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Horta Behind in East Timor Poll
WSJ ^

Posted on 03/18/2012 5:17:11 AM PDT by nuconvert

DILI, East Timor—Jose Ramos Horta has indicated he's ready to step down as East Timor's president after a poor showing in weekend elections

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


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1 posted on 03/18/2012 5:17:22 AM PDT by nuconvert
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2 posted on 03/18/2012 5:17:48 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

You beat me to it.

Khaaaaaaaaaaan-vert!


3 posted on 03/18/2012 5:20:01 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: nuconvert

Is it so wrong that I knew what a Horta was?


4 posted on 03/18/2012 5:21:01 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: nuconvert
Well, Hinda Horta behind.
5 posted on 03/18/2012 5:21:22 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Bryanw92

Lol


6 posted on 03/18/2012 5:23:33 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: cripplecreek

Not at all
;~ D


7 posted on 03/18/2012 5:24:59 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

link for those unable to read the WSJ azrticle...

http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=730122&vId=


8 posted on 03/18/2012 5:33:57 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: cripplecreek
"Is it so wrong that I knew what a Horta was?"

You've got company. That was my first thought, too, upon seeing the headline.

9 posted on 03/18/2012 5:35:58 AM PDT by Truth29
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related story from Mar. 7th.....

East Timor founding father Francisco Xavier do Amaral dies
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/east-timor-founding-father-francisco-xavier-do-amaral-dies/story-e6frf7lf-1226291215845


10 posted on 03/18/2012 5:37:37 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

Thank you. That was my first thought when seeing that title.


11 posted on 03/18/2012 5:39:05 AM PDT by Moonmad27 ("I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." Jessica Rabbit)
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To: cripplecreek

Yes, I think it probably is.

I was forced by you to look it up and found it in about the 12th definition of the term


12 posted on 03/18/2012 5:43:20 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: nuconvert

LOL!

That didn’t take long.


13 posted on 03/18/2012 5:51:01 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: nuconvert

PAIN!


14 posted on 03/18/2012 6:02:05 AM PDT by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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To: nuconvert

Didn’t the Horta refer to people as “Ugly bags of water” ?


15 posted on 03/18/2012 6:09:25 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: nuconvert

Read my mind. “Kill it Jim!”


16 posted on 03/18/2012 7:19:25 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: <1/1,000,000th%

Kinda hijacked my own thread


17 posted on 03/18/2012 7:29:04 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

No kill I!


18 posted on 03/18/2012 7:40:34 AM PDT by BigCinBigD
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To: Scythian
"Ugly bags of mostly water ..."

Not the Horta. That was some crystalline structure in ST II

But the Horta told Spock she thought his ears were most attractive.

19 posted on 03/18/2012 9:31:55 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Conservative patriots, Rise up!)
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To: nuconvert

Thank you. Someone had to do it, I just needed to make sure.


20 posted on 03/18/2012 11:57:45 AM PDT by wittyone (Cogito cogito, ergo cogito sum.)
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