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20971 [lbo-talk] more on evolution -- rank: 1000

[*only* 37%?] Poll: Creationism Trumps Evolution NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2004 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/22/opinion/polls/main657083.shtml Americans do not believe that humans evolved, and the vast majority says that even if they evolved, God guided the process. Just 13 percent say that God was not involved. But most would not substitute the teaching of creationism for the teaching of evolution in public schools. Support for evolution is more heavily concentrated among those with more edu ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Nov 30 09:44:51 PST 2004

20972 [lbo-talk] garbage indicator booming -- rank: 1000

Piles of garbage suggest a strong U.S. economy Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:52 AM ET By Reshma Kapadia NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Judging from what businesses and consumers are throwing away, the U.S. economy is growing steadily. Garbage bins from offices, trash from malls and dumpsters behind factories reflect consumption by businesses and consumers, and strong volumes can suggest a sustained economic upturn. "Volume in the garbage industry absolutely is an indicator of the state of the economy,& ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Nov 30 09:22:44 PST 2004

20973 [lbo-talk] the Israeli hierarchy of outrage -- rank: 1000

Guardian (London) - November 29, 2004 Israel shocked by image of soldiers forcing violinist to play at roadblock Chris McGreal in Jerusalem Of all the revelations that have rocked the Israeli army over the past week, perhaps none disturbed the public so much as the video footage of soldiers forcing a Palestinian man to play his violin. The incident was not as shocking as the recording of an Israeli officer pumping the body of a 13-year-old girl full of bullets and then saying he would have shot ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Nov 30 07:40:39 PST 2004

20974 [lbo-talk] Trippi: only the grassroots can save the Dems from death spiral -- rank: 1000

Wall Street Journal - November 30, 2004 COMMENTARY Only the Grassroots Can Save The Democratic Party By JOE TRIPPI The staggering defeat of the Democratic Party and its ever-accelerating death spiral weren't obvious from the election results. Two factors masked the extent of the party's trouble. Without the innovation of Internet-driven small-donor fund-raising and a corresponding surge in support from the youngest voters, John Kerry would have suffered a dramatically larger defeat. And the true ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Nov 30 06:44:26 PST 2004

20975 [lbo-talk] factchecking the malpractice stories -- rank: 1000

Wall Street Journal - November 30, 2004 Suit Wrinkle In Malpractice Trials, Juries Rarely Have the Last Word Large Awards Grab Attention But Often Aren't Paid Out; Fodder for Debate on Caps Pennsylvania's Big Three By JOSEPH T. HALLINAN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Earlier this year, a New York state jury awarded Elizabeth and John Reden $112 million in a medical-malpractice case filed on behalf of their brain-damaged daughter. But the Redens didn't get $112 million. They got $6 mil ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Nov 30 06:33:31 PST 2004

20976 [lbo-talk] Roe v Wade: uphold it, 59/31 -- rank: 1000

AP/Ipsos Poll: Americans Say New Supreme Court Nominees Should Uphold Roe V. Wade Washington, DC, November 29, 2004 - The latest Associated Press/Ipsos-Public Affairs survey finds that by a two-to-one margin, Americans say that any future Supreme Court justices nominated by President Bush should uphold (59%) rather than overturn (31%) Roe v. Wade.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Nov 29 18:21:11 PST 2004

20977 [lbo-talk] Target selling mary-j -- rank: 1000

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Nov 29 13:29:59 PST 2004

20978 [lbo-talk] Stricter Limits on Abortion (Americans want Roe v Wade upheld) -- rank: 1000

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: >The key words here are "legal in at least some cases." Yup. I suspect this is how the usual American preference to split the difference manifests itself on this issue, which looks like an either/or thing on first glance. The "in some cases" position allows the holder to avoid the extremes and hug the safe middle - even if it is a lot of mush. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Nov 29 13:18:48 PST 2004

20979 [lbo-talk] Challenge for leftists of all stripes -- rank: 1000

John Thornton wrote: > >>Curtiss Leung >> >> >>Hell, if you had that kind of political support, might as well do all >>sorts of interesting things. Get rid of corporate personhood, >> >>-clip- >> >>CB: I've been wondering about this. What specific legal advantages does the >>personhood of the corporation give to the bourgeoisie over the working class? > >All persons are guaranteed "free speech". Corporations can dona ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Nov 29 12:33:24 PST 2004

20980 [lbo-talk] Bush to change economic team -- rank: 1000

Washington Post - November 29, 2004 Bush to Change Economic Team Candidates Likely To Be From Outside The Administration By Mike Allen Washington Post Staff Writer President Bush plans to overhaul his economic team for the second time in two years and wants to tap some prominent replacements from outside the administration to help sell rewrites of Social Security and the tax laws to Congress and the country, White House aides and advisers said over the weekend. Aides said changing four of the fi ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Nov 29 07:40:54 PST 2004

20981 [lbo-talk] Iraqi CP on U.S. withdrawal -- rank: 1000

[from Juan Cole, though I don't have the URL] The difficulties of political interpretation are, it seems to me, underscored by the interview that Majid Musa, deputy speaker of the Iraqi National Council and leader of the Iraqi Communist Party, gave to Egyptian Radio (BBC World Monitoring, Nov. 23). The Egyptian interview asked what the participants at the Sharm El Sheikh conference could be expected to agree on. "Majid: I believe that there is a common ground and that a consensus is possibl ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Nov 29 07:18:21 PST 2004

20982 [lbo-talk] Americans want Roe v Wade upheld -- rank: 1000

[good thing people voted for Bush!] Poll: Americans Want Roe V. Wade Upheld By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans say President Bush (news - web sites)'s next choice for an opening on the Supreme Court should be willing to uphold the landmark court decision protecting abortion rights, an Associated Press poll found. The poll found that 59 percent say Bush should choose a nominee who would uphold the 1973 Roe v. Wade (news - web sites) decision that legalize ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Nov 29 06:53:05 PST 2004

20983 [lbo-talk] Alabama voted to retain segregation language -- rank: 1000

<http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeOfAlabama/Constitution/1901/CA-245806.htm> SECTION 256 [Alabama Constitution] Duty of legislature to establish and maintain public school system; apportionment of public school fund; separate schools for white and colored children. The legislature shall establish, organize, and maintain a liberal system of public schools throughout the state for the benefit of the children thereof between the ages of seven and twenty-one years. The public school fund ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Nov 28 21:18:46 PST 2004

20984 [lbo-talk] Challenge for leftists of all stripes -- rank: 1000

joanna bujes wrote: >Why does it need to be replaced with anything? How would production be organized and owned? I never hear these corp personhood types talk about that. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Nov 28 16:13:44 PST 2004

20985 [lbo-talk] Challenge for leftists of all stripes -- rank: 1000

Michael Pugliese wrote: >On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:55:10 -0800, joanna bujes <jbujes at covad.net> wrote: > >>Curtiss Leung wrote: >> Get rid of corporate personhood >> And replace it with what? >> Doug > >http://www.commondreams.org/views02/1226-04.htm >Sing, Dance, Rejoice-Corporate Personhood Is Doomed >A Review of Thom Hartmann's >Unequal Protection: the Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of >Human Rights > >by Richard W. Be ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Nov 28 16:13:03 PST 2004