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history of speculation

U.S. History of Anti-Speculation Precedents Reviewed for Congress--Outlawing Stock Jobbing, Bucket-Shops, Gaming A brief history of what kinds of useful anti-speculation measures were taken in the past by U.S. Federal and state agencies, was presented at yesterday's hearing...

opinion by DrMarty | 6 wks ago
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sound of the beginning

I guess this is some type of change. Of what, I guess we will see, unless we ask for better.Bruce Wasserstein, the current chairman of the Lazard Freres investment bank, is very close to, and is the financier-controller of Rahm Emanuel, newly appointed Chief of Staff to...

opinion by DrMarty | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
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moving off culture grid

HomeGrown, The Film: 6,000 Pounds of Produce on a Quarter-Acre Announcement published by www.CultureChange.org Read the complete article: http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=235&Itemid=1 Robert McFalls' new film, HomeGrown is the...

created by DrMarty | 8 wks ago
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halloween reflections, savoring moments

I know of the Midwest US tradition of Halloween as a child and that of New Orleans as an adult. Children came up to my front door last night in their costumes, prompted by their mothers to say "trick or treat" in anticipation of receiving candy. I saw Robin Hood,...

opinion by DrMarty | 9 wks ago
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price of oil

Most people had this one go right over their heads, but in the last few weeks we've seen a controlled experiment on the price of a barrel of oil, without being boosted 200% by speculators on future markets. The...

opinion by DrMarty | 11 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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HOW FDR HANDLED THE TRANSITION

Washington Post staff writer Dan Balz, in his article in the Oct. 19 Outlook section, pointed out to the U.S. president-to-be a history lesson the elected President must have in the present context. Citing Jonathan...

created by DrMarty | 11 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
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Evacuate the coasts?...how about know what you're doing

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Evacuate the coasts?...how about know what you're doing

The original idea for living in New Orleans was sound. The native Americans and the first European settlers lived on the natural levees which never flood, even during Katrina. Living on a barrier island like...

opinion by DrMarty | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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when is $700 billion not a tax?

Dear Senators Landrieu and Vitter,If you think you are saddling me and America with the $700 billion so that speculative money managers and their clients can retain their ill-gotten goods, please get ready to bail me...

opinion by DrMarty | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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Russia's economic fundamentals more fundamental?

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Russia's economic fundamentals more fundamental?

http://top.rbc.ru/english/index.shtml?/news/english/2008/09/19/19164559_bod.shtml Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia must build a strong and independent financial system, in his speech to the...

created by DrMarty | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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thank god for dumb looters

Posted by Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune September 19, 2008 3:48PMA tip from relatives led to the arrest of a Covington man who allegedly looted and burglarized homes in the Old Landing area of the city, police...

created by DrMarty | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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phantom students nailed by whistleblowers

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phantom students nailed by whistleblowers

A plan by Southern University at New Orleans administrators to pad a program with upward of 100 ghost students to increase revenue was outlined this week in a Civil District Court decision vindicating two SUNO...

created by DrMarty | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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if engineers had deference given to speculative fund managers

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if engineers had deference given to speculative fund managers

Wake up, get out of bed, drag a comb across my head...head out to the road, over the bridge...oops!...you are late for work forever, you are dead. The bridge designer, architect, and construction engineering...

opinion by DrMarty | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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Quakers invite Iran's President to dinner

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Quakers invite Iran's President to dinner

Five American religious organizations invitedIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a dinner to break theRamadan fast during his upcoming visit to the United States. Theevent, which will take place on September 25...

created by DrMarty | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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Fire and flooding hits Galveston from Ike

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Fire and flooding hits Galveston from Ike

"Frederika Kotin kisses her dog Belle as her home burns behind her after Hurricane Ike hit Galveston Saturday. GALVESTON, Texas - Hurricane Ike's winds left behind a barrier island city more than three-quarters...

created by DrMarty | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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Pleasant day in New Orleans

New Orleans is still feeling the effects of hurricane Ike, as winds gust occasionally to 20 mph, knocking a nearly-empty plastic cup of iced green tea onto the deck of a coffeehouse at Magazine and Nashville. ...

opinion by DrMarty | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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