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To: SliderOnTheBlack who wrote (17706)	6/3/2009 7:14:39 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Respond to of 50219

I went long the buck yesterday via RYSBX. Up 3% today. The buck has pretty much been moving opposite the stock market, so if one thinks stocks are in for a big hit, the buck should rally. Longer-term the buck is doomed, but like any bear market there will be sharp bounces from time to time.

To: SliderOnTheBlack who wrote (17706)	6/4/2009 2:32:10 AM
From: Broken_Clock	2 Recommendations Respond to of 50219

Judge dismisses telecom wiretap suits Share on Facebook BY MURIEL KANE Published: June 3, 2009 Updated 6 hours ago A federal district court judge in San Francisco has dismissed more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation’s telecommunications companies for their role in the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program. Judge Vaughn Walker ruled on Wednesday to uphold legislation passed by Congress last summer that retroactively protected the companies against liability for their participation in what was then an illegal activity. That legislation overruled Walker’s previous decision that a lawsuit brought by the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) against AT&T in 2006 could go forward. “Congress has manifested its unequivocal intention to create an immunity that will shield the telecommunications company defendants from liability in these actions,” Walker wrote in his latest ruling. The judge also ordered state officials to halt their investigations of telecom participation in the surveillance program. If the decision is upheld, Americans may never know how the telecoms were induced to participate. However, the EFF plans to appeal the decision to the next level, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. A few other wiretapping cases that were brought against the government rather than the telecoms are still pending. Describing government officials as “the primary actors in the alleged wiretapping activities,” Judge Walker deferred his decision on those. Walso also deferred his decision concerning the Obama administration’s refusal on national security grounds to turn over a log of telephone calls which an Islamic charity says show it was targeted by illegal wiretaps. According to AllGov.com, “Twice since the beginning of this year Walker has told the Department of Justice to work out a way so the plaintiffs of a lawsuit can access secret evidence for their case against the U.S. government’s warrantless wiretapping program during the Bush administration. And twice Obama’s Justice Department has refused to comply with Walker’s demand.”