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Meanwhile, back in the land of "peer-reviewed journals..." - Tom Brosz - 6/19/2005 5:00:06 AM
- Ebb and flow - Mary Anne - 6/19/2005 3:37:29 PM
  - re: Ebb and flow - Tom Brosz - 6/19/2005 9:24:45 PM
    - re: Ebb and flow - pwokenyaw - 6/20/2005 2:40:53 PM
      - In other words, "Their garbage must be worse than our garbage?" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/20/2005 5:12:22 PM
        
        Their garbage hasn't been filtered, so yes it surely is worse (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 6/25/2005 7:02:26 AM
        
        Presumes a functional filter, doesn't it? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/26/2005 1:05:13 AM
- re: Meanwhile, back in the land of "peer-reviewed journals..." - Doug Ellison - 6/19/2005 3:01:46 PM
  - I learned to be skeptical back in the 1970s... - Larry J - 6/19/2005 9:01:18 PM
  - The problem of tiny but measureable amounts of toxins - Gary - 6/19/2005 5:59:19 PM
  - re: Meanwhile, back in the land of "peer-reviewed journals..." - p - 6/19/2005 3:18:23 PM

1,737 - Donald - 6/25/2005 1:50:53 PM
- Female Marines lost - Tom Brosz - 6/26/2005 1:02:46 AM

Beijing would never tolerate any violation of the NPT by the Islamic Republic of Iran - gbaikie - 6/25/2005 6:08:21 PM
- vaguely related - gbaikie - 6/25/2005 11:27:48 PM

The real Iranian nuke... - McFly - 6/25/2005 2:42:27 AM
- Canada is hardline conservative? - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/25/2005 4:23:55 AM
  - a pussycat - McFly - 6/25/2005 7:25:58 PM

"No comment" say Silvio Berlusconi on CIA staffers arrest........... - Publius - 6/25/2005 6:51:09 PM

Palestinian patient wanted to blow up Israeli hospital - Tom Brosz - 6/21/2005 1:26:12 AM
- More on this - Tom Brosz - 6/25/2005 5:52:22 AM
- re: Palestinian patient wanted to blow up Israeli hospital - p - 6/21/2005 7:41:22 PM
- I have one... - et - 6/21/2005 4:56:54 AM
  - re: I have one... - Tom Brosz - 6/21/2005 7:49:24 AM
    - re: I have one... - Doug Ellison - 6/21/2005 9:35:06 AM

Schiavo case was not about facts - Donald - 6/25/2005 1:48:55 AM
- The what case? - FrankC - 6/25/2005 2:38:35 AM
  - Schiavo. - Bowser - 6/25/2005 5:21:26 AM

Profile on spending, Arnold vs. GW - phil - 6/22/2005 4:30:18 PM
- Paradoxes - Robert - 6/22/2005 6:54:10 PM
  - What a... - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/24/2005 2:55:58 AM
    - You don't know much about California. - alcaray - 6/24/2005 6:24:15 PM
      - Yeah right. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/24/2005 9:50:14 PM
        
        Thanks - Robert - 6/24/2005 11:15:30 PM
        
        35 years... - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/24/2005 11:33:12 PM
        
        The bad news... - Tom Brosz - 6/25/2005 2:36:15 AM
        
        True... - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/25/2005 4:06:08 AM
      - Thanks - Robert - 6/24/2005 6:42:52 PM
        
        re: Thanks - Tom Brosz - 6/24/2005 10:40:36 PM
        
        Thanks Tom - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/24/2005 11:02:30 PM
        
        And to make it real clear... - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/24/2005 11:10:36 PM
        
        LOL! - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/24/2005 10:02:51 PM
  - simple answers - phil - 6/22/2005 7:29:51 PM
    - re: simple answers - Robert - 6/22/2005 11:09:44 PM
      - Yes A Serious Discussion of Alternatives Would Be Nice - Mark Eby - 6/22/2005 11:22:42 PM
        
        Dittos - phil - 6/23/2005 12:06:00 AM
        
        re: Dittos - Robert - 6/23/2005 4:37:28 PM
        
        re: Dittos - p - 6/23/2005 6:34:57 PM
        
        I voted for Perot, too. So our votes canceled. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/23/2005 9:17:03 PM
        
        re: I voted for Perot, too. So our votes canceled ??? - phil - 6/23/2005 10:14:06 PM
        
        I was thinking... - alcaray - 6/23/2005 11:15:47 PM
        
        re: I was thinking... - p - 6/24/2005 1:11:22 AM
        
        Hey, I'm a poster boy - alcaray - 6/24/2005 3:11:40 PM
        
        re: Dittos - Robert - 6/23/2005 8:09:45 PM
        
        re: Dittos - p, the weenie - 6/23/2005 10:08:00 PM
        
        Nah, just unusually reasonable (n/t) - Robert - 6/23/2005 11:59:49 PM

Guess who's trying to ditch the 22nd Amendment - Tom Brosz - 6/25/2005 2:46:02 AM

