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To: Sully- who wrote (73862)	9/6/2009 4:08:00 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Democrats Signal Resistance to Increase of Troops in Afghanistan AP Saturday, September 05, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Increasing congressional discord over the next U.S. steps in Afghanistan, coupled with a spike in violence there, is deepening the political divide on the war and how many troops are needed to fight it. Key Senate Democrats signaled Friday that any push by the White House to send more troops to Afghanistan is likely to hit resistance. And their unease was fueled by another bombing, that left as many as 70 dead, including civilians who were killed when the U.S. blew up tanker trucks hijacked by the Taliban. .... foxnews.com

To: Sully- who wrote (73862)	9/6/2009 3:25:30 PM
From: mph	Respond to of 90947

caselaw.lp.findlaw.com That's a link to the opinion itself. I haven't had a chance to read it, so I won't comment now. Milan D. Smith, Jr. wrote the opinion. He was a Republican appointee, which is interesting. [Of course, Gov. Ahnold is also a Republican, FWIW.] georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov Carlos T. Bea was also appointed by Bush to the 9th Circuit. I figure he may have been selected due to his posture on immigration issues: aila.org en.wikipedia.org See here for discussion of other cases heard by Bea. [Bea wrote the partially concurring and dissenting opinion in Al-Kidd.] blawgsearch.justia.com Ronald Reagan appointed David R. Johnson: appellate-counsellor.com