In honor of that (in)auspicious occasion, I would like to share this happy little tune with you, one I am sure you will be singing the rest of the day (H/T to NQ writer Ani for this), to celebrate a different kind of Happy Hour:

Now, don’t you just feel better about everything that as been going on for the past 7 months? Make that 17 months? I knew it would. Go have a drink of Kool Aide, and I am sure you WILL feel better in no time!

By the way, Sgt Crowley avoided the rays of Hope and Change emanating from President Obama. He said that they “agreed to disagree.” Hmmm – I wonder if he has some kind of antidote to the Kool Aide? Now THAT would be a study on which I would be willing to have my tax dollars spent, wouldn’t you??

Consider this an Open Thread. Have at it!

The most important topic of all remains the health of our economy. I am extremely pleased to have as my guest an individual who is uniquely well positioned to comment on our economy from a wide perspective. Rob Tortorella is the President and Founder of Corrosion Products and Equipment in Rochester, NY. Rob founded his industrial engineering and supplies company in the late 1980s and has grown it organically and via acquisition into a multi-million dollar enterprise. Corrosion operates throughout the Northeast and also has significant Caribbean based operations. I am not embellishing in stating that Rob and Corrosion truly define the American dream!!

Rob’s business and personal relationships marvel at his vision, integrity, and unbridled enthusiasm. Please join me for my interview with Rob Tortorella, an individual filled with unparalleled perspective and inspiration. I am honored to have him join me this Sunday evening.

These are truly historic times in the global economy. Let’s “navigate the economic landscape” without the pandering or nonsense found elsewhere! What is on your mind? What would you like to address? Please share your questions and thoughts by calling in to (347) 677-0792, and also join our live chat room, which I’ll start up about 10 minutes before the show begins. Many thanks to Larry Johnson and the rest of the team at NoQuarter for providing such a vibrant vehicle as NoQuarter Radio. I look forward to having you join me tonight as we collectively navigate the economic landscape!!

LD

Please join me Sunday evening from 8-9 p.m. ET for NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle. I believe we are now entering the next stage of the Brave New World of the Uncle Sam Economy. As we navigate the trails in this leg of our journey, our primary focus will be on interest rates. We experienced a dramatic spike in global rates over the course of the last few weeks. What do these spikes mean? Will they persist? Do we need to “lighten the weight of our packs” to successfully traverse these hills and valleys? Do the moves in rates indicate that “inflation” is just around the bend?

Listen to NQR’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle tonight from 8-9PM as I address all of these angles. Additionally, I am thrilled to have Luke Fry of 12th Street Capital join me to address these topics and developments in and around the world of mortgage-backed securities. Luke is a senior salesman at 12th Street Capital, a leading broker-dealer with untold expertise in the mortgage business. Prior to 12th Street, Mr. Fry was a Managing Director at Knight Libertas, LLC where he was responsible for providing market insight and analysis in mortgage and asset-backed structured products to a wide range of clients that included hedge funds, money managers, insurance companies and banks. Mr. Fry was hired as the first salesperson on the ABS/MBS desk at Libertas Partners and helped expand the group to over 12 salespeople while seeing the company through a merger in July 2008 with Knight Capital Group, the largest U.S. equity market maker.

Mr. Fry began his career in New York City on the buy-side with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., which at the time managed over $90 billion in assets, and became Associate Portfolio Manager in their Fixed Income Department. His responsibilities included the daily trading of treasury and corporate securities as well as maintaining portfolio duration and allocation targets for institutional clients and mutual funds. Mr. Fry left Sanford C. Bernstein in 2000 to begin his sell side experience with Banc of America Securities. At Banc of America Securities, he provided institutional investors coverage in structured and rates markets products, including CDOs, interest rate swaps and ABS/MBS. Mr. Fry played a key role in expanding the Financial Institutions Group at Banc of America Securities before moving to the Los Angeles area in 2006 to join WaMu Capital Corp as a Director.

