Senator Al Franken must make Stalin and Lenin smile in their graves.
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- Xstrata, Glencore Agree to Terms 9: 16 am, February 7, 2012
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When Can Bernie Madoff Invest My Money Again?
#1 by Waybeyond on July 14th, 2009
Republicanism at its very best!
#2 by observer on July 14th, 2009
Maybe…