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			<title><![CDATA[Hasan E-Mail to Radical Imam: 'I Can't Wait to Join You' in the Afterlife]]></title>
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<b>The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in the Fort Hood massacre told a radical Muslim imam, &quot;I can't wait to join you&quot; in the afterlife, in one of several e-mails exchanged between the two men, ABC News reported on Thursday.</b>  <i><font color="Red">Where Hell?</font></i><br />
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Join You' in the Afterlife<br />
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 Muhammad ud-Deen via AP<br />
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Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical imam in Yemen with alleged terror links, whom Maj. Nidal Hasan corresponded with.<br />
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<b>The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in the Fort Hood massacre told a radical Muslim imam, &quot;I can't wait to join you&quot; in the afterlife, in one of several e-mails exchanged between the two men, ABC News reported on Thursday.</b><br />
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An unnamed official &quot;with top secret access&quot; told the network 18 e-mails were exchanged between Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and Anwar al-Awlaki, who encouraged Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq, from Dec. 2008 until June of this year.<br />
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Other e-mails, the official said, included discussion of when jihad is considered &quot;appropriate,&quot; and if it is acceptable for innocent people to die in suicide attacks.<br />
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&quot;Hasan told Awlaki he couldn't wait to join him in the discussions they would having over non-alcoholic wine in the afterlife,&quot; ABC quoted the official as saying.<br />
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Hasan — with an annual salary around $92,000 — also wrote, &quot;My strength is my financial capabilities,&quot; the source said. Investigators have found the Army major donated as much as $30,000 per year to Islamic &quot;charities.&quot; American authorities have found several such charities to be conduits to terrorist networks.<br />
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A military analyst told ABC: &quot;It sounds like code words ... That he's actually either offering himself up or that he's already crossed that line in his own mind.&quot;<br />
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A joint terrorism task force overseen by the FBI learned late last year of Hasan's repeated contact with al-Awlaki. The FBI said the task force did not refer early information about Hasan to superiors because it concluded he wasn't linked to terrorism.<br />
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called it disturbing that Hasan has e-mail contact with the radical cleric in Yemen, but stressed that his review is separate from the criminal investigation into Hasan and should not be interpreted as a finger-pointing exercise against Muslims or anyone else.<br />
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Investigators have said e-mails between Hasan and the imam did not advocate or threaten violence. After the shootings, al-Awlaki's Web site praised Hasan as a hero.<br />
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    * Charged with Murder<br />
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    * SLIDESHOW: Fort Hood Victims<br />
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Gates would not comment Thursday on whether he considers the Fort Hood attack a terrorist act. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent, told a Senate hearing that he does, and urged a government investigation &quot;to learn whether the federal government could have acted in a way that would have prevented these murders from occurring.&quot;<br />
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Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, questioned whether the government failed to connect dots about Hasan.<br />
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&quot;We must better understand why law enforcement, intelligence agencies and our military personnel system may have failed in this case,&quot; Collins said.<br />
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Hasan's psychiatry supervisors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center had expressed concerns in May 2007 about what they described as Hasan's &quot;pattern of poor judgment and lack of professionalism.&quot;<br />
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President Barack Obama already has ordered a review of all intelligence related to Hasan, including his contacts with al-Awlaki, concerns raised about Hasan by some of his medical colleagues, and whether warnings were properly shared and acted upon within government agencies. Results of that inquiry are due Nov. 30.<br />
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The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile U.S. military service members hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.<br />
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&quot;It is prudent to determine immediately whether there are internal weaknesses or procedural shortcomings in the department that could make us vulnerable in the future,&quot; Defense Secretary Gates said.<br />
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A 45-day emergency investigation will examine personnel, medical, mental health, discharge and other policies in all corners of the vast Defense Department. It will also look at ways to improve security and emergency response at Defense Department facilities.<br />
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&quot;The shootings at Fort Hood raise a number of troubling questions that demand complete but prompt answers,&quot; Gates told a Pentagon news conference.<br />
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The quick review will be led by two former Pentagon officials, former Army Secretary Togo West and former Navy chief Vernon Clark.<br />
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A longer, second review lasting about six months will look at what Gates called &quot;systemic institutional shortcomings.&quot; Gates, who has fired several top officials in three years heading the Pentagon, did not address any possible consequences of the inquiries he announced Thursday.<br />
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Gates broached little new information about the case of Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 in the shootings at the Texas military post on Nov. 5.<br />
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Both Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the chief goal of the Pentagon probe is preventing another such attack and improving future responses by disaster teams.<br />
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West was Army secretary in the mid-1990s and later became secretary of veterans affairs. Clark was the chief of naval operations from 2000 to 2005.<br />
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In 2007, Gates named West co-chairman of a panel created to review rehabilitation care problems at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and the National Naval Medical Center in suburban Bethesda, Maryland.<br />
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In 1995, as President Bill Clinton's Army Secretary, West ordered a review of the Army's racial climate, including whether there were ties between extremist groups and members of the military. The investigation was prompted by the arrests of two paratroopers in connection with the murders of two black people and concerns that the two men may have had ties to white supremacist groups.<br />
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The Associated Press contributed to this report</div>

