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To: RockyBalboa who wrote (8888)	6/13/2008 5:42:03 AM
From: RockyBalboa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71406

Looks baaaaad! They say it failed... Eur crashed to 1.5320. Low points of the recent charts. As suggested, the EUR also loses ground versus the GBP. Today is Friday 13th, we´re in for a dismal day also for stocks. Irish EU Treaty Vote Too Close To Call; Result Due 1400 GMT Fri, Jun 13 2008, 08:54 GMT djnewswires.com Get your guns ready!! Irish EU Treaty Vote Too Close To Call; Result Due 1400 GMT DUBLIN -(Dow Jones)- The result of Ireland's public referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty will be announced between 1400 GMT and 1600 GMT Friday, with votes being counted from 0800 GMT Friday. The turnout was estimated to average 45% in the only public referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, according to polling station surveys taken by state broadcaster RTE, which analysts say means the result is too close to call. Turnouts below 45% traditionally tend to include more dogmatic 'No' voters as when Irish voters rejected the 2001 Nice Treaty to approve the E.U.'s expansion in part, a treaty later approved with a higher voter turnout. The referendum has leaders of the 27-member E.U. on edge, raising concerns in Brussels that an Irish rejection of the treaty could throw the whole E.U. reform process into chaos and damage Ireland's reputation in Europe. On Thursday, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen accused the 'No' campaign of dishonesty. LOSER "It is very regrettable that totally untrue arguments about taxation, abortion, neutrality and even euthanasia have been put before the Irish people," Cowen said. But Declan Ganley, chairman of the 'No' campaign group Libertas, has insisted it was possible to negotiate a better deal if the Lisbon Treaty was rejected. "We can't get a worse deal than the one we're being offered right now," Ganley said. -By Quentin Fottrell, Dow Jones Newswires; +353 1 676 2189; quentin.fottrell®dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 13, 2008 04:54 ET (08:54 GMT)