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13291 [lbo-talk] The Conspiracy Industry -- rank: 1000

On Oct 16, 2006, at 11:43 AM, Charles Brown wrote: > http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/4199607.html > > The Conspiracy Industry > > BY JAMES B. MEIGS, Editor-In-Chief, Popular > Mechanics Published on: October 13, 2006 > > ^^^^^ > CB: What's James Meigs' position on the war on Iraq ? For or against ? How's that relevant to the issue? Doug

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13292 [lbo-talk] Let's Build -- rank: 1000

On Oct 16, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > However, the deciding factor in people s attitudes toward this form > of settlement is not efficiency, functionality or aesthetic but > hard-wired cognitive perceptions of space. Those who are hard > wired for open, scarcely populated spaces will feel miserable in > the most functional and efficient urban setting; while those hard > wired for closed densely populated spaces will always be miserable > in the country ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 16 08:59:12 PDT 2006

13293 [lbo-talk] What's the matter with Connecticut? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 16, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Carl Remick wrote: > In an election universally deemed a referendum on Iraq, the > overwhelming majority of CTers agree with Lamont's stance on the war. [from the quoted article] > Lieberman led Lamont despite the fact the majority of Connecticut > voters disagree with his position on the war in Iraq. Only 34 > percent said the United States made the right decision by invading > Iraq, while 60 percent said it was the wrong decision. Fifty > perc ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 16 08:41:40 PDT 2006

13294 [lbo-talk] looking for a way out of Iraq -- rank: 1000

Los Angeles Times - October 16, 2006 Panel to Seek Change on Iraq A commission backed by Bush has agreed that 'stay the course' is not working, its leader says. A phased withdrawal is one option on the table. By Doyle McManus, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON A commission backed by President Bush that is exploring U.S. options in Iraq intends to propose significant changes in the administration's strategy by early next year, members say. Two options under consideration would represent reversa ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 16 08:37:20 PDT 2006

13295 [lbo-talk] making fun of the Thumpers -- rank: 1000

<http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2570947> [...] Oct. 16, 2006 For the White House, the charges coming their way this morning in the new book "Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction" must seem anything but heaven-sent. The accusations are coming from an unlikely source: David Kuo, former deputy director of the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, which channels federal dollars to religious charities. Kuo says the office was misused to rally evang ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 16 08:33:08 PDT 2006

13296 [lbo-talk] The Beadle despairs -- rank: 1000

The Weekly Standard - October 23, 2006 <http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/ 000/000/012/817vxgub.asp> How Bad Will It Be? The GOP debacle to come. by Fred Barnes REPUBLICANS and conservatives, brace yourselves! Strategists and consultants of both parties now believe the House is lost and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi will become speaker. At best, Republicans will cling to control of the Senate by a single seat, two at most. For many election cycles, Republican ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 16 08:26:12 PDT 2006

13297 [lbo-talk] Why can't I cheer? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 16, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Chuck Grimes wrote: > It's something else that I can't quite put my finger on. It has > something to do with the idea that first of all the people of this > country or at least the voters put these jerks in power, when it was > promised to be a very bad idea in the first place. Now that it has > finally, some six years too late dawned on enough of them, that yes, > it was a bad thing to do and they put them in for bad reasons. The > elected jerk ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 16 08:08:34 PDT 2006

13298 [lbo-talk] cultural note -- rank: 1000

The NYT's story on the demise of CBGB's over the weekend has a slideshow full of great pix: <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/arts/ music/16cbgb.html? ei=5094&en=5774c0b5de8bbecb&hp=&ex=1160971200&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage& adxnnlx=1161010996-p1e4NYQyeCcVY4gZK6iecg>. It's remarkable how little the place changed between the first time I set foot in it in Feb 76 and its final days. Doug

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Date:	Mon Oct 16 08:05:42 PDT 2006

13299 [lbo-talk] Let's Build -- rank: 1000

On Oct 14, 2006, at 7:03 PM, Bill Bartlett wrote: > Oops. this might help: > > http://people.aapt.net.au/~william7/Welcome.html Bill, that looks really nice. Do we have anything like that here in the USA? Can you get any more away from it all than rural Tasmania & still be in the first world? Doug

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Date:	Sat Oct 14 17:44:09 PDT 2006

13300 [lbo-talk] Let's Build -- rank: 1000

On Oct 14, 2006, at 6:47 PM, Bill Bartlett wrote: > Anyhow, take a look at the new website of my little country housing > co-op (excuse the bugs, I'm new at this.) Ha, so this is you <http://people.aapt.net.au/~william7/ Anniversary.html> (scroll about 60% of the way down)? People never look like you imagine they'll look. Is Emma any relation? Doug

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Date:	Sat Oct 14 17:38:10 PDT 2006

13301 [lbo-talk] put a tip in DP's jar -- rank: 1000

On Oct 14, 2006, at 3:05 PM, ravi wrote: > Is there an alternative to PayPal? What's wrong with PayPal? Doug

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Date:	Sat Oct 14 13:23:36 PDT 2006

13302 [lbo-talk] put a tip in DP's jar -- rank: 1000

The excellent Dennis Perrin has a plea on his blog for help to drive the wolf from the door (which I'm guessing wasn't easy to write): <http://redstateson.blogspot.com/>. I just did my bit; I hope lots of lbo-listers do too. Doug

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Date:	Sat Oct 14 11:00:14 PDT 2006

13303 [lbo-talk] Hezbollah vs IDF -- rank: 1000

On Oct 14, 2006, at 10:36 AM, Michael Pugliese wrote: > So why is Nasrallah depressed? > http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=977 > Nasrallah's Malaise > By Ehud Yaari > Jerusalem Report, October 2, 2006 Gotta love their advisory board <http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/ templateC11.php?CID=133&newActiveSubNav=Board%20of% 20Advisors&activeSubNavLink=templateC11.php%3FCID% 3D133&newActiveNav=aboutUs>: "I congratulate The Washington Instit ...

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Date:	Sat Oct 14 08:43:08 PDT 2006

13304 [lbo-talk] Hezbollah vs IDF -- rank: 1000

On Oct 14, 2006, at 10:36 AM, Michael Pugliese wrote: > So why is Nasrallah depressed? > http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=977 > Nasrallah's Malaise > By Ehud Yaari > Jerusalem Report, October 2, 2006 Is that a reliable source? Doug

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13305 [lbo-talk] Let's Build -- rank: 1000

On Oct 14, 2006, at 4:09 AM, James Heartfield wrote: > "Wow, James, have you spent much time touring the U.S. landscape, what > Kunstler calls the geography of nowhere? It's soul-destroyingly > hideous." > > If you mean that Americans are hideous, I cannot agree with you. I > read the news of 300 000 000 Americans as a good thing. And where > else should they live but in houses? No I meant the physical landscape. Lots of Americans are very fat, but we're not uglie ...

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