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To: tejek who wrote (507769)	8/25/2009 2:44:20 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577188

Ted, so you hate Arkansas, Texas, and California. I bet you also hit the accelerator as you pass by Fort Lewis on I-5 going toward Olympia. Tenchusatsu

To: tejek who wrote (507769)	8/25/2009 8:57:53 AM
From: jlallen	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577188

Cheney Statement on CIA Documents/Investigation Posted by Stephen F. Hayes August 24, 2009 10:06 PM Former Vice President Dick Cheney gave The Weekly Standard a statement Monday night about the CIA documents and the coming Justice Department investigation. <<< The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks. These detainees also, according to the documents, played a role in nearly every capture of al Qaeda members and associates since 2002. The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions. President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security. >>> weeklystandard.com

To: tejek who wrote (507769)	8/25/2009 9:27:32 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577188

A big deal.... need to get assets performing.... Index shows home prices increase from 1Q to 2Q By J.W. ELPHINSTONE, AP Real Estate Writer J.w. Elphinstone, Ap Real Estate Writer 1 min ago NEW YORK – Home prices posted their first quarterly increase in three years, signaling the housing market has turned a corner. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller's U.S. National Home Price Index released Tuesday rose nearly 3 percent from the first quarter to 133, though that reading is still down almost 15 percent from the second quarter last year. Home prices are at levels not seen since early 2003. Prices have fallen 30 percent from the peak in the second quarter of 2006. The monthly index of 20 major cities increased 1.4 percent from May to June to 142, the second straight month the index registered a gain. All but two cities, Las Vegas and Detroit, saw home prices rise, and Dallas and Denver clocked their fourth-straight monthly increase. Prices, however, have a long way to go to recover completely. Every metro showed annual declines, with fifteen reporting double-digit drops. The Case-Shiller index is a composite of home price indexes for the nine U.S. census divisions. The 20-city index measures home price increases and decreases relative to prices in January 2000. The base reading is 100; so a reading of 150 would mean that home prices increased 50 percent since the beginning of the index.