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GEORGIA ON MY MIND

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What is Beauty?

Susan Boyle came out of nowhere onto a world stage. I remember watching cable news as I typed my drivel for the day and saw this woman. An ugly woman. I of course would not be so disposed or...
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Stuck Inside the GOP With the Lincoln Blues Again!

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LINCOLN AND THE REBIRTH OF A NATION

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THE BAPTISM

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Cheney's Speech: By TheraP's Rules

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King Kong vs. Godzilla

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The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All The Lawyers

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CIVILITY

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Cheney, Rummy and Pulp Fiction

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