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.....about a lot of things. But especially about WFC.

Ike is coming (maybe): http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5day?la rge#conten...

http://www.cnbc.com/id/23009694

If everyone is talking about it, and it doesn't involve scandal, you have to call it a success. KB

If the Hanoi could not break John McCain's resolve to do what is best for his country, you can be sure the angry left never will. (President George W. Bush, yesterday) We all MUST vote for Sen. McCain. It is obvious for everybody to see that defending our country against the Vietnamese aggression was the best for our country. Or to defend ourselves against the Iraqi aggression. Or ...

Seeking alpha has a short article about LUK: http://seekingalpha.com/article/94046-leucadia-s-k ey-to-succ...

In June 2000, the Czech government seized control of Investicni a Postovni Banka (IPB) in the largest corruption scandal ever to hit the Czech Republic. Roughly 180 billion Czech crowns (that's almost $10.3 billion at today's exchange rate) was embezzled from the bank by its largest shareholder. Who was the bank's largest shareholder? Nomura, the huge Japanese financial services group....

Today is our very own Booa's birthday! Happy Birthday, Booa! Thanks for everything you do for everyone, and for being you! Love, Cassandra

from a friend who is a member of the recovery community as I am. He is also a Fool, though he rarely posts here.. and I don't think I've ever seen him post at PA board. But apparently he is reading our posts, and this evening, in response to a particularly scathing post I wrote, he replied, by private e: When is the last time you went to a meeting?You seem to be becoming what you hate...

OK, so like every other major, minor, would-be and never was journalist in the world, I want to interview Sarah Palin. Yet when I called McCain’s campaign headquarters in McLean, Virginia, I was told “She’ll be made available for interviews when it is in the best interests of the campaign.” Such courage. Such straight shooting. Such respect for his fellow Americans. Such honor of ...

A 44 year old 1st term governor. There goes the argument against inexperience.

This is a serious question for Libertarians. What would the country look like if Libertarians were in charge? What would happen to healthcare? What would happen to education? What would happen to the environment? How about the infrastructure? Who would pay for it? How? What would life be like for the average American citizen in a Libertarian nation? I'd really like to know ...

At the Republican convention tonight, Mitt Romney said in his speech: There was never a day when I was not proud to be an American... Let me see, how about: The day the US navy shot down the unarmed civilian Iranian Airliner The day we blew up the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia when someone miscalculated with a cruise missile The day America invaded Iraq, despite not being ...

http://townhall.com/columnists/KathleenParker/2008 /08/27/pop... <Snip> In other words, human life begins at conception. That is not a religious posture, but a scientific fact that the lowest paid laborer on the planet can assert without qualm. What we do with that understanding is another matter, but no one in the 21st century should pretend not to know when human life begins. ES...

This could become a HUGE issue for her... http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/30/121350 /137/486/5... Yesterday, with the news of Sarah Louise Heath Palin inexplicably being chosen as a Vice-Presidential nominee, the attentive American public was also introduced to her character. Unfortunately for all of us, it was filled with multiple instances of backtracking and outright lies...