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Ashcroft gets snide about librarians - Fox - 9/17/2003 2:39:45 AM
- A little knee jerk defensive, Fox? (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/17/2003 9:43:58 AM
  - Yeah, a little... (n/t) - Fox - 9/18/2003 2:17:20 AM

Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry - Tom Brosz - 9/18/2003 1:19:46 AM

A Federal Judge speaks on Iraq - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2003 1:53:55 AM
- re: A must read... (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/17/2003 10:06:26 PM
- Thank you, Tom - Lindy - 9/17/2003 2:24:19 AM

Latest on BBC vs. Blair - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2003 9:25:01 PM

Federal Appeals Court blocks recall vote - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 5:34:31 PM
- With apologies to Californians and Rhett Butler - FrankC - 9/16/2003 1:48:07 AM
  - re: Californians - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 5:49:51 AM
- I think it will be stayed indefinately - ebnelson - 9/16/2003 1:24:29 AM
- I love it! - Don - 9/16/2003 1:08:18 AM
  - Anything to stifle the people seems to thrill you (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/16/2003 1:25:17 AM
    - Stifle people?!? - Don - 9/16/2003 2:16:40 AM
      - Citizen participation - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 5:50:29 AM
      - Philosopher kings are always frustrated when the slaves don't cooperate. - ebnelson - 9/16/2003 3:14:44 AM
- A few details - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 6:55:34 PM
  - You have a lot of nastiness in your heart - alcaray - 9/15/2003 11:29:57 PM
    - (.....................) - ebnelson - 9/16/2003 2:08:54 AM
    - re: nastiness - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 11:46:08 PM
      - Hey Rube! - alcaray - 9/16/2003 4:35:08 PM
        
        Nice try - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 5:10:25 PM
        
        Thanks for the compliment - alcaray - 9/16/2003 5:58:52 PM
        
        I gave you the numbers. Your issue is not based on facts. - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 6:19:21 PM
        
        I stated my position clearly. You want to ignore it or "assert it away", that's your business. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/16/2003 6:28:03 PM
        
        re: I stated my position clearly. - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2003 6:59:31 AM
        
        It bothers me... - FrankC - 9/16/2003 5:06:48 PM
        
        It bothers me that people think that only an aristocracy should be allowed to vote. - alcaray - 9/16/2003 6:11:48 PM
  - Those punchcard machines were good enough to elect Davis last year... - Larry J - 9/15/2003 9:16:23 PM
    - Cute, but apples and oranges - Robert - 9/17/2003 2:43:05 PM
      - re: Cute, but apples and oranges - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2003 9:19:10 PM
    - but bad enough for a federal court order to change them by November..... (n/t) - Tony - 9/16/2003 12:51:34 PM
    - re: good enough to elect Davis last year... - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 10:31:57 PM
  - re: A few details - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/15/2003 7:29:56 PM

Margaret - Raoul - 9/17/2003 8:34:03 PM

For Robert: Liberals and Conservatives - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 6:35:12 AM
- re: For Robert: Liberals and Conservatives - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 6:18:13 AM
  - re: For Robert: Liberals and Conservatives - Robert - 9/17/2003 8:24:42 PM
  - Riding that new "Wave Train" - Lindy - 9/16/2003 6:19:12 PM
    - re: Riding that new "Wave Train" - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/17/2003 7:36:43 AM
- For Tom and Steve: Orson - Robert - 9/15/2003 8:52:25 PM
  - Myriad of small parties - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 10:54:44 PM
    - What, me worry? - Robert - 9/15/2003 11:42:53 PM
      - "Greetings..." - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 11:53:00 PM
        
        re: "Greetings..." - Robert - 9/16/2003 1:25:09 AM
        
        re: "Greetings..." - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 1:46:50 AM
- For Tom - SDG - 9/15/2003 7:50:45 PM

Spacedaily Explains Ozone Hole For Tom - Mark Eby - 9/17/2003 5:21:05 PM
- re: Ozone Hole - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2003 5:45:06 PM
  - False Pretext - Mark Eby - 9/17/2003 5:50:56 PM

Another U.S. soldier dies in Iraq - Don - 9/15/2003 12:52:54 PM
- General Tommy Franks: â€œWe donâ€™t do body countsâ€ - Jason - 9/15/2003 1:48:48 PM
  - re: Another lost soul with a web page . . . - D. Spires - 9/16/2003 3:36:39 PM
- Meanwhile: Bin Laden is still on the loose - Don - 9/15/2003 1:35:44 PM
  - Bin Laden is probably dead - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 4:00:26 PM
  - Don will you be upset if Bin Ladin Dies? - Scott Evil - 9/15/2003 1:38:56 PM
    - What a ridiculous question Scott - Don - 9/15/2003 2:01:53 PM
      - Would You Expect A Republican To Catch Him Far Faster Than Clinton? - Mark Eby - 9/17/2003 3:15:31 PM
      - I thought (And I still think) the reassons for the war were sound - Scott Evil - 9/15/2003 4:19:40 PM
        
        re: I thought (And I still think) the reassons for the war were sound - Jason - 9/15/2003 4:44:44 PM
        
        re: I thought (And I still think) the reassons for the war were sound - Mark Eby - 9/17/2003 3:25:06 PM

From the department of: That was then, this is now. - alcaray - 9/16/2003 10:01:29 PM
- re: From the department of: That was then, this is now. - gbaikie - 9/16/2003 10:52:20 PM
  - re: From the department of: That was then, this is now. - alcaray - 9/16/2003 11:06:46 PM
    - Yes He Said That - The Rest Of The Story. - Mark Eby - 9/17/2003 2:38:41 PM
    - re: From the department of: That was then, this is now. - gbaikie - 9/17/2003 3:03:37 AM
    - Couldn't find the quote but - FrankC - 9/17/2003 2:20:16 AM
    - Yikes! At the above link, do a find on Cheney to locate my quote. - alcaray - 9/16/2003 11:16:32 PM
      - Cheney quote - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2003 1:39:33 AM