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			<title>Father shoots son in Detroit</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The paper I get buried this in the back pages but in Detroit I could still find it on the internet...you decide what you would do... 
 
Family:...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>The paper I get buried this in the back pages but in Detroit I could still find it on the internet...you decide what you would do...<br />
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Family: Father shot teen son over contact with 3-year-old girl<br />
Santiago Esparza / The Detroit News<br />
Highland Park -- A 37-year-old man was arraigned today in 30th District Court after being accused of shooting his teenage son execution-style while the boy pleaded for his life. <br />
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Jamar Pinkney Sr. faces one count of first-degree murder, three counts of felonious assault and one count of felony firearm. <br />
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Judge Bridgette Officer today in court ordered Pinkney Sr. to be held without bond as he awaits a preliminary exam on Dec. 1. <br />
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  The courtroom was packed with emotional family members, including one who broke down and was escorted out of the room. <br />
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Police allege Pinkney marched his naked son, Jamar Jr., 15, out of a home at gunpoint near Rosa Parks and North Tuesday, and forced him into an adjacent grassy field. Investigators say the father made his son kneel before shooting him in the back of the head. Relatives said Jamar Jr. was pleading for his life as he was shot. <br />
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Highland Park police officials said the shooting occurred after an argument between the suspect and his son. <br />
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Relatives said Jamar Jr. recently admitted that he'd had inappropriate physical contact with a 3-year-old several months ago. <br />
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Jamar's aunt, Yolanda Cherry, said a relative took the girl to a doctor to be examined on Sunday, and that there were no indications of sexual abuse. <br />
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&quot;There is nothing normal about killing your child,&quot; Cherry said. &quot;I don't know why he shot him. He was a good boy. This is so sad.&quot; <br />
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One of Pinkney's attorneys, Corbett Edge O'Meara, said his client's state of mind will have to be considered as the case proceeds. <br />
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&quot;That is certainly something a prosecutor and judge and jury will have to take into account,&quot; he said. &quot;It obviously is a tragedy for the whole family. The entire situation is a tragedy for all involved.&quot; <br />
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If convicted, Jamar Pinkney Sr. will spend the rest of his life in prison. <br />
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&quot;No individual has the right to exact the death penalty on another, no matter how reprehensible the behavior,&quot; Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. &quot;That is why we have laws.&quot; <br />
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The elder Pinkney stood silent in court as a not guilty plea was entered for him by the judge. He wore street clothes but was shackled. <br />
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Cherry said her nephew played football for several teams in leagues across the city and Detroit. <br />
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A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 24 at Second Ebeneezer Church, 14601 Dequidre in Detroit. A fund has been set up at the Charter One branch in Highland Park where people can donate money to help with funeral costs, Cherry said.</div>

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			<title>New Daughter</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:25:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi y'all 
 The wife and I just got home with our new bundle of joy. I would like you all to meet Little Rugerfannette.Great site,great people. 
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 The wife and I just got home with our new bundle of joy. I would like you all to meet Little Rugerfannette.Great site,great people.<br />
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			<title>checking in....</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:22:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>I have not been on the boards much lately. I have been spending and doing alot of work in the gym and working out and stuff. but i am off today. {hk...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I have not been on the boards much lately. I have been spending and doing alot of work in the gym and working out and stuff. but i am off today. {hk would say i am off every day!:laugh:}</div>

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			<title>Joke</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:35:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Got this from a local website, thought you would like. 
 
