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To: Rarebird who wrote (68121)	4/23/2001 9:48:53 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116931

OT Library Donations Needed The Ward and Massey Libraries The Mises Institute is looking for donations of books on economics, philosophy, history, politics, and religion--new or old--to add to a growing collection used by permanent and visiting students and faculty. Now is a great time to do so because new facilities open in one month, in preparation for our summer programs. If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation, you may send it to the Mises Institute, 518 West Magnolia Ave., Auburn, Alabama 36832. mises.org

To: Rarebird who wrote (68121)	4/23/2001 10:01:20 AM
From: Alan Whirlwind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116931

What did you expect from a country that sold off its gold creating a vastly depreciated currency and disarmed its citizenry so that thugs could run rampant?

To: Rarebird who wrote (68121)	4/23/2001 5:09:07 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116931

<<The Australian $$$ got sold off on this news: Shell says Australia loses opportunity to boost LNG market position>> I'm shocked anyone in the financial press would bring forward this alone as the reason the $A sold off. Hasn't every other major move by Rupert Murdoch brought about a short term lower move in the $A? Monday April 23 04:25 PM EDT Murdoch Goes Straight to General Motors CEO in Effort to Buy DirecTV By Robert Schmidt Hoping to salvage his long-planned deal to buy satellite television provider DirecTV, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch is meeting today with General Motors CEO G. Richard Wagoner in Detroit, according to executives close to the negotiations. GM is the parent company of Hughes Electronics, which owns DirecTV. Terms of Murdoch's offer remain unclear, but GM is seeking about $9.5 billion for its stake in Hughes. News Corp., which does not have the cash to make the purchase on its own, is enlisting Microsoft and Liberty Media, a cable company, as partners. Murdoch is traveling to Detroit with Microsoft chief executive Steven Ballmer. If News Corp. is able to buy DirectTV, Microsoft is expected to put up about $3 billion; the software giant would then merge its interactive television company, Ultimate TV, into Murdoch's satellite television assets, called Sky Global. Liberty Media would contribute another $500 million. To come up with the rest of the money, Murdoch is likely to spin off some of Hughes' assets and borrow about $2 billion. (cont) dailynews.yahoo.com