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• Waynesboro receives visit from mama bear and cubs

  —SWAC Girl

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  Waynesboro, Virginia, is a quiet little city whose eastern edges touch the Shenandoah National Park of the Blue Ridge Mountains. One would think a black bear or two in town would not come as a surprise ... but when residents saw a mama black bear and her two cubs [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:09am EST
  by SWAC Girl

• Sarah! fever hits the Roanoke Valley

  —SWAC Girl

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  "These people adore her. They love her. She's one of us. She's not this policy wonk who talks down to us and talks over us. She's a regular person." --Alyssa Cordova, 23, from Northern VirginiaWho says good old Ronald Reagan conservatism is dead? Just follow former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:44am EST
  by SWAC Girl

• Monday morning fog delays on Afton Mountain

  —SWAC Girl

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  Foggy conditions on I-64 over Afton Mountain this morning so be careful out there. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:49am EST
  by SWAC Girl

• Trying To Provide Cover

  —From On High

  Feebly.
  
  From today's Roanoke Times, a laugher:
  A real threat to Medicare
  editorial
  
  There is one real and immediate threat to Medicare patients that touches on the health care reform debate: Republicans and some fiscal hawks among Democrats are balking at a measure to avert a 21 percent [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:23am EST
  

• Whereas Joe Biden Couldn't Pack a Denny's Restaurant ...

  —From On High

  .. at lunch hour, Sarah Palin drew the masses on Sunday:
  
  Palin welcomed by 1000+ fans at Roanoke book signing
  
  Wow. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:04am EST
  

• A Permanent Situation, We Hope

  —From On High

  Fort Hood suspect paralyzed from chest down, lawyer says
  [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:47am EST
  

• We Want Someone's Head on a Platter

  —From On High

  Here's the least we can expect from ClimateGate, the evolving story that has to do with those global warming scientists activists who cooked their data - and colluded in how best to present it and argue it:
  
  Names are being named.
  
  Reputations are being ruined.
  
  Careers are' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:17am EST
  

• A Telling Tale About Those Who Hate Sarah

  —From On High

  Jonah Goldberg, writing in National Review:
  Slate magazine is just one of the countless media outlets convulsing with St. Vitus’ Dance over that demonic succubus Sarah Palin. In its reader forum, The Fray, one supposed Palinophobe took dead aim at the former Alaska governor’s writing chops, excerpting the following [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:54am EST
  

• This Is Just Great

  —From On High

  You can bet, Osama bin Ladin and 12 million other Muslim fanatics around the globe will be tuned to their TV sets for this:
  Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views
  By Karen Matthews, Associated Press
  
  New York (AP) - The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:42am EST
  

• When Fools Run Things

  —From On High

  I'm not sure whether I should be more upset with tho L.A. Times reporters or with idiotic Congressional spokesmen over this one:
  LA Times Changes Its Mind: Science Doesn't Matter On Climate Bill
  By Candace Moore, NewsBusters
  
  That thumping sound you hear is the Los Angeles Times moving the [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:32am EST
  

• He's Goin' Down

  —From On High

  I'm no expert but I'm guessing this isn't good:
  
  
  Why aren't more people approving of Obama's job performance, I wonder.  Shouldn't we all be appreciative of his efforts to reduce unemplo ... of his efforts to win the war on terr ... of his efforts' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:27am EST
  

• Did Anyone Expect a Different Outcome?

  —From On High

  After all, they are DEMOCRATS:
  
  Reid bill: 16M uninsured U.S. citizens pay a penalty tax. 8M uninsured illegal aliens do not.
  
  I'm trying to remember, when Obama was campaigning to be president, did he tell us that his primary goal was to punish Americans and reward illegals?' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:13am EST
  

• Free Range Trout is in the house....

