Too many zeroes, too many questions
      Here's a little Math 101 refresher I thought you might find enlightening: One billion dollars is equal to 1,000 million dollars. Ten billion dollars is equal to 10,000 million dollars. One hundred billion dollars is equal to 100,000 million dollars.
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Bailout not fair to U.S. taxpayers
      Two weeks ago, the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Paulson, sent a three-page request to the Congress asking for $700 billion of your money for his friends and former colleagues on Wall Street.
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Zoo supporter asks public to match county funds
LETTERS
      In the past, I may have worked with you on a fundraiser or asked you to purchase a ticket to an event. Today I am asking you to make a donation to the Zoo of Northwest Florida by November, in order to keep it from disappearing from our community.
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On the Spot: WHERE WE PUT PEOPLE "ON THE SPOT" TO ANSWER A QUESTION "ON THE SPOT."
Do you think American taxpayers should have to bail out Wall Street?
By Scott Page
     "I'm in favor of it because it's necessary for ecnomic stability." Pamela Boone Gulf Breeze
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