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1 COMMENT
2008-04-10 23:53
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Entered by: Hawkeye
Hey Nazi,Ron Paul has not dropped out.
1 COMMENT
2008-04-10 17:36
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Entered by: Gladestone
And they tell us commusium is dead, if this guy isn't a communist i'll eat my hat.
Column
04-09-2008
1 COMMENT
2008-04-10 17:31
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Entered by: Gladestone
Looks like its time for another Tea party.
1 COMMENT
2008-04-10 17:24
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Entered by: Gladestone
This what they learn in college, typical college
jerks.
2 COMMENTS
2008-04-10 15:20
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Entered by: Ernest Hancock
I know Randi from past events held in Phoenix from when I was Charles Goyette's producer and we were both at the Phoenix Air America affiliate as the morning show. The station was sold to a Christian Robot station and Charles and I went back to our previous station. Charles and I had an agreement that I would work with him for another 3 months back at the new station and then I would leave to focus on FreedomsPhoenix.

I then was contacted by Nova M Radio and asked if I could host on the weekends. I agreed under the condition that I could have guest hosts whenever I was out of town and that I was free from any interference. I reminded them that I was a hard core no-compromise libertarian. The founders of Air America, Sheldon and Anita Drobny had started Nova M Radio to replace the lost station of Air America's affiliate and proceeded to create a new network.

As Air America talent leaves that network for various reasons they are often found to join the Nova M Radio family.

Although I am very well known to have a very different philosophy than every single one of my co-workers, we are still very good friends and have been for years. THe fact they are willing to have my show immediately follow the personal show of the owners is a testament to just how "progressive" they really are :)

2 COMMENTS
2008-04-10 11:37
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Entered by: Jefferson Paine
Putting on my Monday morning quarterback jersey, there's one question I really wish Ron had asked the general: "In the U.S. military, especially in the wake of the Nuremberg Trials that firmly established 'just following orders' as a non-excuse, officers have the responsibility to refuse illegal orders from their superiors. Given your position and that responsibility, what do you believe would constitute an illegal order from the Commander in Chief? In particular, would a clear violation of the plain language of the U.S. Constitution regarding the declaration of war be illegal for the President?"
1 COMMENT
2008-04-09 20:03
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Entered by: Fascist Nation
So it begins.

What will be the response? Acceptance of lifelong enslavement or resist? I wouldn't bet on the U.S. military or the puppet government.

1 COMMENT
2008-04-09 07:42
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Entered by: Brock
FTA: "It is sad but it is true. Political leaders today are afraid of their constituents." - Michael Bloomberg

