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76 [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

77 [lbo-talk] PC Roberts: Americans can be endlessly fooled -- rank: 1000

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14026.htm We're Being Set Up for Wider War in the Middle East by Paul Craig Roberts Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration. He was Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal editorial page and Contributing Editor of National Review. He is coauthor of The Tyranny of Good Intentions.He can be reached at: paulcraigroberts at yahoo.com 07/17/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- The old adag ...

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Date:	Thu Jul 20 08:40:03 PDT 2006

78 [lbo-talk] Veterans court swamped with disability claim appeals -- rank: 1000

They've been turned down and trying again on appeal....sometimes a 3 YEAR wait for an answer.....marta Veterans court swamped with disability claim appeals http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060715/ NEWS/607150316/1001 Backlog means cases take much longer to process BY DENNIS CAMIRE Statesman Journal July 15, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Veterans appealing disability claims and other issues soon may be waiting much longer for decisions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Cl ...

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Date:	Sat Jul 15 10:08:29 PDT 2006

79 [lbo-talk] Election Fraud Crier report -- rank: 1000

Subject: Everyone should watch this Subject: Must Watch*About Election Fraud*K. Harris/Robt Kennedy's piece etc. from Crier report on courttv > > http://www.courttv.com/video/ptplayer.html? > pid=wFqAFdDjdv2AhOv0KF0sPaImQ2Vydiy0 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <../attachments/20060714/419813e9/attachment.htm>

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Date:	Fri Jul 14 14:34:47 PDT 2006

80 [lbo-talk] ACTION at Stanford -- rank: 1000

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13933.htm A Republic or an Empire? By Paul Craig Roberts 07/09/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- Gentle reader, did you know that in April President Bush went to Stanford University to speak to the Hoover Institution fellows at the invitation of former Secretary of State George Shultz but was not allowed on campus? The Stanford students got wind of it and blocked Bush's access to the campus. The Hoover fellows had to go to Shultz' ...

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Date:	Wed Jul 12 09:07:31 PDT 2006

81 [lbo-talk] Anybody want to ask Putin a question? -- rank: 1000

Ask him about the melting tundra. marta On Jul 5, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Peter Lavelle wrote: > If you love, hate, or are indifferent to Putin, I have no doubt > Putin will put on a good show. He is remarkably meda savvy - one of > the reasons he is so popular among Russians. > > Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote: > > Gessen, Hyatt, Applebaum et al. will probably accuse > him of being a pedophile! It's about their level. ;) > > --- Peter Lavelle wrote: ...

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Date:	Thu Jul 6 10:11:48 PDT 2006

82 [lbo-talk] Russia melting tundra -- rank: 1000

Here's an example of the recent article on melting tundra - how it's already contributing to global warming in an alarming way: http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,12374,1546824,00.html I signed up for GREEN energy through the LA DWP. It costs 6% more but good grief we have to do it. Marta

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Date:	Thu Jul 6 10:02:21 PDT 2006

83 [lbo-talk] An Inconvenient Truth -- rank: 1000

I agree. It had a lyrical quality amid all the science. So many people are disconnected from nature. This film brought the beauty and magnificence of the natural environment into focus. I am horrified at how many children in LA have no experience with nature or appreciation for it. Adults live in the city and forget their lifeline to nature. If nothing else perhaps some will get reconnected to the reality that nature supports us. Marta On Jul 3, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski w ...

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Date:	Mon Jul 3 18:46:03 PDT 2006

84 [lbo-talk] An Inconvenient Truth -- rank: 1000

I am recommending that everyone see Al Gore's film.....he has done us all a great service and people need to ACT now. http://movies.aol.com/movie/an-inconvenient-truth/24916/main? date=20060701 Marta

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Date:	Mon Jul 3 09:55:28 PDT 2006

85 [lbo-talk] New Rules Force States to Curb Welfare Rolls -- rank: 1000

Didn't Clinton have to get his welfare "reform" through congress? It appears King George is just going to ink some paper again. Marta http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/28/washington/28welfare.html? _r=1&oref=slogin New York Times June 28, 2006 New Rules Force States to Curb Welfare Rolls By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON, June 27 The Bush administration plans to issue sweeping new rules on Wednesday that will require states to move much larger numbers of poor people from welfare to work ...

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Date:	Wed Jun 28 10:37:16 PDT 2006

86 [lbo-talk] request for WSJ article -- rank: 1000

Thank you Doug. Sometimes the WSJ totally surprises me in their reporting. Marta On Jun 25, 2006, at 10:08 AM, Doug Henwood wrote: > > Wall Street Journal - June 23, 2006 > > > Hidden Burden > As Workers' Pensions Wither, > Those for Executives Flourish > Companies Run Up Big IOUs, > Mostly Obscured, to Grant > Bosses a Lucrative Benefit > The Billion-Dollar Liability > By ELLEN E. SCHULTZ and THEO FRANCIS > June 23, 2006; Page A1 > To help explain its ...

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Date:	Sun Jun 25 10:33:12 PDT 2006

87 [lbo-talk] request for WSJ article -- rank: 1000

6/23/06 WSJ Hidden Burden: As Workers' Pensions Wither, Those for Executives Flourish If someone has a subscription to the WSJ would they please send me this entire article from today's WSJ. It is on the front page. Thanks Marta ap888 at lafn.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <../attachments/20060625/8cb6f80e/attachment.htm>

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Date:	Sun Jun 25 09:41:56 PDT 2006

88 [lbo-talk] Drones over LA -- rank: 1000

LASD launches surveillance drones over Los Angeles Posted by: "Michael Novick" antiracistaction_la at yahoo.com part2001 Date: Wed Jun 7, 2006 11:08 pm (PDT) High hopes for drone in LA skies By Peter Bowes BBC News, Los Angeles Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drone aircraft, are about to be launched for the first time by the police in Los Angeles. UAVs have long been used by the military in war zones such as Iraq or Afghanistan. But the technology has been adapted fo ...

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Date:	Fri Jun 9 10:41:09 PDT 2006

89 [lbo-talk] Oliver Stone to make film of Venezuela coup -- rank: 1000

My daughter who is working on a film with him now says that Oliver is denying that he is doing this film. It could just be his quirky way of navigating the world, who knows. Marta On May 25, 2006, at 4:52 PM, Colin Brace wrote: > [I look forward to reading the review in the WSJ] > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/21/ > AR2006052100817.html > > Reuters > Sunday, May 21, 2006; 7:00 PM > > CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan Presiden ...

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Date:	Sat May 27 13:40:05 PDT 2006

90 [lbo-talk] Bulletin of Atomic Scientists -- rank: 1000

On May 7, 2006, at 9:41 AM, Doug Henwood wrote: > Marta Russell wrote: > > >>> China's consumption may be increasing 3 times faster than the US, >>> maybe more, I'd have to look it up but >>> they don't use anywhere near what the US does. The US uses 4 >>> times as much as China. >>> >>> John Thornton >>> >>> >> >> >> But isn't the point that they will eventually use as much given >> their po ...

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Date:	Sun May 7 14:55:06 PDT 2006