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| -White House: Computer hard drives tossed |
Newsjock |
Mar-22-08 12:17 AM |
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What a coincedence. The Friday News Dump is about Dumping! |
Bonobo |
Mar-22-08 12:18 AM |
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Ode to the Nancy Disaster |
The Stranger |
Mar-22-08 12:30 AM |
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This can't be legal. |
tridim |
Mar-22-08 12:38 AM |
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I'm pretty sure they're required to save it all. |
aquart |
Mar-22-08 12:56 AM |
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who actually ordered the hard drives to be destroyed? |
bambino |
Mar-22-08 10:31 AM |
#61 |
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I'm sure it was structured in such a way that nobody is responsible. |
sofa king |
Mar-22-08 11:26 AM |
#70 |
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I hope you right |
bambino |
Mar-22-08 11:37 AM |
#72 |
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If history is anything to go by, neither will happen. |
TheMadMonk |
Mar-23-08 07:01 AM |
#122 |
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To be fair though... |
Codedonkey |
Mar-22-08 12:19 PM |
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it's not that long ago is it? |
bambino |
Mar-22-08 12:31 PM |
#87 |
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I would imagine they could look in many places... |
Codedonkey |
Mar-22-08 12:48 PM |
#88 |
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But in the WH, I believe records must be retained for the archives |
wordpix |
Mar-22-08 08:24 PM |
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But most likely not on the drives themselves. |
Codedonkey |
Mar-22-08 11:26 PM |
#114 |
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You probably didn't work for the White House |
jmowreader |
Mar-22-08 09:38 PM |
#108 |
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Ayes. |
Codedonkey |
Mar-22-08 11:24 PM |
#113 |
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let me guess: some young bimbo/bimba who slobbers over himself at the sight of Dickhead & Chimperor |
wordpix |
Mar-22-08 08:23 PM |
#99 |
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Ha ha ha! |
Enthusiast |
Mar-23-08 12:38 AM |
#118 |
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they are probably required to destroy it in fact |
erebusman |
Mar-22-08 09:56 PM |
#109 |
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Agreed. It's about protecting individual privacy |
djohnson |
Mar-22-08 10:29 PM |
#110 |
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When have they ever worried about minor details |
cornermouse |
Mar-22-08 03:35 AM |
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That sums them up perfectly. |
CrispyQGirl |
Mar-22-08 09:45 AM |
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legal!? who the hell is gonna challenge them or call them on it? |
orleans |
Mar-22-08 04:21 AM |
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What we may be saying is that no one now has sufficient POWER to oppose |
defendandprotect |
Mar-22-08 12:26 PM |
#86 |
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It's absolutely not legal -- Presidential Records Act. But impeachment... |
tpsbmam |
Mar-22-08 08:32 AM |
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It's called "obstruction of justice" ... |
Gonnuts |
Mar-22-08 08:51 AM |
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ahhhh..... "Destruction of Justice" |
sam sarrha |
Mar-22-08 08:57 AM |
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we start by putting the people who ordered it in jail.. after the election |
sam sarrha |
Mar-22-08 08:58 AM |
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Sorry, but the cases will be tossed out of court... |
mediaman007 |
Mar-22-08 10:16 AM |
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I thought Chimpy was going to Rid us of, Activist Judges |
bahrbearian |
Mar-22-08 10:53 AM |
#65 |
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he replaced them with Machiavellian Corporatist NeoCon Fascist Judges... |
sam sarrha |
Mar-22-08 11:42 AM |
#73 |
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The white house is lying, and the best lies have truth in them |
DissedByBush |
Mar-22-08 09:35 AM |
#47 |
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We even do that in businesses and home computers. They still |
jwirr |
Mar-22-08 10:57 AM |
#66 |
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we are not bound by Federal Law 'NOT TO' destroy them |
sam sarrha |
Mar-22-08 11:59 AM |
#78 |
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Bush doesn't think he's bound by |
DissedByBush |
Mar-22-08 03:39 PM |
#96 |
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it is different when the "Voices" tell you you're on a mission from god.. if god tells you to bomb |
sam sarrha |
Mar-22-08 09:36 PM |
#107 |
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Not always |
DissedByBush |
Mar-22-08 03:40 PM |
#97 |
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Legal? |
mhoran |
Mar-22-08 12:26 PM |
#84 |
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No |
sakabatou |
Mar-24-08 10:44 AM |
#124 |
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Sounds more like destruction of legal evidence, to me. nt |
Hekate |
Mar-22-08 12:46 AM |
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Whoa, whoa, WHOA!!!! I want to be a good citizen |
Tab |
Mar-22-08 01:08 AM |
#6 |