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1 COMMENT
2008-04-09 00:52
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Entered by: Hawkeye
A big surprise is coming for "McCain".
We have people that will be at one of his speeches,and will inquire about his nickname,"Songbird".
We will also inquire about other claims by the POW`S that were in the same camp as McCain when he,McCain,gave at least 30 RVN radio messages,and,other claims that J McCain gave up classified information that resulted in the DEATHS of "American Pilots"...not to mention the Russian doctor that took care of McCain,and nobody else.
Coming SOON to a "McCain" rally near you...SOON!!
1 COMMENT
2008-04-08 23:17
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Entered by: Fascist Nation
see also:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/33072.html
Article
02-22-2007
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2008-04-08 16:48
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My name is carol Jarrett and my story goes like this in Jan.2003 my husband Keith went to see his primary care physician complaining of fatigue, loss of weight, not wanting to eat, and loss of libido, his Dr. told him he needed testosterone shots and gave him one that day, he sent my husband for lab work, but not to check his testosterone levels the test came back showing my husband had hepatitis c and was sent to a liver specialist, the specialist did a biopsy and found damage to the liver and faxed a letter to the primary care Dr that my husband symptoms were hepatitis c related, neither Dr told my husband this and the testosterone shots continued, a few months had passed and my husband asked the nurse giving the shots if it was normal to feel horny all the time, she laughed and said most men like feeling horny all the time, as time went on my husbands testicles started getting sore he told the Dr and the Dr told him he had a backache and that is why they were sore, my husband asked the if there were any side effects to the testosterone shots and the Dr said no, Then in May 2004 I was talking to my husband and he said his testicles were so sore he could not even wash them in the shower, he was also getting severe headaches I asked him what his levels were and he replied what is that I explained that the Dr does blood work and he can tell how much his testosterone is in his system, he said that blood work had never been done, I told him to go to the Dr and ask that his levels be checked on him the Dr looked through his chart and realized blood work had never been done on my husband, the Dr did not give my husband his shot and sent him for lab work his testosterone level came back at 877 which is over the top of the charts for levels he started giving my husband half a dose for about 6 weeks then went down to one-quarter of a dose on 8/30/04 my husband had lab work done his levels were 1324 and free testosterone was 27.80 way off the charts. during the height of the testosterone shots my husband had gone into the yahoo chat room and at first just watched conversation it was an adult chat room so it was about sex, as his levels rose he started clicking on a name and people would send him pictures thousands of pictures my husband was just obsessed with collecting the pictures it did not matter what they were ( he had pictures of women taking a crap) he did not delete pictures or send them to anyone he just collected them, his brain on the testosterone just wanted pictures, some one had sent him child porn, he did not send any nor ask for any to be sent to him this was all shown when the police checked the computer he was asked if he had some by someone on line and he said no I don't. My husband is now serving 5 years and lifetime probation as a pedophile because the county attorney scoffed at the 2 expert witnesses we had on testosterone and the physcologist who said my husband is not a pedophile it was the testosterone, he had never been in this chat room before and when he started getting pulled of the shots he was not going in there as much and eventually not at all, in dec. of 2004 his testosterone level was still at 810 he was 51 years old testosterone is metabolized in the liver and his was damaged so it was not getting metabolized correctly. My husband took the plea deal because everyone including his lawyer was telling him he would get 122 years if he did not take the deal, but after his incarceration a man was busted after trying online to get a minor to have sex and take pictures he went to meet her and got arrested he got a suspended sentence and 10 years probation now the prosecutor Ronald Debrgida jumped in on a case he was not even the prosecutor on and said in the best interest of justice took five counts away from a man who had child porn videos and pictures on his computer, and this was after the jury found the man guilty, who gets justice does it depend on money or stature in the state, child porn is a problem but how can the sentence for one with no medical evidence be sentenced less or given a break when the person with evidence that proved he was not on line for child porn get the book thrown at him? Or does it even matter anymore

1 COMMENT
2008-04-08 13:18
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See also The Chronicle for a report on Washington's GOP delegate race:

http://tinyurl.com/4rkc5s

Article
04-08-2008
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2008-04-08 11:33
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An excellent evaluation of the LP - thank you for expressing the truth so eloquently. "Now!" is indeed the time for true libertarians to adhere to libertarian principle and fight for it.
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04-07-2008
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2008-04-08 11:25
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Entered by: Fascist Nation
I find it interesting that these are American style toilets. But I suppose it represents a universal gripe amongst the womenfolk of the planet whom often wonder why they put up with their man. It sure looks like a good simulator. And points out the dual use of the toilet to bathe the cat.
1 COMMENT
2008-04-08 02:27
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Entered by: Hawkeye
The "Ron Paul Revolution" is about "Signs".
Ron Paul had several chances to pin McCain on the ropes and knock him out...he did nothing.
Ron Paul supporters have yet to find the nerve to confront "John McCain",live,in person,in front of the entire nation,But! they do have many signs.
If these 'Sign Makers" are so interested in our future,why have they stood back and watched McCain lie his way to the White House without ONE (1) word,or,action to expose McCain for what he really is?
Take all our you "Sings" ,set down and say to your signs, "Sign! McCain is a two faced,lying communist.Please! tell us what your signs reply was.
1 COMMENT
2008-04-07 18:17
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Entered by: Gladestone
I think Drew should stick to his stupid game show,
Thats about how smart he is.
1 COMMENT
2008-04-07 18:14
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Entered by: Gladestone
They are probably are scared that the home schooled kids will show up the ones coming out of the goverment schools.
1 COMMENT
2008-04-07 18:06
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Entered by: Gladestone
I would have probably moved out of that state by,
but this would definitely be the last straw.Who do those people think they are.
1 COMMENT
2008-04-07 08:18
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"In reality, most Americans could care less."
The phrase you're looking for is "most Americans couldn't care less."

