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Beach volleyball phenom twirls into next career move
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August 25, 2008 Views: 54 Replies: 1
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Beach volleyball phenom twirls into next career move
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August 25, 2008
GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008 Views: 85 Replies: 2
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GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008
Re: I'm thinking the toughest competition will be
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Steve-R
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August 20, 2008 Views: 17 Replies: 1
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GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008
GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008 Views: 173 Replies: 5
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GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008
Re: GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008 Views: 7 Replies: 2
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GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008
Re: GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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Steve-R
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August 20, 2008 Views: 25 Replies: 1
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GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008
Re: GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008 Views: 25 Replies: 1
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GOP picks Rudy G. for keynote (?!)
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August 20, 2008
McCain’s “Bush problem,” and his own
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Steve-R
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July 24, 2008 Views: 68 Replies: 1
Topic:
McCain’s “Bush problem,” and his own
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+1
Last response by
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July 25, 2008
Re: McCain's intelligence/character/political strategy
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Steve-R
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July 25, 2008 Views: 35 Replies: 1
Topic:
McCain’s “Bush problem,” and his own
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July 25, 2008
McCain’s “Bush problem,” and his own
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Steve-R
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July 24, 2008 Views: 118 Replies: 0
Topic:
McCain’s “Bush problem,” and his own
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Steve-R
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July 24, 2008
Following Applebaum’s bouncing ball on appeasement
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Steve-R
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May 20, 2008 Views: 173 Replies: 0
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Following Applebaum’s bouncing ball on appeasement
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Steve-R
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May 20, 2008
Re: Looking for views on a Fray question
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May 12, 2008 Views: 47 Replies: 0
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Looking for views on a Fray question
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May 12, 2008
Dems don’t “fall in love” but merely choose
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Steve-R
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May 7, 2008 Views: 150 Replies: 2
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Dems don’t “fall in love” but merely choose
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May 8, 2008
Clinton as Norma Desmond
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May 7, 2008 Views: 149 Replies: 2
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Clinton as Norma Desmond
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EarlyBird
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May 7, 2008
Dems don’t “fall in love” but merely choose
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Steve-R
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May 7, 2008 Views: 135 Replies: 1
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Dems don’t “fall in love” but merely choose
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May 7, 2008
Dems don’t “fall in love” but merely choose
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Steve-R
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May 7, 2008 Views: 79 Replies: 1
Topic:
Dems don’t “fall in love” but merely choose
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May 7, 2008
Clinton as Norma Desmond
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May 7, 2008 Views: 101 Replies: 2
Topic:
Clinton as Norma Desmond
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+1/-1
Last response by
Artemesia
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May 7, 2008
Clinton’s “regular gal” shtick
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Steve-R
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April 29, 2008 Views: 74 Replies: 0
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Clinton’s “regular gal” shtick
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Steve-R
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April 29, 2008
Clinton’s “back-against-the-wall” problem
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Steve-R
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April 24, 2008 Views: 219 Replies: 4
Topic:
Clinton’s “back-against-the-wall” problem
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April 25, 2008
Clinton’s “back-against-the-wall” problem
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Steve-R
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April 24, 2008 Views: 75 Replies: 1
Topic:
Clinton’s “back-against-the-wall” problem
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April 24, 2008
Clinton’s “back-against-the-wall” problem
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Steve-R
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April 24, 2008 Views: 84 Replies: 0
Topic:
Clinton’s “back-against-the-wall” problem
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Steve-R
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April 24, 2008
Clinton’s “back-against-the-wall” problem
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Steve-R
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April 24, 2008 Views: 73 Replies: 0
Topic:
Clinton’s “back-against-the-wall” problem
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Steve-R
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April 24, 2008
Re: Bush fatigue strikes again
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Steve-R
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April 15, 2008 Views: 47 Replies: 0
Topic:
Bush Approved VP's/"Principals"' Detailed Torture Planning
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Last response by
Steve-R
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April 15, 2008
Latest entry on list of Bushisms (shameful variety)
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March 14, 2008 Views: 152 Replies: 4
Topic:
Latest entry on list of Bushisms (shameful variety)
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Last response by
Lono
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March 14, 2008
Not “desensitization,” but politicization of torture
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Steve-R
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February 22, 2008 Views: 143 Replies: 2
Topic:
Not “desensitization,” but politicization of torture
Rating:
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Last response by
Steve-R
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February 25, 2008
Re: Damage Control
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Steve-R
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February 25, 2008 Views: 67 Replies: 0
Topic:
Not “desensitization,” but politicization of torture
Rating:
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Last response by
Steve-R
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February 25, 2008
Not “desensitization,” but politicization of torture
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Steve-R
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February 22, 2008 Views: 164 Replies: 0
Topic:
Not “desensitization,” but politicization of torture
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Steve-R
