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Innocent American People Placed On 'Watch List' To Meet Quota - Jack Herer - 7/27/2006 4:46:56 PM

Al Qaeda once again announces its intentions. - David F Mayer - 7/27/2006 12:44:53 PM

The Bush Legacy through the smoke - "Doubts about childrenâ€™s future and concerns about wars weigh heavily" - Bowser - 7/26/2006 11:03:29 PM
- "Is the country headed in the right direction"? - Robert - 7/27/2006 2:21:13 AM

Tomahawk Cruise Missile Ends Up On Roadway - Eric - 7/22/2006 3:20:01 PM
- That's nothing. How about nuclear warheads in traffic accidents! - David F Mayer - 7/26/2006 5:29:10 PM
- re: Tomahawk Cruise Missile Ends Up On Roadway - ER - 7/22/2006 7:13:41 PM
- WTF?? - Lindy - 7/22/2006 4:53:43 PM
  - You're surprised? - RNE - 7/23/2006 11:45:05 PM
    - re: You're surprised? - Lindy - 7/24/2006 12:34:24 AM
      - You never know - RNE - 7/24/2006 4:54:09 AM
      - You can't trust the markings. - ER - 7/24/2006 1:29:07 AM
        
        CE3K..Piggly Wiggly+Baskin ROBBINS............... - carl - 7/25/2006 5:02:59 PM
        
        Not just the big rigs - ER - 7/24/2006 12:46:19 PM
        
        Now ER don't get me started - RNE - 7/24/2006 5:32:01 PM
        
        I'm just getting rolling myself. - ER - 7/24/2006 7:05:01 PM
  - The Mystery Machine - ljk - 7/23/2006 6:22:57 AM

Arabs love Ben Franklin - they can't stop printing his picture - gbaikie - 7/26/2006 5:34:56 AM
- Economic Terrorism - Scott Evil - 7/26/2006 3:27:44 PM

Just Baghdad. "US seeks Baghdad security boost - Security plans to reign in the violence have failed so far " - Bowser - 7/25/2006 1:00:47 PM
- Putting out the fire with more fire - Lindy - 7/25/2006 8:03:59 PM
- green zone is kinda pinkish (n/t) - alcaray - 7/25/2006 5:47:24 PM

"Sectarian break-up of Iraq is now inevitable, admit officials" - Bowser - 7/24/2006 4:46:09 PM
- An absolute failure of policy - Donald - 7/25/2006 1:13:06 AM

Lest we forget: 2,566 - Donald - 7/24/2006 12:53:15 PM

A Strange War - gbaikie - 7/23/2006 10:36:26 AM
- Arabs Pressuring Syria To Cut Hezbollah Support - gbaikie - 7/24/2006 8:14:04 AM

OPRESSIVE USA HEAT, is this the First Salvo of GLOBAL WARMING? - carl - 7/18/2006 4:25:02 PM
- re: Back about two years ago - Johannes - 7/20/2006 2:56:36 AM
  - re: Back about two years ago - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/20/2006 10:40:18 PM
    - re: It is interesting - Johannes - 7/22/2006 3:41:46 AM
- "The average temperature for the continental United States from January through June 2006 (n/t) - NOAA - 7/19/2006 1:19:11 PM
  - was the warmest first half of any year since records began in 1895 (n/t) - NOAA - 7/19/2006 1:20:25 PM
    - re: since records began in 1895 - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 4:43:42 PM
- It's JULY dude. Expect it regularly for a month following summer solstice. HOT. REALLY HOT. (n/t) - SDF - 7/19/2006 12:57:22 PM
- Record drought in LA - FrankC - 7/18/2006 10:38:13 PM
- Record high termperatures across North America - Robert - 7/18/2006 7:32:19 PM
  - Useful website for tracking these things - Tom Brosz - 7/18/2006 11:25:05 PM
    - re: Useful website for tracking these things - Buck Galaxy - 7/19/2006 8:25:18 AM
      - Fast track - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 4:34:17 PM
        
