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whiskeyfire.typepad.com - 11/23/2008
The Question
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So tonight the 9-Year-Old finally asked the question -- you know, The Question -- the one I'd been dreading ever since he turned three. The 9-Year-Old: Dad? Me: Yeah? The 9-Year-Old: What was the point of the war in Iraq? As a parent, you know the question is coming someday, but I ...

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/25/2008
Obama: "I Don't Think There's Any Question That We Have A Mandate"
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — An interesting moment at Barack Obama's presser on the economy today: He declared in more direct terms than I've heard before that his "decisive" win has unquestionably given him a "mandate." "We had, I think, a decisive win, because of the ... (more) Obama: "I Don't Think There's Any Question That We Have ...

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campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 11/21/2008
A Good Question For Eric Holder
— campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Back in 1998, when testifying before Congress about the need for a federal hate crimes law, then Deputy-Attorney General Eric Holder was asked for amp... . . . (more) A Good Question For Eric Holder

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lefarkins.blogspot.com - 11/23/2008
My Question
— lefarkins.blogspot.com — How can a stigma become attached to an individual based on an informational seminar everyone has to attend? Mcpherson's tear-stained column is really some classic whining about nothing, but admittedly I'm not inclined to give a very serious hearing ... (more) My Question
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Oh, the stories we'll tell
The Sideshow — Bra of the Week Another WTF item from Pravda on the Potomac. Lest we forget: Robert Gates is still the wrong man for the job. Thers: "As a parent, you know the question is coming someday, but I gotta tell ya, you're just never ready for it." Apparently, Suburban Guerrilla more educated than The Sideshow, which is more educated than Krugman's blog. Or maybe you need more education to read her blog, and less education to read Krugman...? Not sure how it works, but it's amusing. Athenae: " ...

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