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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:34 PM Original message |
Report: U.S. to Increase Tsunami Aid to $350 Million |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Bush had to be shamed into it. |
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pdxmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. It's just a "pledge" |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. errr ahhhh... LOAN and the strings are so thick they could use them |
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pdxmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Would this be like a tsunami defense shield? |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Yup...you hit the nail on the head. n/t |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
58. The New World being reORDERed before your very eyes.... n/t |
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bunny planet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. So we'll just have to keep it on the front burner and not let him get away |
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reorg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
48. Bam: broken hearts, slow rebuilding and unfulfilled promises of aid. |
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pdxmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. And if the money is released |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Nonsense |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Nonsense back at ya. |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:22 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. As i said |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
70. Dragged kicking and screaming. |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 05:48 PM Response to Reply #70 |
85. Bush=America? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 06:04 PM Response to Reply #85 |
100. bush* IS unfortunately America - he's at the controls. |
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joefree1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Bwahahahahaha (give me a break) |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. perhaps |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. Obvious? Obviously? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
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slamthecrank (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
46. Ha! |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:19 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. You know, |
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slamthecrank (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I listen |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:50 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. I did not realize |
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jmatthan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
62. The initial sum Bush announced was US $ 15 million |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Actually |
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Kathryn7 (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 04:43 PM Response to Reply #64 |
78. I agree. |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 05:01 PM Response to Reply #64 |
79. So the fact that Bush himself did not announce the sum of $15 million |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 05:39 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. You are way over the top |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 06:03 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Spare me the lecture |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 08:33 AM Response to Reply #86 |
92. I'll spare you the lecture |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 08:55 AM Response to Reply #92 |
97. The largest death tolls are in Indonesia a Muslim country |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 09:13 AM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Okay |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 09:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
87. Obvious obvious rather obvious...like the Monkey in Chief would finally |
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OnlyInAmerica (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 08:33 AM Response to Reply #87 |
93. Not sure |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Uh-huh it will get there the same time as Jeb |
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hoosierblue (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. And once again... |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. I guess that means Haliburton got the contract? |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I would guess this is the correct answer. He figured out how he and his |
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nymd81 (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. not so stngy |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. When they had to be SHAMED into doing it? |
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da_chimperor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Learn how to spell |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Are we sending troops to help? |
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nymd81 (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
67. YES |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Compared to what?I t is very stingy compared to the amount we spend |
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livinginphotographs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Oh but you love Bill Clinton and voted for Kerry, right? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Don't feed the disgusting little critters. |
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livinginphotographs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Sorry. Hard to resist sometimes. |
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Democracy Died 2004 (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
53. yes stngy |
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anakie (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 05:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
81. America wasnt called stingy |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. True aid, or extending credit? |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. still not enough . . . anything in millions rather than billions . . . |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. maybe he's jockeying us into a position where he will say oops |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 05:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
80. They probably wont need that kind of money |
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GCP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Isn't it about time we stopped giving Israel 3 billion dollars a year? |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. Is South Asia about to become another "Coalition of the Shilling"? |
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Oversea Visitor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 08:53 AM Response to Reply #14 |
96. None |
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chenGOD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 09:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
99. I believe Thailand had soldiers there... |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. Just curious. What did we spend killing people in Iraqi last year? |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. Borrowed From.... China? |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Good point |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
19. If this is true and not a 'line of credit', it is great! |
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da_chimperor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. I feel the same way |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. George, it's the FIRST reaction that counts. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. They had to poll on it and sober him up |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
28. Shamed into it. |
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brindis_desala (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
31. The point is the US is looked to as the only superpower |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. better late than never ! |
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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
37. U.S. announces $350 million in tsunami aid |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
41. In related news.... |
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Calliope (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:38 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Wouldn't a "christian" |
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Dem2theMax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 05:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
82. Thank you! lmao. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
44. YAY! We can do some real help for $350 million.... |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
66. Until this kind of aid is larger than our defense budget, we won't be. n/t |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:56 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. I agree. But a gal can dream of a day when it is. n/t |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
45. It's not about the money..... |
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aphonic (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Just wondering.... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
50. It's bizzare that we didn't pledge that amount from the outset. |
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samtob (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
55. This is GOOD NEWS |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #55 |
68. It's just fun to complain. Luckily, this administration gives us |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 04:41 PM Response to Reply #68 |
77. it's much more than that... |
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dutchdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 10:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
88. Don't think so... |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
56. Two things... |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
57. LMFAO!!!!!!! |
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dave123williams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
60. I guess this is supposed to assuage us of the idea that * is an heartless |
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justa (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
61. It's still only a pledge. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
63. I'll believe it when I see it. And I'm sure not going to hold my breath. |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:25 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. like the monies pledged to NYC after 9/11? |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. EXACTLY! |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
65. A "pledge". And probably another loan, too... |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
72. SO - Anyone want to guess which programs will be "tapped"? |
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Megawatt (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
73. It's about time |
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SCRUBDASHRUB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 05:45 PM Response to Reply #73 |
84. Welcome to DU, Megawatt! |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
75. I know some conservatives who are pissed about it |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
76. Somebody called to remind Bush that Haliburton makes |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
89. Bush's first offer should have been $350 Million |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
90. Geez.... ya mean he actually voted against a decent financial aid |
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manic expression (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
91. A few things |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
94. Mr. Willy Nilly Bush. |
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Oversea Visitor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
95. Well |
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proudbluestater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
101. Ok, that sounds like a number I can live with. |
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