Archive for September 2nd, 2006


Breaking: massive attack on Blair

Senior ministers call for him to step down, calling him “deluded” and “self-indulgent.”

This is his own party doing this. Ah, that we had a parliamentary system here…

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You’re doing a heckuva job, Dubya

UN warns of soaring Afghan opium

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Pack of vultures

That would be the hedge funds, who making huge profits gouging the unwary with option Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARM). Business Week details the slippery accounting practices, greedy hedge funds, unscrupulous mortgage brokers and banks - as well as how some homeowners will soon find their itty bitty mortgage payment just got way more costly. Some, unquestionably, will lose their homes.

Not that the hedge funds care. The rich grind the poor and pocket the profits. Ain’t capitalism grand?

To make matters worse for homeowners, the recent tightening of bankruptcy laws means even if you lose the house, you are still liable for the money.
[tags]ARM mortgages[/tags]

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Sanity

Russia and the EU are saying they are NOT in favor of sanctions against Iran.

This is a good thing, the world does not need more lunatic wars launched by the US.

The neocons have been losing it lately, haven’t? They scream about terrorism as their justification for wars and repression, yet increasingly no one believes them. Their kingdom is crumbling.

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Attention Democrats!

This is what you should have done in 2000 and 2004.

Mexico leftists seize Congress to protest voter fraud

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More on Foxmarks

I mentioned Foxmarks a few days ago. It allows you to sync your bookmarks in Firefox between multiple computers, a truly useful feature.

Just discovered something new about it. It stores your bookmarks on their servers. Login to my.foxcloud.com after you create an account and all your bookmarks are there. So, if you’re at someone else’s computer, you now have access all your bookmarks.

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