These are truly historic times in the global economy. Let’s “navigate the economic landscape” without the pandering or nonsense found elsewhere! What is on your mind? What would you like to address? Please share your questions and thoughts by calling in to (347) 677-0792, and also join our live chat room, which I’ll start up about 10 minutes before the show begins. Many thanks to Larry Johnson and the rest of the team at NoQuarter for providing such a vibrant vehicle as NoQuarter Radio. I look forward to having you join me Sunday evening as we collectively navigate the economic landscape!!

LD

There’s no politics in this post! Although, from all the news stories, you’d think this was a bigger story than North Korea! Even South Park is in on the frenzy of worldwide publicity over Susan Boyle, a competitor on “Britain’s Got Talent,” and the televised final tonight in Great Britain (which means, I hope, that if we stay up tonight and check the news regularly, we’ll find out who won):

PatRacimora sent this video to our writers’ list the other day:

The video embedding is disabled, so go here to watch Susan Boyle in the semi-finals.

She blew the second note at the beginning and had a slight problem with rhythm throughout, but I think that that was entirely due to the enormous pressure on her.

If you’re REALLY hooked on Boyle, go to the home page for “Britain’s Got Talent” and check out all the competition and several more videos.

Please join me Sunday evening from 8-9 p.m. ET for NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle. The developments in the markets, economy, global finance, Wall Street, and Washington are occurring at breakneck speed. I will try to slow things down a bit and provide a sense of perspective. What did we learn in the markets over the last week and what does that mean for the weeks and months ahead? We will address a wide range of issues, including economic statistics released this week, the automotive situation, market performance, and the road ahead. Additionally, I am always happy to address anything on your mind as you navigate your own economic landscape.

I will be joined by a special guest this week, as well. John Busacca has been involved in the regulatory and compliance side of the financial industry since the mid 1990s. John has worked as a compliance officer for large wirehouses and NYSE member Clearing Firms. In 2000 he was involved in founding a fixed income firm in Florida. From there he transitioned into a sales role which led him to becoming President of a clearing firm. He grew that firm from a handful of correspondents to over 75.

In 2006 John was elected to the NASD-Business Conduct Committee for District 7 and was also elected to the Florida Securities Dealers Board of Governors. John was involved in the founding of The Securities Industry Professional Association in 2007. The SIPA is an industry advocacy organization. He acquired BDexchange in 2008 and has relationships with nearly every clearing firm and Securities Consultant in the Country. John is an accomplished writer and contributes to many national publications. I look forward to my conversation with him tonight.

These are truly historic times in the global economy. Let’s “navigate the economic landscape” without the pandering or nonsense found elsewhere! What is on your mind? What would you like to address? Please share your questions and thoughts by calling in to (347) 677-0792, and also join our live chat room, which I’ll start up about 10 minutes before the show begins.

Many thanks to Larry Johnson and the rest of the team at NoQuarter for providing such a vibrant vehicle as NoQuarter Radio. I look forward to having you join me Sunday evening as we collectively navigate the economic landscape!!

LD

Join us for “Sins of Omission” TONIGHT on No Quarter Radio (NQR) at 9 pm (ET) as Paulie discusses a new initiative — “The Middle East Peace Project” with Chairman Joel Segal and Executive Director Matthew Lakenbach of the Middle East Peace Civic Forum.

They’ll tell us how they are working to break past patterns of violence and misunderstanding by creating a grassroots, multi-level, interfaith coalition of Palestinians and Israelis that can provide a base for a sustainable peace in the Holy Land.

Middle East Peace Civic Forum

Matthew Lakenbach
Executive Director

Mr. Lakenbach brings expertise in the Middle East, conflict resolution, bridge-buildiBiosng and government relations. He has worked with a number of organizations active in Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution, serving as Washington, D.C. representative for Jerusalem Peacemakers, an interfaith alliance of community and religious leaders in the Holy Land. He has also served as the Communications Coordinator for the Center for Religious Tolerance, a US-based NGO that is active in projects both in the Middle East and in the United States.