  —SWAC Girl

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  Free Range Trout is in the house ... and it's a mellow, laid-back listening experience as old favorites and new are offered up for all to hear. Family and good music ... doesn't get much better than that....' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:34pm EST
  by SWAC Girl

• Diamond Rio ... "God Is There"

  —SWAC Girl

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  The country band Diamond Rio appeared on Fox News Channel's "Huckabee" show Saturday night playing with the Little Rockers band. They sang "God Is There," an uplifting inspirational song that lets folks know that God is present even in the darkest hour. Truly inspiring....
  
  God Is There
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:23pm EST
  by SWAC Girl

• Blue Ridge Carriage Company has 2 big Percherons

  —Yankee Philip

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  Blue Ridge Carriage Company
  
  Matt and Stacie Hickey have a company out in Swoope
  You can contact them at
  Home - (540) 885-1563
  Matt - (540) 255-4209
  Stacie -(540) 414-4612
  or at blueridgecarriagecompany@gmail.com
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:03pm EST
  by Phil

• $300 million,$300 million,$300 million,$300 million

  —Yankee Philip

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  $300 million
  Then, in a statement sure to be repeated by Republicans endlessly over the coming weeks of Senate health care debate, the senator flaunted the inclusion of the provision. “I will correct something. It’s not $100 million, it’s $300 million, and I’m proud of [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:35pm EST
  by Phil

• Glenn Beck reveals his plan.

  —Yankee Philip

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  He is having fun.
  The first is in Orlando Florida is March 27th at UCF Arena
  7 conventions.
  [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:32pm EST
  by Phil

• SNL laughs at Obama.

  —Yankee Philip

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  Hits the budget nail, right on the head
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:19pm EST
  by Phil

• Washington as usual. A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns.

  —Yankee Philip

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  Dems sidestep talking about Bribes.
  Call them "Compromise"
  "Is it important enough to buy votes?"
  A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns.
  -Mario Puzo
  Double it if it is a Congressman [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:01pm EST
  by Phil

• Local Greenhouse seems to be getting raves......

  —Yankee Philip

  Number of comments: 2
  Little Fishy's School Project
  
  Looks like my fellow bloggers are fans of Milmont Greenhouses. I have passed them about 200 times, and never stopped. Swacgirl has been a fan for awhile And FishyMike is a recent convert. I checked out the web page [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:48pm EST
  by Phil

• Voting 'Absent'

  —StrictlyVA

  Warner and Webb Didn't Show Up to Represent Us...
  
  I'll be getting another round of 'form letters.' You'll tell me how you 'have concerns' about the bill as it is written and other such nonsense. If you really cared about the legitimate concerns so many of us have about' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 1:45pm EST
  by Bob K.

• Will Obama sink the U.S.S. America?

  —SWAC Girl

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  What are Democrats doing to our country? Their latest attempt to break America's back is the federalized health care bill that moved forward in the Senate on Saturday ... perhaps a giant step toward sinking the U.S.S. America?
  
  Yankee Phil notes:
  Blanche Lincoln Like other Democratic moderates who [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 12:32pm EST
  by SWAC Girl

• Rule 5 has a tribute to PoliceWoman

  —Yankee Philip

  Number of comments: 1
  RULE 5 Tributes
  Angie Dickinson is featured over at the Camp of Saints
  
  And here is a pic for my buddy Cyril
  [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:23am EST
  by Phil

• Just a thought.......... Guest Editorial by Geoff

  —Yankee Philip

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  Hey,
  
  I was doing some thinking, hard to believe, about the way the President rules. It is interestingly closer to a Monarchy than a Republic.
  
  Who rule?s By their own pronouncements, the President''s cabinet almost appears like a facade. Hillary Clinton's appointment was a payoff in return for' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:16am EST
  by Phil

• A Phenomenon in the Making

  —From On High

  Even the Beatles, in their heyday, wouldn't have garnered such enthusiasm:
  Hundreds waiting for Palin's book signing in Roanoke; video of overnight campers
  By Katelyn Polantz, The Roanoke Times
  
  7:10 a.m.: More than 300 people camped overnight Saturday outside Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Valley View Mall to await' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:22am EST
  

• I'm Not Sure What To Make Of This

  —From On High

  As anyone who lives in rural Virginia can tell you, skilled craftsmen and contractors are hard to come by.  Electricians, plumbers, builders, carpenters - ya need a good one?  Get in line.  And prepare to wait.
  
