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7426 [lbo-talk] where have all the antiwar songs gone? -- rank: 1000

<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9245.html> Silent treatment: Anti-war songs fall flat By: Richard T. Cullen March 28, 2008 06:22 PM EST "Yo George," sneers Tori Amos, outrage flowing from her lyrics. "Is this just the madness of King George?" "Yo George," follows the next verse. "Well you have the whole nation on all fours." Amos' bitter indictment of President Bush in "Yo George" is a clear sign of the times. But so is the fa ...

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Date:	Sat Mar 29 07:55:31 PDT 2008

7427 [lbo-talk] More "populist eruption": CNN vid contrasts Bear bailout w/ homeowners' plight -- rank: 1000

On Mar 28, 2008, at 7:13 PM, Joseph Catron wrote: > However, I have yet to see any respectable commentator note the > rather glaring inefficiency of filtering relief for low-income and > unemployed workers through the obscenely rich. I don't think anyone's making the argument that keeping financial institutions from going under is going to help people at risk of losing their houses. Unless you want a rerun of 1929-32 - and though I know a couple of people who do, I'm assuming you don ...

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Date:	Sat Mar 29 07:39:27 PDT 2008

7428 [lbo-talk] Krugman on McCain, Obama, and Hillary's mortgage crisis proposals -- rank: 1000

On Mar 28, 2008, at 11:49 AM, Charles Brown wrote: > So, this would be an example of one of O's illusions, but its an > illusion he is feeding the rich. No, he's talking about "middle-class" tax cuts, as a way of dealing with income stagnation. Not public spending, but tax cuts. That's pure Republican ideology. Please keep your illusions straight. Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 28 10:13:16 PDT 2008

7429 [lbo-talk] Obama's casting call: stereotypes wanted -- rank: 1000

[full text at link - of course maybe this is a hoax] <http://gawker.com/5004708/obama-ad-seeks-dirty-mexicans-light +skinned-black-authentication> CRAIGSLIST Obama Ad Seeks Dirty Mexicans, Light-Skinned Black, Authentication This Craigslist ad looks like a casting call for a Barack Obama campaign commercial in Los Angeles, though of course it could easily be a ploy by pranksters or supporters of Obama's Democratic presidential opponent Hillary Clinton. The ad wants the whole rainbow of ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 28 06:16:21 PDT 2008

7430 [lbo-talk] chronicles of idiocy: 624787 -- rank: 1000

On Mar 28, 2008, at 8:37 AM, Chris Doss wrote: > Maybe I've been reading to much Vlad the Gloater, but > I'm not getting the "McCain is a war hero" bit. Aren't > war heroes supposed to be guys who are, like, > successful in war and win battles, as opposed to > getting shot down? He resisted the torturers.

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Date:	Fri Mar 28 06:06:10 PDT 2008

7431 [lbo-talk] chronicles of idiocy: 624787 -- rank: 1000

[from Mike Allen's Politico Playbook] DRIVING THE DAY: This morning, John McCain 2008 will release the first television ad of the general election, to run statewide in the November battleground of NEW MEXICO. The 60-second ad is entitled '624787' - his Navy serial number. The narrator is Powers Boothe, best known for his work in 'Deadwood' and 'Red Dawn.' The script: John McCain: 'Keep that faith. Keep your courage. Stick together. Stay strong. Do not yield. Stand up. We're Americans. And w ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 28 05:12:57 PDT 2008

7432 [lbo-talk] more from Pew: the yahoo view -- rank: 1000

<http://pewresearch.org/pubs/779/obama-weathers-the-wright-storm- clinton-faces-credibility-problem> The survey finds that, in general, Obama has a highly favorable image among Democratic voters, including white Democrats. But while Obama's personal image is more favorable than Clinton's, certain social beliefs and attitudes among older, white, working-class Democratic voters are associated with his lower levels of support among this group. In particular, white Democrats who hold unfav ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 27 15:46:06 PDT 2008

7433 [lbo-talk] Obama, Wright, and race -- rank: 1000

<http://pewresearch.org/pubs/779/obama-weathers-the-wright-storm- clinton-faces-credibility-problem> Obama Weathers the Wright Storm, Clinton Faces Credibility Problem March 27, 2008 The videos of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's controversial sermons and Barack Obama's subsequent speech on race and politics have attracted more public attention than any events thus far in the 2008 presidential campaign. A majority of the public (51%) said they heard "a lot" about the videos, and an eve ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 27 15:44:18 PDT 2008

7434 [lbo-talk] maternity leave -- rank: 1000

[new from NBER] "Evidence from Maternity Leave Expansions of the Impact of Maternal Care on Early Child Development" NBER Working Paper No. W13826 MICHAEL BAKER, University of Toronto - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Email: baker at chass.utoronto.caKEVIN MILLIGAN, University of British Columbia - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Email: kevin.milligan at ubc.ca We study the impact of maternal care on early chi ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 27 15:41:00 PDT 2008

7435 [lbo-talk] - no mention of new taxes -- rank: 1000

On Mar 27, 2008, at 2:46 PM, Paul Papadeas wrote: > (Would like to hear everyone's analysis of O and HRC economic > plans. There is no policy on cutting military spending, > implementing any new taxes,, and no mention as to how they would go > about funding these programs). Just reading through Obama's <http://obama.3cdn.net/f9836ef496f75a9be0_39gimvt5b.pdf>. Pretty thin soup, I'd say. I'm sure Max Sawicky can tell us why there's more here than meets the eye. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 27 12:09:28 PDT 2008

7436 [lbo-talk] "pointing finger of the neighbourhood" -- rank: 1000

On Mar 27, 2008, at 1:17 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: >>> B & Dog of the absolute power >> >> All hail B & Dog of the absolute power. > > I, for one, welcome our new B & Dog of the absolute power overlords. I promise to use my power wisely and humanely. I can't speak for B, though, young punk that he is. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 27 10:33:40 PDT 2008

7437 [lbo-talk] "pointing finger of the neighbourhood" -- rank: 1000

On Mar 27, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: > it clearly makes > nonsense of the kneejerk affirmation by B & Dog of the absolute > power of > isolated & autonomous individuals Who said anything about isolated and autonomous individuals? You're talking nonsense. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 27 08:00:25 PDT 2008

7438 [lbo-talk] Stearns discipine -- rank: 1000

[better late than never...] <http://missvictoriax.blogspot.com/2008/03/in-which-i-give-back-to- community.html> March 18, 2008 In which I give back to the community Inspired by the example of the generous Hamptons-based design firm which is now offering its stagings service at a discounted price to current/former/soon to be former Bear Stearns employees (staging is cleaning and prepping a house to be shown for sale), I have decided to offer a discount on sessions to all current/former/ ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 27 06:47:56 PDT 2008

7439 [lbo-talk] France best, US worst in preventable death ranking -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2008, at 3:35 PM, uvj at vsnl.com wrote: > France best, US worst in preventable death ranking But in the immortal words of Lee Greenwood, at least we know we're free.

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Date:	Wed Mar 26 13:04:52 PDT 2008

7440 [lbo-talk] class struggle in the Bear Stearns lobby -- rank: 1000

<http://www.cnbc.com/id/23813173> About 60 protesters opposed to the Federal Reserve's help in bailing out Bear Stearns entered the lobby of the investment bank's Manhattan headquarters Wednesday, demanding assistance for struggling homeowners. Demonstrators organized by the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America chanted "Help Main Street, not Wall Street" and entered the lobby without an invitation for about half an hour before being escorted out by police. "Th ...

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Date:	Wed Mar 26 12:11:42 PDT 2008