**** 
I sat, as did millions of 
Other Americans, and watched as the government 
Under went...</description>
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****<br />
I sat, as did millions of<br />
Other Americans, and watched as the government<br />
Under went a peaceful transition<br />
Of power a few months ago. At first, I felt a swell<br />
Of pride and patriotism while<br />
Barack Obama took his Oath of office.<br />
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However, all that pride<br />
Quickly vanished as I later watched 21 Marines,<br />
<br />
In full dress uniform with rifles,<br />
Fire a 21-gun salute to the President. It was then<br />
That I realized how far<br />
America 's Military had deteriorated.<br />
<br />
Every last one of them missed him<br />
****</div>

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			<title>Just For Fun</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:44:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Have a little fun and take this quick IQ test.  See where you stand. 
 
smartorstoopid (http://www.flashbynight.com/test/)</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Have a little fun and take this quick IQ test.  See where you stand.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flashbynight.com/test/" target="_blank">smartorstoopid</a></div>

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			<title>An Obituary</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I didn't find this is in a search, so I thought I'd Share... 
 
An Obituary 
 
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I didn't find this is in a search, so I thought I'd Share...<br />
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An Obituary<br />
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Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. <br />
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He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: <br />
Knowing when to come in out of the rain; <br />
Why the early bird gets the worm; <br />
Life isn't always fair; <br />
and maybe it was my fault. <br />
<br />
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). <br />
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place: <br />
Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; <br />
Teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; <br />
A teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. <br />
<br />
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. <br />
<br />
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sunscreen or an Aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. <br />
<br />
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. <br />
<br />
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault. <br />
<br />
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. <br />
<br />
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; <br />
by his wife, Discretion; <br />
by his daughter, Responsibility and <br />
by his son, Reason. <br />
<br />
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers: <br />
I Know My Rights <br />
I Want It Now <br />
Someone Else Is To Blame <br />
I am a Victim <br />
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Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. <br />
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If you still remember him, pass this on. <br />
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<b><br />
If not, <br />
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<br />
join the majority and do nothing.</b></div>

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			<title>Pray for Obama</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Psalm 109:8  Let his days be few; let another take his place in leadership.  Let us pray.</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Psalm 109:8  Let his days be few; let another take his place in leadership.  Let us pray.</div>

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			<title>Somali Pirates Attack U.S.-Flagged Ship for Second Time</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:08:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>I guess they have not learned a darn thing from last time. 
 
Somali Pirates Attack U.S.-Flagged Ship for Second Time - Africa - FOXNews.com...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I guess they have not learned a darn thing from last time.<br />
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<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575529,00.html" target="_blank">Somali Pirates Attack U.S.-Flagged Ship for Second Time - Africa - FOXNews.com</a></div>

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			<title>Energy Citizens against climate change laws</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi, Folks.  I got this e-mail this AM.  If you're as concerned about Cap & Tax and unnecessary climate change regulations as I am, please check them...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Hi, Folks.  I got this e-mail this AM.  If you're as concerned about Cap &amp; Tax and unnecessary climate change regulations as I am, please check them out.  This is yet another avenue by which we can make a difference.<br />
<br />
&quot;Welcome to Energy Citizens, and thank you for signing up to receive updates on the climate change legislation debate. Help keep this movement going—contact your Senators and urge them to oppose costly climate change legislation. <br />
<br />
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently approved the climate change bill drafted by Sens. John Kerry (D–Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D–Calif.). Like Waxman–Markey—the bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in June—the Kerry–Boxer climate change bill could have a profound impact on Americans' everyday lives, causing great economic hardships without delivering the environmental benefits promised. <br />
<br />
Studies have shown that these bills could have devastating effects on U.S. families and the economy, and could: <br />
<br />
Push pump prices above 5 dollars a gallon; <br />
Destroy millions of jobs, even after the creation of new green jobs; and <br />
Increase the imports of refined products and send American jobs overseas. <br />
Considering the economic challenges our country is facing, we simply cannot afford legislation that may lead to higher energy costs and fewer jobs while reducing America's energy security. And while the Kerry–Boxer bill has passed out of committee, there is still time for the full Senate to reject this costly climate change legislation and support a balanced energy policy that promotes jobs and affordable energy. <br />
<br />
Take action now. <br />
<br />
P.S. Energy Citizens will keep you informed about this and other important energy issues, but we need your help to keep this movement going. Please visit <a href="http://www.energycitizens.org" target="_blank">www.energycitizens.org</a> for more information.&quot;</div>

