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America as the new Rome.
Quadrant
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May 1, 2008|
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FOR AT LEAST 240 YEARS Western societies have been fascinated by two inter-related events, one located in the distant past, and the other in the near but ever-receding future: the fall of the Roman empire with its causes and consequences; and apocalyptic expectations about the fate of America and Western civilisation. Three new books, Cullen Murphy's The New Rome?, Naomi Wolf's The End of America, and Chalmers Johnson's Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (all first published in America, but issued in Australia by Scribe), in various ways cater to (and indeed ...
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CITRON SENTENCED : EX-O.C. TREASURER GETS YEAR IN JAIL, FINE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...Former Orange County Treasurer Robert L. Citron, the central figure in the nation's...investors in the years before the collapse. Citron, 71, also received a sentence of six...Stephen Czuleger stayed that term. Citron pleaded guilty and has been cooperating...
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Citron blames Merrill brokers for Orange County bankruptcy. (former Orange County, California, treasurer Robert L. Citron; Merrill Lynch and Company Inc.)
Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer
; ...County treasurer-tax collector Robert L. Citron yesterday placed the blame for the nation...accusations that he alone was at fault, Citron said he trusted the advice of top Merrill...advice of financial professionals," Citron told a 10-member state Senate committee...
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Citron Inc. Announces Update on Line of Products Available on its New Style Web Site.
Business Wire
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1999--Citron Inc. (OTC BB:CTRN), a New York...participation in the company's services. Citron's business strategy is to build a network...commission as a percentage of sales. Citron is continually growing its affiliate network...
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Citron, Inc. Expands Online Products to Gain a Share of the Multibillion Dollar Health Products Industry; Projects Earnings at $.65 Per Share.
Business Wire
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 04, 1999--Citron, Inc. (OTC BB: CTRN), a New York and...additional agreement has been reached between Citron Inc. and NHP Marketing, LTD. giving Citron the right to market ten sublingual spray vitamins...
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Citron's psychic friend breaks silence on Orange County role.(Robert L. Citron; Jeannie Smith; Orange County, California)
Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer
; ...former Orange County Treasurer Robert L. Citron won't go to jail for his role in the...Jeannie Smith, 63, who has indulged Citron's penchant for psychic phenomena during...questions about her relationship with Citron ever since interest rates spiked up in...
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CITRON.(Obit)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Dr. Neil N. Citron August 14, 2009 Dr. Neil N. Citron, a retired general surgeon who resided in Syracuse for...August 14, 2009, in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Dr. Citron was born in New York City on April 13, 1933, and was raised...
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Citron puts blame for fund diversion on former assistant.(Robert L. Citron, Matthew Raabe formerly of Orange County, California)
Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer
; ...Former Orange County Treasurer Robert L. Citron testified yesterday that his former chief...witness in Raabe's criminal trial, Citron said Raabe proposed a plan in April 1993...investment pool into the county general fund. Citron said Raabe told him the extremely high...
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Bob Citron's right-hand man
Magazine article from: Orange County Business Journal
; ...servant for Orange County, most of it as Bob Citron's steady right hand, Wells was retiring...for a dozen years when the newly elected Citron arrived in 1973. He was known to sometimes curb Citron's investment urges, and he had taken...
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Citron, Inc. to Offer Free Web Site Design for New Clients.
Business Wire
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999--Citron Inc. (OTC BB:CTRN) recently announced...traffic is created and sales are made, Citron pays each affiliate commissions on their respective sales. Citron today announced that it plans to offer...
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Citron, Inc. to Market Unique and Humane Phone Card System Online.
Business Wire
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--Citron, Inc. (OTC BB:CTRN), a New York...throughout its network of affiliate web sites. Citron Inc. reached a marketing agreement with...promote this as a community service..." Citron and Tele-I.D. believe that the Internet...
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