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headlines in many directions, but all repeating the obvious of the last, this is the 31st day of

March, the 32nd day of the war, that this is not the same old conflict in the Middle East.

This is a global contest affecting everybody who uses oil or the oil-related products in addition to uses fertilizer

or fertilizers enhancing the crop.

Or, and there are other shortages that are now in place because of the Strait of Hormuz closed down.

I welcome my colleague and very good friend of many years,

the former member of Congress from the Detroit area, Thaddeus MacArthur,

to help me through these headlines with the point of view of the extremely

commonsensical and stable

Midwest because here in the East Coast we're prey to

what you'd have to say, the energy

of alarm.

We do have alarm this morning in some parts

of the world. That is a very good day to you.

I'll go through the Reuters headlines

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