<div>Poor Obama... </div>
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<div>If the economy does not improve substantially, his re-election is rather doubtful... On the upside, I may be misguided in this evaluation, but if Romney is the republican presidential nominee, I will be far less concerned about the potential negative impacts of his possible presidency, than I was regarding W. Bush, who I though before his election, and still think now, would be and was, a disaster for the US and the world.</div>
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<div>DOW, S&P, Nasdaq closing today at:</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/">http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/</a></div>
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<div class="header"><strong><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/"><font color="#ff6600" size="3">Market Snapshot</font></a></strong> </div>
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<th>Ticker</th>
<th>Volume</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Price Delta</th></tr>
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<td class="bsym_ticker"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=INDU:IND">Dow</a></td>
<td class="price">11,383.70</td>
<td class="change delta value_down">-512.76</td>
<td class="delta delta value_down">-4.31%</td></tr>
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<td class="bsym_ticker"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=SPX:IND">S&P 500</a></td>
<td class="price">1,200.07</td>
<td class="change delta value_down">-60.27</td>
<td class="delta delta value_down">-4.78%</td></tr>
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<td class="bsym_ticker"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=CCMP:IND">Nasdaq</a></td>
<td class="price">2,556.39</td>
<td class="change delta value_down">-136.68</td>
<td class="delta delta value_down">-5.08%</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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<div class="ticker_groups"><a href="http://money.msn.com/investing/dow-plummets-market-dispatches.aspx?GT1=33002">http://money.msn.com/investing/dow-plummets-market-dispatches.aspx?GT1=33002</a></div>
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<h1>Dow looks 500-point loss; 2011 gains are wiped out</h1>
<p class="articleabstract">Stocks plunge as worries about global growth are causing traders to dump stocks and seek safety. Gold briefly tops $1,680 but falls back. Treasury yields fall as the dollar rises.<br>--------------------------------------------</p>
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<div class="ticker_groups">Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Tom Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Remember back about four hours ago when the DOW was down 186 point.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those were the good ol’ days.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The market as of 2:30 PM (New York Stock Exchange Time), today.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img alt="Market_1430_080411.JPG" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC529C.14AB53D0" width="553" height="326"><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To those of you who may know members of the local Tea Party stench, be sure to pass on our words of appreciation and encouragement for looking after those elderly retired Americans whose golden years are sustained by their investments.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All I can say for now is . . .<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">THANK GOD I am not paying making mortgage payments!<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seeya round the commune, Moscow.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tom Hansen<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Moscow, Idaho<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>"Corporations are an oppressed minority forced to move headquarters from state to state in search of friendlier tax codes--sometimes being forced to live just off our shores in tiny mailboxes." <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>- John Oliver, The Daily Show<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br></blockquote>