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Scientists call Diebold security flaw 'worst ever' - Eric - 5/14/2006 4:10:02 PM
- re: Scientists call Diebold security flaw 'worst ever' - azstrummer - 5/15/2006 6:39:37 PM
- re: Scientists call Diebold security flaw 'worst ever' - dtb - 5/15/2006 5:16:37 AM
- Our electronic machines will have printer backup in the next election. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/15/2006 2:17:19 AM
- Too bad punch cards seem so hard for so many. - Lee - 5/14/2006 6:58:18 PM
- "Ultimately, there's no way to get rid of the huge security flaws in the design," - Lindy - 5/14/2006 6:45:28 PM

Polling barrage technique continues... - Tom Brosz - 5/15/2006 4:09:49 PM

CIA - 1, Bush - 0 - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2006 5:17:54 PM
- Hey, isn't the CIA supposed to be a civilian agency? - Lindy - 5/14/2006 6:51:02 AM
  - He's not the first, by a long shot. Look it up. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2006 7:19:41 AM
    - True - RNE - 5/14/2006 2:20:47 PM
      - Not true - Tom Brosz - 5/15/2006 2:22:53 PM

2,443 - Donald - 5/15/2006 1:30:01 PM

Impact of a Quick Pullout From Iraq - ljk - 5/9/2006 6:25:24 PM
- re: Impact of a Quick Pullout From Iraq - Elisee Reclus - 5/14/2006 5:55:27 PM
  - Good post Elisee - Lindy - 5/14/2006 5:59:52 PM
- Y we force DEMOCRATIC style of Gov on SOCIETY... - carl - 5/11/2006 9:52:26 PM
  - We HAVE to stay.... - Lindy - 5/12/2006 5:00:59 PM
- It would be a terrific mistake - Donald - 5/10/2006 3:44:49 AM
  - Please enlighten us on how Hillary would win the war in Iraq. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 4:21:18 AM
    - Who... - Donald - 5/10/2006 5:05:00 AM
      - Okay then. Al Gore. John Kerry. Franklin Roosevelt resurrected as a zombie. - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 6:10:29 AM
        
        re: A president must have the right words at the right time - Raoul - 5/10/2006 7:01:13 PM
        
        What still gets me is... - ljk - 5/10/2006 11:37:40 AM
        
        President - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 5:07:08 PM
        
        Infinite Powers? - Lindy - 5/10/2006 6:39:42 PM
        
        re: Infinite Powers? - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 12:05:56 AM
        
        re: Infinite Powers? - ljk - 5/10/2006 8:39:09 PM
        
        re: President - Publius - 5/10/2006 6:08:30 PM
        
        Apparently... - Donald - 5/10/2006 2:15:42 PM
        
        Okay, I'll leave it wide open. ANY living Democratic politician. Now, Iraq? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 5:07:55 PM
        
        You're right... ANY living Democrat........ - Publius - 5/10/2006 6:18:03 PM
        
        "Up until Bush?" - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 12:03:59 AM
        
        when the Bush blossomed...... - Publius - 5/11/2006 12:41:28 AM
- Ahmadinejad's letter and Rice's response - ljk - 5/9/2006 6:30:07 PM
  - Noteworthy - SteveS - 5/9/2006 8:23:47 PM
  - The text of the letter - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2006 7:31:06 PM
    - He seems reasonable, but he is only one man. - SDF - 5/10/2006 2:52:45 AM
    - any other sources...as TEXT? - podrock - 5/10/2006 12:38:38 AM
      - Try here... - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 12:57:14 AM
        
        Thanks, Tom - podrock - 5/10/2006 4:20:39 AM
    - Annoyingly reasonable. - et - 5/9/2006 11:00:47 PM
      - Eeeeverybody is subservient to Allah, in all three of the Religions of the Book. - Mary Anne - 5/10/2006 1:34:22 AM
        
        re: Eeeeverybody is subservient to Allah, in all three of the Religions of the Book. - Elisee Reclus - 5/15/2006 2:06:36 AM
        
