| Comedian Chevy Chase, when he anchored
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| | miles of tunneling.It's been reported
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| the first Saturday Night Live faux-news
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| | that the federal commitment to this task
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| desk, had a running joke that satirized,
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| | has already exceeded $62 billion. One
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| post-mortem, the endless medical updates
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| | third of that amount has already been
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| provided by the public relations machine
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| | deployed and it can fairly be said that
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| of a dying dictator ..."Here's a bulletin
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| | its effects are hardly noticed. This
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| from Spain: Doctors are reporting that
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| | total will be added to the federal
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| Generalissimo Francisco Franco is holding
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| | deficit, of course, right along with the
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| fast in his valiant fight to remain
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| | billions being spent to do whatever it is
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| dead!"The point, of course, was that
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| | they currently say they're doing in Iraq.
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| neither the Spanish public nor the global
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| | If the current administration holds fast
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| public at the time was ever fooled by the
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| | to its pledge against raising taxes, the
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| propaganda of Franco's terminal condition
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| | implication is that a host of cuts in
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| during his last days. The tweak also
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| | other programs are inevitable.Thus,
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| carried undertones that no government
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| | Americans won't have to be located along
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| could overcome the forces of nature, no
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| | the Gulf Coast to somehow share in its
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| matter what it announced.That brings us
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| | devastation. Among other things, some
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| to the wake of Hurricane Katrina.Anyone
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| | interest groups are now taking a close
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| who has been to the Gulf Coast says that
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| | look at how funds are being utilized and
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| the media images of the devastation there
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| | allocated. Allegations of
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| --- no matter how hard they try --- just
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| | misappropriations and the like are sure
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| cannot convey the scope of the disaster.
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| | to follow.Contrast this state of affairs
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| Vast segments of the region have
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| | with the recent earthquake in Pakistan.
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| literally been blown back a couple of
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| | The magnitude of that disaster was
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| centuries, to a time when electricity,
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| | similarly breathtaking. If you missed it,
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| telephones, running water and the like
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| | the Richter scale measured the quake at
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| were either a luxury or a futuristic
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| | 7.8 and an estimated 87,000 people were
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| concept. Usual conveniences such as food
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| | killed. Their government already depends
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| shopping are still a major challenge to
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| | upon the USA for much of its additional
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| many. Some jobs may have left with
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| | aid. It may be a while before they see
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| Katrina; like her, they may never
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| | anything significant to assist in this
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| return.This doesn't look like it's going
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| | natural tragedy.One city there will have
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| to get much better anytime soon, either.I
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| | additional help. It's coming in the form
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| thought of this while taking a second
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| | of lottery winnings. A gentleman named
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| look at the pages on the Longer Life
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| | Ishan Khan hit it big while working in
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| site, all of which include the American
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| | the USA as a taxi driver. He nailed a $55
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| Red Cross public service ad which appeals
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| | million jackpot and took his winnings up
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| for donations to their hurricane relief
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| | front, netting over $32 million. Mr Khan
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| fund. The appeals are just as urgent and
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| | moved back to his homeland, where that
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| relevant today as they were when they
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| | amount of money can spend like $1 billion
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| were first posted. I sometimes wonder,
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| | and where he instantly became one of
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| though, if those who view them don't get
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| | Pakistan's most wealthy private
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| so accustomed to their presence that they
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| | individuals.It's obvious to Mr Khan that
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| ultimately look past them. I know the
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| | private assistance is necessary for
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| plan at the Longer Life site is to keep
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| | relief efforts there to have any
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| them in place until all needs are met,
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| | immediacy. His village, Batagram, lost
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| which in my opinion, means the Red Cross
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| | 4500 citizens in the 8 Oct quake and
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| will be a fixture on their pages for a
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| | surely, a good number of those were known
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| long time to come.The American government
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| | to him. Here's the Associated Press
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| recently released over 100,000 pages of
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| | account of his response to date:"Just
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| documents which dealt with their handling
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| | days before the earthquake, Khan was
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| of the crisis. It's notable in the
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| | elected district nazim, or mayor, of
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| impression that they didn't give the
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| | Batagram. After the quake hit, he helped
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| matter much more attention than they
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| | pull survivors from the rubble, and paid
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| would have if the affected area was a
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| | to get the most seriously injured to
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| third-world country. Having said that,
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| | regional hospitals. He told pharmacists
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| the sheer volume of funds required to
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| | he would pay them later for dispensing
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| repair and rebuild is staggering.For
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| | all the medicine on their shelves. The
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| example, it's been cited in the Los
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| | bill came to 10 million rupees, almost
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| Angeles Times that the costliest public
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| | $200,000."Khan has bankrolled a program
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| works project to date was the shift of
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| | to supply roofing materials to rebuild
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| freeways in Boston to an underground
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| | shattered homes. He bought 150 tents,
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| route. The price tag was $14.6 billion,
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| | some of which occupy land just outside
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| the time factor was 14 years and the
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| | his mansion with panoramic views of
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| object of the exercise was to move just
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| | snowcapped peaks."Most important, Khan
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| under eight miles of roadway into a
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| | has emerged as a colorful and outspoken
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| tunnel.The Gulf Coast reclamation is
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| | critic of local government corruption.
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| going to involve much more than eight
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