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241 [lbo-talk] Cheney Resignation Rumors Fly -- rank: 1000

Hopefully these are more like truth than rumors. marta White House Watch: Cheney Resignation Rumors Fly By Paul Bedard US News and World Report Tuesday 18 October 2005 Sparked by today's Washington Post story that suggests Vice President Cheney's office is involved in the Plame-CIA spy link investigation, government officials and advisers passed around rumors that the vice president might step aside and that President Bush would elevate Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "It's certain ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 18 18:27:20 PDT 2005

242 [lbo-talk] Fwd: THIS IS NO TIME TO BE SILENT - CALL CONGRESS TODAY! -- rank: 1000

I know its an activist call, I hope some of you will call. Marta Begin forwarded message: > Hundreds of thousands of Katrina survivors homeless, jobless, without > health coverage - added to the millions already poor in America. > > The right wing's response? Cut Medicaid, Food Stamps, housing and > other > vital services still deeper. > > Hard to believe - but this Thursday the House of Representatives is > expected to vote on increasing the cuts in vital programs (l ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 17 15:45:40 PDT 2005

243 [lbo-talk] GE's Profit Jumps 15% -- rank: 1000

They don't mention GE's arms dealing profits. Isn't GE up to its neck in manufacturing arms? marta http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ge15oct15,1,6130346.story? coll=la-headlines-business GE's Profit Jumps 15% Despite Hurricanes The company says its growth globally offset storm-related losses in the third quarter. From Associated Press October 15, 2005 STAMFORD, Conn. General Electric Co. said Friday that its profit rose 15% in the third quarter as growth globally offset hurricane- rela ...

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Date:	Sat Oct 15 13:40:13 PDT 2005

244 [lbo-talk] Are medical costs really slowing down? -- rank: 1000

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-united15oct15,1,5498105.story? coll=la-headlines-business UnitedHealth Earnings Rise 21% as Medical Costs Ease From Reuters October 15, 2005 Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc., which is in the process of acquiring PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. of Cypress to augment its position in the Medicare market, reported a 21% rise in third-quarter earnings Friday. Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth credited the increase to membership gains and lower-than-expected ...

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Date:	Sat Oct 15 13:36:49 PDT 2005

245 [lbo-talk] Weather apocalypse now -- rank: 1000

Can't remember if this was posted before. If so, sorry - marta Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/ 0,6903,1153513,00.html · Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war · Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years · Threat to the world is greater than terrorism Mark Townsend and Paul Harris in New York Sunday February 22, 2004 The Observer Climate change over the next 20 years could result in a global catastrop ...

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Date:	Sat Oct 15 09:28:14 PDT 2005

246 [lbo-talk] Being Privatized -- rank: 1000

--> If you pass this comment along to others -- periodically but not repeatedly -- please explain that Commentaries are a premium sent to Sustainer Donors of Z/ZNet and that to learn more folks can consult ZNet at http://www.zmag.org --> Sustainer Forums Login: https://www.zmag.org/sustainers/forums Today's commentary: http://www.zmag.org/sustainers/content/2005-09/27russell.cfm ================================== ZNet Commentary Being Privatized October 07, 2005 By Marta Russell My phar ...

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Date:	Sat Oct 8 09:37:34 PDT 2005

247 [lbo-talk] Covering Insurance Corp Losses -- rank: 1000

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fi- insure5oct05,1,5910087.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY Change Sought to Cover Losses Mandatory national insurance for disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes is getting a serious look. Critics call it a bailout for carriers. By David Streitfeld Times Staff Writer October 5, 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed such major shortcomings in the nation's insurance system that regulators from several states are ...

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Date:	Thu Oct 6 18:10:16 PDT 2005

248 [lbo-talk] disabled find work harder to get and other threads -- rank: 1000

Woj - have you forgotten that the ruling class keeps unemployment going and going and going? Can't believe you would object to the state intervening in the mess the capitalists thrive on. Any body on the bottom deserves whatever they can get. It's a fixed game dude. marta On Oct 5, 2005, at 4:45 PM, Dick Grippon wrote: > you're right. i hope they tear town the entire welfare system > tomorrow and the homeless are defecating on your front steps in > short order, panhandling you, ju ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 5 17:16:51 PDT 2005

249 [lbo-talk] McCain on Global warming -- rank: 1000

Begin forwarded message: > From: Stop Global Warming Virtual March on Washington > <laurie at stopglobalwarming.org> > Date: October 5, 2005 3:43:00 PM PDT > To: ap888 at lafn.org > Subject: A message from Senator John McCain > Reply-To: betsy at stopglobalwarming.org > > > Dear Fellow Marcher, > > Recently, a number of my Senate colleagues and I traveled to Canada > and Alaska to witness the devastating impacts of global warming on > the Arctic. We l ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 5 17:06:42 PDT 2005

250 [lbo-talk] Wal-Mart union buster ALERT -- rank: 1000

Marta Russell (ap888 at lafn.org) has forwarded you a message from American Rights at Work, which is on the web at: http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/nd.tcl?r=xdzyC741Juts&n=1501772 May be of interest marta I wanted to let you know about an easy way to connect with a growing network of people throughout the nation who believe that all workers deserve the chance to exercise their democratic rights on the job. Sign up as an activist with American Rights at Work--a brand new organization d ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 5 16:37:29 PDT 2005

251 [lbo-talk] Etan Thomas -- rank: 1000

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0927-20.htm

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Date:	Wed Oct 5 09:42:11 PDT 2005

252 [lbo-talk] Lord of War -- rank: 1000

I saw "Lord of War" and though I usually don't recommend movies, this one is well worth your time. George Clooney's new film on Edward R. Murrow and the commies coming out this next week looks enticing too. marta

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Date:	Tue Oct 4 17:49:45 PDT 2005

253 [lbo-talk] journalists for hire & Bush -- rank: 1000

Dear Marta Russell: Last week, an official government investigation determined that the Bush Administration broke the law when it used taxpayer dollars to hire fake journalists like Armstrong Williams to promote its political agenda. It s not only unethical, it s also illegal. The only way for justice to be served is for you and 50,000 others to add your name to a letter I am sending to Congress and the Justice Department demanding prosecution. A copy of your letter will be sent to all the ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 4 17:16:35 PDT 2005

254 [lbo-talk] Bush's Pit Bull -- rank: 1000

Marjorie Cohn | Harriet Miers: Bush's Pit Bull http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/100405I.shtml Bush has nominated his Texas crony as a stealth appointment to the Supreme Court. Marjorie Cohn writes that although the Senate will be hard-pressed to discover Harriet Miers's positions on the critical issues, she does have a long record of loyalty to Bush, whom she calls "the most brilliant man I ever met." Bush undoubtedly knows where she stands - and it doesn't appear to be on the si ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 4 14:04:49 PDT 2005

255 [lbo-talk] HUD's Jackson on NO poor rebuild -- rank: 1000

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na- housing1oct01,1,7394467.story?coll=la-news-a_section A SHATTERED GULF COAST New Orleans' Racial Future Hotly Argued The U.S. housing chief expresses doubts about rebuilding, and draws anger and concern. By Joel Havemann Times Staff Writer October 1, 2005 WASHINGTON President Bush's housing secretary has touched off a tempest by saying that a revived New Orleans may no longer be a majority-black city and that some of the low-lying and ...

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Date:	Sun Oct 2 16:57:42 PDT 2005