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To: Ilaine who wrote (51732)	10/13/2002 12:38:27 PM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It would be incredibly inappropriate for the President to talk to the American people about it personally Why inappropriate ? cheers, kumar

To: Ilaine who wrote (51732)	10/13/2002 5:54:49 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Friedman is losing it, IMO. Actually, and I know this won't surprise you, I thought the column was quite good. At least I liked the viewpoint expressed. I thought it took him a bit too long to get there. But then I'm not a columnist. Saw a C-Span thingie late last night that featured the editorial page editors of the NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, and a California paper. One of the questions was how hard was it to give up the daily column. And, funny, Gail Collins and Paul Gigot both agreed it was a blessing. The release of not having the two or three times a week when they had to come up with something bright and original to say was liberating. Or so they said. I don't find either of them very impressive. I would say some good things about Howell Raines here but that would lead my critics to take us into a several days rant about the good ol' boy.

To: Ilaine who wrote (51732)	10/13/2002 9:13:53 PM
From: BCherry168	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

CB, I'm way behind today, but did you know that a .223 is the same calibre as a M-16? The M-16 fires a .556 mm bullet, which is essentially the same as a center fire .223. I understand the police have asked the Pentagon for the names of recently discharged service people with sniper training. Whoever this is apparently has good training. Hope they catch whoever it is soon.