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OREO 05 13 08
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Newsstories of interest:
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** =3D Im****tant [in this edition: 2 ]
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MH =3D Misleading Headline [in this edition: ]
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1 DISORDER
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** Ex-State [Dept] officials allege corruption in Iraq
[puppet govt]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_corruption
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"The U.S. embassy 'effort against corruption =97-including
its new centerpiece, the now-defunct Office of Accounta-
bility and Transparency-=97 was little more than "window
dressing."'"
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"It is a cruel irony if we are appropriating money...and
that money ends up actually providing the resources for
an insurgency in Iraq which ends up killing Americans."
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*This* is what
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18 100
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have died for in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
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See OREO 05 12 08 | THE BU$H PLAN (IRAQ) | ** "Number of
disabled veterans rising"
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http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/O-r-e-o/message/409
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NOTE: a/o May 12:
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,076
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ_US_DEATHS?SITE=3DAP&SECTION=3DHO=
ME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-05-12-19-35-00
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and
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At least 427 US deaths in Afghanistan, region
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AFGHAN_US_DEATHS?SITE=3DAP&SECTION=3D=
HOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-05-12-19-38-56
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PR total for both aggressions: 4 503
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Dividing that figure by 18 100 =3D ~ .2487 or ~ 25 %
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THE SUPERPOWER RE****TS ONLY ONE QUARTER
OF TROOP DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ
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US drops charges against Saudi in Sept. 11 attacks
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GUANTANAMO_SEPT_11_TRIAL?SITE=3DAP&SE=
CTION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-05-13-00-49-56
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"the so-called '20th hijacker'"
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__FINGERPOINTING BY LOUISIANA KFC BU$H__
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Bush says world should condemn Myanmar
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_myanmar
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KFC =3D KATRINA FAILURE CAPER
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See:
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PoliticalEssays | Louisiana KFC - Part 2 | September 13,
2005
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoliticalEssays/message/617
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"'...what went wrong during a terrible week that would
render a modern American metropolis of nearly half a
million people uninhabitable'"
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and
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See PoliticalEssays | Louisiana KFC - Part 3 | October 9,
2006
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoliticalEssays/message/829
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U.S. government closes down European web sites promoting
tourism to Cuba
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http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2008/mayo/lun12/sitio.html
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"Wa****ngton ordered the U.S. server eNom to close down those
sites"
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eNom | Law enforcement:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENom#Law_enforcement
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__DAY 2__
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In Custody, In Pain | Beset by Medical Problems as She
Fights De****tation, A U.S. Resident Struggles to Get the
Treatment She Needs
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http://www.wa****ngtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/immigration/cwc_d2p1.ht=
ml
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http://www.wa****ngtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/immigration/cwc_d2p2.ht=
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http://www.wa****ngtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/immigration/cwc_d2p3.ht=
ml
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and
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A Town of Prisons
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http://www.wa****ngtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2008/05/11/GR2008051101=
935.html
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ATF chief: Crime rose as cities' funding dropped
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/violent_crime
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"violent crime rose slightly in small cities and rural
areas, while murder rates jumped by 5 percent in suburbs
and 3.2 percent in mid-sized cities during the first half
of 2007"
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UP-TO-DATE FIGURES? FORGET IT.
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2 AFRICA
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ZIMBABWE
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Zim[babwe] settles $700 million debt
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http://www.afrol.com/articles/28882
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"Zimbabwe paid US $200m to the African Development Fund and
US $500m to the African Development Bank."
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3 ASIA
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THE BU$H PLAN (PALESTINE)
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Bush has missed targets on Middle East peace
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH_MIDEAST_WOES?SITE=3DAP&SECTION=
=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-05-12-20-10-24
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"Nearly six months after the new process was launched in
Annapolis, Md., there is little sign of progress and wide-
spread skepticism about reaching an accord."
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OUR COUNTRY, NOT YOURS
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THE BU$H PLAN (IRAQ)
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Iraqi Resistance Re****t for events of Sunday, 11 May 2008
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http://www.albasrah.net/en_articles_2008/0508/iraqiresistancere****t_110508.h=
tm
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Islamic State of Iraq:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq
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THE BU$H PLAN (AFGHANISTAN)
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Dozen Taliban killed in Afghan US-led raids: US
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/080513/19/16u8a.html
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"US Marines and British troops...launched an operation in
Garmser two weeks ago"
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"The Afghan [puppet] government said Monday that the fight-
ing, including air strikes, had forced about 6,000 people
to leave their homes in Garmser."
