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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
Harpers: "The U.S. House of Representatives passed a timetable for ending the Iraq war by a six-vote margin. The bill mandates American withdrawal in September 2008 if the Bush Administration meets certain benchmarks, earlier if it does not. Several Democrats voted against the timetable because it was not sufficiently antiwar, and Republicans derided the inclusion of domestic provisions benefiting spinach growers, citrus farmers, salmon fishermen, and peanut storers. 'What does throwing money at Bubba Gump, Popeye the sailor man, and Mr. Peanut have to do with winning a war?' asked Representative Sam Johnson of Texas. 'I will veto it,' said President George W. Bush, 'if it comes to my desk.'"
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AlterNet: "Call it phony universalism, Robin Hood in reverse, or socialism for the rich - whatever the name, the U.S. government is effectively targeting tax subsidies and legal protections at the more advantaged members of American society. The level of support is enormous, amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars each year. For every dollar spent on traditional anti-poverty programs, the United States spends almost as much through the tax code helping individuals who are lucky enough to have health and pension benefits at work or rich enough to buy a nice home (these are often the same people)."
11:34:44 AM
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Scotsman: "The Government will today rush emergency legislation through Westminster to give effect to the new groundbreaking power-sharing deal between the Reverend Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams."
Once in a while you see that mankind is able to make progress.
Music maestro, please!
11:23:11 AM
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