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Thursday March 24, 2005 · 8:57 AM PST

2005/03/24 · 08:57

http://www.tampatrib.com/MGBDHVR0N6E.html
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Tom DeLay Awards Badge Of Honor
DANIEL RUTH
Published: Mar 23, 2005

You had to know the Terri Schiavo kerfuffle was moving into the mother of all parallel universes when congressman Tom DeLay, who is so ethically challenged he makes Al Swearengen of ``Deadwood'' look like a Ramada Inn night clerk, started weighing in on morality.
It was the Bumpkin of the Brazos who suggested Michael Schiavo, who has been the guardian of his vegetative wife for 15 years, had abused Terri Schiavo.

``I don't have a lot of respect for a man who has treated a woman this way,'' preened the poster child for Ethics Committee investigations. ``What kind of man is he?'' Read More

666Billion:Proof that Bush is Antichrist

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Wednesday March 16, 2005 · 1:32 PM PST

2005/03/16 · 13:32

I got a chill looking at this number...665.9
(can anyone say 666?)
the Mark of the Beast showing up as this Administrations' deficit
figure. This 665.9 is as close as you can get to the "Mark of the Beast" without going over (ala The Price is Right)I think it is a fitting commentary of how this administration has gone against every Christian Principle, every Christian Doctrine, every Christian VALUE.
The Golden Rule is lost in the Labyrinth of this administration's doublespeak.
Propping up the wealthy and the Corporations has become the Not so Hidden agenda.

Taxbreaks for the Wealthy, Do away with assisting those truly in need.
Prop up the Airlines, Bankrupt Amtrak.
Cut Federal funding for over 100 programs which help those less fortunate.
or Add Incentives for those Already Fed(and still feeding) at the Lobbyists' trough.
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Tort Reform/Malpractice Award Caps Debunked in Texas Reports

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Thursday March 10, 2005 · 1:07 PM PST

2005/03/10 · 13:07

Texas Study Casts Doubt on Need for Tort Reform
yahoo/reuters story

Thu Mar 10, 1:59 AM ET

HOUSTON (Reuters) - "A study released on Thursday cast doubt on whether recent "tort reform" in Texas that limited payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits and is similar to what President Bush (news - web sites) wants nationally was really needed.

The study looked at Texas Department of Insurance records dating back to 1988 and found claims that medical costs were soaring because of too many malpractice lawsuits, the supposed reason for the reform, were not true."

I posted a diary back in nov. in which the nations largest malpractice insurer, GE Medical Servicesfirmly stated that Lawsuits accounted for only about 1% of insurance cost increases. They also stated that caps on malpreactice
awards would have almost NO affect on rising costs. Read More

Saudi Arabia: So Progressive

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Thursday February 10, 2005 · 2:41 PM PST

2005/02/10 · 14:41

Wow, so progressive of the Saudi's. They had an election
and forgot to invite half the population (at least). Yes, this
March to Democracy in Saudi Arabia is just awesome Dude (sorry, dudettes
not welcome) and should make GWB so proud. Read More

caps don't work :says largest liability insurer

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Tuesday October 26, 2004 · 5:06 PM PDT

2004/10/26 · 17:06

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=38849
Once again this administration is caught in a mistruth. This time it concerns their claims that caps on medical liabillity are at the root of rising health care costs. This is a blatant Falsehood. Just today, the largest medical liability insurance provider in the country, GE Medical Services made clear in a statement to the Texas Department of Insurance, that the liability caps currently in place will not keep them from increasing the physician's premiums another 19%. According to the Medical Protective filing: "Non-economic damages are a small percentage of total losses paid. Capping non-economic damages will show loss savings of 1.0 percent." The company also notes that a provision in the Texas law allowing for periodic payments of awards would provide a savings of only 1.1 percent. The insurer did not even provide its doctors that relief and eventually imposed a rate hike on its physician policyholders. Read More

Gotta keep that ole Military-Industrial Complex ROLLING

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Friday October 22, 2004 · 3:57 PM PDT

2004/10/22 · 15:57

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~23827~2427643,00.html
( A Few Paragraphs )

U.S. arms deals elude required scrutiny

By Bruce Finley
Denver Post Staff Writer

Washington - The United States is failing to safeguard much of the highly sought weaponry it sends abroad - from assault rifles to sophisticated combat technology, a review by The Denver Post concludes.
...
When government officials do review arms deals, they find increasing problems - including diversions to at least one criminal and several hostile nations. Nearly one in five arms deals checked last year - 76 out of 413 - had such problems.
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bushDyNasty song lyrics

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Wednesday October 20, 2004 · 5:41 PM PDT

2004/10/20 · 17:41

from geckosagainstbush
http://tinyurl.com/2y8q2
download rough 1/2 mb .ra

osama's been forgotten
we're smelling something rotten
at 1600, they're puttin cotton
balls in their ears

the blind one in a roomful of deaf ones
the #1 son
after his 2000 "I WON"
surrounded by his minions
silencing dissenting opinions
the Patriot Act's unjust dominions
our Bill of Rights undone Read More

annual protest at GA School for Americas

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Saturday October 16, 2004 · 10:17 AM PDT

2004/10/16 · 10:17

Fox news scroll

Atlanta court has ruled that protesters will not be required to pass through metal detectors at the Annual Protest at the School for Americas in Georgia. They have ruled that this is unconstitutional, and is against the liberties of american citizens. This is the training ground for Latin American soldiers that was moved from central america to georgia. I think this was also one of the things Kerry brought public back in the 80's with iran contra/olli north et al

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