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  • Announcing the Carnival of Christmas, 2009

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    It's that time of the year again, and I am honored and delighted to announce that CatHouse Chat will be hosting the Carnival of Christmas for the third year in a row. This is the fifth year of the Carnival, which was originally begun by Adam Graham (previous editions are... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 4:10am EST
    by Kat

  • Pixel has found another nest

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    It's a good thing this was an INCOMING box! [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 2:30pm EST
    by Kat

  • Last ride of the Scream Team

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    Well, yesterday finished an era: our two teams from my Munchkin's school were up in Harrisonburg, VA, for the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Championship for Virginia and D.C. This is the last year for our senior team, the Scream Team. The girls did great and had a lot of fun... [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 5:34pm EST
    by Kat

  • Big day at the FIRST LEGO League State Competition

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    We're discussing our mag-lev project with an interested passerby - it's been a big hit. Wish us luck! ' [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:02am EST
    by Kat

  • The King of Christmas: our Advocate

    If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him a... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:34am EST
    by Kat

  • The King of Christmas: the Word

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1, 14, ESV)... [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:11pm EST
    by Kat

  • The King of Christmas: the Servant of the Lord

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    Today is the beginning of Advent: the celebration of the God who humbled Himself and came to seek and save the lost. And we are all lost without Him! We are lost in our sin, unable to help ourselves and unwilling to submit ourselves to the rule of our rightful... [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:22am EST
    by Kat

  • Welcome to Advent!

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    I pray that it will be a joyous season for us all, and that the Reason for the season guides our thoughts, words and deeds. May all Christians rejoice and sing with renewed enthusiasm this year as we celebrate the birth of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ! Good people... [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:41pm EST
    by Kat

  • Thanksgiving, 2009: Count your blessings, for they are abundant!

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    Last year was a very hard Thanksgiving; my father, who is 91 years old, was doing very poorly and I was not certain how much longer he would be with us. Daddy was too weak and disoriented to make it to the table with us, and my sister and I... [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:01pm EST
    by Kat

  • The Verga Pledge

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    For far too long, politicians have spoken words that they did not mean or intend to live by. I believe that public servants should say what they mean and do what they say. So today I sign my name to this Pledge, binding me to my words both now and... [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 4:18pm EST
    by Kat

  • What Do I Know of Holy?

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    This song was recommended to me by a darling young lady who is in my daughter's class at school: Addison Road And here are the lyrics: I made You promises a thousand times I tried to hear from Heaven But I talked the whole time I think I made You... [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:17am EST
    by Kat

  • BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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    Invisible Rope - CollegeHumor video *snicker* [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:41pm EST
    by Kat

  • Update on VA-5 candidates

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    Well, I'm quite disappointed with Robert Hurt: his website is still only very basic, and has nothing up on the issues of taxation, immigration, health care, the War on Terror, government bureaucracy, jobs, etc. Not good, especially since I'd like to completely support my "hometown guy." Sen. Hurt, you are... [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:35am EST
    by Kat

  • Funny, I thought Virginia only had 11 congressional districts...

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    At least, that's what Wikipedia says... Apparently, teh One™ and his administration disagree... Now, my buddies in the Jeffersoniad are vying for those new districts - we want them to be represented by conservatives, after all!- so we're totally on board with these new opportunities. However, I was disappointed that... [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:11am EST
    by Kat

  • President Hope'n'change talks the talk...

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    President Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession. via www.reuters.com But he certainly can't walk the walk... Apparently, neither he, nor the... [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:46am EST
    by Kat

  • "National Debt Now Tops $12 Trillion:" Hope 'n' Change, baby, hope 'n' change

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    It's another record-high for the U.S. National Debt which today topped the $12-trillion mark. Divided evenly among the U.S. population, it amounts to $38,974.34 for every man, woman and child. Technically, the debt hit the new high yesterday, but it was posted on the Treasury Department website just after 3:00... [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:27am EST
    by Kat

  • Stacy McCain offers Sarah Palin some excellent advice

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    Image via WikipediaTo use the word "sexist" against Newsweek Newsweak (ed. - sorry, Stacy, had to correct your spelling there *snicker*] is to accuse enlightened liberal elitists of violating their own egalitarian standards -- which is all fine and good. But "sexist" also sounds like one of those grim, humorless... [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:07am EST
    by Kat

