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Actually you've perfectly described what went on in the Christy Clark government. Well done Rational. BC Hydro was Christy's slush fund...as was ICBC. Now? They're both broke.
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And yet, as has been pointed out, none of the 9/11 terrorists came from countries on Trump's ban list. Kindly explain that one, won't you?
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Oh, you poor little thing...
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Fix what? Consider how much worse things would be if DeFazio had been replaced, for example by Art Robinson. Who knows, you might even be living in a home made out of nuclear waste! Stephen J. Remington
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Dear Aunt: The announcement included wedding gift registry information. There is no engagement party, therefore no engagement gift is required or expected. You spoke with MOB and got clarification. You're looking for offense where none was intended. Fix that.
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Poor decision. Let Nature takes its own course.
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Donald J. Trump is the finest president of our generation. I'm looking forward to his next seven and a half years of exemplary leadership.
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How can Canadian students create jobs when they, on average, graduate university at 21 or 22 with $27,000 in student debt?
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Greg Robertson is concerned about the “extraordinarily derogative” comments the pastor has made. Mr. Robertson goes on to say that Franklin Graham's "values are not in line with Vancouver’s". It's not the mayor's job to obstruct freedom of speech and enforce his own agenda of telling Canadians what our values a...
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Please, no fee increases for US citizens. Raise the fees for foreign visitors to make up the needed funds. Please, no discounts for any tour buses either. The Parks are for the enjoyment of the American People and not for foreigners who pay no income taxes and enjoy our Parks while making the Parks overcrowded for the ...
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Thanks to a complete and utter lack of industrial policy in Canada over the last 30 years, this country has basically no sovereign defense industrial capabilities left, much less than samller countries such as Norway, Israel or Sweden. There is not a lot of political mileage to be gained by asking taxpayers to subsidiz...
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Can't we keep the immigrants and get rid of the Republicans?
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My patriotism is shown in the form of working to create "a more perfect union." I wonder where I got that idea? Standing and reciting something we learned to chant before we learned what the words meant has to be the absolute lowest demonstration of patriotism there is.
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Culture is not like a jacket that you can remove and replace with another one. It is not nationality, either. And, when everything else around you looks strange, attempts to remove culture must surely be cruel. In settlement of the West, Hutterites and Mennonites were allowed to keep their culture, and to let their cu...
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The US employment participation rate is down to 62%, the lowest since the early 80's. Obama's policies didn't replace as many jobs as he lost, all he really did was to stop counting. In addition, he borrowed $75,000 per tax payer
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Your name says it all as does this comment.
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Excellent article. It was heartwarming to see how many Alaskans were touched by the story and still remember it. Here's hoping...
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Oh, don't stop there...The Nazi's and other altrightpubs are blaming the anti Nazi protesters because 'antifa' was people responsible for that girls death. "The violence that occurs whenever Infata, or their affiliates show up is 'planned' chaos. Planned mayhem. They get all the big headlines and this latest affair in...
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nigelnigel: "Ahh, so you failed civics, the President does NOT write legislation..." . nigelnigel: "Yep, President's take the credit or heat for the legislation that they sign. They however do not write it." . nigelnigel: "Presidents can write it all they want...." . Before stating something like nigelnigel: "failed ci...
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The dummy's presidency has been in a state of constipation from day one.
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Gary, I believe you give TC who definitely isn't TR way too much credit for Machiavellian thought and ability but I could be wrong. I would have never guessed that Hillary vs Donald would be our "Clash of the Ridiculous" with cameo appearances by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein as real people with real values in our Mel ...
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How about Obama droning 1000's overseas, families, funerals and wedding parties....without the request of the local government. Is he a war criminal?
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Gee another bimbo who forgets how much " experience" odumbo had before collapsing the country.
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re "Number one lesson in life No body owes you anything. Lesson number two do not be dependent on the government for your insurance..." True. Totally absolute truth.
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Re: "He and his followers believe America has been pillaged by freeloaders in other countries." That is because they are delusional and mis-/un-informed. Re: "That Mexican wall has to be paid by somebody." It doesn't "need" to be BUILT in the first place.
