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To: RetiredNow who wrote (113352)	5/10/2012 11:59:02 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Sigh. Why are you trying to cover for ECRI's wrong calls? More importantly, why do you want a recession so badly?

To: RetiredNow who wrote (113352)	5/10/2012 12:18:28 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Ron Paul Playing GOP Puppetmaster —But Why? GOP GADFLY IS GAMING THE DELEGATE GAME, BUT NO ONE'S SURE WHAT HE WANTS By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff newser.com Posted May 10, 2012 8:04 AM CDT (NEWSER) – Ron Paul's campaign has been expertly gaming the GOP primary system, taking advantage of just how boring its behind-the-scenes machinations are to collect more delegates than his vote totals would indicate. Paul's fans have been flooding the otherwise sleepy meetings where state delegates are chosen and electing themselves, the Washington Post explains. So even though Romney won the Maine caucus, for example, Paul took 21 Maine delegates; Romney got one. The question is: Why? What does Paul want? "By at least holding the threat of embarrassing [Romney] at the convention … they can hope to leverage something," says one professor specializing in convention minutiae. "What that is, I have no earthly idea." Paul has shown little interest in disrupting the convention, but might demand changes to the party platform, or a major speaking spot. And that spot might not be for him. Asked what Paul's push was about, a senior adviser said, "The future. The sun also rises. I'll put it that way. It means the congressman has a son who's a US senator. That's what it means."

To: RetiredNow who wrote (113352)	5/10/2012 9:04:38 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Phew! This Mayan Calendar Doesn't Stop at 2012 WE'VE GOT THOUSANDS OF YEARS LEFT, ACCORDING TO NEW DISCOVERY By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff newser.com Posted May 10, 2012 5:17 PM CDT (NEWSER) – Everybody can calm down now: Looks like the Mayans didn't think the world would end this year after all. Researchers have discovered astronomical calculations on the wall of an ancient Mayan site that suggest "dates thousands of years beyond" 2012, reports National Geographic. The find came at the Mayan ruins known as Xultan in Guatemala, where archeologists discovered a small room used by 9th-century record-keepers. "So much for the supposed end of the world," says the lead author of the study in Science. "We keep looking for endings. The Maya were looking for a guarantee that nothing would change. It's an entirely different mindset." Archeologists are still deciphering many of the hieroglyphics, and the find is expected to yield far more about Mayan society than the debunking of the 2012 myth. "To be uncovering glyphs and reading them right off the wall—to be the first one in 1,200 years to read something?" says another scientist. "I mean, it's pretty wild."