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February 22, 2008
Re: Mukasey didn’t say he can’t investigate
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Steve-R
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February 12, 2008 Views: 79 Replies: 0
Topic:
Mukasey's bruised knees
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Last response by
Steve-R
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February 12, 2008
Re: We only “waterboarded” three guys
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Steve-R
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February 6, 2008 Views: 114 Replies: 1
Topic:
We only tortured 3 guys
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DallasNE
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February 8, 2008
Re: Since you can read so well
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Steve-R
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February 7, 2008 Views: 105 Replies: 0
Topic:
We only tortured 3 guys
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DallasNE
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February 8, 2008
Re: Debate format works for Hillary
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Steve-R
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February 1, 2008 Views: 90 Replies: 1
Topic:
obama conceded to hillary (BOTF special debate analysis)
Rating:
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Last response by
Smarmalade
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February 1, 2008
Guiliani and 9/11 politics
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Steve-R
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January 30, 2008 Views: 151 Replies: 1
Topic:
Guiliani and 9/11 politics
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Steve-R
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January 30, 2008
Re: spelling
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Politics
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Steve-R
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January 30, 2008 Views: 94 Replies: 0
Topic:
Guiliani and 9/11 politics
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Steve-R
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January 30, 2008
Guiliani and 9/11 politics
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Steve-R
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January 30, 2008 Views: 126 Replies: 1
Topic:
Guiliani and 9/11 politics
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Steve-R
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January 30, 2008
Re: spelling
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Steve-R
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January 30, 2008 Views: 95 Replies: 0
Topic:
Guiliani and 9/11 politics
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Steve-R
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January 30, 2008
Re: another take on flawed premise
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Steve-R
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January 24, 2008 Views: 141 Replies: 1
Topic:
Fray Paper Chase Challenge
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+1
Last response by
tartuffe
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January 25, 2008
Re: Sorry – my argument veered off
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Steve-R
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January 24, 2008 Views: 137 Replies: 1
Topic:
Fray Paper Chase Challenge
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+1
Last response by
tartuffe
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January 25, 2008
Re: A Bridge Too Far
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Steve-R
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January 18, 2008 Views: 153 Replies: 0
Topic:
A Bridge Too Far
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skeppy3
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January 20, 2008
Re: OK, I'll bite.
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Steve-R
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January 17, 2008 Views: 161 Replies: 0
Topic:
This is how progressive Democrats support the troops...
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January 18, 2008
Re: Improving History's Great Speeches by Crying
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Steve-R
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January 11, 2008 Views: 147 Replies: 1
Topic:
Improving History's Great Speeches by Crying
Rating:
+3/-1
Last response by
revrick
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January 12, 2008
Re: Perhaps
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Steve-R
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January 11, 2008 Views: 88 Replies: 0
Topic:
Improving History's Great Speeches by Crying
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+3/-1
Last response by
revrick
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January 12, 2008
Latest dispatches from under Karl Rove’s rock
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Steve-R
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January 10, 2008 Views: 196 Replies: 1
Topic:
Latest dispatches from under Karl Rove’s rock
Last response by
Steve-R
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January 11, 2008
Re: sorry - better formatting of top post
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Trailhead
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Steve-R
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January 10, 2008 Views: 109 Replies: 1
Topic:
Latest dispatches from under Karl Rove’s rock
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Steve-R
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January 11, 2008
Re: point taken
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Trailhead
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Steve-R
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January 11, 2008 Views: 101 Replies: 0
Topic:
Latest dispatches from under Karl Rove’s rock
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Steve-R
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January 11, 2008
Latest dispatches from under Karl Rove’s rock
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Steve-R
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January 11, 2008 Views: 139 Replies: 1
Topic:
Latest dispatches from under Karl Rove’s rock
Last response by
PatIowa
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January 11, 2008
Latest dispatches from under Karl Rove’s rock
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Steve-R
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January 10, 2008 Views: 127 Replies: 2
Topic:
Latest dispatches from under Karl Rove’s rock
Last response by
BobW
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January 10, 2008
It's about the voters
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Steve-R
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January 9, 2008 Views: 186 Replies: 4
Topic:
It's about the voters
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run75441
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January 10, 2008
Re: It's about the voters
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Steve-R
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January 10, 2008 Views: 98 Replies: 1
Topic:
It's about the voters
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run75441
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January 10, 2008
It's about the voters
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Steve-R
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January 9, 2008 Views: 95 Replies: 0
Topic:
It's about the voters
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Last response by
Steve-R
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January 9, 2008
It's about the voters
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Trailhead
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Steve-R
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January 9, 2008 Views: 128 Replies: 0
Topic:
It's about the voters
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Steve-R
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January 9, 2008
It's about the voters
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Steve-R
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January 9, 2008 Views: 156 Replies: 0
Topic:
It's about the voters
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Steve-R
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January 9, 2008
Applebaum falls in with Rice’s dupes
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Steve-R
