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Free Chance To Win $1 PokerStars Real Money - 100% FREE - No Catch
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All you have to do is make a free member account at [link] and then log in and put the coupon code that you see below in the coupon code box that you will see on the right side of the site. You must be logged in to see the box. PBCPoker.com Coupon Code: FREE10 This code will put 10 free credits in your new account that can be... more »
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NASA images of Mars
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This video presents NASA images and offers suggestions as to what various objects and formations are. I'd say 1/2 of the time the presenter has a point. It's well done with small typewritten comments and no voice. [link]... more »
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OT: Republican Health Care Bill - Tort Reform
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As some of you may know, the Republicans have offered up their own version of health care reform. You can read it here: [link] understanding is that the CBO said tonight that this "plan" woulddo almost or absolutely nothing to reduce the number of uninsured inthe US. Reform to the Republicans apparently equates with "status quo"for the public, and lots of goodies for their insurance companymasters.With respect to so-called "tort reform", they sure as hell made surethat was in there! Tort reform is primarily about reducing the damageawards that would otherwise go to the victims of the most egregiouscases of medical negligence. While the CBO has said tort reform willonly reduce national health care expenditures by one half of onepercent, it represents a cash bonanza for insurers at the expense oflegitimate victims.As I have said before, even though you often (always?) hearright-wingers use the phrase "tort reform" and "frivolous lawsuits" inthe same sentence, most tort reform proposals have little or nothingto do with reducing "frivolous lawsuits" (which makes sense, becausecases that fit the legal definition of "frivolous lawsuit" areexceedingly rare). This Republican plan for reform is no different.Here is a summary of the provisions I've located in the Republicanplan with respect to "tort reform":s. 301 Reduces (compared to current law in most jurisdictions) limitationperiods for victims, to as little as 1 year after the victim "ought tohave" discovered the injury.s. 302a) Limits general damages to $250,000 for even the very worst cases ofmedical negligence.b) Eliminates joint and several liability for responsible parties.s.303Restricts the amount victims can contract to pay their attorneys torecover damages, making it harder to find counsel in difficult orcomplex cases (I am a little unclear how this fits into the coreRepublican principle of freedom of contract).s.304Reduces liability to negligent parties if the victim has so-called"collateral source benefits" (ex. private disability insurance, socialsecurity or workers' comp)s.305Limits scope of punitive damages for the very worst cases ofhigh-handed, egregious, or insidious medical negligence, and caps thataward at a mere $250,000.s.306For awards over $50,000 in future damages (ex. lost future income),gives insurance companies the right to pay over time, rather than inone lump sum. If, in the meantime, the insurance company goesbroke...well, that is the victim's tough luck.I have probably missed some provisions (I scanned it very quickly),so if anyone could point out any important provisions I've missed, I'dappreciate it. The point is, I have hit the highlights, and as you cansee, the "tort reform" proposals almost exclusively target *legitimatevictims of medical negligence*, and do little or nothing to reduce"frivolous lawsuits". So the next time you hear a right-winger use"tort reform" and "frivolous lawsuit" in the same sentence, press himfor specifics, and watch the horror wash over his face as he flailsabout for an answer. Not once have I heard a media commentatorchallenge one of these insurance company shills on this point. Tortreform is about reducing awards to legitimate victims, not eliminatingawards to fraudsters.... more »
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Most biased hate monger on television
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I just watched "Count Down with Keith Olbermann" on MSNBC. Jesus wept! This guy makes Sean Hannity look fair and balanced. Hannity is a Reagan Republican and doesn't pretend to be any thing else. But at least he has some liberals on his show who disagree with him and present the other side of an argument. Olbermann is just pure, straight unopposed left wing... more »
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OT: Female soccer game gets brutal
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Who said female athletes can't be cheap shot artists? Who said soccer isn't a combat sport? Who said hot chicks can't throw sucker punches? Here's a video highlight of yesterday's NCAA women's soccer game between BYU and New Mexico. Smash-mouth soccer at its finest: [link]... more »
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CHUCK SCHACHER
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Were you aware or around Reno during the Tuna - becky -Ali saga? Just when you think that youve been gypped ..the bearded lady comes and does a double back flip!!! John Hiatt in "Buffalo River Home" -------- * kill-files, watch-lists, favorites, and more.. [link]
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Tuna
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Poker player Hans "Tuna" Lund passed away last night from stage 4 lymp node cancer. I have known Tuna for over 20 years and he will be greatly missed. ______________________________ ______________________________ __________ looking for a better newsgroup-reader? - [link]
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CUT & Paste
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I am starting a new link since Irish(not American) but Irish Mike has me blocked. Does this fool truly believe that he is the only other person on this site capable of reading the newspaper? Does he not have an original thought in his Irish (not American) pea brain. Does he not realize that we are all capable of reading Krauthammer and... more »
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MILLION DOLLAR PROP BET .. IVEY ..MOON
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Doyle and Negraneau have agreed to a 1 million dollar bet Negraneau has Ivey and Doyle has Darwin Moon ...MUST WIN negraneau is insane You heard it here first!! Just when you think that youve been gypped ..the bearded lady comes and does a double back flip!!! John Hiatt in "Buffalo River Home" -------- ... more »
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