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JARBIDGE, Nev.—Throughout the wilds of northeastern Nevada, they're known as the shovel brigade, a defiant band of rural residents taking on the federal government in a homespun battle over control of a solitary dirt road near this remote border town.Before a U.S. district judge ordered them to quit, a few hundred fist-shaking locals formed an "independent citizens work party" in October, an act of civil disobedience that federal officials from Reno to Washington worry could turn violent.Organized by word of mouth, residents readied pickaxes, spades and teams of horses as part of a grass-roots plan to ignore warnings and reopen ...

Since so many of us are veterans, I thought you might be interested in this letter by a U.S. military (unknown whether Army or Marines) Master Sergeant's letter to his Senator, who voted against the much needed pay raise. Read the Master Sergeant's letter below. It is quite impressive. These are the guys that voted against a military pay raise of 4.8%. --- NAYs 11--- Bayh (IN) Graham (FL) Robb (VA) Boxer (CA) Harkin (IA) Voinovich (OH) Feingold (WI) Kohl (WI) Wellstone (MN) Fitzgerald (IL) McCain (AZ) (This guy is running for President) * * * * * Mr. Voinovich, ...

The Second Annual Anti-Combined Federal Campaign Campaign If you are of average or better intelligence, you understand that our ancestors founded the United States to escape tyranny. Today, however, most people who live in the United States are Socialists who would prefer to live as slaves than to assume the personal responsibility that comes with freedom. If you give a shit about your freedom, and about the freedom of this nation, it is imperative that you join eDoDo in supporting the ACFCC. Before you give a dime to the Combined Federal Campaign, ask yourself why we even have the CFC. ...

International Herald Tribune September 28, 1999 U.S. Likely To Increase Military Support By Michael Richardson, International Herald Tribune SINGAPORE - The United States expects to increase its military support for the Australian-led intervention force in East Timor, U.S. officials say. Speaking ahead of a meeting Tuesday in Cairns, Australia, between the U.S. defense secretary, William Cohen, and Defense Minister John Moore of Australia, the officials said they did not yet know how many additional U.S. troops would be involved or when they would arrive. Any reinforcements probably will be in the same noncombat areas - communications, air transport, planning and ...