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December 17, 2007 Views: 663 Replies: 3
Topic:
Applebaum falls in with Rice’s dupes
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Th Paine
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January 6, 2008
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
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Politics
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Steve-R
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January 4, 2008 Views: 254 Replies: 3
Topic:
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
Rating:
+3
Last response by
hommesuisse
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January 6, 2008
Re: All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
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Politics
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Steve-R
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January 4, 2008 Views: 99 Replies: 0
Topic:
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
Rating:
+3
Last response by
hommesuisse
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January 6, 2008
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
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Steve-R
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January 4, 2008 Views: 183 Replies: 6
Topic:
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
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+2
Last response by
BaldTony
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January 5, 2008
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
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Steve-R
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January 4, 2008 Views: 300 Replies: 3
Topic:
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
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+1
Last response by
sjgarbe
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January 4, 2008
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
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Steve-R
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January 4, 2008 Views: 122 Replies: 0
Topic:
All of Clinton’s strategies vulnerable
Last response by
Steve-R
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January 4, 2008
Re: Congratulations
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Steve-R
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December 20, 2007 Views: 174 Replies: 2
Topic:
Walk down the aisle with the Small Question
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MsZilla
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December 24, 2007
Re: Another Condi hit
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Steve-R
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December 18, 2007 Views: 141 Replies: 0
Topic:
Memories of Condi
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Steve-R
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December 18, 2007
Re: Rice too weak to be a neo-con
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Books
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Steve-R
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December 18, 2007 Views: 122 Replies: 1
Topic:
How Utterly Ridiculous
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+1
Last response by
Liberal Patriot
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December 18, 2007
Re:Other immortal voices from the watershed era of 1965-1980
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Steve-R
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November 28, 2007 Views: 249 Replies: 0
Topic:
Who Is the Voice of Our Time?
Last response by
Dubina
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November 28, 2007
Trading in “liberal” for “progressive” . . . or ?
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Steve-R
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November 20, 2007 Views: 223 Replies: 4
Topic:
Trading in “liberal” for “progressive” . . . or ?
Last response by
Sgt_ROCK
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November 21, 2007
Re: what's the problem?
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Steve-R
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November 20, 2007 Views: 114 Replies: 0
Topic:
Trading in “liberal” for “progressive” . . . or ?
Last response by
Sgt_ROCK
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November 21, 2007
Re: Don't matter much
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Steve-R
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November 20, 2007 Views: 132 Replies: 1
Topic:
Trading in “liberal” for “progressive” . . . or ?
Last response by
Sgt_ROCK
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November 21, 2007
Re: where to begin
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Steve-R
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November 14, 2007 Views: 114 Replies: 0
Topic:
Vote for most surreal Bush moment
Rating:
+1/-1
Last response by
genedio
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November 15, 2007
“I-fascism” and Hitchens’ cartoon world
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Steve-R
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October 22, 2007 Views: 133 Replies: 0
Topic:
“I-fascism” and Hitchens’ cartoon world
Rating:
+2
Last response by
Steve-R
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October 22, 2007
New WaPo piece by 12 Iraq vets puts onus where it belongs
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Steve-R
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October 16, 2007 Views: 211 Replies: 2
Topic:
New WaPo piece by 12 Iraq vets puts onus where it belongs
Last response by
Steve-R
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October 17, 2007
Re: A different view
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Steve-R
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October 16, 2007 Views: 133 Replies: 1
Topic:
New WaPo piece by 12 Iraq vets puts onus where it belongs
Last response by
Steve-R
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October 17, 2007
Re: A different view
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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October 17, 2007 Views: 114 Replies: 0
Topic:
New WaPo piece by 12 Iraq vets puts onus where it belongs
Last response by
Steve-R
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October 17, 2007
Discord and loyalty/betrayal in GOP ranks
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Steve-R
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October 5, 2007 Views: 220 Replies: 3
Topic:
Discord and loyalty/betrayal in GOP ranks
Last response by
tartuffe
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October 6, 2007
Re: apt
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Steve-R
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October 5, 2007 Views: 116 Replies: 2
Topic:
Discord and loyalty/betrayal in GOP ranks
Last response by
tartuffe
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October 6, 2007
Discord and loyalty/betrayal in GOP ranks
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Trailhead
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Steve-R
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October 5, 2007 Views: 187 Replies: 0
Topic:
Discord and loyalty/betrayal in GOP ranks
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Steve-R
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October 5, 2007
Re: curious
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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October 4, 2007 Views: 201 Replies: 2
Topic:
DemStaPo moves to silence Freedom of Speech
Last response by
OneEyedJasper
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October 5, 2007
Re: answer falls short
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Steve-R
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October 4, 2007 Views: 206 Replies: 1
Topic:
DemStaPo moves to silence Freedom of Speech
Last response by
OneEyedJasper
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October 5, 2007
Re: no parsing, just perspective
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Steve-R
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October 4, 2007 Views: 209 Replies: 1
Topic:
DemStaPo moves to silence Freedom of Speech
Last response by
OneEyedJasper
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October 5, 2007
Re: question
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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October 3, 2007 Views: 246 Replies: 1
Topic:
Liberals' lectures "Ends and Means"
Rating:
+2/-2
Last response by
genedio
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October 4, 2007
Re: question, cont.
