l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 By SUDEEP REDDY and SCOTT THURM
U.S. companies are scaling back investment plans at the fastest pace since
the recession, signaling more trouble for the economic recovery.
U.S. companies are scaling back investment plans at the fastest pace since
the recession, signaling more trouble for the economic recovery. Sudeep
Reddy reports on Markets Hub. Photo: AP.
Half of the nation's 40 biggest publicly traded corporate spenders have
announced plans to curtail capital expenditures this year or next, a... 阅读全帖 |
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t***h
发帖数: 40 | 2 这就是美国的司法： 腐败至及：
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
Wan (aka Winnie) Tin ) Case #: B222712
)
Plaintiff and Respondent, ) (Sup. Ct. No. CK71139)
v. )
Los Angeles County Superior Court )
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In re Joshua Tin )
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 3 2012-11-20 12:22:50|
美国发生风灾，总统大选前，纽约乌云密布，只有青铜的自由神像在阴暗的气象中
高举火炬。美国的摄影记者都有美学训练，同样是记录新闻，他们懂得运用符号学，在
客观的影像中呈现高尚的道德讯息。艺术和现实相结合，潜移默化，令人对美国代表的
人权和自由更油然生出信心和希望。
不需要洗脑式的“国民教育”，新闻记者的一张图片，风暴过后一道彩虹横跨纽约
赫逊河两岸，不就是预示了廿一世纪？
美国人是灾难片品种的发明家。四十年前，《海神号遇险记》、《冲天大火灾》、
《大白鲨》，都是经典。邮轮遇到海啸，高楼大厦横生火灾，或一个海港出现了吃人的
鲨鱼，不相识的人马上凝聚一起，同舟共济。美国的灾难片，在结构上没有主角，首开
群戏的先河，星光熠熠，人人都做好自己的一份。像《冲天大火灾》里的史提夫麦昆、
菲丹娜慧、李察张伯伦、保罗纽曼，银幕上一场戏，银幕之外，一个伟大的国家，不也
是一样？
不论在纽约街头，还是三藩市的商店之间，美国人那种不问生张熟李“单料同煲、
一点就熟”的亲切，开口打招呼不是 You look great就是 Have a nice day，脸上永
远挂... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 40 | 4 请教这是什麽美国政府？？？？
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
Wan (aka Winnie) Tin ) Case #: B222712
)
Plaintiff and Respondent, ) (Sup. Ct. No. CK71139)
v. )
Los Angeles County Superior Court )
)
In re Joshua Tin )
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 5 Gun and ammo sales predicted to skyrocket in wake of Obama’s re-election
OKLAHOMA CITY – The morning after President Barack Obama was re-elected,
business appeared to be pretty normal at the very popular and successful H&H
Shooting Sports, with customers looking at handguns and folks getting
something to eat at H&H’s 4U Cafe.But after talking to H&H owner Miles Hall
(he has operated H&H with his wife Jayne for more than 30 years), that
normal mood will likely change to exceedingly busy as people... 阅读全帖 |
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c****7
发帖数: 1245 | 6 too SB, no mood to argue with LZ at all. |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 7 NRA Membership Increasing 8,000 A Day After Sandy Hook Shooting
Posted: December 20, 2012
NRA membership rolls are rising rapidly at a record-setting pace, increasing
by 8,000 new NRA members per day since the Sandy Hook elementary school
shooting. According to Fox News, both the number of individual contributions
to the NRA and their average amount have risen significantly in the period
following the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
Unlike many who are using the school shooting as a political ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 8 只有39%美国人对国家现状评价正面，达到1979年卡特政府以来的最低点
Gallup: American Optimism Hits Lowest Point Since Carter Administration
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Fewer than four-in-10 Americans (39 percent) rate the
US in a positive manner – the most negative feedback the country has
produced since 1979.
A new Gallup poll finds that Americans are as negative about the country’s
prospects as they have been in more than three decades. Americans are more
upbeat in their predictions of where the U.S. will be in five years (48
perc... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 9 Since 1960, entitlement transfers have grown twice as fast as personal
income—to $2.3 trillion annually.