Mr. Lakenbach worked in the office of Senator Joseph Lieberman, and was the Managing Editor for a Middle East newsletter at a prominent public affairs organization active in Middle East issues. His academic background includes a Master’s Degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University’s School of International Service in Washington, D.C. His thesis, which passed with distinction, explored in depth the missing components of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Mr. Lakenbach earned his undergraduate degree, in Political Science and Economics, from Washington University in St. Louis.

After graduation, he worked at the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in the communications department.
Mr. Lakenbach has been described as one of the most important up-and-coming leaders in the field of international conflict resolution.

Joel Segal
Chairman of the Board

A senior legislative assistant in the US Congress, Mr. Segal is recognized as one of the most successful and committed organizers on Capitol Hill. Mr. Segal covers Social Security, veterans affairs, housing, HIV/AIDS in Africa and poverty issues.

He founded the Free China Movement of over thirty groups working inside and outside of China for peace and democracy.

He has also played a central role in the founding of several other progressive causes including the universal healthcare movement and increased funding to treat HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Please join me Sunday evening from 8-9 p.m. ET for NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle. The developments in the markets, economy, global finance, Wall Street, and Washington are occurring at breakneck speed. I will try to slow things down a bit and provide a sense of perspective. What did we learn in the markets over the last week and what does that mean for the weeks and months ahead? We will address a wide range of issues.

Tonight my guest will be Rick Johnson, author of Keep Your Assets. Take My Advice. Rick’s book focuses on providing sound advice to help protect investors from being victims of Wall Street’s shenanigans. After listening to tonight’s show, you will be “armed to the teeth . . . with the information you need to easily navigate through the perilous traps set by inexperienced and unscrupulous financial advisors” (from Rick Johnson’s website).

These are truly historic times in the global economy. Let’s “navigate the economic landscape” without the pandering or nonsense found elsewhere! What is on your mind? What would you like to address? Please share your questions and thoughts by calling in to (347) 677-0792, and also join our live chat room, which I’ll start up about 10 minutes before the show begins.

Many thanks to Larry Johnson and the rest of the team at NoQuarter for providing such a vibrant vehicle as NoQuarter Radio. I look forward to having you join me Sunday evening as we collectively navigate the economic landscape!!

LD

Here’s one for the feminists. It’s another tongue-in-cheek song from my musical $ucce$$! (now seeking a Broadway home). The song is sung by an Irish-Latino character named Juanita Fitzgerald. The lyrics are as follows:

JUANITA:
Don’t trust a man or you’ll be sorry
Men just cause worry

CHORUS:
They’ll make a fool of you

JUANITA:
They only bring anxiety
Just take it from me!

CHORUS:
Men will just leave you blue

JUANITA:
Don’t trust a man
He’ll only hurt you
He’ll only make a fool of you
He’ll take what he can
And then desert you
That’s men for you
They’ll leave you blue
There’s nothing much a girl can do

CHORUS:
He will hurt you
Then desert you

JUANITA:
All men are swine as you’ll discover
You won’t recover

CHORUS:
They’re evil through and through

JUANITA:
They’ll promise you the earth and sky
Then leave you to cry

CHORUS:
That’s what a man will do

JUANITA:
You always hope there’s one exception
One who will make your dreams come true
But all you get is lies, deception
That’s men for you; I know it’s true
All men are rotten through and through

CHORUS:
Love is just a misconception

JUANITA:
Men have a single function, namely
They just exist to plug the gap
Most of them do it rather lamely

CHORUS:
Let’s wipe ‘em off the map!

