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18616 [lbo-talk] Re:equal rights, for some -- rank: 1000

Chris Doss wrote: >Weren't many religious Jews opposed to the foundation >of Israel, arguing that it preempted the Messiah? The Satmars still believe that: <http://www.jbuff.com/c100203.htm>, <http://hasidicnews.com/Satmar.shtml>.

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Date:	Tue Jul 26 07:36:14 PDT 2005

18617 [lbo-talk] Iraq war created more jihadists -- rank: 1000

[a little late...] Boston Globe - July 17, 2005 Study cites seeds of terror in Iraq War radicalized most, probes find By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- New investigations by the Saudi Arabian government and an Israeli think tank -- both of which painstakingly analyzed the backgrounds and motivations of hundreds of foreigners entering Iraq to fight the United States -- have found that the vast majority of these foreign fighters are not former terrorists and became radicalized by the war ...

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Date:	Tue Jul 26 07:31:05 PDT 2005

18618 [lbo-talk] Karl who? -- rank: 1000

25% of Americans have never heard of Karl Rove: <http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-07-25-roberts-rove-poll_x.htm>.

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Date:	Tue Jul 26 07:16:51 PDT 2005

18619 [lbo-talk] more on The Split -- rank: 1000

[lots of links in original] <http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238> House of Labor: Steven Greenhouse of the New York Times does News Analysis of the politics, policy, and personalities behind Sweeney versus Stern. LINK Mr. Stern lays out his case in a Los Angeles Times op-ed. LINK Steve Elmendorf - formerly the 436th member of the House and now, apparently, the master of the obvious - puts the political ramifications in perspective for the Los Angeles Times: "'If we ...

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Date:	Tue Jul 26 07:14:52 PDT 2005

18620 [lbo-talk] Descended into chaos... -- rank: 1000

JBrown72073 at cs.com wrote: >The increase in the cost of oil _is_ a transfer from Chinese industry and >government to oil companies, automatically, even if the Chinese are, >as you say, >big on conservation. But it's also a transfer from non-oil US entities to the oil industry, and since the US is less energy efficient than just about everyone else, hits us pretty hard. The only possible offset to this would be a great burst of dollar strength, but we've only had a modest rally in t ...

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Date:	Tue Jul 26 06:53:55 PDT 2005

18621 [lbo-talk] Teamsters quit AFL-CIO -- rank: 1000

Nathan Newman wrote: >Pish Posh- folks are making way too much of this split, in many ways. >Most union money to the Dems never went via the AFL-CIO, so non-affiliation >will have relatively little effect. > >SEIU et al have said they are quite willing to keep working with local >Central Labor Councils, which do a lot of the grassroots coordination at >elections, so as long as that happens, the electoral political effects of >the split will probably be minor. You mean th ...

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 14:46:09 PDT 2005

18622 [lbo-talk] more updates from Chicago -- rank: 1000

At 5:28 PM -0400 7/25/05, Jonathan Tasini wrote: >Colleagues: yes, SEIU and the Teamsters are out of the AFL-CIO-and >I've learned that the UFCW is likely to follow by the end of the >week. I've got that story and a whole lot more about the AFL-CIO >convention at the Working Life blog (for example, the dispute over >the war in Iraq). Tomorrow and in the next few days, I'll have some >exclusive interviews with international union leaders (including >from Iraq and Central Amer ...

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 14:34:05 PDT 2005

18623 [lbo-talk] Re:secularism is god's word? -- rank: 1000

frank scott wrote: >tricky stuff, to be secular, but believe your nation (?) exists >because a covenant was made with, and a home land was established >for, your group, by god... You're speaking of the U.S., right? Doug

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 13:38:42 PDT 2005

18624 [lbo-talk] Descended into chaos... -- rank: 1000

Peter Lavelle wrote: >What is going on? If Doug's "it's the _control_ of >potential rent income that's crucial" is in play, why >is Russia treated like it's not of our world in media? That's not me - I didn't say that. In fact, I think the role of oil in political economy is generally overrated. Doug

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 13:37:43 PDT 2005

18625 [lbo-talk] Hillary takes chair of DLC's American Dream project -- rank: 1000

For Immediate Release: Monday, July 25th SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ACCEPTS POSITION AS CHAIR OF THE DLC's 'AMERICAN DREAM INITIATIVE' COLUMBUS, OHIO -- DLC Chair Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announced today, Monday July 25th, that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) will Chair the American Dream Initiative, a special project of the Democratic Leadership Council. The announcement took place during the General Session of the DLC's National Conversation, an annual event that brings together Democ ...

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 12:56:34 PDT 2005

18626 [lbo-talk] Who is behind Frontpagemag.com? -- rank: 1000

Chip Berlet wrote: >"Chip Berlet: Leftist Lie Factory" > >http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10352 > >Not even close: I'm a mild-mannered democratic socialist. But Chip, why are you denying the fact that your full name is John Foster Berlet? I'm sure Webster Tarpley knows! Doug

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 12:37:05 PDT 2005

18627 [lbo-talk] Descended into chaos... -- rank: 1000

JBrown72073 at cs.com wrote: >Yes, control not increased flow. And if the goal--or one goal--was to peg >oil prices at a new high (to tax China, to help out oil co. buddies) then the >chaos policy has been fabulously successful. Hmm, before the war, Rupert Murdoch said the point was to get oil down to $20. Now that it's close to $60, has the goal been redefined? How is this control going to be exercised? Will Washington tell oil companies not to sell to China? Will the spot and futures ...

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 12:22:12 PDT 2005

18628 [lbo-talk] Who is behind Frontpagemag.com? -- rank: 1000

Peter Lavelle wrote: >Sorry if this a stupid question, but who behind >Frontpagemag.com? The execrable David Horowitz, ex-new leftist (and editor of Ramparts) turned right-wing attack dog. A vicious hack, supported by right-wing foundations. Doug

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 12:13:43 PDT 2005

18629 [lbo-talk] Kim Scipes on AFL-CIO -- rank: 1000

Joseph Wanzala wrote: >what, in your opinion, is the 'heart of the issue' > >what needs to be 'focused' on? > >please explain. > >surely the political history of the AFL-CIO is relevant to the >current schism..... The heart of the issue is whether this schism will accomplish the goal of reversing the labor movement's decline, and how it might affect party politics. Going on about the AFL-CIA isn't really relevant at the moment. But I realize that fanatics can't stop thems ...

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 09:43:20 PDT 2005

18630 [lbo-talk] A time of doubt for atheists -- rank: 1000

ravi wrote: >just curious... where does dialectical materialism (if i am getting that >right) fall? Depends on the practitioner. Sometimes it's applied with all the imagination I recall from my days memorizing the Baltimore Catechism. Doug

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Date:	Mon Jul 25 09:39:44 PDT 2005