        ! - podrock - 5/10/2006 4:36:09 AM
        
        YIKES! "I understand that Ahmadinejad is a bit of an Armaggedonist" - Lindy - 5/10/2006 3:17:48 PM
        
        "I wish we had more fanatical rationalists." No. You really don't. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 5:00:09 AM
        
        Rational Fanaticists, then? - podrock - 5/10/2006 5:13:06 AM
        
        Best bet is to leave the "fanatic" part out entirely. - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 6:05:02 AM
        
        The term fanatic is bad in all cases - FrankC - 5/11/2006 5:52:17 PM
        
        I thought fanatics collected baseball cards (n/t) - alcaray - 5/12/2006 3:24:27 PM
        
        oops (n/t) - podrock - 5/10/2006 4:48:46 AM
        
        ! - podrock - 5/10/2006 4:36:06 AM
        
        Very astute - Donald - 5/10/2006 4:12:17 AM

A still small voice - gbaikie - 5/13/2006 11:28:47 PM
- Natural Awareness - Lindy - 5/14/2006 5:42:52 PM
- re: A still small voice - Elisee Reclus - 5/14/2006 3:01:30 PM
  - "Media artists and commercial propagandists are our most skilled psychologists" - Lindy - 5/14/2006 5:54:54 PM
    - re: "Media artists and commercial propagandists are our most skilled psychologists" - Elisee - 5/14/2006 6:05:33 PM

2,437 - Donald - 5/14/2006 3:44:44 PM

Bush speech on immigration - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2006 7:26:41 AM
- re: Bush speech on immigration - Elisee Reclus - 5/14/2006 2:48:48 PM

Poll: Clinton outperformed Bush - Donald - 5/13/2006 5:21:25 PM
- re: Dead Presidents outperform Bush and Jeb his brother... - Chris Vancil - 5/14/2006 11:46:21 AM
- So, which one do you think will win in 2008? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2006 5:27:53 PM
  - I'm banking on Frist/Romney in 08. - Lee - 5/13/2006 10:07:27 PM
  - re: A much smarter than the current one. - Raoul - 5/13/2006 7:49:17 PM

Telecoms may face trouble over phone records - Donald - 5/13/2006 2:47:54 PM

While the Democrats and the media hype another phoney issue... - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2006 2:16:17 AM
- re: Yeah right... - Chris Vancil - 5/13/2006 7:42:45 AM

History repeats itself - Elisee Reclus - 5/13/2006 4:27:54 AM

While the Bush administration monitors your phone calls... - Donald - 5/12/2006 12:17:05 PM
- An Easy Call: Lying - Donald - 5/12/2006 12:53:07 PM
  - how they get around the law; it's called CHOICE POINT, Inc. - Lindy - 5/12/2006 10:17:54 PM
  - GWB "you're either with us or against us" - Jack Herer - 5/12/2006 2:52:50 PM
    - The "Net" - Lindy - 5/12/2006 3:14:01 PM
      - Three Major Telecom Companies Help US Government Spy on Millions of Americans - ljk - 5/12/2006 3:34:49 PM
        
        Meanwhile - gbaikie - 5/12/2006 9:36:04 PM

Baghdad sees 1,100 executions in one month - Lindy - 5/10/2006 6:26:05 PM
- "Before the truth can get its boots on" - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 3:32:14 PM
- re: executions in one month - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 12:16:43 AM
  - I read the article... - et - 5/11/2006 1:32:06 AM
    - A little more slowly... - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 3:18:13 AM
      - "Talabani said 1,091 people were KILLED in Baghdad alone last month" - et - 5/11/2006 6:46:59 PM
        
        Look at Lindy's original link. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 7:29:31 PM
        
        You're right. He overquoted the number of killings by 300 deaths. Still, the kernel of her post is still valid. (n/t) - et - 5/12/2006 5:35:50 PM
        
        All Tom is quibbling about is the word "executions" (n/t) - Tony - 5/12/2006 7:42:19 PM