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Eight Letter Deb is one of the most hate filled people I've ever seen. It's funny initially then it just is sad. I feel bad for her.
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Where are all the Obama-lovers who every month where job growth was positive, came out and said "Thank You President Obama."
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What is most puzzling: how does Trump know that all the dead voters went against him? :)
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Good cause; Paul Allen is a quiet force for many good things.
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And what does that Foundation do, Jeff, with those millions? It builds hospitals and schools in poor countries. It is called a charity. Harper made the Aga Khan an honorary Canadian because of those good deeds. Edwards, on the other hand, co-owns the Calgary Flames. And this oil billionaire wants taxpayers' money to h...
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True, JJ, we sometimes read about people who tried to walk out but failed, and rescuers find the car first- but the media usually don't bother to write articles about all those folks who safely walked out. (I can immodestly state that with all my adventures and misadventures I've never had to sit and wait to b...
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As far as I know, the only organization employing this name is a nonprofit organization. I don't think the political party has been active since the 70s. I don't think you need worry too much.
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And in Washington D. C. He proved himself to be a racist in 1858 during the Lincoln/Douglas Debates.
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So they bought the industrial property without doing a DEQ records check? You can literally do it free online! Not very smart - they should have paid for a Phase 1 environmental assessment like banks do when they loan for a commercial or industrial property purchase.
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Indeed, 9/11 was 16 long years ago. Intelligence agencies don't necessarily work what happened in the past; they tend to look at the location of current threats. Not being invited to classified intelligence briefings, you don't know what Intelligence knows. In any case, it's the stuff of conspiracy theories to s...
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Justin T has substituted so-called WHITE Privilege with real non-White privilege
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When I was a kid in the early 50's my parents took me to McCarthy/Kennicott. In those days the only way to get to the Kennicott mine was via a small gauge rail system on an open car pulled by an old Model A fitted with railway wheels. Coming back from Kennicott a lynx crossed in front of us; his front legs were on on...
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Every PM has to work with the cards that are dealt them. Harper wasn’t responsible for the 2014 oil price fall any more than Trudeau was responsible for the Fort McMurray wildfires. That said, your statement about growth under Trudeau recently being much higher than anything achieved under Harper is absurd. The annual ...
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The UO is a public university, and Shurtz is therefore a public employee, whose behavior even outside of work, if it affects her workplace, can be subject to employment law. Social media postings outside of work are one example of this. Here's another way to look at this... Do you see minorities doing anything compara...
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Hi Obolu, thanks for the heads up — there was an edge case with your citizenship parameters that was returning an incorrect date. I've corrected it now, and you should see the right application date (to within a few days, since it depends on leap years and a few other factors).
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Funny, last I checked the (R) party has not offered any gifts to Russia in any presidency, did you find any peace offerings or gifts to Russia? However, I did find numerous sources proving the (D) party making quite generous gifts to comrade Putin which now puts HitLIARy into the spotlight with her Uranium scandal. Car...
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Well, we happily bailed out the auto manufacturers in 2008 (or 9). Now, they did, supposedly, pay us back. I do worry about the terms of re-payment on this Bombardier "loan". I would have insisted on a scrapping of their two-tier share structure. Be a real public company - that could get rid of the leadership if th...
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Take out The Granola State (California, the land of fruits and nuts and troughers) and Trump won the national vote by 1.4 million votes. Take out the other two loony left states - New York and Massachusetts - and Trump won by about 5 million votes. View the results from the perspective of the founders which gave we...
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“But what we have seen is a concerted, focused effort to make it about personalities in politics and to focus on retribution towards her company because she made a $1,000 contribution to somebody that she believed in and thought was an appropriate message for the country,” Trainor added." I believe in and think it app...
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Personnally I think it's a stupid attitude from Hilton company, in fact, paying my stay every year 8'000$ for two weeks, taking into account that there are more than 4'000rooms dont tell me that Hilton cannot afford 10K$ per year for it's fireworks?!? For me with or without fireworks it won't change anything to Hawaii,...
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I totally agree! They buried this paragraph at the end of the article: "The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online in English and French throughout Canada. It included responses from 1,001 people who were at least 18 years old. Individual responses were weighted according to the latest population estimates in Canada ...