JUANITA:
I think it’s clear that we don’t need ‘em
So we won’t breed ‘em

CHORUS:
Then there’ll be none at large

JUANITA:
We just won’t bear their progeny
That’s how it will be

CHORUS:
Then women can take charge

JUANITA:
We don’t need them as pollinators
Test tubes will do their work instead
Then they’ll have no chance to frustrate us
They’ve had their day; that’s what I say
I can’t see any other way

CHORUS:
We don’t need ‘em
We won’t breed ‘em

JUANITA:
A man was born to cause us sorrow
Sure as tomorrow

CHORUS:
That’s all a man is for

JUANITA:
All those I’ve known turned out to be
A burden to me

CHORUS:
Let’s show ‘em all the door

JUANITA:
A man will always try to use you
Then he’ll abuse you

CHORUS:
We just can’t take no more

JUANITA:
I think that we can do without it
No doubt about it
We’ll have no more

CHORUS:
Give ‘em what for
We’ll show ‘em all the door
Clear the floor
Clear them out
Till there’s no more

JUANITA:
We’ll have no more

CHORUS:
When there are none at large
We’ll take charge
When they’re gone
We’ll carry on

JUANITA:
We’ll soldier on

ALL:
And then we’ll all be free
Free to be anything we want to be

We are fortunate to have as one of our loyal readers Kathleen Wynne, founder of Hand Count Paper Ballots Now (HCPBnow.org), and formerly Associate Director of Black Box Voting. I will let her introduce herself and the issue further below, but MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Beginning Wednesday, May 6th, at 9:00 pm at No Quarter, for the NEXT THREE WEEKS (May 6th, May 13th, and May 20th), we will be showing the documentary, “Hacking Democracy,” in three parts, with live chat with SusanUnPC, me, and Kathleen. Below is an introduction to Kathleen Wynne, and the issues the movie addresses:

My name is Kathleen Wynne. I am the former Associate Director of Black Box Voting.org and Founder of HCPB(Hand Count Paper Ballots)now.org. I cannot express how grateful I am to NQ and to Rev. Amy for graciously agreeing to host a live chat concerning the Emmy nominated HBO documentary film, “Hacking Democracy”. The film features the work done by Bev Harris and me, during our “in-the-field” investigations into the election issue.

Black Box Voting was the first election reform organization to be able to test a fully functioning optical scan voting machine in Leon County, Florida. None of the computer security scientists entrusted to oversee the security of these machines were ever allowed to observe a fully functioning unit while it was being tested for use, which made it impossible for them to determine whether the machine was secure or even functioning the way it was supposed to! The reason was, and still is, because the vendors who manufacture these machines are protected by “proprietary secret laws.” It finally took two determined, middle-aged women to be given the opportunity to test a fully functioning voting system!! What we discovered will shock and disturb you.

After viewing the film, I believe you will agree with me that the PUMA movement and the election reform movement have a great deal in common. I joined the PUMA movement because it was what I considered to be “a great awakening” of American citizens that something was terribly wrong with our elections process. Much in the same way the election reform movement was started. It is because of this common belief that I hope that we can unite our two movements and work together in taking back our elections. For it is only by taking back our elections that we will be able to take back our country. Indeed, the only power citizens have to make such a change possible is through the ballot box and we have literally given that power away. Our elections have been privatized and are becoming more centralized, which totally undermines the principle of transparency and the public nature of elections. The United States Congress has sanctioned this privatization, which in my mind, is a huge conflict of interest. Our elections are now virtually owned and operated by corporations, overseen by “experts,” and strictly managed by election officials. Citizens have been driven from the last refuge we have to remain a government by, for and of the people – our elections.

After over 6 years of investigating the many and varied problems plaguing our elections, I am convinced now, more than ever, that the only way “we, the people” will be able to take back our elections is to junk the machines and return to hand counted paper ballots. This is the primary reason I founded the website “HCPBnow.org” in order to garner a “critical mass” of citizen support for the return to hand counts. I am dedicated to this cause. As Dr. Richard Hayes Phillips wrote in his book “Witness to a Crime: A Citizens’ Audit of an American Election”, which focused on the 2004 Presidential Election in Ohio – “paper ballots are the solution, not the problem – but only if counted by hand, at the polling place, in full public view, on election night, no matter how long it takes.”

