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To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (264807)	5/26/2008 7:59:11 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 281500

White House, New York Times Trade Blows on GI Bill Monday, May 26, 2008 The weather’s not the only thing heating up this Memorial Day. Bashed in today's New York Times editorial “Mr. Bush and the GI Bill”, the White House has returned fire saying the piece "could not be farther from the truth." In “Mr. Bush and the GI Bill,” the paper attacked the President for failing the military with a “botched, unwinnable war” and failing them again by opposing a new G.I. Bill of Rights because he and John McCain “would prefer that college benefits for service members remain just mediocre enough that people in uniform are more likely to stay put.” The White House then responded saying the editorial board was once again “expressing its vitriolic opinions - no matter how misleading they may be." According to the White House statement, President Bush “specifically called upon Congress to answer service members' request that they be able to transfer their GI Bill benefits to their spouses and children.” Secretary Gates has also laid out guidelines requesting transferability as well as “greater rewards for continued military service in the all volunteer force,” the White House said. For these reasons, the White House maintained, “the Department of Defense has specific concerns about legislation sponsored by Senator Webb because it lacks transferability and could negatively impact military retention.” Adding, there are many other proposals before the House and Senate and the President “specifically supports” one “proposed by Senators Graham, Burr, and McCain because it allows for the transferability of education benefits and calibrates an increase in education benefits to time in the service.”

To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (264807)	5/26/2008 9:00:58 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 281500

Another"Illegal" Killing Americans In The US: Palm Beach post office clerk Theresa Tacoma killed in hit-run accident in Greenacres Bystanders chased down SUV driver who hit her motorcycle and another car Tuesday. Listen to this article or download audio file.Click-2-Listen By SHANNON DONNELLY Daily News Society Editor Thursday, May 22, 2008 Greenacres police say Adonai Gonzalez, 22, was speeding on Haverhill Road and set off a chain-reaction accident. He is being held without bond in the Palm Beach County Jail. The Palm Beach community remembered Theresa Tacoma as a dedicated employee, a loving friend and a die-hard Yankees fan, and expressed sadness and anger at her sudden death. Known affectionately as "Mother Theresa," the 55-year-old clerk at the Midtown post office died Tuesday when the motorcycle she was riding was hit by a speeding SUV. The hit-and-run accident took place on Haverhill Road and Tenth Avenue North, not far from the home she shared with her mother. "There's a hollow place in my heart," said John Surovek, a longtime friend. "She was so kind, so loving, so giving. When I was in line at the post office, Pat would open another window and say 'I can help you over here,' but I'd always tell her, 'That's OK, I'll wait.' And she would laugh and say, 'I know, you gotta see your favorite girl.' "This is so tough," he continued. "She was one of a kind." Assistant Postmaster Mike DeStefano worked with Ms. Tacoma. "Theresa was the most awesome worker I've ever seen," he said. "She was so friendly to everybody and would gladly help anybody with anything." Carrie Bradburn is the director at photographer Lucien Capehart's office and studio, which is in the bank building next door to the post office. "She was a really nice woman," Bradburn said. "Very kind. It's awful when something like this happens to anybody, but when it's somebody you see every day, it's just that much worse." Tom Jones recently retired from the main post office, where he worked next to Ms. Tacoma for eight years before she transferred. He said he saw her recently at a Publix in Greenacres and didn't miss the chance to razz her about her beloved-but-slumping Yankees. "I yelled out something about the Yankees, and she laughed and yelled something back," Jones said. "She was the most loving and lovable person. The world will be a much sadder place. It makes me so angry to think about how she died." Greenacres police say Adonai Gonzalez, 22, was speeding on Haverhill Road and set off a chain-reaction accident. After hitting one car near the Cresthaven Boulevard intersection, police said, Gonzalez continued on and smashed into Ms. Tacoma's Harley-Davidson, which was pinned under his SUV and dragged for more than a hundred yards. He then hit another car and pushed it into an SUV driven by 27-year-old Mohammed Hossain. A bystander chased Gonzalez, who abandoned his vehicle and ran. Police caught him a block away. Hossain was taken by Trauma Hawk helicopter to Delray Medical Center. Gonzalez, a landscaper, told police he had consumed three shots of tequila and two beers in the hour before the accident. Gonzalez was charged Wednesday with leaving the scene of an accident involving death, leaving the scene of an accident involving injury, resisting arrest without violence and driving without a license. He was taken to the Palm Beach County Jail and held without bond.