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For weeks now I have read articles and posts here on Free Republic that bash one candidate over another, but today we will discuss the pros and cons of the "flat tax" vs the "sales tax".To get this out of the way...Tonight in the debate McCain mentioned he could support a flat tax, so that only leaves one candidate left that supports a graduated income tax system, Bush. The others are for a flat tax or a sales tax. Confused by proposed changes in the tax system? Compare features of the NRST with the current income tax or the flat ...

A Global Pro-Democracy Movement By Norman Solomon It's a pro-democracy movement. And it's global. The vibrant social forces that converged on Seattle -- and proceeded to deflate the WTO summit -- are complex, diverse and sometimes contradictory. Yet the threads of their demands form a distinct weave: We want full democratic rights for all people. Leaders of the U.S. government are pleased to say nice things about some pro-democracy movements -- far away. But here at home, their pretense is that the conditions of democracy have already been achieved. Yes, many of us sampled those conditions in Seattle, complete with ...

Mars Failure 'A Crushing Blow' - NASA ChiefHome - Yahoo! - My Yahoo! - News Alerts - Help Home | Top Stories | Business | Tech | Politics | World | Local | Entertainment | Sports | Science | Health Top Stories HeadlinesAdd to My Yahoo! Tuesday December 7 5:06 PM ET Mars Failure 'A Crushing Blow' - NASA Chief Mars Failure 'A Crushing Blow' - NASA Chief Reuters Photo By Michael MillerPASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) - The loss of the Mars Polar Lander spacecraft has dealt a crushing blow to NASA's Mars exploration program and could result in the postponement or cancellation of the next planned trip to the red planet, a top space agency official said Tuesday.``This has been a wake ...

Bob, {Your original email follows on the bottom of this response.} I understand what you are saying and the example of Ronald Reagan is a good point. Yes, I agree from the point of view of the Left Wing, Elites, the Press and those who see the Constitution as an obstacle - that Alan Keyes would not be seen as marketable by them. First, I believe that the amount of Left Wing voters is a minority(I'm guessing but I think it is 20% or less). I don't think this group voted for or ever liked Reagan or will ever vote ...

U.N. coming for your guns Private groups, governments team up to restrict use, ownership of firearms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Stephan Archer and Sarah Foster © 1999 WorldNetDaily.com American gun owners and advocacy groups like the National Rifle Association are suddenly finding that when it comes to firearms legislation, they had better pay attention to what's happening not only in Congress and their state legislatures, but at the United Nations, where the Second Amendment is being quietly dismantled behind closed doors. Since the end of the Cold War, the disarmament community has brought small arms and light weapons within its sphere ...

Most of the thousands of students who listened Monday to Mikhail Gorbachev were only 11 or 12 years old during the time in the late '80s and early '90s when he was arguably one of the two or three most important players on the global political stage. Yet the O' Connell Center was packed nearly to capacity with students and members of the community wanting to see and remember one of the most important men of the 20th century. "I figured it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me and my daughter to see someone that important," ...

Ten Risks of PKI Ten Risks of PKI: What You're Not Being Told About Public Key Infrastructure C. Ellison and B. Schneier Computer Security Journal, v 16, n 1, 2000, pp. 1-7. [PDF (Acrobat)] [plaintext] Home page - Counterpane Labs - Applied Cryptography - E-Mail Security - Crypto Links Bruce Schneier Bio - Blowfish - Twofish - Yarrow - Publications - Contact Counterpane    

Due to my limited technical skills, I haven't been able to transfer the exact info here. Maybe someone can do this. The poll results are, roughly, McCain won with about 18%, Bush second with about 16%, and Keyes was third with about 11%. Also, about 66% of the respondents favored McCain's freedom-destroying campaign finance ideas. This is a poll that won't allow you to vote more than once. The results make me want to cry.

Seattle Police Chief Quits After WTO Violence Blames Himself for Lack of Officers, Supplies Dec. 7, 1999 AP Chief Norm Stamper SEATTLE (AP) -- The city's police chief announced his resignation in the wake of violent, fiery protests that marred the World Trade Organization's conference here last week. Chief Norm Stamper, 54, revealed the decision in a letter given to Mayor Paul Schell over the weekend and in an interview published in today's Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The chief said he decided last month that he would retire in January, but moved up the announcement because of the WTO protests. His resignation ...

