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Ottoman Umpire
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Re: flownover

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I think they do manual breast exams.  

In this, I imagine they're outpaced by your typical college fraternity. Maybe Komen should start sponsoring Greek Week keggers instead.

Re: skipsul

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[Originally commented that I couldn't find anything either, but then I stumbled upon a study, and posted it as an answer.]

Edited on Feb. 3 at 8:57am
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Starve the Beast: High-tech firms love visas that let engineers come here from India. They're really bright and talented, they work super-hard, and you can pay them squat.

Look at her face in the last few seconds of this vid. Is there any doubt that she'll vote for this charlatan in November? "Thank you, Mr. president".

Edited on Jan. 30 at 10:05pm

He offered to present her husband's resume to companies in his area.  

It's a tough question to handle delicately, because there are all sorts of awkward explanations -- ethical lapses, personality or work ethic issues, or some arcane subspecialty her husband is mired in -- that could affect her husband's employability.  

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Can this President give a succinct answer to... anything?  

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The relevant section is No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; ... Does Farah believe Rubio doesn't qualify because his parents weren't born here, or because they weren't yet naturalized when he was born?

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Leigh

Strom Thurmond held on til 100.  Hatch has 13 years...

(Probably not the best precedent.) · 5 hours ago

23 years?

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Sorry I couldn't have been more helpful. If there's anything I've missed, I welcome the correction.  

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NCP, the outfit that commissioned the study, is run by a woman. Clearly, she thinks that parking with one tire on the sidewalk is proper, and graded the subjects accordingly.  

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I don't get this Republican Establishment stuff. To riff off a current AT&T mobile ad:

What? Is the GOP Establishment like some kind of... summoner that can just summon votes for its anointed candidate?

I would have preferred Daniels, Barbour, Christie (not because he's conservative, but because he has guts), Rubio, or Ryan to any of the current choices.  And Romney is close to the last on the list of current choices.  But if primary voters pick him, I'll support him.  

A third party would give Democrats the keys to the White House -- without having to even pretend to be moderate -- for the next twenty years.  

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skipsul: "Newt, if you made a pass at Nancy Pelosi on that couch, just please spare us the photos"  Paging Mr. Hill on Photoshop? 

Please spare us this, E.J. 

Much as I dislike Romney and his inability to disown Romneycare (a HUGE vulnerability in the general election), Newt is Newt and therefore inherently vulnerable himself.  What year, ugh. · 0 minutes ago

Well put.

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I'm inclined to agree with you, Toni. Dr. Ablow speaks with the authority of a medical doctor, although for the life of me I can't figure out how he can speak to this conclusion (given the difficulty in getting accurate data on either form of faithfulness): 

You can take any moral position you like about men and women who cheat while married, but there simply is no correlation, whatsoever—from a psychological perspective—between whether they can remain true to their wedding vows and whether they can remain true to the Oath of Office

More to the point, Mr. Gingrich's serial transgressions seem to indicate someone with an enormous ego and questionable character. We don't need another four years of that.

Edited on Jan. 29 at 8:32pm
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ParisParamus: I think Peter Robinson, Reagan speechwriter, is threatened by Mitt Romney because Mitt Romney has the depth and breadth of experience and decency to be at least as good a conservative President as Ronald Reagan--and Peter Robinson feels threatened by the prospect.

Relax Peter.  Even if Romney gets to take down Iran, it won't be nearly as big as taking down the Soviets and the Berlin Wall.  Your political Camelot is safe. · 23 minutes ago

Edited 1 minute ago

Is accusing Mr. Robinson of petty jealousy really called for?  And on what basis?

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Just quickly coming across this question, so my hurried response doesn't really rise to an Answer. But this article has some statistics in it. http://www1.american.edu/ted/chocolate-slave.htm

Estimates of the number of children forced to work as slaves on (Cote d'Ivoire) farms are as high as 15,000 (Save the Children Canada)

Edited on Jan. 26 at 12:39am
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The last I checked, even the direction of the change (if any) is in question.  

Edited on Jan. 26 at 12:26am

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