By NICHOLAS EBERSTADT
In President Obama's second inaugural address, he not only outlined an
ambitious agenda for his second term but also seemed intent on shutting down
debate about the social-welfare state and its impact on American life.
"The commitments we make to each other—through Medicare, and Medicaid, and
Social Security—these things do not sap our initiative; they strengthen us... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4091 | 10 Steve Cohen says Cyndi Lauper tweets were joke on media
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Cohen and Lauper had been at a White House event earlier in the week. | AP
Photo, Reuters
By KATE NOCERA | 4/12/13 1:17 PM EDT Updated: 4/12/13 2:14 PM EDT
Rep. Steve Cohen says a deleted tweet from Tuesday on Cyndi Lauper was just
a big joke.
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发帖数: 1041 | 11 Unequal protection
by From the print edition: Briefing
April 25, 2013
WILLIAM POWERS is the president of the University of Texas at Austin (UT-
Austin). Lino Graglia holds an endowed chair at its law school. Both have
kindly demeanours, impressive records and that crucial perk of academic
success, offices with great views: Mr Powers looks out over the heart of the
university’s campus, Mr Graglia at its football stadium.
They also hold strong and opposing opinions on whether admissions to their
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发帖数: 29846 | 12 Media Frets Over Fading Obama Agenda: “He needs wins and he needs them soon
. There’s no way around that” »
by Jammie
Forget the good of the nation. According to The Hill, the most urgent
concern six months into Obama’s second term is that poor Obama gets to do
some victory laps.
Six months into his second term, the momentum that President Obama
gained from his reelection win is a fading memory.
Few could have foreseen this White House struggling so much after Obama
’s convincing 33... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 13 By Editorial Board, Published: March 2
FOR FIVE YEARS, President Obama has led a foreign policy based more on how
he thinks the world should operate than on reality. It was a world in which
“the tide of war is receding” and the United States could, without much
risk, radically reduce the size of its armed forces. Other leaders, in this
vision, would behave rationally and in the interest of their people and the
world. Invasions, brute force, great-power games and shifting alliances —
these were t... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 14 Police officers across the country are shocked by Friday’s news that six
Baltimore cops were charged with the murder of Freddie Gray. Many worry that
they will be prevented from doing their job going forward.
On Friday, after Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged the six
officers with numerous charges including murder, it sent a chilling message
to police everywhere.
NPR had reaction from several police officers and police officials, but
suffice it to say they are worried for their sa... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 15 Texas Gov. Abbott wants state law against 'sanctuary cities'
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday embraced cracking
down on local governments that ban police from asking about a person's
immigration status, after previously saying little about contentious "
sanctuary city" policies since taking office.
His support follows conservative activists criticizing the Republican
governor for not prioritizing get-tough immigration measures early in his
term. It also follows the Dallas Co... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 16 Millennial OP/ED | Why Donald Trump may look like a savior
Rather than read the tired, old commentators like Maureen or George,
I got the millennial take today on Donald Trump from the WaPo's Catherine
Rampell.
CR says Trump's right. We are all big losers and that's why we want
a savior. The Chinese are beating us, the Mexicans are outfoxing us, the
Muslims are killing us.
Polls show Americans agree. We are the biggest losers, even though
we have unlimited long distance... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2239 | 17 ZT.
Earlier today, we noted that going into the South Carolina primary, Donald
Trump is sitting on a commanding lead not just in the state, where he’s up
17 points, but nationally, where his lead over Ted Cruz is an even larger 20
points.
Perhaps most disconcerting for Cruz, Trump has a nine point national edge
among white evangelicals, a voter base the Texas senator should by all
rights dominate. Trump is also only 3 points behind Cruz among voters who
identify as “very conservative.”
In short,... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 38600 | 18 他给情人写的情书挺感人的
E-mails, obtained by The State newspaper in December, between Gov. Mark
Sanford and Maria, a woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
At the time, efforts to authenticate the e-mails were unsuccessful. However,
Sanford’s office Wednesday did not dispute their authenticity.
