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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (319234)	1/7/2007 5:19:55 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1574464

Buy more Chinese's stuff and they might open a few more dirty coal power stations. Remember the socialists have exempted them from Kyoto

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (319234)	1/8/2007 10:19:32 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574464

Some immigrants are re-arrested 6 times By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 23 minutes ago Illegal immigrants who were caught but released in the United States may have been re-arrested as many as six times, Justice Department data released Monday indicate. The findings by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine are based on a sampling of 100 illegal immigrants arrested by local and state authorities in 2004, the latest complete data available. They show that 73 of the 100 immigrants were arrested, collectively, 429 times — ranging from traffic tickets to weapons and drug charges. Fine's office said its audit could not conclude precisely how many of the 262,105 illegal immigrants charged with criminal histories that year had been re-arrested. "But if this data is indicative of the full population of 262,105 criminal histories, the rate at which released criminal aliens are re-arrested is extremely high," the audit noted. The audit is required by Congress last year, and parts of it were redacted because of security reasons. It looked at how local and state authorities that receive Justice Department funding to help catch and detain illegal immigrants are working with the Homeland Security Department. It also examined the arrest rates of immigrants who were released — usually because of insufficient jail space — before they could be turned over to Homeland Security's bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In all, 752 cities, counties and states participating in the program received $287 million in 2005, the audit noted. Five states — California, New York, Texas, Florida and Arizona — received the bulk of the money, together pulling in more than $184 million. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff four months ago declared an end to the "catch and release" practice that for years helped many illegal immigrants stay in the United States unhindered. At the time, the department was holding 99 percent of non-Mexican illegal immigrants in its custody until they could be returned to their home nations. The policy generally does not apply to Mexicans, who are almost immediately returned to Mexico after being stopped by Border Patrol agents. The audit also looked at whether local and state authorities fully cooperated with Homeland Security efforts to remove illegal immigrants, and tried to determine how many had been released because of jail space or funding shortages. In both cases, Fine's office said it was unable to draw definitive conclusions. It also found that at least one area — San Francisco — was receiving funding even though local policy specifically limits the information it gives to Homeland Security about immigration enforcement. San Francisco, which won $1.1 million, defines itself as a "city and county of refuge" and does not allow federal agents to view immigration jail records without permission from local police. Assistant Attorney General Regina B. Schofield, who oversees the Office of Justice Programs, declined comment on the audit, noting it does not contain any recommendations. ___ The Justice Department audit can be found at: usdoj.gov

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (319234)	1/8/2007 8:23:58 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574464

Barack Obama _____________________________________________________________ By ANTHONY WESTALL* The Globe and Mail Posted AT 8:16 AM EST ON 03/01/07 Watching the crowds swarm around U.S. Senator Barack Obama, applaud his every word and compete to shake his hand when he visited New Hampshire recently, an experienced American journalist reported: "I've never seen anything like it." I have, and in somewhat similar circumstances. It was in 1968 at the birth of what we came to call Trudeaumania. With only three years in national politics, Pierre Trudeau became a candidate for the Liberal Party leadership, caught the imagination of Canadians, and became prime minister, leaving in the dust senior cabinet ministers with, by any normal reckoning, far better qualifications. With only two years experience in Washington, the Illinois senator has suddenly become a top candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, challenging such senior Democrats as Senator Hillary Clinton of New York. American pundits are staggered, but Canadian experience may give us an insight denied to them. After years of bitterly partisan politics and scandal, Canadians in 1968 were looking for a new style of politician. U.S. voters now seem to be in a similar mood. In November's midterm elections, they voted no-confidence in President George W. Bush and his Republican Party. But there also appeared to be no great enthusiasm for conventional Democrats. Mr. Trudeau seemed to be a new man with new ideas, untarnished by the past, and so does Mr. Obama. There are differences, of course. To mention only one, Mr. Trudeau was a roving bachelor — which may have appealed to women — while Mr. Obama is a family man. But there are also similarities. Both men are originals, and slightly exotic. Mr. Trudeau was born of French-Canadian and Quebec Scots parents, and had backpacked around the world, acquiring a cosmopolitan air that some conservatives found suspicious. Mr. Obama's mother was a white American and his father Kenyan, and he was raised mostly by grandparents in Hawaii. Both he and Mr. Trudeau studied at Harvard, among other schools. Mr. Trudeau seemed to rise above party, and offered only a Just Society — a slogan into which supporters could read whatever they wished. "Come work with me," he invited, and, in 1968, he refused to engage his Conservative and NDP opponents. Mr. Obama has a strong liberal voting record in the Senate, but, outside Washington, he does not talk party politics, seeming to offer a bipartisan approach to his country's problems. The title of his new book, The Audacity of Hope, is almost Trudeauesque in its bland promise, but it is at the top of The New York Times's non-fiction bestseller list. Skeptics in the U.S. are already pointing out that Mr. Obama has not been tested by even one negative advertising attack, and it's possible that he will wither when the campaign for the nomination heats up. But people don't like to see their hero, their hope for a better type of politician, abused, and attacks against Mr. Obama could even strengthen his campaign. Mr. Trudeau easily survived rumours that he was gay — after all, he did wear sandals in the House of Commons — and whispers that he was really a Communist. It's early, early days in the campaigns leading to the presidential election in 2008, and the likelihood of a virtual novice surviving the brutal process to win must seem very slim to the professionals. But those of us who were in Ottawa in 1968 know what unlikely things can happen when voters decide it's time for a change. *Anthony Westell was The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief from 1964 to 1969. theglobeandmail.com