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Survey says... - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2003 5:38:30 AM
- Gotta disagree with part of what you said - alcaray - 9/10/2003 4:35:53 PM
  - Republicans and the recall. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2003 4:46:06 PM

Iraq Council Wins Diplomatic Coup at Arab League - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2003 1:45:42 AM
- re: Excellent. (n/t) - Marcia - 9/10/2003 4:07:50 PM
- Indeed - Don - 9/10/2003 3:53:48 AM

Something interesting I found while browsing the CBO site... - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2003 1:34:22 AM
- Bush 1 Raised Taxes Because Trickledown Didn't Work - Mark Eby - 9/6/2003 4:57:11 AM
  - Yeah, I remember the allocades the Democrats gave him for that... - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2003 5:33:15 AM
    - Ah yes, those were the days... - Greg - 9/7/2003 4:19:31 PM
    - Doubt Your Facts As Well - Mark Eby - 9/6/2003 4:52:12 PM
      - re: Doubt Your Facts As Well - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2003 3:16:23 AM
        
        Another Lesson In Data Fudging - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 4:52:10 AM
        
        re: Another Lesson In Data Fudging - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2003 6:32:48 AM
        
        The Point Of Our Government Is Not - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 9:57:43 PM
        
        You Seem To Be Under The False Impression That - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 5:43:56 PM
        
        False Impression - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 3:45:38 AM
        
        Ever heard of democracy? - Buster - 9/8/2003 2:36:50 PM
        
        re: False Impression - Greg - 9/8/2003 12:27:26 PM
        
        re: False Impression - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2003 12:11:57 AM
        
        re: False Impression - gbaikie - 9/8/2003 8:14:14 PM
        
        re: False Impression - Greg - 9/9/2003 4:15:56 AM
        
        re: False Impression - gbaikie - 9/9/2003 7:57:13 AM
    - It's Not That Simple Tom - Mark Eby - 9/6/2003 4:42:09 PM
      - re: It's Not That Simple Tom - gbaikie - 9/6/2003 9:16:36 PM
        
        And The Unintended Consequences Are - Mark Eby - 9/6/2003 10:24:41 PM
        
        re: And The Unintended Consequences Are - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2003 3:29:14 AM
        
        re: And The Unintended Consequences Are - gbaikie - 9/6/2003 10:58:18 PM
        
        re: And The Unintended Consequences Are - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 12:11:44 AM
        
        Unintended Consequences - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2003 3:34:38 AM
        
        Dennis Kucinich Gets a Well-Deserved Payback for Integrity from the Northeast Blackout - Greg - 9/7/2003 4:18:06 AM
        
        imagine that - unrestrained capitalism focusing only on the bottom line - Buster - 9/9/2003 2:12:13 PM
        
        re: imagine that - unrestrained capitalism focusing only on the bottom line - Greg - 9/10/2003 11:20:50 AM

Something I hadn't known... - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2003 3:56:13 AM

Another bit on North Korea... - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2003 12:01:55 AM
- Leftist Creep - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/9/2003 3:51:45 PM
  - re: Won't happen for another 10 years . . . - D. Spires - 9/9/2003 10:43:48 PM
- Some people seem to be able to edit their memories - ebnelson - 9/9/2003 2:13:55 AM
  - "focus on theoretical threats, while rationalizing the real ones" - Tony - 9/9/2003 4:00:29 PM
    - Wisdom in picking fights - ebnelson - 9/10/2003 3:32:03 AM
  - re: Some people seem to be able to edit their memories - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2003 3:45:42 AM
- re: A truly brave pen, Tom . . . - D. Spires - 9/9/2003 1:15:58 AM

Good news - only 19% of Krauts are complete blithering idiots! - p - 9/9/2003 5:43:18 PM
- Better than Americans at 72% - LJ - 9/9/2003 5:50:56 PM
  - Oh....I thought you meant the 70% who believe Iraq was connected to 9/11 (n/t) - Robert - 9/9/2003 6:05:36 PM
    - You mean the ones Bush mentioned in his speech? - LJ - 9/9/2003 8:33:41 PM
    - Yeah, I keep wondering why there's no outrage about this - alcaray - 9/9/2003 6:13:42 PM
  - Well, I for one blame Lindy - p - 9/9/2003 5:58:08 PM
    - Phil darling......... - Lindy - 9/10/2003 12:16:55 AM
      - The universe is full of flying saucers, and there couldn't possibly be WMD in Iraq. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2003 12:26:01 AM
- Wonder WHY she wasn't re-elected? pashaw (n/t) - Buster - 9/9/2003 5:48:32 PM

