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I'm from a land far, far away. Actually, I'm from Oregon, but that seems to count as "far, far away," judging by the fact that a large percentage of the population out here doesn't actually know how to pronounce it. (That would be OR-uh-gin rather than or-uh-GONE, but it's cool, I'm not bitter, I mean, we West Coasters probably all pronounce "Massachusetts" and "Connecticut" wrong.
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It's no secret that most turkeys are dyed-in-the-wool Republicans, toeing the party line on nearly all issues except animal rights and, for those fortunate enough to be wild, the environment. I'll admit it, I too was one of those hardcore Bush supporters until recently.
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I was king of the world. Well, at least king of Franklin Elementary School. Back when Carl Winslow ruled Friday nights, my dad had a car phone, and my wallet was filled with Pepsi's "Gotta Have It" cards, we 6th graders owned the school. Adorned in I.O.U. sweatshirts, Zubaz pants, and Starter jackets, we had finally reached the top.
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Although I missed out on going home and eating kosher-curried turkey with my weird quasi-Jewish/Sri Lankan family (don't ask), I nevertheless managed to have a great break. Why? Well simply because for the first time since I started at HLS, I left campus for a period of time longer than I spent at the last bar review.
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Television programming executives have a saying, "In times of sweeps, the lesbian romance blooms." This refers not to the famed lesbian broom-mating ritual, but to the practice of interjecting a lesbian romance into a show with sagging ratings. In the words of one slightly mesmerized executive, "You ...just... can't turn away.
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The final round of the 94th Annual Ames Moot Court competition took place on Thursday, November 17th in front of a packed Ames Courtroom. People unable to obtain lottery seating in Ames and students eager to participate in the traditional Bacchanalian festivities (brown bags of malt liquor and six-packs abounded) filled overflow seating throughout the first floor of Austin.
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Judge Samuel Alito is the second qualified person George W. Bush has nominated to the Supreme Court this year. He is experienced, articulate, and by all accounts an outstanding lawyer. Media reports are filled with stories of his modesty, his seriousness, his neutrality.
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