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destruction probably means pulverized, then burned and the ashes |
rurallib |
Mar-22-08 10:08 AM |
#56 |
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I dunno.... |
AlbertCat |
Mar-22-08 11:59 AM |
#77 |
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Maybe not |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-22-08 12:26 PM |
#85 |
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"We were so busy being ourselves we didn't even notice that we broke the law for the millionth time. |
truthisfreedom |
Mar-22-08 03:16 AM |
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K&R 5 for further discussion and evidence of the most corrupt American govt ever EOM |
themartyred |
Mar-22-08 03:20 AM |
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Workstation Hard Drives Ok But What About The Servers |
lligrd |
Mar-22-08 03:26 AM |
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Look no further than the servers. |
greyghost |
Mar-22-08 03:30 AM |
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Or The Backups Of The Servers |
lligrd |
Mar-22-08 03:36 AM |
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Bingo:) |
greyghost |
Mar-22-08 03:46 AM |
#15 |
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Cryptographic expiration. |
Pavulon |
Mar-22-08 09:48 AM |
#51 |
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Yes - but then the retention policy means nothing. Official white house |
bluerum |
Mar-22-08 12:24 PM |
#83 |
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Mzzzz Payton says it's too expensive |
Supersedeas |
Mar-24-08 10:43 AM |
#123 |
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good catch |
barbtries |
Mar-22-08 05:57 AM |
#20 |
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Ayes... like tape backups... |
Codedonkey |
Mar-22-08 12:21 PM |
#81 |
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That's what I was thinking |
vanboggie |
Mar-22-08 01:31 PM |
#94 |
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This is breaking the law to cover up criminal actions |
Botany |
Mar-22-08 03:30 AM |
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She's Defending the Civil Liberties of the Dali Lama and Tibet |
Demeter |
Mar-22-08 07:33 AM |
#27 |
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Well Nancy should have to answer that and this is the place to get some results! |
sce56 |
Mar-22-08 01:20 PM |
#93 |
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"the hard drives are GENERALLY sent offsite" |
bean fidhleir |
Mar-22-08 03:34 AM |
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What kind of retarded email system is this? |
crimsonblue |
Mar-22-08 04:14 AM |
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asdf |
InsultComicDog |
Mar-22-08 04:15 AM |
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that way they can write the history they imagine |
barbtries |
Mar-22-08 05:52 AM |
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Nah. |
cornermouse |
Mar-22-08 06:29 AM |
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Unless its a dem. |
ooglymoogly |
Mar-22-08 11:53 AM |
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It's all part of the Bush Institute Master Plan |
jmowreader |
Mar-22-08 06:30 AM |
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We are going to have to carry investigations into the next administration. |
Joanne98 |
Mar-22-08 06:33 AM |
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'Fraid so. But better late than never. |
stubtoe |
Mar-22-08 10:44 AM |
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my fantasy is * can't stay on the ranch for long---will be called back to court again and again |
wordpix |
Mar-22-08 08:26 PM |
#101 |
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gonna be an eternal screaming shame if we don't put them into jail |
Algorem |
Mar-22-08 06:49 AM |
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great way to put it |
barbtries |
Mar-22-08 07:56 AM |
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That's a heck of a Ministry of Truth memory hole |
muriel_volestrangler |
Mar-22-08 07:06 AM |
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There not a chance in hell that the data wasn't stored someplace else . . . |
Shannon2008 |
Mar-22-08 07:15 AM |
#26 |
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My guess: check the RNC. Of course, they've probably destroyed their hard drives, too |
wordpix |
Mar-22-08 08:27 PM |
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The fact that Bushco has been getting away with this shit is a slap in most Americans faces... |
Imagevision |
Mar-22-08 07:47 AM |
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my face has been slapped so many times |
barbtries |
Mar-22-08 07:58 AM |
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Laws? What laws? |
Lastlaughin08 |
Mar-22-08 08:04 AM |
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Jack Broughton faced court-martial for destroying 25-ft of F-105 gun-camera film. |
DemoTex |
Mar-22-08 08:09 AM |
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Similar with the Gondola cut in Italy |
Pavulon |
Mar-22-08 10:08 AM |
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You bring up a good point. I think that what finally brought Nixon down |
jwirr |
Mar-22-08 11:11 AM |
#69 |
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Two certainties: 1) this is illegal as hell; 2) NOTHING will be done |
grannylib |
Mar-22-08 08:12 AM |
#33 |
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So, let's pretend they're telling the truth |
Tab |
