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  1. Chadman

    Federal contracts up 86% under Bush; Halliburton rises 600%

    Yeah...and Cheney has nothing to do with Halliburton making bank, and vice-versa...and Bush and this administration are not the most blatant abusers of influence we've ever seen in the White House. The sad thing is, they don't even hide it, and some of you continue to defend their way of doing...
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    YES!!! Study: Coffee counters booze in liver

    Evidently, I am in much better shape than I thought...my 3-4 cups of morning coffee may be SAVING my life...:thumb: Study: Coffee counters booze in liver Kaiser finds multiple cups of joe a day appear to stave off cirrhosis By Rebecca Vesely, STAFF WRITER Drinking coffee might help prevent...
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    Obscure Trade Settlement Could Create $480 Million Slush Fund for White House

    Obscure Trade Settlement Could Create $480 Million Slush Fund for White House The resolution of an obscure trade dispute involving imports of Canadian lumber to the United States could result in a $480 million slush fund for the White House, according to a lawyer familiar with the case. For...
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    A Visual of how George is faring these days...

    Pretty dang funny, no matter if you love or hate the man... http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/georgie.htm (If he gets stuck, just drag and fling him...)
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    Flunking the Art of War

    Admittedly, this drips of narrow, liberal Bush-bashing, but it is interesting to compare the thoughts... ---------------------------------- Flunking the Art of War Master Sun-Tzu, President Hu and Bush By JOHN WALSH At the very least China's President Hu displayed a sense of humor in...
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    No New Refineries - Who is really to blame?

    No New Refineries Frank O'Donnell June 06, 2006 Frank O'Donnell is president of* Clean Air Watch , a 501(c)3 nonpartisan, nonprofit organization aimed at educating the public about clean air and the need for an effective Clean Air Act. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow at the National Center...
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    Estate Tax Pyramid Scheme

    Estate Tax Pyramid Scheme Robert B. Reich June 06, 2006 Robert Reich is professor of public policy at the Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was secretary of labor in the Clinton administration. Before your good senator pulls the...
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    Homeland Security slashes anti-terror funds for NY by 40%

    Gee, maybe Brownie WAS doing a heckuva job, compared to whoever came up with this ASSessment. Why would we feel the need to protect New York City from a terror attack? :banghead: No Icons, No Monuments Worth Protecting June 01, 2006 12:18 PM Richard Esposito Reports: New York has no...
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    Iraq veteran sues Moore over 9/11 film

    Although I don't agree that anything like this approaches being worth $85 million, if Moore didn't get the veterans approval to use the clip, he should pay out the arse. I would think there would be little more embarrassing for a soldier who feels strongly for what he's doing and against the...
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    Woman rips off husband's testicles with bare hands...

    Not the way I would want to wake up... :scared Injured Husband Talks to Action News Exclusive Television Interview TIOGA-NICETOWN - May 17, 2006 - A Philadelphia man is recovering from an attack, allegedly at the hands of his wife. The assault on his private parts has become public knowledge...
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    Tax cuts lose more money than they generate

    Tax cuts lose more money than they generate, studies conclude By Kevin G. Hall Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON - When President Bush signed legislation Wednesday to extend lower tax rates for capital gains and dividend income through 2010, he suggested that his tax cuts are behind a surge...
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    Public Financing of Elections - what do you think?

    Have been seeing and hearing more and more about this movement, and I think the idea has some merit. Really haven't looked into the pros and cons of the idea too much, just spent a little time on some of the Web sites that are pushing for it. An interesting group spearheading the idea includes a...
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    Are the "illegals" really draining our system?

    I have no idea if the facts and figgers here are accurate, nor am I advocating any specific plan. I just found this article interesting and a little eye-opening. Maybe worth reading for you guys... ------------------------ No Free Ride Shikha Dalmia May 09, 2006 Shikha Dalmia is a senior...
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    Murdoch to host fundraiser for Hillary Clinton

    Apparently, it is all about the Benjamins, after all... ---------------------- Murdoch to host fundraiser for Hillary Clinton By Caroline Daniel in Washington Rupert Murdoch, the conservative media mogul whose New York Post tabloid savaged Hillary Clinton?s initial aspirations to become a US...
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    Bush in ?ceaseless push for power?

    Bush in ?ceaseless push for power? By Caroline Daniel in Washington Published: May 1 2006 19:30 in the Financial Times President George W. Bush had shown disdain and indifference for the US constitution by adopting an ?astonishingly broad? view of presidential powers, a leading libertarian...
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    A Day Without Immigrants (Baseball Edition)

    I thought this was an interesting (and appropriate, for the Mad Jacks Forum) take on the Immigration Issue. Just posting it because I found it an interesting read, not making any personal immigration statements. I do wonder how many of these professional athletes are American Citizens and how...
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    Break Up the Big Oil Cartel

    Republican Rhetoric; Democratic Cluelessness Break Up the Big Oil Cartel By RALPH NADER What a week it has been for the giant oil companies! Billions in record quarterly profits rushing into their coffers. An even bigger round of quarterly profits coming up. Gargantuan executive pay...
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    The World is Uniting Against the Bush Imperium

    The World is Uniting Against the Bush Imperium By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Is the United States a superpower? I think not. Consider these facts: The financial position of the US has declined dramatically. The US is heavily indebted, both government and consumers. The US trade deficit both in...
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    Please don't offend the south American region for the next week or so...

    For selfish reasons, can we table to illegal alien subject for the next 8 or 9 days? Heading off to Costa Rica and don't want any backlash towards Americans while we are there... :) You guys keep the political discourse going, and I'll return to to fold in a week or so. Have a great one.
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    An Inventory: Better Off Under Saddam

    Here's a different kind of take on the Iraq situation. An Inventory: Better Off Under Saddam By GARY LEUPP Saddam Hussein is bad man. As a 22 year old he worked with the CIA on a botched effort to assassinate Iraqi President Abd al-Karim Qasim. The CIA and Egyptian intelligence got him out...
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