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To: SilentZ who wrote (409506)	8/23/2008 12:37:52 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 1576449

Colo. city official cancels Al-Jazeera barbecue during DNC. GOLDEN, Colo. - The city manager of Golden, Colo., has decided to withdraw his invitation to let the Al-Jazeera news network broadcast from a barbecue in his backyard on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. City manager Mike Bestor has apologized for any divisiveness he caused in the city of about 18,000, about 15 miles west of Denver. Bestor made his decision after a City Council meeting Thursday at which residents complained the event with the English-language service of the Middle East news network would be disrespectful to veterans and active U.S. soldiers. Al-Jazeera is based in Qatar and is funded by the royal family of the Persian Gulf nation. The network says its English service reaches at least 100 million households worldwide.

To: SilentZ who wrote (409506)	8/23/2008 12:44:48 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576449

It was a shady deal. Even Obama has said he regreted it. Of course you wouldn't be let off by just saying you regretted something...

To: SilentZ who wrote (409506)	8/23/2008 3:51:30 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1576449

She must have been psychic. Obama had just been elected to the US Senate and hadn't said a word about running for President. The challenge still stands: No liberal can explain why Rezko's wife bought a 60' wide strip of Obama's yard for $625K. I think I can explain it though. I think Obama didn't know he would be under national scrutiny or that Rezko would be in prison in a few years. So he went along with a scheme to lower the price he paid for his house by letting a part of the property be bought by a corrupt crony who would quietly deed it over to Obama in a few years for a dollar or so. If anyone knows of an explanation that makes more sense, I challenge them to post it.