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To: Bucky Katt who wrote (16279)	12/11/2003 10:25:32 AM
From: Evan	Respond to of 48463

BMKS: Press Release Source: Brandmakers Brandmakers Readies Launch of New Products, Moves Offices and Proceeds With Audit Thursday December 11, 8:00 am ET BUFORD, Ga., Dec. 11, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Brandmakers, Inc. (Other OTC:BMKS.PK - News) moves to new and less expensive office and warehouse space with the same telephone numbers. Brandmakers currently trades on the pink sheets due to the late filings as announced on November 11, 2003 but substantial progress is being made to conclude the audit and file the 6/30/03 10 KSB and the 9/30/03 10 QSB. ADVERTISEMENT Of more interest to shareowners and the investment community are new products to be launched in January 2004. We now have an Ink Jet Cartridge Vending Machine that is top of the line, dispensing 61 different selections holding up to 736 items. The machine will give change in $1 coins only. It is 72`` in height, 41'' in width, 36`` in depth and weighs 615 pounds. It has an LED display as well as the necessary accounting features; a credit card reader will be an optional extra. There are seven full size trays that easily pull out and are flexible for adding or changing products. The ink jet cartridge business is among the fastest growing in the United States and the world with billions in annual sales. Brandmakers has access to quality cartridges at a 40% to 60% discount of prices offered at major stores. These are brand new, compatible and remanufactured cartridges that contain the identical quantity of ink and are of equally high quality as the original printer brands and are warranted for one year. Machine dispensing is favorable for security as well as avoiding the ``slippage'' problems experienced by all retailers. There are prime locations such as office complexes, Colleges and Universities, copy machine locations, 24-hour major grocery stores, shopping centers and many others. Brandmakers is in the process of forming alliances with others in the ink cartridge business as well as distributors. We are looking forward to marketing the Ink Jet Cartridge Vending Machine and participating in this growing business. Contact: Brandmakers, Inc. Bob Palmquist or Geoff Williams (770) 338-1958 info@brandmakers.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To: Bucky Katt who wrote (16279)	12/11/2003 10:37:08 AM
From: Bucky Katt	Respond to of 48463

Oh no, more outrage>>Social Security checks could go south of border WASHINGTON - U.S. and Mexican officials are discussing an agreement that would allow millions of Mexicans to return home and still collect U.S. Social Security benefits. The controversial proposal that could transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in Social Security payments south of the border has riled some Republican lawmakers. They worry that it could reward scores of undocumented Mexican immigrants with a U.S. pension, draining the country's Social Security trust fund at a time when its future solvency is in doubt. "Talk about an incentive for illegal immigration," said GOP Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. "How many more would break the law to come to this country if promised U.S. government paychecks for life?" Supporters of the proposal argue that Mexican immigrants, documented and undocumented, pay millions, if not billions, of dollars in payroll taxes and have the right to claim Social Security benefits. "Let's be honest, there are millions of Mexican immigrants contributing to the Social Security system and the U.S. economy," said Katherine Culliton, an attorney with the Washington, D.C., office of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. "It's only fair they get back a benefit they deserve that will keep them from dying in poverty." Final approval of any U.S.-Mexican "totalization" agreement is up to the Republican-controlled Congress. The Bush administration supports such an accord as a way to improve U.S.-Mexican relations. azcentral.com _________________________________________________________ Take a look at this, not far from the truth?? theonion.com