1,730 - Donald - 6/24/2005 3:20:35 PM
- re: I wonder what the cost is now days. - Johannes - 6/25/2005 12:29:02 AM
- No...make that 1,735 - Donald - 6/25/2005 12:06:51 AM

DANGER! RADIATION!!! - p - 6/24/2005 4:13:06 PM
- It's actually a bit more complicated than simply using sunscreen - Larry J - 6/24/2005 9:37:02 PM
- re: Sensible precautions - Fox - 6/24/2005 7:12:23 PM
- Give them #45 or #50 sunscreen and forget about it. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/24/2005 5:46:36 PM

"Whather This War is Worth It" - Tom Brosz - 6/24/2005 3:33:46 AM
- Well written piece that begs all of the key questions facing us now - E.P. Grondine - 6/24/2005 11:24:39 AM
- "Whether." On the whole, I'd rether be in Philadelphia... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/24/2005 4:28:55 AM
  - Not in this whether, it's too darn hot. ;-) (n/t) - Tony - 6/24/2005 7:28:20 PM

And I thought you guys had no shame! - alcaray - 6/24/2005 6:44:35 PM
- re: And I thought you guys had no shame! - p - 6/24/2005 6:56:37 PM

Curiouser and curiouser - E.P. Grondine - 6/24/2005 11:35:50 AM
- I don't know how much of this will rub off on DeLay - alcaray - 6/24/2005 6:14:16 PM

"Vietnam with Sand" @copyright 2002 still available for licensed use - E.P. Grondine - 6/23/2005 11:35:29 PM
- Who GAS about some bogus trite phrase? - p - 6/24/2005 1:09:39 AM

Historical perspective on Iraq withdrawal - E.P. Grondine - 6/24/2005 12:00:16 AM
- Japan Suspends Mission in Iraq - Eric - 6/24/2005 12:06:57 AM

Falling apart - American commander in Persian Gulf contradicts Cheney - Bowser - 6/23/2005 4:53:46 PM
- We interupt this boradcast... - E.P. Grondine - 6/23/2005 11:29:20 PM
- re: Falling apart - American commander in Persian Gulf contradicts Cheney - p - 6/23/2005 6:40:53 PM
- Sometimes, with great power comes great... - McFly - 6/23/2005 5:38:46 PM
  - Be Careful What You Wish For......... - Lindy - 6/23/2005 7:00:53 PM

Chirac signals compromise on EU agricultural policies - p - 6/22/2005 1:28:13 PM
- re: Chirac signals compromise on EU agricultural policies - gbaikie - 6/22/2005 1:45:29 PM
  - re: Chirac signals compromise on EU agricultural policies - p - 6/23/2005 7:22:46 PM
    - re: Chirac signals compromise on EU agricultural policies - gbaikie - 6/23/2005 8:55:31 PM

Free Speech Restricted Down Under - phil - 6/22/2005 4:54:13 PM
- agreed - Daniel - 6/23/2005 12:37:45 PM
- great example of .......... - Publius - 6/22/2005 7:41:21 PM
  - re: great example of .......... - p - 6/22/2005 7:47:35 PM
    - reports of death premature............. - Publius - 6/23/2005 5:26:16 PM
- re: Science v fundamentalism - Raoul - 6/22/2005 6:03:26 PM
  - re: Science v fundamentalism - p - 6/22/2005 7:19:22 PM
  - re: Science v fundamentalism - Fox - 6/22/2005 6:49:11 PM
    - re: The EU - Raoul - 6/22/2005 7:45:55 PM

Genetic politics? - Tom Brosz - 6/22/2005 6:30:20 AM
- P.S. - Tony - 6/22/2005 3:38:31 PM
- For a sample of one.... - Tony - 6/22/2005 3:34:51 PM
- re: Genetic politics? - dtb - 6/22/2005 3:05:40 PM
- re: Genetic politics? - p - 6/22/2005 12:39:45 PM
  - re: Genetic politics? - Fox - 6/22/2005 3:45:35 PM
    - I'm making a list.... - Lee - 6/23/2005 5:46:26 AM
    - re: Genetic politics? - p - 6/22/2005 3:57:00 PM
      - change "some" to "many" and I'd agree - Tony - 6/22/2005 4:39:33 PM
        
        re: change "some" to "many" and I'd agree - p - 6/22/2005 4:58:36 PM
        
        In other words... - Fox - 6/22/2005 6:21:51 PM
- Too late. - Tom Brosz - 6/22/2005 6:32:55 AM
  - Just in time........... - Publius - 6/22/2005 7:26:04 PM

Hollywood Lobby to Re-introduce Broadcast Flag Legislation? - p - 6/22/2005 4:08:01 PM
- Didn't happen. (n/t) - et - 6/22/2005 10:39:23 PM

