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Conan to pay nonstriking staff -- Jon Stewart started the trend.

Facebook Is Too Close for Comfort

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Over at 13_blackbirds, I've given some pointers on how to explicate a poem. This skill was taught to me by the venerable Elizabeth Dobbs, a professor at Grinnell. I had her my freshman year, when I (foolishly) thought I was going to be an English major. She was legend on campus for how strict she was and how dour.

I took her Poetry in English course, which compensated for Composition I Fundamentals of Literary Analysis. It was one of the best courses I had in my time at Grinnell.

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bush_sucks has Keith Olbermann's Special Comment from last night. You should take a looksee.

Here is the transcript.

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Pig-brain mist suspected in workers' disease: Grisly method of emptying skulls with compressed air halted at Minn. plant