The NSA Culling of PHONE CALLS.....Do they do their own? - carl - 5/11/2006 9:45:05 PM
- The probably use Quest - Donald - 5/12/2006 12:29:33 AM
  - Fights more cavities 2 to 1 - carl - 5/12/2006 5:13:48 PM

Going to be a bloody bloody election... - alcaray - 5/10/2006 11:02:03 PM
- re: bloody election - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 11:50:42 PM
  - So Democrats really are horrible horrible people - alcaray - 5/11/2006 11:12:21 PM
    - re: Democrats - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 11:27:12 PM
      - There is a lot that needs investigation rather than white-wash - alcaray - 5/12/2006 3:21:31 PM

And now the nickel costs more to mint than 5 cents. - podrock - 5/11/2006 11:57:23 PM

Will Russia and China Stop US? - Lindy - 5/11/2006 2:41:11 PM
- First, annoy and insult Russia, then tell them what to do - ljk - 5/11/2006 8:08:00 PM
  - They are not comrades in arms, R they? - carl - 5/11/2006 9:48:05 PM

Tax Cuts and Revenues - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 1:16:25 AM
- re: Tax Cuts and Revenues - Robert - 5/11/2006 3:43:18 PM
- 1990s? - dtb - 5/11/2006 2:23:58 PM

How responsible are we? - Lindy - 5/3/2006 8:58:55 PM
- "their babies are being born with terrible defects" True. - David F Mayer - 5/11/2006 1:14:32 PM
- Depleted uranium and fantasy - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2006 11:02:41 PM
  - re: Depleted uranium and fantasy - Lindy - 5/4/2006 1:33:16 AM
    - Lindy... - Tom Brosz - 5/4/2006 4:43:50 AM
  - I think it is safe to say... - R.L. - 5/3/2006 11:38:48 PM
    - There is one thing... - Tom Brosz - 5/4/2006 12:38:44 AM

2,432 - Donald - 5/11/2006 12:23:56 PM

Tribal leaders meet in Iraq, denounce terrorism - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 12:36:58 AM
- re: Tribal leaders meet in Iraq, denounce terrorism - gbaikie - 5/11/2006 3:11:55 AM

Here is why health insurance costs are so high. - David F Mayer - 5/10/2006 9:10:35 PM

Rummy's heckler - gbaikie - 5/5/2006 5:19:43 PM
- "...call out the hounds!..." (n/t) - podrock - 5/6/2006 2:20:54 AM
- Full transcript of news conference - Tom Brosz - 5/6/2006 2:18:28 AM
- Since when is asking a question in a Q&A session "heckling"? - Mary Anne - 5/5/2006 9:52:52 PM
- re: Rummy's heckler - Robert - 5/5/2006 5:29:48 PM
  - hey man, don't look at us... (n/t) - chirping crickETs - 5/5/2006 7:30:42 PM
    - Hello? - Robert - 5/5/2006 11:49:12 PM
      - re: Hello. - Tom Brosz - 5/6/2006 12:24:11 AM
        
        Hello? - Robert - 5/7/2006 12:37:25 AM
        
        What the hell, indeed. - Mary Anne - 5/6/2006 1:41:12 AM
        
        re: What the hell, indeed. - gbaikie - 5/6/2006 2:27:47 AM
        
        Probably because Rumsfeld actually said those things... - R.L. - 5/6/2006 12:37:42 AM
  - Here's two - ljk - 5/5/2006 6:08:38 PM
    - Rumsfeld Challenged: Media mishandle Rumsfeld-McGovern exchange - ljk - 5/10/2006 8:22:32 PM

Chavez update - Tom Brosz - 5/7/2006 5:44:50 AM
- Chavez' Checklist - David F Mayer - 5/9/2006 7:25:01 PM
  - a simple name change would be more efficient - shmuckface - 5/10/2006 2:09:09 PM
- re: Chavez update: oil tax increase - podrock - 5/9/2006 6:13:29 PM
- He joins the "President for Life" club, just like Kim, Castro and Mugabe (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/9/2006 4:40:28 PM
- Speaking of commie thugs - SDF - 5/7/2006 2:24:07 PM

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