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541 Europe gets pissy over Koch-Weser -- rank: 1000

>In Britain, officials said London would support Koch-Weser's nomination. > >"Koch-Weser is a strong and experienced candidate, and we are >prepared to support him," a spokesman for British Prime Minister Tony >Blair said. But Britain has just published proposals for a more transparent and democratic process of election. Perfidious Albion again I am afraid, always trying to play one side off against the other, never able really to join Europe. Chris Burford London

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Date:	Tue Feb 29 23:02:55 PST 2000

542 German Land election -- rank: 1000

At 09:48 28/02/00 +0100, Johannes wrote - a number of commments that put perspective on the picture. Certainly I agree the point that on election night, all were claiming to be contented politicians. Also that it means a stabilisation of the system without any large radical protest vote. >The CDU: >National opinion polls showed them well below 30%. Now they got over 35%. >This shows they have a very stable core to rely on. If they dont start their >usual infighting about who is to le ...

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Date:	Mon Feb 28 15:21:28 PST 2000

543 capitalism explained -- rank: 1000

At 00:07 28/02/00 -0500, you wrote: >Also from the International Political Economy list, another market >fundamentalist, Mark Frost, explains the beauties of capitalism: > >>Capitalism, is an institutional arrangement wherby winners and losers are >>placed in juxtaposition, and in the macro sense, provide paraeto "signaling" >>to individuals regarding risk vs safety optimality decisions. Those who >>choose well prosper, those who choose poorly, suffer ...

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Date:	Sun Feb 27 22:59:59 PST 2000

544 German Land election -- rank: 1000

Results of the Land elections in Schleswig-Holstein tonight show that the scandal of the secret CDU funds has shifted the pattern of German politics. Although Koch, president of the CDU in Hesse has hung onto power despite admitting to lying twice but the national head of the CDU, and succesor to Kohl, Schaeuble has resigned. The party has had a fine of 40 million DM imposed on it by the SPD head of the Bundestag, Thierse, who originally came from the Civic Movement in the East. This is equivale ...

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Date:	Sun Feb 27 15:48:30 PST 2000

545 Replacement costs (was Liberal Democracy) -- rank: 1000

At 13:31 27/02/00 -0500, you wrote: >Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > >>I should like to see someone present a rigorous analysis of replacement >>costs of oil and all other imports from the poor nations. Cost could only be calculated in money terms. The question then arises which money? If you use US dollars what assumptions do you make? More analytically, money is only a scale for representing portions of exchange value. Total global exchange value is a function of the total labour p ...

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Date:	Sun Feb 27 12:34:05 PST 2000

546 New England Journal of Medicine business links -- rank: 1000

New England Journal of Medicine apologizes over conflict of interest February 23, 2000 In an extraordinary apology to readers, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine admitted violating its financial conflict-of-interest policy 19 times over the past three years in its selection of doctors to review new drug treatments. The Boston-based weekly journal, considered one of the world's premier medical publications, disclosed in Thursday's issue that it let doctors who had financial ties to t ...

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Date:	Thu Feb 24 14:01:15 PST 2000

547 Khatami's moderates sweep Iranian polls -- rank: 1000

Very important development. Two axes for analysis: 1) Ideological. The success of reform candidates has only been possible because of work going on for a number of years within Iranian islam, reframing concepts of the relationship of the religious and the secular. The debate has largely been won that there is need for a "civil society" "within" islam. This in practice means a separation of church and state and a more pluralist society. 2) Economic. Fundamentalist islam repres ...

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Date:	Tue Feb 22 15:27:27 PST 2000

548 CNN on CPUSA -- rank: 1000

The follow report from the CNN website does not look wholly unfair or inaccurate even though it ends in a patronising fashion. The biggest weakness I could see is it does not mention McCarthyism. Is it obviously incorrect on any point? Chris Burford London __________________________________________ Communist Party, U.S.A. The Soviet bloc may have collapsed years ago, but U.S. communists are keeping the faith By Bruce Kennedy CNN Interactive It has survived Red Scares, McCarthyism, internal purge ...

