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Tue Dec 28, 2004 at 10:00:40 AM PDT

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BREAKING: Britain has prevented Sept 11-style terrorist attack

Mon Nov 22, 2004 at 04:37:13 PM PDT

LONDON (AFP) - British security services have foiled an Al-Qaeda plot to fly planes into targets in London in a September 11-style attack, Britain's independent ITV News network reported.

"This is the story of what could have been a nightmare averted," said ITV's political editor Nick Robinson. "A story not of failure, but of success."

"That, at least, is what I am told by a senior authoritative source who says that the security services managed to avert a plot to fly planes into Canary Wharf here, and also into Heathrow Airport," he said.

Kerry only won 3 of 100 fastest-growing counties

Mon Nov 22, 2004 at 03:34:31 PM PDT

In this month's election, President Bush carried 97 of the nation's 100 fastest-growing counties, most of them "exurban" communities that are rapidly transforming farmland into subdivisions and shopping malls on the periphery of major metropolitan areas.

Monthly war spending passes $5.8 billion

Mon Nov 22, 2004 at 10:17:39 AM PDT

By James W. Crawley

As casualties mount in Iraq, so has the monetary cost of the war. The military is now spending more than $5.8 billion each month, top officials told Congress this week.

FREE GMail invites

Fri Nov 19, 2004 at 03:19:20 PM PDT

I have 8 gmail invites left.

The first 8 people to leave a comment with their email address can have them.

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Will there EVER be a more winnable election?

Fri Nov 19, 2004 at 09:29:01 AM PDT

During the Democratic National Convention this summer in Boston, Carville said, "It would be the greatest political achievement of my lifetime" if Bush would beat Kerry.

He was right.

Will there EVER be a more winnable election?

1.) Horrible economy for incumbent
2.) NET LOSS of jobs during Bush years -> same might not happen again for 70 years
3.) Useless war in Iraq going really bad - over 1,000 US casulties +  NO link btw Al Quaeda and Saddam
4.) Increased Medicare costs
5.) War hero candiate - 3 purple hearts
6.) Record breaking fundraising
7.) Record breaking 527 fundraising + support
8.) Abu Ghraib + 0 firings after AG
9.) 9/11 Commission Report
10.) Osama at large

 Will there EVER be a more beatable candidate than GWBush?

1.) Candidate can't put 2 sentences together (debates were a joke!)
2.) Halliburton
3.) Tax cuts for the rich - not 1, but 4!!
4.) RECORD DEFICITS
5.) RECORD TRADE DEFICIT
6.) Guard service questions
7.) DUI
8.) Party animal daughters
9.) Cheney's lesbian daughter
10.) No veto of any part of any spending bill

Hybrid car sales accelerate sharply

Thu Nov 18, 2004 at 05:41:50 PM PDT

Ford's Escape Hybrid Sports Utility Vehicle hit the street earlier this year - EPA estimated mpg 36 City / 31 Hwy
http://www.fordvehicles.com/escapehybrid/home/

Toyota Motor Corp's cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles amounted to 282,315 units at the end of September, Executive Vice President Ryuji Araki said Monday.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=317517

Sales of Honda's gas-electric hybrid vehicles rose 43 percent from the year-ago period. Year-to-date hybrid vehicle sales are up 72 percent, Honda said.
http://springfield.news-leader.com/business/today/1104-Domesticsd-217908.html

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Toyota Prius is 2005 European Car of the year
http://www.awknowledge.com/WVMA/content.asp?contentid=31754

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Have YOU considered buying a hybrid vehicle?

Will there ever be a more beatable candidate than GW?

Fri Nov 12, 2004 at 09:36:46 AM PDT

Will there EVER be a more beatable candidate than GWBush?

1.) Net loss of jobs
2.) Useless war in Iraq going bad
3.) Increased Medicare costs
4.) Candidate can't put 2 sentences together (debates were a joke!)
5.) Bad economy
6.) Bad education results
7.) Halliburton
8.) Tax cuts for the rich - not 1, but 4!!
9.) RECORD DEFICITS
10.) RECORD TRADE DEFICIT
11.) Guard service questions
12.) DUI
13.) Party animal daughters
14.) Cheney's lesbian daughter
15.) Osama at large
16.) Abu Ghraib + 0 firings after AG
17.) No link btw Al Quaeda and Saddam
18.) 9/11 Commission Report
19.) No veto of any part of any spending bill
20.) etc.

Will there EVER be a more beatable candidate than GWBush?

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Wed Nov 10, 2004 at 08:59:29 PM PDT

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Total (D) Cost of Election 2004

Mon Nov 08, 2004 at 01:09:57 PM PDT

I tried to search and see if there was a thread on the total cost of all races by Democrat candidates/party and pro-Democrat 527s.

I think we spent over $600 million this year.

Republicans probably spent another $500 million.

It would be nice to see how we compared with the supposedly successful Republican fundraising. Also, we must have raised 10 times more online than they did.

Anyone have a more exact number?


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