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To: LindyBill who wrote (244669)	4/5/2008 5:03:04 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793969

If the Repubs have any guts, those items would make some good campaign ads....

To: LindyBill who wrote (244669)	4/5/2008 5:13:51 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 793969

Rice jumps as Africa joins race for supplies By Javier Blas in Nairobi and Roel Landingin in Manila Published: April 4 2008 15:23 \| Last updated: April 4 2008 19:22 Rice prices rose more than 10 per cent on Friday to a fresh all-time high as African countries joined south-east Asian importers in the race to head off social unrest by securing supplies from the handful of exporters still selling the grain in the international market. The rise in prices – 50 per cent in two weeks – threatens upheaval and has resulted in riots and soldiers overseeing supplies in some emerging countries, where the grain is a staple food for about 3bn people... ft.com