The way you worded it implies that most Americans do actually care, since one would have to care at least a little in order to be able to care less (whereas if you don't care at all, then you certainly can't care any less).

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2008-04-07 02:56
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Nothing to praise our young,where are those that think our YOUTH are on the right track?
Anyone that knows what our youth are doing,please tell us.All we see are the young holding signs,jumping up and down,smiling,happy,and not one of them can tell you anything about how their candidate stands on any issue.
Maybe we should ask what our youth are being taught in school.
Only one of the "Obama Supporters" that I have talked to knew anything at all about the "CFR",and,she knew very little at that.
Same thing with the "Hillary" supporters I have talked to.
None of the people I have talked to,know anything at all about how John McCain got the nickname "SongBird".
None of them knew that John McCain is the reason the US stopped any search for other POW`S and MIA.
None,thats NONE of them knew about the 30 or so messages John gave on "Hanoi Radio" while he was a "POW".
They don`t even know that a Russian Doctor came to johns camp a helped take care of John McCain,but no other POW...Just John.
I even ask them if they knew about the classified information John McCain gave the NVA that resulted in the deaths of American Pilots.
They said,"Your making all of this stuff up"..that goes to show you why Americas youth are getting scores that are lower then "Third World Countries" that share books.
Thay don`t even know that John McCain,the lobbyist hater takes money from more lobbyist:(–noun
a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby). They even ride on his "Straight Talk Bus".
I guess he,"John" has paid off everyone for not asking any of these questions of him,out loud.Like at the "Debates".Who`s behind this "Traitor"?
On his last trip to Iraq,..did anyone see him ride around in an Unarmed Humm Vee...of course not.
Some of the soldiers have even ask John McCain to ride with them,in an Armed Humm Vee..didn`t happen.
Please do not depend on our YOUTH to save America,it ain`t going to happen.
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2008-04-05 08:41
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I don't say anything about him cussing out the goverenment,but to blame white people for all there problems is a bunch of bull.Get a glove & get on with it.
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04-03-2008
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2008-04-05 08:25
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Corrupted Science:

Subject:
Re: Central California Population to be Sprayed with Unregistered Pesticide

Concern:

The Health Expert Advisory Committee (HEAC)
for a New Round of Development of Permissible Exposure Limits
for Airborne Contaminants , is"probably" based on a faulty and fraudulent
premise of corrupted science.

Concerns: The risk assessment data that was the basis for deciding to spray
pesticides in the San Francisco Bay area. As well as the integrity of the
Biomonitoring Scientific Panel that is to decide which chronic illnesses
will be tested for which toxic chemicals and how they will be tested.

______________________________
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This first article that I am citing gives the names of
experts at Universities that have been trying to
expose the problems with spraying this particular
pesticide. After which I give a potentially safe
alternative pesticide and then background information.

Once you connect the dots, it leaves questions, yet to be answered.

Is there or was there any political corruption and or
"corrupt practices" between the government agencies
and or officials with the corporation manufacture and
the scientists involved, as well as the toxicology reports
that the corporation has provided ?

"Where does the money trail lead to and from the
people that will profit from poisoning such a large
population and area"?

First, we have to establish that there is a problem
with the chemical and that the original toxicology
reports might be "bogus" and that such practices
are common in that industry.

Experts question plan to spray to fight moths
Mar 6, 2008 ... PESTICIDE SPRAY PLAN. PR firm's no-bid deal scrutinized
(3/12) .... This article appeared on page A - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle ...
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/06/MN69VD309.DTL

There are "natural pesticides" that attack enzymes
in the nervous system of insects that people and our
pets do not have. But "they" say that the cost is
prohibitive, compared to that of the "nerve gas" based
pesticides. The small companies that have the "natural
based pesticides" that are not toxic to humans do not
have the financial resources to be heard in the political
arena. And the EcoSmart web page says that their
product costs about the same.
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The right Google search reveals far too many reports.
One example is "ecosmart natural pesticides"
Their panel of experts is posted at:
http://www.ecosmart.com/commercial/about/panel.asp

Dr Harlan Feese Ecosmart Technical Director ,
Technical Director (toll-free at 1-877-667-0006
Judy Hight marketing support EcoSMART Customer Service Director ,
toll free at 1-877-667-0006
__
From:
http://www.ecosmart.com/commercial/TechSupport/faqDetail.asp?FAQTypeID=1

Q: Are EcoSMART products more expensive to use when
compared to conventional pesticides?

