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December, 2012 - Complete (#282 thru #300 - 417 pages)

November, 2012 - Complete (#260 thru #281 - 434 pages)

October, 2012 - Complete (#237 thru #259 - 431 pages)

September, 2012 - Complete (#217 thru #236 - 524 pages)

August, 2012 - Complete (#194 thru #216 - 612 pages)

July, 2012 - Complete (#172 thru #193 - 443 pages)

June, 2012 - Complete (#151 thru #171 - 429 pages)

May, 2012 - Complete (#128 thru #150 - 483 pages)

April, 2012 - Complete (#107 thru #127 - 444 pages)

March, 2012 - Complete (#85 thru #106 - 352 pages)

February, 2012 - Complete (#64 thru #84 - 393 pages)

January, 2012 - Complete (#43 thru #63 - 313 pages)

Oct. 24 thru Dec. 31, 2011 - Complete (#1 thru #42 - 721 pages)

Jan. 1, 2007 thru Oct. 23, 2011 - Complete (1550 pages)
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#300 - Dec. 31, 2012 - Fear Is Our Greatest Enemy

#299 - Dec. 28, 2012 - Gloom and Doom (for Profit)

#298 - Dec. 27, 2012 - 'Yes, We Have No Bananas'

#297 - Dec. 26, 2012 - My Fellow Citizens...

#296 - Dec. 21, 2012 - Cliff Update

#295 - Dec. 20, 2012 - Lock and Load

#294 - Dec. 19, 2012 - Capitulator-in-Chief?

#293 - Dec. 18, 2012 - When a President Must Try to Heal a Nation...

#292 - Dec. 17, 2012 - Our Boon or Doom?

#291 - Dec. 14, 2012 - 'The Future Is Upon Us'

#290 - Dec. 13, 2012 - The Conservative News 'Racket'

#289 - Dec. 12, 2012 - 'Heal Thyself!'

#288 - Dec. 11, 2012 - The 'Real Villains'

#287 - Dec. 10, 2012 - 'Wealth Without Work...'

#286 - Dec. 7, 2012 - Post-Cliff Income Taxes

#285 - Dec. 6, 2012 - Oh, Ya...the End Is Near!

#284 - Dec. 5, 2012 - 'Into the Wild Blue Yonder'

#283 - Dec. 4, 2012 - Nobody Builds Much Here Anymore

#282 - Dec. 3, 2012 - 'You Didn't Build That'
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#281 - Nov. 30, 2012 - Is the GOP Lost?

#280 - Nov. 29, 2012 - A Jump Off the Alleged 'Cliff'

#279 - Nov. 28, 2012 - A Shady Tale from Sunny Florida

#278 - Nov. 27, 2012 - Stones Play London

#277 - Nov. 26, 2012 - Now, Let's Get Something Done!

#276 - Nov. 23, 2012 - The Vampire That Is Walmart

#275 - Nov. 22, 2012 - Rubbing It In One More Time

#274 - Nov. 21, 2012 - A Truly Evil Though Minor Man

#273 - Nov. 20, 2012 - The Mistress Is a Mentee

#272 - Nov. 19, 2012 - Rich and Poor

#271 - Nov. 16, 2012 - R0mney's 'Gifts' Gaffe

#270 - Nov. 15, 2012 - Conservatives' War on the Constitution

#269 - Nov. 14, 2012 - The Death of Supply-Side Economics

#268 - Nov. 13, 2012 - Securing the High Ground

#267 - Nov. 12, 2012 - The Zombie Sagas, Part 3: 'Avalanche on Bullshit Mountain'

#266 - Nov. 9, 2012 - The Zombie Sagas, Part 2: The Disconnect from Reality

#265 - Nov. 8, 2012 - The Zombie Sagas, Part 1: Love Among the 47%

#264 - Nov. 7, 2012 - O!

#263 - Nov. 6, 2012 - R.I.P., Mittens!

#262 - Nov. 5, 2012 - Even Brats Are Tired of It All

#261 - Nov. 2, 2012 - Mitt's Lies Slapped Down! (Again!)

#260 - Nov. 1, 2012 - Get Out and Vote!
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#259 - Oct. 31, 2012 - Let the States (or the 'Private Sector') Do It?

#258 - Oct. 30, 2012 - Vote for Pot?

#257 - Oct. 29, 2012 - God's Own Paradox

#256 - Oct. 26, 2012 - 'Who Is This Guy?'

#255 - Oct. 25, 2012 - The Evil God of Conservatives

#254 - Oct. 24, 2012 - In the Trenches of Class Warfare

#253 - Oct. 23, 2012 - Now We Await the Election

#252 - Oct. 22, 2012 - 'Where Do We Come From, Grandpa?'

#251 - Oct. 19, 2012 - The Search for Truth and Certainty

#250 - Oct. 18, 2012 - The Plethora of Disqualifying Lies itemized

#249 - Oct. 17, 2012 - Barack!

#248 - Oct. 16, 2012 - My Political Muse...