  • This week's teleprompter crisis

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    Obama's Home Teleprompter Malfunctions During Family Dinner *snerk!* The Onion does it again! (kittipurrs to Wizbang.) [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:55pm EST
    by Kat

  • Obama: Blaspheming God by his actions

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    White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod suggested Sunday that President Obama will intervene to make sure a controversial amendment restricting federal funding for abortion coverage is stripped from final health care reform legislation. In doing so, the president would be heeding the call of abortion rights supporters like Planned Parenthood... [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 5:01pm EST
    by Kat

  • For the THIRD YEAR: On to State Competition!

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    The Woodlawn Academy Mini-CougarBots and Scream Team pull it off the third year in a row: we advance from the Regional Tournament (held today) and go to the State competition in December. James Madison University will be our host (third year for them, too), and both teams are looking forward... [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 6:55pm EST
    by Kat

  • Testing the Driod-to-TypePad pic messaging

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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 6:13pm EST
    by Kat

  • Testing the Verizon Droid and Typepad

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    Well... I am not seeing a way to add a photo from the Droid so it appears here. I used to do it via a picture message, but it's not picking up the TPad email addy I used to use. Hmmmmm.... [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:52pm EST
    by Kat

  • Time to LEGO!!!

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    Up to regionals today - and then, to STATE!!!! [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 6:03am EST
    by Kat

  • I HAZ A WAVE!!!!

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    Oh, yes I do! I haz a Google Wave account now, thanks to my Beloved Husband sending me an invite! I am so psyched that I've gotten in so early on this new application by Google (and right on top of getting my Verizon Motorola Droid, too!)... This should be... [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:54pm EST
    by Kat

  • It's beginning to look a lot like... Straight No Chaser

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    I've been working with my music folder, organizing and cleaning things up, and came across this wonderful AWESOME group. I learned about Straight No Chaser last year (I think), and completely fell in love with their talent and sense of humor. And so - especially since I drove by a... [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:44pm EST
    by Kat

  • "Republicans say Kaine is neglecting his duties"

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    With his state under an emergency declaration because of heavy rain and floods, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine headed to Arkansas for a Democratic fundraiser. via www.google.com Well... Ya think? Tim Kaine: GINO (Governor in Name Only)... From an *ahem*unnamed source*cough* BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (crossposted to Virginia Virtucon) [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:42pm EST
    by Kat

  • Well, D'UH!!!

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    Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan will be charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in last week's Fort Hood mass shootings, a military source told Fox News Thursday. via www.foxnews.com And I really, really, REALLY don't want to hear any more whiny stories about the "poor, tortured, bullied Muslim victim. [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:44pm EST
    by Kat

  • Last minute insanity preparing

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    The last few days before FLL LEGO League Robotics competition is always crazy... [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:48pm EST
    by Kat

  • John Allen Muhammad recieves final justice

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    Via e-mail: Virginia Attorney General Bill Mims tonight released the following statement on the execution of John Allen Muhammad: “Tonight, John Allen Muhammad was executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia for his role in a killing spree that shocked our nation. Families of Virginia were held hostage in their homes,... [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:43pm EST
    by Kat

  • (Just playing)

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    ... with my new Droid phone from Verizon Wireless... I am very much enjoying it, and it's going to be interesting to see what new and fun stuff I discover over the next few days (weeks?) of learning the phone. So far, it's been pretty easy - and I'm just... [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:12pm EST
    by Kat

  • Guess what I'm doing????? Wooohooooo!

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    [UPDATE: This is a picture I took of my new Droid with my old LG Voyager, just before my new baby was activated. The Voyager is a good phone, and I really enjoyed having it... But the Droid is OOOOOOOOOOO! WHEEEEEEEE!!! WOW!!! So... Thankyouverymuch, LG... But - BYE! And thank... [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:36pm EST
    by Kat

  • And so the anti-Constitutionality of Kelo ends in futility anyway

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    The Hartford Courant reports: Pfizer Inc. will shut down its massive New London research and development headquarters and transfer most of the 1,400 people working there to Groton, the pharmaceutical giant said Monday.... Pfizer is now deciding what to do with its giant New London offices, and will consider selling... [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 2:24pm EST
    by Kat

  • Going Postal - er, "Muslim"

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    We are a civilized society. One of our cardinal rules of coexistence is that we (try always to) judge people only by their actions and not by their identity, whether racial, religious or sexual. This is our great strength as a society, and also, in the present circumstances, our great... [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 2:17pm EST
    by Kat

  • WHY, then, did the FBI rule out terrorism so quickly?

