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Stock Market Lesson The Fallacy of Buy Low Sell High of Bad Stocks 'Circuit City'

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The stock market lesson is that "Buying Low and Selling High" of bad stocks leads to total disaster. Case point is the 'circuit City' retail electronic stock, it is continuously collapsing once $10 and much higher it is worth now 27 cents. November 10, 2008 Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection RICHMOND, Va. – Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday but plans to stay open for business as the busy holiday season approaches. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_bi_ge/circuit_city_bankruptcy;_ylt=AhUMyGvUwLzyQO5Ll1Kq2DAGw_IE

The Dow Jones October 29 Year 2008

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The Dow Jones October 29 Year 2008 Fed cuts key interest rate half-point to 1 percent- The Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by half a percentage point, driving it to a level seen only once before in the last half-century, and the government finally began distributing funds from the billions in the financial rescue package. 4:40 pm : The stock market settled with a 1.1% loss Wednesday after late-session surge made in the final hour following an FOMC rate cut was reversed in the final minutes of trade after headlines hit the wires that raised concerns regarding General Electric's (GE 19.20, -0.29) revenue in 2009. Asian stock markets surge after Fed rate cut Thursday October 30, 1:23 am ET By Jeremiah Marquez, AP Business Writer Asian stock markets surge after rate cut by Fed; South Korean index jumps 12 percent http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=%5EDJI#symbol=%5EDJI;range=1d

Stock Called Apple AAPL

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Stock Called Apple AAPL

The Dow Jones Last Two Hours Before The Close

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The Dow Jones last two hours before the close can be very dynamic. As illustration in the last two hours of the stock market day of trading on October 28, the Dow Jones jumped very dramatically leaping upward 889.35 for the day.

Barack Obama World Famous Wealth Spread Yummy

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Barack Obama world famous wealth spread. Yummy, Yummy Yummy

John McCain For Wealth Creation He Claims and Barack Obama For Redistribution Bobmastic

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john McCain daid he is for wealth creation and Barack Obama is for wealth re-Distribution! Incredible and arrogant it seems.

Is It Too Late for John McCain to Distance Himself from George W Bush on Economy?

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When the race is almost over John McCain is too late Charlie to try distance himself from George Bush on economy. What you being doing all this time? http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Republican-presidential-candidate-Cleveland2C-Ohio-Ebay-CEO-Meg-Whitman-Massachusetts-Gov-Mitt-Romney/photo//081027/480/dac24fa712614cfbb2df574081bf35c9//s:/ap/mccain;_ylt=AtsmHq2uWKOtRigciUENmY5h24cA http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/polling/index.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioy90nF2anI

The Presidential Polls From Harry Truman Time to John McCain and Barack Obama Our Time

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The Presidential Polls From Harry Truman Time to John McCain and Barack Obama Our Time First of all, there was only the Gallup poll in 1948. Now there are at least 15 polls which all say just about the same thing. Also, Gallup did not think he needed to do any polls in the last two weeks of the '48 campaign as the two previous campaigns showed no shift in that period. So, his poll two weeks before the election might have been accurate but he missed a big swing at the end. This year, there are too many polls done every day at the national level to miss a big change like that. Plus all the state polls which give a more accurate picture of the electoral tide. I look at this more like 1980. The national popular polls were showing a tight race before Reagan pulled ahead at the end. However, my roommate used to bring home the Evans/Novak report from work and their electoral map analysis was showing a Reagan landslide for a long time before the popular polls started showing it. Other acco...

