Roy Schestowitz espoused:
> Companies unite to slam patent reform bill
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| More than 430 organizations and companies representing over 25 industries
>| have written to Senate leaders criticizing pending legislation to reform the
>| US patent system
> `----
>
> http://www.managingip.com/Article.as...icleID=1629799

Reform? In the US? Oink flap.

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____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 03 November 2007 13:42 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>> Companies unite to slam patent reform bill
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| More than 430 organizations and companies representing over 25 industries
>>| have written to Senate leaders criticizing pending legislation to reform
>>| the US patent system
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.managingip.com/Article.as...icleID=1629799
>
> Reform? In the US? Oink flap.

No, never a reform. Never a change. And don't forget... the war was 'won' in
Iraq how long ago? 4 years?

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In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz

wrote
on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:32:20 +0000
<1720424.rQjHxMp2Qx@schestowitz.com>:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 03 November 2007 13:42 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>>> Companies unite to slam patent reform bill
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| More than 430 organizations and companies representing over 25 industries
>>>| have written to Senate leaders criticizing pending legislation to reform
>>>| the US patent system
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.managingip.com/Article.as...icleID=1629799
>>
>> Reform? In the US? Oink flap.
>
> No, never a reform. Never a change. And don't forget... the war
> was 'won' in Iraq how long ago? 4 years?
>

March 19, 2003 is the start of the conflict/occupation
(I'm not sure anyone can really call it a war; it wasn't
officially declared by Congress -- but it sure looks
like one).

This would make the action more than 4 1/2 years old,
as of today.

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The Ghost In The Machine espoused:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
>
> wrote
> on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:32:20 +0000
><1720424.rQjHxMp2Qx@schestowitz.com>:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 03 November 2007 13:42 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>>>> Companies unite to slam patent reform bill
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| More than 430 organizations and companies representing over 25 industries
>>>>| have written to Senate leaders criticizing pending legislation to reform
>>>>| the US patent system
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.managingip.com/Article.as...icleID=1629799
>>>
>>> Reform? In the US? Oink flap.
>>
>> No, never a reform. Never a change. And don't forget... the war
>> was 'won' in Iraq how long ago? 4 years?
>>
>
> March 19, 2003 is the start of the conflict/occupation
> (I'm not sure anyone can really call it a war; it wasn't
> officially declared by Congress -- but it sure looks
> like one).
>
> This would make the action more than 4 1/2 years old,
> as of today.
>

The Falklands "conflict" was never officially called a war either. The
reason? Because the life insurance for soldiers would not apply whilst
they were at war, but if they were on duty in a "conflict", there was no
problem.

Politics...

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