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sekmet : The Houston Chron story about the birth certificate has over 900 comments. The wingnuts are just foaming and howling at the mouth. Pathetic

I spent a few minutes there yesterday. Just sad. Then I went to FactCheck.org to prove to a coworker that yes, there was a true copy, yes it was certified, yes it has the seal...they even have a shot of the newspaper birth announcement the week he was born.

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in_the_usa.html

But facts and evidence won't shut them up.
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Retail Sales Are Weakest in 35 Years :
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
The nation's retailers turned in the worst sales figures in at least a generation on Thursday, starting the holiday shopping season with double-digit declines across a broad spectrum of stores.

For many chains, the precipitous sales drops that took hold in September and October got worse, not better, in November, despite relatively strong sales in the few days after Thanksgiving...


Black Friday was worthless, and a man dies in vain. January will be vile.
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