Things to Know - 16 November

1.  The process of reconstitution is beginning:
http://www.truth-out.org/print/9094

2.  This is the significance on the delay of the decision of the Keystone Pipeline. by Bill McKibben:
http://www.truth-out.org/print/9076

3.  How the government shutdowns work to the advantage of the 1% and Jack Abramoff airs his game plan on influencing legislators (in case you missed it):
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/print/39617/

4.  Noot is up at bat now, and here is one high-level fast pitch to him.  There will be more.  You can bet on it.  I'm waiting for the inside brush-backs which he cannot dodge:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-newt-gingrich-wont-last/2011/11/15/gIQAmTNcPN_print.html

5.  Here is an interesting piece by someone who does not give the Tea Party or OWS much chance of any endurance and that they will eventually flame out.  He give his reasons why, and you might find them interesting:
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/print/39604/

6.  Mandatory health care insurance is the subject, and here is an opinion from a professor at well-established school of law:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/opinion/health-insurance-and-the-broccoli-test.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

7.  Another curve ball from the the mound of the NY Times, and it's high and inside, but hardly a brush back.  Ball two on Noot:
http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/the-second-coming-of-gingrich/?pagemode=print

8.  Thomas Friedman fits in well here.  He"s in India, writing about their problems.  Kind of takes your mind of the GeeOpie and OWS:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/opinion/whos-the-decider.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

9.  Occupy Los Angeles is targeted to be removed as well.  The reconstituting process is probably being contemplated. We'll see where this goes:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1116-occupy-la-20111116,0,7952898,print.story


Juan Matute

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