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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

News Distilled.

Republicans and Democrats have given up talking about their respective plans and decided to refocus the campaigns on calling each other names. Just what we need to make an informed decision.

Financial observers are shocked that American consumers have stopped spending after they hit us with an 800 trillion bill. (But it will hurt the economy!) World Astonished That Stock Index Falls During Historic Financial Crisis.

Upshot: idiocy as usual. Have a nice day.
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