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To: longnshort who wrote (325104)	2/8/2007 11:17:59 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577903

Now, the same information without the spin. WASHINGTON - Republicans on Wednesday assailed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request for access to an Air Force transport plane as an extravagance, though former Speaker Dennis Hastert flew in a military jet as well. Republicans are taking issue with the size of the plane. Pelosi and the Defense Department are discussing letting her fly in a C-32 plane, a military version of the Boeing 757-200. Neither the Speakers's office nor administration sources has ever specifically said that Pelosi has requested the modified 757. NBC News reports the Department of Defense sent Pelosi a letter Wednesday night saying it will offer her the same plane offered to Dennis Hastert when he was Speaker of the House. That plane is said to only be capable of reaching San Francisco nonstop under optimal wind conditions. Speaker Pelosi's office reacted to the offer Thursday morning, saying, "We appreciate the Defense Department's continuing concern for the Speaker's security. We are reviewing their letter" After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Pentagon agreed to provide the House speaker, who is second in the line of presidential succession, with a military plane for added security during trips back home. Hastert, an Illinois Republican, flew in a small commuter-sized jet. Pelosi and her aides say that because her congressional district is in California, her security would require a larger plane that can fly coast to coast without refueling. "It's not a question of size, it's a question of distance," Pelosi said Wednesday. "We want an aircraft that can reach California." Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida, the No. 3 Republican leader, said he supported the tradition of House speakers having access to secure airplanes with secure communications in the post-9/11 era, because of their spot in the presidential line of succession. Spokesman guarantees aircraft access But he called Pelosi's desire for a large transport "an extravagance of power that the taxpayers won't swallow." Some Republicans have argued that Pelosi could use the larger plane to offer trips to top political donors as a reward for their contributions. "It's important we see what the specific request was," Putnam said. Asked about the flap, White House spokesman Tony Snow on Wednesday noted that after the 2001 suicide hijackings the Pentagon, with White House consent, agreed to provide military transport to the speaker of the House. "What is going on is that the Department of Defense is going through its rules and regulations and having conversations with the speaker about it," he said. "So Speaker Hastert had access to military aircraft, and Speaker Pelosi will, too."

To: longnshort who wrote (325104)	2/8/2007 6:27:08 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577903

Any lefties here touching the Kennedy-Carter-Democrat-KGB stories trying to throw President Reagan out?

To: longnshort who wrote (325104)	2/9/2007 3:12:45 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577903

We don't do it much, but when we do, we do it well..... UAE residents 'are satisfied' by Nina Muslim, Staff Reporter gulfnews.com Dubai: Men and women in the UAE are the most sexually satisfied in the Middle East despite having the lowest number of intimate contacts in a month, according to a recent global sex survey. The Global Better Sex Survey, conducted last year on 12,500 men and women from 27 countries, found that sex satisfaction among UAE residents was the highest in the region at 62 per cent with women and 40 per cent with men, close to the global average. UAE men and women reported the lowest frequency of intercourse, less than once a week, at 3.6 times a month. The findings of the study, which was commissioned by Pfizer, were released in Nov-ember last year. The study shows that frequency and sexual satisfaction were not related as many thought, Dr Rosie King, a sexual health physician involved in the survey, told Gulf News. by Nina Muslim, Staff Reporter Where do they get these names?