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I was wondering why the majority (~79%) of republicans didn't vote for supporting the Senate amendment 285 to S.4? I skimmed the text of S.Amdt. 285 but didn't find any egregious flaws. Can somebody help me understand this? Thank you,

'Listen more' is world's message to US A BBC international opinion poll suggests there is widespread disquiet about the United States' role in Iraq and its other foreign policy priorities. The BBC's Jonathan Marcus analyses the results. The Bush administration's toppling of Saddam Hussein has had several profound and unintended consequences. One has been the way in which the destruction of both the Taleban regime in Afghanistan, and of Iraq's military machine, have opened the way for the rise of Iran as a major regional player. Another crucial but less tangible problem - as this opinion poll commissioned by the...

CHICAGO - The man accused of plotting to carry out a holiday grenade attack on shoppers at a Rockford mall was a Muslim convert whose growing interest in radical views worried his mother, according to a published report. "I don't believe that my son purposely has done anything wrong," Marie Dunn told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald. "I believe he has gotten involved with the wrong people. ... I don't know who he's running with." Dunn said she wasn't surprised when her 22-year-old son, Derrick Shareef, converted seven years ago, because his father was a member of the Nation of...

You will probably want to know One or Two things about your Folk Hero: - He is a Well-Known anti-Conservative - He has Promoted Drugs in many songs, including his Hit "Everybody Must Get Stoned" (!!!) - He Is no a Christian of birth. No, he is not! And alot of you would say, well, This Is Okay. I do too. But! he Perverted the Christian Faith for several Years. - He has participated in Celebrating Unusual Lifestyles. - He has had Children out of Wedlock. - There are many songs which Celebrate the Flaunting or Ridiculing of Authority. -...

What exactly did United States Senator-elect Jim Webb mean when he wrote in The Wall Street Journal that "the most important--and unfortunately the least debated--issue in politics today is our society's steady drift toward a class-based system, the likes of which we have not seen since the 19th century." Certainly we can agree with him when he asserts that "In the age of globalization and outsourcing, and with a vast underground labor pool from illegal immigration, the average American worker is seeing a different life and a troubling future... . Manufacturing jobs are disappearing." And, of course, the average corporate...

Applying a gentle electric current to the brain during sleep can significantly boost memory, researchers report. A small new study showed that half an hour of this brain stimulation improved students? performance at a verbal memory task by about 8%. The approach enhances memory by creating a form of electrical current in the brain seen in deep sleep, the researchers suggest. ... The students? various sleep stages were monitored using an electroencephalogram (EEG) machine. When the students entered a period of light sleep, Born?s team started to apply a gentle current in one-second-long pulses, every second, for about 30 minutes....

QALAT, Afghanistan U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday that the Afghan guerrilla war can never be won militarily and called for efforts to bring the Taliban and their supporters into the Afghan government. The Tennessee Republican said he had learned from briefings that Taliban fighters were too numerous and had too much popular support to be defeated by military means. "You need to bring them into a more transparent type of government," Frist said during a brief visit to a U.S. and Romanian military base in the southern Taliban stronghold of Qalat. "And if that's accomplished we'll be...

The unfortunately named Actroid, an eerily human-looking robot, will be the toast of the Wired NextFest high-tech convention, officially opening Friday at the Javits Center in New York City. Actroid can't walk, but she can talk your ear off in an actual two-way conversation. The jazzy Japanese automaton speaks four languages and understands 40,000 phrases, such as "Where is my meeting?" and "Can you tell me a joke?" Her makers also claim she has a playful sense of humor — and she's giggly. And, like an obedient gal, if Actroid doesn't understand you, she'll politely change the subject. Most impressive...

Kenny Rogers

Dear Editor: I read with interest the remarks by Scarsdale’s Deputy Superintendent of Public Works, Neil Blitz, in the Scarsdale Inquirer's September 1st front-page story entitled "Don't Touch Any Trees in the Right of Way". According to Mr. Blitz, "Nobody is supposed to do anything in the right of way. Homeowners are absolutely not allowed to prune or remove trees in the right of way - although they are required to maintain the lawn...." In Mr. Blitz’s novel interpretation of the law, homeowners in Scarsdale, New York have absolutely no property rights whatsoever in the 13 feet of their front...

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Big Brother watches Free Republic. I was reading the post DIESEL BLUES I had PerrGuardian 2 running; and what do I see being blocked U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 72.240.241.61:1395. (Source), 134.67.99.207:80 (destination), and U.S. Department of Energy 72.240.241.61:1415 (source), 205.254.143.167:80 (destination). Maybe now I should wait for the knock on the door, but I don’t think they will knock first. They will probably just take my harddrive to see what other NEWS I am reading.

Press converence at White House on CNN. LOL. All the news chick could say was, "Wow!"

 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. -Mark 11:22-24  In Kenneth Hagin's book, New Thresholds of Faith, he states that the margin of his Bible...

Racing and winning with Snowmobiles, ATV's, Enduro cars, and 10years with Sprint Cars including Knoxville Iowa. One of only a couple Deaf Racecar Drivers ever. Proving his point that, "Deaf people can do anything but hear". http://www.racinforalivin.net/viewtopic.php?t=47 Here's your chance to vote for Greg Gunderson!! Vote often as you want.

I would like to post the next two sites for those who haven't seen them, or who don't know about them (anything is possible) in an effort to make sure we hone our ability to recognize the enemy. http://www.dailykos.com http://www.moveon.org These two groups largely speak the mind of the democrat party candidates and operatives. They are comprised of some of the most virulent, despicable and anti-American bloggers you will ever read. Yet the demoRATs bow at these altars. I urge everyone to visit these sites and read some of the evil they post. ...And to remember it at election time...

“I won’t get insulted by your stupidity…” This is how to respond when a reverse-minded liberal spouts his lunacy. Use it. Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Has anyone seen a Great July 4th Independence Day New Web page. One I could email to friends.

A newly released survey by MasterCard Canada's 2006 Priceless Index indicates that a majority of Canadians polled have selected beer as their most priceless national beverage and Celine Dion as their most priceless Canadian star. The Canadian flag is considered to be our most priceless symbol while regional divides differ on whether parkas or toques are the most distinctly Canadian clothing. Mastercard's Priceless Index is an annual national survey conducted to determine the symbols that are considered representative of Canadian patriotism. According to this year's survey: --one in three Canadians (33%) say the most priceless way to celebrate Canada Day...