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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (44802)	11/16/2008 10:08:39 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

Today's Meet The Press Guest List: msnbc.msn.com SEN. CARL LEVIN (D-MI) Co-Chair, Senate Auto Caucus SEN. RICHARD SHELBY (R-AL) Ranking Member, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee T. BOONE PICKENS Founder and Chairman, BP Capital Management Author, "The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future" TOM FRIEDMAN Columnist, New York Times Author, "Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - And How it Can Renew America" KATTY KAY Washington Correspondent, BBC World News America ANDREA MITCHELL NBC News TAVIS SMILEY Host, PBS's Tavis Smiley Host, PRI's The Tavis Smiley Show Exclusive! Pressure on the Government to bailout the U.S. auto industry, but the plan faces tough Republican opposition on Capitol Hill. Both sides square off Sunday: Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Co-Chair of the Senate Auto Caucus versus Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Then, Founder and Chairman of BP Capital Management, and author of the Pickens Plan, T. Boone Pickens, will share his thoughts on how our nation's energy dependence effects both our environment and our economy. Plus, our roundtable will have insights and analysis on the economic crisis, the auto industry, the Obama transition, and Hillary Clinton's possible role in the Obama administration. We'll be joined by New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman; Washington Correspondent For BBC World News America, Katty Kay, NBC News Correspondent Andrea Mitchell; and Host of PBS's Tavis Smiley and PRI's The Tavis Smiley Show, Tavis Smiley.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (44802)	11/16/2008 12:54:41 PM
From: nigel bates	Respond to of 149317

Interesting article. ..This crisis is sometimes portrayed as the result of corporate America’s excessive generosity in making promises to its workers. But when it comes to retirement, health, disability, and unemployment benefits there is nothing exceptional about the United States: it is average among industrialized countries—more generous than Australia, Canada, Ireland, and Italy, just behind Finland and the United Kingdom, and on a par with the Netherlands and Denmark. The difference is that in most countries the government, or large groups of companies, provides pensions and health insurance. The United States, by contrast, has over the past fifty years followed the lead of Charlie Wilson and the bosses of Toledo and made individual companies responsible for the care of their retirees. It is this fact, as much as any other, that explains the current crisis... Try getting that point across to 'freedom works' Dan.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (44802)	11/21/2008 4:19:15 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

Chicago Olympic Committee Uses Obama Video in European Pitch By Mason Levinson Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The committee seeking to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to Chicago presented its plan at a meeting of European associations, with video support from U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama. The meeting at the General Assembly of European Olympic Committees in Istanbul was the Chicago bid team’s third presentation in a series to each of the five continental associations, and included a message from Obama. “In the coming years, my administration will bring a fresh perspective on America’s role and responsibilities around the world,” Obama said, according to a news release. “But if we are to truly meet our shared challenges, we must all work together. By uniting the world in a peaceful celebration of human achievement, the Olympic Games reminds us that this is possible. “The United States would be honored to have the opportunity to host the Games and serve the Olympic Movement,” Obama continued. “As President-elect, I see the Olympic and Paralympic Games as an opportunity for our nation to reach out, welcome the world to our shores, and strengthen our friendships across the globe.” Chicago is competing with bids from Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro when International Olympic Committee members vote Oct. 2. If successful, Chicago would be the first U.S. city to host the Summer Games since Atlanta in 1996. To contact the reporter on this story: Mason Levinson in New York at mlevinson@bloomberg.net. Last Updated: November 21, 2008 14:27 EST