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151 [lbo-talk] Future American lawyers to be proud of ... and Gonzales -- rank: 1000

From: "Karen Maki" <Karenmaki at earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:33:50 -0800 Subject: [mpwg] IT WAS A GOOD DAY FOR DISSENT Future American lawyers to be proud of. ... and Alberto Gonzales. Alberto Gonzales spoke before law students at Georgetown today, justifying illegal, unauthorized surveillance of US citizens, but during the course of his speech the students in class did something pretty ballsy and brave. They got up from their seats and turned their backs to him. ...

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Date:	Fri Feb 17 08:54:17 PST 2006

152 [lbo-talk] TO -- rank: 1000

Hope this doesn't offend anyone here -- TO has consistently been a source of timely information. marta Tuesday 14 February 2006 I would love to have a serious budget to work with. We have our old faithful donors who always come through, but the vast majority do not. If you are not a donor but you are a TO reader, get in the game. Help us out. Just click this link for our secure donation form : https://secure.entango.com/donate/pkXd5Fr9GE4?mail If you prefer to donate by check, make payable ...

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Date:	Tue Feb 14 09:03:58 PST 2006

153 [lbo-talk] Albuquerque V.A. nurse investigated for "Sedition" after criticizing Bush -- rank: 1000

><http://progressive.org/mag_mc020806>http://progressive.org/ mag_mc020806 > >Published on The Progressive (<>http://progressive.org) > >VA Nurse Investigated for "Sedition" for Criticizing Bush > >VA Nurse Investigated for "Sedition" for Criticizing Bush >By Matthew Rothschild >February 8, 2006 > > Laura Berg is a clinical nurse specialist at the VA Medical >Center in Albuquerque, where she has worked for 15 years. > > ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun Feb 12 20:56:19 PST 2006

154 [lbo-talk] insurance what to do? -- rank: 1000

LBOsters, It is time for me to renew my auto insurance. It has gone up even though I have had no claim against it. I hate sending money to these corporate bastards. Is there any "progressive" insurance company out there or does anyone have an opinion on which are the least corrupted as corporations go? Marta

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Date:	Sun Feb 12 15:36:26 PST 2006

155 [lbo-talk] Abramoff and Bush photo -- rank: 1000

apparently this is it --- Marta FOCUS | First Photo of Bush and Abramoff http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021206X.shtml The first photo of Bush and Abramoff comes to light after recent emails were found that contradict the White House's claims that the President has no recollection of meeting Abramoff. Abramoff wrote in these emails that he met Bush almost a dozen times over the past five years, and even received an invitation to the his Crawford, Texas, ranch.

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Date:	Sun Feb 12 14:24:22 PST 2006

156 [lbo-talk] Boxer on Abramoff -- rank: 1000

Dear Friend: I recently joined Senators Kerry and Lautenberg in introducing an amendment to focus the Senate s attention on the reports of public corruption involving Jack Abramoff, including his ties to the White House. I am happy to share with you the statement I made on the floor of the Senate in support of our amendment. Sincerely, Barbara Boxer United States Senate Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I rise now to discuss an amendment on behalf of myself and Senators Kerry and Lautenberg which ex ...

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Date:	Thu Feb 9 08:57:49 PST 2006

157 [lbo-talk] SS Privatization ALARM!!!!!!! -- rank: 1000

Bush buried detailed Social Security privatization proposals in his budget Inside the budget bill is SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION Bush buried detailed Social Security privatization proposals in his budget. Can the surprise move jump-start bipartisan reform? by Allan Sloan Newsweek Feb. 8, 2006 If you read enough numbers, you never know what you'll find. Take President Bush and private Social Security accounts. Last year, even though Bush talked endlessly about the supposed joys of private ac ...

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Date:	Wed Feb 8 18:17:04 PST 2006

158 [lbo-talk] Harmful Budget bill passes -- rank: 1000

> From: "Peggy Denker, Families USA" <field at familiesusa.org> > Subject: House Approves Budget Bill > > Tonight -- Wednesday, February 1st -- the House of Representatives > approved the budget reconciliation bill by an extremely close vote of > 216-214. All Democrats and 14 Republicans (including five whose > votes we > succeeded in changing) voted against the bill. > <http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll004.xml>Click here to see the > roll & ...