        On the one hand, I agree about nuclear... - alcaray - 7/20/2006 3:42:14 PM
        
        Evolution of Liberal thought - Robert - 7/19/2006 5:06:24 PM
        
        re: Evolution of Liberal thought - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 7:16:57 PM
        
        You missed an important point - Buck Galaxy - 7/23/2006 7:20:13 AM
        
        re: Evolution of Liberal thought - Robert - 7/19/2006 8:52:11 PM
        
        re: Evolution of Liberal thought - gbaikie - 7/22/2006 10:49:01 PM
        
        re: Evolution of Liberal thought - Robert - 7/23/2006 12:22:20 AM
        
        re: Evolution of Liberal thought - gbaikie - 7/23/2006 2:44:55 AM
      - Tom's already an advocate for oil alternatives - Tony - 7/19/2006 4:28:00 PM
        
        aren't we all? - FrankC - 7/19/2006 8:08:59 PM
        
        Back up your claims? - Buck Galaxy - 7/23/2006 7:02:16 AM
        
        re: Back up - Tom Brosz - 7/23/2006 9:09:03 PM
        
        re: Back up - gbaikie - 7/24/2006 2:34:22 AM
        
        I don't think we are. - Tony - 7/20/2006 11:06:26 AM
  - Hot Weather w/o ac - Quick Tips - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/18/2006 10:55:46 PM
    - Air Conditioning - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 12:28:46 AM
      - re: Air Conditioning - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/19/2006 2:31:13 AM
        
        re: Air Conditioning - FrankC - 7/20/2006 3:14:04 AM
        
        re: Air Conditioning - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/20/2006 9:52:08 PM
    - Water of life - Robert - 7/18/2006 11:41:32 PM
      - My air conditioner is now in Kansas - Robert - 7/19/2006 4:32:41 PM
        
        May the AC be with you...shortly! LOL! (n/t) - SDAI-Tech-Wan - 7/19/2006 5:11:18 PM
- Global warming doesn't come in "salvos" - Fox - 7/18/2006 7:30:54 PM
  - Seems dependent on JET STREAM - carl - 7/19/2006 3:39:50 PM
  - re: Hot !!!!! - Raoul - 7/18/2006 8:21:13 PM
    - I would definitely invest in... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/18/2006 11:38:22 PM
  - You have had that Summer High Pressure sitting on top of you. - REB - 7/18/2006 7:57:08 PM
  - It has not been too bad in Houston this summer. - REB - 7/18/2006 7:54:43 PM
  - Heat wave in the Balkans - Robert - 7/18/2006 7:39:00 PM
- No, it's called July. (n/t) - Lee - 7/18/2006 5:05:05 PM

Floyd Landis! - Raoul - 7/22/2006 3:14:28 PM
- And Tiger Woods, too! (n/t) - ER - 7/24/2006 1:30:01 AM
- re: Floyd Landis! - azstrummer - 7/23/2006 3:07:12 PM

The “surprises” - dirty bomb rockets - gbaikie - 7/23/2006 1:46:35 AM
- re: The ?surprises? - dirty bomb rockets - ER - 7/23/2006 4:00:19 AM
- I think I'm calling BS on this one. - Tom Brosz - 7/23/2006 2:30:10 AM
  - Farah is hardly a reliable source - dtb - 7/23/2006 11:38:39 PM
  - re: I think I'm calling BS on this one. - gbaikie - 7/23/2006 3:09:49 AM
  - Bekaa Valley - Tom Brosz - 7/23/2006 2:33:22 AM
    - Iranians and the North Koreans - ljk - 7/23/2006 6:25:25 AM
      - re: Iranians and the North Koreans - Tom Brosz - 7/23/2006 6:44:15 AM
        