The 'I' word - Jack Herer - 6/1/2005 4:12:02 PM
- Sounds like Kerry's on board... - Tom Brosz - 6/5/2005 4:55:12 AM
  - False story- check your sources (n/t) - R.L. - 6/7/2005 7:37:22 PM
    - I pointed out the source problem in the post just underneath this. - Tom Brosz - 6/7/2005 10:03:55 PM
  - Caveat: I haven't seen this story anywhere other than Arabic sources. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/5/2005 4:58:34 AM
- That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I hope they can get the DNC on board. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 6/2/2005 1:48:13 PM
  - Yeah, who could conceive of impeaching a president for telling a lie? (n/t) - alcaray - 6/2/2005 4:21:15 PM
    - if you are refering to the Impeachment of President Clinton. - Scott Evil - 6/2/2005 5:05:54 PM
      - What price? (n/t) - alcaray - 6/2/2005 5:46:20 PM
    - Not under oath. There is one key. - David F Mayer - 6/2/2005 4:23:49 PM
      - re: "Another is that Bush actually BELIEVED that the WMD were there" - alcaray - 6/2/2005 5:45:12 PM
        
        Right He Should Have Known Better Since He's Smarter Than Clinton - Mark Eby - 6/4/2005 3:15:18 AM
        
        re: Right He Should Have Known Better Since He's Smarter Than Clinton - Jasmine - 6/22/2005 3:44:07 PM
        
        From my specific to your general, without much to connect them except the topic - alcaray - 6/5/2005 3:03:57 PM
        
        Yes I Prefer Direct Responses To False Claims Rather Than Evasive Ones (n/t) - Mark Eby - 6/6/2005 1:35:43 AM
        
        funny definition of the word "direct" (n/t) - alcaray - 6/6/2005 2:57:00 PM
        
        Read The Thread, Your Title, & Your Comments - Mark Eby - 6/6/2005 11:39:07 PM
        
        re: Read The Thread, Your Title, & Your Comments - Jasmine - 6/22/2005 4:47:11 PM
        
        Okay, we are officially disconnected - alcaray - 6/7/2005 4:48:20 PM
        
        Yes You Are - Mark Eby - 6/12/2005 6:48:00 PM
        
        I get stubborn when I say something about Bush... - alcaray - 6/13/2005 5:02:21 PM
        
        Didn't Mean to Be Rude Originally - Mark Eby - 6/14/2005 3:15:44 AM
        
        Pretty much nailed my position - Sam F. - 6/4/2005 10:05:21 AM
        
        re: Pretty much nailed my position - Jasmine - 6/22/2005 4:42:22 PM
        
        re: Pretty much nailed my position - Mark Eby - 6/4/2005 10:44:21 PM
- The one reason this won't happen - Buck Galaxy - 6/2/2005 6:09:43 AM
  - Do you think Bush should be impeached? - Sam F. - 6/2/2005 11:56:58 AM
    - re: Do you think Bush should be impeached? - Jasmine - 6/22/2005 3:41:52 PM
    - Gee, more 'alternate history'... - Fox - 6/2/2005 3:23:03 PM
      - re: Gee, more 'alternate history'... - Scott Evil - 6/2/2005 5:08:34 PM
        
        Gee, more deliberate ignorance - Fox - 6/2/2005 7:54:44 PM
        
        re: The OKC bombing didn't cause Clinton to wrap himself in the flag and declare "war" on domestic terror, or cause his supporters to portray him as a "wartime President". - Scott Evil - 6/2/2005 10:38:31 PM
        
        You are at the all-bluster-no-content stage now. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/2/2005 11:01:08 PM
        
        Leave the kettle be - Sam F. - 6/2/2005 11:49:22 PM
        
        Ever one of "'em" had a complete and discussable thought in them - alcaray - 6/3/2005 4:17:19 PM
        
        Well of course. - Scott Evil - 6/2/2005 11:13:32 PM
        
        Really don't see how... - alcaray - 6/3/2005 4:19:45 PM
- Caught up in the Watergate nostalgia, are we? - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2005 5:44:41 PM
  - Maybe it's Ken Starr nostalgia... - Fox - 6/2/2005 2:29:57 AM
    - Does this friend work in the mainstream media? - Tom Brosz - 6/2/2005 3:37:40 AM
      - No, he doesn't - Fox - 6/2/2005 2:11:37 PM
        
        re: No, he doesn't - Tom Brosz - 6/2/2005 5:05:01 PM
        
        re: something more to the argument - Fox - 6/2/2005 7:01:38 PM
        
        Self-selected news sources - Sam F. - 6/2/2005 11:59:15 PM
        
        re: Self-selected news sources - Fox - 6/3/2005 4:00:37 AM
        
        NPR programs are sometimes featured here through 'Newsradio' (n/t) - Daniel - 6/8/2005 2:17:58 PM
- Idiocy. - David F Mayer - 6/1/2005 5:23:28 PM

Israel resumes targeted killings of Jihad leaders. - David F Mayer - 6/22/2005 3:16:55 PM

1,726 - Donald - 6/22/2005 2:25:01 PM

Halliburton given $30m to expand Guantanamo Bay - Eric - 6/21/2005 2:53:46 AM
- Like....who's gonna stop them? Dick Cheney? LOL (n/t) - Lindy - 6/21/2005 9:18:20 PM
- Depressing news - p - 6/21/2005 6:49:35 PM
  - That would be to depressing for the guards. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 6/22/2005 1:19:22 PM

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