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226 [lbo-talk] Bernanke again -- rank: 1000

On Oct 31, 2005, at 2:56 PM, Charles Brown wrote: > > > Marta Russell : > > -clip- > > Alan Greenspan made some other mistakes that have cost the American > people dearly, and others that have yet to come home to roost. After > initially warning of "irrational exuberance" in the stock market in > December 1996, he reversed himself and allowed the stock market > bubble to inflate to unsustainable levels. Millions of Americans > lost much > of their ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 31 16:02:42 PST 2005

227 [lbo-talk] "Official A" identified as Rove -- rank: 1000

Mysterious 'Official A' Is Karl Rove By Pete Yost The Associated Press Friday 28 October 2005 Washington - In a sign of the trouble lingering for the Bush administration, the indictment handed up Friday in the CIA leak probe refers to someone at the White House known as "Official A." The unidentified official could become a courtroom witness against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who left his job as vice presidential aide shortly after his indictment on charges of obstruction ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 31 12:23:02 PST 2005

228 [lbo-talk] Bernanke again -- rank: 1000

Bernanke Could Face Serious Trouble By Mark Weisbrot This column was distributed to newspapers by Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services on October 26, 2005. If anyone wants to reprint it, please let me know. Ben Bernanke s first promise upon being nominated for Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve was that he would maintain continuity with the policies and policy strategies established during the Greenspan years. Of course he was speaking to the financial markets, which tend to worshi ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 31 09:03:11 PST 2005

229 [lbo-talk] Stay out of small airplanes, Dennis -- rank: 1000

Resolution of Inquiry to demand information on White House Iraq Group (WHIG) to be voted on by Nov 9 http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=8975 October Friday 28th 2005 (18h28) : Resolution of Inquiry to demand information on White House Iraq Group (WHIG) to be voted on by Nov 9 6 comment(s). -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: rien.gif Type: image/gif Size: 48 bytes Desc: not available URL: <../attachments/20051030/b7b1a9f0/attachme ...

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Date:	Sun Oct 30 08:56:22 PST 2005

230 [lbo-talk] Wilson:Bush owes apology -- rank: 1000

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe- wilson29oct29,0,4988049.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions Our 27 months of hell By Joseph C. Wilson IV JOSEPH C. WILSON IV was acting ambassador in Baghdad when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990. He is the author of "The Politics of Truth" (Carroll & Graff, 2004). He was a diplomat for 23 years. October 29, 2005 AFTER THE two-year smear campaign orchestrated by senior officials in the Bush White House against my wife and me, it i ...

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Date:	Sat Oct 29 13:50:57 PDT 2005

231 [lbo-talk] Wal-Mart Memo May Raise Litigation Risk -- rank: 1000

http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi- walmart28oct28,1,2675805.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-business MARKETS Wal-Mart Memo May Raise Litigation Risk Employee-rights lawyers say the retailer could face additional discrimination claims. By Molly Selvin and Lisa Girion Times Staff Writers October 28, 2005 Lawyers for employers and employees agree: A leaked Wal-Mart memo proposing ways to cut healthcare costs could mean big legal trouble for the world's largest retailer. Even if the c ...

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Date:	Sat Oct 29 09:04:45 PDT 2005

232 [lbo-talk] Wal-Mart's Memo Blurs Its Message on Benefits -- rank: 1000

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-walmart27oct27,1,1353294.story Wal-Mart's Memo Blurs Its Message on Benefits As the retailer vows to widen coverage, the document suggests 'bold steps' to cut health costs. By Abigail Goldman and Lisa Girion Times Staff Writers October 27, 2005 Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which built its reputation and a virulent opposition on rock-bottom prices, has talked a lot lately about becoming a kinder, more responsible company. But the retailing giant is finding th ...

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Date:	Fri Oct 28 09:40:00 PDT 2005

233 [lbo-talk] Paul Krugman articles -- rank: 1000

Would someone who can afford to pay the NYT fee for Krugman's articles please post them or send to me privately. Thanks, marta

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Date:	Sat Oct 22 14:17:57 PDT 2005

234 [lbo-talk] The Raw Deal -- rank: 1000

Long but pretty good for the LAT. marta http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-riskshift3oct10,1,4792299.story THE NEW DEAL If America Is Richer, Why Are Its Families So Much Less Secure? For 25 years, government and business have forced workers to take on mounting risk. A Times analysis shows ever-larger swings in household incomes. By Peter G. Gosselin Times Staff Writer October 10, 2004 HORNELL, N.Y. By most conventional measures, Paul Fredo is an American success story. The son of a coa ...

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Date:	Fri Oct 21 10:07:40 PDT 2005

235 [lbo-talk] Wal-Mart Heiress: cheater cheater -- rank: 1000

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-heiress20oct20,1,524341.story Wal-Mart Heiress Accused of Cheating Gives Back USC Degree Move comes nearly a year after Paige Laurie's ex-roommate made the allegations on TV. From Associated Press October 20, 2005 Wal-Mart heiress Elizabeth Paige Laurie, accused of paying a fellow college student $20,000 to do her homework, has returned her USC degree, officials said. The move came nearly a year after Laurie's freshman-year roommate, Elena Martinez, to ...

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Date:	Thu Oct 20 09:48:50 PDT 2005

236 [lbo-talk] Texas Court Issues Warrant for DeLay -- rank: 1000

Texas Court Issues Warrant for DeLay By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press Wednesday 19 October 2005 A Texas court on Wednesday issued a warrant for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's arrest, and set an initial $10,000 bail as a routine step before his first court appearance on conspiracy and state money laundering charges. Travis County court officials said DeLay was ordered to appear at the Fort Bend County, Texas, jail for booking, where he'd likely be fingerprinted and photograph ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 19 12:46:22 PDT 2005

237 [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

238 [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

239 [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

240 [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