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ecoalex Donating Member (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 11:08 AM
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The U.S. spent $60 Mil. on the Ukraine election
Some of the money was used for exit polling, to ensure, accuracy of the vote count. Exit polls are good markers of true vote counts in the Ukraine, but not in the U.S. ?
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dkofos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 11:12 AM
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1. It depends on who THEY want to win.
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DeaconBlues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 11:16 AM
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2. America is always interfering in other people's elections while we scream
to high heaven if there is even a hint of foreign influence in our own (real or unreal). For some reason, we decided to support the good guy this time (probably because he gives Russia headaches).
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Peace Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 01:24 PM
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3. Please post your source...
...this could be useful information, but what is the source of the $60 mil figure (and that Bush Inc. used it for exit polling)?
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mdb Donating Member (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 01:30 PM
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4. U.S. spent millions to help Ukrainian opposition groups
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has spent more than $65 million in the past two years to aid political organizations in Ukraine, paying to bring opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko to meet U.S. leaders and helping to underwrite exit polls indicating he won last month's disputed runoff election.

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/nation/10390392.htm?1c



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TrustingDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 01:32 PM
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5. hmmm, and how much was spent on the 911 commission?
and that expensive witchunt led by ken starr ? prioities, priorities.
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