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CLINTON FIGHTS BACK (2006) 9/ NUMEROUS SOURCES Former President Bill Clinton fought back from questions of FOX correspondent Chris Wallace. His main message is that from the movie PATH TO 911 conservatives want to blame the Iraq War and 9/11 on Clinton. The former president said that the entire scenario was false. That he did everything he could to get Osma Bid Laden. He also left a plan of attack to President Bush. Keith Oberman of MSNBC said the press has given President Bush a "pass" for 5 years. Why did he not act from the reports of the CIA 6 days in advance? Why did he not act before 9/11?. Obliviously, interpretations of Clinton's remarks depended upon one's ideology. SPY AGENCIES SAY IRAQ WAR SPREAD TERRORISM GLOBALLY THE GAZETTE 9/24/ 2006/ 3A Numerous spy agencies in the United States fault President Bush for the Iraq war. It had the inadvertent consequence of making terrorism worse.
(2006) the UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHRISTIAN/ VOL. 60/ 2005
The entire issue of the discussion of universal salvation is based on scripture or the doctrine derived from scripture from key individuals who originated it in Christianity. However, a compliment to this entire issue is the discussion of reincarnation that was tolerated in Christian circles up to about 500 AD. A future issue may want to explore the whole issue of Near Death Experiences. Some univeralist believe that if you do not pay for your sins here that you pay in the after life and then head for heaven.
(2006) THE ECONOMIST/9/23
38/ Lexington In America, to get a degree from the prestigious Ivy League schools is a step on the way to the top in America. Both George Bush and John Kerry were average students there. For the most part, the Ivies have an affirmative action program called Legacy. This means that they will do their damndest to get the rich and powerful a place in their schools. The article describe the folks most left out. They are Asians and poor Whites. The author also describe the percentage of the rich that get in each school. There is still room for a few Blacks that can play sports. The emphasis on the article is that the circulation of social classes is coming to a halt in America. The G. I. Bill lifted millions of blue collars (like my father-in-law) into the professions. Today, the money has been dramatically reduced. It all started in the early 80's. If you want upward mobility go to a country with a welfare state. The USA was almost one in the 50's and 60's and then died.
4 of Monitor insert/ There is a new design for a super bus. It is not the double decker. Rather it is the height of an SUV in which there is room for 30 people. If you want on the bus, you open a door to the seat as you would with a regular car. From there, you sit. The other seat is open and closed by the door on the opposite side. No aisle exists. The super bus can go numerous places that a regular or double decker can not go. It also looks like one long limo. 34 of Monitor insert/ Digital detectives mainly track credit card thieves. The computer rationale that accepts or rejects your credit card is based on levels and algorithms. First, are you out of pattern with your previous purchases? Second, if there is a change, how much do you charge on your first purchase. Red flags emerge over liquor and sneakers. To play your card right, you make a small generic charge like a few gallons of gas, then you move on to pricier items. However after 2 or 3 charges, the thief generally falls out of pattern and the credit card is voided. 67/ CHRISTIANITY This major religion is dying in the UK, Scandinavia, and Europe. However, it is blossoming in London. Why? Some middle class parents need to attend certain churches to get their children in the best private schools. Another factor is the great increase in Immigrants who celebrate the sabbath.On the other hand, as the churches grow in London, so does dissent. The new comers are generally conservative and the established members are more liberal.
79-81/ SHADOW MONEY There are now trillions of dollars that flow through countries that no one government is aware of. It comes from hedge funds and related. It can inadvertently push a stock way beyond it's value. It is is used for leverage buyouts and it is scary because it could cause a gigantic financial crisis. 89-90/ EPIGENETICS Among rats, those mothers that continually lick and cover their pups have happy confident adults. Those that don't have adults that are aggressive or withdrawn. It appears not to be from memory, but that the mother's behavior affects the way a gene works. So it is not memory, but a phenomena that emerges in the old brain. That is the hippocampus. Further, a pup turned into an adult mother is likely to act the same way. So a neglectful mother can give rise to a neglectful daughter who then gives rise to more of the same. There is a downward swirl. |
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