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As I left a recent Yankees playoff game, I walked with a cheering throng past a stand of rah! rah! Yankees souvenirs: YANKEES t-shirts, YANKEES pennants, YANKEES hats, YANKEES bats--and the crucial METS SUCK T-shirts. A few days later, in the National League playoffs, the Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks. The TV stand-up trying to report live from Shea Stadium was quickly drowned out by exhilarated Mets fans giddily chanting--I'm quoting here--"Yankees suck! Yankees suck!" Those two spontaneously occurring New York phenomena led me to marvel once again at how it is Hillary "I Root for Both" Clinton managed to ...

It's very unfortunate that so many people here are completely obsessed with Dr. Keys (or Ambassador Keys?). The guy is full of hot air, cannot control himself and unable to overcome his blackness. And (yes!) he is black. I mean he is black first, and anything else second. Hey, do you REALLY want black president? I know you'll call me a racist you politically correct pathetic "conservative", but - face it! - this would be a disaster. And let me tell you one more thing: this nation is doomed - not because of liberal gang, but because of "conservatives" like ...

The Big Idea That Bradley Stole from Buchanan And why Dollar Bill gets credit but Populist Pat doesn't Hee-ha, do we news groupies ever love Bill Bradley. Can't get enough of Mr. Reason. Lay it on us, big boy, about a quietly rational New Democracy with a soft side. Talk that Big Idea talk about a decent America, global trade, lifting the boats that this enormous economic tide has left on a sandbar. Tell us about keeping our boys in camouflage out of foreign places where they don't belong. The Washington Post, no stranger to Bradley-loving, lathered it on with ...

On institutional values December 7, 1999 A few lingering thoughts on the whole World Trade Organization event: WTO supporters, which includes Clinton and his "liberal" media, say they are for freedom. Front-line and armchair protesters - not to be confused with the handful of vandals that destroyed property - say they're for freedom, too. The crucial question is: freedom for whom? If you look at how the WTO operates, you will see that it stands for corporate license; autonomy for affluent consumers and permission for the wealthy to levy the heavy social costs of "development" and "globalization" on the shoulders ...

SMALL SAMPLE STATISTICS - APPLIED FOR A PURPOSE We Americans all consider "Vote Fraud" as reprehensible. To negate or to alter the choice of a free citizen excercizing his or her birthrights in voting should bear the penalty it deserves. Attention Math Teachers in the United States: How about a "perennial excercise" in SMALL SAMPLE STATISTICS? A practical and Patriotic way to teach statistical analysis to energetic students... Using rigourous standards, have each year's class design for a local election a small sample study. Enroll registered voters who agree in advance to provide notarized affidavits of the way they voted ...

Engaging the Culture with the Word of God! Latest Dateline... December 7, 1999 Subject: Violent Role Models! Vince Russo said: "Right now the masses don't want family entertainment. Guys love T&A, they like [characters] with attitude. You've got to give the people what they want -- women and men beating on each other -- gritty, in-your-face stuff. We would look at each other and say, 'Let's see how far we can go this week. How much can we get away with?' " ... "The cover photo for the Dec. 3 Entertainment Weekly, accompanying the story on this television season's ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio –– The company that owns the dominant newspaper and CBS-TV affiliate in central Ohio is battling the world's largest media and entertainment company over a cable news station. Time Warner Communications has refused to include the Ohio News Network, a 24-hour cable station, in the 61-channel standard package it offers its 305,000 cable customers in the Columbus area. And it's eliminating ONN from most of its other cable operations in Ohio. In response, ONN's owner says it will deny Time Warner cable access to WBNS-TV, which operates over the air in Columbus as Channel 10, with such ...

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A University of Michigan fraternity pledge was listed in good condition on Tuesday after being shot in the groin during a hazing ritual. The unidentified 19-year-old New York male, who was pledging Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, was shot early Monday by a fraternity member with a pump-action BB gun, Police Sgt. Michael Logghe said. The BB became lodged in the victim's penis, he said. The victim was in good condition in the University of Michigan hospital, university spokesman Joel Seguine said. Hospital officials, however, were not releasing any information by request of the victim. "They ...

MIDI - NEW YORK, NEW YORK Start counting the babes…she’s movin’ today My pants will hit the floor while she’s in the driveway She took Lincoln’s bed…and paintings galore Her lust for power makes her one…outrageous whore And I’m just happy seeing her finally leave my life I only wish that the witch…was Klayman’s wife How helpless I felt while under her hand If you had lived with her then you…would understand ‘Cause she was always pissed…I nearly slit my wrists So she can go and screw New York…screw New York She’ll screw New York And I’m just happy ...