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    congress cancels vote on internet gambling

    House Cancels Vote on Internet Gambling Tue June 3, 2003 01:16 PM ET By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers abruptly canceled a vote to block Internet gambling on Tuesday after it became clear the bill did not have enough support to pass the House of Representatives. House...
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    vegas drought may wither growth

    i'm posting this story because of the posters in this forum interest in vegas. i think it is important that homes have xeriscape landscaping in the front & back yards, instead of grass & for the builders to stop building golf courses, there are more than enough already. By John Ritter...
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    chretian says he's better than bush

    Here is a quote from this article:"This week, Mr. Chr?tien telephoned Mr. Bush to talk about the G8 summit and to try to heal the rift that widened when Canada refused to join the U.S.-led war against Iraq." whether he thinks he is a better leader than bush, he shouldn't voice his opinion in...
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    quote of the century

    i got this as an e-mail, & practically fell on the floor with laughter.this is probably the funniest thing i have seen in some time. "I voted Republican this year. The Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth." -- Monica Lewinski
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    unbelievable!---saddam foe hid in wall for 21 years!

    i guess fear has no limit. since i'm claustropobic, i'm getting uncomfortable just thinking what this guy went through. Jawad Amir is the Anne Frank of Iraq. At age 28, he squeezed into a hiding place between the walls of his parents' home in the village of Jobah after Saddam Hussein...
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    muslim woman fights to keep on veil for license photo

    taking a photo while having the face covered defeats the purpose. i can't see this woman winning her case, especially after 9/11. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida's refusal to issue a driver's license to a Muslim woman unless she is photographed without her veil violates her religious rights, an ACLU...
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    who do you think is the greatest president ? poll reveals some interesting answers

    some interesting results. unfortunately, some of the people are not aware of their own history. POLL ANALYSES May 16, 2003 Honest Abe, JFK Among Greatest U.S. Presidents Partisanship, age, education shape attitudes on who is the greatest U.S. president by Joseph Carroll GALLUP...
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    saddam's son is thinking of surrendering to the us

    if it wasn't for the info he might know on wmd, i would like to see this thug turned over to the iraqi people. NEW YORK -- Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s eldest son, Uday, is considering surrendering to U.S. forces, but so far has been reluctant to do so because of a tough negotiating...
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    we may have a scandal !! the result of american idol being questioned

    haven't watched this show, but this may be an interesting story now with the results being questioned. CALLS FOR AUDIT HIT 'IDOL': CONTEST QUESTIONED AFTER DIFFERENT VOTE TALLY; FOX TO LAUNCH REVIEW On air last night AMERICAN IDOL host Ryan Seacrest claimed only 1,335 out of 24 million...
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    music from metallica & sesame street are being used to break iraqi prisoners

    i guess they will try anything to torture these prisoners. 'Culturally offensive' music is being used to break prisoners Heavy metal music and popular American children's songs are being used by US interrogators to break the will of their captives in Iraq. Uncooperative prisoners are...
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    now for the ridiculous news---wife gets an insurance policy against becoming ugly!!

    i wonder what other insurance policies are out there!! Last Updated: Wednesday, 21 May, 2003, 08:20 GMT 09:20 UK Beauty in the eye of the builder Nicole Jones is paying ?200 a year for the policy A woman who is worried her husband might leave her if she loses her...
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    odds on annika

    not much of a golf fan, but would be interested on what others think. What are the odds? Las Vegas oddsmakers have fun with Sorenstam's stunt Posted: Wednesday May 21, 2003 3:55 PM LAS VEGAS (AP) -- In the sports books along the Las Vegas Strip they list Annika Sorenstam's chances...
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    does watching the matrix cause people to commit murder ?

    haven't seen this movie, but feel that using any movie as an excuse to commit murder is a little far fetched. 'The Matrix' and murder Psychos reeled in by film By ROBERT INGRASSIA DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Although millions of moviegoers find the "Matrix" movies harmless escapism...
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    big east has big plans incase of defections

    this plan doesn't seem bad at all. at least it will keep the big east as an important conference. Dick Weiss is a Daily News sports columnist. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - It appears to be no longer a question of if, but when the ACC announces it has added Miami, Boston College and Syracuse...
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    mad cow disease in canada,sends economic shock waves across n. america

    Canada Sends Shock Wave with Mad Cow Case Tuesday, May 20, 2003; 2:48 PM Reuters By Jeffrey Jones CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada reported its first case of mad cow disease in a decade on Tuesday, a potentially devastating revelation for the country's huge beef industry just weeks...
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    former fbi head says former pres. bush helped, not clinton in khobar towers incident

    this is an interesting read. Holding Iran Accountable By Louis J. Freeh Wall Street Journal | May 20, 2003 Responding to last week's terrorist attacks in Riyadh, President Bush declared that "the United States will find the killers, and they will learn the meaning of American justice."...
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    who controls the media?

    we have had debates in this forum about whether the conservatives or the liberals control the media, so i thought that people might find this interesting. Friday, May 16, 2003 1:58 p.m. EDT Estrich's Anti-Clinton Column Spiked A column urging Bill and Hillary Clinton to leave the national...
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    bush ranch may have been 9/11 target akso

    i always wondered why the ranch wasn't targeted, so this news doesn't surprise me. By JAMES GORDON MEEK DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - Counterterror officials suspect that an Arab student linked to one of the Sept. 11 hijackers may have cased the presidential ranch in Crawford...
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    france says it is target of untruths

    I heard that france is starting to feel america's anger in their wallet. french businessmen angrily went to the french gov't. to express their anger about profits falling in their business'.otherwise france wouldn't take such drastic measures. By Karen DeYoung Washington Post Staff Writer...
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    us asked saudis to increase security days before bombing

    i was hoping that saudi would change their ways in fighting terrorism. but i have heard that they are still giving the fbi a hard time, similar to how they acted after kyobar(sp?)towers was bombed.so it seems that nothing has changed. By Glenn Kessler Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday...
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