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Actually President Bush has in the past supported of states' rights on the medical marijuana issue that conflicted with many GOP lawmakers' belief that such laws undermine anti-drug efforts. I personally think his comment was admirable. "I won't answer the marijuana question. Do you know why? Because I don't want young children to use something I had tried. " White House Spokesman Mr. Ken Lisaius noted that the President was disappointed that the conversation had been broadcast, and stressed that it was a private conversation that Bush had with a man whom he thought was a friend.

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Hi Phoenix, Joe is really doing great. He is really excited about meeting people. Have a nice day.

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Is anyone reading 'My Life' by Bill Clinton? I am a hundred pages into his formative years. I am surprised how many hardships President Clinton had when he was young. I never knew his birth certificate name was actually William Jefferson Blythe.

According to the Indian Express... Iran and Syria, both locked in rows with the United States, said on Wednesday they would form a common front to face challenges and threats. ‘‘We are ready to help Syria on all grounds to confront threats,’’ Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref said in Tehran after meeting Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari.Otari told reporters: ‘‘This meeting, which takes place at this sensitive time, is important, especially because Syria and Iran face several challenges and it is necessary to build a common front’’. Syria’s ambassador to the US stressed that it was not an anti-American alliance and said Syria was trying to improve its relations with Washington. ‘‘Today we do not want to form a front against anybody, particularly not against the United States,’’ Imad Moustapha said. ‘‘Syria is trying to engage constructively with the US... We are not the enemies of the US, and we do not want to be drawn into such an enmity,’’ he added. Washington recalled its ambassador to Syria for urgent consultations on Tuesday to show its deep displeasure with Damascus after Monday’s killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. Russia said on Wednesday said it will sell a new air defence missile system to Syria, overriding Israeli concerns, but insisted the weaponry was only for close-range use and would not upset the balance of military force in West Asia

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Joe would you like to know how to post images up on DC Message Boards?

According to the White House, N. Gregory Mankiw, the chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, wrote Bush a letter of resignation dated Feb. 9. "It is time for me to return to my family, my students and my books," the former Harvard University professor stated. Who do you think will replace him?

Red Nose Day is all about Big Hair & Beyond - asking people to change the way they look for a day to help transform someone else's life forever. It’s set to be the biggest, reddest, re-style in history and is special for lots of reasons. Friday 11 March will be the 10th ever Red Nose Day and hoards of top names from the world of comedy, music and entertainment are supporting this momentous occasion.

The SA-18 gives the user more time to fire, has a greater range and can target any part of an aircraft, not just the heat-emitting rear section. The SA-18 also can cut through many Western defenses. For example, it is resistant to most flares, which are used by Western armies to put anti-aircraft missiles off track. The missiles cost about $250,000 each, Beaver said. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who Both Israel and the US are concerned that the missiles could easily be transferred to Hizbullah, Palestinian terrorist groups, or across the border into Iraq, where they could be used against American forces or target civilian airliners.

Israel is fearing a double-cross by Moscow on arms deals that could make Syria a more serious strategic missile threat to the Jewish state, reports Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is planning his first state visit to Russia next week and he goes with a long shopping list of cooperation agreements and arms deals. The visit comes at a time when Russia is embarking on a plan to expand its political influence and once again become a key player in Middle Eastern affairs, according to the report by Yoram East in the premium, weekly intelligence newsletter published by WND. Topping the Syrian shopping list are upgrades of packages for existing equipment, including hundreds of artillery and ballistic missiles. Next is the purchase of at least 18 units of the SS-26 surface-to-surface missiles, also known as Iskander-E. Israel's main concerns are not so much about the sale of modern weapon systems to replace aging equipment in the Syrian military, but rather about Israeli technology incorporated in these systems offered by the Russians to their military hardware clientele.

