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To: tejek who wrote (276112)	2/22/2006 4:20:00 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578938

Things are getting very testy in Iraq... this could be the beginning of the end of the Bush experiment: Shrine Bombing Brings Deadly Reprisals By ZIAD KHALAF, Associated Press Writer Insurgents detonated bombs inside one of Iraq's holiest Shiite shrines Wednesday, destroying its golden dome and triggering more than 90 reprisal attacks on Sunni mosques. The president warned that extremists were pushing the country toward civil war, as many Shiites lashed out at the United States as partly to blame. As the gold dome of the 1,200-year-old Askariya shrine lay in ruins, leaders on both sides called for calm: But the string of back-and-forth attacks seemed to push the country closer to all-out civil war than at any point in the three years since the U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein. "We are facing a major conspiracy that is targeting Iraq's unity," said President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd. "We should all stand hand in hand to prevent the danger of a civil war." more - news.yahoo.com

To: tejek who wrote (276112)	2/22/2006 4:30:04 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578938

Ted, I don't understand what you mean.......are you suggesting the free market is not in play in CA? There are like a ton of regulatory hoops that CA businesses have to hop through. Some are necessary such as environmental regulations, but some are just crazy. Why, for example, should I care if a parking garage was constructed using chemicals that "may lead to birth defects"? I see those Prop. 57 warnings all over the place, and I wonder, "What's the point? Only those with irrational phobias will care, so why cater to them?" There's also the crazy workers comp laws that everyone agrees is too expensive and too taxing on businesses. No wonder a lot of small businesses decide to take the risk and employ illegal immigrants. Tenchusatsu