It is my contention that if we fail in this great cause, we will no longer live in a democracy, but will exist under tyranny. It should also be noted that recently the German Supreme Court banned voting machines as unconstitutional and will be counting the votes by hand in their upcoming elections in June and September! The irony cannot be lost that it was former Nazi Germany who was first in taking steps to preserve election transparency and integrity, instead of America!

Come join us May 6th, May 13th, and May 20th at 9:00 for “Hacking Democracy” and Live Chat!

On Sunday, as I was grooming my horse, some folks came by to pick something up. I had Lani with me, and the woman was like, “Well, she’s awfully cute!” The man: “We don’t need another dog. We got two dogs. One’s a hundred pound German Shepherd. He could hurt her, just playing, of course, but still.” The woman: “He doesn’t hurt the other dog, and besides, we have a kennel to keep them separated if we need to.” Man: “Grumble.” Woman: “Well, what do you think?” Man: “(Sigh) Whatever you want.” Me: “If she doesn’t get along with y’all’s dogs, I’d gladly take her back.” Man to woman: “Well, whatever you wanna do.” Lani: Licking the man’s arm and face as he holds her, not squirming one tiny bit like she usually does, on which I commented.” Man: “I got a way with animals…” Man looking like a boy with a new puppy…So, she is going to go live on a horse farm, with lots of room to run and play.

Jordan, by the way, turns out to be about 4 yrs OLDER than we thought he was! Witness Protection and all that, but ironically, I had just said to him, “Jordan, you look GOOD! Are you SURE you’re 22???” No wonder he said no! Ahem.

So, thank you all for your support, for your queries about the pups, and for wanting to see photos/videos of them. They are all living with nice families who will take good care of them.

Here, then, is the last one we took of the three of them romping around:

I’ll get back to the serious stuff again soon, but after the VERY informative Live Chat on Torture Sunday night at No Quarter, PUPPIES are a good thing to see…

As much work as it was to have them all here, and as expensive as it was (and as it ever), that all pales in comparison to the joy, delight, and love they brought us. We will forever be thankful for the opportunity that presented itself in the form of a stray dog who needed a home…

We’re proud (always proud) to promote the One & Only Nocturnal Warrior on No Quarter Radio. Warrior’s a real-life radio pro whose show is as humorous as it’s entertaining, with top-drawer professional production values.

Tune in to NQR tonight — 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET! Join the live chat and call in to the show via (347) 677-0792.

The Warrior e-mailed me, and revealed tonight’s plans …

Tonight on the Nocturnal Warrior Show it’s all about laughs. And not just the always hysterically funny Obama administration. The Warrior and Puma Pam will touch on Chrysler, Souter, Specter and Mexican Flu…But then after that it really gets funny and serious.

We’ll examine the state of comedy and political correctness. Is Jay Leno sexist or just a bad comic? There will even be a tribute to the late Dom Deluise who left us today that is likely to enflame some gay activists and we will play some Don Rickles that will probably piss of everybody. But the question is, were we better off when were allowed to laugh at ourselves and everyone else, or are we better off today, when every comedian has to be careful of being labelled, sexist, racist, homophobic etc.

Join the Nocturnal Warrior, Puma Pam and Jay for the discussion. You can join us in the chat room and voice your opinion on air by calling (347) 677-0792. That’s tonight at 9:00 PM EDT on No Quarter Radio.

Since you’re deeply divided on the merits of torture, we’re going to host a live chat Sunday night at 9 p.m., right after Larry Doyle’s No Quarter Radio show.

Bring your best arguments. E-mail me links to videos (YouTubes only) at susanunpc at gmail dot com — that advocate for both sides of this explosive issue.

You’ll all have a chance to speak out. And we’ll play as many videos as possible. Hope to see you Sunday at 9!

