google will pay rent of $3.66 million annually. The lease allows for the possibility of five 10-year extensions, making the maximum term 90 years, assuming both parties agree. The lease allows for periodic rent increases. NASA...

Scene/Seen at yesterday's Moffett Field Air Show, Mountain View, CA: Big, BIIIG ol' hangar once used to house dirigibles Coast Guard Lockheed HC-130-H "Hercules" Up the ramp into the Hercules Not sure what model jet this is Some people will do anything for a buzz Tell it to the Marines... ... or to the USAF SPAM is EVERYWHERE The Swedish Air Force arrives Purty WWII Mustang "EMU" stands for "Experimental Military Unit" comprised of both U.S. & Australian troops NASA jets NASA 747 used to transport the Space Shuttle on its back (note the mounting hardware) Split-S manuever Military patch...