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• The Bush years -- then and now
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• Paul Krugman vs. Sanjay Gupta vs. Michael Moore
• Open thread
• Speaking of Terri Schiavo...
• Back in the day, Franken did a great Jagger
• Happy Birthday, Applesauce!
• Senate should seat Burris and move on
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