Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 14720
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1998/10/2 [Finance/Investment] UID:14720 Activity:high
10/1    So let's hope that Alan Greenspan doesn't bail any of John
        Merriweather's cronies out while he tries to undo the damage.
        I'm real tired of bad financial decisions and their consequences
        being separated.
                \-wow, how many of you know who john merriweather is. --psb
                        \_ My dad.  I mean my dad is John Merriweather.
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