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by Lamont Cranston | 0, Add your Comment | Jan 19, 2012

2011: War on Women. (from the Webfairy)
Say NO to Internet censorship. (from the Webfairy)
Here We Go: Romney Has Millions of Dollars Parked Offshore.
Obama airs first ad in Virginia.
Stubborn Facts.
How to Argue About Politics.
ePrognosis.
ABCnews Blotter.
The Book of Jobs. (from David Evans)
Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics. (from Stephen White)

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Lamont Cranston

Lamont Cranston is a regular reader and contributer to LikeTheDew.com. He is best know for being mysterious.

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