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12241 [lbo-talk] Larry Craig: a sexual history -- rank: 1000

Idaho Statesman - August 28, 2007 <http://www.idahostatesman.com/273/story/143801.html> Men's room arrest reopens questions about Sen. Larry Craig By Dan Popkey - dpopkey at idahostatesman.com Sen. Larry Craig, who in May told the Idaho Statesman he had never engaged in homosexual acts, was arrested less than a month later by an undercover police officer who said Craig made a sexual advance toward him in an airport men's room. The arrest at a Minnesota airport prompted Craig to plead gu ...

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Date:	Tue Aug 28 06:47:50 PDT 2007

12242 [lbo-talk] Sarkozy no fan of the Iraq war -- rank: 1000

<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news? pid=20601085&sid=a2oGGj8tqgGY&refer=europe> Sarkozy Says U.S. Troop Pullout Would Help End Iraq Civil War By Helene Fouquet Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the prospect of a U.S. troop pullout from Iraq would help lead to a political settlement among the warring parties there. ``Defining a clear prospect for the withdrawal of foreign troops'' is required for Iraq to move out of civil war, he said in a speech to F ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 19:25:30 PDT 2007

12243 [lbo-talk] IVA -- rank: 1000

The Idaho Values Alliance luvs Larry Craig, or did. And they write on their website (for now): <http://www.idahovaluesalliance.com/news.asp?id=481> One of the tragic characteristics of the homosexual lifestyle is its emphasis on anonymous sex and multiple sexual partners. It is a little-acknowledged secret that many active homosexuals will have more than 1,000 sex partners over the course of a lifetime (the average among heterosexuals is seven still six more than we were designed f ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 19:04:20 PDT 2007

12244 [lbo-talk] Larry Craig loves Mitt's fam vals -- rank: 1000

<http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0807/ Larry_Craigs_proRomney_video_taken_down.html> Larry Craig's pro-Romney video taken down [Jonathan Martin\ UPDATED WITH CRAIG RESIGNATION FROM ROMNEY CAMPAIGN Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) who has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with an incident where he allegedly solicited a plainclothes police officer in a men's restroom is one of Mitt Romney's top backers in the Senate. A clip of Craig praising Romney was until j ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 18:34:20 PDT 2007

12245 [lbo-talk] AEI doesn't like Mike Bloomberg -- rank: 1000

<http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0807/ Bloomberg_not_so_popular_on_the_right.html> August 27, 2007 Read More: Mike Bloomberg Bloomberg, not so popular on the right One last Wikiscanner tidbit: Somebody from an IP address associated with the American Enterprise Institute last September added "f*** this turd" to the section of Mike Bloomberg's Wikipedia page discussing same-sex marriage. [article edit: <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? diff=prev&oldid=78113465&g ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 18:25:57 PDT 2007

12246 [lbo-talk] Max Sawicky signs off -- rank: 1000

On Aug 27, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Carl Remick quoted Max Sawicky: > With regret I have to announce that my blogging days will end on > September > 3. New professional responsibilities will preclude any public > pontificating. Mysterious new responsibilities! What might those be?

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 14:35:29 PDT 2007

12247 [lbo-talk] mysterious options activity proves SOMETHING BIG IS GONNA HAPPEN! -- rank: 1000

<http://mparent7777-2.blogspot.com/2007/08/45b-bet-on-another-911- within-4-weeks.html>

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 14:18:26 PDT 2007

12248 [lbo-talk] Israel bans paper shipments to Gaza -- rank: 1000

<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-76FF7W?OpenDocument> Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) Date: 26 Aug 2007 Israel-OPT: Ban on truckloads of paper set to hit Gaza schools JERUSALEM, 26 August 2007 (IRIN) - The Israeli ban on deliveries of paper to Gaza is not only threatening to create a shortage of textbooks in the Strip but also shining a spotlight on what constitutes legitimate ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 14:17:37 PDT 2007

12249 [lbo-talk] Ongoing housing market crisis data -- rank: 1000

On Aug 27, 2007, at 2:04 PM, Mr. WD wrote: > Are people starting foreclosure solidarity networks or anything like > that around the country? This is an excellent idea! Let's give some political bite to Web 2.0 - can any of you techies here figure out how to set up some kind of foreclosure social networking site?

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 11:16:31 PDT 2007

12250 [lbo-talk] locating the USA on the map -- rank: 1000

Ismail, are your students in SC anything like this? <http://gawker.com/news/our-bovine-public/beauty-pageant-contestant- as-smart-as-the-president-293702.php>

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 09:27:48 PDT 2007

12251 [lbo-talk] CounterPunch 8/25/07: "The Great Financial Crisis... -- rank: 1000

On Aug 26, 2007, at 5:14 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > It's the work of Jeff St. Clair alone, as far as I know. You're probably right, which means the other editor is too busy scouring LaRouche scientific journals to help out? Doug

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 09:09:24 PDT 2007

12252 [lbo-talk] CounterPunch 8/25/07: "The Great Financial Crisis... -- rank: 1000

On Aug 27, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: > Doug Henwood wrote: >> >> >> What is the point of putting up ten articles a day? Not to sound like >> an old fart or anything, but do quantity and novelty totally trump >> quality? > > It's a cafeteria not a gourmet restaurant. The readers of the site > make > the selection they need. The editors of the site have better things to > do than make fine, measured judgments of what to put on the site, wh ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 09:03:54 PDT 2007

12253 [lbo-talk] more on the culture of economics, or the economics of culture -- rank: 1000

Cultural diffusion key to early industrialisation and economic growth DP6444 Cultural Assimilation, Cultural Diffusion and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations URL: http://www.cepr.org/pubs/new-dps/dplist.asp?dpno=6444.asp Author(s): Quamrul Ashraf, Oded Galor As late as the end of the 1st millennium CE, the civilizations of Asia were well ahead of Europe in both wealth and knowledge. By the time of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, however, Europe had already overtaken these soc ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 08:03:53 PDT 2007

12254 [lbo-talk] Venezuelans chase dollars -- rank: 1000

Wall Street Journal - August 27, 2007 CASHING OUT Venezuelans Chase Dollars Amid Worries Over Economy Some See Ways to Profit From Chávez's Controls; A Poker-Chip Maneuver By JOHN LYONS CARACAS, Venezuela Like many people they know in Caracas these days, Alfred and Norma Muńoz are bracing for what they believe is inevitable: a currency crash brought about by President Hugo Chávez's policies. The middle-class couple plan to borrow as much as they can from a local bank and buy an apartment out ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 07:48:23 PDT 2007

12255 [lbo-talk] CounterPunch 8/25/07: "The Great Financial Crisis... -- rank: 1000

On Aug 27, 2007, at 10:00 AM, Jeffrey Fisher wrote: > On 8/26/07, Yoshie Furuhashi <critical.montages at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 8/26/07, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at uiuc.edu> wrote: >>> I believe one person does all the editing and mark-up. >> >> It's the work of Jeff St. Clair alone, as far as I know. He gets >> about TEN articles online EVERY WEEKDAY. So, he has only about 48 >> minutes per article for editing, proofreading, an ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 27 07:24:45 PDT 2007