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President Bush met with cheering groups of Marines yesterday. To paraphrase the president, the morale boosting message delivered to the Marines was, "You are shit out of luck," as many are seeing their tours of duty extended due to a lack of reinforcements. If the president
Voting 336-75 the House yesterday approved a bill that would overhaul the nation's intelligence based on recommendations of the 9/11 commission. Among the changes will be the appointment of a director of national intelligence. It is not known whether that new director will attempt to devise his or her own color scheme, or will work with the Department of Homeland Security to assess current threat levels. The 75 Congressional Representatives voting against the bill wanted to include a provision allowing for the torture and abuse of illegal aliens under the rubric of "information gathering." Said one Congressman: "immigration is to terrorism as gay marriage is to bestiality, a gateway drug."
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Voting 336-75 the House yesterday approved a bill that would overhaul the nation's intelligence based on recommendations of the 9/11 commission. Among the changes will be the appointment of a director of national intelligence. It is not known whether that new director will attempt to devise his or her own color scheme, or will work with the Department of Homeland Security to assess current threat levels. The 75 Congressional Representatives voting against the bill wanted to include a provision allowing for the torture and abuse of illegal aliens under the rubric of "information gathering." Said one Congressman: "immigration is to terrorism as gay marriage is to bestiality, a gateway drug."
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