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8986 [lbo-talk] Russia confiscates papers that have a "political look" -- rank: 1000

On Aug 29, 2008, at 4:38 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > Sort of, if by "the Russians" you mean "investor reaction to an > inspectorate visit." Unless Ames has changed his story (which he has > done at least once), somebody complained about them "insulting > Russia" (my guess is due to some of the racist and misogynistic > content) and they got a visit by an inspectorate, which fined them a > few hundred bucks. Then supposedly their investors (whoever they ...

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8987 [lbo-talk] Phyllis Schafly loves Palin; Palin to keynote at her event -- rank: 1000

[from the right-wing Special Guests PR house - will these ghouls ever go away?] CHLAFLY / PALIN TOGETHER: Scheduled Award Ceremony Takes On Added Significance St. Paul, Minnesota—The Republican National Coalition for Life (RNC/ Life) praises Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain for selecting pro-life Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) as his vice presidential running mate. Palin has been the governor of Alaska since 2006. A mother of five, she recently gave birth to her fifth child, her so ...

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Date:	Fri Aug 29 12:26:26 PDT 2008

8988 [lbo-talk] alaska's palin or... -- rank: 1000

On Aug 29, 2008, at 3:08 PM, ulisse mangialaio wrote: > ...alaska pipeline? I think it's time to develop a pipeline theory of history.

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8989 [lbo-talk] Russia confiscates papers that have a "political look" -- rank: 1000

On Aug 29, 2008, at 2:20 PM, boddi satva wrote: > Look, in his world the USSR didn't even invade Afghanistan. Hail the Red Army in Afghanistan! - Workers Vanguard

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Date:	Fri Aug 29 11:39:37 PDT 2008

8990 [lbo-talk] nutters electrified -- rank: 1000

From: "News Issues and Guests Division *" <newsissues_guest at bellsouth.net > Date: August 29, 2008 1:45:36 PM EDT To: dhenwood at panix.com Subject: The Selection of Gov. Sarah Palin Has Electrified the Electorate A Nationwide Issue Advocacy Organization of Liberty University NEWS RELEASE Contact: Public Relations Department - 888-761-2574 DATE: August 29, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Selection of Gov. Sarah Palin Has Electrified the Electorate Minneapolis, MN Absolutely ...

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Date:	Fri Aug 29 10:48:27 PDT 2008

8991 [lbo-talk] Russia confiscates papers that have a "political look" -- rank: 1000

On Aug 29, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > No, it has nothing to do with it whatsoever. But the Russians did shut down the eXile. I interviewed Mark Ames about that, among other things, on my radio show last night. He wrote up the experience for Radar: <http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/06/russian-government-press-feedom-putin-ames-medvedev.php >. Doug

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8992 [lbo-talk] Muslims positive on globo -- rank: 1000

<http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/528.php?nid=&id=&pnt=528&lb= > Muslims Positive About Globalization, Trade Contrary to the common assumption that Muslims view globalization as a threat to their society, a new poll of Muslim countries finds that globalization is generally viewed positively. The poll was conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org in six nations with predominantly Muslim populations in different regions of the world including Egypt, Turkey, ...

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Date:	Fri Aug 29 06:50:29 PDT 2008

8993 [lbo-talk] Obama's Convention Speech Research Shows Dramatic Movement -- rank: 1000

[Woj might like this] Begin forwarded message: From: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner <e-alerts at greenbergresearch.com> Date: August 29, 2008 3:21:23 AM EDT To: dhenwood at panix.com Subject: Obama's Convention Speech Research Shows Dramatic Movement Obama's Convention Speech Research Shows Dramatic Movement Denver, CO. August 29, 2008. On this historic evening, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner/Democracy Corps conducted qualitative research in the swing state of Nevada among 39 undecided voters or wea ...

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Date:	Fri Aug 29 06:48:52 PDT 2008

8994 [lbo-talk] changiness -- rank: 1000

[via Mike Allen] ***AP Washington bureau chief Ron Fournier, from Denver: 'Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence: The candidate of change went with the status quo. In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness - inexperience in office and on foreign policy - rather than underscore his strength as a new- generation candidate defying political conventions. 'He picked a 35-year veteran of the Senate - the ultimate insider - rather than a ...

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Date:	Sat Aug 23 10:47:47 PDT 2008

8995 [lbo-talk] It's Biden - officially -- rank: 1000

On Aug 23, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Shane Taylor wrote: > Voted for the 2005 bankruptcy bill. That's Delaware for you.

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8996 [lbo-talk] SEIU allows employers to exclude workers from -- rank: 1000

On Aug 22, 2008, at 10:19 PM, Jim Straub wrote: > Toonces was involved in SEIU? Yeah, he was the one driving the working class into a ditch. Doug

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Date:	Fri Aug 22 19:33:03 PDT 2008

8997 [lbo-talk] SEIU allows employers to exclude workers from unions -- rank: 1000

On Aug 22, 2008, at 10:12 PM, Bill O'Connor wrote: > Well, many contracts have no-strike clauses, But this isn't just a contract, it's a pledge for all eternity, right? Doug

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Date:	Fri Aug 22 19:32:25 PDT 2008

8998 [lbo-talk] SEIU allows employers to exclude workers from unions -- rank: 1000

On Aug 22, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Mark Rickling wrote: > Why do workers join unions in the first place? To go on strike? To say > unkind things about the boss? Or to change the conditions of their > employment? How can the change the conditions of their employment without at least the threat of striking? Doug

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Date:	Fri Aug 22 19:01:44 PDT 2008

8999 [lbo-talk] SEIU allows employers to exclude workers from unions -- rank: 1000

On Aug 22, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Mark Rickling wrote: > et's go over this calculus again. Given the current state of US labor > law, it's incredibly hard to organize unions in America. Well yeah. But if you organize unions which promise not to say an unkind word about the boss, much less go on strike, and you let the boss specify which shops you can organize (while not telling the students working on your behalf) - exactly what is gained? Doesn't this just underscore the difficulty of orga ...

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Date:	Fri Aug 22 11:03:23 PDT 2008

9000 [lbo-talk] SEIU -- rank: 1000

On Aug 22, 2008, at 1:16 PM, Mark Rickling wrote: > Where's the criticism of the vast majority > of the labor movement, which has no plan to grow, no plan to build > density? That's shooting fish in a barrel. People like me have been complaining about that forever. SEIU has gotten a lot of good press for organizing and growing. It's important to look behind that story. Doug

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