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Note to FR: I am posting here an email conversation I had today with Gov Bush about Terri, and yes, he knows I am posting it here on FR. In my reply #1, located below this post of Gov Bush’s email, I have posted a message from me to Terri’s husband. And, no, I did not discuss with anyone my idea here to write to Terri’s husband. No one suggested it to me. Nor did I discuss it with anyone at all. In my next reply, reply #2 below, I hope to post a message to my friends here on...

Dems avoid arrest; tour N.M. Capitol 'Texas Eleven' learn about state politics By RACHEL GRAVES Aug. 21, 2003, 10:37PM SANTA FE, N.M. -- Faced with arrest if they visit the Texas Capitol, 11 Democratic state senators in self-imposed exile on Thursday toured the New Mexico statehouse. The senators plan to stay in New Mexico at least until Wednesday, the day a federal lawsuit they have filed in Laredo is scheduled for a hearing. The outcome could allow them to return to Texas. Eleven of Texas' 12 Democratic senators bolted Texas on July 28 to foil a Republican congressional redistricting effort....

Welcome Newcomers! This Sandbox is devoted to giving you a place to practice basic HTML, and to get some coaching. So, first things first: Go to michigander's [ HTML Bootcamp (Cyber patriot training)] and learn there how to change font color, font size, font face, and the like. THERE'S A WEALTH OF INFORMATION THERE NOT COVERED HERE (so as to avoid duplication). Learn there also how to post a link and an image, then come back here to practice. If you're having problems, folks will drop by occasionally to give you pointers and help you troubleshoot. Boring posts are...

WASHINGTON (AP) - With an eye toward the nation's fast-growing Hispanic community, Capitol Hill Republicans are turning to textbooks to win their support. Led by Illinois Rep. Jerry Weller, a group of 19 House Republicans and one Senate Republican have signed up to participate in a Spanish-language program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Graduate School. It's the largest group of congressional lawmakers to participate in the language program that officials say initially began as a nonpartisan program in 1999 under the leadership of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and has had dozens of participants. Starting Thursday, about 50...

Experimental 'Coffee Cocktail' Tested As Way To Limit Stroke Damage DALLAS, April 11 ? An experimental drug delivering the potency of two cups of strong coffee and a mixed drink has been shown to limit stroke-induced brain damage in animals. Now, this agent has been demonstrated to be safe in a small pilot study of ischemic stroke patients reported in today?s rapid access issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. This safety study is a crucial prelude to testing the effectiveness of the combination in patients. In previous studies in rats, the size of brain damage was reduced...

Gloryland's New Christian Series  Doctrinal Studies for New Believers Lesson One Gloryland's New Christian Series Bible course may be copied freely, but must not be sold except to recover the cost of copying or printing. We only ask that proper credit be given and that you notify us if you are copying or distributing the course or making links to it on the Internet. Please let us know if you translate the course into another language, or if you wish to have it translated into another language. © Copyright 1994 Linton M. Smith Jr. An introduction to the study...

Western Land Use Conference Klamath Falls, Oregon February 22 & 23, 2003 People for the USA (PFUSA) Grange #835, the California State Grange, and Klamath Community College are sponsoring a Western Land Use Conference, bringing leading land use experts to KCC in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The speakers are acknowledged leaders in their fields, respected for their success, innovation and dedication. Participants will gain additional knowledge of the Endangered Species Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; Western Water Law; Split-Estate Property Rights; R.S. 2477 Rights-of-Way; County Empowerment; County Sovereignty; Free Market Habitat Management; and dealing with Democratic Socialism. Ric Frost,...

<p>The desert winds swept over the sands and out to the sea. Waters churned and the ships, loaded with wine from the ancient city of Tyre, tumbled in the storm.</p> <p>Swamped, the Tanit and Elissa foundered around 800 B.C., coming to rest upright some 1,300 feet under the Mediterranean, too deep for recovery.</p>