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<description><![CDATA[ Chip Lyon

 Gwen Florio wrote in the Missoulian on December 19th:]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ THE CHIP HITS THE FAN

 Some Thoughts on Today's World......

 

Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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<description><![CDATA[ 

chip lyon
  

What are We Going to Do Now?

November 11th, 2010 1:42 pm MT

  "would you buy a used car from this guy?"  Photo: nytimes.com]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[MAMA GRIZZLIES CAN'T EVEN READ.......

August 21st, 2010 12:23 pm



Palin: Ga.'s Handel to 'fight like a mama grizzly']]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[August 1, 2010

 

The Never Ending No.....

Obama: Republicans holding small businesses "hostage"

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  by Ross Colvin 

 

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<description><![CDATA[ &lt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37904586/ns/politics-capitol_hill/&gt;]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Thursday, June 17, 2010
 

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Friday, April 9, 2010
 

April 9, 2010
Obama brushes off Palin on nuclear deal
Posted: April 9th, 2010 11:10 AM ET
 From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, January 20, 2009
washingtonpost.com]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama wants to conclude his inaugural oath with the words "so help me God," but a group of atheists is asking a federal judge to stop him.]]></description>
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      updated 2:03 p.m. EST, Tue January 13, 2009

Iraqi VP questions Biden on Obama's Gaza stance]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Friday, January 9, 2009

A Modern Parable.

A Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.]]></description>
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
updated 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

Analysis: Constitutional fight looms over Senate seat
By Bill Mears
CNN Supreme Court Producer]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Thursday, January 1, 2009
Dear Barack,
"Your name is big brother
You say that you're watching me on the tele,
Seeing me go nowhere,
Your name is big brother,
You say that you're tired of me protesting,
Children dying everyday,
My name is nobody
But I can't wait to see your face i&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[thechiphitsthefan
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Last-minute shoppers won't save Christmas
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<description><![CDATA[Last-minute shoppers headed to the nation's stores and malls on the day before Christmas, looking for good deals - but for retailers, the season was essentially over long ago.]]></description>
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