The United Arab Emirates First of the Arab Countries to Recognize Kosovo

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After long political winter United Arab Emirates took the long awaited step to recognize the Independence and the sovereignty of the newly established country of Kosovo. As such United Arab Emirates became the first of the Arab Countries to recognize Kosovo. This is too much an embarrassment it took them so long to take such step. Never the less they earned the distinction of being the first and only Arab country to recognize Kosovo even more than other 45 other countries had recognized Kosovo so far including the US, Canada and the bulk of major countries of the EU. Financial interest and prospects of economic opportunities may have played part. On the other hand King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia played fool of him self when in May he announced that the recognition of Saudi Arabia of Kosovo will be coming soon, Looks like one needs to discover a snow ball in hell before he does that. http://www.topix.com/forum/world/serbia/TAU3BPFGRTP0V5TOI#lastPost

Stock Market October 24 Year 2008

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Dow Opening Apple chart Apple chart 8,243.87 -447.38 -5.15% Dow in the morning. Stocks, oil, gold tank on growing recession fears Stocks are paring losses, but remain substantially lower. All ten of the economic sectors are down; each has lost in excess of 3%. In a relatively isolated patch of green, airlines are up 2.5%, based on the Amex Airline Index. Airlines are being helped by a hefty 5% drop in oil prices. Oil futures currently trade below $65 per barrel. Existing home sales for September totaled 5.18 million, exceeding the 4.95 million consensus estimate. Sales were up from the 4.91 million units registered in the prior month https://www.etrade.wallst.com/v1/markets/overview/overview.asp?YYY220_/UfRI8EalsAAN03gPtV/690ui9gq746rzW9xSdWWCGroVsRTAdKeDJzNAwM5xeMSL70dVBDq/tsxaPzXFLaByHSsGMEaof+3iP8K3AIKLZszME8MeqWa5CrTRj7DtZMMKqIA40mGiDn4oLvQmvusmnkW5Yr/M3xSux59nsnZVrJ4yI8Dh9OYB5UZieK8buCV 8,243.87 -447.38 -5.15% Dow in the morning. Stocks, oil, gold tank on growing recessio...

Stock Market October 23, 2008

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Stock Market October 23, 2008 Greenspan: 'Credit Tsunami' to Have Severe Impact- Wall Street wobbles as corporate forecasts, jobless claims point to weaker economy Investors seemed to be looking for bargains after a two-day selloff that slashed nearly 750 points from the Dow Jones industrials, but there was clearly little conviction behind any buying. There is a growing belief on the Street that the economy is either in a recession or headed for one despite government relief efforts and gradual improvements in world credit markets Goldman Sachs fell $3.71, or 3.2 percent, to $111. Eli Lilly rose 60 cents to $32.71, while Dow Chemical rose $1.65, or 7.5 percent, to $23.76. Light, sweet crude rose $1.45 to $68.20 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract on Wednesday fell to a new 16-month low as big increases in U.S. crude and gasoline stocks fed beliefs that the economic downturn is eroding demand for energy. Goldman Sachs fell $3.71, or 3.2 percent, to $111. Eli Lilly...

The Race to the White House 2008 Obama McCain

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Oct 23, 2008 ... Thursday Obama RCP National Average: 49.9% McCain RCP National Average: 42.7% Obama leads White House race in three key states McCain lost ground in Ohio, where Obama leads 52-38 percent, expanding his lead of 50-42 percent at the beginning of this month. The Quinnipiac poll showed Obama ahead of McCain in Florida by 49 to 44 percent, compared to a 51-43 percent lead in the last survey October 1, and in Pennsylvania Obama leading 53-40 percent, compared to 54-39 percent last time.

Oct 22, 2008 Stock Market

Oct 22, 2008 Dow Plunges 300 on Fears of Deep Recession- The major indices extend their opening declines in broad-based weakness, with the S&P 500 down almost 4%. Crude oil prices have plunged 6.0% to $67.84 per barrel ahead of the government's weekly energy report at 10:35 AM ET. The Nasdaq and tech sector (-2.1%) are outperforming on a relative basis after several tech names reported earnings that pleased investors. Apple (AAPL 99.69, +8.20) reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings per of $1.26,... S&P Falls to Five Year Low on Econ WorriesU.S. Markets are closed.Global economic concerns and earnings concerns sank stocks for the second straight session. The S&P 500 spent the entire session in negative territory, falling 6.1% to its lowest closing level in five years. Weakness was broad-based with 478 of the S&P 500 components posting a loss, although volume was on the light side when considering the scope of this session's move. Similar to Tuesday, t...