Al Qaeda has no interest in Iraq, eh? - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 12:59:11 PM
- Wrong tense - Tony - 9/16/2003 3:50:45 PM
  - Read it again. - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 4:30:55 PM
    - Did - Tony - 9/16/2003 6:30:33 PM
      - re: Links - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2003 7:42:02 AM

Krugman is really going to be upset now - ebnelson - 9/17/2003 2:25:28 AM

As Hurricane Isabel Bears Down, Disaster Plans Are Put Into Effect . . . - D. Spires - 9/16/2003 5:21:39 PM
- Reposting the Accuweather links - Fox - 9/17/2003 1:40:53 AM

U.S. Forces Detain Westerners in Iraq . . . - D. Spires - 9/16/2003 11:08:25 PM

A suspect arrested near Stockholm - Raoul - 9/16/2003 9:20:56 PM

Job losses unsettle Republicans - Don - 9/16/2003 1:02:48 PM
- Unemployment is a trailing indicator. n/t (n/t) - Pete - 9/16/2003 4:20:25 PM
  - Tends to be a leading indicator of election results, though - alcaray - 9/16/2003 5:02:35 PM
    - Good God, the rate is all of 6 percent. - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 6:13:45 PM
      - Crap. Where did my charts go? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 8:27:12 PM
      - 6 percent is undercount. - Buster - 9/16/2003 7:23:08 PM
      - Good God, look at the Republican numbers - Robert - 9/16/2003 7:18:04 PM
        
        re: numbers - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 8:46:05 PM
  - Don't be too hard on them...the unemployment rate is all they've got left. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 4:25:20 PM
- Handing Out Hardship - Don - 9/16/2003 1:09:24 PM
  - re: Handing Out Hardship - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 4:15:55 PM

Anti-terror laws increasingly used against common criminals - Jason - 9/15/2003 3:15:01 PM
- So now criminals are ordinary citiaens? - ebnelson - 9/16/2003 3:59:43 AM
- Whenever you find yourself supporting criminals... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/15/2003 4:39:43 PM
  - YOUR Moral Compass! - Lindy - 9/16/2003 5:23:06 AM
    - re: Moral Compass - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 6:03:16 PM
    - Terrorists say: "Thanks for the Post You Made!" - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 8:44:52 AM
      - Wow, the vortices in the ether must be messed up - Tony - 9/16/2003 3:58:48 PM
      - So now I'm a "PINKO"?? - Lindy - 9/16/2003 2:04:45 PM
        
        Some people are just empathy-challenged, Lindy... (n/t) - LJ - 9/16/2003 5:04:58 PM
  - Why government can't be trusted. - Pete - 9/15/2003 7:36:55 PM
    - re: Why government can't be trusted. - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 10:49:42 PM
    - It all balances out. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/15/2003 9:29:34 PM

Sweden boots the Euro-Collectivists out! Hooray! - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/15/2003 3:31:02 PM
- re: Estonia - Raoul - 9/15/2003 9:12:42 PM
- England?? LOL! Hmmm! (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/15/2003 7:14:07 PM
  - you talkin to me? - Buster - 9/15/2003 8:09:20 PM
    - It's called sarcasm Buster - I use it a LOT. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/15/2003 8:29:35 PM
      - as I suspected - just confirming (n/t) - Buster - 9/16/2003 5:46:34 PM
- so who's the devious machiavellian country behind all this? - Buster - 9/15/2003 5:27:32 PM

Senior U.S. Official to Level Weapons Charges Against Syria . . . - D. Spires - 9/16/2003 5:29:04 PM

Open War Over, Iraqis Focus on Crime and a Hunt for Jobs . . . - D. Spires - 9/16/2003 4:50:51 PM

The party of the rich - p - 9/15/2003 5:11:06 PM
- that explains a lot - Buster - 9/15/2003 5:23:38 PM
  - rotf&lmfao!!!!!! - ebnelson - 9/16/2003 1:14:55 AM
  - re: that explains a lot - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 6:07:40 PM
    - most of that might be Kerry's wife n/t (n/t) - Greg - 9/16/2003 7:16:34 AM
      - Maybe so... - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2003 4:37:10 PM
    - I thought you were way smarter than that -think about it some more (n/t) - Buster - 9/15/2003 8:07:21 PM
      - If you don't have a specific response, I can't do much with it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 10:33:45 PM
        
        You didn't do much thinking the first time - try again - Buster - 9/16/2003 11:45:10 AM
        
        Don't stress too much though was partly tongue in cheek try again - Buster - 9/16/2003 11:47:49 AM

Muslim cleric refused entry to US - p - 9/16/2003 2:02:24 PM

Terrorists want Pakistan's Nukes - Vyacheslav Trubnikov - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 1:22:47 PM
- Two Hizbul terrorists caught with explosives - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 1:33:47 PM
  - UN declares 51 ex-Taliban envoys Terrorists - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 1:37:28 PM
    - Palestinian Terrorists Use Little Boys as Guinea Pigs - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 1:40:49 PM
      - MSNBC - Al Jazeera = Terrorists? - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 1:43:31 PM

15 TALIBAN killed in skirmish with US forces - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2003 1:28:55 PM

Kay report to be spiked? - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2003 7:37:08 AM
- real dumb political move - Buster - 9/16/2003 11:52:45 AM
- Not surprised - Don - 9/15/2003 1:05:42 PM

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