No, our products are very cost competitive when compared to conventional products. In fact, several of our products are actually more economical than their conventional product counterparts (and just as effective).
http://www.ecosmart.com/commercial/TechSupport/faqDetail.asp?FAQTypeID=1
__________________________________

The simple truth is that numbers do not lie, but liars
can figure. Often misrepresenting the true and total costs
with "lies of omission" that enable claims of "plausible deniability"
based in claims of ignorance.

The facts are that such wide spread "nerve gad" based
pesticide spraying in a community causes health care costs to
skyrocket, as shown with a simple Google search on
"epidemiology study pesticide spraying health care costs".

It should be far more cost effective to use the natural
based pesticides in the "long run" in a community because
of the expected absence of health care cost increases. But
to my knowledge there has never been such a comparison
study done.

Epidemiology studies of pesticide spraying with regard to the
psychological effects on a society can be tremendous.

Topic: Google search term:
"epidemiology study pesticide spraying psychological effects society"

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The following is one example of the "Development of Permissible Exposure Limits"
But this is not concerning the exact pesticide to be used in the currewnt proposed
plan to spray for the moths. This is a typical example of how this is decided
the typical "method of operation" and the "science" that such decisions are based
on. After which the "corrupted science" that these decisions are based on,
is exposed with verifiable reports of such "corruption" being 'common place"
and instances in which it has been exposed. The EPA is still accepting these
"studies" that the "decisions" are based on and these
"studies" are financed by industry, with out any real review !!!
The above link can "fall out" when forwarding, so the address I am citing is
http://www.westgard.com/guest16.htm

Example:

The minutes from

First Meeting of the Health Expert Advisory Committee (HEAC)
for a New Round of Development of Permissible Exposure Limits
for Airborne Contaminants in the Workplace
California Code of Regulations Title 8 Section 5155
August 21, 2007

www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/DoshReg/5155ACMinutes082107.doc

Comments at the meeting full of corporate representatives show some

ignorance of the facts concerning the data that they are using for
"risk assessment". They are using "corrupted science" as the basic
premise of what is "safe".

_____________________________________

Compare suggestions of the data to use for "risk assessment" in
the minutes of that meeting with:

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If - then logic:

Now that being true .... one would expect to see the results in the health of
people in a area so sprayed. And there is. Over 100,000 results with many
journals cited are revealed with the Google search term;
"epidemiology pesticide spraying agricultural geographical area".

Evidence of Political Interference in Science
From air pollution to Ground Zero, the A to Z Guide to Political
Interference in Science showcases dozens of examples of the misuse
of science on issues like childhood lead poisoning, toxic mercury
contamination, and endangered species.
From:
http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/

My blog
http://toxicreverend.blogspot.com/
documents:

An Organic Food Fight with Nobel Laureates

More than 60 influential scientists, including over 40 Nobel
laureates, are mobilizing scientists and citizens alike to push for
reforms that will protect our health, safety, and environment. They
have posted at their web site :
The Scientific Integrity Program from the Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/

The scientists mobilizing to fight FDA & EPA Corruption

....

The Union of Concerned Scientists released survey results that
demonstrate pervasive and dangerous political influence of
science at the FDA.
http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/fda-scientists-pressured.html

....

End of excerpt from my blog.

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Reference material for this next section:
http://www.puppstheories.com/ToxicRevelations/donebib.html

Many of the "tolerable levels of exposure" to a (singular) toxic chemical have been fraudulently produced for decades.