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' Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; F...
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With all respect, I am not being snarky here: "What" was brought back to entice visitors? `Olelo Hawai`i? You are surely not suggesting that our wonderful immersion schools, Hawaiian focused cultural education programs, and `Aha Punana Leo are HTA tools, are you? And for clarity, ALL languages that were NOT English wer...
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"She could borrow against the equity in her condo to finance the car purchase and home renovations." No: just avoid new car purchase altogether - buy something ~2 years old and gently used for a MUCH more efficient use of money. Research the model using Phil Edmonston's Used Car Guide to make sure she buys a reliable ...
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Instead of bulb-outs, why not try longer walk lights or four-way red-light stops where all lights are red with no turns for all cars and pedestrians can walk across or diagonally.
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Suuuure.
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' ..irony is dead. .
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I have turned off ESPN and the late night comics. SNL can't do a skit without Trump. Trump is living rent free in their heads.
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cut baby cut
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"More boys kill themselves than girls, but the rate of suicide by girls is growing more quickly." Until journalists can cite the male statistics without appending a statement that quickly redirects attention to females, the minimization of boys' issues will continue. Boys' suicide rates run approximately 500-700% h...
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We always pay for those that made wrong choices. "sigh"
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Yes, they are openly against voter ID laws because there is no evidence for widespread fraud of the type you suggest. And they cite several studies. So rather than simply accuse them of bias, refute the studies. And no, the tiny number of occurrences do not merit "inconveniencing" everybody, especially when proposals...
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During his presidential campaign he insulted a POW who was tortured during his captivity. During his presidential campaign he insulted a Gold Star soldier who gave his life for his country. Then he insulted his family. During his privileged youth he dodged the draft five times. Minority-elect "President" Trump's act...
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No. Asking people to pay for their own birth control and abortions makes sense. Both are legal because the US Supreme Court decided to grant the right to privacy which is not found in our Constitution. Why should others be compelled to fund your private matters?
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This seems like an advertorial for U. of A which is a fine institution. I guess I would ask why the students had to do all the leg work? I am a prof at a very large research institution and it has been my experience that the trifecta of top notch researcher, first tier teacher, and cherished mentor is akin to my retrie...
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DUI is never excusable. I hope he gets suspended by the NFL.
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This so-called reporter couldn't keep to the facts but had to editorialize and find some opportunity to criticize Trump.
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Not much different, and no moral difference between this and how many Native Americans were treated by Europeans. Except the gold miners today don't evidently bother disguising greed with the hypocrisy of "saving" their souls.
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I hope his sexuality doesn't become an issue in the race. But then, I am an optimist.
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This obscene mess will continue as long as government has it's grubby corrupt hands in medical extortion. The Oregon Department of Insurance was created to prevent insurance companies from going bankrupt and leaving the state and still operates under that goal. The solution is not a single payer system. Thinking govern...
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I understand their attractiveness for you, then. I'll continue to ignore them, however.
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Yes, this lady is a felon. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/authorities-detain-daniela-vargas-dreamer_us_58b724e8e4b023018c6c7abc
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Ah, this is a very familiar tactic. When Harris broke up Ontario Hydro and opened a "competitive market", prices spiked! Ernie Eves, facing defeat, capped pricing at 4.3c/kwh. Note that the actual price was much higher. OPG were forced to pay the difference, thus adding to the stranded debt. Politically, nothing chang...
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Agree. I hope he gets in and changes all of the AS's as well. Clean the swamp in Hawaii's DOE.
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To all of those who just have to drive over the posted speed limit along the Arm, as well as elsewhere, what is your hurry? Are you late for dinner? Late for work? It is a nice drive and a crooked road but just like the several vehicles which sped around me last night at speeds well over 60mph so they could turn off...
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All personal property and home real estate property taxes should be eliminated. Personal property taxes are just the government telling you that you don't own the property they do and if you don't pay them they will take it from you and rent it to someone else. Sales taxes are more fair as you don't have to purchase an...
