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13756 [lbo-talk] In God's country -- rank: 1000

On Nov 7, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > Is it possible that religion is more popular in the most (e.g., the > USA) and least capitalist (e.g., Afghanistan) areas than the areas > that fall inbetween (e.g., the EU, Japan, China, etc.)? The U.S. is an outlier on this one, and it's unsound to base models on outliers. You can call it the "most" capitalist country, but the other "advanced" countries are pretty capitalist too, and they're very little like ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Nov 7 08:53:52 PST 2006

13757 [lbo-talk] Iowa Electronic Markets -- rank: 1000

"Reps lose House" contract <http://128.255.244.60/pricehistory/ PriceHistory_GetData.cfm> still rising: last price, 81, up from 79 three days earlier. "Reps lose Senate" contract <http://128.255.244.60/pricehistory/ PriceHistory_GetData.cfm>: last price 30, up from previous day, though down from three days earlier.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Nov 7 06:49:04 PST 2006

13758 [lbo-talk] Lionel Tiger does not like Clifford Geertz -- rank: 1000

Wall Street Journal - November 7, 2006 'Fuzz. Fuzz . . . It Was Covered in Fuzz.' By LIONEL TIGER Anthropologist Clifford Geertz of the Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton passed away last week. His name will be generally -- if often hazily -- familiar to literate people who will, however, be unlikely to appreciate the considerable impact he had on our intellectual world. Unhappily, in my opinion (and not only mine), his influence and impact were real but fundamentally unfortunate in ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Nov 7 05:35:24 PST 2006

13759 [lbo-talk] Borat -- rank: 1000

[bounced because it was attached to the entire contents of the digest] From: "Gary Mongiovi" <MONGIOVG at stjohns.edu> Date: November 6, 2006 6:29:23 PM EST To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Borat I'd just like to second Carl's endorsement of "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," a real gem of a comedy. I enjoyed Borat immensely, but Borat himself is just a schtick, not a genuine character, so the movie wasn't altogether satifying as a s ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 6 15:43:35 PST 2006

13760 [lbo-talk] How They Stole The Mid-Term Election -- rank: 1000

[hmm, we'll see...] HOW THEY STOLE THE MID-TERM ELECTION by Greg Palast for The Guardian (UK), Comment Monday November 6, 2006 Here's how the 2006 mid-term election was stolen. Note the past tense. And I'm not kidding. And shoot me for saying this, but it won't be stolen by jerking with the touch-screen machines (though they'll do their nasty part). While progressives panic over the viral spread of suspect computer black boxes, the Karl Rove-bots have been tunneling into the vote vaults thro ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 6 15:40:44 PST 2006

13761 [lbo-talk] ex-Moonie at the UN - good news for Pyongyang? -- rank: 1000

Guardian (London) - November 6, 2006 UN to appoint former Moonie as head of World Food Programme John Hooper in Rome and Ed Pilkington in New York Kofi Annan will this week put a former leading "Moonie" in charge of the UN's biggest humanitarian aid agency after vigorous lobbying by the Bush administration. Josette Sheeran is to be appointed executive director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), according to diplomatic and UN sources. Ms Sheeran, also known by her married name Shi ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 6 15:20:32 PST 2006

13762 [lbo-talk] a spiritual message -- rank: 1000

[a friend writes...] You see, Reverend Haggard is a vociferous spokesperson against gay marriage and, until yesterday, his wife probably had no idea she was actually in one.

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Date:	Mon Nov 6 12:59:40 PST 2006

13763 [lbo-talk] the mind-body problem -- rank: 1000

[further proof that neurology ain't the same as conssciousness] Philadelphia Inquirer - November 6, 2006 <http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/15939059.htm> Carnal Knowledge Looking at porn through a gender gap By Faye Flam Inquirer Staff Writer Last month researchers at McGill University in Canada reconfirmed what we'll call the porn paradox: When hooked up to instruments measuring sexual arousal, men and women reacted with equal speed when watching pornographic films. This raises severa ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 6 09:44:08 PST 2006

