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 NO. 670 “Expect the Ironic” JULY 15 - 21, 2013 

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NEW IMMIGRATION BILL WOULD EXTEND 20-FOOT BORDER FENCE
THE LENGTH OF TEXAS
Impregnable to anyone not in possession of a ladder.
 
WORLD NEWS
To Prevent Leaks, Kremlin
Switching to Typewriters

And confiscating all carbon paper.
Mexico, With 32.8% Obesity
Rate, Moves Past U.S. as Fattest Country in Hemisphere

But only because Twinkies, Ho-Hos and Ding-Dongs were unavailable last year.
 
ALSO IN THE NEWS ...
Afghanistan: Unused Building That Cost U.S. $34 Million to Build to Be Destroyed
In its place: a poppy field.
U. S. NEWS
GOP Split Into Two Factions on Immigration
One wants to keep everybody out, other just wants to keep out Mexicans.
Bill in House Would Create
National Park on the Moon

And you thought this was a do-nothing Congress.
 
REMINDER
  Don't smoke after fracking.
 
Obama Administration Asks Federal Workers to Spy on Each Other
And report anyone they think is watching them.
Illinois Passes Law Allowing Residents to Carry Concealed Weapons
After heavy lobbying from drug lords, gang members, convicts.
 
POLITICS
Koch Brothers TV Ad: $34,000 a Year Puts You in World's Wealthiest 1%
Along with them.
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