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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 (77088)	1/4/2010 7:57:36 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224728

Could we all examine that data set????

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (77088)	1/4/2010 9:12:01 PM
From: tonto	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224728

People are dying in the US because of the bitter cold.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (77088)	1/4/2010 10:03:49 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224728

Authorities believe the gunman may have been motivated by anger over cuts to his social security benefits and may have sued the federal government over cuts to his benefits, the source said. Records indicate that a person by the name of Johnny Lee Wicks filed suit in April, 2008, in United States District Court in Nevada, alleging that racial discrimination motivated social security agents to reduce his benefits after he moved from California to Las Vegas. In the suit, the plaintiff said he had had a stroke and that his leg was so swollen he couldn't go outside. "The action by the district office has cause me great hardship," the plaintiff said in a handwritten complaint. The Social Security Administration said in court documents that the benefits were reduced under standard procedures because the plaintiff lost a California supplement when he moved to Nevada. The suit was dismissed in September, 2009. Authorities could not confirm whether the plaintiff in the suit was indeed the same Mr. Wicks suspected by law enforcement of being involved in the shooting. The shootout started around 8 a.m. local time in the foyer of the Lloyd D. George federal courthouse, where visitors go through a metal detector, as the gunman pulled a gun out from under his jacket. Afterward, officers evacuated the federal building and began investigating nearby buildings to ensure there were no accomplices at large. Authorities didn't find anything indicating that others were involved, Mr. Denby said. A video reportedly shot by a witness that surfaced shortly after the shooting indicates that at least 40 shots may have been fired between the gunman and the officers. The Federal Bureau of Investigations is investigating the shooting in collaboration with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service. The marshals protect the federal building, which includes federal agency offices in addition to the courthouse. The offices of Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign are also housed in the building. It is a little more than a mile north of the Las Vegas Strip. U.S. Marshals identified the fallen security guard as retired Las Vegas police officer Stanley W. Cooper, 72. An employee of Akal Security, Mr. Cooper has worked as a contracted security officer in Las Vegas for the U.S. Marshals for 16 years. Mr. Cooper and the deputy marshal, who remains unidentified, were transported to University Medical Center following the shooting. The deputy marshal, 48, is in serious condition. His injuries aren't expected to be life threatening, said hospital spokesman Rick Plummer. "Words cannot express our concern and sorrow for all those impacted by this tragedy," said Jeff Carter, chief of public affairs for the Marshals Service. "The brave and immediate actions of these two individuals saved lives by stopping the threat of a reckless and callous gunman."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (77088)	1/5/2010 8:20:13 AM
From: JakeStraw	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224728

Your selective, non-objective posts continue to make you look like a fool Kenneth! January chill grips the Eastern U.S. weather.com The unusually cold temperatures stretch all the way down to Florida...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (77088)	1/5/2010 10:55:33 AM
From: JakeStraw	3 Recommendations Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 224728

Kenneth, Britain is currently having one of the worst cold spells in 30 years...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (77088)	1/5/2010 11:03:36 AM
From: JakeStraw	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224728

U.S. December weather coldest since 2000 reuters.com Denver records seventh coldest December in history examiner.com Edmonton breaks weather record for coldest December 13 network.nationalpost.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (77088)	1/5/2010 11:11:50 AM
From: Sedohr Nod	6 Recommendations Respond to of 224728

You climate change voodoos really crack me up....saying climate change is pretty redundant, like saying cold ice or hot lava.....some things are a given and weather being different now and then seems to be one of the better known ones. Must of been one of those "real" intellectuals that cooked that term up for marketing to the foolish......I keep waiting for them to say "if you call in the next 20 minutes, we'll send you another climate change...just pay extra shipping and handling". Have you ever heard anyone ever say "climate constant"?