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  yabits at 06:26 AM JST - 29th June

  Many already mentioned are good, but my favorite of all time: Barney Miller.

  Posted in Name your top 5 TV comedies. at 06:26 AM JST - 29th June

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  yabits at 07:11 AM JST - 27th June

  This is a very sad story on many levels.

  First is the abduction of family members by a hostile North Korean government. Second is the apparent lack of sincerity by US officials when assuring the families that it would cooperate with them.

  Cooperation doesn't necessarily mean that the US wouldn't…

  Posted in U.S. move to delist N Korea from terror list upsets kin of abducted Japanese at 07:11 AM JST - 27th June

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  yabits at 10:23 PM JST - 24th June

  Voxman writes:

  Showing your lack of patriotism and anti-american feelings won't win you any points with the average Japanese and/or Okinawain who is proud to be Japanese/Okinawain and a bit confused by the likes of your type of poster.

  It is natural to be confused by things you don't…

  Posted in Okinawa at 10:23 PM JST - 24th June

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  yabits at 12:39 AM JST - 24th June

  Some people just prefer to be human.

  My sentiments exactly. I pulled down my own personal American flag years ago.

  Posted in Okinawa at 12:39 AM JST - 24th June

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  yabits at 11:51 PM JST - 23rd June

  Thomas Friedman puts it beautifully in today's New York Times:

  Two years ago, President Bush declared that America was “addicted to oil,” and, by gosh, he was going to do something about it. Well, now he has. Now we have the new Bush energy plan: “Get more addicted to oil.”…

  Posted in Bush urges Congress to lift ban on offshore oil drilling at 11:51 PM JST - 23rd June

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  yabits at 11:48 PM JST - 23rd June

  def writes:

  Okinawans know what it's like to suffer at the hands of two world powers, who couldn't care less about the casualties, and built the park in hopes that it never happens again. This photo has nothing to do with American or Japanese nationalism.

  I really appreciate your…

  Posted in Okinawa at 11:48 PM JST - 23rd June

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  yabits at 10:22 PM JST - 23rd June

  What exactly would you want me to do with my screaming baby?

  Carry a decent supply of earplugs for everyone around you. At least it shows you care about the discomfort you are causing others.

  Actually, I never travel on planes anymore without several sets of disposable earplugs, sound-reducing…

  Posted in What behavior by passengers on aircraft or at airport check-in counters bothers you the most? at 10:22 PM JST - 23rd June

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  yabits at 12:42 AM JST - 23rd June

  I understand they aren't testing or drilling in about 78% of their current leases.

  Your numbers are accurate. Republican politicians from Florida and South Carolina -- where many of these reserves sit -- would find it politically much more expedient to dig up a wilderness area in Alaska which…

  Posted in Bush says Democrats keep blocking his energy plans at 12:42 AM JST - 23rd June

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  yabits at 12:32 AM JST - 23rd June

  I would really like to know more details on how this "farm production corporation" would work. Is it working with farmers in just one area to create a large corporate farm?

  A better way would be to work cooperatively with small farmers all over the country so that each Ito…

  Posted in Ito-Yokado to expand into agriculture at 12:32 AM JST - 23rd June

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  yabits at 12:26 AM JST - 23rd June

  As Tom Friedman observes, a real leader would have said the following...

  Go back to early 1977 and you'll find that then-President Carter developed the first-ever energy policy for the nation, telling us that ending our dependence on imported energy is the moral equivalent of war. He helped pushed…

  Posted in Bush says Democrats keep blocking his energy plans at 12:26 AM JST - 23rd June