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Forty-one ALP federal parliamentarians have written an open letter to George Bush.Dear President Bush,The friendship between our countries is longstanding and deeply felt. We have a great deal in common, particularly our commitment to democracy. We retain our commitment to the ANZUS alliance.That's why we feel it's important for you to understand why so many Australians opposed the war on Iraq.Australians have a history of support for international efforts to stop the spread of weapons including weapons of mass destruction and landmines. Weapons inspectors should have been given the time they asked for to peacefully disarm Iraq. No evidence of...

Forty-one Labor MPs, including 11 members of Simon Crean's front bench, have signed a protest letter to present to US President George Bush today, criticising his conduct of the Iraq war. Signatories to the letter include such powerful ALP figures as the shadow treasurer, Mark Latham, and Labor's Senate leader, John Faulkner. The letter, drafted after Mr Crean's call for ALP members to show respect to Mr Bush, says the war was conducted on the basis of a "clear and present danger" in Iraq that did not exist. It was drafted by Sydney Labor MP Tanya Plibersek, who plans to...

<p>There is no simple or single explanation for the kind of gaping budget deficit currently facing California. However, it would be naive in the extreme to ignore the impact of large-scale legal and illegal immigration on a $38.2 billion shortfall in this year's state budget.</p>

Dear Fellow Freepers, It seems as though H&R Block has capitulated to the high-pressure scare tactics of HCI in the form of the "Alliance for Justice" making the statement that they will make sure that they will tell anyone and everyone about who is aligned with the NRA, the "out-of-touch" and unreasonable organization. H&R Block removed their advertising connection to the NRA due to this pressure. I wrote them a little note. It goes like this: Well Sir, you've really screwed the pooch this time. I don't suppose it occurred to you while you were making up your politically correct...