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    02/19/2006 5:07:48 PM PST · by Sweetjustusnow · 234 replies · 3,137+ views
    Military.com ^ | February 13, 2006 | Frank Gaffney
    How would you feel if, in the aftermath of 9/11, the U.S. government had decided to contract out airport security to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the country where most of the operational planning and financing of the attacks occurred? My guess is you, like most Americans, would think it a lunatic idea, one that could clear the way for still more terror in this country. You probably would want to know who on earth approved such a plan -- and be determined to prevent it from happening.
  • Romney eyes penalties for those lacking insurance

    06/22/2005 4:47:29 PM PDT · by inquest · 123 replies · 1,429+ views
    The Boston Globe ^ | 6-22-05 | Scott S. Greenberger
    Massachusetts residents who choose not to obtain health insurance would face tax penalties and even the garnishing of their wages under a proposal Governor Mitt Romney unveiled yesterday. -snip- Under Romney's proposal, uninsured Massachusetts residents would be asked to enroll in a plan when they seek care. If they refuse, the state could recoup the medical costs in several ways, Romney said yesterday: The state might cancel the personal tax exemption on their state income taxes, which is worth about $175. It could withhold some or all of their state income tax refund and deposit it in what Romney called...