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The Conundrum...

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...which Walmart's top executives face is quite well stated here. Walmart aims at the working and lower middle classes for its sales, thus prosperity for ... Read More

Is He McSame or McWorse? McCain Has "No Comment" On Corsi?!

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Manly fix for that hallway bench problem.

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This is perhaps childish, but...

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I dated Harry Johnson once, ages ago. He's kind of a putz. No pun intended. ... Read More

You're not allowed to do this anymore, Hitch

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Hitch Did you forget? One consequence of your siding with the forces of darkness over Iraq, quite apart from pissing all over an admirable career championing ... Read More

Excuse me, Chris, but you are badly disinformed

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Of Corsi Lied

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From a geek's perspective

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