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6.6 Million Liters of Beer, 104 Oxen and No False Teeth
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It's that sad time of year again -- the Munich Oktoberfest is over. But the annual post-Oktoberfest statistics on beer and oxen consumption make for entertaining reading, as does the list of lost items which for the first time since records began does not include a set of false teeth. Statistics needn't be boring. In fact they're downright entertaining in the... more »
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$400B sent to israel ahead of lehman bk
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WASHINGTON, DC - "There is a very serious aspect to the current economic collapse that no one wants to discuss, neither the economic pundits, the media or the scared politicians. This concerns an aspect of the subprime scams and, basically and stripped of euphemistic words and propaganda phrases, is that very large amounts of money from various banks and... more »
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dutch outsmarted the belgians(no surprise)
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The Dutch and the Belgians have a long history of picking on each other. Now it seems the Belgians have something to complain about. We bought the "healthy parts" of Fortis, crowed Dutch finance minister Wouter Bos. Now the Belgians are angry because the implication is that they have been left with the dud operations.... more »
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Subprime Mortgages:
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FANNIE MAE EASES CREDIT TO AID MORTGAGE LENDING By STEVEN A. HOLMES Published in the New York Times on September 30, 1999. Printer-Friendly Version In a move that could help increase home ownership rates among minorities and low-income consumers, the Fannie Mae Corporation is easing the credit requirements on loans that it will purchase from banks and other... more »
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Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change! JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.... more »
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An Obama Gotcha:
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Dear Mr. Obama, > > It is August 30, 2008. My name is Mark Gregg. I am a 50 something > conservative white male. I have followed your campaign closely, > including the speeches you and others made at the democratic national > convention. I am respectfully providing you with seven simple (probably... more »
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The End of American Hegemony
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The End of American Hegemony By Paul Craig Roberts 06/10/08 "ICH" -- -- America has become a pretty discouraging place. If Ronald Reagan was still with us, I wonder if he would again refer to the United States as a city on a hill, a light unto the world. I think not. Reagan brought America back from discouragement, but it didn't... more »
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Times up 4 "The Treacherous Jew"
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Times up 4 "The Treacherous Jew" "We control America" "Every time we do something you tell me America will do this and will do that . . . I want to tell you something very clear: Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it." - Half-Dead, Israeli Prime Minister,Ariel Sharon, October 3, 2001.... more »
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