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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (7023)	5/30/2006 1:41:49 AM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Texas approved 1 billion dollars and Bill Clinton was president in 1993. In 1993, Congress eliminated funding for the superconducting super collider. Texas had agreed to help support the project with $1 billion in bonds, $500 million of which were approved by the voters of the state in a constitutional amendment in 1987. About $250 million of those bonds were issued. Since the project has been halted, this amendment reduces the amount of bonds approved to the amount issued. political.com * * *

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (7023)	5/30/2006 12:06:02 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Zimbabwe has no money to print currency (can’t buy ink & paper to print $60 trillion more dollars) NewZimbabwe.com ^ \| 05/30/2006 02:35:22 newzimbabwe.com CASH shortages have returned to haunt Zimbabweans. Banks started rationing money on Friday, allowing clients to withdraw only Zim$5 million (about US$49) to avert crowd trouble, but most ran out of mint-print, prompting desperate clients to form overnight queues outside. Official sources said the recent 150 percent pay rise for soldiers, teachers, policemen and nurses had put a strain on money supply. Reserve Bank officials told IRIN that plans to print about Zim$60 trillion (about US$592.9 million) were briefly delayed after the government failed to secure foreign currency to buy ink and special paper for printing money. Inflation has shot to 1,042 percent and is still climbing as the economic meltdown continues, putting Zimbabwe's rapidly dwindling working class in an ever more precarious position. Cash shortages were last experienced in 2003 and only ended after the introduction of high- denomination bearer cheques. One bank manager told IRIN: "We don't have enough money. The best we can do is to share the little money that is there among our clients," but added quietly, "As the manager I can use my discretion and assist genuinely desperate cases." However, his voice was not low enough and he was immediately surrounded by more than 20 people. "I need to pay $40 million [US$395] at the hospital, $5 million [US$49] is of no use to me," pleaded one man. Another in his late 20s was equally desperate. "I need to withdraw $200 million [about US$1,976] by Saturday to pay the bridal price for my girlfriend, but at $5 million [US$49] a day I will not have enough money on the day," he lamented. The manager, sweating profusely, escaped to the safety of another office. Margaret Phiri, 36, who teaches at a school 70km east of the capital, was equally devastated. "I had borrowed a total of $6 million [US$59] from friends and I was supposed to pay them back this week after getting my salary from the bank, but as things stand now I am in trouble because those people expect me to bring them their money, while I also need to get money to sustain myself," she said. A soldier who refused to identify himself could not hide his frustration. "What do you think I will do with this $5 million[US$49]? It cannot buy much. I usually withdraw all my salary at once, but now I am being given the burden of coming to the bank again for more withdrawals," he complained. The soldier was followed by murmurs of: "The government has failed," and "This is a sign of poor economic management." It took a long wait on the sidewalk in a temperature of 25 degrees centigrade before Given Maramba, a Harare resident, reached the bank teller. "You really need nerves of steel to endure the torture of those queues - I queued for a solid three hours before I was finally served," he said, brandishing a wad of notes – IRIN