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	Many are, some are not, and a somewhat biased answered ...
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	as my daughter is in her first year of residency, so I'm somewhat familiar with the debt incurred and hours it takes ... not to mention what my husband and I provide in money and time when we can. <br />
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They usually rotate between a few different hospitals during school and residency, by far the most ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/526
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	Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:23:45
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	Wendell Potter - The Medical Loss Ratio was 95% in early Clinton years ...
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	http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=439&amp;topic_id=2419859&amp;mesg_id=2419859<br />
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now it will be between 80-85% under the new HC law. <br />
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Not sure why we are applauding this profit as we're not even back to where we were 20 years ago, guess it is something. Maybe th...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/515
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	Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:16:59
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	Wendell Potter - The Medical Loss Ratio was 95% in early Clinton years ...
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	now it will be between 80-85% under the new HC law. <br />
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Not sure why we are applauding this profit as we're not even back to where we were 20 years ago, guess it is something. Maybe the trend has reversed a little, still the HC companies Now have customers who are Mandated to buy their product at a ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/514
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	Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:32:18
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	This is the same old standard defense that is used for any issue that ...
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	Obama has backtracked on.<br />
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Let's summarize your defense ...<br />
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- it is hard being president<br />
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- why don't you run for office<br />
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- he has been doing his best and you're very proud of him<br />
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- he has been given an impossible job (he campaigned and wanted the job)<br />
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- he cannot magically fix the pr...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/512
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	Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:07:42
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	Three fundraisers tonight - Jack Rosen at his residence and another at the Sheraton...
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	http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&amp;date=20111130&amp;id=14571713<br />
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&quot;...In New York, Obama was to attend three fundraisers: one at the home of businessman Jack Rosen, chairman of the American Jewish Congress, where tickets begin at $10,000; one at the Greenwich Village restaurant Go...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/510
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	Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:40:13
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	William Greider:Obama's $80 Billion Deal with Pharma Is a Very Bad Deal for Us
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	http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=389&amp;topic_id=6252473&amp;mesg_id=6252473<br />
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A Rancid Deal with Big Pharma <br />
http://www.thenation.com/article/rancid-deal-big-pharma<br />
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&quot;So now we know why the president wants everyone to make nice in the healthcare debate. His W...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/511
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	Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:29:10
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	Video - President Obama's campaign ad on Billy Tauzin...
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	before making the Pharam deal with Billy.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCRO0g9CfAw<br />
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This was deleted from the thread.<br />
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/509
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	Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:09:04
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	Endorsing Obama, SEIU says president for 99%
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	http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/16/endorsing-obama-seiu-says-president-for-99/<br />
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&quot;One of the nation's largest labor unions gave an early endorsement to Pres. Barack Obama Wednesday, using lingo from the Occupy movement to describe the incumbent president as standing with the 99%, rathe...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/508
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	Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:52:58
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	State Department Approved Export of U.S.-Made Tear Gas to Egyptian Gov’t
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	http://www.propublica.org/blog/item/state-department-approved-export-of-u.s.-made-tear-gas-to-egyptian-govt<br />
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by Marian Wang<br />
ProPublica, [b]Feb. 4, 2011[/b]<br />
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&quot;Feb. 5: This post has been corrected.<br />
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The American-made tear gas used to disperse pro-democracy protesters in Egypt earlier this week ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/507
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	Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:09:49
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	The 80 billion dollar deal Obama made with Billy Tauzin and  Pharma ...
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	what was given up in return? No bulk price negotiation under Medicare, Obama's proposed written HC plan said we could save 300 billion plus. He even made a campaign ad about &quot;Billy&quot; and then chastised politicians who give up their written plans and make deals once they are in the WH. His words &quot;This...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/506
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	Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:34:54
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	Swing voters respond better to ‘99 percent’ than ‘Occupy Wall Street’
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	http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/swing-voters-respond-better-to-99-percent-than-occupy-wall-street/2011/10/24/gIQAvbmFDM_blog.html<br />
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[b]&quot;Can Occupy Wall Street go mainstream? Part of that will depend on how independent voters respond to the burgeoning movement. So far, it’s not “...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/505
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	Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:15:09
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	PNHP New York has been supporting OWS - Link
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	http://www.pnhpnymetro.blogspot.com/<br />
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PNHP-NY Metro Supports <br />
Occupy Wall Street (OWS)<br />
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&quot;Thank you to the 99 doctors, nurses, and students who enthusiastically answered our call to help keep occupiers healthy in Zuccotti Park and to spread the message of health care for all...<br />
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Video - Countd...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/504
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	Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:21:27
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	Glenn Greenwald - Here’s what attempted co-option of OWS looks like
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	http://www.salon.com/2011/11/19/heres_what_attempted_co_option_of_ows_looks_like/singleton/<br />
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&quot;The 2012 election is almost a full year away and nobody knows who is running against President Obama, but that didn’t stop Mary Kay Henry, the D.C.-based National President of the Service Employees Intern...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/503
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	Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:50:05
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	OWS and fusion centers - thank you for this post!  n/t
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/500
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	Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:43:07
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	Agreed!  Same thing happened with the Tea Party ...