        More like a mutual trade. - Lee - 7/23/2006 8:46:01 AM
        
        The Axis of Evil - ER - 7/23/2006 4:28:44 PM

Environmental lunacy - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 2:29:31 AM
- re: Environmental lunacy - azstrummer - 7/23/2006 12:59:27 AM
  - re: Environmental lunacy - Tom Brosz - 7/23/2006 1:21:55 AM
    - Feinstein opposes the project. - ER - 7/23/2006 2:39:07 AM
      - re: Feinstein opposes the project. - azstrummer - 7/23/2006 2:50:31 PM
        
        re: Feinstein opposes the project. - ER - 7/23/2006 4:42:27 PM
- re: Environmental lunacy - Publius - 7/22/2006 11:19:35 PM
- That seems goddamn stupid. It is based upon the fallacy of "naturalism". - David F Mayer - 7/21/2006 1:29:41 PM
- Wait a minute! - ER - 7/21/2006 3:13:36 AM
  - Research - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 6:05:23 PM
  - If its not one thing its another... - Rosanne Rosanadana - 7/21/2006 1:18:26 PM
  - re: Wait a minute! - gbaikie - 7/21/2006 5:45:30 AM
    - We live in a swamp and we're running out of water. - ER - 7/21/2006 1:01:51 PM
      - Engineering boo-bo......... - Publius - 7/22/2006 2:14:44 AM
        
        re: Engineering boo-bo......... - Tom Brosz - 7/22/2006 4:58:20 AM
      - follow the money - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 5:44:53 PM
        
        Everything is always more complex than it first appears. - ER - 7/21/2006 6:31:15 PM

Great speech - gbaikie - 7/22/2006 9:27:59 PM
- Santorum doesn't deserve a link - azstrummer - 7/23/2006 3:04:08 PM
  - Well, *I'm* interested in him. - Mary Anne - 7/23/2006 4:13:23 PM
    - Running as a Catholic - azstrummer - 7/23/2006 4:28:55 PM

Cross your fingers for DR Congo - gbaikie - 7/23/2006 12:08:47 AM

Have you hugged a Hummer today? - gbaikie - 7/20/2006 10:48:01 AM
- I have never understood... - Donald - 7/21/2006 1:04:26 AM
  - Me either. - Tom Brosz - 7/22/2006 6:23:51 AM
  - I believe they are just a "hummer body" dropped on an Escalade chassis - Scott Evil - 7/21/2006 1:26:17 PM
- I've always wondered........... - Lindy - 7/20/2006 8:59:21 PM
  - Canadians do love their BIG cars, too. (n/t) - ER - 7/21/2006 2:06:24 AM
- Tesla Roadster unveiled - Jack Herer - 7/20/2006 7:07:12 PM
  - She's fast, but how does she handle? (n/t) - ER - 7/22/2006 7:10:05 PM
  - This is a promising development - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 5:13:58 PM
    - Do you know Rich Evil? - Scott Evil - 7/21/2006 9:40:45 PM
    - Another piece of interesting information... - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 5:34:31 PM
  - I could see myself in that... - Scott Evil - 7/21/2006 1:33:09 PM
  - re: Tesla Roadster unveiled - Donald - 7/21/2006 1:26:39 AM
    - Have you traveled at 130mph? - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/21/2006 2:26:30 AM
  - Thanks for this (n/t) - Lindy - 7/20/2006 9:12:09 PM
  - Very nice - LJK - 7/20/2006 8:23:15 PM

Bill Clinton to campaign for Lieberman - gbaikie - 7/21/2006 12:17:20 AM
- Anti-war Democrats are KOOKS. - Scott Evil - 7/21/2006 1:35:05 PM
  - What about anti-war Republicans? (n/t) - alcaray - 7/21/2006 5:40:11 PM
    - Pat Buchanan is a KOOK too. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 7/21/2006 9:38:57 PM
      - Wellllllll.... - Robert - 7/22/2006 3:06:47 AM
        
        Show them the instruments - ER - 7/22/2006 3:46:52 AM
  - Get your fat ass off the couch and sign up, Scott Evil (n/t) - Lindy - 7/21/2006 2:24:54 PM
    - Anti-war Democrats need to be on a couch - Scott Evil - 7/21/2006 9:38:23 PM

