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To: tejek who wrote (612878)	5/25/2011 11:40:06 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577903

Imagine that. John Edwards facing indictment for allegedly breaking campaign laws to hide affair. news.yahoo.com Federal prosecutors will soon indict former presidential candidate John Edwards on charges that he allegedly broke the law by using campaign cash to cover up an extramarital affair with a former campaign staffer A source tells ABC News, that Edwards is aware of the charges, which could come down within the next two weeks, and is considering his options, including a plea bargain that could potentially prevent the case from going to trial. The looming indictment comes a little over two years after investigators began looking into Edwards' 2008 fund-raising and payments his campaign made to Rielle Hunter, a former campaign videographer who later gave birth to his child. The government will reportedly contend Edwards allegedly used hundreds of thousands of dollars of illegal campaign contributions from a pair of wealthy contributors to hide his affair with Hunter and her subsequent pregnancy. Andrew Young, a former top Edwards aide who initially pretended to be the father of Hunter's child and later wrote a tell-all book about his former boss, has testified repeatedly before the grand jury and is expected to be a key witness in the potential trial. Last month, Young was spotted in Washington after reportedly meeting with prosecutors. In recent months, a parade of former top Edwards staffers have testified before a North Carolina grand jury in the case, as prosecutors have tried to determine how much Edwards knew about his campaign's finances. In March, Edwards added former White House counsel Greg Craig, a well-known defense attorney in Washington, to his legal team. Amid his legal troubles, Edwards has largely vanished from the public eye. Neighbors near his North Carolina home say he's stopped going to restaurants and bars in the area. The last time he was captured by cameras was at the funeral of his estranged wife Elizabeth, who died of cancer in December. (Photo of Edwards: Jim R. Bounds/AP)

To: tejek who wrote (612878)	5/25/2011 12:55:13 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1577903

And I am not 100% certain that what we are seeing is climate change. But you said it was. You sounded like it should be obvious to everyone. Do liberals think about what they say, do they really mean what they say, or do they take positions that are deemed "correct". ......if this is what climate change will mean The reason those tornados did so much damage is they hit cities. I grew up in a part of the country that has tornados and close to the MS and OH rivers. I've seen tornados and high water before. I know from my grandparents testimony these things have always happened. And they always will. the US has one of the more difficult climates in the world's temperate zone where most of the global population lives. We are more prone to strong storms than pretty much any other country in the world. For an example, no other country has the number of tornadoes we experience each year. Thats true ... the US between the Rockies and the Appalachians are the most tornado prone land surface in the world .... cold dry air comes down the great plains from Canada and meets warm moist air circling clockwise up from the GOM. en.wikipedia.org That means climate change is going to have a bigger financial impact on this country than on others. Its the money...$$$ There you go again, KNOWING this yrs tornados and floods are caused by human caused "climate change" - you started out that post admitting you didn't know for sure it had anything to do with it.

To: tejek who wrote (612878)	5/25/2011 10:01:08 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577903

"And I am not 100% certain that what we are seeing is climate change" Wise. However, what we are seeing is exactly what you would expect if it were to happen. "if this is what climate change will mean going forward, we are in for a world of hurt." In more ways than you have detailed. Yes, all of the things you point out are true. But think what they imply. Several countries has lousy harvests last year. Like Russia and Australia. Even when harvests set records, we have experienced inflation in food commodity prices. Now, what happens when there are massive crop failures? The flooding along the Mississippi will impact just about everything but rice. The tornadoes won't help matters. Even if things calm down immediately, food is going to go up this year. And there is no real reason to suspect that will happen.