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Date:	Wed Feb 1 17:23:04 PST 2006

159 [lbo-talk] Failure -- rank: 1000

This was too good to pass up. I had a pretty good idea of what would come up, but couldn't resist confirming my suspicions. Wonder how long they'll leave it like that? marta Subject: was this a mistake on google's part? > >1- Go to www.Google.com > >2- Type in Failure > >3- Look at it the first listing and laugh at what comes up first > >4- Tell other people before the people at Google Fix it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... UR ...

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Date:	Tue Aug 15 13:27:22 PDT 2006

160 [lbo-talk] Legal Aid Limos -- rank: 1000

http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/politics/story/3350616p-12335577c.html Luxury spending found in legal program By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer Last Updated 2:19 pm PDT Monday, August 14, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal program that provides legal help to poor Americans turns away half of its applicants for lack of resources. But that hasn't stopped its executives from lavishing expensive meals, chauffeur-driven cars and foreign trips on themselves. Agency documents obtained by The A ...

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Date:	Mon Aug 14 19:32:00 PDT 2006

161 [lbo-talk][Shiavo and Eastwood [was Immigration and Disability] -- rank: 1000

Hi Anne, While you are on the list it would be nice for you to share your views about Terri Schiavo and Clint Eastwood's film, "Million Dollar Baby." best, Marta On Apr 29, 2006, at 10:32 AM, anniedigit at mindspring.com wrote: > I have not been part of this list in the past; I joined > specifically so that I could respond to Marta Russell's comments > about disability and immigration, which were forwarded to me by a > disabled comrade, and which I found deeply distur ...

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Date:	Sun Apr 30 09:22:54 PDT 2006

162 [lbo-talk] Re: Dean Baker on immigration -- rank: 1000

On Apr 20, 2006, at 11:01 AM, BklynMagus wrote: > Marta quotes David Pfieffer: > > >> To use Berg's examples, capitalist and workers, corporations >> > and the public, the imperialists and the dispossessed, and > persons in and out of the power structure all tend to loathe > people with disabilities and want them out of the way. > > My brother is disabled and I do not think a single member of > my family wanted him out of the way. In fact, my mother lived ...

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Date:	Thu Apr 20 21:51:34 PDT 2006

163 [lbo-talk] Dean Baker on immigration -- rank: 1000

On Apr 20, 2006, at 9:58 AM, Doug Henwood wrote: > Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: >> >> >> What is so strange about it? People often dig in their heels when >> they say >> something they did not really mean, just to vent their >> frustrations or >> because they did not think it through, and then they are accused >> by other of >> being a bad person - so they become more and more defensive. My >> ex had that >> disposition, so I am ...

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Date:	Thu Apr 20 21:42:00 PDT 2006

164 [lbo-talk] Dean Baker on immigration -- rank: 1000

On Apr 20, 2006, at 5:17 PM, jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net wrote: >> > > If Marta had come out saying that she felt that disability issues > were treated as issues of convenience > rather than the life and death struggles that they just as > frequently are NO ONE would have said one > negative thing to her. I doubt it John. You all love a scapegoat just like the rest. > > Instead she came out saying that Mexicans are taking benefits that > she needs and she deserves ...

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Date:	Thu Apr 20 17:42:59 PDT 2006

165 [lbo-talk] Dean Baker on immigration -- rank: 1000

Thank you, thank you, thank you. and love, love, love, Marta On Apr 20, 2006, at 1:36 PM, info at pulpculture.org wrote: > At 04:06 PM 4/20/2006, jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net wrote: > > >> So it's OK with you if I lash out against gays because this list >> seldom, if ever, tackles Native American >> issues? I hope not. >> > > I stopped reading there John. It was patently evident that I > disagreed with marta and not you or anyone else who argued with > M ...

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Date:	Thu Apr 20 17:24:56 PDT 2006