No surrender--We reported the fighting response of Carrie and Mary Dann, two elderly sisters and members of the Western Shoshone people in Nevada. The feds seized 232 of their cattle for grazing on land stolen from the Shoshone people. Declared Carrie Dann, "I was indigenous and in one single evening they made me indigent. If you think the Indian wars are over, then think again."

Maybe a basic change?--"London--A typical worker in their 20s who enjoys a long and successful career will still have to rely on state handouts on retirement, according to new independent figures. In an analysis that will fuel fears about a pensions time-bomb, one of the country’s leading accountancy firms has warned that many of Britain’s younger generation could face relative poverty in old age."--The Times, London.

Post-vote note--Both Bush and vice prez Cheney made stops in Arizona to put the arm on prosperous party donors, and raised a combined bundle of some $2 million for party candidates.

They prefer to see money used for them--In the aftermath of the Bush-Cheney scoop-up, the Arizona Republic reported, "Valley residents’ need for emergency aid is so overwhelming that social service agencies are turning people away, unable to meet all requests, especially for assistance with rent and utilities."

Home of the energy bandits-- "Houston, Texas--Texas must give up $285 million in federal money set aside to help provide health care for poor children because the state didn’t spend it. The funding provides states a financial incentive to cover millions of uninsured youths across the USA. Officials said Texas couldn’t afford its matching share."--News item.

Repetition is reputation--"This effort to paint the president as some kind of tool of big business, I think that gets tired after a while."--Darren McKinney, spokesperson for National Ass’n of Manufacturers.

Thought for the week--"The recession is over, but this recovery is punk. The best thing for people to do is to forget about the late ‘90s boom. There is no hope of getting back to that kind for a long time to come."--Robert Barbera, a chief economist at a Rye, New York, brokerage house.  
 
 
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