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10726 [lbo-talk] Pacifica ED Guma leaving -- rank: 1000

It looks like Pacifica executive director Greg Guma is leaving the network. (For more, see WBAI's R Paul Martin's report, <http:// glib.com/botb_05-07-07.html#guma>). He did not last very long. Writes Martin: > From what was said on the Pacifica National Board teleconference > meeting on May 3, 2007, it appears that Pacifica's Executive > Director Greg Guma is leaving his position. > > Here's the excerpt from that PNB teleconference meeting that I > played on the air, i ...

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Date:	Tue May 8 15:55:15 PDT 2007

10727 [lbo-talk] Kvetching, was Sarkozy, France etc -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 6:42 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > You're the economist Doug. What do you think? I'd be > interested to hear. My guess is that a lot of the Russian boom is the result of high oil prices, amplified by the credit inflows the banker suggested. Has there been much investment in real industry? Doug

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10728 [lbo-talk] Kvetching, was Sarkozy, France etc -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 6:42 PM, Chris Doss wrote: his 7th post of the day the limit is 3

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10729 [lbo-talk] Kvetching, was Sarkozy, France etc -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 6:22 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > Alberta did not spend the 1990s collapsing like a > popped soap-bubble, was not ruled by the Mob, and did > not have a civil war going on. Financial Times - April 24, 2007 Financial boom in Russia will 'end in pain' By Stefan Wagstyl, East Europe Editor Russia's financial boom will come to a painful end "in the near future", a London banker with long experience of the country warned yesterday. After seven years of growth, Russi ...

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10730 [lbo-talk] France looks to new Sarkozy era -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 5:23 PM, James Heartfield wrote: > Yes, it is pretty despicable, but maybe you cannot hear the > cadences of the > left's national chauvinism. Yes I can. I've never missed an opportunity to denounce the nationalism of the antiglobal left. I've even quoted Hayek on the nationalism implicit in socialism and social democracy. I've given Patrick Bond endless grief over his attempts to rehabilitate the protectionist developmental strategies of apartheid SA and Smith's ...

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Date:	Tue May 8 14:53:53 PDT 2007

10731 [lbo-talk] so the U.S. will never leave Iraq? -- rank: 1000

<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=3105288&page=1> If Democratic leaders in Congress play it right (no sure bet), they'll provide money to the troops without splitting their caucus by the end of the month. That didn't seem possible just a few days ago: Liberals don't want to spend another dime on the war - and have told House Democratic leaders as much, robbing leadership of crucial votes in a closely divided Congress. But nothing unifies a party quite like cracks on ...

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10732 [lbo-talk] Park Ave Peerage unmasked: it's a kid in Illinois!! -- rank: 1000

<http://parkavenuepeerage.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/disclaimer/> Disclaimer May 8, 2007 Posted by 68thandpark in Articles. trackback The witch hunt is over. The founders of Socialite Rank were exposed and their joint secret is out of the bag. Unlike the website they authored, Park Avenue Peerage is a not a den of mud-slinging. This isn t a place to post accusations to destroy reputations. Society can and should stand for something much greater the active pursuits of beauty, grace, an ...

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10733 [lbo-talk] Kvetching, was Sarkozy, France etc -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 4:27 PM, James Heartfield wrote: > Here is Goerge Monbiot arguing that London's successful Olympic bid > and the > government's commitment to use the Olympics to promote regeneration > is a > problem: The history of Olympic cities is on Monbiot's side. The "regeneration" usually consists of displacement and gentrification. Just a week or two ago you were making fun of me for swallowing bourgeois propaganda about climate change. You're swallowing the ...

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Date:	Tue May 8 13:45:39 PDT 2007

10734 [lbo-talk] help wanted -- rank: 1000

Dear Sex-Pos Friends - Cleis Press has just created a new position for a Marketing Coordinator/eMarketing Specialist whose mandate will be to relentlessly promote Cleis books and authors on the web. No doubt you may know some very talented person who would get fired up about marketing progressive sex guides and erorica collections online. If you know someone who would be be appropriate for this position, would you pass the info along? Thanks so much. Best wishes, Felice Newman Marketing Coordin ...

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10735 [lbo-talk] France looks to new Sarkozy era -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > You are mistaken, my friend. I do not piss on those people - I just > do not give a flying fuck about them. If they are in jail, it is > their > problem, not mine. Man, that's cold. The U.S. incarcerates a bigger share of its population than any other country in the world. We criminalize things that shouldn't be criminalized. Yeah, sure, there are real scumbags in prison who belong there. But there are a whole lot of people ...

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10736 [lbo-talk] France looks to new Sarkozy era -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 2:05 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > But aside that, all that bickering about imperialism, racism, > neoliberalism, > capitalism, the IMF, the police, the middle class, and white people in > general, shedding crocodile tears over rogue elements of society, > inmates > and criminals etc. is nothing but hot air that appeals only to > losers and > blasé intellectuals, but has zero chance of attracting any popular > support. So Sarko's adoption of Le Pen ...

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10737 [lbo-talk] Free Paris -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > "Free Paris Hilton!" Petition Begs Meanwhile, Page Six reports: > Heiress Fatigue > > PARIS Hilton can't be sent to jail fast enough for some folks. > Before the heirhead was sentenced to 45 days for driving repeatedly > with a suspended license, a group called Citizens for a Better > America had started an online petition drive, recorded a song "Go > Away Paris," and was selling T-shirts, baseball ca ...

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10738 [lbo-talk] France looks to new Sarkozy era -- rank: 1000

On May 8, 2007, at 10:38 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > permanent misery, kvetching and struggle > glorified by lefty intellectuals Just who are these lefty intelletuals who glorify misery? You have anyone in mind, or is this just another one of your feelings? Doug

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10739 [lbo-talk] CEOs unite for health care -- rank: 1000

<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0507/3877.html> CEOs unite for health care By: Chris Frates May 7, 2007 10:40 PM EST Health care reformers scored a victory Monday when 35 chief executives announced a major lobbying coalition designed to push for universal coverage in a market-based system. The Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform was launched as a way for business leaders to influence the debate on the state and federal levels. The group is advocating for a market-based solutio ...

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10740 [lbo-talk] more on France -- rank: 1000

The NYT has a sidebar on the Ipsos poll in France, which I can't find on their website. But the age breakdown is more mixed than some reports have made it out to be. Sarkozy Royal spread 18-24 42 58 -16 25-34 57 43 +14 35-44 50 50 0 45-59 45 55 -10 60-69 61 39 +22 70+ 68 32 +26

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