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Nancy Grace. Polygamy and Ambien.
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"... and yet another scandal?"
I suppose. You know JFK, Jr. did some outrageous things in his life. He was vicious when it came to the press and Carolyn. I do believe the pressure of public life through him over the edge confronting paparazzi in NYC. Ah, to have it back to focus on in the American Press. To have "George" magazine back.
Being a Kennedy is hazardous. I do believe Patrick Kennedy was involved with medication that caused him some issues in his personal life. The 'so called' scandals revolved around priviledge and interpersonal relationships. It is well known that people with issues surrounding medication dependency, perscribed or not, manifest behaviors in their personal relationships that are dysfunctional. It's the medication ruling their lives that causes the dysfunction. I congratulate Mr. Kennedy for going to the Mayo Clinic. He was taking some very dangerous mixtures that we know of, he needed to be monitored to be sure all the medications were replaced with safe combinations. I look forward to his return.
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Talk about men who manipulate people through religious precepts all you want. There are many.
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General Marks thinks it's important to have a militarized civilian agency.
You know North Korea is one of the most militarized governments in the world. How about that, huh?
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Erica wears a green leather jacket. I don't think they use sea turtles for tanned leather, do they?
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Anderson, the 911 Memorial is not a military memorial. It is in the middle of New York City, the capital of the world. Had the Bush administration expedited the will of the families and friends of those murdered in NYC by funding the Memorial five years ago, the cost would have been much, much less. The cost of construction is skyrocketing because of the heavy dependency on OIL. Perhaps Dick Cheney could get Halliburton to DONATE all the fuel necessary for all the contruction of the Memorial. It would cut the cost drastically.
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Nancy Grace is covering this subject of Warren Jeffs inside and out. Got something to add?
S&P raises Halliburton's debt ratings
Fri May 5, 2006 12:25 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Friday raised Halliburton Co.'s debt ratings, citing the company's improved operating performance.
"The ratings upgrade is based on marked improvement in Halliburton's operating performance in its oilfield services business, that, coupled with meaningful debt reduction over the past year, has significantly improved its credit measures," S&P said in a statement.
Also, Halliburton's management has taken steps to spin off the KBR Inc. business unit, which has helped improve credit quality.
S&P raised Halliburton's corporate credit and senior debt ratings to "BBB-plus," which is three notches above junk, from "BBB." The outlook is stable, the ratings agency said.
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-05-05T162500Z_01_N05330072_RTRIDST_0_ENERGY-HALLIBURTON-S-P.XML
As company priorities shift, fewer get AAA debt rating
By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY
The AAA-rated company is an increasingly endangered species.
Already one of the most exclusive in Corporate America, the AAA club could soon be down to just seven members. Tuesday, Fitch Ratings stripped American International Group of its AAA rating, while the two largest ratings companies, Moody's Investor Services and Standard & Poor's, said they are considering doing the same.
AAA-rated U.S. companies
AIG
Automatic Data Processing
Berkshire Hathaway
ExxonMobil
General Electric
Johnson & Johnson
Pfizer
United Parcel
ServiceSource: Moody's
http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2005-03-15-aaa-usat_x.htm
There are several reasons for the decline in AAA-rated companies:
•More tolerance of risk.
... the article continues. If the infrastructure of the USA is in decline then the solvency of the debt of the country is in question. These companies have lowered their expections of their own mission, products and services to satisfy needs to expand through loans. This is not a healthy economy. I don't care what anyone says.
enough.
