<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>No jobs bills (in spite of President Obama submitting three bills last October that were shot down by the House)! </div><div><br></div><div>But, by all means, let's protect gun manufacturers from lawsuits! Priorities, ya know.<br><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Seeya round town, Moscow.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."</div><div><br></div><div>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</div><div> </div></div><div><br>On Aug 17, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Ron Force <<a href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com">rforce2003@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><font size="3">The </font>Republicans have already exempted the gun industry from responsibility:</div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"> </font></div><h1 style="font-size: 27px; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; line-height: 1em; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; "><nyt_headline version="1.0" type=" ">Congress Passes New Legal Shield for Gun Industry</nyt_headline></h1><div id="toolsRight" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><form name="cccform" action="https://s100.copyright.com/CommonApp/LoadingApplication.jsp" target="_Icon"></form><div class="articleTools" style="border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(234, 232, 233); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color:
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font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "></span><div class="timestamp" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Sans Serif'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; ">Published: October 21, 2005</div><div id="articleBody" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; "><nyt_text><div>WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - The Republican-controlled Congress delivered a long-sought victory to the gun industry on Thursday when the House voted to shield firearms manufacturers and dealers from liability lawsuits. The bill now goes to President Bush, who has promised to sign it.</div><div id="articleInline" style="margin: 4px 15px 10px 0px; float: left; "><div id="inlineBox" style="width: 184px; "><div class="image" style="padding-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/10/21/national/21guns.jpg" width="184" height="258" alt="" border="0" style="padding: 0px; "><div class="credit" style="text-align: right; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.3em; ">Carol T. Powers for The New York Times</div><div class="caption" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; ">Wayne LaPierre of the N.R.A. called the bill "historic."</div></div><div id="inlineReadersOpinion" style="padding: 11px 11px 10px 1px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(234, 232, 233); "><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/article3/readers_opinions_header.gif" width="141" height="15" alt="Readers" class="header" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px 1px; padding: 0px; display: block; "><div class="story" style="margin-bottom: 1em; "><h2 style="margin: 5px 1px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://forums.nytimes.com/top/opinion/readersopinions/forums/washington/the108thcongress/index.html?page=recent" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); ">Forum: The
109th Congress</a></h2><div class="summary" style="margin: 5px 1px; "></div></div></div></div></div><a name="secondParagraph" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); " href=""></a><div>The gun liability bill has for years been the No. 1 legislative priority of the National Rifle Association, which has lobbied lawmakers intensely for it. Its final passage, by a vote of 283 to 144, with considerable Democratic support, reflected the changing politics of gun control, an issue many Democrats began shying away from after <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/al_gore/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Al Gore." style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); ">Al Gore</a>, who promoted it, was defeated in the 2000 presidential race.</div><div>"It's a historic piece of legislation," said Wayne LaPierre, the association's chief executive, who said the bill was the most significant victory for the gun lobby since Congress rewrote the
federal gun control law in 1986. "As of Oct. 20, the Second Amendment is probably in the best shape in this country that it's been in decades."</div><div>The bill, which is identical to one approved in July by the Senate, is aimed at ending a spate of lawsuits by individuals and municipalities, including New York City, seeking to hold gun manufacturers and dealers liable for negligence when their weapons are used in crimes...</div></nyt_text></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> </div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<br></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Donovan Arnold <<a href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>>; Dan Carscallen <<a href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</a>> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Moscow Vision 2020 <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 17, 2012 12:37 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] How Many More . . .<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv205190440"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><div style=""><span style="">What they need to do is just put a traceable serial number on each gun. When it ends up killing innocent people, charge all the people that were in charge of the gun for violating the law from the manufacturer to the person that
