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To: sea_urchin who wrote (20323)	3/5/2004 11:37:18 AM
From: philv	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81900

It is fascinating to watch the goings on in the financial markets. There is more and more evidence that much of the easy money which should stimulate the economy and business in general has not created jobs in America. Funny how things are booming in Asia on the other hand. Those jobs lost due to "outsourcing" aren't soon coming back, and no-one can figure out where new jobs will come from. Jobs that do exist are being held up by unprecedented low interest rates. But, very good for some businesses, especially the Wall St. money-changer types. And their CEOs are being rightfully (g) and generously awarded. Goldman Sachs' CEO had a decent pay raise due to his clever corporate stewardship. His pay check increased 75% to over $21 million. Most folk work about 40 hrs./week, and if they are able to work longer, say 80 hrs./wk, without any time off, eating sandwiches on the go, as I suspect the overworked/undervalued CEOs are, the Goldman guy is making a little over $5,000/hr. He obviously is overworked and needs a break or a holiday or a massage. These guys are great examples for all those underlings who need role models, who look up for inspiration and renewed dedication. Why oh why can't the great masses not pull themselves out of the gutter and become successful like their leaders?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (20323)	3/7/2004 11:58:01 PM
From: Nikole Wollerstein	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81900

" I get absolutely incensed that George Bush has the gall to say that he hopes to spread "democracy" across the globe. It's a vicious and cruel lie to the hundreds of millions of innocent people who have been the victims of the U.S.'s high handed and completely unfair foreign policies. " HELSINKI, Finland - Finnish forensic experts will travel to Iraq (news - web sites) on Wednesday to examine mass graves for evidence to be used in a war crimes trial against Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), the team's leader said Friday. The government-sponsored group will spend six weeks digging trenches, measuring the depth and size of the graves, and assessing the amount and condition of the bodies. Most of the mass graves are from the post Gulf War (news - web sites) period, but there also are older ones. "The graves are in the hundreds, and the victims number hundreds of thousands, but under 500,000," Helena Ranta, the group leader, told The Associated Press.