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CONCENTRATION-CAMP ROUNDUP
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Garmsir District:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmsir_District
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THE BU$H PLAN (PAKISTAN)
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Sharif=92s Party Leaves Cabinet in Pakistan
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?hp=3D&pagewanted=
=3Dall
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"a step short of leaving the coalition and causing the
collapse of the government"
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Pakistan Muslim League (N):
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_%28N%29
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Background:
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Muslim League:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_League#Current_factions
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INDIA
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Indian politics ****fting to towns
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=3D13e1fb74-d62f-4a=
b9-903e-6c7a0f87e95f&&Headline=3DIndian+politics+****fting+to+towns
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"Since the 1970s, the urban population has nearly doubled
and the number of towns has gone up from 2,590 to 5,161.
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In 1971, there were 22 people in the cities for every 100
in the countryside; in 2001 there were 38, caused by large-
scale migration from rural areas."
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"India=92s economic growth has created an affluent urban mid-
dle class, largely averse to politics, and an urban poor
excluded from it."
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4 EUROPE
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UK
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Serious Organised Crime Agency abandons hunt for crime
lords
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3919686.ece
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"it had spent two years pursuing a flawed strategy on the
basis of poor intelligence."
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Government backs down on cor****ate tax
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/tax/article3919925.ece
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"another embarrassing government climbdown."
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EU NEEDS TO KICK OUT UK
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5 LATAM
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__DIRTY WAR__
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** Brazil activists fear death squads back
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRAZIL_AMAZON_ACTIVISTS?SITE=3DAP&SEC=
TION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-05-13-03-57-47
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"People who work to raise the consciousness, organize and
lead the people will be increasingly targeted by those
interests that want to kill them."
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ECUADOR
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Ecuador Opposes Outpost in American War on Drugs
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/world/americas/12manta.html
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"[President Rafael Correa] has no intent of ensnaring
Ecuadoreans further in the American war on [duh] drugs."
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ENSNARING IS THE EXACT WORD
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Manta Air Base:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_Air_Base
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HAITI
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Haiti lawmakers reject PM nominee
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HAITI_PRIME_MINISTER?SITE=3DAP&SECTIO=
N=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-05-12-21-03-28
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"international banker Ericq Pierre lost a vote that ended
his candidacy 51 to 35, with nine abstentions."
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"We need to have a new prime minister in office soon."
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PROBLEM 0: THE SUPERPOWER'S IN CHARGE
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6 SUPERPOWER
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Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080511/lf_afp/canadascienceinternet
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"university teachers have swapped student term papers for
assignments to write entries for the free online encyclo-
pedia."
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Recuperation (sociology):
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recuperation_%28sociology%29
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"the process by which 'radical' ideas and images are com-
modified and incor****ated within mainstream society"
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As Economy Slumps, Many Hispanics Lose Tenuous Grip on
Prosperity
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/business/13hispanics.html?ref=3Dbusiness&p=
agewanted=3Dall
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"The economic downturn unfolding across the United States is
imposing a particularly puni****ng toll on Hispanics, a group
that was among the primary beneficiaries of the expansion in
recent years."
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Survey: 1 in 10 boomers borrowing for everyday expenses
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ECONOMY_SURVEY?SITE=3DAP&SECTION=3DHO=
ME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-05-13-00-06-25
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"For the younger boomers, it's been an especially rude
wake-up call."
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7 $$$$
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MBIA Posts $2.4 Billion Loss for 1st Quarter
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http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/mbia-posts-24-billion-loss-for-=
1st-quarter/index.html
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"a stark reversal"
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Monoline insurance:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoline_insurance
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Wachovia Subpoenaed Over Securities Auctions
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/business/13wachovia.html
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Auction rate security:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction_rate_securities
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British Gas increase to see bills rise [more than] =A31,300
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1950045/British-Gas-increase-to-see-b=
ills-rise-andpound1%2C300.html
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May 12, 2008: =A31,300 =3D $2,538.0513
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French bank Credit Agricole seeks six billion euros after subprime
losses
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/080513/19/16u8e.html
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"France's biggest retail bank"
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Oreo Archive:
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/O-r-e-o
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