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21856 [lbo-talk] more on the Iraq poll -- rank: 1000

[Warren Mitofsky is usually credited with inventing the exit poll. The crack about Zogby must be interpreted with Zogby's recent characterization of Mitofsky as a "cranky old man."] Brendan O'Neill's comments about sampling of Iraqis for the ORI survey show a profound misunderstanding about probability sampling. The requirements for a random sample are that each individual have a known, non-zero chance of selection. The estimate, to be unbiased, must use the reciprocal of these probabi ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Mar 25 11:38:53 PST 2004

21857 [lbo-talk] more on polling Iraqis -- rank: 1000

[The findings of most polls in Iraq were neatly summarized by Bill Maher on his show the other night, Iraqis' attitudes seem to be - thanks for getting rid of Saddam, don't leave just yet, and by the way, fuck you!] Guardian (London) - March 25, 2004 Another dodgy dossier A poll showing that most Iraqis were happier now was widely and uncritically reported - but was it accurate? Brendan O'Neill Media reports treated last week 's poll of Iraqis, commissioned by the BBC, ABC News and others, as th ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Mar 25 08:55:17 PST 2004

21858 [lbo-talk] Re: Corporate Porn to Kids -- rank: 1000

Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: >For that reason, I have no problem voting Democrats, because they are >the best political tool available in the US. I would like to have >better political tools, such as a bona-fide social democratic, labor or >green party - but that tool is simply not available here. What we have >is mere concepts or models of such tools, not the tools themselves - >like a toy truck vs. the real thing. But until various toy political >parties in this country bec ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Mar 25 07:11:56 PST 2004

21859 [lbo-talk] Re: the unmentionables -- rank: 1000

frank scott wrote: >how can we expect a spineless democrat to address this issue when most >of the left is too spineless to address it? > >the lobby doesn't really exist, or, it's no different from any other >lobby, and any one who questions israeli-jewish power in and over >congress is guilty of a) anti-Semitism, or b)holocaust denial, or c) >self hating jewishness, or c) it's all mel gibson's fault... So let me make sure I have this straight: a small country and groups c ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Mar 25 06:44:51 PST 2004

21860 [lbo-talk] Fwd: Walmart news source -- rank: 1000

> >From press at bordersunion.org Thu Mar 25 01:17:13 2004 >From: press at bordersunion.org >To: dhenwood at panix.com >Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 01:11:22 -0500 >Subject: Walmart news source >Priority: normal >X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it >with any abuse report >X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - alamo.ezoshosting.com >X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - panix.com >X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] >X-A ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 25 06:17:06 PST 2004

21861 [lbo-talk] a bill -- rank: 1000

[thanks to Lewis Black of the Daily Show...] To amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of certain profane broadcasts, and for other purposes. (Introduced in House) HR 3687 IH 108th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3687 To amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of certain profane broadcasts, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 8, 2003 Mr. OSE (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Mar 24 20:20:03 PST 2004

21862 [lbo-talk] army suicides in Iraq -- rank: 1000

Experts Urge Steps to Cut Army Suicides in Iraq By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The suicide rate among U.S. soldiers in Iraq (news - web sites) far exceeds t he Army average and experts believe more mental health specialists should be sent to Iraq, among other measures, officials said on Wednesday. But they said the 12-person Army Mental Health Advisory Team, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and experts in combat stress, did not regard the suicide rate in Iraq as a cr ...

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 18:44:03 PST 2004

21863 [lbo-talk] Re: Corporate Porn to Kids -- rank: 1000

SergioL652 at aol.com wrote: >I know, I'm just frustrated to have to vote for this guy. Me too. And the anguish is compounded by listening to all the True Leftists denouncing us as dupes and sellouts. Doug

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 16:31:58 PST 2004

21864 [lbo-talk] Re: Corporate Porn to Kids -- rank: 1000

SergioL652 at aol.com wrote: >I'm sorry, but I can't help but feel that all this talk about how >horrible Nader is (same with Kucinich) is a justification for having >to vote for Kerry. I said pretty much the same things when I was going to vote for him <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Nader.html>. Doug

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 16:18:47 PST 2004

21865 [lbo-talk] Walmart -- rank: 1000

Chuck0 wrote: >I'm just a stupid anarchist that nobody listens to Hey Chuck, I listen to you, and even quote you. >, but I've been sharing news about opposition to Wal-Mart for the >past month at my website: > >http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?topic=68 > >I'll go back to listening to my punk records. Which ones? Doug

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 15:59:58 PST 2004

21866 [lbo-talk] Does Trade With China Matter? -- rank: 1000

Nathan Newman wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com> > > >Nathan Newman wrote: >Many business and professional services are related to >>manufacturing jobs-- that is who is being serviced in many cases. If you >>lose big manufacturing firms or have to scale back, you also cut back on >>janitors, accountants, design services, and all the other folks who make >>firms work. > >-So why is ret ...

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 15:55:59 PST 2004

21867 [lbo-talk] Air America Takeover of WLIB -- rank: 1000

Air America Will Displace Black Talk On WLIB http://www.sacobserver.com/news/032304/wlib_air_america_radio.shtml By Karen Juanita Carrillo | SACOBSERVER.COM WIRE SERVICES NEW YORK (NNPA) - New York's radio station WLIB-1190 AM has been loyally "serving New York's Black community" - as its logo states - for decades now. In the early '90s WLIB was lauded as a resource for "Afrocentric" programming and became known for featuring Imhotep Gary Byrd's "Global Black Experience& ...

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 14:46:28 PST 2004

21868 [lbo-talk] Does Trade With China Matter? -- rank: 1000

Nathan Newman wrote: >The idea that service jobs are completely separate from manufacturing jobs >is just misguided. Many business and professional services are related to >manufacturing jobs-- that is who is being serviced in many cases. If you >lose big manufacturing firms or have to scale back, you also cut back on >janitors, accountants, design services, and all the other folks who make >firms work. So why is retail shrinking, with all those Chinese goods to sell? Design, ...

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 13:50:36 PST 2004

21869 [lbo-talk] Re: March 20, 2004, Columbus, OH: A Day That Will Live In Infamy -- rank: 1000

Joseph Wanzala wrote: >http://www.newint.org/issue145/mask.htm > >Second, black activists have argued that multiculturalism is being >used by the State against the united resistance of black people. >Ethnicity has divided ‘black’ into Asian, Afro-Caribbean and >African, and has slotted these into cultural containers which have >nothing to do with the long and rich history of resistance made by >black people in their mutual struggles against colonialism and >racism in B ...

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 13:08:45 PST 2004

21870 [lbo-talk] Medicare to go broke by 2019 -- rank: 1000

Nice graphic on this in today's NYT <http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2004/03/24/politics/20040324_BENE_GRAPH.html>. Medicare was supposed to be bankrupt five years ago! year year of of report insolvency 1990 2003 1991 2005 1992 2003 1993 1999 1994 2001 1995 2002 1996 2001 1997 2001 1998 2008 1999 2015 2000 2025 2001 2029 2002 2030 2003 2026 2 ...

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Date:	Wed Mar 24 12:13:40 PST 2004