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Oprah-Obama event a 'publicity stunt,' black Edwards supporters say -- "Referring to Winfrey's extensive charity work in Africa, [Linda] Dorgan[, an African-American member of the Spartanburg City Council,] added: 'If you build a school in Africa, come and build one in South Carolina.'"

Probe begins over destroyed interrogation tapes: CIA, Justice Department to determine if full investigation is warranted -- As one of Olbermann's guests said last night, the Justice Dept. needs to appoint an outside investigator over this. It's not possible to get unbiased results otherwise.

Huckabee wanted to isolate AIDS patients in 1992 (initially alerted by supergee) -- "When Huckabee wrote his answers in 1992, it was common knowledge that AIDS could not be spread by casual contact. [...] The nation had an increased awareness of AIDS at the time because pro basketball star Magic Johnson had recently disclosed he carried the virus responsible for it."

Also, Parole officials: Huckabee pushed rapist's release -- "At one point in the meeting, [Ashley] Stevens[, the rape victim] recalled, she stood up, put her face next to Huckabee's and told the governor: 'This is how close I was to DuMond. I'll never forget his face, and you'll never forget mine.' The meeting ended, and [prosecutor Fletcher] Long, a Republican, could tell the governor was unmoved: 'Most of what I think about him would be unprintable. His actions were just about as arrogant as you can get.'"

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If your birthday falls in December and I fail to mention it, it's not because I don't care. LJ has moved its bday notifications for me to the month of January for some reason.

Also, I've been fiddling with 13_blackbirds, and I've noticed that if I try to search LJ for such interests as "creative writing", "writing" or "poetry", 13_blackbirds doesn't come up. This may explain why the member base has remained so low.

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My dad is watching Duck Soup. I haven't seen that movie since 1998, when I took Intro to Film.

Have you seen it? If you have, in your opinion, how does it compare to other films of the '30s?