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<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">From:</span></b> Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>><br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">To:</span></b> Dan Carscallen <<a href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</a>> <br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">Cc:</span></b> Moscow Vision 2020 <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>> <br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:57 AM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] How Many More . . .<br></font></div><br>That I do not know.<br><br>BUT . . .<br><br>It has been reported by several news sources that James Holmes, the suspect in the Aurora (Colorado)
theater killings, purchased his collection of weapons from a local gun shop while he was seeing a psychiatrist.<br><br><span id="yiv205190440misspell-1" class="yiv205190440mark">Seeya</span> round town, Moscow.<br><br>Tom Hansen<br>Moscow, Idaho<br><br>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<br><br>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br><br><br>On Aug 16, 2012, at 10:46 AM, "Dan Carscallen" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:areaman@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</a></a>> wrote:<br><br>> That's a good question. I don't frequent gun shows.<br>> <br>> Did this <span id="yiv205190440misspell-3" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> fellow get his at a gun show?<br>> <br>> DC<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Tom Hansen [<span id="yiv205190440misspell-4" class="yiv205190440mark">mailto</span>:<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a></a>] <br>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:45 AM<br>> To: Dan Carscallen<br>> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] How Many More . . .<br>> <br>> Enlighten us, Area Man.<br>> <br>> What background checks are conducted by gun retailers at gun shows?<br>> <br>> <span id="yiv205190440misspell-6" class="yiv205190440mark">Seeya</span> round town, Moscow.<br>> <br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>> <br>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<br>> <br>> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br>> <br>> <br>> On Aug 16, 2012, at 10:37 AM, "Dan Carscallen" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:areaman@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</a></a>> wrote:<br>> <br>>> Tom,<br>>> <br>>> I did not miss your point. I was
aiming elsewhere, so to speak. I was just commenting on other parts of the article and other elements of the situation.<br>>> <br>>> I don't know when was the last time you bought a handgun, but there is a background check process. Is it comprehensive? Probably not so much, but you do have to wait. How long? I can't recall, since rules/laws have changed several times since the last time I bought one without having a concealed weapon permit. Having the permit, you've already been through a background check process, but you still fill out the same forms as buying any other firearm (still not a quick process). <br>>> <br>>> How do we assess mental health without infringing on <span id="yiv205190440misspell-8" class="yiv205190440mark">somebody's</span> rights as an American? That's a question for the ages. There aren't any easy answers. It's a people problem, not a gun
problem. This cat in Virginia, if
you believe his neighbors, was a mellow dude. Do we keep folks who hold "radical" (in either direction) beliefs from buying or owning firearms? How radical is "radical"? Where do you draw the line?<br>>> <br>>> I'm not trying to push your buttons, I promise. I'm just opining like everyone else on the mailing list.<br>>> <br>>> DC<br>>> <br>>> -----Original Message-----<br>>> From: Tom Hansen [<span id="yiv205190440misspell-9" class="yiv205190440mark">mailto</span>:<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a></a>]<br>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 9:56 AM<br>>> To: Dan Carscallen<br>>> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020<br>>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] How Many More . . .<br>>> <br>>> No, Area Man.<br>>> <br>>> You ENTIRELY miss the intent of my posting. <br>>>
<br>>> Somebody obtained a handgun with the sole
purpose of killing people . . . for no better reason than their expressed beliefs. This is WRONG, no matter who pulls the trigger. <br>>> <br>>> It was reported, by another source (I forget exactly), that <span id="yiv205190440misspell-11" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> purchased the handgun locally with very little (if, at all, any) background check SIX DAYS AGO! In addition to the handgun, <span id="yiv205190440misspell-12" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> purchased two 30-round magazines.<br>>> <br>>> NOW DO YOU GET IT?<br>>> <br>>> <span id="yiv205190440misspell-13" class="yiv205190440mark">Seeya</span> round town, Moscow.<br>>> <br>>> Tom Hansen<br>>> Moscow, Idaho<br>>> <br>>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<br>>> <br>>> - Dale
Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> On Aug 16, 2012, at
9:33 AM, "Dan Carscallen" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:areaman@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</a></a>> wrote:<br>>> <br>>>> I'm not trying to fan any flames or anything, but this seems to be totally opposite of your "standard" shooting scenario. The <span id="yiv205190440misspell-15" class="yiv205190440mark">loonball</span> going in and shooting up Planned Parenthood or something is the norm (and how <span id="yiv205190440misspell-16" class="yiv205190440mark">freakin</span>' sad is it that we say "standard" or "the norm"), not an <span id="yiv205190440misspell-17" class="yiv205190440mark">LGBT</span> center volunteer going after a Christian "defense of marriage" group.<br>>>> <br>>>> I would imagine this should be considered a "hate crime", but is it a hate crime if it's committed against what the <span id="yiv205190440misspell-18" class="yiv205190440mark">SPLC</span> has labeled a "hate group"? Hate goes both ways.<br>>>> <br>>>> In my opinion, the shooter is always
