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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sandintoes who wrote (74519)	3/15/2006 11:47:26 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

>>Clinton will end up at the bottom of the heap...as the worse all time President, one slot above Carter.<< sit - Um, I think you meant "worst", not "worse", but you're still very wrong. Our current Prez has a lock on that position, and he still has almost three more years to continue to screw things up. And don't forget the President who had more staffers indicted than any other. Can you guess who it is? BTW, I notice I haven't heard much here about W's Domestic Policy Advisor, Claude Allen, who resigned in February after being charged with theft for allegedly making fraudulent returns to several department stores, receiving refunds for merchandise he hadn't paid for in the first place. - Allen

To: sandintoes who wrote (74519)	3/16/2006 12:07:25 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Clonton gave us the best most sustainable economy in 40 years. What are you talking about? The year he left, Bush was handed a 225 billion dollar surplus. Which he turned into 3+ trillion in deficits, and counting. Unemployment was the lowest ever under Clinton, even black teenagers fully employed. Poverty was down, the rich did fine but so did everyone else. The markets soared. The US was working fluidly with all our allies. There were no great tensions in the world. And Clinton was more vigilant against Al Qaida than Bush was. No president is perfect, but Clinton did a great job and left office with a 65% approval rating despite the biggest most dishonest smear campaign in history waged by the far right. When Bush came into office, cheating to get there I might add, he immediately turned into a hardline neocon military-industrial robot and cared about nothing else. Tax cuts for the rich, SDI (useless and hugely expensive) and relaxing pollution rules were his three priorities. He never even mentioned terrorism. And of course he was allowing massive energy gouging the whole time. Turns out Bush totally lied in the 2000 campaign, a bait and switch move finished off with his brother Jeb cheating in Florida to get him into power. And Cheney didn't divest all his Halliburton stoick. He kept a big chnk of it then started dreaming up wats for Halliburton stock to quadruple. Bush-Cheney don't give a damn about average Americans. Clionton really did. Clinton did a lot for the people and the world. Bush made everything worse and now we're stuck with no way out of the problems he's created, except getting a whole new government, an honest one this time.

To: sandintoes who wrote (74519)	3/16/2006 12:35:46 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Bushie Extremists Threatening the Lives Of Chief Justices articles.news.aol.com Talk about terrorists. Look no further than the extremist wack jobs making up the core of Bush's base.

To: sandintoes who wrote (74519)	3/16/2006 10:20:07 AM
From: paret	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Charges brought against Crooked Democratic "researcher"--- Democratic Party researcher Will Face Charges in Steele Case washingtonpost.com ^ \| march 16, 2006 \| John Wagner Federal prosecutors have decided to bring charges against a Democratic researcher accused of fraudulently obtaining a credit report on Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, now a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Lauren B. Weiner, who has since resigned from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Washington, will be charged with obtaining the report without authorization, according to a letter sent to Steele by the U.S. attorney's office in the District. A copy of the March 8 letter, which notified Steele that he is considered a victim in the case, was obtained by The Washington Post yesterday. The episode, which happened last July, came as both parties started digging into the backgrounds of opposing candidates for one of Maryland's marquee races this year, the contest to replace retiring Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D). Opposition research is typical in contested statewide races, but it is illegal under federal law to obtain a credit report under false pretenses. (Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...

To: sandintoes who wrote (74519)	3/16/2006 12:13:17 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Tribune February Revenue Falls 3 Percent biz.yahoo ^ \| March 16, 2006 \| AP Staff Tribune Revenue Falls 3 Percent in February on Advertising, Publishing Declines CHICAGO (AP) -- Newspaper publisher Tribune Co. said Thursday its revenue fell 3 percent in February from last year, as both advertising and publishing revenue declined. Tribune, whose papers include the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, said its revenue fell to $407.6 million in February, down from last year's $420.1 million. The decline included publishing revenue of $313.6 million, down 2.4 percent from $321.3 million in February 2005. It also included advertising revenue of $248.3 million, down 2.2 percent from $253.8 million last year. Tribune's advertising losses were led by an 11.5 percent decline in national advertising revenue, mainly because of lower automotive and movie advertising. Classified advertising revenue, however, rose 7.2 on gains in real estate and help wanted ads, which rose 35 percent and 5 percent, respectively. Circulation revenue fell 3.9 percent. In Tribune's broadcasting and entertainment business, revenue fell 4.8 percent to $94 million, compared with $98.8 million last year