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Uh-oh! The othwer jolly green giant could be in trouble. 'Shrek 2' is the latest animated film title to be outed by Christian fundamentialsts in the United States.On its website, the Traditional Values Coalition is warning parents about cross dressing and transgendered themes contained in the DreamWorks feature, now out on DVD.'Shrek 2 is billed as harmless entertainment, but contains subtle sexual messages,' says the coalition which describes itself as a grassroots inter-denominational lobby with more than 43,000 member churches.'Parents who are letting their children see this film may wish to consider the following,' the article then goes on to...

World On Brink Of Ruin NEW YORK - Alan Greenspan, that Matador of the Money Supply, the esteemed Impresario of Interest Rates, has suffered precious few slings or arrows over his many years as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Even the White House has had to offer its critiques off the record for fear of roiling the markets or upsetting the chairman's Elvis-in-Vegas-like following. So when the chief economist of one of the world's most prestigious banks calls Greenspan a bum, that's a big deal. And yesterday it happened. Stephen Roach, the chief economist for Morgan Stanley & Co. (nyse:...