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33631 World Bank Development Report out today -- rank: 1000

Lisa & Ian Murray wrote: > [from >http://www.independent.co.uk/news/World/Americas/2000-09/worldbank130900.sht >ml ] > > >World Bank shamed by 2.8bn in poverty > >Campaigners and street protesters force rewriting of rules to ease the >damaging effects of capitalism on Third World > >By Diane Coyle, Economics Editor There are some interesting contrasts between the draft posted on the web last January - when Ravi Kanbur was heading up the project - and the fin ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Sep 13 10:13:13 PDT 2000

33632 Fwd: Re: Nader Petition: Academics, Intellectuals, Artists and Writers -- rank: 1000

[Hey Max Sawicky, I see you signed! No doubt the Gore campaign is now quaking in their boots over this list of signatories.] From: Jesse Lemisch [mailto:utopia1 at attglobal.net] ACADEMICS, INTELLECTUALS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS FOR NADER We have given serious attention to the arguments that we have heard pro and con, and have concluded that we will vote for Ralph Nader for President and Winona LaDuke for Vice President. In addition, we protest the two-party big-business alliance that funds the pres ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Sep 13 10:04:57 PDT 2000

33633 World Bank Development Report out today -- rank: 1000

Lisa & Ian Murray wrote: > [from >http://www.independent.co.uk/news/World/Americas/2000-09/worldbank130900.sht >ml ] > > >World Bank shamed by 2.8bn in poverty > >Campaigners and street protesters force rewriting of rules to ease the >damaging effects of capitalism on Third World > >By Diane Coyle, Economics Editor There are some interesting contrasts between the draft posted on the web last January - when Ravi Kanbur was heading up the project - and the fin ...

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Date:	Wed Sep 13 10:07:46 PDT 2000

33634 Prayin' for a warm Winter -- rank: 1000

Michael Perelman wrote: >An oil shock would not be considered inflationary. The conventional thinking on the oil rise on Wall Street now is that it's a "tax on consumption" rather than a spur to inflation - and therefore rich with good potential, since it'll slow growth, and disincline the Fed to tighten further. In a bull market, everything is bullish. Doug

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Date:	Wed Sep 13 10:09:38 PDT 2000

33635 RATS -- rank: 1000

Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 18:34:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Pollak <mdpollak at yahoo.com> Reply-To: mpollak at panix.com Subject: Fwd: Bush Tries Subliminal Advertising To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > From CNN Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley > CNN slowed down a copy of the ad, and the word "RATS" clearly appeared on > the screen in large, white letters superimposed over the words "The Gore ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Sep 13 09:58:43 PDT 2000

33636 W's speech -- rank: 1000

Tom Mackey wrote: >This mislocution does not bode well. The successfully muddle- >mouthed examples of Reagan and Bush the Elder made it clear >that many voters believe it important that a candidate appears >imbecilic to non-voters, and those voters vote accordingly. Yes, but how do you explain Clinton, who's nothing if not articulate? Doug

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Date:	Wed Sep 13 09:48:47 PDT 2000

33637 Fwd: "The Voucher Trap" -- rank: 1000

Below is an advance copy of "The Voucher Trap" by Tammy Johnson, which will appear in the forthcoming issue of ColorLines, a national magazine of race, culture and action. <http://www.colorlines.com> or call 1.888.458.8588 ************************************************** The Voucher Trap Tammy Johnson says California could learn some lessons from Milwaukee about the racist impact of school vouchers. On November 7, California voters must decide whether to reject or embrace priva ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Sep 13 09:51:04 PDT 2000

33638 W's speech -- rank: 1000

[From an AP story on the "RATS" graphic in the W ad] >Bush made it clear he does not endorse subliminal messages. The term itself >gave him trouble all day, repeatedly coming out as ''subliminable.''

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Date:	Tue Sep 12 16:32:41 PDT 2000

33639 more Melbourne -- rank: 1000

From: Green Left Parramatta <glparramatta at greenleft.org.au> Green Left Global Action - http://www.greenleft.org.au/globalaction/s11/ ********************************************* Global Action @lert announcements list Number 14, September 13, 2000 >>> IN THIS ISSUE >>>>>> + Protesters 'proud of what we've achieved' + Call for ombudsman to intervene against police + Mass union march a heavy blow to WEF + Schwab has 'difficult day' + Riot police attack proteste ...

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Date:	Tue Sep 12 16:12:29 PDT 2000

33640 Nader on TV -- rank: 1000

Rumor has it that Ralph Nader's on the Jay Leno show tonight. Doug

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Date:	Tue Sep 12 15:41:52 PDT 2000

33641 Melbourne updates -- rank: 1000

Tuesday September 12 1:22 PM ET Economic Summit Protests Continue By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - It was an unlikely meeting. An American merchant banker in a crisply pressed suit stood Tuesday under a graffiti-strewn railroad overpass discussing the global economy with protesters dressed in tattered jeans and camouflage fatigues. Thomas Russo, vice chairman of Lehman Brothers Inc., was jostled and shoved as he left an economic summit but minutes later he was ...

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Date:	Tue Sep 12 15:20:50 PDT 2000

33642 Melbourne report, WTO troubles -- rank: 1000

Guardian (London) - September 12, 2000 Swift descent into violence at the Crown casino by Charlotte Denny and Patrick Barkham in Sydney This was supposed to be three days of high-powered talks bringing together in Melbourne some of biggest names of the Asian-Pacific region. Instead, the World Economic Forum descended into Seattle-style violence as anti-capitalist demonstrators clashed with police. The success of demonstrations last November in scuppering vital trade talks has given new life to t ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Sep 12 14:08:35 PDT 2000

33643 electrical storm hits New Economy -- rank: 1000

TheStandard.com - September 12, 2000 Electrical Storm Hits New Economy Faced with energy shortfalls and an aging power grid, Internet Economy companies search for solutions. By Mark Boslet It was a long, hot summer in the United States. Not only did record heat waves parch much of the nation, but a mini-energy crisis struck both coasts. In San Diego, utility bills doubled as electricity supplies tightened and the cost of power skyrocketed. During a mid-June heat wave, rolling blackouts hit San F ...

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Date:	Tue Sep 12 14:01:37 PDT 2000

33644 Fwd: News Alert from NYTimes.com -- rank: 1000

NEWS ALERTS\New York Times on the Web Tuesday, September 12, 2000 -- 4:18 PM EST ------------------------------------------------------------ Chase Manhattan Said to Be in Talks to Acquire J.P. Morgan Chase Manhattan is in serious talks to acquire J.P Morgan, an executive close to the deal said. Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/12/business/13CND-BANK.html

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Date:	Tue Sep 12 13:47:15 PDT 2000

33645 Robert Reich And School Vouchers: Liberal Emperors, Too, Can Parade Naked. -- rank: 1000

Thanks lots for this, Leo. Doug

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Date:	Tue Sep 12 12:56:08 PDT 2000