A former parishioner sent this to me tonight. Now, I know this is a serious issue, and we must take care. But sometimes when things are the most frightening, a little humor goes a long way.

That being said, allow me to share this Swine Flu Tip with you.

DON’T DO THIS:

So, it’s an open thread. What’s going on in your world?

And since so many of you have been kind enough to ask, I now present to you a video compilation of the most adorable puppies in the world (in my humble opinion, of course):

As a reminder, these three charming puppies are still looking for good homes!

If you have anything on your mind you wish to share, like how in the hell the Yankees could have given up the game to the Red Sox on Saturday (my birthday no less), not to mention Friday night (Mariano Rivera seems to cave when he steps into Fenway Park), or if you want to lament the sad, unfortunate deaths of the 21 Argentinian polo ponies as a result of erroneous supplement amount, or have anything else on your mind, feel free to share!

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John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 AM. [CLICK on this map to see it full-size. The map is from Bill Roggio's Long War Journal. Roggio is a guest with Larry Johnson tonight.]

Check out the full slate of guests and topics tonight. John Batchelor’s KFI show begins at 7:00 p.m., so tune in early. Here are the topics and fellow guests during Larry’s appearance:

If this is your first time listening, you’ll want to visit the site early in case you need to download an easily installed program to hear the show.

HERE is the full line-up of guests and topics tonight on KFI, from beginning to the program’s conclusion:

705P Pacific Time:  Tim Starks, Congressional Quarterly, re the Obama adminsitration release of the Torture Memos and the Byzantine debate between the Hil and the White House and the GOP.

 920P:  Joseph Sternberg, Asia Wall Street Journal, re Chinese official warns US on protectionism  A top adviser to the Chinese government warned the US that a proposed border tax on carbon sensitive materials ’smells of protectionism’ and could spark retaliation from developing countries

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Orthodox Easter Sunday April 19, 2009 in NY, DC, SF, LA.

John Batchelor

Is the Recession Over?  (Smile.)   705P Eastern Time:  Jon Hilsenrath, Wall Street Journal, re Ben Bernanke became Federal Reserve chairman intent on making the central bank less personality-driven than it was under Alan Greenspan and Paul Volcker. But as he confronts an economic crisis that has pushed the Fed to shatter precedent and lend trillions of dollars, Mr. Bernanke is waging a public-relations offensive that casts him in the starring role.   Bernanke PR Push Rewrites Fed Script  720P:  Joe Bel Bruno, Goldman CEO: New Pay Standards Needed  Really wrote on Mon, 04/13/2009 – 1:43pm.  So lets see:
1. Mark to maybe
2. Post bonus amounts later
3. Get an overnight…

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Is the Recession Over?  (Smile.)   

705P Eastern Time:  Jon Hilsenrath, Wall Street Journal, re Ben Bernanke became Federal Reserve chairman intent on making the central bank less personality-driven than it was under Alan Greenspan and Paul Volcker. But as he confronts an economic crisis that has pushed the Fed to shatter precedent and lend trillions of dollars, Mr. Bernanke is waging a public-relations offensive that casts him in the starring role.   Bernanke PR Push Rewrites Fed Script
 

720P:  Joe Bel Bruno, Goldman CEO: New Pay Standards Needed  Reallywrote on Mon, 04/13/2009 – 1:43pm.  So lets see:
1. Mark to maybe
2. Post bonus amounts later
3. Get an overnight deposit from the Fed to bloat the Balance Sheet
4. Postpone all accts payable (issue IOUs)
5. Send a big check to O
6. Pay HP his ghost retainer.  

735P:  Professional Roundtable with  Jodi Schneider, Congressional Quarterly, John Fund, Diana West, DianaWest.net, re Tax Day and the Teabag parties, re Obama and MExico, re the new Border Czar.

750P: Continued re Homeland Security targets veterans?  Re the Obama administration   hesitates about waterboarding.

