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  • Excite Online Poll 10/15/04 (FReepers enjoy!)

    10/15/2004 5:43:16 AM PDT · by RSmithOpt · 2 replies · 515+ views
    Fri, Oct 15, 2004Discuss today's poll Has the recent series of televised presidential debates changed who you plan to vote for?
  • Excite Poll Results: Vice Presidential Debate (Cheney: 45%, Edwards: 36%

    10/06/2004 5:49:51 AM PDT · by RSmithOpt · 7 replies · 576+ views
    Excite.com ^ | 10/06/2004 | self
    Last night Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic challenger John Edwards engaged in a televised debate. (AP)http://poll.excite.com/poll/home.jsp?cat_id=1
  • From:Subject: Forked tongues

    07/21/2004 8:12:41 AM PDT · by RSmithOpt · 2 replies · 373+ views
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    I believe these to have been said and documented. However, it was forwarded to me via e-mail. Maybe someone with more time and expertise could verify these words. Would be a good advertisement to counter any DEM crap seen on the tube. *********************************************************** From:Subject: Forked tongues It is amazing how the facts are unimportant to so many, and how soon they forget! (read through to the bottom!) "One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton,...
  • May Midwest Business Growth Surges

    05/28/2004 7:43:50 AM PDT · by RSmithOpt · 2 replies · 50+ views
    Reuters ^ | Friday May 28, 10:20 AM EDT | Ros Krasny
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest expanded more rapidly than expected in May, encouraging more firms to start hiring, a report showed on Friday The National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago business barometer jumped to 68.0 -- its highest level since January 1988 -- from 63.9 in April. An index over 50 reflects expansion. Economists had forecast the index at 61.0. "This confirms the reading on the economy that I have had since the beginning of the year, a mini-boom. This is not only sustainable as an expansion for the next 12 months but it is also quite...
  • Meat from Farm May Have Had Human Remains (Mad Swine/Canadian Disease ALERT!)

    03/11/2004 9:35:33 AM PST · by RSmithOpt · 12 replies · 152+ views
    Reuters ^ | Mar 11, 8:06 am ET | By Allan Dowd
    Meat from Farm May Have Had Human Remains Mar 11, 8:06 am ET By Allan Dowd VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Pork products processed and distributed from the farm of accused Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton may have contained human remains, police and health officials said on Wednesday. Pickton raised and slaughtered pigs at the Port Coquitlam farm as a part-time occupation until his arrest at the property in February 2002, and police believe he gave or sold processed meat products to friends and acquaintances. Pickton, 53, is awaiting trial in the killings of at least 22 of more than...
  • Greenspan: Employment 'About' to Pick Up

    03/11/2004 9:04:32 AM PST · by RSmithOpt · 13 replies · 85+ views
    Reuters ^ | Thursday March 11, 11:10 AM EST
    Greenspan: Employment 'About' to Pick Up Thursday March 11, 11:10 AM EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Thursday that flexible labor markets had proved their worth by creating jobs in the United States and that employment was poised to pick up. "I am fairly well convinced that employment is about to pick up or should be more explicit, new hires are going to be picking up reasonably quickly if this economic growth rate continues," he told the House of Representatives Education Committee, adding he supported extending unemployment support. "When unemployment is created through no fault...
  • CONTRACT WITH CONSERVATIVES

    12/14/2000 5:25:52 AM PST · by RSmithOpt · 387+ views
    Self | 12/14/2000 | RSmithOPt
    Do you Conservatives & Freepers out there think it would be a wise/feasible idea to ask the owners of FreeRepublic.com to add a poll/survey for conservatives involved with the "sight" to consolidate the 10-20 most important topics for legislation/concerns for President-Elect Bush and Congress to accomplish in the first 100 days? The webmaster could come up with 50-100 topics to let Conservatives and Freepers select the top 25 that are most important to them to reflect what we think this country needs. It could be somewhat hack-proof in content as to only one line devoted to "other" and the rest ...
  • Contract with Conservatives

    12/14/2000 4:06:39 AM PST · by RSmithOpt · 5+ views
    Ideas | 12/14/2000 | self
    Do you Freepers out there think it would be a good idea to come together to see if the owners of FreeRepublic.com would add a poll/survey as for conservatives involved with the "sight" to consolidate the 10-20 most important topics/legislation for President-elect Bush and Congress to accomplish in the first 100 days? Maybe come up with 50-100 topics and and Freepers select the top 25 that are most important to them as to what they think this country needs. It could be anti-leberal in content as to only one line devoted to "other" and the rest of the choices to ...