Big Apple Vacations for Homeless


	Big Apple Vacations for Homeless

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7-30-2009 3:48 PM

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7-30-2009 4:38 PM

jay8h

Give it a little more time and they will ship the rest of us out after making us homeless with their over spending.

7-31-2009 8:22 PM

David Hughes

Right on jay8h! But is this really true? Insane!

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They have been sent as far away as India, Russia and Peru, although the bulk have been dispatched southward, to Florida and Puerto Rico…”</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://theblacksphere.net/obama-and-biden-weigh-in-on-income-taxes/"><P>“Hey Honey, round up the younguns! 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