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Blubba's on his Caribbean tour:

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton praised efforts against AIDS in the Bahamas on Friday, saying the Caribbean country's successes can be a model for other nations struggling with the epidemic. Speaking to hundreds of high school students during a one-day visit, Clinton said programs in the Bahamas have proven particularly effective by reducing the mother-to-child transmission rate from 30 percent to 3 percent....

Clinton's next stop is Puerto Rico, where he is to speak at a dinner Saturday held by the nonprofit Caribbean Council for Global Studies. Next he is to visit St. Kitts, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

He had to sully our state before moving on to the Caribbean tour.

This empty flesh bag is an embarrassment.

Clinton's next stop is Puerto Rico,

Gotta work on that tan!

I'm taking bets. How long until bill starts judging Hawaiian Tropic Bikini contests?

An interesting letter to the editor appeared in a small local newspaper I subscribe to. It was crafted by a young woman deployed to the Gulf, written to her parents and published in the paper for the little community to read.

The newspaper is published weekly and is not on line, so I am going to key it in:

Editor's Note: Phil and Cindy Slaubaugh received the following letter from their daughter, currently stationed in the Persian Gulf area.

Dear Mom,

How are things going at home? Everything here is good as it gets. We moved from the main base camp to one further north. Still the same miles from Iraq, just further to the east of Kuwait.

This camp isn't near as cool as the one before. There isn't a store or hardback tents. We have the GP (General Purpose) tents with the poles through the middle. We do have the wood decking I was telling you about, but no cots so we sleep on the floor. I know that sounds bad, but it really isn't.

I now only live with four other females and we seem to get along pretty well.

I guess I should explain the whole mission so you will know basically what we do. Please understand that this is not as scary as it may sound, and just keep praying for me.

(2 paragraphs ommited here by me as I consider the info a bit to informational to print for distribution world wide)

The FOB will stay together until the whole thing is over then I will get to come home.

The time frame we are looking at is only 5-6 days of moving north then staying at the FOB for who knows how long.

Well, now that you know a little more about my place in the big picture. I hope you will feel a little better. My job as a corpman is pretty boring. I just have to make sure the Marines are healthy and drinking water and not peeing next to the tents, things like that.

Anyway, my whole reason for writing this letter was to let you know that if you don't hear from me for a while don't worry!!!

Please keep writing and I will write when I can. I love you all very much and keep me in your prayers. Tell everyone to keep writing.

Love Always, Lindsey.