Huge Swings of The Stock Market

The stock market is characterized these days by huge swings on daily basis. Very strange. A large rise in the morning will end with huge drop by the time the market closes. In the mean time huge drop at the morning is revered at the close. The market is becoming jittery and ultra sensitive for any bit of news. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5EDJI Yahoo firing 1,500 workers; 3Q profit falls 64 pct- http://www.bloomberg.com/?b=0&Intro=intro3 Apple, Broadcom, Coventry, Yahoo, VMware: U.S. Equity Preview Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in U.S. trading tomorrow. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of 5:40 p.m. in New York. Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures expiring in December added 5.10, or 0.5 percent, to 964.40. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 282, or 3 percent, to 9,035. Nasdaq-100 Index futures rose 17.50, or 1.4 percent, to 1,310. Apple Inc. (AAPL:US) gained $7.29, or 8 percent, to $98.78. The m...

What Happened to the American Automobile Industry Ford and General Motors?

The American automobile industry once the premiere of the world now it is taking a beating. Giants like Ford and General Motors their sale in the slump so their stock values. https://www.etrade.wallst.com/v1/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?YYY220_/UfRI8EalsCjuJNQUdrKj+VAKi4QJlPIzW9xSdWWCGroVsRTAdKeDJzNAwM5xeMSL70dVBDq/tvMpOgCenPIFHSsGMEaof+3XpGQGXTXVBGnpCPFTrRrGXhYPAZVsWXkzq5OKgjy67owAqAG5C1fyJ6IzD55l8M8TBKZkWpNM0lH4j7Jb2aXQsoxNwPyR8BgqOmafyZuPHB7WiVBa1X50eo7Sr1NVnM1 https://www.etrade.wallst.com/v1/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?YYY220_/UfRI8EalsCjuJNQUdrKj+VAKi4QJlPIzW9xSdWWCGroVsRTAdKeDJzNAwM5xeMSL70dVBDq/ttSDQ0fS3siJ3SsGMEaof+3XpGQGXTXVBGnpCPFTrRrGXhYPAZVsWXkzq5OKgjy67owAqAG5C1fyJ6IzD55l8M8TBKZkWpNM0lH4j7Jb2aXQsoxNwPyR8Bg3JELtqDtYFy2hN9IwNULWcY8BQ6px1L50v1rqxtGnv8=

Sudden Improvement of The Stock Market May Improve McCain Chances

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A Sudden Improvement of the stock market performance and some recovery may improve the Republican John McCain chances. John McCain is tied to George W Bush as they adhere to the same political philosophy. So if the market improves this will reflect good on George Bush and accordingly on John McCain. Toss a coin as the stock market is concerned.

The Latino Votes Will Play Vital Role in the 2008 Elections Helping Obama

The Latino votes will play a vital role in the 2008 elections helping Brack Obama winning over John McCain handly. New Mexico with large number of newly registered Democratic Latino votes will win the state for Obama. Latino Votes Vital Role 2008 Elections Obama McCain http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-newmexico16-2008oct16,0,1149893.story

Wednesday October 15 Another Bad Day on Wall Street 2008

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 was another bad day on Wall Street 2008 The market dropped 733 points. http://finance.yahoo.com/?u Economy shows its pain, rebound will take time Economy hits fresh potholes; Bush, Paulson, Bernanke say it will improve but urge patience http://finance.google.com/financehttps://www.etrade.wallst.com/v1/markets/overview/overview.asp?YYY220_/UfRI8EalsCjuJNQUdrKj+VAKi4QJlPIzW9xSdWWCGroVsRTAdKeDJzNAwM5xeMSL70dVBDq/tuGysSqrGjPPXSsGMEaof+3XpGQGXTXVBGnpCPFTrRrGXhYPAZVsWXkzq5OKgjy67owAqAG5C1fyJ6IzD55l8M8TBKZkWpNM0lH4j7Jb2aXQmym/IgJ+huP October 16, 2008 Down ends up 401 to extend streak of volatility Stocks shoot higher as volatility continuesStocks turn higher after better-than-expected readings on inflation, rise in Yahoo stock NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street has turned in another stunning finish andextended its unprecedented streak of volatility -- this time, to the upside. The Dow Jones industrials are up nearly 400 points, after falling 380 in the opening minutes of ...