But it is well documented in the book "Toxic Deception (81) that they have known this since the 1970's. In the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's, Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories (IBT) performed about 35-40% of all U.S. Toxicology testing. Of the 867 audits of IBT performed by the FDA under the 1962 law, 618 were found to be invalid because of numerous discrepancies between the study conduct and data. FDA flexed its muscles and found four IBT managers guilty of fraud." Yet the EPA has still been accepting these "studies" that are financed by industry, with out any real review !!! http://www.westgard.com/guest16.htm

Test fraud again made headlines in 1994, when Craven Laboratories was fined over 15 million dollars and its ... Fifty Years of Legislation, by CAROLINE COX (132).
And the plot thickens.

Just reading a published book can show you the reasoning of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF's) and why they have been burning down newer and toxic buildings. The wide spread use of toxic building materials and the manner in which the testing for the safety of the chemicals were fraudulently produced (81). The book titled "Toxic Deception" (81) documents the association of one such toxic chemical and asthma (81) and the fraudulent manner in which toxicology testing has been conducted, over decades. Leaving people to work the majority of their lives in pursuit of their "dream home". And some of the "dream homes" are rather toxic and implicated in chronic (toxic) disorders. Only * as mentioned before) most "patients" are never tested for such toxic chemicals disorders. And even when they are the very statistics that are used to "rule out" or validate such toxic chemical exposures as a root cause of an illness are in question.

Reference material
http://www.puppstheories.com/ToxicRevelations/donebib.html

The above information was copied and pasted from an e-mail that I was using to research and update my information on
California Senate Bill 1378 and the Biomonitoring Program that it
created.

California is going to start testing people for toxic
chemical exposures, with the Biomonitoring Program.

Of the nine member scientific panel that will decide who gets tested for what and how they will be tested:

Five were appointed by "Arnold Schwarzenegger"
Two by the Rules Committee

and two by the Speaker of the Assembly

A link to who appointed each one ...

Biomonitoring Program
http://www.oehha.ca.gov/multimedia/biomon/biomon1.html#t2
Members listed with who appointed them at the above page:

Apologies for running short on time to explain all of this. The California Senate Bill 1379 that created this
program was blocked the first five times it was introduced, as other bill numbers. The 5th time, it
was vetoed.

A newspaper story had listed the various lobbyist organization's
that had been fighting to stop this program and that would be
a probable list to check affiliations for and with the panel. The
edited copy of that story with links to each lobbyist group pasted
in was removed from the net. No copies in the Archive Wayback
Machine. I'll could try to fwd an e-mail version about them, if you want it.

I gave the papers main web address, so you can check their archives
and or surf into your local library and get a copy from their database.
I did just that and pasted it into an Open Office rtf format document,
attached as Intel1379.rtf

The story was:

State may launch biomonitoring,
By Harrison Sheppard, Sacramento Bureau
LA Daily News, March 30, 2006. .
News article names agencies trying to block the
Biomoneriting bill CA SB 1379
http://www.dailynews.com/

I did just call that reporter and the machine said "former phone number)
See,s that reporter no longer works there ... not sure.

_____________________________________________________

Concerns: The risk assessment data that was the basis for deciding to spray
pesticides in the San Francisco Bay area. As well as the integrity of the
Biomonitoring Scientific Panel that is to decide which chronic illnesses
will be tested for which toxic chemicals and how they will be tested had a probable basis of corrupted science.

minutes from

First Meeting of the Health Expert Advisory Committee (HEAC)
for a New Round of Development of Permissible Exposure Limits
for Airborne Contaminants in the Workplace
California Code of Regulations Title 8 Section 5155
August 21, 2007

www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/DoshReg/5155ACMinutes082107.doc

Comments at the meeting full of corporate representatives show some

ignorance of the facts.