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    U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News. via abcnews.go.com I don't know whether our intelligence agencies are being willfully blind, or... [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:14am EST
    by Kat

  • Twenty years ago, the wall came tumbling down

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    Twenty-two years ago, President Reagan challenged Gorbachev and the Soviet Union to tear down the wall between east and west Germany: This week, we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of that wall coming down. My husband was based in Spain at the time, and we watched on AFN television as history... [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:12am EST
    by Kat

  • "So much for 'peaceful coexistance'"

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    On Thursday, 5 November 2009 Ft Hood became a part of the battlefield in the war against Islamic totalitarianism and state sponsored terrorism. There may be those who feel threatened by my words and would even recommend they not be uttered. To those individuals I say step aside because now... [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:15am EST
    by Kat

  • This is how my darling daughter torments her poor ol' Mom

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    This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless! To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit www.verizonwireless.com/picture . Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime® 6.5 or higher is required. [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:56pm EST
    by Kat

  • OK how goofy can they be? (VERY!)

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    This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless! To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit www.verizonwireless.com/picture . Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime® 6.5 or higher is required. [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:02pm EST
    by Kat

  • The Munchkin and her BFF playing Queen of the Mountain

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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:01pm EST
    by Kat

  • Yeah, so... How's that "stimulus" working for you?

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    The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. The Labor Department said Friday that the economy shed a net... [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:55am EST
    by Kat

  • For Ft. Hood...

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    Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.... [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:42pm EST
    by Kat

  • Prayers going out to Ft. Hood!

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    A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody. All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening,... [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:00pm EST
    by Kat

  • "The Warrior Song" - supporting the Armed Forces Relief Trust

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    I highly recommend this song - it rocks, it rolls, it marches, and it's a militant tribute to the Warriors of our Armed Forces! ALL proceeds from sales on iTunes (after iTunes takes their cut) will go to the Armed Forces Relief Trust: The mission of the Armed Forces Relief... [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:22pm EST
    by Kat

  • The Real Santa Claus

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    I love our Marines - and I love commercials like this! I truly believe, without a shadow of a doubt, that this is the real image of all our men and women in uniform: tough, dedicated, honorable, courageous - and also tender, protective and giving. Right now, Project Valour-IT, created... [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:24am EST
    by Kat

  • Ford makes me proud! $1 Billion profit - wooooohooo!

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    Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011. via www.foxnews.com And, of course, Ford is the only one of the "Big Three" automakers that didn't take... [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:08pm EST
    by Kat

  • Happy Halloween!

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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 10:36pm EDT
    by Kat

  • THIS is how "the Lost Get Found," Christian!

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    Britt Nicole just went out and opened her eyes and looked to see who God had placed in front of her - and then she did her best to shine God's love into their lives. Why don't you - why don't I - why don't we... do the same? [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 2:28pm EDT
    by Kat

  • My, my, look what happens when you ENFORCE THE LAW!!!!

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    Crackdowns on illegal immigrants and other law enforcement efforts are driving gangs out of Northern Virginia and into Maryland and the District, a report released Monday concluded. "Many gang members from Northern Virginia are moving or driving to Prince George's and other Maryland counties, into the District of Columbia or... [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 3:26pm EDT
    by Kat

  • Grammar/Vocabulary Wars, part 2

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    *sigh* past vs. passed know vs. no throws vs. throes accept vs. except And some really odd ones I've come across recently, but the one I remember is "say for" instead of "save for." (At the King's command, everyone left the throne room save for the Duke and is retainers) [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 2:29pm EDT
    by Kat

  • So, where's the Left's outrage?

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    President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years. CBS' Mark Knoller — an unofficial documentarian and statistician of all things White House-related — wrote on his Twitter feed that,... [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:59am EDT
    by Kat
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