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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October 3, 2007 Views: 234 Replies: 1
Topic:
Liberals' lectures "Ends and Means"
Rating:
+2/-2
Last response by
genedio
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October 4, 2007
Re: Okay
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Steve-R
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October 3, 2007 Views: 226 Replies: 1
Topic:
Liberals' lectures "Ends and Means"
Rating:
+2/-2
Last response by
genedio
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October 4, 2007
Re: welshed
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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October 3, 2007 Views: 158 Replies: 1
Topic:
Liberals' lectures "Ends and Means"
Rating:
+2/-2
Last response by
genedio
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October 4, 2007
Re: tiresome dance . . .
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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October 3, 2007 Views: 247 Replies: 1
Topic:
Liberals' lectures "Ends and Means"
Rating:
+2/-2
Last response by
genedio
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October 4, 2007
Re: the Communication of Failure
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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October 2, 2007 Views: 292 Replies: 1
Topic:
Why They Hate Us—A Failure To Communicate…
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Demosthenes2
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October 3, 2007
The trials of Clarence Thomas
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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October 1, 2007 Views: 234 Replies: 3
Topic:
The trials of Clarence Thomas
Last response by
apollonius...
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October 2, 2007
The trials of Clarence Thomas
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Jurisprudence
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Steve-R
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October 1, 2007 Views: 155 Replies: 0
Topic:
The trials of Clarence Thomas
Last response by
Steve-R
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October 1, 2007
Re: A proposed metric for dissent
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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September 27, 2007 Views: 174 Replies: 2
Topic:
A proposed metric for dissent
Last response by
Steve-R
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September 28, 2007
Re: Q's remain on "legitimacy" and right
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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September 28, 2007 Views: 201 Replies: 1
Topic:
A proposed metric for dissent
Last response by
Steve-R
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September 28, 2007
Re: the moral thing
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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September 28, 2007 Views: 202 Replies: 1
Topic:
A proposed metric for dissent
Last response by
Steve-R
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September 28, 2007
Re: settle this
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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September 28, 2007 Views: 200 Replies: 0
Topic:
A proposed metric for dissent
Last response by
Steve-R
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September 28, 2007
Re: One lame GOP Rep. does not a “backfire” make
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
on
September 25, 2007 Views: 202 Replies: 1
Topic:
"Betray us" Now Backfiring On Republicans
Last response by
DallasNE
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September 26, 2007
generals and betrayal
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Steve-R
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September 21, 2007 Views: 342 Replies: 4
Topic:
generals and betrayal
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Steve-R-
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September 22, 2007
Re: what the news is
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Steve-R
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September 21, 2007 Views: 148 Replies: 1
Topic:
generals and betrayal
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Steve-R-
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September 22, 2007
Re: not the point
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Best of the Fray
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Steve-R
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September 21, 2007 Views: 167 Replies: 1
Topic:
generals and betrayal
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Steve-R-
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September 22, 2007
Re: but why is that?
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Steve-R
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September 21, 2007 Views: 157 Replies: 1
Topic:
generals and betrayal
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Steve-R-
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September 22, 2007
Re: link
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Steve-R
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September 21, 2007 Views: 188 Replies: 1
Topic:
generals and betrayal
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Steve-R-
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September 22, 2007
Sen. Craig’s “dishonor”
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Human Nature
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Steve-R
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August 31, 2007 Views: 1944 Replies: 3
Topic:
Sen. Craig’s “dishonor”
Rating:
+1/-1
Last response by
Gay Bri
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September 1, 2007
Re: fair enough
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Human Nature
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Steve-R
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August 31, 2007 Views: 172 Replies: 1
Topic:
Sen. Craig’s “dishonor”
Rating:
+1/-1
Last response by
Gay Bri
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September 1, 2007
Re: fair enough
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Human Nature
by
Steve-R
on
August 31, 2007 Views: 199 Replies: 1
Topic:
Sen. Craig’s “dishonor”