ultimately to blame, no matter what video games played, movies watched, or gun used. And how come we always hear from the neighbors that the shooter was "always kind, unassuming, quiet, nice", etc.? I guess everyone has a breaking point.<br>>>> <br>>>> Luckily, nobody is dead, but a tragedy nonetheless.<br>>>> <br>>>> DC<br>>>> <br>>>> -----Original Message-----<br>>>> From: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a></a><br>>>> [<span id="yiv205190440misspell-19" class="yiv205190440mark">mailto</span>:<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a></a>] On Behalf Of Tom Hansen<br>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:45 AM<br>>>> To:
Moscow Vision 2020<br>>>> Subject: [Vision2020] How Many More . . .<br>>>>
<br>>>> Should background investigations be conducted more seriously prior to the sale of handguns and/or assault weapons? Or are we forced to place our faith in nothing more than the "Oh, No" concept, such that . . . when something heinous happens, groups gather around the incident, repeatedly muttering, "Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. . . . "<br>>>> <br>>>> "Sources say <span id="yiv205190440misspell-20" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> walked into the Family Research Council and said 'It’s not about you, it’s about the policy,' and then shot the guard."<br>>>> <br>>>> Courtesy of <span id="yiv205190440misspell-21" class="yiv205190440mark">WJLA</span>-TV (Washington, DC) at:<br>>>> <br>>>> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/08/chinatown-shooting-leaves-two-wo"><a href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/08/chinatown-shooting-leaves-two-wo">http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/08/chinatown-shooting-leaves-two-wo</a></a><br>>>> u<br>>>> <span id="yiv205190440misspell-22" class="yiv205190440mark">nded</span>-78851.<span id="yiv205190440misspell-23" class="yiv205190440mark">html</span><br>>>> <br>>>> -----------------------------------<br>>>> <br>>>> Late Wednesday, investigators descended on the <span id="yiv205190440misspell-24" class="yiv205190440mark">Herndon</span> family home of the suspect in a shooting at the headquarters of a downtown D.C. conservative Christian lobbying firm.<br>>>> <br>>>> No one leaving the home wanted to talk, but neighbors describe the family as a retired military couple with two younger sons. They say they saw no signs of trouble from the family, who they described as good neighbors.<br>>>> <br>>>> But
police say that wasn't the case Wednesday morning.<br>>>> <br>>>> Floyd <span id="yiv205190440misspell-25" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> II, 28, of Virginia is accused of shooting a security guard at the Family Research Council after criticizing the group's anti-gay stance, a source tells
ABC7.<br>>>> <br>>>> The shooting took place at 801 G Street, about a block west of the Verizon Center.<br>>>> <br>>>> Sources say <span id="yiv205190440misspell-26" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> walked into the Family Research Council and said “It’s not about you, it’s about the policy,” and then shot the guard.<br>>>> <br>>>> The guard, who was shot in the shoulder, was conscious and breathing after the incident.<br>>>> <br>>>> The suspect was taken into custody by the FBI and was being interviewed. Authorities later found his vehicle at the East Falls Church Metro station.<br>>>> <br>>>> <span id="yiv205190440misspell-27" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> had been volunteering for about the past six months at The DC Center for the <span id="yiv205190440misspell-28" class="yiv205190440mark">LGBT</span> Community, said David Mariner,
executive director of the community center, which is in Northwest Washington. He usually
staffed the center's front desk on Saturdays, and his most recent shift was about two weeks ago.<br>>>> <br>>>> "He always struck me as a kind, gentle and unassuming young man. I'm very surprised that he could be involved in something like this," Mariner said.<br>>>> <br>>>> Though authorities did not publicly reveal a motive, advocacy groups across the ideological spectrum condemned the violence, with some casting it as a hate crime.<br>>>> <br>>>> "Today's attack is the clearest sign we've seen that labeling pro-marriage groups as 'hateful' must end," Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage, said in a statement.<br>>>> <br>>>> The Family Research Council's president, Tony Perkins, said the organization's primary concern was with the wounded guard.<br>>>> <br>>>> White House spokesman Jay Carney said the president, who was traveling in
Iowa Wednesday, was informed of the shooting shortly after 1 p.m.<br>>>> <br>>>> "The president expressed his concern for the individual injured in the shooting and his strong belief that this type of violence has no place in our society," Carney said.<br>>>> <br>>>> Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in a statement that he was appalled. "There is no place for such violence in our society," he said. "My prayers go out to the wounded security guard and his family, as well as all the people at the Family Research Council whose sense of security has been shattered by today's horrific events."<br>>>> <br>>>> FBI spokeswoman Jacqueline <span id="yiv205190440misspell-29" class="yiv205190440mark">Maguire</span> said during a press conference that the injured security guard went "above and beyond" and hailed him as a hero.<br>>>> <br>>>> In a statement posted, <span id="yiv205190440misspell-30" class="yiv205190440mark">FRC</span>