Mar-22-08 08:15 AM |
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They are NOT stupid, they are NOT incompetent |
Gman |
Mar-22-08 08:38 AM |
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I stand corrected |
Tab |
Mar-22-08 10:07 AM |
#55 |
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You got it! |
Gman |
Mar-22-08 08:11 PM |
#98 |
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This is the 21st century equivalent of shredding documents |
Gman |
Mar-22-08 08:37 AM |
#36 |
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Since when? |
The Backlash Cometh |
Mar-22-08 08:40 AM |
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LOL. Bill & his staff should have taken all of the letters. |
jwirr |
Mar-22-08 11:28 AM |
#71 |
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the White House uses Microsoft Exchange |
flyingfysh |
Mar-22-08 08:56 AM |
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Two Things: how did Fitz do a thorough investigation with this being the case; and |
Supersedeas |
Mar-22-08 08:59 AM |
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What difference does it make? |
Bandit |
Mar-22-08 09:28 AM |
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agreed Fitz should have confiscated those Emails and |
lovuian |
Mar-22-08 11:50 AM |
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The only comfort we can take |
disndat |
Mar-22-08 09:12 AM |
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Jesus Christ! |
blogslut |
Mar-22-08 09:32 AM |
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Cheney: |
mahatmakanejeeves |
Mar-22-08 09:43 AM |
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Hmmmm.. |
OhioChick |
Mar-22-08 09:43 AM |
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Move along people there's nothing to see here. |
Bosso 63 |
Mar-22-08 09:51 AM |
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Nothing about this administration surprises me anymore. I suppose |
snappyturtle |
Mar-22-08 09:53 AM |
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This is a crime! |
RoccoR5955 |
Mar-22-08 10:02 AM |
#54 |
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I have a vision of thugs with sledge hammers |
rurallib |
Mar-22-08 10:12 AM |
#58 |
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The White House has been under court order to archive emails Since the Oliver North Days |
PuppyBismark |
Mar-22-08 10:20 AM |
#60 |
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and the sheeple |
pansypoo53219 |
Mar-22-08 10:31 AM |
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It's the same as shredding documents... |
tinrobot |
Mar-22-08 10:43 AM |
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They will never |
Magleetis |
Mar-22-08 11:00 AM |
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Church Lady says: |
DeSwiss |
Mar-22-08 11:06 AM |
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They are Guilty and in your face destroyed evidence |
lovuian |
Mar-22-08 11:47 AM |
#74 |
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Time for more cautiously worded criticism |
abq e streeter |
Mar-22-08 12:07 PM |
#79 |
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Ah . . . but gov't has been capturing ALL our e-mails so someone has this . . . !! |
defendandprotect |
Mar-22-08 12:24 PM |
#82 |
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Brilliant! |
tinrobot |
Mar-22-08 01:09 PM |
#89 |
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AT&T no doubt |
wordpix |
Mar-22-08 08:29 PM |
#103 |
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White House Obstructs Justice and Breaks another Law |
fascisthunter |
Mar-22-08 01:10 PM |
#90 |
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WTF |
JTucker |
Mar-22-08 01:10 PM |
#91 |
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Apparantly they can get away with anything and everything |
Lorien |
Mar-22-08 01:52 PM |
#95 |
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This alone is impeachable |
guyanakoolaid |
Mar-22-08 01:11 PM |
#92 |
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Completely illegal. |
blackspade |
Mar-22-08 08:46 PM |
#104 |
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Most companies back up weekly, some daily. There should be multiple backups of these machines. |
EndElectoral |
Mar-22-08 08:59 PM |
#105 |
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yes there should ... |
erebusman |
Mar-22-08 11:03 PM |
#112 |
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Throwing away hard drives is just like illegally shredding |
Maestro |
Mar-22-08 09:33 PM |
#106 |
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This is child's play to them |
BecauseBushSaysSo |
Mar-22-08 10:33 PM |
#111 |
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What kind of email system do they have at the WH? |
Codedonkey |
Mar-22-08 11:38 PM |
#115 |
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Remember the missing Nixon tape recording? |
Zambero |
Mar-22-08 11:50 PM |
#116 |
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What happened to the Clinton hard drives? |
Ztarbod |
Mar-22-08 11:59 PM |
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since clinton only log into email 1 time in his whole presidency - the day he |
superconnected |
Mar-23-08 01:52 AM |
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here's the main thing |
proud2bamerican2 |
Mar-23-08 01:03 AM |
#119 |
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What else would crooks do? |
superconnected |
Mar-23-08 01:50 AM |
#120 |
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