13764 [lbo-talk] what war? -- rank: 1000

<http://www.gawker.com/news/iraq/us-army-recruits-youths-for-iraq- nonwar-212626.php> U.S. Army Recruits Youths for Iraq Non-War This ABC News segment <http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story? id=2626032&page=1> on outrageously dishonest Army recruiters in the tri-state area is funny enough to make Michael Moore crawl into his grave, just so he can spin there. College kids equipped with hidden cameras were sent into various Army recruiting offices to get the lowdown on signing up; in ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 6 07:45:46 PST 2006

13765 [lbo-talk] Dick Morris: GOP will get hammered - and in 2008 too -- rank: 1000

New York Post - November 6, 2006 <http://www.nypost.com/seven/11062006/postopinion/opedcolumnists/ a_gop_massacre__a_bloody_tuesday_opedcolumnists_dick_morris__eileen_mcga nn.htm> A GOP MASSACRE: A BLOODY TUESDAY By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN THE latest polls portend disaster for the Republican Party tomorrow. The House appears to be gone; the Senate is teetering on the brink. John Zogby's polling is tracking 15 swing House districts, and he finds Democratic leads in 13. Since Dems ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 6 07:36:55 PST 2006

13766 [lbo-talk] Fwd: Talk by WTO Director Disrupted: Activists and Audience Members Forcibly Dragged Out -- rank: 1000

Talk by WTO Director Disrupted: Activists and Audience Members Forcibly Dragged Out by Various Boston Indymedia Center Members On Wednesday, November 1, the JFK Forum at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government hosted Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organization. The subject of the lecture was posed as a question: "Is the WTO Accountable?" Shortly after the address began, three Boston activists took turns standing up and loudly disrupting the event. Each ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 5 11:58:23 PST 2006

13767 [lbo-talk] Fwd: 11/02/06: Harpers: Jeff Sharlet: Soldiers of Christ (originally published in May 2005) -- rank: 1000

[via Ned Sublette] fans of evangelical homoeroticism will want to check out the artwork by the painter referred to in this article, thomas blackshear: http://www.africanamericanartandgifts.com/xq/ASP/ Thomas_Blackshear_Gallery_The_Forgiven_Canvas_Transfer_Framed/ StockNumber.17233/qx/African_American_Art_Details.asp. http://www.africanamericanartandgifts.com/xq/ASP/ Thomas_Blackshear_Gallery_The_Vessel/StockNumber.2039L/qx/ African_American_Art_Details.htm http://harpers.org/SoldiersOfChrist-20 ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 5 09:52:40 PST 2006

13768 [lbo-talk] My interview w/ World Burns to Death -- rank: 1000

On Nov 5, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Charles Brown wrote: > CB; I exaggerated, but I am only a small part of the ...what...I > guess it's > the speed of the car and size, a big thing going fast that is the > sensation > ? I'm a but for cause , but not a sufficient cause. And there are > many other > but for causes. Identification, Charles, identification! You become one with the machine, it becomes an extension of you. Of course, you're just as likely to be stuck in traffic (no, s ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 5 09:22:01 PST 2006

13769 [lbo-talk] ABC/WaPo Poll: The Late Republican Surge Is Here -- rank: 1000

[Here's the actual poll, instead of right-wing reports on it. Since feelings are very high this year, normal likely voter algorithms may underpredict turnout.] ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL: '06 ELN FINAL 11/4/06 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AFTER 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006 Democrats Hold the Lead, Slightly More Narrowly Democrats head to Election Day with a continued advantage in voter preference, fueled by discontent with the war in Iraq and broad unhappiness with George W. Bush and the Republ ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 5 08:44:26 PST 2006

13770 [lbo-talk] lead -- rank: 1000

This is the most captivating lead, or lede as they say in the newspaper biz, I've seen in ages: Evangelist Admits Meth, Massage, No Sex Nov 03 2:34 PM US/Eastern By CATHERINE TSAI Associated Press Writer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Evangelist Ted Haggard admitted Friday that he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the outspoken gay marriage opponent.

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Date:	Fri Nov 3 14:36:58 PST 2006