#247 - Oct. 15, 2012 - An Interesting Little Ride Over the Cliff

#246 - Oct. 12, 2012 - Media of Lies

#245 - Oct. 11, 2012 - Universes 'Like Grains of Sand'

#244 - Oct. 10, 2012 - Home of the Brave

#243 - Oct. 9, 2012 - Money Problems

#242 - Oct. 8, 2012 - Maybe Someone You Know?

#241 - Oct. 5, 2012 - Wake Up, Big Guy!

#240 - Oct. 4, 2012 - A Sad Night in Denver

#239 - Oct. 3, 2012 - Getting Elected Is Only Half the Battle
 

#238 - Oct. 2, 2012 - How the Cookie Crumbles

#237 - Oct. 1, 2012 - Ann R0mney's Endorsement?
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#236 - Sept. 28, 2012 - With a Little Hate from My Friends

#235 - Sept. 27, 2012 - To Hell with You, GM, Chrysler, and Ohio!

#234 - Sept. 26, 2012 - Tax Spending, Not Income?

#233 - Sept. 25, 2012 - Is Paying Little Tax Unpatriotic?

#232 - Sept. 24, 2012 - Evil Corporations

#231 - Sept. 21, 2012 - The Lion and the Mouse

#230 - Sept. 20, 2012 - R0mney's Redistribution Deception

#229 - Sept. 19, 2012 - The GOP's Bleak Future

#228 - Sept. 18, 2012 - Arrogant Bastard!

#227 - Sept. 17, 2012 - What Is 'Executive Experience' Really Worth?

#226 - Sept. 14, 2012 - The True Story of a Political Blunder

#225 - Sept. 13, 2012 - Two Kinds of People

#224 - Sept. 12, 2012 - Friends of the Middle: Past, Present, Future

#223 - Sept. 11, 2012 - National Debt Reality

#222 - Sept. 10, 2012 - Why the Jobs Aren't

#221 - Sept. 7, 2012 - The President Draws the Battle Lines

#220 - Sept. 6, 2012 - '...Give Me Truth.'

#219 - Sept. 5, 2012 - You Go, Girl!

#218 - Sept. 4, 2012 - Labor Day, 2012

#217 - Sept. 3, 2012 - But Where Does the Money Go?
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#216 - Aug. 31, 2012 - Greed!

#215 - Aug. 30, 2012 - A Campaign Built on 'Big Lies' Not 'Big Ideas'

#214 - Aug. 29, 2012 - We ALL Built It, Not Just You, Mitt R0mney!

#213 - Aug. 28, 2012 - 2012: What America Has Come To

#212 - Aug. 27, 2012 - Titanic Tax Rip-Off of Middle Class America

#211 - Aug. 24, 2012 - Bain in the A*s!

#210 - Aug. 23, 2012 - The Sacred Sperm Must Be Protected Too!

#209 - Aug. 22, 2012 - God vs. the GOP?

#208 - Aug. 21, 2012 - The Truth Starts to Be Told

#207 - Aug. 20, 2012 - Legitimately Stupid

#206 - Aug. 17, 2012 - Creators to Suck Hind Teat in the U.S.

#205 - Aug. 16, 2012 - The Doublespeak Twins - Big R and Little R

#204 - Aug. 15, 2012 - America Doesn't Like Mitt R0mney

#203 - Aug. 14, 2012 - Let the South Go?

#202 - Aug. 13, 2012 - R0mney's VP Pick: Paul Ryan

#201 - Aug. 10, 2012 - Mitt the Tax Cheater?

#200 - Aug. 9, 2012 - What Love Can Do

#199 - Aug. 8, 2012 - The 'Shapeshifter'

#198 - Aug. 7, 2012 - R0mney: 1 + 1 = 3!

#197 - Aug. 6, 2012 - We Are Killing My Beloved Seas

#196 - Aug. 3, 2012 - Will He Get Away With It?

#195 - Aug. 2, 2012 - 'Wooden Ships...'

#194 - Aug. 1, 2012 - R0mney Praises Socialized Health Care
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#193 - July 31, 2012 - The Dismal Science

#192 - July 30, 2012 - Krauthammer: 'Unbelieveable...Beyond Human Understanding... 
                                     Incomprehensible'

#191 - July 27, 2012 - Mitt's Anglo-Saxon Blood No Help in London

#190 - July 26, 2012 - Mitt in Mass.

#189 - July 25, 2012 - A Raygun of Hope?

#188 - July 24, 2012 - Blessed Be Thy Killing Guns

#187 - July 23, 2012 - The Race Heats Up

#186 - July 20, 2012 - Let There Be Rain

#185 - July 19, 2012 - 'Hairball' or 'Slimeball'?

#184 - July 18, 2012 - National Debt Mythology

#183 - July 17, 2012 - Why Can't the U.S. Be as Rich as Canada?

#182 - July 16, 2012 - Just Wake Up

#181 - July 13, 2012 - R0mney Lied About Bain

#180 - July 12, 2012 - Drop Dead!