John McCain Needs to Show Him self as the Man on Last Debate with Obama

John McCain needs to show Himself as the man on the last debate with Brack Obama. As long as American people believe he will be an extension of George W Bush hw will be his doing and his chances of any win will be Big zero. Botton line. Attacking Obama, tax cuts, reduce spending are all Gimick. Only thing is that John McCain shows that heis a new one and not George W Bush clone.

John McCain Campaign Unfocused Going in All Directions

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It looks that John McCain campaign is unfocused and going in all directions. Pilot John McCain auto-pilot lost is un-operational. Every couple of weeks he changes direction and focus from attacking Barack Obama and smearing, to playing the tune of tax cuts to raising Republican slogans. John McCain is in state of frenzy as national polls show that he is losing ground and far behind Barack Obama in Electoral College and popular polls.

Stocks Earning Calender October 13 - October 23

Stocks earning calender http://www.rightline.net/calendar/ Company Name Symbol Date Time Estimate YrAgo EARNINGS CALENDAR - REPORTS TO BE ANNOUNCED WEEK OF OCT 13 - OCT 17 Fastenal Co FAST 10/13 B 0.51 0.41 Kmg Chemicals Inc KMGB 10/13 B 0.17 0.18 Novamerican Steel Inc TONS 10/13 B n/a 0.70 Stanley Furniture Inc STLY 10/13 D -0.06 0.16 Adtran Inc ADTN 10/14 B 0.35 0.31 Ameriserv Finl Inc ASRV 10/14 B n/a 0.04 Dominos Pizza Inc DPZ 10/14 B 0.21 0.17 Grainger W W Inc GWW 10/14 B 1.53 1.29 Mercantile Bank Corp MBWM 10/14 B -0.16 0.28 Polaris Inds Inc PII 10/14 B 1.10 1.07 Great Atlantic & Pac TeGAP 10/14 D -0.27 -0.01 Johnson & Johnson JNJ 10/14 D 1.11 1.06 Pepsico Inc PEP ...

Retail Stores Stocks

Macy http://moneycentral.msn.com/detail/stock_quote?Symbol=m&getquote=Get+Quote https://www.etrade.wallst.com/v1/stocks/research/research.asp?symbol=M

Downey Saving Bank Stock

Downey Saving Bank Stock http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=dsl

Stock Market Lesson Three Rising Stock Rising Volume

The stock price keep going up the volume increasing. Sudden appreciable large volume at top price. Sell immediately the stock will start falling after that over and over and you are out of luck.

Dow Jones October 13 Year 2008

Strong Rebound day after a week of heavy losses NASDAQ 1844.25 + 194.74 11.81% DJIA 9 387.61 + 936.42 11.08% S&P 1003.35 + 104.13 11.58% Wall Street Skyrockets as Government Pledges Bank Aid; Dow Jumps More Than 900 Points- AP http://moneycentral.msn.com/detail/stock_quote?symbol=$INDU http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=Fnm http://www.nasdaq.com/ https://www.etrade.wallst.com/v1/markets/overview/overview.asp?YYY220_/UfRI8EalsAAN03gPtV/690ui9gq746rzW9xSdWWCGroVsRTAdKeDJzNAwM5xeMSL70dVBDq/tvO30Ze5CwrHXSsGMEaof+3iP8K3AIKLZszME8MeqWa5CrTRj7DtZMMKqIA40mGiDn4oLvQmvusmnkW5Yr/M3xSux59nsnZVrJ4yI8Dh9OYB5UZieK8buCV

