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While having a slice of humble pie with my morning
coffee, I opened my e-mail and was pleasantly surprised
to find a brief note from my good friend Michael Moore.
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He sent me the brand new trailer for his latest movie,
"'Capitalism: A Love Story" in which he goes eyeball
to eyeball with the entire free-market economy.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhydyxRjujU
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"It's a crime story," wrote Mike. "But it's also a war story
about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the
upper one percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course,
it's also a love story. Only it's about an abusive relationship.
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"It's not about an individual, like Roger Smith, or a corporation,
or even an issue, like health care," he added. "This is the big
enchilada. This is about the thing that dominates all our lives --
the economy. I made it as if it was going to be the last movie
I was allowed to make."
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Oh, by the way, Mike said it's also "a comedy," probably
the saddest one you've ever seen.
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"'Capitalism: A Love Story" is premiering at the oldest film
festival in the world, the Venice International Film Festival.
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Then Mike said he'll head to the Toronto International Film
Festival where 'Roger & Me' won the festival's People's
Choice award 20 years ago.
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It is rumored that, when "Capitalism: A Love Story" opens
nationwide Oct. 2, the Stock Market, major corporations
and national financial institutions will be in Lockdown.
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"SAVE OUR CEOs"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhfzvzKm_xk
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Boy, I can't wait until Mike starts production of his
next film, "Man as Old as Coal" and/or "Proof
of Life After Death."
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MAN AS OLD AS COAL
http://www.edconrad.com
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DEATH DOES NOT EXIST
http://www.edconrad.com/pics/Miracle.jpg
http://edconrad.com/lifeafterdeath
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TOP 150 U.S. BANKS
Following are the 150 U.S. financial institutions with the most
deposits as of 31 Dec 2008 -- in billions of U.S. dollars.
For updated information, go to www.fdic.gov
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Rank  Name    Headquarters       Deposits (in billions)
1 JP Morgan Chase & Co. New York, NY $1,009
2 Bank of America  Charlotte, NC                 $884
3 Wells Fargo San Francisco, CA                 $785
4 Citigroup New York, NY                             $774
5 PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh $193
6 HSBC Holdings London                             $161
7 Bank of New York Mellon New York, NY   $160
8 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis, MN                  $159
9 SunTrust Bank Atlanta, GA                        $113
10 State Street Corp. Boston, MA                 $112
11 Capital One Financial McClean, VA         $109
12 BB&T Corporation Winston-Salem, NC   $98.7
13 Toronto-Dominion Bank Toronto, ON      $95.6
14 Royal Bank of Scotland Edinburgh          $94.8
15 Regions Financial Birmingham, AL          $90.9
16 Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati, OH          $78.9
17 ING Group Wilmington, DE $71.8
18 KeyCorp Cleveland, OH $65.3
19 Northern Trust Chicago, IL $62.4
20 Bank of Montreal Toronto, ON $53.7
21 BNP Paribas (Bank of the West) Paris $46.6
22 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (Union Bank) Tokyo $46.1
23 Allied Irish Banks Dublin $42.6
24 Comerica Dallas, TX $42.2
25 Zions Bancorp Salt Lake City, UT $41.3
26 Marshall & Ilsley Milwaukee, WI $41.1
27 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Bilbao, Spain $38.8
28 Huntington Bancshares Columbus, OH $38.0
29 E-Trade Financial New York $29.9
30 Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, GA $28.6
31 Popular Inc. San Juan, PR $27.6
32 Navy Federal Credit Union Vienna, VA $24.7
33 Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco, CA $23.9
34 Royal Bank of Canada (Centura) Toronto, ON $21.1
35 Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, AL $18.7
36 Hudson City Bancorp Paramus, NJ $18.7
37 Deutsche Bank Frankfurt $17.1
38 People’s United Financial Inc. Bridgeport, CT $15.6
39 State Employees Credit Union Raleigh, NC $15.3
40 Associated Banc-Corp  Green Bay, WI $15.2
41 BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa, OK $15.0
42 New York Community Bancorp Inc. Westbury, NY $14.6
43 First Horizon National Bancorp Memphis, TN $14.2
44 First Citizens Bancshares Raleigh, NC $13.7
45 Astoria Financial Corp. Lake Success, NY $13.7
46 First Bancorp San Juan, PR $13.1
47 Commerce Bancshares Kansas City, MO $12.9
48 City National Bank Beverly Hills, CA $12.7
49 Webster Financial Corp Waterbury, CT $11.9
