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Community Comment archive for Aug. 28, 2009

FRIDAY, AUG. 28, 2009

The Oxymoron of Duncan 

So, this just in from KREM - Convicted mass-murderer Joseph Duncan is competent to stand trial in the killing of a 10-year-old Southern California boy, Anthony Martinez, a jury has ruled.I am curious how a totally wacked out nutso like this creep can be anywhere…

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The news byte that won't go away... 

Good afternoon, Netizens...You may have thought you had heard the last of Michael Jackson's homicide, or at least the last of the allegations of how and why he died. Well, the coroner's report, while not publicly disclosed, at least is cited as giving the reason…

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David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,seattlepi.com (The Spokesman-Review)

When does socialized medicine begin/end?

Good afternoon, Netizens...In today's David Horsey cartoon we take a closer look at the various claims and counter-claims being made about socialized medicine and discover a fact some may have overlooked in their haste to wave their banners of opinion. Isn't Medicare socialized medicine? Or…

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