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	Spain to rein in 'crusading' Judges

Antara

5-21-2009 7:37 AM

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spain, human rights gone mad, war on terror, crusading judges

Antara says:

ya think these folks would have enough on their own plates to stay busy with given what state the Spanish economy is in!

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