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12931 [lbo-talk] Right-wing nut on Iran -- rank: 1000

From: Peter Nasaw <peter at drcpublicrelations.com> Date: September 21, 2006 10:45:30 AM EDT To: Peter Nasaw <peter at drcpublicrelations.com> Subject: Iran Expert Michael Evans on President Ahmadinejad Michael Evans, one of America s top experts on the Middle East and confidant to Israeli leaders, has a new book out, SHOWDOWN WITH NUCLEAR IRAN (Nelson Current, October 3, 2006). Based on interviews with top military officials and heads of state, Evans s latest work shows how Iran ...

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 08:04:07 PDT 2006

12932 [lbo-talk] Re: Poor Pope's Service to Rabid Capitalism -- rank: 1000

On Sep 21, 2006, at 10:41 AM, Michael Pugliese wrote: > http://www.christendom-awake.org/pages/ratzinger/liberationtheol.htm > Preliminary Notes on Liberation Theology by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Yup: > An analysis of the phenomenon of liberation theology reveals that > it constitutes a fundamental threat to the faith of the Church. > > Since the phenomenon of liberation theology indicates a lack of > conversion in the Church, a lack of radical faith, only an increase > ...

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 09:58:24 PDT 2006

12933 [lbo-talk] Scott McLemme clarifies -- rank: 1000

> From: "Scott McLemee" <scott.mclemee at insidehighered.com> > Date: September 21, 2006 11:00:35 AM EDT > To: <dhenwood at panix.com> > Subject: say what? > > I see that Michael Pugliese -- mixing up one of those familiar > indigestable salads of his -- reports that Gus Hall denied to me > that the CPUSA got a Soviet subsidy. > > This certainly comes as a surprise. No doubt Hall would have denied > it, or tried to change the subject, had I ...

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 08:20:01 PDT 2006

12934 [lbo-talk] Labor Party wins ballot line in SC -- rank: 1000

[slightly reformatted - ed.] SOUTH CAROLINA LABOR PARTY WINS BALLOT LINE Activists Meet to Adopt Party Structure, Organizing Plan! On September 14 the State Election Commission certified the South Carolina Labor Party as an official political party with a ballot line. Creation of the SCLP highlights a new stage in South Carolina politics. The SCLP is the first independent political party expressly and exclusively committed to pursuing the most widely shared concerns of the state's working p ...

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 08:02:57 PDT 2006

12935 [lbo-talk] Re: Poor Pope's Service to Rabid Capitalism -- rank: 1000

Michael, those are semi-interesting articles, but what do they have to do with Pope Ratso, who seems like he slips into jackboots when he isn't wearing his Prada shoes? Doug

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 07:50:41 PDT 2006

12936 [lbo-talk] news from Texas -- rank: 1000

[from Popbitch] Travis County, Texas, has been thinking about the kind of benefits they can best provide for their employees. And what they've decided to offer... is free stomach reduction surgery. County bosses are looking at providing 15 bariatic surgeries per year. Each surgery costs about $20,000 but the county thinks it will work out cheaper than healthcare costs do now. County Judge Sam Biscoe explained, "We do have more than our fair share of employees who qualify." To qualify, ...

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 07:30:13 PDT 2006

12937 [lbo-talk] "Liberal" (was yours truly in USA Today) -- rank: 1000

On Sep 21, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > In many parts of the > world, "liberal" seems to be practically synonymous with the > (economic) Right opposed to socialism _and_ social democracy. Milton Friedman wanted to reclaim the word "liberal" for his side, but that's one of his prescriptions that was never filled. Doug

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 07:08:57 PDT 2006

12938 [lbo-talk] yours truly in USA Today -- rank: 1000

On Sep 21, 2006, at 8:07 AM, Dennis Perrin wrote: >> A statistical analysis by Doug Henwood, editor of the liberal >> newsletter Left Business Observer, found that an "uncanny" 78% of >> the movement in Bush's ratings could be correlated with changes >> in gas prices. Based on trends in crude oil prices, Henwood >> predicted last Thursday that it "wouldn't be surprising to see >> his approval numbers rise into the mid-40s." > > &q ...

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 06:24:46 PDT 2006

12939 [lbo-talk] yours truly in USA Today -- rank: 1000

<http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-09-20-bush-gas- prices_x.htm> Related Advertising Links What's this? Screaming Stock Picks www.ScreamingStocks.com Real Estate Investment- Strong Cash Flow www.theweargroup.com No Minimums. No Catches. www.tradeking.com Advertisement E-mail features E-mail newsletters Sign up to receive our free Daily Briefing e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. E-mail Select one: HTML Text Breaking news E-mail alerts Get breaking new ...

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Date:	Thu Sep 21 04:14:53 PDT 2006

12940 [lbo-talk] is this for real? -- rank: 1000

[This is the party that brought us the CIA, the IMF, welfare reform, and the Vietnam War?] <http://littledemocrats.net/aboutthebook.html> Why Mommy is a Democrat brings to life the core values of the Democratic party in ways that young children will easily understand and thoroughly enjoy. Using plain and non-judgmental language, along with warm and whimsical illustrations, this colorful 28-page paperback depicts the Democratic principles of fairness, tolerance, peace, and concern for ...

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Date:	Wed Sep 20 19:46:30 PDT 2006

12941 [lbo-talk] artistic license -- rank: 1000

[the IMDb bio of the director of that crap ABC 9/11 "documentary"] David L. Cunningham is an international filmmaker who has directed and produced a number of motion picture and television projects in 40 countries worldwide. He is the founder and President of the Los Angeles-based production company Pray For Rain Pictures, Inc.. Born in Switzerland and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii, Mr. Cunningham has traveled to 133 countries on every continent, earning him a membership in the p ...

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Date:	Wed Sep 20 15:36:47 PDT 2006

12942 [lbo-talk] Bush at 44% -- rank: 1000

On Sep 20, 2006, at 5:09 PM, Chuck wrote: > The 44% figure is an indictment of the American left, which would > rather spend all of their time talking about why so many Americans > still like Bush, instead of going out there and organizing. No shit. But no surprise either, because the Dems have nothing to say, unless you consider water-cleansing merry-go-rounds a political program. Doug

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Date:	Wed Sep 20 14:24:14 PDT 2006

12943 [lbo-talk] Fed keeps 'em steady... -- rank: 1000

...though the language is slightly hawkish <http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/monetary/2006/20060920/ default.htm> Release Date: September 20, 2006 For immediate release The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 percent. The moderation in economic growth appears to be continuing, partly reflecting a cooling of the housing market. Readings on core inflation have been elevated, and the high levels of resource utiliza ...

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Date:	Wed Sep 20 11:37:40 PDT 2006

12944 [lbo-talk] great moments in correction -- rank: 1000

[from Gawker] Rather than go into detail on this one, we're going to give you a special GMIJ bonus: our favorite Times correction ever. It's from February of 2001: "Because of an editing error, an article on Tuesday about the court case in Chile against Gen. Augusto Pinochet misidentified the ocean into which the military apparently dumped the father of Viviana Diaz, a woman who leads a group of surviving family members. It was the Pacific, not the Atlantic."

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Date:	Wed Sep 20 11:01:30 PDT 2006

12945 [lbo-talk] Bush at 44% -- rank: 1000

On Sep 20, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > This explains why Bush's popularity is still high 44% is not high. The average approval rating since Gallup started asking the question in 1941 is 55% (with little difference between the parties). Clinton's second-term average was 60%. The second Nixon/ Gerald Ford term was 42%. In what universe would 44% be "high"? Doug

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Date:	Wed Sep 20 08:39:07 PDT 2006