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9151 [lbo-talk] Friedman pied -- rank: 1000

[not as transplendent as when the eXile boys pied Michael Wines, but...] Brown Daily Herald - April 23, 2008 <http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/ 2008/04/23/CampusNews/ Times.Columnist.Pied.In.Face.By.Activist-3343498.shtml> Times columnist pied in face by activist Male accomplice threw political pamphlets Chaz Firestone The student who threw a pie at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman was held in the Salomon Center lobby for a short while, flanked by ...

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Date:	Wed Apr 23 10:08:37 PDT 2008

9152 [lbo-talk] Obama breaks into a new demographic... -- rank: 1000

...the dead. From The Note: > "Jaws" star Roy Scheider donated $50 to Obama in March -- a month > after he passed away at the age of 75, per the Los Angeles Times' > Dan Morain.

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Date:	Wed Apr 23 07:25:01 PDT 2008

9153 [lbo-talk] Stephanie Luce on LN -- rank: 1000

On Apr 23, 2008, at 8:49 AM, Mark Rickling wrote: > Free speech? Gee, I thought we weren't high on the necessity of > civility on this list. I'm all for rude exchanges, but I wouldn't tolerate someone shouting someone else down, were that possible in this medium. In any case, I'll bet that 85% of neutral observers would side with Luce on this. Doug

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Date:	Wed Apr 23 07:16:47 PDT 2008

9154 [lbo-talk] Angry Renter -- rank: 1000

On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:58 PM, Seth Ackerman wrote: > Why can't the banks be forced to recapitalized? It seems like they're > dragging their feet about it, hoping a bailout will come along and > save > them. (Yes, some banks are recapitalizing, but then they're the > ones who > don't need a bailout.) If the alternatives were issue more shares > or go > under and be nationalized, more banks would issue shares, it seems to > me. But if everyone is bending over backwards t ...

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Date:	Wed Apr 23 05:30:03 PDT 2008

9155 [lbo-talk] Steve Schwarzman, philanthropist -- rank: 1000

[via Mike Allen - yuck] 'Wall Street financier gets his name alongside New York lions,' from AP: 'Patience, Fortitude - and Stephen A. Schwarzman? The two stone lions that have famously bracketed the front steps of the New York Public Library for nearly a century will soon have to move over, symbolically, that is, to make room for a Wall Street financier. The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday approved the library's request to have the name of Schwarzman, whose money kick- ...

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Date:	Wed Apr 23 05:18:37 PDT 2008

9156 [lbo-talk] Stephanie Luce on LN -- rank: 1000

[I'm sure that Stephanie Luce's profession of some sympathy with SEIU's position won't cut any ice in some circles. The "fuck democracy" love of toughness is an interesting point. Is Andy Stern Jimmy Hoffa with a few more years education and a better suit?] < http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/luce220408.html> The Future of the Labor Movement? Reflections on the Labor Notes Conference by Stephanie Luce I had a fantastic time at the Labor Notes conference last weekend, and am eag ...

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Date:	Wed Apr 23 04:59:30 PDT 2008

9157 [lbo-talk] Angry Renter -- rank: 1000

On Apr 22, 2008, at 11:01 PM, Seth Ackerman wrote: > The FreedomWorks folks are also against the Iraq war, so that must > be a > suspect position too. Man, is living up in the boondocks making you cranky? They're against "bailouts" because they're radical free marketeers. They're not just against bailing out banks, they're against any assistance to homeowners who're in over their heads or about to be foreclosed upon. That's a suspect position to me. If they're against the ...

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Date:	Wed Apr 23 04:48:41 PDT 2008

9158 [lbo-talk] Al-Qaeda accuses Iran of 9/11 lie -- rank: 1000

BBC News 4/22/08 Al-Qaeda accuses Iran of 9/11 lie Al-Qaeda's deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has blamed Iran for spreading the theory that Israel was behind the 11 September 2001 attacks. In an audio tape posted on the internet, Zawahiri insisted al-Qaeda had carried out the attacks on the US. He accused Iran, and its Hezbollah allies, of trying to discredit Osama Bin Laden's network. Correspondents say the comments underline al-Qaeda's increasing public hostility towards Iran. In a two- ...

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Date:	Tue Apr 22 14:36:22 PDT 2008

9159 [lbo-talk] shit ain't working -- rank: 1000

<http://www.gallup.com/poll/106744/Only-26-Say-Obama-Looks-Down- Americans.aspx> Despite Barack Obama s controversial comments about small-town Pennsylvania voters, he is no more likely than Hillary Clinton or John McCain to be perceived as someone who looks down on the average American.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Apr 22 14:28:51 PDT 2008

9160 [lbo-talk] Angry Renter -- rank: 1000

On Apr 22, 2008, at 3:54 PM, B. wrote: > FreedomWorks, the group Doug says is behind > AngryRenter.com Hey, it's not me - it's right on their website.

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Date:	Tue Apr 22 13:03:40 PDT 2008

9161 [lbo-talk] Bush sets a record -- rank: 1000

President George W. Bush s disapproval rating is at 69%, the highest disapproval rating in Gallup Poll history. <http://www.gallup.com/poll/106741/Bushs-69-Job-Disapproval-Rating- Highest-Gallup-History.aspx>

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Date:	Tue Apr 22 12:24:44 PDT 2008

9162 [lbo-talk] Angry Renter -- rank: 1000

On Apr 22, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Joseph Catron wrote: > Doug, am I correct in thinking that Angry Renter's position echoes > Dean Baker's in some respects? Yeah. He's vague on how to handle the financial fallout - in his writing, he seems willing to let "The Banks" go down the drain, but when he was on my radio show, he said something about how "of course" we have to assure financial stability. I don't know how you do one without the other, though. He also says we shoul ...

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Date:	Tue Apr 22 11:19:10 PDT 2008

9163 [lbo-talk] Dem prefs -- rank: 1000

For those who care about such things, Gallup has an interactive graph based on their daily tracking poll of Dem presidential preferences: <http://www.gallup.com/poll/106729/Interactive-Graph-Follow- Democratic-Race.aspx>. It's now 50-40 in favor of BHO.

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Date:	Tue Apr 22 10:28:33 PDT 2008

9164 [lbo-talk] Nation student writing contest -- rank: 1000

Peter Rothberg sent a message to the members of The Nation Magazine [group on Facebook].. -------------------- Subject: Student Writing Contest We're happy to announce The Nation's third annual student writing contest. Please help us spread the word. This year we're looking for students to answer this question: What have you learned from a personal experience that the next president should know before setting the agenda for the country? Essays should not exceed 800 words. All high school an ...

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Date:	Tue Apr 22 10:19:01 PDT 2008

9165 [lbo-talk] the Murdochization of the WSJ -- rank: 1000

On Apr 22, 2008, at 1:00 PM, Eric wrote: > Then I noticed that there > seems to be a lot less of the amazing "cultural" articles -- the ones > about obscure/fascinating/incredible people or movements that don't > *seem* to be strictly relating to the economic. I really like those. Rupert doesn't. He hates the A-heads (the whimsical stories in the center of the front page with three-sided rules around the headline which look kind of like an A, thus the name). He also think ...

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Date:	Tue Apr 22 10:08:19 PDT 2008