Compare suggestions of the data to use for "risk assessment" with:

_________________________________________

_____________________________

In today's judicial system,corporate executives receive "gratuities"
as do politicians, along with their "campaign contributions".
Some of these "situations" are discussed in the posted rough draft of
Red Collar Crime, in the section titled,
The Political Fallout of Criminal Charges Against Corporations:
subtitled: The Failings Of Campaign Financing
http://www.angelfire.com/nm/redcollarcrime/

On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 6:38 AM, Jim t.com wrote:

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Writer-Bio-Page.htm?EdNo=102
Population To Be Sprayed With Unregistered Pesticide
By Barbara Peterson
[... ... ... ]
No eradication measures have been taken against the moth in New Zealand, and
none are planned. The moth is a minor pest whose larvae are eaten by earwigs,
birds, and spiders. Furthermore, "there is no widespread infestation of the
light brown apple moth [in the U.S.], but U.S. Department of Agriculture
officials say they are trying to head off a potential disaster (Kay, 2008).
Therefore, Bay Area residents will be sprayed with an untested unregulated
pesticide on the pretense of this non-existent emergency by Stewart Resnick,
owner of the largest farming operation of tree crops in the world, and one of
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's top 100 contributors, and are basically told to
just shut up and take it.

Yes, as I posted before: This moth does NO agricultural damage. Aside from below
(the more or less 'current' list), all of the populated areas of CA will be
sprayed over the next 3~5 years! This crap sickened hundreds of people in Santa
Cruz one~two month/s ago! Totally unnecessary BS abuse of power & greed!!

Jim

Cities to be sprayed are as follows:

Alameda County:
Albany
Alameda
Piedmont
Emeryville
Oakland

Contra Costa County:
El Cerrito
El Sobrante
Hercules
Kensington
Pinole-N. Richmond
San Pablo

San Francisco County:
San Francisco

San Mateo County:
Daly City
Colma
Pacifica
San Bruno
South San Francisco

Marin County:
Tiburon
Belvedere
San Pablo
Corte Madera
Larkspur
Sausalito

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2008-04-04 20:30
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Putin did something really, really smart. He publicly took the high road, making GW Bush look like the war mongering fool he is. Putin also did not attack the NATO decisions but instead called for a reappraisal of NATO's stances by the NAYTO members.
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2008-04-04 20:07
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To the untrained eye ...lol. Laugh out loud some more.

To the trained eye he was suspicious so for 16 minutes he was detained, questioned, probed, assaulted and finally finding nothing let on his accosted way.

And he was completely a traveler just like anyone else. But I feel so much safer knowing trained TSA agents will single out suspicious behavior.

TSA. Totally stupid as**oles.

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2008-04-04 11:34
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two other links:

http://www.examiner.com/a-1318986~New_Evidence_of_Earliest_North_Americans.html?cid=sec-promo

http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/fossilized_feces_says_first_americans_werent_african_or_european_and_came_earlier_than_previously_believed

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2008-04-04 11:16
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three more links:
http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.e5ce3eda9208cf5249c383fdd7248100.2e1.html

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/03/europe/3space.php

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL0177754720080403

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2008-04-04 11:05
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another link:
http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.da3fa682f6801f73b5635780298518a9.491.html
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2008-04-04 09:09
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Be sure to see "A sub to fight al Qaeda's navy" below to explain things further.
Article
04-17-2007
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2008-04-03 13:33
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Mr. Shine,

I have the following questions regarding the incident on the SS COMET, which appears to be the "root cause" of your present activities:

1. Were you serving as the 2nd Engineer Officer on the SS COMET?
2. Did you alert the US Coast Guard to a potentially dangerous situation?
3. Was this dangerous situation [onboard the SS COMET] as a result of prior maintenance performed on the machinery space equipment, before the vessel was put into service, or by the ship's crew?
4. From my knowledge, the vessel's Captain and the Chief Engineer disagreed with your engineering assessment. Since the Captain and Chief Engineer are also licensed professionals, wouldn't their assessment be sufficient for the vessel to continue its mission?
5. Being the 2nd Engineering Officer, you are 3rd in-line concerning engineering matters in which the Chief Engineering and 1st Engineering Officer outrank you. What was the engineering assessment of the 1st Engineering Officer concerning your issue?
6. Was this Coast Guard officer (LT Tribolet) on a personal vendetta against you?
7. I'm unsure how the lawsuits and mental health issues started over an issue which does not seem extraordinary. Vessel inspections are routine functions that are conducted by the Coast Guard on a daily basis. Can you elaborate?

Thank you in advance for your response.

-Bear

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2008-04-02 22:30
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see also:
http://www.antiwar.com/engelhardt/?articleid=12617