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Date:	Sun Feb 20 15:53:56 PST 2000

549 Livingstone challenging Blair's theft of London Mayor Nomination -- rank: 1000

At 11:12 20/02/00 -0500, you wrote: > >Left-leaning Ken Livingstone, racking up impressive majorities in ballots by >union and other Labour membership groups, is protesting a stacked nominating >system that has officially delivered the London mayor party nomination to a >Blair-picked candidate. Having watched Maggie Thatcher abolish the London >Council out from under him, he has now seen Blair try to steal a mayor >nomination from him against the wishes of a majority of Lon ...

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Date:	Sun Feb 20 16:02:49 PST 2000

550 Doctors involvement in death penalty -- rank: 1000

abstract from article in Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry The psychiatrist’s dilemma: a conflict of roles in legal executions* Alfred M. Freedman, Abraham L. Halpern In the United States, a critical controversy is taking place in regard to psychiatrists’ and other physicians’ participation in legal executions. Under pressure from the criminal justice system and legislatures to expedite executions, some forensic psychiatrists have succeeded in loosening traditional prohibitions aga ...

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Date:	Sun Feb 20 01:04:12 PST 2000

551 IRA withdraws representatives from arms talks -- rank: 1000

At 15:30 15/02/00 -0800, you wrote: >> >>>>>> IRA withdraws representatives from arms talks > >Oh f*** > > >Brad DeLong What is going on is extemely sophisticated skirmishing. The people involved are very able and they know their subject very well. Admas, Trimble and Mandelson are sending signals to each other. It is true war may be resumed but at present this is still war carried out by other means. There is an extensive intellectual framework of conflict ...

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Date:	Tue Feb 15 23:26:21 PST 2000

552 Fw: Marx on Suicide book party in NY Feb. 20 -- rank: 1000

At 11:56 14/02/00 -0500, you wrote: > >Book Party for _MARX ON SUICIDE_ > >Eric A. Plaut and Kevin Anderson, editors of a new book, _MARX ON >SUICIDE_, will discuss the work and the contemporary issues to which it >speaks at a book party on Sunday, February 20. The party, which will >take place at the Parish House parlor of Washington Square Church, 133 >W. 4th St. in Manhattan, will begin at 6:30 p.m. This looks a valuable initiative. On closer inspection I agree the ca ...

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Date:	Mon Feb 14 16:51:01 PST 2000

553 stop-imf listserve announcement -- rank: 1000

>Dear Friends: > >Especially as interest grows in the April 16 actions coming up in >Washington, D.C., we would like to build the subscription base of >stop-imf (now around 500). If you value the listserve, please pass the >announcement below to friends, colleagues and relevant lists, and >encourage people to join. Thanks. > >Robert Weissman >Essential Information | Internet: rob at essential.org > > > ** LISTSERVE ANNOUNCEMENT ** & ...

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Date:	Sun Feb 13 04:45:31 PST 2000

554 "New Times", Lawrence and Wishart 1989 -- rank: 1000

At 15:44 12/02/00 -0600, you wrote: >Hey LBO-ers: > >Who can tell me about the "New Times" movement in the UK? What was it, >what became of it, and where can I read about it? > >tcf "New Times", Lawrence and Wishart 1989, in association with Marxism Today, ed Stuart Hall and Martin Jacques. Many reprints from articles in Marxism Today. contributors in alphabetical order: Neal Ascherson, Sarah Benton, Rosalind Brunt, Bea Campbell, David Edgar, Stuart Hall, Di ...

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Date:	Sun Feb 13 05:33:21 PST 2000

555 UK on WTO reform -- rank: 1000

At 15:09 10/02/00 -0500, you wrote: >[from the World Bank's daily clipping service] > >UK TO PUSH FOR WTO REFORM AT BANGKOK. Britain will continue pushing for reform of the World Trade Organization at a United Nations conference this weekend in Bangkok, encouraging talks on how to include other international bodies in global trade talks, reports Dow Jones. UK Trade Minister Richard Caborn Thursday said he will reiterate the government's call for consultative talks on WTO reform during ...

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Date:	Thu Feb 10 15:54:10 PST 2000