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Bye Bye Health Insurance

Bye Bye Health Insurance

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Bush Plans Tax Code Overhaul (washingtonpost.com) OMG! Part of Bush’s tax plan – that benefits the wealthy rather than the working as always, involves “eliminating the deduction of state and local taxes on federal income tax returns and scrapping the business tax deduction for employer-provided health insurance.” Good punishment for blue states here! And a great spanking for all working people – he wants to eliminate the one reason that businesses might provide health insurance for their workers?????

World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

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World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates November 12, 2004, Rome, Italy Statement of the 5th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates We are convinced that combating terrorism in all its forms is a task that should be pursued with determination. Only by reaffirming our shared ethical values — respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms — and by observing democratic principles, within and amongst countries, can terrorism be defeated. We must address the root causes of terrorism — poverty, ignorance and…

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Fallujah for Real

Fallujah for Real

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Jihad Unspun 1.The US controls only the streets in Fallujah that the Mujahideen are allowing them to control as part of their overall battle plan. 2.This is a bloody and unnecessary conflict. Horrific deaths and injuries are being suffered on both sides for America’s theft of Iraqi oil and its misguided vision of controlling the balance of power and resources in the Middle East. 3.This latest assault by America is obviously just the beginning of the next four Bush years….

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Euphemistic Translation of F the South

Euphemistic Translation of F the South

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F the South (But hey, it wasn’t just the south….) Here is my euphemistic translation of the above page, changes in italics (thanks Tom JJ for the link!): Bang the South. Bang ’em. We should have let them go when they wanted to leave. But no, we had to kill half a million people so they’d stay part of our special Union. Fighting for the right to keep slaves – yeah, those are states we want to keep. And now…

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Abuse of Patriot Act Again

Abuse of Patriot Act Again

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Abuse of the Patriot Act – Professor Tariq Ramadan I am a member of the American Academy of Religion, and have been since at least 1990 (maybe earlier). The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is the major scholarly society and professional association of scholars and teachers in religion. With 10,000 members, the Academy fosters excellence in research and teaching in the field and contributes to the broad public understanding of religion and religions. The AAR publishes the flagship scholarly journal…

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Purging “disloyal” CIA

Purging “disloyal” CIA

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CIA plans to purge its agency Sources say White House has ordered new chief to eliminate officers who were disloyal to Bush “The agency is being purged on instructions from the White House,” said a former senior CIA official who maintains close ties to both the agency and to the White House. “Goss was given instructions … to get rid of those soft leakers and liberal Democrats. The CIA is looked on by the White House as a hotbed of…

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