Sherifview Poem Your Lovely Eyes

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Your lovely eyes Your beautiful eyes Capture my imagination Capture my soul There is magic in them I wonder what is it? I get fixed on your eyes I feel dreams I feel euphoria I can't wander away I feel a mysterious joy pouring inside of me Looking, gazing, Wondering at your lovely beautiful eyes

Portugal, Montenegro and Macedonia Recognize Kosovo in October but None of Arab Traitors Do

Three more countries have recognized Kosovo in the first ten days of October this year including Portugal a member of EU and NATO. Other two key neighboring states Macedonia and Montenegro have joined the list of the countries that have recognized Kosovo. None of the traitor Arab countries have recognized Kosovo including fake Saudi Arabia. http://www.albanian.com/community/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 http://law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/International http://www.frostcloud.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16794&page=5

General Motors Stock Decline Pains

General Motors an icon of America mighty indudstry is in severe gaspin pain. General Motors Corporation GM http://quote.morningstar.com/Quote/Quote.aspx?ticker=GM http://www.investorguide.com/stock.cgi?ticker=GM http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/gm http://moneycentral.msn.com/detail/stock_quote?Symbol=GM http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=gm http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/gm http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/GM.aspx http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=GM

Stock Market Lesson Two Huge Drops For Good Performing Stocks

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The stocks that have good performance over a year or two have tumbles and usually have some pull backs that may shake investors off and accordingly they sell their stocks and never achieve the full potential of these stocks.

John McCain is charging ahead With Sarah Palin To Catch Barack Obama

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John McCain is charging ahead on his mighty Republican elephant and Sarah Palin behind him on her Moose both apparently they Can't catch up with their Democratic rival Democrat Barack Obama. It is clear that John McCain: 1- He could not differentiate his economic and foreign policies of George W Bush 2- His tax cuts slogan are not resonating and his tax credit health plan dead from the start 3- V.P. candidate apparently i a liability and not an asset.

Barack Obama On The Verge of Winning over John McCain

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Barack Obama is on the verge of winning over John McCain come November 4, 2008. John McCain did not make convincing argument thathis foreign and domestic policies are any different than George W Bush which are not popular now speciall looking at the state of economy and unemployment.

The Stock Market Should Be Ready To Jump Back This Week October 13

The stock market should be ready to jump back this week October 13, 2008 with some good news of oil prices drop and the government intervention to shore the value of the Bank stocks. Dow 7500 is absolute support which we are hovering near but it does not mean we will reach or touch. The next week will be very dynamic and exciting week where lot of money is ready to jump in back again. Th housing market started to show some home sales rise.

Mosques Unwelcomed in Italy Roman Catholic Cathedrals Welcomed in Miidle East and North Africa

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Italy's right to curb Islam with mosque law ROME — Italy's Northern League, allies of center-right Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, want to limit the growth of Islam in the center of world Catholicism by blocking the construction of mosques through strict new regulations. Muslim immigrants using Italy as a route into Europe already get a foretaste of the mistrust with which many Europeans view their religion, with many projects for mosques and prayer halls already blocked by the opposition of local Italian residents. But if the anti-immigrant Northern League pushes its bill through parliament -- where Berlusconi's coalition has a strong majority -- Italy will soon have a new law effectively blocking the construction of new mosques in much of the country. Fearing the advent of "Eurabia," the League has used its control of Berlusconi's interior ministry since helping him to power to push through tough new laws against illegal immigrants. It has now turned its a...

First Time Talk About Pulling American Troops From Afghanistan

For the first time Secretary of Defense Mr. Gates talked about pulling American troops out from Afghanistan. Welcome news.

Is The Dow Jones Heading to 7500?