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Anyone who believes that Jason Kenny "...thinks Alberta should strike back by stopping equalization payments to Quebec." must have some cognitive disorder. That's not how equalization works and as a former federal cabinet minister to make such a vacuous statement is worrisome in the extreme.
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As George Patton put it, no one ever won a war by dying for his country. He made some other poor bastard die for his country.
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Surprise me
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Correction: The failed drama teacher was only successful lulling Trump to sleep by offering nothing but hollow platitiudes to repair the damage he caused in US relations with his stupid comments about Trump and Republican voter during their election. Trump was bored by the entire experience. The American papers only ...
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Personally PNG, I try to refrain from commenting on things about which I know absolutely nothing. It works for me.
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LOL...much of the media has turned into the tabloids we find near the grocery check outs.
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Disagreeing with you is not a sign a mental illness.
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Was just down at the Library. I think both are working now.
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Poor thing, spare me the wailing and drama. If you dish’em out, you have to take’em. The Church disagrees with you.
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Billions were removed (divested) from fossil fuel investments from the Netherlands, not Arab Countries. They did it in one week. You guys don't even know your own industry, you should be embarrassed.
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Good man!
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Of course it is. It's the epic story that was true before His days with us, while He was with us, and even now. Note how when the rich man went away sad..separating himself..Jesus didn't say.."well you don't have to give up everthing..I was only acting!" Nor when He spoke so jarringly about the Eucharist...when othe...
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And snowflake would give this creep a hug. Did mommy hug you snowflake, bet she even taught you how to roll a joint, seen as she smuggled dope into Canada in daddy's luggage. Then that scum used tax payers money to not only bail the useless thing out, but also to bail his kid. All the while locking others up. Round thi...
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Where is the proof?
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That *phrase* has a history (it is not unique to MSW). Here is a statement by a professor that uses that phrase: http://religionandpolitics.org/2013/02/05/we-need-less-religion-in-our-politics-and-less-politics-in-our-religion/ MSW followed that up with this opinion piece - https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-...
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So folks-no reply to me yet. Why is that?
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A story about Carlyle becomes the game story? All 3 paragraphs at the bottom of the article? Glad I watched the game.
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And who said anything about the people not moving their boats. You are not understanding the English now. And those boats are not anchored in the middle of the river but the little cul-de-sac as you may. And on the sides still not illegal. I lived on that boat and I was working on getting my own. I know the rules and ...
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Perhaps, Sid is merely an ignorant puck head as well if many of his online supporters here are any indication. The Flightless Birds really couldn't have timed this announcement any worse. That they show no embarrassment in the amateur manner in which they handled this speaks volumes though
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One night at dinner in the mid 80's our daughter in elementary school asked if there was going to be a Nuclear war. I responded that from what I had seen on TV and read in the newspapers I had more confidence in Mr Reagan and Mr Gorbachev being able to resolve their differences when they had a disagreement than I had ...
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"The House’s plan also restructured the open-ended funding of Medicaid to a per-capita cap scheme, where states receive a capped amount of funding each year per enrollee, and could choose to receive the funding up front in block grants. That Medicaid restructuring increased yearly funding by the medical Consumer Price ...
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The APPL price is insane and kind of bad news for me. I recently sold a bunch of it to buy a new car and I was hoping to replace it bit by bit. What I need is more rumors about what a failure iPhone 8 is going to be so the price will fall in the short term.
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If Trump had put all of the money that he inherited from his father in a stock index fund, he would be richer today than he claims to be.
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An empty gesture at best. At worst, demonstrative of cynical self-admiration.
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Private profits, socialized losses. You knew what these people were about when you elected them, folks...
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"Well there's something you made up" Not really. This is exactly was some of the right wing (nay alt-right) prognosticators are saying.
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What ever happened to a speedy trial. Every time i read about this on going case my heart goes out to the families that lost loved ones.
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I'm not worried- there is a UN resolution that says they at not to do this.
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Seems like all the Trump supporters are upset about ''anonymous sources or unidentified sources" spilling the beans on their hero. It's likely that those sources will turn out to be patriots when this is over. But here's a little factoid that will be inconvenient to your belief systems. No one uses "anonymous sources" ...
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