Iraq's children - LJ - 9/9/2003 5:20:02 PM

WWGWBD? - LJ - 9/9/2003 3:59:51 PM
- re: WWGWBD - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2003 4:26:43 PM

A little economic news... - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 5:38:32 PM
- US employment, last 12 months - LJ - 9/9/2003 4:10:56 PM
- Probably Because That's The Stat That Matters Most - Mark Eby - 9/8/2003 11:22:29 PM

Taliban Fighters Regrouping . . . - D. Spires - 9/8/2003 6:51:12 PM
- Like hunting squirrels - ebnelson - 9/8/2003 11:24:40 PM
  - Except these squirrels have AK-47s and RPGs (n/t) - LJ - 9/9/2003 3:57:51 PM
  - Except these squirrels have AK-47 and RPGs (n/t) - LJ - 9/9/2003 3:57:42 PM
- Afghan Front Heats Up, and Rumsfeld Urges Patience . . . - D. Spires - 9/8/2003 7:29:14 PM

Democrats for Dummies $19.95 @ Amazon.com - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/9/2003 3:28:39 PM

Sat Night Live Bush versus Gore - Greg - 9/9/2003 7:32:22 AM
- and from Bush senior - Greg - 9/9/2003 11:23:57 AM

Missiles Miss U.S. Plane in Baghdad . . . - D. Spires - 9/7/2003 5:26:51 PM
- Meanwhile: Bush Request for Iraq Could Top $80 Billion - Don - 9/7/2003 6:16:21 PM
  - re: Meanwhile: Bush Request for Iraq Could Top $80 Billion - McFly - 9/7/2003 7:35:07 PM
    - Indeed - Don - 9/7/2003 7:55:02 PM
      - I hear you... - McFly - 9/8/2003 2:33:09 PM
      - re: Indeed - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 2:59:17 AM
        
        re: Indeed - McFly - 9/8/2003 1:39:23 PM
        
        re: Indeed - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 9:35:13 PM
        
        re: Indeed - Davin L. - 9/8/2003 3:51:50 AM
      - There You Go Again Forgetting Inconvenient Facts - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 8:21:52 PM
        
        re: Lifting the sanctions and not going to war - Raoul - 9/7/2003 10:02:44 PM
        
        re: Lifting the sanctions and not going to war - ebnelson - 9/9/2003 2:30:51 AM
        
        Even Better - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 10:16:25 PM
        
        re: No diplomat... - Raoul - 9/8/2003 6:40:09 PM
        
        worked great with hitler and saddam - Buster - 9/8/2003 8:50:21 PM
        
        There You Go Again - Don - 9/7/2003 9:43:10 PM
        
        And the people of Iraq? Screw 'em. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 2:49:38 AM
        
        TurnTurnTurn goes the wheel of eusty and inadequate justification - Davin L - 9/8/2003 3:23:48 AM
        
        Your Weak Assumption - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 10:25:08 PM

Newsweek discusses theory on Saddam's behavior - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 6:16:46 AM
- re: Humiliations - Raoul - 9/8/2003 6:26:01 PM
  - the humiliation of being proven a liar - ebnelson - 9/9/2003 2:17:33 AM
  - re: Deserved humiliations - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 8:24:37 PM
- re: Newsweek discusses theory on Saddam's behavior - McFly - 9/8/2003 5:52:21 PM
- Weird stuff - FrankC - 9/8/2003 3:05:10 PM
- re: Newsweek discusses theory on Saddam's behavior - Don - 9/8/2003 1:31:39 PM
  - Documentation - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 4:47:33 PM
- Policy should be based on capability not intention - ebnelson - 9/8/2003 1:07:58 PM
- re: Newsweek discusses theory on Saddam's behavior - gbaikie - 9/8/2003 10:02:38 AM