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	Links here...<br />
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=439&amp;topic_id=2048379&amp;mesg_id=2056944<br />
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Ron Paul Tea Party 2007 Los Angeles,Ca<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGB8BeUWtwA<br />
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Michael Moore is right when he says there is not any particular party or movement b...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/502
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	Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:58:39
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	NYPD: Some arrests were pre-arranged
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	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15785502<br />
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What if everyone had a white T shirt with the letters 99% on it.<br />
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/501
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	Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:06:29
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	Obama tells Asia, U.S. &quot;here to stay&quot;
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	http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/17/us-obama-asia-idUSTRE7AF32X20111117<br />
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&quot;President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the U.S. military would expand its role in the Asia-Pacific region despite budget cuts, declaring America was &quot;here to stay&quot; as a Pacific power which would help shape the re...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/498
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	Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:36:53
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	Arms Sales to Asia and the Gulf Vital to US Corporations
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	http://news.antiwar.com/2011/11/15/arms-sales-to-asia-and-the-gulf-vital-to-us-corporations/<br />
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&quot;The Pentagon’s plan to sell 5,000 bunker-buster bombs to the United Arab Emirates does conform to the Obama administration’s strategy to strengthen military ties with allies in the Persian Gulf, but the ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/497
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	Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:38:47
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	NYPD Press Repression at Occupy Wall Street Eviction
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	http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2011/11/16/nypd-press-repression-at-occupy-wall-street-eviction/<br />
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[b]&quot;Journalists have been increasingly targeted at Occupy protests, especially during police operations to evict occupations. The eviction of Occupy Wall Street featured a number of egregious inciden...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/496
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	Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:45:40
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	Seems anonymous sources are OK when the news is favorable to the administration ...
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	this thread from June in GDP had quite a few recs which is why I raised the question.<br />
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WH source tells CNN that Boehner agreed to let Bush tax cuts expire<br />
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=433&amp;topic_id=705995&amp;mesg_id=705995<br />
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My comment ...<br />
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An anony...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/495
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	Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:34:26
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	They mentioned this bill, HR 1148 to prohibit members of Congress...
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	from trading on knowledge that is not in the public domain.<br />
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Cosponsors have now grown to 9 since first being introduced.<br />
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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1148<br />
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&quot;To prohibit commodities and securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require ad...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/494
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	Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:33:02
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	Eyeing Iran, US plans weapons sale to UAE
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	http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/eyeing-iran-us-plans-weapons-sale-to-uae/story-e6frf7jx-1226193273928<br />
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&quot;THE United States has plans to provide thousands of advanced &quot;bunker-busting&quot; bombs to the United Arab Emirates as part of efforts to contain Iran, The Wall Street Journal says. <br />...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/492
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	Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:50:11
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	UK backs bid  (US- led)  to overturn ban on cluster bombs
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	Campaigners say US-led proposals to water down global ban give a 'green light' to use the weapons<br />
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/uk-backs-bid-to-overturn-ban-on-cluster-bombs-6259139.html<br />
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&quot;Britain is backing a US-led plan to torpedo the global ban on cluster bombs, in what MP...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/491
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	Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:05:34
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	Tea Party protests in 2007, there are videos and articles from 2007 ...
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	Ron Paul Tea Party 2007 Los Angeles,Ca <br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGB8BeUWtwA<br />
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Additional links ...<br />
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=439&amp;topic_id=2048379&amp;mesg_id=2056944<br />
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Tea Party 2007: Ron Paul Sets a New Campaign Fund-Raising Record<br />
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&quot;...And...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/499
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:12:45
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	This blog is running the same picture and story, as others pointed out ...
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	it is not Bialek.<br />
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http://sandrarose.com/2011/11/cains-accuser-hugged-him-at-a-tea-party-meeting-a-month-ago/<br />
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And nobody in the comment section has picked up on the error!<br />
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:shrug:<br />
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/slipslidingaway/489
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:11:56
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