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To: Mike from La. who wrote (35295)	1/17/1999 9:09:00 PM
From: John Carpenter	Respond to of 95453

Mike, the $200 billion plus the tobacco companies are paying, MSFT's antitrust trial, Hillary's health initiatives- these things weren't fantasies to the shareholders who suffered several years of tobacco underperformance, to those who watched MRK go to $27 a share, or to those worried that the government might handcuff MSFT's internet strategy. Although most of these were short term in nature in retrospect- the pain at the time was no less severe. If you think Gore is a friend of the oil industry, this could be one more reason to add or maintain long positions. Now that Iraq will be adding to ample supply, this is a great time to jump in. Good luck and good night.