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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (58635)	2/4/2009 1:25:47 PM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224756

Okay..commendable, but ya like my bike?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (58635)	2/4/2009 1:45:57 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224756

"$1.9 billion for high-level physics research; $1.5 billion for universities to improve their biomedical research programs; $600 million for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to purchase new satellites to improve weather forecasts; $600 million to buy new cars for federal government workers, adding to the existing inventory of 640,000 vehicles; and $335 million for education and prevention programs regarding sexually transmitted diseases. "Separate criticism has been directed at $75 million for smoking cessation plan. "Set aside whether you think these line items are worthwhile. . . . But just add those up and you get a total -- $5.01 billion -- out of $819 billion."