OREO 06 25 08

OREO 06 25 08

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OREO 06 25 08
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Newsstories of interest:
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1  DISORDER
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__CORRUPTION CAPERS__
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Cover-Up Is Cited on Illegal Arms Shipment From Albania
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/washington/24arms.html
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"the American ambassador to Albania endorsed a plan by
[Albania]'s defense minister to remove evidence of illegal
Chinese origins on ammunition being shipped from Albania to
Afghanistan by a Miami Beach arms-dealing company."
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[DOJ IG] Report Sees Illegal Hiring Practices at Justice
Department
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/washington/24cnd-justice.html
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"tapping law school graduates with conservative credentials
over those with liberal-sounding resumes"
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Efforts to Slow Defense Industry’s Brain Drain
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/us/25engineercnd.html?hp=&pagewanted=all
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"the number of civilian and uniformed engineers on the Air
Force’s core [>] acquisition staff has been reduced by 35
to 40 percent over the last 14 years."
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while
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"In recent years, the Pentagon has transferred more and more
oversight responsibility to its contractors"
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Fla. strikes $1.7B deal with Big Sugar [US Sugar]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/everglades_restoration
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See OREO 05 30 08 | SUPERPOWER | __BOOB BELIEFS__ | "In
Stock Plan, [U.S. Sugar] Employees See Stacked Deck" &
"Ostensibly Independent, a Charity Is U.S. Sugar’s Swing-
Vote Shareholder
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http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/O-r-e-o/message/426
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Everglades | Future of the Everglades:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades#Future_of_the_Everglades
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A Family of Agribusinesses:
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http://www.ussugar.com/company/agribusiness.html
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Court Overturns Guantánamo Hearing
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/washington/23cnd-gitmo.html
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"first case to receive a full court review of the Pentagon
hearings that determine whether a detainee is properly held
as an enemy combatant."
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Majorities in four states say torturing terrorists is OK:
poll
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/080625/19/17fod.html
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"Terlingen...stressed that the US role 'in undermining
the universal prohibition against torture cannot be
underestimated.'"
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Terlingen? "Amnesty International's UN representative"
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Tim Matson | Bright Ideas for Storms and Blackouts | Keep
Your Wicks Trimmed!
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http://www.counterpunch.org/matson06232008.html
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"As storms, heat waves, and fires continue to hit most
of the country, blackouts are happening with increasing
frequency."
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Cable Operator Backs Off [= Delays] Plan to Monitor Internet
Use
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/24/AR2008062401033.html
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"ad-serving technology"
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Deep packet inspection:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_packet_inspection
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Angry kids protest gas prices after losing cable TV
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_fe_st/odd_kid_protest
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"Cable TV was one of the family's budget-cutting casualties"
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2  AFRICA
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KEYNYA
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AP IMPACT: Kenyan children abducted, tortured
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_re_af/kenya_children_in_crossfire
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"Associated Press interviewed some of the children in a
detention center, brought in by a human rights advocate
without the knowledge of government officials or the mili-
tary."
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NO MORE MASS KIDNAPPINGS
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3  ASIA
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THE BU$H PLAN (IRAQ)
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Sadr City blast kills 4 Americans
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
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"increased presence of the Americans in local communities
has made them more vulnerable to attacks."
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THIS WAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
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3 Americans killed, Shiite fighting in Iraq
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
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"A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers and an
interpreter" in Ninevah
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Gunman in Iraq kills 2 American soldiers, wounds 4 [other
Americans]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
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"in the town of Madain, also known as Salman Pak"
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And:
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1) "A roadside bomb exploded Monday near [a collaborator]
awakening council patrol in Buhriz, a suburb of Baqouba,
killing two of the fighters"
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2) "Late Sunday, 10 members of another [collaborator]
awakening council group were killed and 24 were wounded
during a mortar attack in Udaim"
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Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/business/media/23logan.html
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"Five years into the war in Iraq and nearly seven years into
the war in Afghanistan, getting news of the conflicts onto
television is harder than ever."
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Study Finds Imbalance on 3 Newspapers’ Op-Ed Pages
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/business/media/23editorial.html
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__DUHS OF THE DAY__
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U.S. Says Iraqi Forces Still Need American Help
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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-iraq-usa-military.html
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"will still require U.S. logistics and intelligence assis-
tance for years."
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Bush administration to leave Iraq oil deals alone
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_go_pr_wh/iraq_oil_deals
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White House spokesperson:
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"Iraq is a sovereign country, and it can make decisions
...in its development of its oil resources."
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Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Monday, 23 June 2008
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http://www.albasrah.net/en_articles_2008/0608/iraqiresistancereport_230608.htm
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Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 24 June 2008
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http://www.albasrah.net/en_articles_2008/0608/iraqiresistancereport_240608.htm
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THE BU$H PLAN (AFGHANISTAN)
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__LEBENSRAUM__
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More German Troops to Afghanistan
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/world/europe/25german.html
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"by almost one-third to 4,500"
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Airstrikes kill 22 militants in Afghanistan
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence
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After the bull--
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"coalition said one of its troops died and three others
were wounded" in Helmand & "One NATO soldier also died in
Helmand" & "a British soldier was killed" in Helmand"
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THE BU$H PLAN (IRAN)
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Britain removes Iran oppo group from terror list
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Britain-Iran.html
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"decision gives the [People's Mujahedeen] more freedom to
organize and raise money in Britain."
