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 NO. 623 “Expect the Ironic” AUG 20 - 26, 2012 

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FACEBOOK SHARES TUMBLE
Mark Zuckerberg moves back in with parents.
 
WORLD NEWS
Pope’s Butler Will Face Trial
For Leaking Documents
Showing Corruption, Power
Struggles Inside Vatican

Verdict may hinge on subtle difference between “perfect” and “infallible.”
Saudi Arabia Building
City for Women Only

For Saudi women who want to wear tank tops and drive.
 
ALSO IN THE NEWS
Parts of Amelia Earhart's Plane Possibly Spotted in Pacific
Although it could be Romney's tax returns.
U. S. NEWS
Justice Dept. Finds No Reason to Prosecute Anyone at Goldman Sachs
Also finds no reason to continue holding Ted Kaczynski.
Gun-Carrying Colorado U. Students
To Live in Separate Dorms

Knife-wielding students have their own dorms.
 
REMINDER
  Ask your grandkids how their private social security accounts are doing.
 
POLITICS
Obama to Romney: Release Just
Five Years of Tax Returns

Or at least show us your sacred underpants.
After Denials, Ryan Admits
Lobbying for Stimulus Funds

“I have apologized to my family,” he says.
Research: 3-5% Still Undecided
Say they see little difference between greedy Mormon faceman and Kenyan commie mole.
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