Following up on a previous thread, what do you think of this development? It's clearly a double-edged sword. Sure the government and insurance companies should pay less (or nothing) for inferior services - or...
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Don't read this article if you're allergic to revisionist history!
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/bush-cites-vietnam-against-iraq-pullout/20070822090809990001
Bush Cites Vietnam Against Iraq...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77aw9dG7tis Via AOL fanhouse: "In other Michael Vick news ... he's been sued for $63 billion by a man who claims Vick stole his dogs, sold them on eBay, and then used the money...
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Stability in Iraq: A War We Just Might WinThe New York Times, July 30, 2007Michael E. O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy StudiesKenneth M. Pollack, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East...
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Published on Saturday, August 4, 2007 by McClatchy Newspapers
At US Base, Iraqis Must Use Separate Latrine
by Mike Drummond
FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq - The sign taped to the men’s latrine is...
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Mar. 23 - KGO - A $1 million dollar fine for Blue Cross of California. State regulators say the insurance provider systematically and brazenly violated state law by cancelling insurance for policy holders who...
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder
A US marine has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi civilian during a failed search for an insurgent by the unit he led.
Sgt Lawrence Hutchins...
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All Things Considered, July 30, 2007 · As at hundreds of other high schools across America, black and white students at Jena High School in Jena, La., rarely sit together. The white students gather under a...
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Rage shuts down highway
Abuse of road workers prompts closure of route.
By Greg Risling, Associated Press
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WRIGHTWOOD - California highways have been shut down by wildfires, mudslides,...
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July 29, 2007By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
In recent years, conservative evangelicals who claim aBiblical mandate to protect Israel have built abulwark of support for the Jewish nation — sendingdonations,...
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Massive US farm bill faces Bush veto, may impact WTO talks
AFP via Yahoo! News - 18 minutes ago
A massive US farm bill packed with consequences for global trade is moving through the...
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The craze over agrifuels (a more accurate description than the vague "biofuels") in the West has triggered some fairly profound environmental and socioeconomic changes in parts of the developing world. Because...
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We hear over and over again that Edwards, Obama, and Clinton loathe the GOP's corruption and lobbying excesses, and desire clean campaign finance instead. We hear their promises of ethical government where the...
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