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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (7749)	2/8/2000 1:46:00 PM
From: MythMan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42523

yes. It was wildly oversold and it's nut operations weren't getting proper recognition -s- biz.yahoo.com

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (7749)	2/8/2000 2:06:00 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42523

And when it does come apart, it will be VERY ugly considering this & NO curbs on the NASDAQ: Senate passes bankruptcy bill Major measure's fate tied to wage proposal February 3, 2000 BY JACKIE KOSZCZUK FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF WASHINGTON -- In the most sweeping overhaul of the nation's bankruptcy law since 1978, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to make it harder for credit-addicted Americans to wipe out their debts in bankruptcy court. The vote was 83-14, and if the House of Representatives goes along, hundreds of thousands of overextended Americans would be forced into court-ordered repayment plans each year. But congressional Democrats have made their support for the bill contingent on passing a $1 increase in the national minimum wage, currently $5.15 an hour. Though the two measures are unrelated, Senate Republicans added a minimum wage provision to the bankruptcy bill in an attempt to defuse a potentially powerful populist issue for the Democrats in fall elections. But Democrats, led by Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, said the $1 increase should be phased in over two years instead of the three years Republicans want. Daschle on Wednesday called the three-year phase-in "intolerable" at a time of unprecedented growth in the U.S. economy. "I think it's imperative that the Republicans understand that we can do better than that, and take (the minimum (cont) freep.com