President Tony Perkins said the victim worked with the organization.<br>>>> <br>>>> "The police are investigating this incident," Perkins said in a statement. "Our first concern is with our colleague who was shot today. Our concern is for him and his family."<br>>>> <br>>>> The Associated Press identifies the <span id="yiv205190440misspell-31" class="yiv205190440mark">FRC</span> as a "conservative Christian lobbying group." On its website, the group says it advocates "faith, family and freedom in public policy and public opinion."<br>>>> <br>>>> The <span id="yiv205190440misspell-32" class="yiv205190440mark">FRC</span> is no stranger to controversy, even labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group because of its stance against homosexuality. It's not hard to find the anger <span id="yiv205190440misspell-33" class="yiv205190440mark">online</span>, with one critic describing the group as
having “ignorant, <span id="yiv205190440misspell-34" class="yiv205190440mark">disproven</span>, backwoods
values” another adding, “it's why we fight.”<br>>>> <br>>>> Many consider the <span id="yiv205190440misspell-35" class="yiv205190440mark">FRC</span> to be one of the most powerful religious right lobbying groups in the country and supporters see it as a bedrock of conservative, family principles.<br>>>> <br>>>> The group boasts of its widespread influence in politics and just this week expressed its excitement to have vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and possibly Mitt Romney as well, speak at its upcoming Values Voter Summit in D.C.<br>>>> <br>>>> The Family Research Council advocates conservative positions on social issues and strongly opposes gay marriage and abortion.<br>>>> <br>>>> Perkins was an outspoken defender of Chick-<span id="yiv205190440misspell-36" class="yiv205190440mark">fil</span>-A President Dan Cathy's public stand against same-sex marriage, which made
the fast-food chain a <span id="yiv205190440misspell-37" class="yiv205190440mark">flashpoint</span> in the nation's culture wars. The Cathy family foundation has funded the Family Research Council.<br>> <br>>>> <br>>>> "He's taking a bold stand," Perkins said after Cathy's comments were reported. "Chick-<span id="yiv205190440misspell-38" class="yiv205190440mark">fil</span>-A is a Bible-based, Christian-based business who treats their employees well. They have been attacked in the past about their stand. But they refuse to budge on this matter, and I commend them for what they are doing."<br>>>> <br>>>> The suspect allegedly had Chick-<span id="yiv205190440misspell-39" class="yiv205190440mark">fil</span>-A materials inside a bag he carried into the building during the shooting.<br>>>> <br>>>> The FBI released this statement late Wednesday about the investigation:<br>>>> <br>>>>
“Today, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department and Special Agents from the FBI Washington Field Office responded to
the scene of a shooting at 801 G Street NW, Washington D.C. Taken into custody was Floyd Lee <span id="yiv205190440misspell-40" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> II, 28, of <span id="yiv205190440misspell-41" class="yiv205190440mark">Herndon</span>, Va. He is being held overnight on a charge of Assault with a Deadly Weapon. The investigation into the shooting is continuing. The FBI will make no further comment at this time.”<br>>>> <br>>>> <span id="yiv205190440misspell-42" class="yiv205190440mark">Corkins</span> reportedly volunteered with The DC Center for the <span id="yiv205190440misspell-43" class="yiv205190440mark">LGBT</span> Community. David Mariner, the executive director of the <span id="yiv205190440misspell-44" class="yiv205190440mark">LGBT</span> organization, released a statement regarding Wednesday's shooting:<br>>>> <br>>>> "I was shocked to hear that someone who has volunteered with the DC
Center could be the cause of such a tragic act of violence. No matter the circumstances, we condemn such violence in the strongest terms
possible. We hope for a full and speedy recovery for the victim and our thoughts are with him and his family."<br>>>> <br>>>> Interfaith Alliance President Rev. Dr. C. <span id="yiv205190440misspell-45" class="yiv205190440mark">Welton</span> <span id="yiv205190440misspell-46" class="yiv205190440mark">Gaddy</span> also issued the following statement:<br>>>> <br>>>> "We don’t yet know the details of today’s shooting at the headquarters of the Family Research Council, but our thoughts and prayers are with the injured security guard and his colleagues at <span id="yiv205190440misspell-47" class="yiv205190440mark">FRC</span>. What we do know is that these all too frequent shootings must stop. Whatever our disagreements, be they substantive policy arguments, misguided bigotry, or petty misunderstandings, guns cannot be the answer. Rather than disrespecting people because they hold ideas with which we disagree and
turning on them with violence, we must find our way back to civility. Otherwise, as a
nation, we will lose our democracy and our moral compass."<br>>>> <br>>>> ---------------<br>>>> <br>>>> A security guard was shot inside the headquarters of the Family Research Council in Washington on Wednesday morning.<br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> =======================================================<br>>>> List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the <br>>>> communities of the <span id="yiv205190440misspell-48" class="yiv205190440mark">Palouse</span> since 1994.<br>>>> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.fsr.net/"><a href="http://www.fsr.net/">http://www.fsr.net/</a></a><br>>>> <span id="yiv205190440misspell-49" class="yiv205190440mark">mailto</span>:<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</a></a><br>>>> =======================================================<br>>> <br>>>
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