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Donald Trump Vetoes Attempt to Block his Declaration of a National Emergency

posted by martyb on Sunday March 17 2019, @07:12AM   
from the at-least-the-House-and-Senate-agreed-on-something dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/15/donald-trump-vetoes-attempt-to-block-national-emergency

President Donald Trump vetoed a bill designed to block his emergency declaration at the Southern Border on Friday, in a ceremony at the White House.

“Today, I am vetoing this resolution,” Trump said. “Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution and I have the duty to veto it. And I’m very proud to veto it.”

Also at CBS News, CNBC, and USA Today.

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• Constantinople Once Had A Wall Constantinople Once Had A Wall (Score: 3, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday March 17 2019, @11:39AM (2 children)

  by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Sunday March 17 2019, @11:39AM (#815796) Homepage Journal

  Forty Days And Forty Nights, not of Rain, but of _Projectiles_:

  The Ballista.

  That just had to suck to be them.

  Istanbul was Constantinople
  Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
  Been a long time gone, Constantinople
  Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

  Every gal in Constantinople
  Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
  So if you've a date in Constantinople
  She'll be waiting in Istanbul

  Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
  Why they changed it I can't say
  People just liked it better that way

  So take me back to Constantinople
  No, you can't go back to Constantinople
  Been a long time gone, Constantinople
  Why did Constantinople get the works?
  That's nobody's business but the Turks

  Istanbul, Istanbul
  Istanbul, Istanbul

  Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
  Why they changed it I can't say
  People just liked it better that way

  Istanbul was Constantinople
  Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
  Been a long time gone, Constantinople
  Why did Constantinople get the works?
  That's nobody's business but the Turks

  So take me back to Constantinople
  No, you can't go back to Constantinople
  Been a long time gone, Constantinople
  Why did Constantinople get the works?
  That's nobody's business but the Turks

  Istanbul

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  Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]

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• Re:Constantinople Once Had A Wall (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Monday March 18 2019, @11:55PM

  by hendrikboom (1125) on Monday March 18 2019, @11:55PM (#816713) Homepage Journal

  The Dutch merchants in New Amsterdam figured they would have better access to English markets if they renamed their city New York. That's why.

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• Re:Constantinople Once Had A Wall (Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday March 19 2019, @07:21AM

  by Arik (4543) on Tuesday March 19 2019, @07:21AM (#816845) Journal

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcze7EGorOk

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  If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?

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