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Army Guard now says its Iraq troops figure was inaccurate in Politics JoeUser Forums

From USA Today Link here: Army Guard now says its Iraq troops figure was inaccurate Tue Dec 14, 6:45 AM ET By Dave Moniz, USA TODAY The Army National Guard said Mon

Health Secretary Nominee May Cut Programs in Politics JoeUser Forums

From AP (found via Comcast.net) Link here: Health Secretary Nominee May Cut Programs By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Michael Leavitt, President Bush's

ACLU to Sue Over Pa. Evolution Debate in Politics JoeUser Forums

From AP News (found via Comcast.net) Link here: ACLU to Sue Over Pa. Evolution Debate Mon Dec 13, 7:42 PM By MARTHA RAFFAELE, Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. -</

Reply to ACLU to Sue Over Pa. Evolution Debate in Politics PolMach Forums

Reply #2 By: Citizen T_Bone4Justice - 12/14/2004 11:47:24 AM Evolution is a scientific theory and is non-religious based. There is no cause of action from which to sue and that's why no one has done it. It's a loser case from the git-go. The hell it's not religous based. It's not based on any "nam

Reply to Good Riddance in Politics PolMach Forums

Reply #3 By: Citizen Dr. Guy - 12/14/2004 10:02:06 AM But I doubt Canada wants them. No country wants quitters. They are just leeches on society. Sure they (a country that is) do. Canada did it back in the 60's and 70's, and they're doing it again now. Back in the 60's and 70's, it was th

Reply to More Troubles for Bush in Politics PolMach Forums

Reply #11 By: Citizen little_whip - 12/11/2004 1:47:17 PM I thought i may have found something of interest in this thread. I thought wrong. Ignore him completely - perhaps he'll go away and his blog score will be what it should be - 0

Famous Atheist Now Believes in God in Politics JoeUser Forums

From AP / ABC News link: Famous Atheist Now Believes in God One of World's Leading Atheists Now Believes in God, More or Less, Based on Scientific Evidence NEW YORK Dec 9, 2004 — A British philosophy professor who has been a leading champion of atheism for more than a

Reply to Reporter planted "gotcha" question for Rummy with troops in Politics PolMach Forums

Again, there are two issues (and I alluded to same in my comments in the article posting). The question is valid, and I don't disagree with it being asked. I do, however, have a problem with a lack of journalistic ethics on the part of the reporter. The story I heard / have been reading is that the reporter coached the question, meaning he help instruct hte questioner on exactly what to ask and how to phrase the question, an

Reporter planted "gotcha" question for Rummy with troops in Politics JoeUser Forums

Generic link here: DrudgeReport.com has the following flash: RUMSFELD SET UP; REPORTER PLANTED QUESTIONS WITH SOLIDER Thu Dec 09 2004 11:49:38 ET Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter Edward Lee Pitts is embedded with the 278th Regimental Combat Team, now in Kuwait preparing to enter Iraq, and

Maybe next year for serious Border Security reform in Politics JoeUser Forums

Link here: Border security up next, Bush says By Charles Hurt THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Bush is vowing to help House Republicans enact tighter immigration-security controls "early in the next session" of Congress. <ta

Dress code wearing thin on air marshals in Politics JoeUser Forums

Link here: Dress code wearing thin on air marshals By Audrey Hudson THE WASHINGTON TIMES A Thanksgiving Day morale booster for federal air marshals has instead turned into possible pink slips for air cops who ignore their strict

A day that lives in infamy... 63 years ago in Politics JoeUser Forums

Just taking a little time to stop and remember a day that was supposed to live in infamy. Before September 11, 2001 the worst loss of life had been Pearl Harbor, back on December 7, 1941. A note on the USS Oklahoma in the newspaper, noting that a memorial is finally being created for the 400+ sailors that died on that ship when it capsized back i

NAACP shows it's true colors in Politics JoeUser Forums

Link here: NAACP Head Mfume Didn't Retire, He Was Booted Out by Armstrong Williams Posted Dec 6, 2004 Don’t believe the well scripted press conference where former President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

Excellent column on Social Security Reform, and more... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Originally seen by me in The Washington Post Opinions section, but also found online at this site (link follows): Lindsey Graham's bargain Column by Robert Novak, ©2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc. WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. L

Reply to Declaration of Independence Banned! in Politics PolMach Forums

terpfan: started an article on this topic about a week before Iamheather got this new one going. (Link here: Now we've really gone too far, Declaration of Indy banned I had no idea. Sorry if you feel like I stole your topic. Not at all.

Reply to Declaration of Independence Banned! in Politics PolMach Forums

Reply #21 By: Citizen Helix the II - 12/6/2004 12:41:16 PM It is becoming a remarkable issue, the whole thing of religion in public. If I have freedom of religion, should I be able to say a prayer anywhere I want for any reason? Isn't that tolerance? An athiest, a pagan, etc., should have to tolerate GOD in public. Read my

Reply to In Calif., Cross Site Stirs Discord.. more Church + state in Politics JoeUser Forums

Nor should they be in the business of preventing the free exercise thereof. Why must the majority ALWAYS bow to the will of the few?It gets sickening, it truly does. There are times when I think it's important to deal with the will of the few , but any more those times are so few and rare. The

Reply to Declaration of Independence Banned! in Politics PolMach Forums

Reply #17 By: Citizen kingbee - 12/6/2004 8:56:26 AM , this is just one teacher. But then it only takes one person to get a ban going. It is called creeping incrementalism. hmmmm you know its only one teacher for sure? whats the backround besides that creeping stuff youre suggesting?

In Calif., Cross Site Stirs Discord.. more Church + state in Politics JoeUser Forums

From The Washington Post Link here: In Calif., Cross Site Stirs Discord Church-State Separation Is Issue at Mount Soledad Memorial By Kimberly Edds Special to The Washington Post <BR

French lose explosives *they* put on a plane in Politics JoeUser Forums

From BBC News, Linky here: Explosives lost in airport gaffe By Allan Little BBC News, Paris Plastic explosives were mistakenly loaded onto a plane at a Paris airport after security officials lost track of it during an exercise, police say. <tab

Reply to U.N. Panel Rejects Bush Stance on Military Action in Politics PolMach Forums

As an example of what I mean, try this link: Kerry Wanted U.N. to Control U.S. Troops CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Democrat presidential front-runner John Kerr

Reply to U.N. Panel Rejects Bush Stance on Military Action in Politics PolMach Forums

I have a problem in that Kingbee is only looking at Kerry's statements made during the debate cycle. Dig up some of his older statements, then you'd get my point about his wanting to cede control of our troops to the U.N.

MoveOn ain't movin' on... or are they?! in Politics JoeUser Forums

From an Associated Press story in The Wasington Times. Link here: MoveOn activists refocus but refuse to disappear SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Operators of the liberal pundit Web site MoveOn.org say they are not moving out of politics like some had hoped or ex

Matt Welch - NOT! a Rather fan in Politics JoeUser Forums

From the Culture, et cetera columns of The Washington Times, 3 December 2004. Originally from Reason Online at http://www.reason.com Rather Comical "[ I ]f America is rich enough to give around $7 million a year to not one but three different humans who have a job the Brits

Reply to Bush is an Embarrassment in Politics PolMach Forums

Reply #46 By: Citizen mismos - 12/1/2004 3:29:17 PM HAHA. Yes, you're not bombing the people of Iraq, just the "insurgents" - which really means, you're not bombing the people of Iraq, just the people of Iraq that don't like being bombed. YOU GET A GRIP. Everyone in Iraq are people of Iraq. That's very basic reasoning for