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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:07 PM
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Breaking: House fails in override of waterboarding veto
WASHINGTON (AP) The House has failed to override President Bush's veto of a bill that would have prohibited the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques on terrorist suspects.
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El Supremo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:18 PM
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1. We need a bigger majority.
:argh:
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warren pease Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 09:20 PM
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7. Self edit -- looking at the vote tally, this post was REALLY STOOPID n/t
Edited on Tue Mar-11-08 09:23 PM by warren pease
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Disturbed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:20 PM
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2. It is a pathetic day when there are not enough Reps in
Congress that voted to over ride a Veto of a Bill abolishing Torture. Amerika has sunk low.
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lumpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:24 PM
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3. Disheartening. There is no question that the neocons have
power well placed.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:47 PM
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4. And people think impeachment will work?????
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Pastiche423 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 07:40 PM
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5. Why did Kucinich and Waters vote NAY?
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Ahpook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 10:09 PM
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8. Good question
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 07:41 PM
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6. officially the united states of torture
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