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Old 06-02-09, 12:28 PM
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Wouldn't that be 10 points?
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Nick Danger is awarded 10 pts for "Colombia to create Panama"
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Wouldn't that be 10 points?
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At least mine was an actual war.

Also, my obvious strategy worked... nobody answered WWII.
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arminius gets 10 pts for "Korea"
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stfu.
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And, finally, the Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf Award goes to:



belboz for Operation Desert Storm.
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We're in the 21st century now people...
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I don't see why the Civil War isn't a correct answer (if somebody answered that). I assume Lincoln had authorization from Congress and it certainly wasn't informal.
I know they never recognized the South to be a legitimate state, so they considered the war 'stopping a revolt'. I do think Congress has to approve the use of troops, doesnt it?
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Question 10: Name a corporation or business that is currently a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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Not to be a dick, but you didn't add Funkpie's Bulworth points.

Ok, it was to be a dick.
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Is this last weeks DJIA or this weeks?
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Fuck. I fail at reading comprehension =/. I thought it said since the 19th century.
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I know they never recognized the South to be a legitimate state, so they considered the war 'stopping a revolt'. I do think Congress has to approve the use of troops, doesnt it?
I don't think statehood matters when it comes to Congressional authorization.

I guess it's moot since nobody answered it.
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Not to be a dick, but you didn't add Funkpie's Bulworth points.

Ok, it was to be a dick.
I'm still waiting for the "Russia" points.
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Is this last weeks DJIA or this weeks?
GM and Citigroup will be there until June 8th. There have been no changes since September of 08.
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Is this last weeks DJIA or this weeks?
I'll take either.
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I'm still waiting for the "Russia" points.
Keep waiting all day if you want -- Russia is hostile to us!
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I'm still waiting for the "Russia" points.
wendersfan, as The Most Trusted and Informative Name in Politics and World Events™, named Russian an enemy. So it is.
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ah, didn't realize the change will be made june 8th. so traveler's and cisco should not count then
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Wonder if anyone said AIG?
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Are Russia's ICBM's still aimed at the US? If so, that's good enough for me.
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wendersfan, as The Most Trusted and Informative Name in Politics and World Events™, named Russian an enemy. So it is.
Yeah but he reads Foreign Policy.
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