  So what happens when ...
  
  (a) the government pours a pile of [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:09am EST
  

• For You Car Buffs

  —From On High

  What is it?
  
  
  Hmmm.  The front kinda looks like a '57 Chevy.  But the back looks more like a '59.
  
  You're right!
  
  
  
  
  It's a custom (seriously custom) 1957, 1958, and 1959 Chevy!
  
  I think it looks' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:49am EST
  

• Lies. Damn Lies. And Global Warming Studies.

  —From On High

  If, for all these years, you've maintained your faith in the "evidence" provided you by those global warming "scientists" as being supportive of your belief that the planet is, in fact, warming, you don't want to read "The Alarmists Do 'Science': A Case Study," an exhaustive analysis of the [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:17am EST
  

• The Church Must Stand For Something

  —From On High

  Or it might as well not exist.*
  
  Well, let it be known that the Roman Catholic diocese of Providence, Rhode Island stands for something.  And thank God for it:
  Report: Kennedy barred from communion by bishop
  By Ray Henry, Associated Press Writer
  
  Providence, R.I. (AP) — Roman [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:11am EST
  

• He Never Liked Them Anyway

  —From On High

  " Ethnic cleansing is going on in Gaza.  Ethnic cleansing [by] the Zionists is a sin and a crime against humanity, and they don't want Barack talking like that because that's anti-Israel.
  
  
  "The Jewish vote, the A-I-P-A-C vote, that’s controlling him, that would not let him send representation' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 5:31am EST
  

• How Cool Is This

  —From On High

  In the "How did they think that up" department:
  
  
  
  
  The lengths to which they'll go to sell a car ...' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 5:20am EST
  

• Elektronik, Supersonik, Supersonik, Elektronik,

  —Yankee Philip

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  5....4....3....1! Off blast!
  Totally Ridiculous,HAHA
  
  Elektronik, Supersonik,
  Supersonik, Elektronik,
  
  Hey baby ride with me away,
  We doesn't have much time,
  My blue jeans is tight,
  So onto my love rocket, climb,
  Inside tank of fuel is not fuel, but love,
  Above us, there is nothing above,
  but the' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 12:30am EST
  by Phil

• Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Sen. Mary Landrieu were purchased

  —Yankee Philip

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  It is a sad day for America.
  The future of America is decided by bribes
  What did these women do to themselves?
  
  "I am not going to be defensive," Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) declared. "And it's not a $100 million fix. It's a $300 million fix." [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:02pm EST
  by Phil

• Happy Thanksgiving from Wallbuilders' David Barton

  —SWAC Girl

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  The tradition of Thanksgiving as a time to focus on God and thank Him for His blessings dates back almost four centuries in America. Colonists held Thanksgiving services in Texas in 1541, in Florida in 1565, and in Virginia in 1607 and 1619, but it is from the Pilgrims that [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:09pm EST
  by SWAC Girl

• BYE BYE CHARLIE!!!!

  —Yankee Philip

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  Notre Dame Loses33-30 to UConn
  
  Yesterday on ESPN........ No decision has been made yet regarding the future of Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis, according to athletic director Jack Swarbrick.
  
  Swarbrick, one of two men who will decide Weis' future, said Thursday that' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:15pm EST
  by Phil

• SWAC breakfast ... another standing-room only crowd

  —SWAC Girl

  Number of comments: 2
  Dr. Keith Drake addressed Saturday's SWAC Conservative Round Table breakfast as Tom, Alex, and Kurt look on.
  
  Dean Welty with the Valley Family Forum made announcements about his organization.
  
  Keith emphasized a point' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:10pm EST
  by SWAC Girl

• Clip and Send to Webb and Warner.

  —Yankee Philip

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  SEND THEM PACKIN' ! ! ! !
  
