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9256 [lbo-talk] Iraq's Ruined Library Soldiers On -- rank: 1000

[this was written by a friend of Christian Parenti's, who asked me to circulate it] The Nation (web only) - April 9, 2008 <http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080421/lossin> Iraq's Ruined Library Soldiers On by R.H. Lossin The brutalities of the Iraq war accumulate so fast it is difficult to keep track. But in this season of fifth-year anniversaries, one largely forgotten crime demands to be recalled, in part because it relates directly to the politics of memory itself. Five years ago this ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 11 14:22:44 PDT 2008

9257 [lbo-talk] Dean Baker's Senate testimony: own-to-rent -- rank: 1000

On Apr 11, 2008, at 4:19 PM, Shane Taylor wrote: > While providing a rental option, the own-to-rent > plan is actually likely to lead to a situation in > which many homeowners are able to stay in their homes "Stay in their *houses*," please! Hasn't he ever read Fussell's Class? This is a good proposal - it even attracted Goldman Sachs's notice the other week. I wonder if any of those hacks in the Senate will take it up. Doug

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Date:	Fri Apr 11 13:26:20 PDT 2008

9258 [lbo-talk] one person's thug is another's victim... -- rank: 1000

www.calnurses.org For Immediate Release RN Leaders of California Nurses Association/NNOC Demand Andy Stern Immediately Cease SEIU s Harassment and Stalking of Nurses at Home and on Patient Care Floors Service Union Staffers Went to Homes Thursday of CNA Leaders The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Association today condemned the Service Employees International Union for targeting CNA/ NNOC leaders and members with threats and intimidation, stalking them at home and in patient ca ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 11 08:46:38 PDT 2008

9259 [lbo-talk] CNA thug arrested in union raid -- rank: 1000

Slapping someone, and stepping on a foot - thuggish behavior? Brass knuckles or blows to the kidneys - that's thuggery! Doug

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Date:	Fri Apr 11 08:45:25 PDT 2008

9260 [lbo-talk] Barry's moneybags -- rank: 1000

Washington Post - April 11, 2008 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/10/ AR2008041004045.html> Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots 'Bundlers' Have a Voice in Campaign By Matthew Mosk and Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writers Sen. Barack Obama credits his presidential campaign with creating a "parallel public financing system" built on a wave of modest donations from homemakers and high school teachers. Small givers, he said at a fundraiser thi ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 11 08:38:25 PDT 2008

9261 [lbo-talk] Obama evolves some more on financing -- rank: 1000

[from The Note] If not for all of this, it just might be Sen. Barack Obama's (possible) hypocrisy that would consuming the campaign oxygen. There's his dance on public financing, and this: "A mere five months ago, in Iowa, Obama didn't like it when outside 'special interest' groups sided with his rivals, pumped their own money into the campaign, and ran independent ads against him," Dick Polman writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Fast forward to the Pennsylvania primary, p ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 11 08:28:16 PDT 2008

9262 [lbo-talk] some HFers rake it in -- rank: 1000

On Apr 11, 2008, at 10:34 AM, MK wrote: > I wonder where these people live. EPI and CBPP just came out with a > state by state analysis of income disparities (google "Pulling Apart" > - if someone already posted this, apologies). NY, Connecticut, Rhode > Island and my own state Massachusetts win out with the biggest change > in income ratios since '87 - as well as biggest income disparities > overall. They live in New York, Connecticut, and to a lesser degree, Massac ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 11 08:15:36 PDT 2008

9263 [lbo-talk] some HFers rake it in -- rank: 1000

Top 10 HF Managers Earn $14B 04-11-2008 Source: Global Money Management The 10 best-paid hedge fund managers earned up to $14 billion in 2007, collectively, making record profits from by predicting the global financial meltdown, Trader Monthly magazine estimates show. John Paulson and Phil Falcone of Harbinger Capital were the top two earners, with payouts of $3 billion and $1.5-2 billion, respectively. Both made big gains by betting against U.S. sub-prime mortgage securities, but also bene ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 11 05:02:08 PDT 2008

9264 [lbo-talk] London's congestion boondoggle -- rank: 1000

Hmm, I think this one may be getting a little old. Please wind it down. If you've got nothing new to say, think twice before saying it. Doug

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Date:	Thu Apr 10 11:14:35 PDT 2008

9265 [lbo-talk] NYblocks mayor's congestion plan -- rank: 1000

On Apr 10, 2008, at 12:30 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > At 08:12 AM 4/10/2008, you wrote: > >> BTW it is faster by car to, door to door, and I can usually find >> on street free parking in the East Village in about 10 minutes. >> >> >> Matt > > > Nuh uh. You pay 30 or 40 dollars for parking and you're stuck in > traffic most of the way and loving it. 'Fess up. I just noticed this. Finding free street parking in Manhattan in 10 minutes is extremel ...

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Date:	Thu Apr 10 09:43:21 PDT 2008

9266 [lbo-talk] NYblocks mayor's congestion plan -- rank: 1000

On Apr 9, 2008, at 7:56 PM, John Thornton wrote: > Do some list members "hate cars"? I kind of enjoy driving myself. Even city driving. I just think the car is an ecological disaster, and traffic and concrete are hell on a cityscape. Doug

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Date:	Thu Apr 10 04:53:33 PDT 2008

9267 [lbo-talk] Obama leads among better-educated -- rank: 1000

<http://www.gallup.com/poll/106381/Obama-Education-Gap-Extends- General-Election.aspx> April 10, 2008 Obama Education Gap Extends to General Election McCain leads Obama among those with a high school education or less by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama leads John McCain by a significant margin among voters with the most education, but trails the likely Republican nominee among voters with the least formal education. Thus, it appears that Obama's strong showing among educat ...

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Date:	Thu Apr 10 04:52:10 PDT 2008

9268 [lbo-talk] London congestion charge -- rank: 1000

<http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/congestioncharging/6723.aspx> Congestion Charging has led to reduced traffic levels and pollution, shorter journey times and better air quality. By law, all net revenue has to be invested in improving transport in London. Since the Congestion Charge scheme started, London has seen: Traffic entering the original charging zone reduced by 21 per cent An increase in cycling within the zone of 43 per cent Reductions in accidents and key traffic pollutants Publ ...

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Date:	Wed Apr 9 14:25:10 PDT 2008

9269 [lbo-talk] Charlie Komanoff on congestion charge incidence -- rank: 1000

<http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/4/7/19499/55685#18> "Regressive"? What's That? NY State Assemblymember Richard Brodsky -- the diabolically effective public face of the forces that this week killed traffic relief for NYC -- informs us (through a staff member): "Of course congestion pricing is regressive." Hello? Here's what the City's premier transportation statistician, Bruce Schaller, found in his comprehensive 2007 report on NYC travel data, City in Flux: ...

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Date:	Wed Apr 9 14:12:27 PDT 2008

9270 [lbo-talk] Eyes on the Prize -- rank: 1000

On Apr 9, 2008, at 3:43 PM, Charles Brown wrote: > I think you guys are the first to ever claim that > Marxists follow a " religious" dogma. Your thinking is just so much > more critical than Carrol's is. Marxism doesn't have to follow a religious dogma. It's just Carrol that does. Hope that clarifies things. Doug

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Date:	Wed Apr 9 12:54:00 PDT 2008