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14033<i> much of "foreign aid" is a sham. What goes to the recipientsDayuhan-6/3/2002
14032Sure. The party would look ridiculous remaining in denial, however much they andE-6/3/2002
14031I would put having the government take less money from people as a priority aheaTimF-6/3/2002
14030<i>What are all those people who now have to chose between their dedicatioLane3-6/3/2002
14029He's made their getting their tax-free gift a priority above other possible E-6/3/2002
14028You forgot to blame Bush's tardy acknowledgment of global warming on ClintonE-6/3/2002
14027<i> This excerpt explains what the sudden admission of what's been obvTimF-6/3/2002
14026That's a whole different matter. What to do or not becomes the subject AFTEE-6/3/2002
14025<i>The distancing could be an effort to rebuild Mr. Bush's environmentLane3-6/3/2002
14024<i>It's great to have someone who can recognize paradigm shifts so quiE-6/3/2002
14023No Bush hasn't given them a gift. The only gift is the gift of the estate TimF-6/3/2002
14022ClintonGoreClintonGoreClintonGoreClintonGore? LOL.E-6/3/2002
14021This excerpt explains what the sudden admission of what's been obvious to reE-6/3/2002
14020Yes it does and it sounds like he works at it.Ish-6/3/2002
14019Did the Pope really said RC had no "defects," or is that paraphrase? E-6/3/2002
14018The 3300 or so newly-fortunates who now get the 20 billion and before didn'tE-6/3/2002
14017<i>That's something. </i> I'm a generous person, always looLane3-6/3/2002
14016That's something. The link I wanted has expired but this will tell you somIsh-6/3/2002
14015Somebody put beer in your water dish, dawg?Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
14014<i>So you do have one plus for President Bush. </i> More like the eLane3-6/3/2002
14013So you do have one plus for President Bush.Ish-6/3/2002
14012<i>extending it will require consent of the Philippine legislature, which Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
14011Fillings Fillings Fillings Fillings Fillings Fillings Fillings Fillings FillingsLazarus_Long-6/3/2002
14010LOL!!!! "All of us serve a purpose- -some as bad examples.: :-)Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
14009EVERY organization claims to be law abiding and moral, doesn't it?Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
14008<i>Do you like it that President Bush HAS acknowledged global warming or nLane3-6/3/2002
14007Hamas is one of its foreign branches. NSDAP is a defunct branch.Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
14006Which would be a cooling factor. Getting down to picking nits now. Let's gIsh-6/3/2002
14005You forgot to factor in the sun refraction from the excess rain...Lane3-6/3/2002
14004About 11 at the moment. I appear to be your favorite target at the moment.Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
14003All he did was U turn for 8 years on everything.Ish-6/3/2002
14002I haven't seen anything on the new study but there must be something new. AfIsh-6/3/2002
14001burp <excuse me>Original Mad Dog-6/3/2002
14000I see you are good at "you're one too" arguments.Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13999<i>Isn't it nice to have a President who can change his mind when fresOriginal Mad Dog-6/3/2002
13998<i> Is 'articleis' Latin?</i> Good strategy. If you can'Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13997Will you and Karen still be jubilant when you get YOUR pink slips? Or when you Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13996<i>when fresh evidence is presented?</i> Yes, it's amazing how Lane3-6/3/2002
13995Yes, and a bad memory can be a great comfort.Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13994<<U-TURN: BUSH ADMIN OUTLINES 'GLOBAL WARMING' EFFECTS ON AMERICA;Ish-6/3/2002
13993Yes, I've heard that about you!...LOLsandintoes-6/3/2002
13992<i> And it may accidentally help people in foreign countries. goldworldnet-6/3/2002
13991Children's Internet Protection Act Struck Down Shannon P. Duffy The Legal ITimF-6/3/2002
13990A Fatwa on Piracy A cleric in Egypt, the Middle East's largest consumer marTimF-6/3/2002
13989<i>Bankers control the monetary supply and take their due</i> That iLazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13988Climate Changing, U.S. Says in Report By ANDREW C. REVKIN n a stark shift for tLane3-6/3/2002
13987The Federal Reserve is not perfect or entirely honest, but it has been the worldgoldworldnet-6/3/2002
13986<i>I've actually been struck in the opposite way. </i> Isn'Lane3-6/3/2002
13985So we tax poor Americans to pay rich banks? Where is the "moral hazard&quoLazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13984Maybe we need a moderated Nautilus thread. Any day he doesn't do his exerciLazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13983<i>I always found it interesting that tribes that squabbled in the old coujttmab-6/3/2002
