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18331 [lbo-talk] AP/Ipsos Poll: Majority Now Says War In Iraq Was A Mistake -- rank: 1000

AP/Ipsos Poll: Majority Now Says War In Iraq Was A Mistake; Don't Favor Immediate Withdrawal Washington, DC, June 24, 2005 - The latest AP/Ipsos poll shows Americans' sense of national duty remains strong despite misgivings about the war in Iraq. While a majority of Americans support keeping troops in Iraq until the situation has stabilized, half report the U.S. made a mistake in going to war in Iraq. Disapproval of the way the Bush administration has conducted the war is even higher. ---- 5. Al ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 24 12:07:36 PDT 2005

18332 [lbo-talk] Sad Songs Say So Much -- rank: 1000

andie nachgeborenen wrote: >Gloomy Sunday When I was a teen, a jazz-fan neighbor claimed that people committed suicide after that song was played on the radio. Doug

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Date:	Fri Jun 24 10:54:04 PDT 2005

18333 [lbo-talk] MoveOn & Iraq -- rank: 1000

C. G. Estabrook wrote: >On Thu Jun 23 Doug Henwood wrote-- > >MoveOn is doing a poll of its members on whether to organize >an Iraq exit campaign. Voting so far is 84% yes, 16% no. >Whatever your reservations about/critiqe of MoveOn - and >there's good reason for plenty - this could be really >fruitful. Vote Yes! > > >[That's odd (or perhaps not): they seem to have removed it >after a grand total of 7 responses. Here's what seems to be >left. --CGE] > > ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 24 09:43:06 PDT 2005

18334 [lbo-talk] When is private property NOT? -- rank: 1000

Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: >Jim: >> Collective rights represent only a _potential_ for good. Also, some >> protection of individual rights is needed. > >Individual rights and private ownership of land are two different and >largely antithetical things. Eminent domain pertains almost exclusively to >private ownership of land - which in my book is abomination and theft since >people do not produce land hence have no basis for claiming property rights >over it. It ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 24 09:34:18 PDT 2005

18335 [lbo-talk] cultural news: Leslie Gore comes out -- rank: 1000

<http://www.afterellen.com/People/2005/6/lesleygore.html> Former 60s teen idol Lesley Gore, who is best known for her classic songs "It's My Party (I'll Cry if I Want To)" and "You Don't Own Me," talks to us about her career, her new album, and why she hasn't officially come out as a lesbian (until now). [...]

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jun 23 21:56:02 PDT 2005

18336 [lbo-talk] Rove: "Liberals wanted therapy for 9/11 attackers..." -- rank: 1000

C. G. Estabrook wrote: >It's odd that Rove emerges from the shadows and delivers such >remarks -- it has almost an air of panic. Has he been reading >the polls? --CGE He probably reads polls for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They're losing ground on everything - even the previous strong points, like Iraq and "terrorism." This tough-guy talk must be an attempt to revive the old magic, but it ain't working. It's kind of beautiful to watch. Doug

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Date:	Thu Jun 23 11:30:04 PDT 2005

18337 [lbo-talk] MoveOn & Iraq -- rank: 1000

MoveOn is doing a poll of its members on whether to organize an Iraq exit campaign. Voting so far is 84% yes, 16% no. Whatever your reservations about/critiqe of MoveOn - and there's good reason for plenty - this could be really fruitful. Vote Yes!

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jun 23 11:21:41 PDT 2005

18338 [lbo-talk] RSS feeds, etc. -- rank: 1000

martin wrote: >I'd like to see the list 'reply to' behavior default to 'reply to >sender' rather than 'reply to list'. No, that's silly. Most people want to respond to the list. On the gmane thing - Jordan & I agree that it's best to have just one archive for the list. Sorry to those who want other arrangements. Doug

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Date:	Thu Jun 23 09:00:31 PDT 2005

18339 [lbo-talk] Noonan blasts Klein -- rank: 1000

snitsnat wrote: >At 10:22 AM 6/23/2005, Doug Henwood wrote: >>[First O'Reilly, now this. Is the right coming to terms with HRC, >>paving the way for a government of national unity in 2008?] > >a surefire loss for the democrats, that's for sure. as steve perry >said in his recent cover story on dean, the democrats are >professional losers -- cause it ain't about winning. I'm beginning to think the ruling class might look to HRC for serious repairs: of the gov's fiscal s ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 23 08:58:53 PDT 2005

18340 [lbo-talk] finance capital & shari'ah -- rank: 1000

Jim Devine wrote: >there are no bonds in the index, since interest is verboten? It's a stock index, so there wouldn't be any bonds in it. Curiously it has a lot in common with some "socially responsible" indexes - this is from the full press release: >Stocks that are excluded from the Islamic index are those of >companies that deal in alcohol and tobacco products, pork-related >products, financial services, the defense and weaponry sector, and >entertainment. Sut Jhally ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 23 08:57:20 PDT 2005

18341 [lbo-talk] Class War in Florida Again -- rank: 1000

Michael Hoover wrote: >*****By 2012, Florida will have 9.5 million jobs. Of that figure, >4.25 million jobs will require a high school education or less; 3.1 >million jobs will require a vocational certificate; 1 million jobs >will require a community college certificate; 750,000 will require a >bachelor's degree; and 250,000 will require a master's degree or >higher, according to education department estimates.***** That's pretty amazing. JOB DISTRIBUTION BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAIN ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jun 23 07:45:34 PDT 2005

18342 [lbo-talk] Pods: Surpassing the Gulag inScalability -- rank: 1000

Charles Brown wrote: >Our slogan might be "Guantnamo is like Apartheid South African fascism. " And how many people do you think might get behind that slogan? Doug

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Date:	Thu Jun 23 07:31:56 PDT 2005

18343 [lbo-talk] Hillary thinks constructively about flag-burning -- rank: 1000

<http://clinton.senate.gov/~clinton/news/2005/2005623351.html> June 22, 2005 Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Ban Flag Desecration "As I have said in the past, I support federal legislation that would outlaw flag desecration, much like laws that currently prohibit the burning of crosses, but I don't believe a constitutional amendment is the answer. Burning or destroying an American flag is a despicable act that disrespects the sac ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 23 07:26:48 PDT 2005

18344 [lbo-talk] Noonan blasts Klein -- rank: 1000

[First O'Reilly, now this. Is the right coming to terms with HRC, paving the way for a government of national unity in 2008?] <http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110006855> PEGGY NOONAN Eine Kleine Biographie We need a serious book about Hillary Clinton. Ed Klein's isn't it. I have read the Hillary book by Ed Klein, which has been heavily dumped on by conservatives, and understandably. In terms of political impact it is not a takedown but a buildup. Dick Morris says its s ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 23 07:22:56 PDT 2005

18345 [lbo-talk] finance capital & shari'ah -- rank: 1000

[press release] Dow Jones Indexes and RHB Launch New Index for Shari'ah Compliant Stocks New Index Part of Global Dow Jones Islamic Market Index Family NEW YORK and KUALA LUMPUR (June 23, 2005) - Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and RHB Securities Sdn Bhd today announced the launch of the Dow Jones-RHB Islamic Malaysia Index. The new index was developed jointly by Dow Jones Indexes and RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd and will replace the RHB Islamic Index that has been in use s ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 23 06:32:27 PDT 2005