The State has removed the woman’s full name and other personal details,
including her street address, e-mail address and children’s names.
McClatchy special correspondent Angeles Mase on Wednesday visited the 14-
story a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10469 | 19 FOX主播问克鲁兹你的外套哪里去了？
看起来在Amanda身上。这美国妞看起来块头很大，这西服配她的裙子嘛？
2014年4月1日，阿曼达是克鲁兹的高级新闻顾问，发了一条tweet
Amanda Carpenter
@amandacarpenter
Sen. Cruz coming up on Fox and Friends at 8:30. You'll want to watch. He's
in a fun mood today.
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/450971549479485440
所以当天他们是在一起的。下面留言很多非常有意思，有说阿曼达刚帮鲁兹兄吹完鲁兹
兄就上Fox做节目 |
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发帖数: 10469 | 20 2014年4月1日凌晨5点22，阿曼达是克鲁兹的高级新闻顾问，发了一条tweet
Amanda Carpenter
@amandacarpenter
Sen. Cruz coming up on Fox and Friends at 8:30. You'll want to watch. He's
in a fun mood today.
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/450971549479485440
所以当天他们是在一起的。下面留言很多非常有意思，有说阿曼达刚帮鲁兹兄吹完鲁兹
兄就上Fox做节目
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A**H
发帖数: 4797 | 21 科鲁兹肯定不是真爱了，只不过是小弟弟一是爽了，“in a good mood” |
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发帖数: 2053 | 22 看点主要在群众评论中。。。
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-is-great-now-donald-trum
html
America is great now, readers tell Yahoo Finance
Donald Trump undoubtedly disagrees, but a surprising portion of Americans
think their nation is great right now. In 2016. No fooling.
To plumb Trump’s popular campaign slogan, “Make America great again,”
Yahoo Finance recently ran a series of online polls asking our audience when
they felt America was last great. First we asked that open-ended question
on our Facebo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 472 | 23 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: scidem (羊你个驼), 信区: Military
标 题: 斯坦福毕业演讲炮轰Trump,"政治旁氏骗局,历史耻辱!"
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jun 15 13:41:14 2016, 美东)
好莱坞导演Ken Burns在斯坦福大学2016毕业演讲上炮轰唐纳德·特朗普的总统竞选是"
美国历史的耻辱"，是一个"政治旁氏骗局"。
For 216 years, our elections, though bitterly contested, have featured the
philosophies and character of candidates who were clearly qualified. That is
not the case this year. One is glaringly not qualified. So before you do
anything with your well-earned degree, you must do everything you c... 阅读全帖 |
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s****m
发帖数: 472 | 24 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: scidem (羊你个驼), 信区: Military
标 题: 斯坦福毕业演讲炮轰Trump,"政治旁氏骗局,历史耻辱!"
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jun 15 13:41:14 2016, 美东)
好莱坞导演Ken Burns在斯坦福大学2016毕业演讲上炮轰唐纳德·特朗普的总统竞选是"
美国历史的耻辱"，是一个"政治旁氏骗局"。
For 216 years, our elections, though bitterly contested, have featured the
philosophies and character of candidates who were clearly qualified. That is
not the case this year. One is glaringly not qualified. So before you do
anything with your well-earned degree, you must do everything you c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6571 | 27 by DR. SUSAN BERRY
10 Aug 2016
The executive director of a physicians’ organization questions how the
mainstream media can ignore signs of what could be a traumatic brain injury
in the Democrat nominee for president.
Dr. Jane Orient, executive director of the Association of American
Physicians and Surgeons, observes that “strangely silent is the mainstream
media about the fitness” for presidential office of Hillary Clinton. At
AAPS’ website, Orient summarizes the concerns about Clinton’s health ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2053 | 28 http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-election-2016/index.html
(CNN)Donald Trump is aiming to pull off one of the greatest political
comebacks in history.
The Republican nominee is rebounding from a summer of repeated stumbles that
threatened to undermine his candidacy, underscoring his ability to claw his
way back and stay competitive despite controversies that would sink any
other politician.
Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race
Trump and Hillary Clinton enter t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6571 | 29 CORSI : Multiple Friends of Hillary Say She Has Stage-Three Parkinson’s
Disease
Breaking News By TruthFeedNews September 14, 2016
By Jerome Corsi
NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton has stage-three Parkinson’s disease and suffers
from seizures, according to three sources who have had a personal
relationship with the Democratic Party presidential nominee.
The sources, who spoke to WND on condition of anonymity, explained that her
seizures or dizzy spells can be triggered by being out in the sun, such as
a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 419 | 30 一个老美说得很好：
With the public mood about the direction the country is going, Trump just
needs to show people a real clear choice.
“Are you OK with the level of terror in Europe being our new normal? Vote
for her. If not, vote for me.”
“Are you OK with globalist banks and multinational corporations driving our
trade policy for their benefit not ours, vote for her. If not, vote for me.”
“Are you OK with the increased crime levels in big cities, vote for her. If
not, vote for me.”
“Are you OK with 20+ ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 42116 | 31 In a release on Friday, Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman, who
oversees the exchanges on which Minnesotans not receiving insurance through
their employers or government programs can get insured, said premiums will
rise as much as 67% for some insurers.
According to the release, Rothman said the exchanges are "on the verge of
collapse" as Blue Cross Blue Shield pulled out of the market, citing large
financial losses. This exit is indicative of the mood of the other insurers,
who Rothma... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 5610 | 32 http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-calif-trump-citizenship-20160422-story.html
Vargas, who has been organizing citizenship campaigns for decades, said the
level of political engagement by immigrants and their allies this year
reminds him of the mood after Proposition 187 was passed.
"It's hearkening back to what we experienced 20 years ago," he said.
无数绿卡拉美裔开始申请公民，1994年的Prop 187再现。 |
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发帖数: 4298 | 33 Jared Halbrook, 25, of Green Bay, Wis., said that if Mr. Trump lost to
Hillary Clinton, which he worried would happen through a stolen election, it
could lead to “another Revolutionary War.”
“People are going to march on the capitols,” said Mr. Halbrook, who works
at a call center. “They’re going to do whatever needs to be done to get
her out of office, because she does not belong there.”
“If push comes to shove,” he added, and Mrs. Clinton “has to go by any
means necessary, it will be done.”
In... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1275 | 34 俺不觉得老巫婆会用发动战争来cover her ass.
要是在这么巨大的丑闻的打击下，她都可以当选的话，基本证明她对所有丑闻免疫，就
算她当着大伙的面杀人放火强奸小女孩，西粉也会说是替身，是川普派来的，是共和党
污蔑。
俺认为这个老巫婆发动战争没有啥其他理由，就是她老人家不爽，就是帕金森病发作。
对，就这么简单。大伙估计都没有接触过帕金森病人，不知道得这病的人，会突然有巨
大的怒火要发泄。而且没有任何的药物可以治疗这个。
上网查查帕金森病人的rage, 看看他们家人朋友的描叙，这么一个人掌握着可以毁灭全
世界几十次的核武器。我看你怕不怕。
mood swings are also common in people with Parkinson's, and sometimes
outbursts of anger and aggressive behavior accompany the dementia of late
stage disease. |
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发帖数: 29576 | 35 床铺民调落后10+时候，主流关于老头集团覆灭的剧本都写好了，没想到FBI。问题是现
在局面是FDR死亡，还是元首突然有了原子弹。
In recent weeks, the mood at Trump Tower has veered between despair and
denial—with a hit of resurgent glee when the news broke that the FBI was
looking into more of Clinton’s emails. When I asked one senior Trump
adviser to describe the scene inside, he responded: “Think of the bunker
right before Hitler killed himself. Donald’s in denial. They’re all in
denial.” (As Times columnist Ross Douthat put it, in a tweet, “In
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发帖数: 29576 | 37
voters,
the mood of the state’s voters?这怎么定量。 |
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发帖数: 29576 | 39
voters,
the mood of the state’s voters?这怎么定量。 |
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发帖数: 2769 | 40 原文链接：
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37918303
Donald Trump has defied all expectations from the very start of his
presidential campaign more than a year ago.
