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Monday, August 08, 2005

The Presidency can be a remarkably intimidating institution so it is all the more impressive to observe Cindy Sheehan's determined vigil in Crawford.

She is speaking truth to power.
The Lone Star Iconoclast Online
Posted by arn at 8/08/2005 08:36:00 AM

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