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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 08:38 PM Original message |
Court: Mexican trucks program to proceed |
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Suich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. Who's supposed to "moniter" this program? |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Oh, you'll be able to track them yourself, |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Wait til they start hauling nuclear waste |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
62. Alberto Gonzales... (n/t) |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
83. Well, the Monitors of the Monitors, of course. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 08:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
86. details, schmeetails...don't you trust the bushies to work this out? |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 09:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
87. who's supposed to ensure this isn't to haul in illegal Mexicans to work for slave wages? |
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Nimrod2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oh man, this is very bad news for all of us......nt |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. About 3 weeks ago, I had to travel by car |
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Peggy Day (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. Do they have the same safety requirements that our truckers have to adhere to? |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Where'd she hear that? Fox news? |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Inspection stations are easy to bypass |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 07:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. shhh, those mexicans are very familiar with the border side roads |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. from the Houston Chronicle |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 07:39 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Houston must abide by the San Francisco court ruling. Working men and women |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
70. In theory, if you take the time to read the side agreements |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
77. All truckers bypass scales |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. there could be an old school thing go`n to happen |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Remember the convoys in the 70s? |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. Cute. Threats of Teamster thuggery. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. If it walks like a scab and talks like a scab (despite the accent)... |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. Is little lord pissypants |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. Bad, Bad Idea. n/t |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. Time to now kick ass teamsters! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 12:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
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stressfulreality (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. my hearts go out to all of the families who will lose a loved one thanks to this n/t |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
15. So, I'm confused. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. looks like it's a "go" for Thursday |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. The Teamsters union, representing 100,000 long-haul truckers |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
19. Whats wrong with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court ? |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
22. Perfect Timing |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
23. dupe - please delete :( |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 08:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. And yet we have this report saying it would not start this - kill the Unions |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 08:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I have a real concern about this, and I wonder just how much |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 08:56 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. gotta a link to that strike story ? |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 08:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. They're willing to go up against the truckers and every sensible 'merican? Bwahahahahahaha |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
27. guess the BushCo idiocy well truly is bottomless . . . n/t |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. I don't have a problem with this, as long as... |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Your post stinks of DLC-free-trade shill B.S. masquerading as anti-xenophobia |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. On the other hand, his post reeks of reason and rationality..... |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Yeah, there is a lot of "dis-information" here --- with you responsible for much of it |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. ROFL! I am responsible for much of it?!? |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. And I quote: |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. "Very little freight" eh? 11,000 trucks a day is very little, isn't it? I understand you now. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. You must enjoy being disingenuous |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. No, it isn't disingenuous at all. It goes to the point. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #47 |
74. so heretic i'm sure your a big nafta fan too? says it all right there |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. As a former truck driver you do not get the big picture. It's like what Walmart did to small busines... |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. You think 'he' don't get the big picture? (I posted too early. I'm sorry i misread who you |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. So you went from being a truck driver to being a corporate PR shill? |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. You are free to question my credentials all you want but you have no idea about my motivation. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Oh, stupid me! I should have known that it's normal for The Average Joe to make arguments like this: |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #49 |
65. I have COMPLETE understanding of the "program as a whole" |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Go for it. Have at it. I wish you well in turning back time. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #69 |
79. I don't have to "turn back time" |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Yes a former truck driver who makes just as much driving Taxi and is home every night. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #43 |
64. A useful tool of the corporate capitalist masters |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. THERE IT IS! That train's rarely late! Here ya go, Dad. A little visual aid for you. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #67 |
75. why would you want to give to big money and take from people who work? oh yea your full of shit |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #67 |
80. For someone whose profile contains the statement |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
54. Why in the fuck are you an apologist for breaking the back of American Labor? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 06:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Somebody is waiting for a shipment, though |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Deleted message |
ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 11:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
63. And the USAmerican truckers |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #31 |
73. dlc=fraud=gop |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
34. Mexico trucks to roll on U.S. highways |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yeah. But no one will be pulling them over or shooting at them, |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Good luck....going to be a lot of broken down trucks by the time Teamsters get to them |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. they have to stop for fuel and repairs. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Nothing that kills union jobs benefits US consumers |
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yorgatron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. i see a lot of flat tires in their future... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #38 |
66. And got paid Teamster wages while they're here |
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onewholaughsatfools (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. from reading the post i get the feelings |
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badgervan (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 11:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
61. I'm Sure..... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #40 |
68. YOU'RE RIGHT |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
41. Contractor/ Owner Operators are done. These companies will back haul freight to |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
44. Meanwhile, you can't board a plane with a bottle of water. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. I have lived in Mexico for most of the past 6 years, and |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
82. Think of all the traffic citations state troopers will stop these vehicles for |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
56. Can't locate a copy of this decision on the internet |
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Popol Vuh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
71. What do you folks think about this document? |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #71 |
88. I've heard about this "North American Union" idea. "Labor mobility" and "NA preference" are |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
72. and apparently our msm canidates obama and clinton wont even touch this issue |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
76. Possibly Sleazy Lawyers, but Possibly Right |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. It sounds like Texas highways are Wild West highways |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
81. LOL...the Freepers are just as upset - different reasons though. n/t |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
84. I think this is all about union-busting |
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Phrogman (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
85. American trucking industry will follow the American Merchant Marine |
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