Very few people thought he would actually run, then he did. They thought he
wouldn't climb in the polls, then he did. They said he wouldn't win any
primaries, then he did. They said he wouldn't win the Republican nomination,
then he did.
Finally, they said there was no way he could compete for, let alone win, a
general election.
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发帖数: 6571 | 41 Trump Victory Sparks Mental Health Crisis Among Dejected Dems
BY: Adam Kredo
November 14, 2016 3:05 pm
Liberal voters psychologically disturbed by the election of Donald Trump are
seeking out care from mental health professionals, while colleges across
the country seek to help students facing similar mental health crises in the
wake of Trump’s surprise victory, according to interviews and reports.
Mental health professionals practicing in Washington, D.C. described an
unprecedented increase i... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 42 Democratic donors stung by Hillary Clinton’s upset loss in the presidential
race feel like they just set their money on fire.
The sore feelings are a huge problem for the Democratic National Committee (
DNC), which is trying to rebuild its image and reinvigorate a defeated party
in time for challenging midterm elections in 2018.
It’s also a worry for top liberal activists as they prepare for war with
President-elect Donald Trump and a GOP Congress that is hell-bent on rolling
back President Obam... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7021 | 43 哈哈 一针见血
Trump has his “finger on the pulse of the mood of society,” Putin said at
his annual end-of-year marathon news conference. “He went all the way, even
though no one believed that he would win, apart from you and me.”
Democrats “are losing on all fronts and looking elsewhere for things to
blame. In my view this, how shall I say it, degrades their own dignity,” he
said. “You have to know how to lose with dignity.” Putin said the
accusation against his government “speaks of the current admin... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 44 HOWARD KURTZ: The press needs to be aggressive against every administration.
Report fairly, and accurately, and aggressively; do investigative reporting
, hold them accountable. But the same standard needs to apply.
If you recall when Barack Obama won the mainstream media was in a
celebratory mood and I don't recall seeing all these stories, 'What about
all the people who didn't support Obama?' and how angry, upset or
disappointed they are except to sort of lambaste the tea party. And
therefore ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8869 | 45 Trump's actions silence Chinese American supporters in Southern California
Before last year’s presidential election, Chinese-language media in
Southern California were surprisingly abuzz with news and commentary voicing
support for Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Now, those voices often are silent.
A December phone call from the Taiwanese government that was accepted by
Trump, plus the president-elect’s choice of an extreme China hawk to head a
new foreign trade council and lots of post-electio... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29576 | 46 Trump the Dealmaker Projects Bravado, but Behind the Scenes, Faces Rare Self
-Doubt
By GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN
MARCH 23, 2017
WASHINGTON — President Trump, the author of “The Art of the Deal,” has
been projecting his usual bravado in public this week about the prospects of
repealing the Affordable Care Act. Privately he is grappling with rare
bouts of self-doubt.
Mr. Trump has told four people close to him that he regrets going along with
Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s plan to push a health car... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8600 | 47 Is marijuana addictive?
Marijuana use can lead to the development of problem use, known as a
marijuana use disorder, which takes the form of addiction in severe cases.
Recent data suggest that 30 percent of those who use marijuana may have some
degree of marijuana use disorder.18 People who begin using marijuana before
the age of 18 are four to seven times more likely to develop a marijuana
use disorder than adults.19
Marijuana use disorders are often associated with dependence—in which a
person... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 38600 | 48 A History Of John McCain’s Calls For War
http://geopoliticsalert.com/history-john-mccain-war
Afghanistan and Iraq
Obviously every US senator (besides California’s Barbara Lee) voted to give
president George W. Bush the power to invade Afghanistan following the
events of September 11th. However, McCain wasn’t happy with just moving to
invade Afghanistan. No, he had other targets on his mind as early as the day
after the towers fell.
Despite McCain’s claim in 2014 that “the Iraq war probably would... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3656 | 49 I guess I m in a more compromising mood than you are this morning. |
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发帖数: 3813 | 50 I just recoverd today. Back to normal mood to bash little red hats. |
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