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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A title=mailto:wesbrickner@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:wesbrickner@sbcglobal.net">Wes Brickner</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 09/10/06 17:35:48</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A title=mailto:scott@v-r-a.org href="mailto:scott@v-r-a.org">Scott Linsley</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> LETTER TO CHAO 9-11-2006</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=teal size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Scott:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=teal size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Attached is my most recent “new” letter to Chao asking her to respond to my three previous letters (6-1-06, 7-4-06, &amp; 9-2-06) and for a status report on her investigation of the VETS and the OFCCP and what they are planning to do.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=teal size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Peace and Love,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=teal size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wes<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>