13982OK, thanks. Where do controversies over Neocon's exercise regimen go?one_less-6/3/2002
13981<i>A British company is producing an educational CD-Rom that encourages Mujttmab-6/3/2002
13980<font color=red><b>THREAD:</b> At Poet's request, Chris HoLazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13979<i>I hear Krakow is a great holiday place for artsy things. It looks like Lane3-6/3/2002
13978<i>"...a reasonably stable political environment and the absence of vone_less-6/3/2002
13977<i>I'm curious about where you lived in the US, and bet you a pound itjttmab-6/3/2002
13976Good thing you didn't try the Slovak on 'Roots' things. What you woujttmab-6/3/2002
13975I really didn't expect the test to draw attention. I have no objection. Justjttmab-6/3/2002
13974<i>Actually, dear boy, </i> So I see you like to change the tone. Fjttmab-6/3/2002
13973<i>). I don't see citing the Bible as a sign of bigotry.</i> Nojttmab-6/3/2002
13972The lead sentence was the topic. School busing was the illustration of the topicjttmab-6/3/2002
13971Foreign Aid makes more sence than you think. One purpose is to give foreign coungoldworldnet-6/3/2002
13970I agree completely Steve. Trade is better then aid, as it encourages third worlTimF-6/3/2002
13969Reasonable point made. George Wallace on the other hand pulled a poll percentagejttmab-6/3/2002
13968And I also see that the quote has been attributed to "the late economist PeTimF-6/3/2002
13967It is hard to believe that some people's hatred of the Bible might even extegoldworldnet-6/3/2002
13966<i> Take all the pains of schools busing, integrated schools, etc...who waTimF-6/3/2002
13965<i> My recollections of David Duke never stirred the opposition to that deTimF-6/3/2002
13964<i> Speaking of wallets and republicans, sometimes they're very generoTimF-6/3/2002
13963I just read a quote today - "Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer fTimF-6/3/2002
13962<i> One of the phenomenas of bigotry is the frequent citing of the bible. TimF-6/3/2002
139611 - Agree. Our government is the government of America not of the world. Its pTimF-6/3/2002
13960Wellllll..... How about: much of "foreign aid" is a sham. What goes Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13959Buncha wimps. No wonder they lose all their wars with us. :-) Actually, dear Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13958<i>Test time ..... How many of these do you agree with? Partial answers/agOriginal Mad Dog-6/3/2002
13957There is little doubt that there has been some bias teaching Texas independence goldworldnet-6/3/2002
13956I'm willing to bet the teaching of Texas history has been a little chauvinisTom Clarke-6/3/2002
13955Texas educrats are now rewriting Texas history to make it more sympathetic to Megoldworldnet-6/3/2002
13954The US deployment here in the Philippines may be moving to another level. WolfoDayuhan-6/3/2002
13953Idiotarians... <i>A new breed of modern literati </i>Tom Clarke-6/3/2002
13952A new breed of modern literati has taken over American schools. I have wondered goldworldnet-6/3/2002
13951Well then, I may need to reconsider some of my responses....<g>jlallen-6/3/2002
13950More news from the homophobia front Startled marines find Afghan men all made uTom Clarke-6/3/2002
13949I never thought I'd see the day when I'd agree with you on a poll. WellLane3-6/3/2002
13948Tyson Hugs Gay Rights Demonstrator MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Tyson hugged a dTom Clarke-6/3/2002
13947She's generally quiet and quite likeable, but pushed too far she threw a fewgoldworldnet-6/3/2002
139461. Absolutely. 2. No. Not without probable cause. 3. No. 4. Absolutely. 5. Thijlallen-6/3/2002
13945OMG, what are you going to say now? Has this appeared on the GWB thread? I fear E-6/3/2002
13944I might also question your answer on 3. My otherwise excellent memory recalls thjttmab-6/3/2002
13943I'd question your answer on 5. With the exception of the last sentence in 5jttmab-6/3/2002
139421. D**n right! 2. Excellent point. 3. No. 4. D**n right! 5. No. 6. Station Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13941I'd like to see a lot less attention paid to aid to poor countries and a lotDayuhan-6/3/2002
13940Now explain to me why I should be upset that more of the money the gov't extLazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13939Madam, I have no idea what you're talking about. My memory is conveniently,Lazarus_Long-6/3/2002
13938Hello Mr. Long.. From what I hear you're running around SI with a a tape mesandintoes-6/2/2002
13937What you said.E-6/2/2002
13936<i>In 1998 Green wrote an article about the apparent success of what he caDayuhan-6/2/2002
13935The Elderly Man and the Sea? Test Sanitizes Literary Texts By N. R. KLEINFIELD JTom Clarke-6/2/2002
13934I agree, of course. Ugandan girls are married, on average, when American girls aE-6/2/2002
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