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	&quot;The President gave a great f*cking speech&quot;
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	<description>
	Just said to me by my boyfriend. <br />
He added that he &quot;hates&quot; that &quot;f*cking orange guy that sits next to the vice-president&quot;.<br />
<br />
I did not watch the speech. I am at work. Might catch it on a replay, and will def. try to read a transcript and read newspaper and on-line articles about it.<br />
<br />
From what I...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/25
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:03:28
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	Former Yankee Hideki Irabu found dead
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	<description>
	~~~snip~~~<br />
<br />
 Former New York Yankees starter Hideki Irabu has been found dead in his California home, according to NBCSports.com.<br />
<br />
The suspected cause of death is suicide. Irabu was 42.<br />
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~~~snip~~~<br />
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<br />
<br />
http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2011-07-28/hideki-irabu-dead-suicide-new-york-yanke...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/24
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:11:41
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	CT State Rep. threatened by man who made Giffords reference
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	<description>
	She's my state Rep. Scary stuff<br />
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~~~~snip~~~~<br />
<br />
A city man faces a second-degree harassment charge after he allegedly threatened state Rep. Linda Gentile, D-Ansonia, making reference to the recent shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, police said.<br />
<br />
Police Lt. Andrew Cota said Joh...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/23
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:36:27
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	Thank you!
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	To the kind and generous DUer who donated in my name.:hi: :thumbsup:<br />
<br />
I hope this post http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=439&amp;topic_id=635374&amp;mesg_id=636606 didn't make it seem like I was begging for a donation. I wasn't. But I thank you and appreciate the ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/22
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:46:10
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	Kennedy won't run for Senate
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	<description>
	~~~snip~~~<br />
<br />
The son of the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy says he won’t run for the seat held by retiring Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., because he wants to spend more time with his two children.<br />
<br />
WFSB-TV reports that Edward M. Kennedy Jr., a Branford resident, made the st...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/21
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:58:17
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	<title>
	Sargent Shriver dies at 95
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	<description>
	Source: [b]ABC News[/b]<br />
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~~~snip~~~~<br />
<br />
Former Democratic vice presidential candidate and Peace Corps founder Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. died today at age 95, family sources told ABC News. <br />
<br />
Serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in the 1960s, Shriver ran the War on Poverty and founded...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/20
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:43:34
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	<title>
	Obama calls after historic win
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	<description>
	Obama called UConn coach Geno Auriemma after the UConn women's basketball team won its 89th straight game, surpassing the UCLA men for the most consecutive victories in collegiate basketball.<br />
<br />
<br />
~~~~snip~~~~~~<br />
<br />
The women’s basketball carnival, which reached the height of surreal Tuesday night wi...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/19
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:14:23
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	Kennedy Jr. endorses Lamont in CT GOV race
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	<description>
	This might have been posted. Not sure. Haven't been on DU much in the last few days.<br />
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<br />
http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/politics/Ted-Kennedy-Jr-endorses-Ned-Lamont9260.shtml<br />
<br />
~snip~<br />
<br />
Longtime Connecticut resident Ted Kennedy Jr. announced today that he is endorsing Dem...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/18
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:47:38
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	Blumenthal wins DEM nomination for Senate seat
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	<description>
	SNIP<br />
State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, under fire for misspeaking about his military record during Vietnam, easily won the endorsement Friday night of Connecticut Democrats to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Chris Dodd.<br />
<br />
&quot;This week, as you all know, I had a little bit of a tou...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/17
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 21 May 2010 22:24:24
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	<title>
	Dickie B may be finished
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	<description>
	Not sure if this has been posted. <br />
<br />
<br />
CT Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, the front runner to earn the Democratic nomination for US Senate (to replace Dodd), never served in Vietnam as he previously has said. <br />
<br />
Ut oh. Not good. I really liked Blumenthal, too, but (if true), why do politician...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/16
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 17 May 2010 21:44:43
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	<title>
	Obama: He's the one.
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	<description>
	Ever since each Democratic candidate announced their intention to run for President, I haven't been moved by any of the &quot;top tier&quot; candidates. Sure, each one had his or her's good qualities as well as some serious flaws.<br />
<br />
I immediately took to Dennis Kucinich, who I believe, and still do, was the ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/13
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:27:21
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	WOO HOO! My First Greatest Page thread!
