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 NO. 608 “Expect the Ironic” MAY 7 - 13, 2012 

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May 14
  OBAMA HAILS “NEW KIND OF RELATIONSHIP” WITH KABUL
 
  Direct deposit replaces bags of cash.
 
WORLD NEWS
France: Sarkozy Loses to Socialist Hollande
Strauss-Kahn finishes distant third running as a Libertine.
UN: U.S. Should Return Stolen
Land to Indian Tribes

For $24 in trinkets, beads.
Panel: Murdoch “Not a Fit Person” to Run a Major Media Empire
And he should not be driving.
 
ALSO IN THE NEWS . . .
Munch's The Scream Sells for Record $120 Million
Self-portrait of artist hearing news his mother-in-law was moving in.
U. S. NEWS
Warning Issued About
Terrorists With Surgically
Implanted Explosive Devices

In particular, keep an eye out for blonde bombshells.
Sen. McConnell: Citizens United Decision Makes Elections Less Predictable
Now virtually anyone with a couple of hundred million dollars can run.
 
REMINDER
  Vote for the dog-friendly candidate of your choice.
 
Top Counterterrorist Advisor Defends Unconstitutional Drone Killings Ordered by Unnamed White House Officials as Done “With Extraordinary Care and Thoughtfulness”
So it’s okay.
 
POLITICS
Romney: Poor Mothers Should Be Forced to Work Outside the Home or Lose Welfare
Suggests they work in the homes of rich mothers.
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