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Now, here's one way to grasp the contretempts concerning "Saddampants":
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I went on Larry King Live this week and, asked about the Ferraro contretempts, urged that she voluntarily stop surrogating for Clinton (before she did so) because folks were confusing Ferraro's 1950s views of race in America with Clinton's today.
Huff Radio: 7 Days in America: Gaffegate...with Jim Hightower, Ron Reagan, Huffington and Green 2008
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The article pre-dates the current financial contretempts, which compels me to add this footnote: publishing runs on credit.
Publishing--- It Sucks There, Too Walter Jon Williams 2008
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The article pre-dates the current financial contretempts, which compels me to add this footnote: publishing runs on credit.
Archive 2008-09-01 Walter Jon Williams 2008
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