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	<description>
	http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=102&amp;topic_id=2282828&amp;mesg_id=2282828<br />
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<br />
:bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :beer:<br />
<br />
<br />
:hi:<br />
<br />
Have a beer on me! :beer:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks to those who nominated it! :hug:...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/11
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	<pubDate>
	Sun, 14 May 2006 18:17:58
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	<title>
	Ted Kennedy's plane hit by lightning.
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	<description>
	BC-CT--Kennedy-Lightning,0164<br />
Plane carrying Sen. Kennedy struck by lightning<br />
Eds: Note Conn. angle in lede.<br />
BOSTON (AP) — A plane carrying U.S Sen. Edward M. Kennedy from a commencement speech in western Massachusetts to his Cape Cod home on Saturday was struck by lightning and had to be diverte...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/12
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 13 May 2006 22:04:36
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	<title>
	Post a Nature Picture.
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	<description>
	More specifically, post a picture of an animal or scenery, you captured on camera.<br />
<br />
<br />
Even if you didn't take it yourself, show me some nature shots!<br />
<br />
<br />
I want to see some pretty things! <br />
<br />
:) :hi:...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/9
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:19:09
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	I accidentally had Skinner on ignore!
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	<description>
	I don't know how the hell that happened. I didn't even think that was possible.<br />
<br />
I was looking through &quot;My DU&quot; function and just clicked on Ignore list for fun. I know I never put anyone on ignore purposely.<br />
<br />
But come to think of it, there are some people who are on my buddy list that I don't kn...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/8
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:54:34
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	<title>
	Lesson of the Heart
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	<description>
	I think it's a very cool donating gimmick that the brains of DU have arraigned every time you donate to DU before the Valentine's deadline is over.<br />
<br />
But we should not forget the real meaning behind the giving.<br />
<br />
While it makes me smile every time I see the hearts that someone has given me and it'...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/1
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:09:44
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	<title>
	Fourth and long
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	<description>
	I'm so sick of playing chess.<br />
It's time to play football. Hardcore, knock them out, drag-out fight football.<br />
<br />
It's fourth and long, folks.<br />
Which is why I support a filibuster.<br />
<br />
I'm sick and tired of politics being a chess game. Having our senators and representatives voting on issues based pur...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/6
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:07:55
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	<title>
	I Love My Nonni!
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	<description>
	She's a great woman! <br />
She's my mom's mom!<br />
She was an English War Bride that met my mom's father during WWII and came over to the States via the Queen Mary II.<br />
<br />
She is from Liverpool but now considers herself a full fledged Italian!<br />
She's a great cook!<br />
She is an amazing story teller!<br />
<br />
She was...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/2
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 14 May 2005 18:09:47
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	I want to know each and every one of you (In honor of Khephra)
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	<description>
	Hi my name is Will. <br />
<br />
I've been posting on DU for almost 1-year and I have close to 10,000 posts.<br />
I have chatted and PMed with some of you, some more than others, but there are thousands of DUers that I do not know. Yes, I see and read your threads and posts but that's the extent of what I know a...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/5
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	<pubDate>
	Sun, 09 Jan 2005 16:08:50
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	<title>
	Best and Worst about Connecticut
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	<description>
	My list:<br />
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<br />
BEST<br />
We went with Kerry<br />
The 4 Seasons<br />
Proximity to NYC and Boston<br />
The nightlife in New Haven, Hartford (clubs, bars)<br />
The restaurants (especially in New Haven)<br />
Culture (Arts, Exhibits)<br />
The shoreline (beaches, state parks)<br />
It's where my family and friends live<br />
<br />
WORST<br />
The repub...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/3
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 15 Dec 2004 20:38:18
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	<title>
	Connecticut Peeps-Check in!
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	<description>
	Just want to see what part of the state ya all in. I'm in New Haven County. <br />
<br />
Some questions to get a look at our state.<br />
<br />
1. Who you vote for in the primary? Me, Dean.<br />
2. Who you vote for (for) governor last year? Me, not Rowland, can't remember who the DEM candidate was, how sad.<br />
3. Are you e...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/4
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:38:36
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	<title>
	How old were you when you lost
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	<description>
	your sense of innocence? I'm not talking anything sexual here but at what age did you realize that the world was not so innocent?...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigwillq/7
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:51:34
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