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To: PCSS who wrote (86864)	11/15/2000 5:06:41 PM
From: Andrew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Baker's into swaying pubic opinion. He's not doing a very good job swaying mine.

To: PCSS who wrote (86864)	11/15/2000 10:16:23 PM
From: MeDroogies	Respond to of 97611

I hope you're noticing how the Gore camp is doing the same. The concept that the votes haven't been fully counted is clearly wrong. The one completed hand count turned up nothing. The second, partial, hand count in Dade turned up nothing. The Democrats have admitted that there is nothing fraudulent in any count that they are aware of. They simply feel that some votes weren't counted properly...which, based on the hand counts completed, seems to be quite a stretch. We can count, and count, and count. There is no reason to continue. Baker is not playing the PR game any more or less than the Democrats are...of that, you have to be aware and agree. The count is clearly fair, impartial, and complete.

To: PCSS who wrote (86864)	11/16/2000 8:00:30 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Prince Alwaleed Interview by: cherokeeruby 11/16/00 7:02 am Msg: 197037 of 197040 Prince Alwaleed is bullish on U.S. By Jon Friedman, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 2:31 AM ET Nov 16, 2000 NewsWatch Latest headlines NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, regarded as the world's wealthiest person outside of the U.S., said he is very optimistic about the American financial markets. The Prince, who has a net worth of an estimated $20 billion, took the extraordinary step of giving a free-flowing, hour-long interview to about 40 reporters in his suite at the Plaza Hotel in New York Wednesday night. The Prince has seldom, if ever, granted such access while visiting the U.S. There was a reason that he was in a happy, chatty mood: He had received a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Arab Bankers Association of North America a few hours earlier. He stressed that he is bullish about the U.S. economy because he sees little cause to worry about a recession. He noted that the U.S. is far ahead of Europe and "even Japan," and was pleased to see that unemployment was low and that inflation wasn't a major threat. He said he foresees a "soft-landing" with economic trends. While stressing that he doesn't intend to broaden his Internet portfolio any time soon, Alwaleed maintained that he continues to be upbeat about his current Internet holdings, namely America Online (AOL: news, msgs), Priceline (PCLN: news, msgs), Amazon.com (AMZN: news, msgs) and Ebay (EBAY: news, msgs). "The Internet is here to stay," he said, smiling and speaking in his characteristic staccato style. "It's not going anywhere." The Prince did concede that the Internet stocks probably wouldn't return to the dizzying heights of 1999. "The hype is over - and I'm glad of it," he said, noting that the more moderate gains are a healthy sign for investors. Alwaleed, 43, is a private investor and entrepreneur. He began to rebuild his investment portfolio in 1979 when he returned to his native Saudi Arabia after received a B.A. degree in business administration from Menlo College in California. He also has a Master's from Syracuse University and has been awarded doctorates from universities around the world. Noting that it's unusual that Alwaleed would consent to appear in such a public setting, Citibank's Michael Jensen, Alwaleed's banker, said he is "lifting the veil a little. Personal computers Alwaleed predicted that the personal computer industry will grow at a rate in "the high teens or the low 20s." Reiterating his support for his investment in Compaq (CPQ: news, msgs), he said of the company: "The potential is still there." cbs.marketwatch.com tx/http2_mw