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• Busted!

  —Delaware Liberal

  Eugene Robinson digs up this gem: Sarah Palin is such a cold-eyed skeptic about the Copenhagen summit on climate change that it’s no surprise she would call on President Obama not to attend. After all, Obama might join other leaders in acknowledging that warming is a “global challenge.” He might entertain [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Unstable Isotope

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• Try This Out For Size

  —Salisbury News

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  Have you ever seen your property from space? Go to the link below and check it out.
  
  As a note, the addresses for the various locations are a little off but with the 911
  addressing system being fairly new around here, that is no real surprise.
  
  When that [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:15am EST
  by joealbero

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• More on The War on Christmas Party

  —Delaware Liberal

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  Over the past week, I have told several people about our War on Christmas party.  I have been very surprised that I had to explain it to many people.  Apparently, it is somewhat of an inside joke on the Internet.  I guess it is good that most people haven’t been [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 10:46am EST
  by liberalgeek

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• New Jobless Claims Rise, Trade Gap Narrows

  —Salisbury News

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  Data point to a recovery that may be digging itself in
  
  WASHINGTON - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, but a surprise narrowing in the trade gap in October suggested the economic recovery was [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 11:07am EST
  by joealbero

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• Profiles in leftist double-speak

  —The Colossus of Rhodey

  Nancy Unwilling at her virtually undecipherable blog Delaware Way: Well, color me astonished: Ted Kaufman did not side with gender equality in health care yesterday. What other nasty surprises might be in store from the Junior Senator from Delaware? Now,... [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 3:53pm EST
  by Hube

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• Senator Kaufman Surprises With Conservative Vote To Suppress Gender Equality In Health Care Insurance Coverage

  —Delaware Way

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  Well, color me astonished: Ted Kaufman did not side with gender equality in health care yesterday. What other nasty surprises might be in store from the Junior Senator from Delaware?
  The NYT reports on the defeat of Ben Nelson's amendment ~
  ...This is the first thing we’ve won in [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:25am EST
  by Nancy Willing

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• Pearl Harbor Memories Still Vivid For Some

  —Salisbury News

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  Survivor of 1941 surprise attack to return to scene for 68th anniversary
  
  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Ed Johann will always remember the sound of planes diving out of the sky to bomb U.S. battleships, the explosions and the screams of sailors. He still recalls the [...]

  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:10am EST
  by joealbero

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• Salisbury Salvation Army Strikes It Rich With Kettle Donation

  —Salisbury News

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  Last week brought some very unusual surprises to the Salisbury Salvation Army with donations in one Red Kettle.
  
  Not that all of the donations aren't special, they are. However, last week in one' [...]

  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:05am EST
  by joealbero

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• Soldier Surprises Virginia Beach Girl Scouts

  —The Pocomoke Public Eye

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  Army Specialist Andrew Dickey had no idea he would be receiving a standing ovation from a group of local girl scouts - especially since he's in town to say thank you to them.
  
  The young girls in Virginia Beach troop 436 and troop 568 [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 8:54am EST
  by jmmb

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• Wicomico County Wants To Start Charging For Fire Services

  —Salisbury News

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  I was surprised to read Pending Bill 2009-14 on the Resolutions and Bills page of the Wicomico County website. They are creating a new requirement for a open burning permit -- at the cost of $100 -- but -- more importantly -- they are going to start charging land/home owners [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:50am EST
  by joealbero

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• Fishing forecast Nov. 26 - Dec. 2, 2009

  —Come-Here News

  Not that anybody should be surprised, but it has been another fantastic year for fishermen and women working the waters of Virginia and North Carolina. It's easy to understand why this area of the country is billed as one of the finest fishing locations in the world. [...]

  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

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• Negative Palin book review by WaPo ...

  —The Colossus of Rhodey

  ... even though reviewer admits to not reading the entire book! Then again, Palin is Republican, and the WaPo is MSM. No surprise here!... [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:46pm EST
  by Hube

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• Ladies Get Surprise at Gadhafi 'Party'

  —The Pocomoke Public Eye

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  ROME (Nov. 17) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hosted a soiree in Rome for some 200 young Italian women, but instead of the party they expected the women were given a lecture on Islam and copies of the Quran, a news report said.
  
  
  A [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:42pm EST
  by The Public Eye

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• The Messiah vs. other foreign leaders ...

  —The Colossus of Rhodey

  ... on greeting other foreign leaders. Meanwhile, the AP makes use of White House talking points. What a surprise.... [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:47pm EST
  by Hube

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• Jud Bennett Writes: Sussex Council Woman Surprises DAN Gaffney On WGMD

  —Delaware Way

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  Dear Friends,
  
  There was some interesting action this morning on WGMD FM Radio (92.7) during the Dan Gaffney show. Sussex County Council Woman, Joan Deaver, who had been severely criticized extensively on WGMD radio, on the internet, and in Letters to the Editor of local newspapers, strolled uninvited into [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 2:13pm EST
  by Nancy Willing

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• Learning The Wrong Lesson

  —Delaware Liberal

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  Al Franken’s election was one of the pleasant surprises of the 2008 election. Franken is turning out to be an excellent senator. He’s already made an impact with his amendment that prohibits the Defense Department from contracts with companies that force rape and assault victims into arbitration – an instance [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Unstable Isotope

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• Summer's Eve

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  Okay, it's everywhere. It has been driving me crazy. I can't escape this nasty word.
  Douche.
  Seriously, I never see Masingill commercials anymore (maybe because I haven't watched soap operas since, like, 2003) but that word is everywhere on television.
  EVERYWHERE.
  It's gotten to the point where I'm surprised to' [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:21pm EST
  by Christy

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• Another Example

  —DelawarePolitics.net

  California is poised to enact an environmental regulation which may actually cause more harm than good, and counter the 24% emissions cut by GPS.  Surprise, surprise, it seems more about control than emissions.

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:15pm EST
  by David Anderson

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