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According to Symantec here is what you can do Behavior Adware.IEPlugin is an Internet Explorer (IE) Browser Helper Object that monitors Web site addresses, content entered into forms, and local file names that are browsed. Adware.IEPlugin displays an advertisement when it sees a targeted keyword. It will also install a running process to update itself by contacting servers every few minutes. This adware may also add a few bookmarks to your Favorites menu. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: LiveUpdate virus definitions, which were released on December 10, 2003, may erroneously trigger a detection of Backdoor.Imiserv on files that behave in a manner similar to the behavior of files detected as Adware.IEPlugin. To correct this, virus definitions released on December 15, 2003 will detect such samples as Adware.IEPlugin. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Symptoms The files are detected as Adware.IEPlugin. Transmission Active-X, drive-by downloads, which may be on pop-up ads, install this adware. File names: Wupdt.exe When this adware is executed, the installer performs the following actions: Installs several files in the %Windir% folder. Starts a running process (usually Wupdt) that can make calls to various servers to update its code. Adds the value: "Win Server Updt" = "%WinDir%\Wupdt.exe" to the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run May add the value: "Win Server" = "%WinDir%\winserv.exe" to the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Symantec Security Response has developed a removal tool for Adware.IEPlugin. Use this removal tool first, as it is the easiest way to remove this threat. The tool can be found here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen...er/FxIeplgn.exe The current version of the tool will have a digital signature timestamp equivalent to 16/12/2004 02:42 AM PST.

Hi Glen, Who is he? Is He you? Why don't you post here. There are alot of people that would be interested in your thoughts.

Who are the people that comitted the crime?

Who are eyewitnesses in New York City who to this day insist that no commercial jet struck the South Tower? What happenned to the planes and the passengers that died?

Thanks for the cross promotion s5_not_manc. What did you think of Paul Mccartney's halftime performance during the Superbowl?

Q Mr. President, Secretary Rice said today in Brussels that the United States would not tolerate foot-dragging by Tehran on accounting for their nuclear program. Is time running out for Iran to come to terms with the European negotiators? PRESIDENT BUSH: The Iranians just need to know that the free world is working together to send a very clear message: Don't develop a nuclear weapon. And the reason we're sending that message is because Iran with a nuclear weapon would be a very destabilizing force in the world. And I look forward to going over to Europe to continue discussing this issue with our allies. It's important we speak with one voice. I'm very pleased with the response that European leaders have given to Dr. Rice on this issue. She has made -- her trip, by the way, has been a fantastic trip. I want to thank Aleksander, the President, for being so gracious to her on the first leg of her trip, or one of the first legs on her trip. But the message is, is that we're going to speak with one voice, and we'll continue to do so.

QUESTION: Thank you, Madame Secretary. Andrea Mitchell from NBC News. You suggested earlier today that UN sanctions, or at least referring the Iran question to the UN, would loom over Iran if Iran did not recognize the significance of the issue. And you also seemed to suggest that the message was not being adequately delivered by the EU-3. Could you clarify whether you have any question as to whether that message is being delivered strongly enough by the negotiators with Iran, and whether you think that you would have European agreement at this point or at some future point to refer to the UN? Because, up until now, they have not agreed with that. SECRETARY RICE: Well, I'm quite clear and I believe that everybody is telling the Iranians that they are going to have to live up to their international obligations or next steps are in the offing; and I think everybody understands what next steps mean. We've had these discussions in the IAEA Board of Governors. It is obvious that if Iran cannot be brought to live up to its international obligations, that, in fact, the IAEA statutes would suggest that Iran has to be referred to the UN Security Council. I said yesterday, or the day before or the day before that -- I really can't remember which day -- that the Iranians should take the opportunity that the Europeans are giving them to live up to their obligations. And we and the Europeans talk all the time about the importance of sending a strong message to the Iranians that they are being given an opportunity to demonstrate that they are prepared to live up to those obligations. So I think the message is there. The Iranians need to get that message. And we can certainly always remind them that there are other steps that the international community has as its disposal should they not be prepared to live up to these obligations.

