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16111 [lbo-talk] Liberate Doug from Old Fogeyism! - was/ videogames -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2006, at 10:35 AM, Jerry Monaco wrote: > On 8/11/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: >> The Times, whose growing coverage of video game culture is especially >> impressive when you consider that anyone who plays video games is >> functionally illiterate... > > Doug, Doug, Doug, you unabashed baby boomer! Hey, I'm not endorsing it! I just thought it was funny and provocative. And the words weren't written by a boomer - the Gawker gang is i ...

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16112 [lbo-talk] the money race in Conn -- rank: 1000

New York Daily News - August 11, 2006 Rush & Molloy The $$$enate race: Who backed who U.S. Senate hopeful Ned Lamont definitely scored an overall coup in his faceoff against Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman Tuesday. But who won the fight for the richest and most fabulous campaign contributors? Lieberman, who was Al Gore's running mate in 2000, lost his fourth Senate bid 52% to 48% in the Democratic primary, despite hefty donations, as Connecticut voters rejected his support for the war in ...

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16113 [lbo-talk] videogames -- rank: 1000

This should inspire some letters to the editor: <http://gawker.com/news/kotaku/rockstars-kinder-gentler-video- game-193393.php> The Times, whose growing coverage of video game culture is especially impressive when you consider that anyone who plays video games is functionally illiterate...

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Date:	Fri Aug 11 06:53:23 PDT 2006

16114 [lbo-talk] Study Finds Immigrants Don't Hurt U.S. Jobs -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2006, at 2:44 AM, Chuck wrote: > I'm back. ;-) Welcome.

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16115 [lbo-talk] Helem, a Gay NGO in Lebanon -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2006, at 7:37 PM, B. wrote: > Yoshie, > > Thanks for your 7th-or-so "whatever will support my > given position" - post of the day. I thought the > limit was 3. It is, though by my count it was only her 6th post of the day. There were seven on Aug 7, and six on Aug 8, though. The limit is three. Doug

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16116 [lbo-talk] Helem, a Gay NGO in Lebanon -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2006, at 6:50 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > Where are US GLBT orgs organizing international solidarity with the > Lebanese gay org Helem <http://www.helem.net/>? - Dunno - have you asked any? Doug

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16117 [lbo-talk] All Hail the Lamont Campaign Staff!!! -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2006, at 3:46 PM, Carl Remick wrote: > Lieberman Seizes on Terror Arrests to Attack Rival He & Cheney see eye to eye on this one!

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16118 [lbo-talk] UK's proto-riot grrl The Slits re-form, announce US tour dates -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2006, at 2:47 PM, B. wrote: > Was amazed to hear this, especially the "new EP" (!) > annoouncement. Extremely important band to the whole > riot grrl, L7/Hole/Gits/7 Year Bitch/Bikini Kill/Huggy > Bear, girl power, etc. movement of the 1990s and > today. Today? Thought that, um, petered out in the late 90s. What's happening now? Doug

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16119 [lbo-talk] Galloway rips a new one -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > [WS:] I do not watch much television, but I wonder if such an > interview > would be aired here. That is, the US networks may fell quite > comfortable > airing raging right wing lunatics making all kinds of outrageous > statements, > but if someone left-of-the center goes beyond voicing timid > disagreement or > simply serving as a punching boy for raging rightwingers, he would > be booed > off the stage by ...

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16120 [lbo-talk] AFL-CIO to endorse Joe? -- rank: 1000

<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/10/nyregion/10lieberman.html? _r=1&oref=slogin> And at least one steadfast Lieberman ally, the A.F.L.-C.I.O., Connecticut s largest labor group, said it would consider endorsing Mr. Lieberman through the general election, providing crucial muscle for a fall campaign.

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16121 [lbo-talk] putting quackery to the test -- rank: 1000

On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:24 PM, ravi wrote: > Doug, this is getting tiresome for me, and perhaps for you too. The > title of the article you forwarded was: "No Alternative". Authors don't write their own headlines - editors do, and they often follow the cardinal rule of journalism, simplify & exaggerate. > Just the first paragraph with terms like > "objective" and "We are now learning" [what happens to these claims] > provides enough room for dispu ...

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16122 [lbo-talk] putting quackery to the test -- rank: 1000

On Aug 9, 2006, at 9:10 PM, Alex wrote: >> As for the disarticulation, that's not a research objective it is THE >> method of western science. That's why ecology was such a revolution. >> But, to give one minor side example with significant consequences: it >> was argued that women should not breastfeed because "formula" had all >> the ingredients of mother's milk. Wrong. > > Even if formula was identical to breast milk, why would that mean > wome ...

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16123 [lbo-talk] Fwd: lbo-talk post from jlandy at igc.org requires approval -- rank: 1000

[bounced because HTML coding drove it over the length limit - P L A I N T E X T P L E A S E ! ! !] From: Joanne Landy <jlandy at igc.org> Date: August 9, 2006 8:39:28 PM EDT To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Fwd: Change to Win: Stand up for universal health care Many members of Physicians for a National Health Program participated in the Citizens Health Care Working group sessions held around the country. Below are comments from the NY Metro Chapter of PNHP. --Jo ...

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16124 [lbo-talk] putting quackery to the test -- rank: 1000

On Aug 9, 2006, at 7:02 PM, ravi wrote: > My claim is: you > cannot rule out alternative medication unless you can demonstrate that > it has not contributed to any progress in health. No one, not even the NIH or our Harvard med school man, wants to do that. So who are you arguing with (or, with whom are you arguing, if you prefer)? Doug

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16125 [lbo-talk] putting quackery to the test -- rank: 1000

On Aug 9, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Miles Jackson wrote: > Note that this does not entail dogmatic support for "western" > medicine. For instance, clinical trials have clearly demonstrated > the analgesic effects of acupuncture. In contrast, recent research > on hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women has shown that > the "pump em with estrogen" strategy has no positive therapeutic > effects and actually increases a woman's risk of ovarian cancer. Speakin ...

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