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OT – Where *WAS* Bin Laden…
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I can’t help but notice the following… (from the CNN article) What made him especially qualified for that mission was that he had developed two plans to capture or kill bin Laden, once in 1998 and then again a year later. Both were turned down by higher-ups in the CIA [...]
And now some news on the JOB Front
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FORD TO AMERICA: DROP DEAD The Ford Motor Company will close five plants in an effort to reduce expenses. 22,000 people in the USA are expected to lose their jobs. Ford Chairman and CEO William Clay Ford Jr. said the company had strayed from their primary goal of making quality automobiles [...]
Richard Clarke, Meet Linda Tripp
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>Whiny left-wing pink-o loser. >Capitalist Pig
Errrr. Is asshole just understood or shouldn’t you have included that in the basic description of Thumper? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >We Republicans do everything above board. Read the savage condemnation of > >Richard Clarke by Senate Majority leader Bill [...]
Airlines and the Weather excuse
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"Jane," Are you a UAL retiree? You sound so bitter against UAL. Yes, the things of which you speak happen with all airlines, but you keep mentioning UAL. And you are in South Florida? That’s "The Holy Grail" for United employees. United has so few employees in warm climates; and many, [...]
I just feel like crying
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Then it is safe to assume that maybe Zoomby is black mooded about this is that he got hit with alimony? Having to pay for someone’s upkeep when you are not living with her and want nothing to do with her anymore? Probably make me bitter as heck if my marriage fell [...]
Screeners Screw US
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Airport Screeners Up Rates for U.S. Mon Aug 26, 5:55 PM ET By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Some private companies that screen airline passengers are charging more for their services now that the government is footing the bill, says a federal report that found one company [...]
QUIT GIVING OUR COUNTRY AWAY
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Jerry, >Again, no context was removed. You’re looking too deep. >He said the US <<invaded>> the CSA… >Somehow, that action does not fit my definition of an invasion. > It’s a matter of perspective: to us (I’m a yankee too we were > [...]
Why so many airlines in debt ??
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> Is a "not quite we’re gonna crash" going to lead the PIC to land at the nearest > major airport? Or do they search for the nearest patch of
concrete/asphalt with > runway markers on it?
It’s a judgement call, but we have a number of procedures that end [...]
OTP: From a Military Doctor
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>. And how are you madam?
I am doing OK. I am on Enbrel now and it really is doing good things for me. Miss seeing you around though pal. Char "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’. We’re all in this together." Red Green
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Oh now this is what I was waiting [...]
High on Southwest
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>Ellen, welcome to our little exclusive club…if anyone else out there is >running down to BWI from PHL please speak up.
Why, thank you — but I’ve been in the club for awhile. Drove down to BWI a few years ago to fly to PVD when PHL-PVD was about $400 and [...]