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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Eagler on May 23, 2001, 08:01:00 AM
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Congress Approves WWII Memorial
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Congress on Tuesday approved legislation to speed construction of the $160 million World War II Memorial proposed for the National Mall.
The House approved the bill, introduced by Rep. Bob Stump, R-Ariz., by voice vote after the Senate unanimously approved the same measure Monday night.
The amendment was sponsored in the Senate by Alaska Republican Ted Stevens. It makes technical changes to a bill, also introduced by Stump, that passed the House last week. The National Capitol Planning Board had exerted technical jurisdiction over the project slated for the National Mall. Delays have resulted from controversies.
"This legislation will remove these obstacles and require the construction process to promptly go forward," said Stevens, a World War II veteran. "For many of us, this marks the 55th year since we returned home from World War II. We want this memorial finished while a significant number of our comrades in arms are alive. We want to be there when this memorial is opened."
The legislation calls for construction to begin "expeditiously at the dedicated Rainbow Pool site in the District of Columbia." It could begin within two months of President Bush's expected signing of the bill. The structure is scheduled for completion by about 2004, according to the National Park Service.
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Eagler
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I've just read that :
1798-1800 Franco-Amer Naval War 20 42
nerver heard of before ...
Did someone have web info on this war ?
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Originally posted by straffo:
I've just read that :
1798-1800 Franco-Amer Naval War 20 42
nerver heard of before ...
Did someone have web info on this war ?
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Franco-American+Naval+War&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rnum=1&ic=1&selm=19971201195001.OAA16069%40ladder02.news.aol.com (http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Franco-American+Naval+War&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rnum=1&ic=1&selm=19971201195001.OAA16069%40ladder02.news.aol.com)
Eagler
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The extraordinary ability of our elected officials to piss away public money never ceases to amaze me. Lets spend millions on building a monument honoring what was arguably the most dysfunctional time in our history, a time of mass insanity.
How about having Congress return the tax money back to the citizens and let them decide by giving donations, if they so choose.
Ooops, wait a minute…… that's too much like a democracy! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
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blur
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Eagler
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blur is the poster child for retroactive birth control and a shining example that Darwin no longer applies to the human species. Survival in current times OBVIOUSLY no longer requires intelligence in the cranial area.
Mav
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Originally posted by Eagler:
Originally posted by straffo:
I've just read that :
1798-1800 Franco-Amer Naval War 20 42
nerver heard of before ...
Did someone have web info on this war ?
http://groups.google.com/groups ?q=Franco-American+Naval+War&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rnum=1&ic=1&selm=19971201195001.OAA16069%40ladder02.news.aol.com (http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Franco-American+Naval+War&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rnum=1&ic=1&selm=19971201195001.OAA16069%40ladder02.news.aol.com)
Eagler[/B]
what we call in PC term a "low intensity conflict" (translated directly from French military slang (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) )
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Straffo, so THAT'S why you guys gave us the Lady years later... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) BTW, she needs a make-over and a boob job.
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Originally posted by blur:
The extraordinary ability of our elected officials to piss away public money never ceases to amaze me. Lets spend millions on building a monument honoring what was arguably the most dysfunctional time in our history, a time of mass insanity.
How about having Congress return the tax money back to the citizens and let them decide by giving donations, if they so choose.
Ooops, wait a minute…… that's too much like a democracy! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
Have to agree with Blur on this one. Should there be a WWII Memorial? Absolutely, I agree there should. But, the money CAN be raised privately.
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One hundred and sixty million dollars? What the heck could they build that would take that much money. Somebody's brother-in-law is gonna get that contract. You can count on it. And that somebody is looking at big kickbacks.
Excuse me... Campaign contributions.
[This message has been edited by easymo (edited 05-23-2001).]
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Originally posted by Ripsnort:
Straffo, so THAT'S why you guys gave us the Lady years later... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) BTW, she needs a make-over and a boob job.
LOL (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
even here (before leaving for the US) she was not a fashion victim (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
[This message has been edited by straffo (edited 05-25-2001).]