805P: John Bolton, AEI, Gordon Chang, Forbes.com, re North Korea breaks off with the IAEA and the Six Party Talks, re what is to be done?  North Korea to Boycott Six-Party Talks

 

820P: Roundtable on North Korea continues, re the United NAtions Security Council, re Beijing refuses to agree to new sanctions, re the farility of the North Korea regime.

835P:  Jim McTague, Barron’s, Financial Roundtable, John Tamny, Realclearmarkets.com, Tom Donlon, Barron’s, re the banks report profits, can we trust the banks?  Re Goldman Sachs aims to pay back TARP, will the Obama administration accept the money?

850P:  Continued re the bank stress tests are due May 4, does everyone pass?  And what then?

905P:  Malcolm Hoenlein, re Durban II conference opens in Geneva, re the United Nations and organized and hysterical anti-Israel propoganda.

920P:  Aaron Klein, WND, re the Obama administration commits to the Saudie plan for parallel talks for a two-state solution, Israel and PA, Israel and Syria.

935P:  Richard Beeman, author, Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution, re the drama and opera of the writing and rewriting of the Constitution by cranky, devious, sophisticated, ambitious young men, led by the bold and tireless James Madison in the spring and summer of 1787.

955P:  Exeunt with Joseph Menn, Financial Times, re Computer hackers stole more sensitive records last year than in the previous four combined, with ATM cards and PIN information growing in popularity as targets.

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KFI-AM 640

705P Pacific Time:  Nicholas Casey, Wall Street Journal, re next month, shipping giant AP Moeller-Maersk will make a move that was unlikely ten years back.  A line of 6000 container ships that now goes to Southern California will go instead dock at Seattle. Why?

720P: Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg, re Fannie, Freddie Face Pressure to Revamp as Housing Collapse Wrecks Profits:  Say good-bye to Fannie and Freddie as you know them. The bailed-out mortgage finance companies will emerge from their travails combined as one, broken up or with substantially reshaped missions. 

 

735P: Professional Roundtable  Larry Johnson, No Quarter, Bill Roggio, Long War Journal, Hussein Yusuf, Somali national, re the pirates of Somalia, re Somali Extremists Have al Qaeda Ties  By Ali Soufan
Another failed state has become a training ground for terrorists.

750P: Continued re the pirates of Somalia continued, re the prospect of a stable Somalia government.

805P:  Barbara Kolm-Lamprechter, Hayek Institute, re the Austrian School of economics, re the prospect of recovery from the financial crisis. 

 

820P:  Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution, re the California economy and the sharp rise in unemployment, re the housing market collapse, re the 

835P:  Mark Rudd, author, “Underground: My Life with SDS and the Weathermen,” re the 40 year travail of the outspoken and precocious leader of the Columbia University protest 1968, his life in the Weathermen, his life as a fugitive.  Nostalgiac, sparse, banal, fascinating.

850P:  Bob Zimmerman, author, “Universe In A Mirror,” re NASA prep for Hubble rescue mission, re Kepler opens its eye and sends initial pics of its portion of the sky in Cygnus, re the aimless space policy of the Obama administration.

905P:  Jim Rogers, Rogers Investment, from Singapore, re the prospect of a China led worldwide recovery, re the continuing commodity bull market, re the coming bull market in farm food.

 920P:  Joseph Sternberg, Asia Wall Street Journal, re Vietnam and the Obama administration, re Vietnam and the worldwide downturn in trade.

935P: Dave Cullen, author, “Columbine,” re the April 20, 1999 massacre and ten years after, the continuing silence of the parents, the remains of the mystery, the measure of Harris as a psychopath and Klebold as a companions in the homicial dyad like Bonnie and Clyde, re the still damaged lives of the victims, the survivors, the loved ones of the lost.

955P:  Exeunt:  Lou Ann Hammond, re the GM shedding of Saturn, Hummer, GMAC, Saab, and?