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HughMoran
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Fri Apr-23-10 09:32 AM Original message |
New-home sales see biggest jump in 47 years |
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Wickerman
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Fri Apr-23-10 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. I've seen new construction going on in my area |
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karynnj
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Fri Apr-23-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Actually that is infinity times |
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HughMoran
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Fri Apr-23-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. Was that unrec for me or do you dislike good news? |
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Dappleganger
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Fri Apr-23-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Could be someone living in Foreclosure City. |
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girl gone mad
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Fri Apr-23-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. I took you off of ignore just so I could unrec because this amounts to dishonest propaganda. |
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Go2Peace
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Sat Apr-24-10 01:45 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. You should post this in it's own OP. There is so much misinformation at the moment it needs some |
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proudohioan
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Sat Apr-24-10 04:35 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. +1000!!!! nt |
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treestar
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Sat Apr-24-10 12:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
58. Actually the public does need to think things are improving |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. Not really |
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HughMoran
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Sat Apr-24-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. You missed the point so completely, it isn't funny |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Actually what I said |
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Sat Apr-24-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Deleted sub-thread |
wolfgangmo
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Sun Apr-25-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #58 |
79. Bread and circuses. |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:26 AM Response to Reply #20 |
34. The best number that will come out is the number of these loans |
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HughMoran
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Sat Apr-24-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
54. gone mad |
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mkultra
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Sat Apr-24-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
67. i fail to see how this is bad |
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girl gone mad
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Sun Apr-25-10 01:15 AM Response to Reply #67 |
77. Who said it was bad? |
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mkultra
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Sun Apr-25-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. the op was factual |
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Aramchek
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Sun Apr-25-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
81. what a sourpuss! |
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impik
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Fri Apr-23-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. Nooooooooooooooo! Good newssssss! That's terrible! |
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Kdillard
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Fri Apr-23-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. Good news k and r. |
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TexasObserver
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Fri Apr-23-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. recommend |
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amborin
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Fri Apr-23-10 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. just people hurrying to get the tax credit; sales are still 70% lower than 2005 |
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HughMoran
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Fri Apr-23-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. hehe |
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amborin
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Fri Apr-23-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. he he |
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TwilightGardener
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Fri Apr-23-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. How sad, to be so heavily invested in pessimism, gloom and defeat. |
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HughMoran
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Fri Apr-23-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. It's funny |
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Fri Apr-23-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Deleted sub-thread |
cornermouse
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Sat Apr-24-10 07:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
74. I'm going to point out |
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vaberella
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Fri Apr-23-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Too funny. n/t |
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girl gone mad
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Fri Apr-23-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. "so heavily invested in pessimism, gloom and defeat" |
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QC
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Sat Apr-24-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Bingo! n/t |
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HughMoran
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
64. Yeah, let's use this as an opportunity to condemn everything |
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Sun Apr-25-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #64 |
80. Deleted message |
AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
51. Why do the people who read government reports instead of taking public officials word for it |
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treestar
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Sat Apr-24-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
59. Then it's a stimulus that's working? |
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HughMoran
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Yep. Don't do stimulus = BAD, do successful stimulus = FAKE RECOVERY |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 05:20 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Why do you post this stuff |
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tallahasseedem
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Fri Apr-23-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Word. |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 01:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Rare appearence here Hugh |
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HughMoran
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Sat Apr-24-10 11:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
53. Yes, my friend, a coworker of mine is buying a house to get in before the deadline |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I see housing prices that have to catch up to wage deflation or a second crisis |
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Go2Peace
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Funny how your chart does not seem to show this as the "biggest change in 47 years"? |
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treestar
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Sat Apr-24-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. It was just a matter of time |
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onenote
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Fri Apr-23-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. you must be the only person on earth who thinks the economy isn't improving |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 01:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Define improvement |
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Go2Peace
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. It's improving, but the fundamentals that are destroying things long term remain in place |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:19 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Government spending replacing lost GDP |
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Go2Peace
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Sat Apr-24-10 06:06 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. I am not even talking about the "official" figures. Rather the M3 numbers |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 07:44 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Well the Federal Reserves antics |
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girl gone mad
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Sat Apr-24-10 08:13 AM Response to Reply #32 |
42. and now floating the notion of a VAT tax to pay off debt and bring our trade deficit down. |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Larry Summers and Tim Geithner |
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mkultra
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Sat Apr-24-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
69. fabricating negative facts? |
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ClarkUSA
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Fri Apr-23-10 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
8. Good. This is another success that can be chalked up to Team Obama's smart economic policies... |
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amborin
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Fri Apr-23-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. the bulk of the sales are short sales at record low prices....the median price is record low |
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onenote
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Fri Apr-23-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. you have a link for the claim that the median price is record low? |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 01:34 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. You could read the actual report |
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onenote
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Sat Apr-24-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #26 |
49. according to the report, march 2009 median was lower as was aug 2009 average |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. :-) |
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mkultra
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Sat Apr-24-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
68. nice work thwarting the fools |
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treestar
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Sat Apr-24-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
60. These negative nellies really and truly want the economy to fail |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #60 |
72. Good news does not stimulate the economy |
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Cha
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. What the heck!! |
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CoffeeCat
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Fri Apr-23-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
23. I see a trend--smaller new homes... |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
27. Check the May numbers in June |
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Go2Peace
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:07 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Better wait a few more months before things will simmer down and we will get better info |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:14 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The markets are completely divorced from reality |
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Go2Peace
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:26 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I believe we will get another short run from priming the pump with dollars |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 02:29 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Meh |
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proudohioan
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Sat Apr-24-10 04:48 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. OMG, Cesar Chavez day????? |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 07:42 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Holidays don't lead to swings of people filing unemployment claims |
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proudohioan
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Sat Apr-24-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. No wonder no one buys the spin propaganda. |
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AllentownJake
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Sat Apr-24-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Thanks |
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proudohioan
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Sat Apr-24-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Yes, and once the lying has stopped, the repair can begin.... |
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aikoaiko
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Sat Apr-24-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
48. This is good news, but I wonder how much is attributed to the end of the 8K tax credit |
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cornermouse
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Sat Apr-24-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
52. New homes = urban sprawl = loss of farmland = higher cost groceries |
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hayu_lol
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Sat Apr-24-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Wonder how many unemployed people are out there... |
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quaker bill
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Sat Apr-24-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
61. Sales are in fact up |
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Kdillard
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Sat Apr-24-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Thanks for that information and hopefully the trend continues. |
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Phx_Dem
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Sat Apr-24-10 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
63. While they are some caveats to this, it is still good news! |
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Sat Apr-24-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Deleted message |
HughMoran
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Sun Apr-25-10 02:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
82. Stimulus works = Bad, Stimulus doesn't work = Bad |
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