clip: FOXNews 'The Verdict'--- Supreme Court Judge Napolitano: free speech and warrants<br>
     <b>topics:</b> George W. Bush resume-- track Bush's career from the early arrest in Massachusetts; through Texas National Guard; his "lost" Texas criminal record; ownership of the Texas Rangers; sealed records (at George H. W. Bush library) in Texas of his governorship and involvement with investigations of companies such as Enron; and on to his more current international debacles including his push for peace in Israel and Palestine sending Condoleeza Rice for a visit<br>
Trent Lott and John Ashcroft: bowing out of the spotlight<br>
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HR 1955 Jane Harmon bill moves to Lieberman Homeland Security Committee and in senate as SB 1959--- Ralph E. Shaffer and R. William Robinson article at History News Service <br>markets: the dow/ chicago merc/ the dollar drops/ gold @ $830 per oz<br>
<b>2nd hour:</b><br> www.commondreams.org   Paul Krugman covers Gallup Poll report: "Americans' Economic Pessimisms Reaches Record High."; UPI: "forecast: dollar could plunge 90%";  <br>
Trent Lott announces retirement by end of year; second ranked senator leaves mid-term<br> <b>   callers:</b>(1): government debt + Federal Reserve; (2):black nobility- the thirteen families; (3): congressional member investments similar to those considered illegal by Martha Stewart; why do representatives spend millions campaigning to earn paltry official salaries (Trent Lott leaves 5 years early???)<br>
Mike Whitney stock market report: programmed trades may cause collapse <br> UK resident Pritchard: Asia: global credit crisis causes pull out of risky investments; <br>China calls halt to some bank lending through end of year-- "China Freezes Lending to Curb Investing Frenzy"- Wall Street Journal;<br> ECBC suspend interbank (interdealer) market-making in covered bonds (backed by assets on buyers balance sheet) until today- Reuters; <br>Schwarzenegger freezing rates on ARMs (Adjustable Rate Mortgages); <br>Paulson caused some trouble announcing that the nature of problem bigger next year due to no ammoratization and no down payments;<br> derivatives $5 trillion in the hole; analysts quietly announcing coming collapse/ recession/ depression; fiat currency proponents; hostile takeovers still occur- not referred to as such any longer<br> Trends Research Institute; housing lending losses