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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (46001)	1/30/2009 2:05:19 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217742

In 82 we paid to the recovery. Today: "Economy likely shrank at fastest clip since '82" Of course! Volcker can't jack up interest rates to fleece us real good! The country tumbled deeper into recession and probably logged its worst economic performance in a quarter-century during the final three months of last year as battered consumers and businesses throttled back spending. news.yahoo.com

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (46001)	2/4/2009 9:24:13 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217742

share and share January 7: Pentagon officials are worried that increasingly warm relations across the Taiwan Strait could give China new opportunities to spy on Taiwan’s U.S.-made weapons systems, the Taipei Times reports. Pentagon officials who said the matter was “too sensitive” to allow their names to be used said that concern had peaked last week when Chinese President Hu Jintao called for military exchanges with Taiwan. “The two sides can pick the right time to engage in exchanges on military issues and explore setting up a military and security mechanism to build mutual trust,” Mr. Hu said. Taiwan’s President, Ma Ying-jeou, has also indicated that he wants to arrange military exchanges. Pentagon sources said they would want detailed clarifications about any proposal for military cooperation between Taiwan and China. The U.S. continues to ignore a request by Taiwan for 66 advanced F-16 fighter aircraft that security analysts say Taiwan needs to maintain a balance of air power over the Strait. The Pentagon is determined to keep Chinese intelligence-gathering agencies and their spies away from the state-of-the-art Aegis system, the Patriot missile batteries and advanced F-16 fighter jets. If the Pentagon’s top brass become suspicious the technology could fall into Chinese hands, sales to Taiwan could be cancelled.