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    An Open Letter to the Capitulator-in-Chief

    AUGUST 1, 2011 8:19AM

    By Kent Pitman


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    Enough Already With, "It Is What It Is"!

    FEBRUARY 22, 2010 11:35AM

    By marytkelly


    Topics: reality vs. illusion, actions speak louder than words, protests, network, howard beale, surrender, acceptance, platitudes gone bad, it is what it is

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    Hamsters (an addiction story)

    FEBRUARY 26, 2009 6:11AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: feminism, environment, belief and religion, addiction, lorraine berry, change, surrender

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