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To: SilentZ who wrote (439062)	12/7/2008 6:33:27 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575189

I still think he'd make a fine intern roper. Seriously though, the guy has immense talents. I think he'd be great as Secretary General of the UN, working closely with his wife, our Sec. State. Then, as Obama convinces the world that he'd make a wonderful founding World President, they could have him installed in eight years.

To: SilentZ who wrote (439062)	12/8/2008 6:14:28 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575189

Bill Clinton: Obama Administration Role Possible I can confirm for the thread from a personal close connection who spoke to Governor Patterson himself while I was in his office a few days ago that Patterson asked Bill Clinton to take his wife's seat and he declined. I was asked too and declined as well. I bet Patterson is getting really frustrated.......everyone turning him down and all.

To: SilentZ who wrote (439062)	12/12/2008 12:35:31 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1575189

Have any of your wealthy donors been hurt by the Madoff implosion?

To: SilentZ who wrote (439062)	12/12/2008 8:28:24 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575189

Things Are Tough All Over, But Really 'Horrific' in New York Posted Dec 12, 2008 03:02pm EST by Aaron Task Related: GM, C, JPM, BAC, F, FXI, ^DJI The U.S. economy is in a recession. There's no denying that. But Diane Garnick, investment strategist at Invesco, who spends most of her time on the road, says people are feeling the downturn differently in different parts of the country. Here's a sample of observations from her recent travels: * San Francisco: The economy is slowing but at a very slow pace relative to other regions. * Chicago: Being hit by by woes in both the auto industry and financial services. * Midwest: Farmers are very worried because food prices have come down sharply from their record highs. * The Carolinas/Georgia: The pace of the slowdown is starting to picking up. "But no city is [feeling the downturn] as bad as New York," says Garnick. Given the destruction on Wall Street this year, that's certainly understandable. But "the really bad part" is people are leaving New York because they can't afford it anymore and "they're bringing the horrific message about what's happening in New York back to their hometowns," which isn't helping anyone's mindset, she says. On the international scene, Garnick spends a lot of time in China, which this week reported a big drop in exports, as well as other signs its economic juggernaut is slowing. There's a lot of anger among ordinary Chinese, Garnick says, because what they see as "asymmetry" between how much they profited (personally) during the boom and how much they are suffering now. But China's government is responding with a massive stimulus package, which is both helping the mindset of its citizens and, ironically, providing a template for America. finance.yahoo.com,^DJI