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To: altair19 who wrote (162911)	3/11/2009 10:24:51 PM
From: SiouxPal	Respond to of 361293

He's banned, so please don't post to him. Thanks. You are my very favorite poster.:•):•)

To: altair19 who wrote (162911)	3/11/2009 11:31:52 PM
From: SiouxPal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361293

Obama Financial Policies Already Paying Off? Mark NickolasManaging Editor, PoliticalBase.com Yesterday, Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit said his bank was profitable during the first two months of the year and is enjoying the best quarter-to-date performance since 2007. Today, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the company has been "solidly profitable" so far this quarter. Hmmm. That's only two of the big banks but might this be an early signal that the financial intervention that President Obama has been leading on, since the very moment he won the election, is working? Again, it's early but these are some very encouraging signs. Even CNBC just said that it does seem that the big banks which took TARP money are starting to see a turnaround. Anyone else wonder what is being muttered in McConnell's and Boehner's office right now? huffingtonpost.com

To: altair19 who wrote (162911)	3/12/2009 12:54:41 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361293

No. 1 Ranking at Stake, Woods Is Back at Top Spot for Him ______________________________________________________________ By KAREN CROUSE THE NEW YORK TIMES March 12, 2009 DORAL, Fla. — While Tiger Woods was bulking up the muscles around his surgically repaired left knee, his lead in the world golf rankings shriveled. Woods’s advantage was a hefty 402 points after he won the 2008 United States Open in a playoff. It since has withered to 20 over Sergio García, who can supplant Woods as the world No. 1 this week at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at the Blue Monster course. A victory by García and a finish outside the top 26 by Woods would end his most recent reign at 144 consecutive weeks. The jockeying for the top spot adds intrigue to an event that received a rejuvenating infusion Friday when Woods committed to play in it as his first stroke-play event since last year’s Open. The Blue Monster course has a wraparound layout that Woods finds as cozy as his front porch. He has won three titles here. “Certain golf courses just fit your eye,” he said Wednesday. “It feels good to be back here.” The sentiment is mutual. Woods’s popularity was underscored when several hundred people, including the former N.B.A. guard Penny Hardaway, rose with the sun to follow him during his practice round Wednesday with Mike Weir. Woods, 33, declared his intentions to play here fewer than three hours before the deadline, even though it was presumed he would, barring any physical setback, as part of his preparation for the Masters next month. Asked why he waited so long to commit, Woods said with a smile, “Kind of typically what I always do.” But why? “I don’t know,” he answered, his grin widening. “I just tend to do things that way.” The delay hampered the tournament’s marketing efforts, precluding the executive director, Eddie Carbone, from trumpeting Woods’s participation on billboards and in radio and television spots. As last week wore on and there was no word from Woods, the television cameras converged on the course for a vigil not unlike those for basketball teams on the N.C.A.A. tournament bubble. “It had the effect of building the suspense and drama,” Carbone said Wednesday. “It actually worked out quite well.” In 2005, Woods won the first of three consecutive titles at Doral after a stirring Sunday duel with Phil Mickelson. Playing in the final twosome, Woods and Mickelson produced a shot-making clinic, with Woods carding a six-under-par 66 to Mickelson’s 69 to win by one stroke and wrest the No. 1 ranking from Vijay Singh. Mickelson, a three-time major winner ranked No. 3 in the world, is in this week’s 80-man field, which features every player in the world top 50. Mickelson’s caddie, Jim Mackay, said the final round here four years ago was one of the most electrifying stages he has graced. “No question,” he said. “It was incredible.” Mackay recalled that after Woods eagled No. 12 that day to take the lead, Mickelson responded with eagles at Nos. 13 and 14 and struck a beautiful tee shot on No. 15, a par 3. “And I remembered Tiger saying, ‘Great shot,’ ” Mackay said. “There they were, these two great competitors fighting tooth and nail, neither wanting to lose, and at that moment it struck me what a great sportsman he is and also what a great sport golf is.” Golf was again elevated to high theater in the Open at Torrey Pines last June when Woods defeated Rocco Mediate in a 19-hole playoff. In his return to the tour, at the Accenture Match Play event in Tucson two weeks ago, Woods lost to Tim Clark in the second round. He was five under par for 32 holes. “It was a big shot of confidence for me to get out there and play again and feel physically sound,” Woods said. “Recovery from day to day has been great.” Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company