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			<title>More Observations.....</title>
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			<description>An E-Mail recieved that I have to pass along...... 
  
Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part Drill Instructor, and part stand up comic....</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><i><font face="Tahoma"><font size="3">An E-Mail recieved that I have to pass along......</font></font></i><br />
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<font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part Drill Instructor, and part stand up comic. Here are a few of his observations on tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the civilized world.</font></font> <blockquote><blockquote><font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight....I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.&quot;</font></font><br />
<br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;The two most important rules in a gunfight are: Always cheat and Always win.&quot;</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something.&quot;</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way.&quot; </font></font><br />
<br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's going to be empty.&quot; </font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick.&quot;</font></font><br />
<br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in your back pocket... If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon.&quot;</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Do something. It may be wrong, but do something.&quot;</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a Ghilliesuit.&quot; </font></font><br />
<br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else becomes available.&quot;</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous.. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for.&quot;</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Don't shoot fast, shoot good.&quot; </font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language.&quot;</font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you live depends on how well you do it.&quot; </font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your family.&quot;</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting.&quot;</font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......The purpose of fighting is to Win!</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.</font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.</font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.</font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy. </font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away. </font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'N o ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'</font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!</font></font><br />
 <br />
<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">'The true Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because He loves what is behind him.' - G. K. Chesterton</font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both. </font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.' ~ Thomas Jefferson</font></font><br />
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<font face="Symbol">·</font><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">&quot;A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.&quot; -- Samuel Adams </font></font><br />
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<b><font face="Verdana">If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, please forward</font></b><font color="maroon"><font face="Verdana">. <b>I just did.</b></font></font><br />
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			<description><![CDATA[Received this in email.  Thought most of you would enjoy the poetry in it. 
 
 
This came to me as a "forward" from a friend. We were in Pigeon Forge...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Received this in email.  Thought most of you would enjoy the poetry in it.<br />
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This came to me as a &quot;forward&quot; from a friend. We were in Pigeon Forge over the week end.<br />
We left to come home on Sunday. Traffic was moving slow &amp; a car in front of us had an Obama bumper sticker on it. It read: &quot;Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8&quot;.<br />
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Mike's Bible was lying on the dash board &amp; he got it &amp; opened it up to the scripture &amp; read it.<br />
He started laughing &amp; laughing. Then he read it to me. I couldn't believe what it said. I had a good laugh, too.<br />
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Psalm<br />
109:8<br />
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&quot;Let his days be few; and let another take his place of leadership. &quot; NIV Version</div>

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			<description>The latest observations: 
 
The liberals are asking us to give Obama time. 
We agree and think 25 to life would be appropriate....</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>The latest observations:<br />
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The liberals are asking us to give Obama time.<br />
We agree and think 25 to life would be appropriate.<br />
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America needs Obamacare like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask.<br />
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<br />
Q: Have you heard about McDonalds new Obama Value Meal?<br />
A: Order anything you like and the guy behind you has to pay for it.<br />
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<br />
Q: What does Barack Obama call lunch with a convicted felon?<br />
A: A fund raiser.<br />
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Q: What's the difference between Obama's cabinet and a penitentiary?<br />
A: One is filled with tax evaders, blackmailers and threats to society.<br />
The other is for housing prisoners.<br />
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If Nancy Pelosi and Obama were on a boat in the middle of the ocean and It started to sink, who would be saved? .... America!<br />
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If Nancy Pelosi has her face lifted one more time she'll have a beard!<br />
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Q: What's the difference between Obama and his dog, Bo?<br />
A: Bo has papers.</div>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:48:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Report: Bill would reduce senior care 
Medicare cuts approved by House may affect access to providers 
 