Here is a little background on Iran The ancient nation of Iran, historically known to the West as Persia and once a major empire in its own right, has been overrun frequently and has had its territory altered throughout the centuries. Invaded by Arabs, Seljuk Turks, Mongols, and others--and often caught up in the affairs of larger powers--Iran has always reasserted its national identity and has developed as a distinct political and cultural entity. During World War II, Iran was a vital link in the Allied supply line for lend-lease supplies to the Soviet Union. After the war, Soviet troops stationed in northwestern Iran not only refused to withdraw but backed revolts that established short-lived, pro-Soviet separatist regimes in the northern regions of Azerbaijan and Kurdistan. These were ended in 1946. The Azerbaijan revolt crumbled after U.S. and UN pressure forced a Soviet withdrawal and Iranian forces suppressed the Kurdish revolt. In 1951, Premier Mohammed Mossadeq, a militant nationalist, forced the parliament to nationalize the British-owned oil industry. Mossadeq was opposed by the Shah and was removed, but he quickly returned to power. The Shah fled Iran but returned when supporters staged a coup against Mossadeq in August 1953. Mossadeq was then arrested by pro-Shah army forces. In 1961, Iran initiated a series of economic, social, and administrative reforms that became known as the Shah's White Revolution. The core of this program was land reform. Modernization and economic growth proceeded at an unprecedented rate, fueled by Iran's vast petroleum reserves, the third-largest in the world. In 1978, domestic turmoil swept the country as a result of religious and political opposition to the Shah's rule and programs--especially SAVAK, the hated internal security and intelligence service. In January 1979, the Shah left Iran; he died abroad several years after. On February 1, 1979, exiled religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from France to direct a revolution resulting in a new, theocratic republic guided by Islamic principles. Back in Iran after 15 years in exile in Turkey, Iraq, and France, he became Iran's national religious leader. Following Khomeini's death on June 3, 1989, the Assembly of Experts--an elected body of senior clerics--chose the outgoing president of the republic, Ali Khamenei, to be his successor as national religious leader in what proved to be a smooth transition. In August 1989, Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, the speaker of the Majles, was elected President by an overwhelming majority. He was re-elected June 1993, with a more modest majority; some Western observers attributed the reduced voter turnout to disenchantment with the deteriorating economy. (Ali) Mohammad Khatami-Ardakani, elected President in August 1997 with an overwhelming majority, was re-elected again with a majority in June 2001. In February 2004 flawed elections were held for the 7th Majles in which many reformists were prohibited from contesting their seats. The managed result was that a much more conservative Majles took its seats in May 2004. GOVERNMENT The December 1979 Iranian constitution defines the political, economic, and social order of the Islamic republic. It declares that Shi'a Islam of the Twelver (Jaafari) sect is Iran's official religion. The country is governed by secular and religious leaders and governing bodies, and duties often overlap. The chief ruler is a religious leader or, in the absence of a single leader, a council of religious leaders. The constitution stipulates that this national religious leader or members of the council of leaders are to be chosen from the www.google.com establishment on the basis of their qualifications and the high esteem in which they are held by Iran's Muslim population. This leader or council appoints the six religious members of the Council of Guardians (the six lay members--lawyers--are named by the National Consultative Assembly, or Majles); appoints the highest judicial authorities, who must be religious jurists; and is commander in chief of the armed forces. The Council of Guardians, in turn, certifies the competence of candidates for the presidency and the National Assembly. Economy GDP (2004 est.): $477.8 billion. GDP real growth rate (2003 est.): 6%. GDP composition by sector (2004): Agriculture 19%, industry 26%, services 55%. Per capita income (est.2003): $7,000. Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, and some mineral deposits. Agriculture: Principal products--wheat, rice, other grains, sugarbeets, fruits, nuts, cotton, dairy products, wool, caviar; not self-sufficient in food. Industry: Types--petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and building materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabricating (steel and copper), armaments. Trade (2002): Exports--$24.8 billion: petroleum 85%, carpets, fruits, nuts. Imports--$21.8 billion: food, machinery, and semifinished goods. Major markets/suppliers--Germany, Japan, Italy, South Korea. Iran spends about 4% of its GDP on its military. Branches of its military include ground forces, a navy, an air force, and Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Iran-Iraq war took a heavy toll on these military forces. Iran is trying to modernize its military and acquire weapons of mass destruction; it does not yet have, but continues to seek, nuclear capabilities. Iran has acknowledged both the heavy water production plant at Arak and the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, but did so only after their existence was disclosed to the press in August 2002 by an Iranian opposition group.

Here are removal instructions Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). Update the virus definitions. Restart the computer in Safe mode or VGA mode. Run a full system scan and delete all the files detected as Trojan.Bookmarker.Gen. Reverse the changes that were made to the registry. Delete any bookmarks or links that the Trojan added.

Trojan.Bookmarker.Gen is a generic detection for a group of Trojan horses that modifies the Internet Explorer home page and search page. Then, it adds bookmarks to the Favorites folder." Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP How to Avoid this Threat Turn off and remove unneeded services. By default, many operating systems install auxiliary services that are not critical, such as an FTP server, telnet, and a Web server. These services are avenues of attack. If they are removed, blended threats have less avenues of attack and you have fewer services to maintain through patch updates.