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To: Road Walker who wrote (404809)	8/7/2008 2:01:40 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571927

Tire pressure is hardly "low-hanging fruit." What, you think the 25% of vehicles on the road with underinflated tires is representing that much wasted oil? Low hanging fruit means things that are easy to get at... and it's easier to get at tire pressure than oil somewhere below the bottom of the gulf. Don't confuse poor ten; he thought he understood what low hanging fruit meant. Now he's not so sure and the dictionary is of little help.

To: Road Walker who wrote (404809)	8/7/2008 3:34:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1571927

AP Top News at 2:54 p.m. EDT 32 minutes ago BAGHDAD (AP) — Two Iraqi officials say the U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal under which all American combat troops would leave by October 2010 with remaining U.S. forces gone about three years later. A U.S. official in Washington acknowledges progress has been made on the timelines for a U.S. departure but offered no firm date. Another U.S. official strongly suggested the 2010 date may be too ambitious. ap.google.com