12/18 -- Global climate deal at "critical juncture;" Democrats vow to close Medicare "doughnut hole"

[Thomas L. Knapp]

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* Volume VI, Issue #1,815
* Friday, December 18th, 2009
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Dear readers,

My Internet connection is up and down tonight -- down as I right this,
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* HEALTH-OF-THE-STATE-O-METER, 12/18/09
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* Reported Civilian Deaths in Iraq: Min - 94,768 ... Max - 103,410
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