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The way the Dow Jones dropping it may reach 7,500 a level reminiscent of April first 1996. After the post on 11/21/o8 the dow reached 7555, Little short of 7500. This was aprediction seven weaks earlier. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081010102504AAZ2nCe http://www.hotcopper.com.au/default.asp http://finance.google.com/finance http://finance.google.com/group/google.finance.983582/browse_thread/thread/c4b4fc5faa052095?pli=1

John McCain Resorts To Personal Attacks on Barack Obama as Last Gasp

John McCain resorts now to the old technique of personal attacks on his Democratic opponent Barack Obama as last gasp and act of desperation. This will be harmful to McCain and will not help him an iota.

Stock Market Lesson One Reading Sentiment Love and Hate

One of very valuable ability in trading in the stock market is to able to read whether the stock is darling of Wall Street or not? Take the shoe manufacturing stock of Crocs CROX was in the love curve from middle 2006 when it was $10 to $75 on October 31, 2007 all that time in between the stock was loved by Wall Street after the peak or financial orgasm was achieve the mood was changed and now the stock is in the range of $2. So reading love and hate of stock is lesson number one.

The Presidential Second Debate Starring Cast Obama and McCain Nashville Tennessee

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The second presidential debate was held October 7,2008 at Nashville, Tennessee between Barack Obama and John McCain. It was high performance presentation from both sides. John McCain was able to portray more compassionate side regarding the health care issues facing the country un-insured people. Barack Obama tried to nail him describing his $5,000 Tax Credit as a gimmick giving in one hand and taken from the other pocket even more. Then there were sharp attacks on Vladimir Putin and labeling Russia as evil but refraining from calling it is back to the days of cold war with the Soviet Union. Then McCain called for Georgia and Ukraine to join NATO if they choose. This will be very risky business and inflame Russia with incalculable reprisal acts. The debate in Nashville was an attempt from John McCain to resist the tidal wave against him with Barack Obama ahead of him and nearly capturing the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the presidency. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/0...

Is The Writing on The Wall For John McCain Sun Set?

It is the writing on the Wall for John McCain sun set and graceful exit? All polls indicate he is far off of collecting sizabe Electoral College. http://bumperstickers.cafepress.com/item/john-mccain-sunset-in-america/273110366

What Disgrace No Arab Country Had Recognized Kosovo

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It is the ultimate disgrace that no Arab country had recognized Kosovo after all these months. This cause of much hurt to the Muslim Kosovars. What you expect from the secular fanatic rulers of these Arab countries. Enough said! http://www.kosovothanksyou.com/

The Overwhelming Win of Ronald Reagan Over Jimmy Carter and the Religious Right

The overwhelming historic win of Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter is kind shrouded in mystery for some. Scrapping the surface one surprisingly that tidal wave of Tsunami had devastated Jimmy Carter and threw him in humiliating defeat. This Tsunami was Creation of the late fire brand Rev Jerry Falwell the leader of the so called Moral majority. It is generally said that the crushing defeat was because of he was bad president this however does not tell the whole story but the rise of the Christian over zealous religious right is really what have devastated Jimmy Carter in that fateful presidential elections. A fact that never is told. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1980 http://are.as.wvu.edu/jhicks.htm http://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/News_Events/News/halton.htm

The Personal Attacks On Barack Obama By John McCain Will Back Fire

It is extremely foolish that John McCain is falling in the trap of engaging in the cult of personal attacks on Barack Obama and linking him to alleged terrorist's friendship. This is counter productive and will bring the eerie to voters and in the mean time will create sympathy and support to his adversary Barack Obama.

George W. Bush Could Have Helped John McCain By Bringing Some Troups From Iraq

There is no October surprise this presidential race coming the November 4, 2008 elections. President George W. Bush could have helped fellow Republican John McCain in his predicament facing the tough opponent Barack Obama by announcing some victory in Iraq and bringing some troops back with all the fanfare surrounding that. As such George W Bush left John McCain to his ultimate fates as polls indicates that his behind in some key battle ground states. The moral of the story that it is not good idea to throw a bucket of water on the head of fellow Republican in time of need.