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211 [lbo-talk] Waxman's still at it -- rank: 1000

The President's Speech on Iraq Reconstruction By Rep. Henry A. Waxman t r u t h o u t | Statement Wednesday 07 December 2005 The President's claims today are mindboggling. Either he doesn't understand the facts or simply doesn't want to face them. The reconstruction of Iraq has been an enormous boondoggle - not an example of "quiet, steady progress." Halliburton has repeatedly overcharged American taxpayers through fraud, waste, and abuse. The U.S. officials in charge of the recons ...

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Date:	Thu Dec 8 10:43:48 PST 2005

212 [lbo-talk] Happy Birthday Doug Henwood! -- rank: 1000

What a wonderful thought. Is this reading for all Sagittarians? I hope so, I could use a bit of uplift. Marta On Dec 7, 2005, at 9:44 AM, joanna wrote: > Here's your horoscope for today: > > "Good judgment may pour out of you so easily now that you don't > even realize how much you help others. You have gathered more than > your fair share of philosophical and spiritual wisdom. Today is > your chance to return the generosity people have shown you in the > past. Giving ...

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Date:	Wed Dec 7 10:22:43 PST 2005

213 [lbo-talk] Happy Birthday Doug Henwood! -- rank: 1000

On Dec 7, 2005, at 9:33 AM, Doug Henwood wrote: > Thomas Seay wrote: > > >> Many happy returns!!! >> > > Hey thanks. > > Not only me, but Noam Chomsky, Willa Cather, and Pietro Mascagni. > > Doug You are in good company then. HAPPY B'day. Have some cake, lots of it. Marta -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <../attachments/20051207/9ee0c76f/attachment.htm>

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214 [lbo-talk] Unmitigated gall -- rank: 1000

On Dec 4, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Doug Henwood wrote: > Mike Ballard wrote: > > >> Ruling class types like Greenspan are going to try to guilt-trip >> the working >> class into accepting the financial burden for mismanagement of the >> capitalist >> system e.g. the enormous debt THEY owe to States like China. >> > > They're also trying to make us all be "self-reliant" - no more > collective provision. If you don't save for your old age, ...

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Date:	Sun Dec 4 18:51:35 PST 2005

215 [lbo-talk] VOTE Time Magazine's Person of the Year -- rank: 1000

To vote for Time Magazine's Person of the Year go to: http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/2005/walkup/talkback.html#form Marta -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <../attachments/20051123/fe972673/attachment.htm>

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Date:	Wed Nov 23 18:48:18 PST 2005

216 [lbo-talk] A sample from Bob Dylan's memoir -- rank: 1000

On Nov 18, 2005, at 10:48 PM, andie nachgeborenen wrote: > > Me, my favorite Bob is the most "narcissistic," > hallucinogenic stuff of the mid-60s, Bringing It All > Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, the Basement Tapes. > That's the stuff I return to again and again from a > really absurd Bob collection (every legit recording > and 50-some bootlegs). > You may be interested in this. My X travelled with Dylan and the Band during the Basement tapes period. Since ...

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Date:	Sat Nov 19 09:08:27 PST 2005

217 [lbo-talk] A sample from Bob Dylan's memoir -- rank: 1000

On Nov 18, 2005, at 7:14 AM, Carl Remick wrote: > > "Gotta Serve Somebody"? Dylan at his fortune-cookie-wisdom worst. > I find it particularly galling to be lectured on the Great Chain of > Subservience by some wealthy fuck like Dylan who hasn't done > anything but follow his own whim for decades. > > Carl > I will tell you that I have walked past Bob's home in Malibu many a time. I have a friend who lives nearby. He has about 12 acres, you can't see the ho ...

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Date:	Fri Nov 18 13:10:25 PST 2005

218 [lbo-talk] Why are we still turning to Dylan forthesoundtracktoour demonstrations? -- rank: 1000

Yes Louis, agreed. Dylan produced some masterpieces. "Pawn in their Game" about Medgar Evers murder. He showed up in Mississippi to sing that at a gathering of some civil rights movement people after Evers was dead. "Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" about the shit we have been experiencing since well he wrote this song. The line, "I'll know my song well before I start singing" I think is genius. So that period of his work I admire. Later works, less so mostly be ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 16 19:46:45 PST 2005

219 [lbo-talk] Streisand Impeach Bush -- rank: 1000

http://barbrastreisand.com/statements.html#ifnotnowwhen

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Date:	Thu Nov 10 21:01:38 PST 2005

220 [lbo-talk] Gropenator brought to his knees -- rank: 1000

On Nov 9, 2005, at 9:57 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > Some of defeated measures seemed to have merits- anti-gerrymandering > and to regulation of prescription drugs, no? Also, the anti-union and > anti-abortion measures almost passed - whereas the anti- > gerrymandering and > prescription measures were soundly defeated. > The redrawing of districts was to give Republicans more control. A panel of judges is not independent of politics. The regulation of prescription drugs bi ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 9 11:07:23 PST 2005

221 [lbo-talk] Gropenator brought to his knees -- rank: 1000

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-110905elex_lat, 0,1210737,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines THE SPECIAL ELECTION Voters Reject Schwarzenegger's Bid to Remake State Government The governor's four ballot proposals, the foundation of his sweeping plans for change in Sacramento, are halted at the polls. By Michael Finnegan and Robert Salladay Times Staff Writers 9:17 AM PST, November 9, 2005 In a sharp repudiation of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Californians rejected all four of his ballot pro ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 9 09:21:01 PST 2005

222 [lbo-talk] Antiwar Sermon Brings IRS Warning -- rank: 1000

Antiwar Sermon Brings IRS Warning All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena risks losing its tax-exempt status because of a former rector's remarks in 2004. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me- allsaints7nov07,0,6769876.story?coll=la-home-headlines -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <../attachments/20051107/90554060/attachment.htm>

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Date:	Mon Nov 7 18:32:26 PST 2005

223 [lbo-talk] Fwd: From CDP Chairman Art Torres -- rank: 1000

From CA Dem Chair Art Torres marta Begin forwarded message: > > > Arnold s Job Approval Ratings > All Adults Likely > Voters Registered Voters > 11/2 LAT Approve / > Disapprove 40% - 57% > 10/6 SPRI Approve / Disapprove 31% - > 54% 36% - 53% > 9/29 PPIC Approve / Disapprove 33% - ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 7 09:21:32 PST 2005

224 [lbo-talk] 9pm ET Snow protest -- rank: 1000

I was told that the Knight Rider chain of newspapers, which included the San Jose Mercury and the NY Daily News were bought out in a hostile takeover by a right wing collection of businessmen this summer. 9pm ET Snow protest Amy Goodman has reported that a new cable bill will delete public access TV- at 9pm ET for one minute these channels will air snow to protest. Marta

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Date:	Mon Nov 7 09:12:32 PST 2005

225 [lbo-talk] National Call-in Week to Save Vital Services -- rank: 1000

**PLEASE FORWARD to your networks and friends** Starting Monday, November 7: the National Call-in Week to Save Vital Services Call your U.S. Representative toll-free: 800-426-8073 Click here for pdf flier with this information: www.chn.org/pdf/ novembercallin.pdf. The House of Representatives is expected to vote during the week of November 7 on proposals to slash assistance for some of the most vulnerable people in America families lacking health insurance; abused and neglected children; si ...

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Date:	Fri Nov 4 09:54:53 PST 2005