  Both Voted for the step towards Socialism' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:01am EST
  by Phil

• One person is screaming"sign our books" and one person is booing

  —Yankee Philip

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  And the Youtube clip is titled "CROWD BOOS Palin"
  
  How Silly can they be? The story is that over a thousand people stood in line to have her sign the book, not that 2 numbskulls, who arrived late, didn't get their book signed.' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:47am EST
  by Phil

• Local Bloggers at Swac Roundtable

  —Yankee Philip

  Number of comments: 0
  Lynn from Swacgirl
  Bob Kirschman from The Journey
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:40am EST
  by Phil

• Local Notables at SWAC Roundtable

  —Yankee Philip

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  Alex
  
  
  Ed Long
  Kelly, Bill, Barb , and Katy
  
  Lynn and Tom
  
  Bill
  [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:30am EST
  by Phil

• Many Groups were represented at the SWAC Roundtable

  —Yankee Philip

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  Notice for Webb and Warner
  Family Forum...Dean Welty(Ihope I got that right)
  Tea Party...Mr.Armstrong
  Constitution Party...Charles Kraut
  Constitution Party..Dave Mason
  [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:10am EST
  by Phil

• SWAC Conservative Round Table Breakfast attended by 67 people.

  —Yankee Philip

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  We filled the back room of Shoney's and then some.
  
  
  I did a head count of 67 people.About 20 more than last month.
  I wouldn't be surprised if the media said' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:01am EST
  by Phil

• November SWAC Conservative Round Table Breakfast

  —Yankee Philip

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  The SWAC Conservative Round Table
  held a Breakfast this morning.
  67 Conservatives showed up to hear the guest speaker, Keith Drake.Former Albemarle Republican Chairman.Kurt Michael and Keith Drake.
  [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:56am EST
  by Phil

• Obama's Plan To Bankrupt the Coal Industry ...

  —From On High

  ... kicks into high gear:
  
  Interior increases oversight of mountaintop mining
  
  Here's the short-hand version of the article:
  
  Obama's Interior Department will soon be rolling out regulations that will make it impossible for any proposed surface mine to ever receive the necessary permit again.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:38am EST
  

• 'I Am Stupid'

  —From On High

  "So Philip Morris owes me $300 million."
  
  Only in America, 2009:
  Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris
  By Duff Wilson, New York Times
  
  Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:51am EST
  

• Spin 101

  —From On High

  The New York Times this morning:
  
  "A variety of economists say that stimulus legislation is helping an economy in free fall a year ago to grow again and shed fewer jobs than it otherwise would."
  
  Like Obama's "jobs saved or created" chimera, this cynical "fewer shed" jobs' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:23am EST
  

• This Is News?

  —From On High

  About an hour ago, a pack of coyotes was howling and yipping like crazy in the pitch darkness that enshrouded the forest just beyond my barn.  Like they do every morning.
  
  It's an every-night/morning occurrence.
  
  That's why this doesn't startle me:
  
  Coyotes roam Botetourt area
  [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:17am EST
  

• Say What?

  —From On High

  So I'm perusing a list of endangered sites in the Roanoke region as provided to the Roanoke Times by the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation, and, mixed in with the not-surprising homesteads and abandoned factory buildings, I came across this on the list:
  Several mountainsides that are undergoing logging operations,' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:10am EST
  

• Titan In Running Shorts

  —From On High

  They've tried their best to destroy her.
  
  They have failed.
  
  She shoulders on.
  
  Still they hate her.
  Palin-Hating 101
  By S.E. Cupp, Town Hall
  
  Her influence and allure are practically unprecedented among failed vice presidential candidates. (Can anyone imagine Lloyd Bentsen, Jack Kemp or' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:04am EST
  

• Obama Is Known To Say Just About Anything

  —From On High

  As he stood atop the Great Wall, amiring its "majesty":
  
  Obama says Asia trip about jobs
  
  
  Whatever you say, Barry. [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:06am EST