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To: LindyBill who wrote (5543)	8/20/2003 7:02:21 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 793597

Last time I was on the State Capital steps in Montgomery it was to attend a Confederate Flag rally. They certainly have interesting cultural events down there....

To: LindyBill who wrote (5543)	8/20/2003 7:38:34 PM
From: KonKilo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

His (Justice Moore's) obstinacy smacks of segregation-era defiance, of state rights versus "the feds," of George Wallace's notorious, and failed, stand in the school house door. Down here in the South, it smacks of an even more obstinate stand by states rightists against an overweening federal government about 142 years ago. But then, you know how I feel about that, Lindy.

To: LindyBill who wrote (5543)	8/20/2003 9:39:30 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

Strong economic and employment growth in Florida courtesy of Jeb's pro-business policies. Arnold could use some of his ideas... Florida jobless rate falls to 5.3% - 16 Aug 2003 sun-sentinel.com Florida's unemployment rate improved to 5.3 percent in July from a revised 5.4 percent in June, as the Sunshine State added more than 85,000 jobs in the most recent 12-month period, marking 16 consecutive months of growth. And that momentum carried into South Florida, where Palm Beach County posted among the state's strongest job growth. In July, Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was better than the nation's 6.2 percent rate in the same month, a trend that has occurred during 17 consecutive months. ...cont'd...