By Lori Montgomery 
Washington Post Staff...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Report: Bill would reduce senior care<br />
Medicare cuts approved by House may affect access to providers<br />
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By Lori Montgomery<br />
Washington Post Staff Writer<br />
Sunday, November 15, 2009 <br />
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A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending -- one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obama's proposed overhaul of the nation's health-care system -- would sharply reduce benefits for some senior citizens and could jeopardize access to care for millions of others, according to a government evaluation released Saturday. <br />
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The report, requested by House Republicans, found that Medicare cuts contained in the health package approved by the House on Nov. 7 are likely to prove so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking Medicare altogether. <br />
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Congress could intervene to avoid such an outcome, but &quot;so doing would likely result in significantly smaller actual savings&quot; than is currently projected, according to the analysis by the chief actuary for the agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. That would wipe out a big chunk of the financing for the health-care reform package, which is projected to cost $1.05 trillion over the next decade. <br />
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More generally, the report questions whether the country's network of doctors and hospitals would be able to cope with the effects of a reform package expected to add more than 30 million people to the ranks of the insured, many of them through Medicaid, the public health program for the poor. <br />
<br />
In the face of greatly increased demand for services, providers are likely to charge higher fees or take patients with better-paying private insurance over Medicaid recipients, &quot;exacerbating existing access problems&quot; in that program, according to the report from Richard S. Foster of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. <br />
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Though the report does not attempt to quantify that impact, Foster writes: &quot;It is reasonable to expect that a significant portion of the increased demand for Medicaid would not be realized.&quot; <br />
<br />
The report offers the clearest and most authoritative assessment to date of the effect that Democratic health reform proposals would have on Medicare and Medicaid, the nation's largest public health programs. It analyzes the House bill, but the Senate is also expected to rely on hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicare cuts to finance the package that Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) hopes to take to the floor this week. Like the House, the Senate is expected to propose adding millions of people to Medicaid. <br />
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administers the two health-care programs. Foster's office acts as an independent technical adviser, serving both the administration and Congress. In that sense, it is similar to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which also has questioned the sustainability of proposed Medicare cuts. <br />
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In its most recent analysis of the House bill, the CBO noted that Medicare spending per beneficiary would have to grow at roughly half the rate it has over the past two decades to meet the measure's savings targets, a dramatic reduction that many budget and health policy experts consider unrealistic. <br />
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&quot;This report confirms what virtually every independent expert has been saying: [House] Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi's health-care bill will increase costs, not decrease them,&quot; said Rep. Dave Camp (Mich.), the senior Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee. &quot;This is a stark warning to every Republican, Democrat and independent worried about the financial future of this nation.&quot; <br />
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Democrats focused Saturday on the positive aspects of the report, noting that Foster concludes that overall national spending on health care would increase by a little more than 1 percent over the next decade, even though millions of additional people would gain insurance. Out-of-pocket spending would decline more than $200 billion by 2019, with the government picking up much of that. The Medicare savings, if they materialized, would extend the life of that program by five years, meaning it would not begin to require cash infusions until 2022. <br />
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&quot;The president has made it clear that health insurance reform will protect and strengthen Medicare,&quot; said White House spokeswoman Linda Douglass. &quot;And he has also made clear that no guaranteed Medicare benefits will be cut.&quot; <br />
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Republicans argued that the report forecasts an increase in total health-care spending of more than $289 billion. <br />
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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/14/AR2009111402597_pf.html" target="_blank">Nonpartisan agency says House bill would reduce senior care</a></div>

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			<description>I would like to ask everyone to pray as God leads you for my brother.  I just learned today that he was recently diagnosed with early stages of...</description>
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