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Democrats Take House (Dan Balz)
Two Dozen Seats Gained in House By Dan Balz -- Washington Post Nov. 8, 2006 -- Democrats recaptured the House last night, defeating Republican incumbents in every region of the country, and were ...
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Comet Plunges into the Sun (Robert Roy Britt)
By Robert Roy Britt -- Space.com Nov. 6, 2006 -- A comet made a death plunge into the Sun Friday, disintegrating as its icy chemicals vaporized on the way in.
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Credit model meltdown
Risk -- Nov., 2006 issue Dealers are trading increasingly high volumes of bespoke tranches of synthetic credit risk with each other, yet there still appears to be little consensus on the application ...
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Sec. of Virginia State Board of Elections Finds Widespread Incidents of Voter Suppression
Threats of Incarceration, Changed Polling Locations, and Fliers to “Skip the Election.” American Chronicle Nov. 6, 2006 -- Over the past several days, voters throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia ...
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All The Leaves Are Brown (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 7, 2006 -- Each fall, even the most nature-oblivious humans cant help but notice -- and likely marvel -- as the leaves turn. Here in New York City, many folks will ...
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World Markets Reacting To US Elections (Major Dick)
Major Dick -- World News Trust Nov. 7, 2006 -- The U.S. Dollar just took a kick to the groin as it punched through the 1.28 USD crossover rate against the Euro. GOLD! Is just shy of the 630 USD ...
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Banks, Hedge Funds Change Trading Strategies After Credit Derivatives'Panic'
Financial Times Nov. 6, 2006 -- Investment banks and hedge funds are being forced rapidly to adjust their trading strategies amid reported panic selling in the U.S. and European credit derivatives ...
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`Brave New Ballot' Author Attacks Electronic Voting (Kathleen Campion)
By Kathleen Campion Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- For three years, Aviel Rubin and his team of computer-security specialists at Johns Hopkins studied the software for the controversial paper-free voting ...
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How They Stole The Mid-Term Elections (Greg Palast)
by Greg Palast -- The Guardian (UK) Nov. 6, 2006 -- Here’s how the 2006 mid-term election was stolen. Note the past tense. And I’m not kidding. And shoot me for saying this, but it won’t be stolen ...
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Peak Oil: A View from Planet Talos (Nate Hagens)
Nate Hagens -- Oil Drum This is a guest post from First Talosian, the senior member of the planetary expedition force from Talos. I am posting the correspondence as we received it, unedited. (there ...
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