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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (362423)	12/12/2007 1:37:35 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584466

>So because most felons in America are native-born, we should simply look the other way when felons from other countries cross the border? No, because Mexicans aren't worse people than Americans, we should simply look the other way when anyone crosses the border. >No European socialism has found a solution. Several of them are now going the direction of conservatism. They're looking for the happy medium. -Z

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (362423)	12/12/2007 2:13:24 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584466

This is why babies don't like Republicans... Babies gravitate toward good Samaritans, study says By Tom A. Peter Wed Dec 12, 3:00 AM ET Six- and 10-month-old babies are much more capable judges of character than previously thought. Not only can infants pick out a good Samaritan, they tend to identify with them, according to a Yale University study published in the journal Nature. The study released last month presented babies with a diorama-like display of an anthropomorphic circle struggling to make it up a hill. Just when it appeared that all hope was lost, a heroic triangle appeared, and pushed the circle to the top. The round climber bounces, clearly elated to have reached the summit. The same scenario is played out again, only this time a square appears at the top of the hill and pushes the circle to the bottom. The babies were then asked to pick a toy – the helper or the hinderer, as scientists called them. One hundred percent of 6-month-olds and 87.5 percent of 10-month-olds chose the helper. The results were consistent even when the triangle and the square swapped places as good guy and bad guy. In several other iterations of the experiment, the helper, regardless of shape or color, won out. "Babies are very competent socially," says Kiley Hamlin, lead author of the study. "They can figure this kind of stuff out without people explicitly teaching what's nice and not nice and who's nice and who's not nice." In another component of the study, researchers showed the circle choosing to sit with the helper or the hinderer. In this instance they found that 10-month-old babies were far more adept at noticing something seemed strange when the circle decided to sit with the hinderer. (They figured this out by how long the baby watched the helper or hinderer pair up with the circle, working under the assumption that babies, like adults, study something that appears out of the ordinary.) While other research has shown that babies make assessments about people based on their physical appearance – they gravitate toward attractive people – these new findings show more complex levels of judgment. "In any species that needs to cooperate as much as humans do … we always need to know who might be a good cooperator and who might not," says Ms. Hamlin.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (362423)	12/12/2007 2:20:47 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1584466

Another reason babies hate Republicans... Bush to veto kids health insurance bill 24 minutes ago President Bush on Wednesday was ready to veto legislation that passed with bipartisan support to dramatically expand government-provided health insurance for children. It would be Bush's seventh veto in seven years — all but one since Democrats took control of Congress in January. Wednesday was the deadline for Bush to act or let the bill become law. The president also vetoed an earlier version of the health insurance program. "This Congress failed to send the president legislation that puts children first," White House press secretary Dana Perino said. "Instead they sent, for a second time, one that would allow adults onto the program, expand to higher incomes and raise taxes." The bill passed the Democratic-controlled Senate by a veto-proof margin, but the same was not true in the House. As a result, even after the bill was approved, negotiations continued on a compromise version. A major point of contention with the White House was Bush's demand that nearly all poor children eligible for the program be found and enrolled before any in slightly higher-income families could be covered. Bush also has opposed using an increased tobacco tax to fund the program expansion. The bill includes a 61-cent rise on a package of cigarettes. The replacement measure was designed to meet Republican objections to the first bill. But it was little changed. It would increase funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program by $35 billion over five years, to add an estimated 4 million people to the program that provides insurance coverage for children from families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. The joint federal-state program currently provides benefits to roughly 6 million people, mostly children. Bush's veto in early October of a similar bill was narrowly upheld by the House. But the votes are uncomfortable for GOP lawmakers. It is a popular program with the public, making some Republicans wary of sticking with Bush on such an issue with the 2008 elections looming. Of the 43 million people nationwide who lack health insurance, more than 6 million are under 18 years old. That's more than 9 percent of all children. Democratic leaders have tried to capitalize on this dynamic to win more Republicans to their side on the bill, but so far Bush has maintained a veto-proof majority, at least in the House. A two-thirds vote in both chambers is required to override a presidential veto.