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A letter from the president of Hebrew University - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 1:04:32 PM

U.S. Trade Bill Could Hurt Philippine Tuna Industry . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 12:52:25 PM
- Philippines: Government to Pursue Tuna Lobby in U.S. . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 10:51:16 AM

Captured Brits 'Have No Rights' . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 11:40:24 AM

Al-Qaida Suspect Admits Targeting Karzai with Car Bomb . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 11:30:24 AM

Spann's Father Slams Ashcroft . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 11:21:53 AM

Judge Seeks Government Details on Hamdi Capture . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 11:09:55 AM

U.S., ASEAN Sign Anti-Terrorism Treaty . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 10:59:35 AM

Ex-Execs Charged in WorldCom Scandal . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 9:42:27 AM
- WorldCom Executives Charged with Fraud . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 10:11:46 AM
- Ex-WorldCom Execs Face Criminal Charges . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 10:02:10 AM

No Iraq attack before 2003! (Unless, of course, - - ) - Bowser - 7/31/2002 4:58:20 PM
- Rumsfeld Puts War Plans Into Context . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 7:23:03 PM
  - DoD News Briefing: Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 7:32:42 PM
- Rumsfeld Discusses Iraqi Threat . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 7:18:25 PM

Bush approval remains high despite left-wing extremists activities. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/31/2002 7:22:42 PM
- I hope some politicians remember we have an election this year, too (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 8:07:27 AM

Blast Kills One Afghan Soldier . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 7:08:09 PM

Fort Bragg Soldiers Put Robots to the Combat Test . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 7:03:12 PM

U.S. Ally Joins Arroyo Cabinet . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 4:46:44 PM
- U.S.-Philippine Anti-Terrorism Training Mission Cripples Abu Sayyaf . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 6:53:53 PM
- Philippines: U.S. Secretary of State Powell Arriving Saturday . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 4:58:51 PM

This kind of laughable crap will backfire badly on them - ebnelson - 7/30/2002 7:20:05 PM
- Where's the plan to get back to a balanced budget? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 7/30/2002 8:31:57 AM
  - Re: Where's the plan to get back to a balanced budget? n/t - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2002 11:48:13 AM
    - Sorry - forgot this part of my response - alcaray - 7/31/2002 3:49:50 PM
      - Both parties need to get some fiscal restraint - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 4:49:57 PM
        
        Certainly I do not "forget" Democratic overspending budgets - alcaray - 7/31/2002 5:19:57 PM
        
        Re: Finances - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 6:53:02 PM
    - I certainly do remember that rude "dead on arrival" quote - alcaray - 7/31/2002 3:44:02 PM

Palestinian-Americans - Raoul - 7/31/2002 6:21:30 PM
- Re: Palestinian-Americans - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 6:45:04 PM

U.S. 'Holding bin Laden Bodyguards' . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 5:09:52 PM
- This is interesting, if true - alcaray - 7/31/2002 5:40:14 PM
  - Re: CBSNews has a piece as well . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 6:28:42 PM

something strange going on here - p - 7/31/2002 1:24:42 PM
- Re: Thread-bare . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 5:49:28 PM
- Two month rotations??!! - Bowser - 7/31/2002 4:41:49 PM
- Re: something strange going on here - alcaray - 7/31/2002 4:04:04 PM
- Maybe the WATER? - Carl..... - 7/31/2002 1:41:05 PM

Another comment on the Democratic Leadership Council meeting - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 5:37:48 PM

U.N. Presents U.S. Airstrike Report of Afgan Village . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 5:29:05 PM

Analysis of Israeli-Palestinian casualties - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 8:36:31 AM
- Re: My Analysis of Israeli-Palestinian Survivors . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 12:17:08 PM
  - Dismantling governments - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 5:12:31 PM
    - Re: Neither of us have a choice in the matter . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 5:18:31 PM
  - Watch it, Dan! - Bowser - 7/31/2002 4:46:21 PM
    - Re: The 'For What It's Worth' department . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 4:51:39 PM

Lawyer Seeks Release of Prisoner . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 5:16:32 PM

Demo campaign issues. Republicans!! - Bowser - 7/30/2002 5:27:54 PM
- My prayer is that in real life - ebnelson - 7/31/2002 1:55:05 PM
- Clinton antiterrorism - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 8:06:30 AM

Democratic strategy for 2004 - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2002 4:48:28 PM
- Re: Is it funny -- or just odd . . . ? - D. Spires - 7/30/2002 6:15:42 PM
- Diabolical!! - Bowser - 7/30/2002 3:43:46 PM
  - No, just sleazy. - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2002 5:06:58 PM
    - Heh, heh! Ridiculous. But funny. - Bowser - 7/30/2002 7:01:35 PM
      - Re: Predators . . . - D. Spires - 7/30/2002 7:53:46 PM
  - Waste not want not. - ebnelson - 7/30/2002 4:41:14 PM
- Let me simplify it for you (it's much less work than your method) - alcaray - 7/30/2002 3:17:32 PM
- The Bog Lie is being practiced by the DuNCe with breath taking boldness. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 7/30/2002 1:48:53 PM
- Re: Democratic Leadership Council - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2002 5:10:33 PM
  - The Left's view on the DLC - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 8:25:59 AM
  - "Very long". - Bowser - 7/30/2002 3:05:45 PM
    - Definitions - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2002 4:42:36 PM

The war on terrorism - Raoul Lannoy - 7/29/2002 9:44:12 AM
- understanding US - SDG - 7/30/2002 5:49:56 PM
  - Re: understanding US - Raoul - 7/30/2002 7:35:43 PM
- Pardon me while I stifle my laugh. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/30/2002 10:41:42 AM
- Re: The war - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2002 4:19:00 PM
- Re: good communication always helps, Raoul . . . - D. Spires - 7/29/2002 12:13:20 PM
- Raoul, if the United States is seen as arrogant - Matt Burley - 7/29/2002 10:40:06 AM
  - Some concepts are beneath Americans. - Bowser - 7/29/2002 1:15:56 PM
    - It is nice to get back and see noting has changed, really. - ebnelson - 7/29/2002 4:25:15 PM
      - nothing has changed, really. - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2002 5:12:42 PM
        
        You read 'em? - Bowser - 7/30/2002 3:08:35 PM
        
        You are so very cute. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 7/30/2002 5:05:18 PM
        
        What did he say? - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/30/2002 5:30:58 PM
        
        Re: What did he say? - ebnelson - 7/30/2002 6:59:17 PM
      - No, he's not really a jerk. - Matt Burley - 7/29/2002 4:38:01 PM
    - Clueless, as usual... - Matt Burley - 7/29/2002 2:04:36 PM
      - Children. Aren't you wonderful! - Bowser - 7/29/2002 2:32:13 PM
        
        You don't actually believe that stupid nonsense on that web site, do you?!? - Matt Burley - 7/29/2002 2:57:45 PM
        
        The last in this thread, anyway. - Bowser - 7/29/2002 3:41:42 PM
        
        No. It it is because many, many Afghans are treacherous ignoramuses and conspired to kill their own VP.. (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/29/2002 5:25:52 PM
        
        Actually the Afghan transitional government is protected by Afghans, Americans, and other allies - Matt Burley - 7/29/2002 4:29:35 PM
        
        Bowser, you have never wasted - ebnelson - 7/29/2002 4:26:45 PM

U.S. Ready To Charge WorldCom Ex-Officers . . . - D. Spires - 7/30/2002 6:44:44 PM
- The list will grow long. - ebnelson - 7/30/2002 7:00:51 PM

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