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To: pompsander who wrote (763498)	7/17/2007 4:43:52 PM
From: pompsander	Respond to of 769670

Veterans Affairs secretary to step down Tue Jul 17, 12:51 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson said on Tuesday he would step down, leaving an agency that with the military has been criticized for the care received by Iraq war veterans. Nicholson, whose resignation is effective no later than October 1, said he wanted to return to the private sector. "This coming February, I turn 70 years old, and I feel it is time for me to get back into business, while I still can," he said in a prepared statement. Nicholson was sworn in on February 1, 2005. He has also served in the Bush administration as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. The Veterans Affairs Department and Pentagon have faced increasing criticism this year for the quality and level of care received by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Reports have shown that the rise in post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury among returning troops has not been met with more resources to deal with mental health problems. Some critics also say the Veterans Affairs Department is still unprepared and lacks the budget to care for a coming wave of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who will draw on veterans care benefits when they leave the military.

To: pompsander who wrote (763498)	7/17/2007 4:44:46 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

David Vitters has a diaper fetish...maybe after his wife dumps him, he can hook up with that diaper wearing astronaut Diaperman David Vitter Likes His Diapers When Republican Senator David Vitter rented prostitutes back home in New Orleans, there was “more than sex” — he liked the hookers to make him wear diapers. And that makes this campaign ad dug up by Talking Points Memo all the more hilarious and disgusting. wonkette.com

To: pompsander who wrote (763498)	7/17/2007 4:50:20 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 769670

Bush's Legacy: A New World Disorder By Accuracy In Media: Cliff Kincaid (07/10/07) The fact has been ignored by the major media, but when the Senate immigration bill collapsed in June, congressional approval of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), the federal scheme to bring the U.S., Canada and Mexico together in a trilateral entity, went down with it. An after-the-fact endorsement of this scheme had been inserted into the Senate immigration bill by parties unknown. The White House was most likely behind this stealth attempt to get Congress to approve the SPP, which forms the basis for a North American Union (NAU). The bill could return at any time, and there is a companion measure, H.R. 1645, in the House, which also has provisions facilitating the NAU. But whatever happens with the immigration bills, the process of creating the NAU continues. The only question is whether Congress will take an active role in opposing or condoning it. The creation of the NAU, which could spell the end of American sovereignty, could end up being part of Bush's emerging and very disturbing "legacy." americandaily.com