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To: Alighieri who wrote (351075)	9/19/2007 10:19:59 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578762

Tell it to Boxer and her 4 BILLION dollar park in San Fran added to a veterans bill

To: Alighieri who wrote (351075)	9/19/2007 11:03:49 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578762

Stronach went to U.S. for cancer treatment: report Belinda Stronach speaks with media following question period in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. (CP / Tom Hanson) CTV.ca News Staff Updated: Fri. Sep. 14 2007 7:57 AM ET Liberal MP Belinda Stronach, who is battling breast cancer, travelled to California last June for an operation that was recommended as part of her treatment, says a report. Stronach's spokesman, Greg MacEachern, told the Toronto Star that the MP for Newmarket-Aurora had a "later-stage" operation in the U.S. after a Toronto doctor referred her. "Belinda had one of her later-stage operations in California, after referral from her personal physicians in Toronto. Prior to this, Belinda had surgery and treatment in Toronto, and continues to receive follow-up treatment there," said MacEachern. He said speed was not the reason why she went to California. Instead, MacEachern said the decision was made because the U.S. hospital was the best place to have it done due to the type of surgery required. Stronach was diagnosed last spring with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The cancer is one of the more treatable forms but Stronach still required a mastectomy -- which was done in Toronto -- and breast reconstruction. Stronach, who announced last April she would be leaving politics before the next election, paid for the surgery in the U.S., reports the Star. "As we said back in June when we confirmed the surgery, this is a personal and private matter between Belinda, her family and her physicians. I think you'll understand that because of respect for Belinda's privacy, we refrained from offering specific details around her medical treatment," said MacEachern. While it is rare for MPs to seek treatment outside Canada, MacEachern said Stronach was not lacking confidence in the system. "In fact, Belinda thinks very highly of the Canadian health-care system, and uses it when needed for herself and her children, as do all Canadians. As well, her family has clearly demonstrated that support," MacEachern told the Star. MacEachern did not offer any other details regarding what type of surgery Stronach had or what she paid for it. ctv.ca.

To: Alighieri who wrote (351075)	9/19/2007 2:18:40 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578762

Al, > Both of which Clinton did. The only thing he cut was defense spending. Clinton tried to push a lot of entitlement programs in the first two years of his administration. Only after the GOP won Congress in 1994, the first time in decades, did Clinton "discover" that fiscal conservatism actually wins votes. > In the absence of anything positive after 7 years of republican rule the current housing and lending crunch must be providing you guys with some new rare but dysfunctional epiphany. Wow, you really think that highly of yourself, don't you? There is no "epiphany" here. Just confirmation of "Zeev's Turnips." Artificially pumping the economy is bipartisan. Tenchusatsu