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agonist.org - 10/13/2008
Get smart
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“the worse it goes, the more you must treat it as a puppet show” Winston Churchill on the subject of elections. It is easy, when value has been sliced off in fat slabs from the stock market to treat one's portfolio with neglect. People who log on every day during rising times to witness the ...

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Judging Who is Smart
americanthinker.com - 10/20/2008
Judging Who is Smart
— americanthinker.com — Apparently, the skill most highly prized in a President is articulateness in extemporaneous public speaking. (more) Judging Who is Smart
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mcclatchydc.com - 10/14/2008
Iraqi VP: U.S., Iraq won't reach accord on troops this year
— mcclatchydc.com — BAGHDAD — Time's running out for reaching a security agreement with the U.S., and an accord is unlikely before the end of this year, Iraq's Sunni Muslim vice president said Monday. (more) Iraqi VP: U.S., Iraq won't reach accord on troops this year

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longwarjournal.org - 10/15/2008
US forces kill al Qaeda in Iraq's deputy commander
— longwarjournal.org — US forces struck a major blow against al Qaeda in Iraq's beleaguered network. Abu Qaswarah, al Qaeda in Iraq's second in command, was killed in the northern city of Mosul during a targeted raid ten days ago. Abu Qaswarah, who is also known as Abu Sara, was killed during an ... (more) US forces kill al Qaeda in Iraq's deputy commander

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Market Jumps Because They Trust Liberal Economics and Economists?
Firedoglake — ... and Stirling were both calling for a bounce based on the simple fact that the markets were oversold. On Friday the DOW tested the 8,000 level twice and bounced off it, that sort of double bottom is a very strong buying signal. A lot of people were simply bottom fishing. ...

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