Hockey Stick - Tom Brosz - 7/20/2006 7:34:11 PM
- ave you actually read the Wegner Report? - Robert - 7/21/2006 1:00:34 AM
  - re: ave you actually read the Wegner Report? - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 1:57:24 AM
- Ever? - dtb - 7/20/2006 11:46:03 PM
  - That was thirty years ago. - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 2:03:01 AM
    - re: That was thirty years ago. - dtb - 7/21/2006 6:32:46 AM
      - I stand corrected - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 6:08:54 PM
    - One example was old..... - dtb - 7/21/2006 6:22:24 AM
- Well, was on NPR this morning.... - Tony - 7/20/2006 8:25:55 PM
  - re: Well, was on NPR this morning.... - gbaikie - 7/20/2006 10:27:38 PM
    - Focus Geoff, focus - Tony - 7/21/2006 1:28:02 AM
      - re: Focus Geoff, focus - gbaikie - 7/21/2006 4:43:17 AM

""I don't have a friend in the administration, on Capitol Hill or any part of the conservative foreign policy establishment who is not beside themselves with fury at the administration." - Lindy - 7/19/2006 12:47:55 PM
- Be careful what you ask for... - Robert - 7/19/2006 4:43:06 PM
  - Rewriting history again - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 5:17:50 PM
    - Rewriting history again - Robert - 7/19/2006 5:52:28 PM
      - re: Rewriting history again - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 6:43:20 PM
        
        Reagan and Gorbachev - dtb - 7/20/2006 1:14:16 PM
        
        re: Rewriting history again - Robert - 7/19/2006 8:29:51 PM
        
        Robert and Tom... - McFly - 7/20/2006 5:13:43 PM
        
        re: Rewriting history again - gbaikie - 7/19/2006 9:35:15 PM
        
        Afganistan? Was this supposed to be under a different post? (n/t) - alcaray - 7/19/2006 11:14:47 PM
        
        re: Afganistan? Was this supposed to be under a different post? - gbaikie - 7/20/2006 12:06:52 AM
        
        That's nutty - alcaray - 7/20/2006 3:33:05 PM
        
        re: That's nutty - gbaikie - 7/20/2006 11:02:39 PM
        
        I think I get it now - alcaray - 7/20/2006 11:49:42 PM
- Not unexpected - Donald - 7/19/2006 1:30:54 PM
  - Did either of you actually finish reading the news story? - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 4:21:14 PM
    - re: Did either of you actually finish reading the news story? - Lindy - 7/19/2006 5:10:47 PM

Don't Blame Bush - gbaikie - 7/20/2006 3:49:54 AM
- I agree, in general - alcaray - 7/20/2006 7:22:40 PM
  - re: I agree, in general - gbaikie - 7/20/2006 8:59:54 PM

sad story - alcaray - 7/20/2006 7:18:00 PM
- Not the only American translator to suffer such a fate. - Tom Brosz - 7/20/2006 7:57:37 PM

Hurricanes Bud and Carlotta - LJK - 7/13/2006 7:10:08 PM
- Tropical Storm Beryl - ljk - 7/20/2006 6:46:09 PM

Great. So NOW Bush finds his veto pen under the desk. - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 6:16:27 PM
- Hey, it coud be WORSE....... - carl - 7/20/2006 4:59:07 PM
- First Dems complain about how rich and powerful the pharmaceutical companies are... - Lee - 7/20/2006 1:09:45 AM
  - You can have it both ways. - alcaray - 7/20/2006 6:28:29 PM
- Figures. 1st Bush veto an anti-science vote......... (n/t) - Publius - 7/19/2006 9:50:34 PM
- re: Great. So NOW Bush finds his veto pen under the desk. - Tony - 7/19/2006 7:27:53 PM
  - re: veto pen - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 7:57:58 PM

How we can fix our National Debt (heavy duty) - Lindy - 7/20/2006 3:26:12 PM
- Oh, yes, PLEASE read the whole thing. - Tom Brosz - 7/20/2006 4:37:17 PM

There's been so much of this sort of thing lately... - alcaray - 7/19/2006 10:20:51 PM
- re: There's been so much of this sort of thing lately... - gbaikie - 7/20/2006 12:00:56 AM
  - no, the courts must decide on what is brought before them - alcaray - 7/20/2006 3:25:50 PM
- Trickle-down politics - Robert - 7/19/2006 11:33:11 PM
  - Ouch! - Lindy - 7/20/2006 3:23:42 AM

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