Bush Tax Cut Claims Criticized As Employers Shed More Jobs - Don - 9/6/2003 2:11:30 PM
- re: Bush Tax Cut Claims - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2003 5:29:28 PM
  - re: Bush Tax Cut Claims - Don - 9/6/2003 5:51:58 PM
    - re: Bush Tax Cut Claims - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2003 2:39:37 AM
      - A flood of jobs is going overseas and will not be replaced - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 4:17:10 AM
        
        Jobs and taxes - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2003 5:22:39 AM
        
        The Link Is Somewhat Coincidence - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 2:52:34 PM
        
        re: The Link Is Somewhat Coincidence - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 5:10:19 AM
        
        an ideological argument - Greg - 9/8/2003 8:30:47 AM
        
        re: an ideological argument - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2003 12:05:21 AM
        
        re: an ideological argument - Greg - 9/9/2003 2:09:13 AM
        
        Actually, the tax cuts aren't ideological - Robert - 9/7/2003 7:01:46 PM
        
        Oh But The Good Part Is - Mark Eby - 9/7/2003 8:43:29 PM
        
        re: Oh But The Good Part Is - Davin L. - 9/8/2003 4:06:49 AM
        
        I have a coupon for Maalox that I'm not using. - Mary Anne - 9/7/2003 11:51:13 PM
        
        A Clear Conscience Needs No Maalox - Mark Eby - 9/8/2003 2:03:17 AM
        
        Not sure I know what you meant by your comment either - Mary Anne - 9/8/2003 5:42:06 PM
        
        Me too - Robert - 9/7/2003 10:05:33 PM
        
        Independent Is Not Necessarily Inconsistent - Mark Eby - 9/8/2003 3:01:39 AM
        
        Damn - Robert - 9/7/2003 7:04:04 PM

A little more on Canada and terrorism - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 7:04:58 PM
- You're twisting things again, Tom - LJ - 9/8/2003 8:12:49 PM
  - re: You're twisting things again - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 8:57:22 PM
    - Now we're getting closer - LJ - 9/8/2003 11:14:13 PM
    - re: What the US has done - Raoul - 9/8/2003 9:36:35 PM

Ex-Generals and Others Protest Peru Report on Rebel Conflict . . . - D. Spires - 9/8/2003 7:54:36 PM

Day in Court for Bid to End WorldCom's Bankruptcy . . . - D. Spires - 9/8/2003 7:42:38 PM

Palestinian Minister Nominated for Premier . . . - D. Spires - 9/8/2003 7:14:08 PM

Bush: Master of events or at their mercy?</ - Don - 9/8/2003 1:58:10 PM
- Meanwhile: Military morale at risk - Don - 9/8/2003 2:02:24 PM
  - Military morale - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 6:15:49 PM
  - Raspberry: No choice but rescue - Don - 9/8/2003 2:10:54 PM
    - WA Post: Mr. Bush Reports - Don - 9/8/2003 2:13:56 PM

This sounds very familiar... - Larry J - 9/8/2003 5:23:58 PM

Military update from Iraq - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 4:42:47 AM
- Wow! Ten points for the mainstream media! - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 4:49:54 PM

The California Recall...amusing, but it's going to suck. - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2003 6:12:36 AM
- Indeed it is amusing - Don - 9/7/2003 3:41:07 PM
  - re: Indeed it is amusing - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 2:16:14 AM
    - I don't think Arnould be be much of an improvement over Buestamontee - Scott Evil - 9/8/2003 2:01:57 PM
      - Arnold knows he could never be the President... - Larry J - 9/8/2003 4:17:52 PM
        
        I'd forgot about that one... - Scott Evil - 9/8/2003 4:28:36 PM
- re: The California Recall...amusing, but it's going to suck. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/7/2003 3:36:09 PM

EU targets world's poor - p - 9/7/2003 4:24:43 PM
- Yeah, the US would never subsidize farms just to shore up votes......... (n/t) - Tony - 9/8/2003 12:54:55 PM
- re:Cancun - Raoul - 9/7/2003 7:03:15 PM

Bush speech - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 3:14:39 AM
- And so it begins... - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2003 4:29:40 AM
  - ABC - ebnelson - 9/8/2003 12:30:31 PM

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