50 FBOP Corp Oak Park, IL $11.8
51 Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio, TX $11.6
52 Guaranty Financial Group Inc. Austin, TX $11.6
53 AmTrust Financial Corp. Cleveland, OH $11.4
54 New York Private Bank & Trust Corp New York, NY $11.3
55 W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, PR $10.9
56 Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, PA $10.6
57 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, VA $10.5
58 TCF Financial Wayzata, MN $10.3
59 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. New York $10.2
60 Bancorpsouth, Inc. Tupelo, MS $9.63
61 Valley National Bank Wayne, NJ $9.52
62 South Financial Group Greenville, SC $9.45
63 Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans, LA $9.27
64 Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, PA $9.07
65 Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. Flint, MI $9.06
66 UCBH Holdings, Inc. San Francisco, CA $8.97
67 Raymond James Financial Inc. St. Petersburg, FL $8.79
68 First Banks Inc. Clayton, MO $8.74
69 Wilmington Trust Wilmington, DE $8.66
70 BankUnited Financial Corp. Coral Gables, FL $8.61
71 Third Federal S&L Cleveland, OH $8.48
72 Wintrust Financial Corp Lake Forest, IL $8.38
73 Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane, WA $8.37
74 Bank of Hawaii Honolulu, HI $8.29
75 Arvest Bank Group Bentonville, AR $8.23
76 East West Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, CA $8.15
77 FirstBank Holding Co. Lakewood, CO $8.11
78 PrivateBancorp Chicago, IL $8.00
79 Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Troy, MI $7.91
80 Boeing Employees Credit Union Tukwila, WA $7.88
81 UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, MO $7.73
82 Midland Financial Oklahoma City, OK $7.64
83 Firstmerit Corp. Akron, OH $7.60
84 Corus Bancshares, Inc. Chicago, IL $7.59
85 SVB Financial Group Santa Clara, CA $7.53
86 Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston, TX $7.33
87 Washington Federal, Inc. Seattle, WA $7.29
88 United Community Banks, Inc. Blairsville, GA $7.00
89 MetLife Inc. New York, NY $6.88
90 International Bankshares Corp Laredo, TX $6.86
91 Cathay General Bancorp El Monte, CA $6.84
92 Trustmark Corp. Jackson, MS $6.82
93 Central Bancompany Jefferson City, MO $6.79
94 Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, OR $6.60
95 Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, CA $6.59
96 SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Santa Ana, CA $6.55
97 MB Financial, Inc. Chicago, IL $6.50
98 National Penn Bancshares Inc.  Boyertown, PA $6.39
99 Cam-Discount Ltd. Grand Cayman $6.21
100 Apple Financial Holdings Inc. New York, NY $6.09
101 F.N.B. Corp Hermitage, PA $6.05
102 First Niagara Financial Lockport, NY $6.05
103 Golden 1 Credit Union Sacramento, CA $6.00
104 Hancock Holding Company Gulfport, MS $5.93
105 First Citizens Bancorp, Inc. Columbia, SC $5.80
106 United Bancshares, Inc. Charleston, WV $5.65
107 First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Itasca, IL $5.59
108 Old National Bancorp Evansville, IN $5.42
109 Otto Bremer Foundation St. Paul, MN $5.40
110 First Interstate Bank Billings, MT $5.17
111 Northwest Bancorp MHC Warren, PA $5.12
112 Eastern Bank Corp. Boston, MA $5.10
113 Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union  Tampa, FL $5.05
114 Banco Santander Santander, Spain $5.02
115 EverBank Financial Corp. Jacksonville, FL $5.02
116 Dickinson Financial Corp. Kansas City, MO $4.98
117 Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. Boston, MA $4.92
118 FirstFed Financial Corp. Los Angeles, CA $4.91
119 Bank Leumi Ie-Israel, BM Tel-Aviv, Israel $4.82
120 American Airlines Federal Credit Union Fort Worth, TX $4.81
121 Rabobank Nederland Utrecht $4.79
122 Park National Corp. Newark, OH $4.76
123 Provident Bancshares Baltimore, MD $4.75
124 Alliant Credit Union Chicago, IL $4.67
125 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, MI $4.50
126 NewAlliance Bancshares Inc New Haven, CT $4.47
127 Johnson Financial Group Racine, WI $4.43
128 R&G Financial Corp. Hato Rey, PR $4.43
129 Doral Financial Corp San Juan, Puerto Rico $4.40
130 Mercantil Servicios Financieros Caracas $4.36
131 First Commonwealth Financial Corporation Indiana, PA $4.28
132 Pinnacle Bancorp Inc.  Central City, NE $4.27
133 Investors Bancorp MHC Short Hills, NJ $4.26
134 Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City, NJ $4.25
135 Ocean Bankshares, Inc. Miami, FL $4.17
136 Security Service Federal Credit Union San Antonio, TX $4.07
137 Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC Topeka, KS $4.01
138 Iberiabank Corp. Lafayette, LA $4.00
139 SNBNY Holdings Gibraltar $3.99
140 San Diego County Credit Union San Diego, CA $3.97
141 America First Federal Credit Union Riverdale, UT $3.97
142 Harleysville National Corp. Harleysville, PA $3.94
143 BFC Financial Corp Fort Lauderdale, FL $3.93
144 Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, IL $3.93
145 NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, NY $3.92
146 Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu, HI $3.91
147 Sterling Bancshares Houston, TX $3.82
148 Banner Corp. Walla Walla, WA $3.78
149 First Merchants Corp Muncie, IN $3.72
150 Community Bank System De Witt, NY $3.70