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Bush sees U.S. role in power distribution
Washington Times ^
| Friday, August 22, 2003
| By Bill Sammon
Posted on 08/21/2003 11:30:38 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:07:01 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — President Bush said yesterday the federal government should be allowed to construct electric-power lines if the private sector fails to provide sufficient electricity.
"We ought to authorize the federal government to step in as a last resort to put up new power lines where it best serves the national interest," Mr. Bush said in a speech at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush43; electricity; energy; powerdistribution
To: JohnHuang2
G'dammit, is this Big Stupid Government-loving politician ever going to give it a rest? Is there nothing Bush will prevent Big Stupid Government from sticking its nose into?
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08/21/2003 11:32:59 PM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Dick Gephardt. Before he dicks you.)
To: JohnHuang2
The demonstrators extended their middle fingers at the president and held signs proclaiming, "We hate you." This, from the peaceful, tolerant and oh-so-civilized left?
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posted on
08/21/2003 11:36:06 PM PDT
by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE.)
To: Hank Rearden
"We ought to authorize the federal government to step in as a last resort to put up new power lines where it best serves the national interest," Mr. Bush said in a speech at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond. Who needs Franklin Delano when you've got guys like this?
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