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THIS IS AN ITEM ON THE UK'S RAPSHEET
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THE BU$H PLAN (PAKISTAN)
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Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/world/asia/24pstan.html?pagewanted=all
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"The [Zardari-led] coalition is barely functioning after
half its ministers left the cabinet in May in a dispute
over whether to reinstate 60 high court judges dismissed
by...Musharraf last year."
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This "leadership void" newsstory aims at legitimizing war
on Pakistan by The Superpower and / or India.
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Pakistan militants kill 22 in tribal area: official
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/080625/19/17fru.html
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"A peace committee is a body of tribal elders and tribesmen
who are helping the government in Islamabad to bring peace
to tackle Islamic militancy in the lawless area."
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WAR IS PEACE
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DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF KOREA
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KCNA Brings to Spotlight Lee Myung Bak Group's Fin de Siecle
Symptoms
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June 23, 2008 | Item 7
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http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm
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"The south Korean newspaper Hangyore said that the Lee
'government' has betrayed all fin de siecle symptoms in
just 100 days after its emergence."
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Hangyore Simmun = One Nation News
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Fin de siècle:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_de_siecle
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"the expression fin de siècle is used to characterise
anything that has an ominous mixture of opulence and/or
decadence, combined with a shared prospect of unavoidable
radical change"
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA
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Doubts in South Korea Halt Deal to Restart U.S. Beef Imports
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/world/asia/23skorea.html
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"new import deal failed to quell South Koreans’
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[2] concerns about mad cow disease
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[1] ...policy grievances with President Lee Myung-bak."
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INDIA
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P. Sainath | They've Got the World by the Belly | The
Corporate Grip on Food Tightens
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http://www.counterpunch.org/sainath06242008.html
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THE SUPERPOWER'S STARVATION WARFARE
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NEW ZEALAND
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New Zealand government settles record Maori claim
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/080625/19/17fnz.html
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"sovereignty of the country was signed over by many Maori
chiefs to Britain in the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
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In return, Maori were promised they would keep control of
their land and resources."
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Treaty of Waitangi:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi
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5  LATAM
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CUBA
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Reflections of Fidel | The United States, Europe and Human
Rights | June 23, 2008
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Reflections of Fidel | Truth and Diatribes | June 23, 2008
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http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2008/junio/lun23/reflexiones1.html
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MEXICO
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New Outreach to Blacks as Border Patrol Grows
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/us/23border.html?pagewanted=all
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"trying to entice them to the hot, arid Southwest, where
few blacks live, for a job that requires learning Spanish
proficient enough to know if their lives are in danger
while [duh] arresting as many as 100 people at a time."
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The Superpower wishes to stir up black / hispanic hatreds
to divert attention from its crimes.
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6  SUPERPOWER
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United to Eliminate 950 Pilot Jobs
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/business/24united.html
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"in addition to...1,600 salaried positions"
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McKesson CEO Hammergren's pay jumps to $26.8M
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-McKesson-Executive-Compensation.html
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"perquisites spiked 80 percent due to a $514,000 payout to
cover the costs of security at his home over the last three
fiscal years."
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Rethinking the Country Life as Energy Costs Rise
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/business/25exurbs.html?hp=&pagewanted=all
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"Suddenly, the economics of American suburban life are under
assault" "Some now proclaim the unfolding demise of suburbia."
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US home prices tumble in April at record rate
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/24/AR2008062400853.html
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"the fastest rate since a widely followed index was begun
in 2000"
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Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River
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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080624/D91GAJMO0.html
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"I am not going to leave 'til my feet are wet."
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7  $$$$
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Chinese-Australian Pact Brings Big Rise in Iron Ore Prices
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/business/worldbusiness/24ore.html
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"highest price increase in at least a decade in iron ore
term contracts"
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Dow Chemical Raises Prices Another 25%
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/business/25dow.html
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"and [is] reducing production in plants across North Ameri-
ca and Europe to offset a 'relentless rise' in energy costs."
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Gasoline Demand Falls 2.7% Amid Record Prices, MasterCard Says
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=atfoBCPxxwME&refer=worldwide
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Michael Hudson | How Should the Middle East Invest Its Oil
Profits? | America's Free Lunch is Over | June 23, 2008
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http://www.counterpunch.org/
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"The world is becoming multi-polar, if only as a defensive
response to U.S. attempts to give NATO a post-Cold-War role
by extending it into the Middle East, Indian and Pacific
regions."
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Rich scale back exposure to property
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08badf06-420e-11dd-a5e8-0000779fd2ac.html
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"the ranks of the ultra-rich –-those with $30m or more to
invest-– grew...8.8 per cent and expanded their wealth by
14.5 per cent."
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NYSE [Euronext] Buys 25% of Qatar Securities Market
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/business/worldbusiness/25exchange.html
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"NYSE...is based in New York and owns several European ex-
changes
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Economic Challenges Draw Out Divisions at Fed
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/23/AR2008062302174_pf.html
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"the core of the debate is which threat [weak economy /
high inflation] the Fed should tackle most aggressively"
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