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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (117501)	1/11/2009 2:45:05 PM
From: Mike M2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

KT, I cited the article because it was in Slate which has a strong bias in favor of democrats. As the title of the article suggests - its focus was on Rubin's role in this mess. The press has been too easy on him until recently. Yes -Gramm's bill that 90 US Senators voted for - very partisan bill indeed.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (117501)	1/12/2009 7:08:25 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Knighty and all - freebie alert! Suzy Orman is giving away her 2009 Action Plan book for free on Oprah's website. oprah.com truthfully, i've never really paid too much attention to whether Suzy makes any sense or not, but I saw her on doing the news show circuit and she mentioned her free book through the January 15th. for those that might be interested...

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (117501)	1/13/2009 1:15:26 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

Knighty, before embarking on a few financial questions, i'd like to throw out a question with quite an ironic answer... take two investors... one dumps $500k into an S&P index in mid 2007, while the other dumps $500k into Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme at the same time. question: who has more money in 2009? assuming SIPC covers Madoff's scam, the ponzi scheme participant has made out like a bandit and gets 100% of their investment back while the S&P investor is on retirement life support. ah, what a world we live in today... on to investing... 1. i own a bit of GCS. it has been hammered and i'm wondering if it is time to double up. we're talking a small play since it doesn't take much to "double up" anymore. ;-) 2. What do you think of TNH below $100? nutty cramer discussed this play and mentioned it had a 15% yield. 3. what do you think of APC as a way to get into the natural gas theater (yes, this is investment war!)? also, a relative has lots of money tied up in 5% CDes. is there any way to trade those CDes for a profit given that interest rates are currently lower than their 5% return or are they stuck until maturity? as always, tia...