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Thursday, June 7, 2007 12:00 AM

"Are We Rome?"

Hollowed out by arrogance, corruption and a bloated military, the greatest empire the world has ever known fell. Is America doomed to follow in its footsteps?
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Thursday, June 7, 2007 09:21 AM

    I'll be joining you noodleboy

    I'll be joining you, noodleboy, in Australia if we have another republican elected.

    —MrEdCT Read MrEdCT's other letters

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