Saturday Mar 27, 2004

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I read the news today. Oh, boy.

"Corporate Profits Increase 29%, Biggest Jump in Almost 20 Years"
- Wall Street Journal, page A2

"The Labor Department said new claims for unemployment benefits increased a 'modest' 1,000 to 339,000 in the week ended Saturday."
- Wall Street Journal, page A2

And in other news...

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"Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain met yesterday in Tripoli with Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, signaling the end of Colonel Qaddafi's estrangement from the West."
- New York Times, page A1

British-Dutch oil company, Royal/Dutch Shell, "signed a break-through deal yesterday with Libya's state oil company to explore for oil and natural gas, a plan that could give Shell access to as much as $1 billion worth of fuel in North Africa."
- New York Times, page W1

Photo: British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks with Muammar Qaddaffi who ordered the assassination in London of Libyan dissident Al Mehmet Abu Said. Mr. Blair explained that Britain's Labour Party, "employs character assassination" as the preferred means of eliminating dissent.

from www.GregPalast.com

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Tuesday Mar 30, 2004 SPECIAL NEW EXPANDED ELECTIONS EDITION OUT APRIL 26!
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Reporter-sleuth Greg Palast brings the latest from his investigations for BBC Television, Rolling Stone and Harper's, all new to this printing:

- Details how the Bush family has put in the fix for the election of 2004 - from bogus voter lists to computer voting tricks, plus the story of 1.9 million missing ballots.

- Reveals the State Department's secret "Iraq Strategy" document - that lays bare the true reasons our troops are still putting their lives on the line.

- Exposes the story the War on Terror, the "Third Ring" and the billion-dollar bonanza for George Bush's political pals to set up a new American KGB.

Find out why Asia Times says, "The top investigative journalist in the United States is persona non grata in his own country's media."

"We need a dozen more Greg Palasts." - Joe Conason, author of the bestseller, "Big Lies."

"Annoys all the right people." - Noam Chomsky, author, "9-11."

"The whole truth - I made my dad read it." - Janeane Garofalo of Saturday Night Live.

"Courageous reporting." - Michael Moore

Check the online calendar for information about events in your city.

Greg will be at the following cities during his coast-to-coast boook tour:

GREG PALAST BOOK TOUR 2004

THE BEST DEMOCRACY MONEY CAN BUY

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