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To: combjelly who wrote (854100)	5/3/2015 9:45:03 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By one_less Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578797

You dolts have no sense of humor at all.

To: combjelly who wrote (854100)	5/4/2015 10:34:05 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578797

Is Walmart conspiring with Obama to take over Florida and Oklahoma too?...just asking. Al ========================================== North Wal-Mart to close for at least six monthsWorkers to be relocated or paid two months’ wages Read more: North Wal-Mart to close for at least six months - MRT.com: Business mrt.com Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015 2:14 pm \| Updated: 5:23 pm, Fri Apr 17, 2015. Joseph Basco jbasco@mrt.com \| 14 comments Wal-Mart on Midland Drive closed at 7 p.m. Monday and will stay closed for possibly the next six months to fix a long-standing plumbing problem. The pharmacy portion of the store will stay open for the “next few weeks,” according to a company spokesman. The pharmacy hours will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Two years’ worth of plumbing issues -- clogs and leaks -- are the reason for the long-term closure. The Midland Drive Wal-Mart was one of the top five stores across the country with a high priority plumbing problem, according to Wal-Mart. “Deciding to close a store is not a decision we make lightly, but after careful consideration, we felt it was necessary to make these repairs so we can better serve our customers and the community in the long run,” said William C. Wertz, director of communications for Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart hopes to open the north Midland Wal-Mart store in time for Black Friday and the holiday season, but the length of time the store will be closed depends on needed repairs. Currently, the extent of the repairs is unknown. Employees at the Midland Drive store either will be transferred to the south Midland store on Rankin Highway or the Odessa stores. Other employees will receive up to two months’ salary and severance if applicable, according to Wal-Mart. The 400 employees at the store were notified Monday through a series of meetings. Those who were not working Monday were notified by phone. All the food at the store will be donated to a local food bank. Wal-Mart announced the temporary closure of the Midland Drive store at 2 p.m. Monday, five hours before the designated closure time. No signs have been posted at the store’s entrances, as of 2 p.m. *Wal-Mart also closed stores in Brandon, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Livingston on Monday for plumbing repairs, according to news sources in each of those respective cities.* Full statement by Wal-Mart: “As part of an effort to ensure all of our stores are fully serving the needs of our customers, we regularly assess the conditions of our stores. Due to ongoing plumbing issues that will require extensive repairs, we are temporarily closing the Midland store at 4517 N. Midland Dr. We will immediately begin the process to address these issues and intend to reopen the store as soon as all of the plumbing issues are resolved. Deciding to close a store is not a decision we make lightly, but after careful consideration, we felt it was necessary to make these repairs so we can better serve our customers and the community in the long run.” Read more: North Wal-Mart to close for at least six months - MRT.com: Business mrt.com Under Creative Commons License: Attribution

To: combjelly who wrote (854100)	5/4/2015 10:40:02 AM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Recommended By bentway Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578797

Ex-CIA official: GOP distorted agency analysis of Benghazi 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — A former CIA deputy director says Republicans repeatedly distorted the agency's analysis of the Benghazi attack in 2012 that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. He also says U.S. intelligence agencies failed to recognize that al-Qaida would rapidly regain strength after the killing of Osama bin Laden. In his new book, Michael Morell dismissed the notion that CIA officers and the military "were ordered to stand down" and not come to the aid of their comrades in Benghazi, The New York Times reported. Morell also says there is no evidence the Central Intelligence Agency had conspired with the White House to spin the Benghazi story to protect then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. But he also wrote that the White House embellished some of the talking points provided by the CIA about the Benghazi attack, which killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in September 2012. Morrell also wrote that U.S. intelligence agencies failed to recognize that the al-Qaida terrorist network would rapidly retain strength in the Mideast after bin Laden was killed in 2011. The CIA told policymakers that the Arab Spring movement would "damage al-Qaida by undermining the group's narrative," Morell wrote. Morell's book, "The Great War of Our Time," provides details of his thinking about the Benghazi attack and its aftermath that are the subject of congressional hearings that some in the GOP will likely use to criticize Clinton as the likely Democratic nominee runs for president. Morell was a career analyst who rose through the ranks before ending up in the position of deputy director. He served under both Republican and Democratic administrations.