#179 - July 11, 2012 - Taxes: Not a 'Bad Word'

#178 - July 10, 2012 - He's Hiding Something!

#177 - July 9, 2012 - Bolivian Baking Biz

#176 - July 6, 2012 - The Little Place Where Together We Live

#175 - July 5, 2012 - Republican Patriotism: M.I.A.

#174 - July 4, 2012 - Fireworks of the Gods

#173 - July 3, 2012 - Health Care Myths

#172 - July 2, 2012 - 'Be Careful What You Wish For'
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#171 - June 29, 2012 - Progressives Stomp Regressives!

#170 - June 28, 2012 - Hoping Against Hope

#169 - June 27, 2012 - Tomorrow, It Will Be Dark News: 5 to 4

#168 - June 26, 2012 - Another American Tragedy

#167 - June 25, 2012 - No Praise, Only Blame for President Obama

#166 - June 22, 2012 - R0mney Tells Governors to Lie About Recovery

#165 - June 21, 2012 - GOP Wants to Drive US Over the Cliff

#164 - June 20, 2012 - Bush 9/11 Failure

#163 - June 19, 2012 - Campaigns' Bane: Bain Capital

#162 - June 18, 2012 - Behind the Curtain: Smoke and Mirrors

#161 - June 15, 2012 - Statistical Analysis for Political Campaigns?

#160 - June 14, 2012 - The 'Church'--Chpt. 24

#159 - June 13, 2012 - He Didn't Win the Nobel Prize fer Nothin'

#158 - June 12, 2012 - China: 'Business Friendly'

#157 - June 11, 2012 - Reagan's Solution: Tax and Spend!

#156 - June 8, 2012 - Divining Derivative Risk

#155 - June 7, 2012 - When the Unraveling?

#154 - June 6, 2012 - Wisconsin, Our 'Republican Economy' & More

#153 - June 5, 2012 - Is Mitt Fit (to Be President)?

#152 - June 4, 2012 - Ferrari Builds a Unique Supercar for 'God'

#151 - June 1, 2012 - 'Natural' Will Mean 'Old-Fashioned'
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#150 - May 31, 2012 - 'Bust 'Em Up'

#149 - May 30, 2012 - Big Shot Republican War Hero

#148 - May 29, 2012 - A Republican Politician Tells a Truth

#147 - May 28, 2012 - My 2012 Election Poem

#146 - May 25, 2012 - Canadian Protests: Silence in the U.S.

#145 - May 24, 2012 - Higher and Higher Education

#144 - May 23, 2012 - The 'Vulture Capitalist' at His Best

#143 - May 22, 2012 - Your Tax Money for Salvation?

#142 - May 21, 2012 - The War on Jobs Continues

#141 - May 18, 2012 - 'I Stand by What I Said, Whatever It Was'

#140 - May 17, 2012 - 'Willard the Bain'

#139 - May 16, 2012 - The War on the Planet Continues

#138 - May 15, 2012 - The War on Gays Continues

#137 - May 14, 2012 - Where Lies the Truth?

#136 - May 11, 2012 - Once Upon a Time...

#135 - May 10, 2012 - North Carolina Bans Gay Marriage

#134 - May 9, 2012 - Big Oil Rules!

#133 - May 8, 2012 - The Engine Is Capitalism - For Better or Worse

#132 - May 7, 2012 - Eliminate All Business Income Taxes

#131 - May 4, 2012 - Hey, Maybe Somebody Needs to Channel Ayn Rand!

#130 - May 3, 2012 - Electric Cars: The Best of Both Worlds?

#129 - May 2, 2012 - The Founding Fathers Supported Mandates

#128 - May 1, 2012 - Mitt R0mney Is a Liar, Part 2
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#127 - Apr. 30, 2012 - Mitt R0mney Is a Liar

#126 - Apr. 27, 2012 - Bill O'Reilly: 'Robert Reich Is a Communist'

#125 - Apr. 26, 2012 - Conservatives and Liberals

#124 - Apr. 25, 2012 - The Defense Budget Is Killing Us

#123 - Apr. 24, 2012 - The War on Women Continues

#122 - Apr. 23, 2012 - Sad Conclusion (A Conversation)

#121 - Apr. 20, 2012 - Colombian Prostitutes

#120 - Apr. 19, 2012 - Maybe America Needs More Hair?

#119 - Apr. 18., 2012 - Come On, Big Guy!

#118 - Apr. 17, 2012 - The Rich Are 'Different'

#117 - Apr. 16, 2012 - How to Fix Income Inequality

#116 - Apr. 13, 2012 - The Most Dangerous Lies

#115 - Apr. 12, 2012 - President Obama's Zingers

#114 - Apr. 11, 2012 - Bicycle Seats: Republican/Evangelical Anti-Sex Plot?

#113 - Apr. 10, 2012 - Stop Pure Speculation in the Oil Markets

#112 - Apr. 9, 2012 - News Explainer: The Essence of the News (#1)

#111 - Apr. 6, 2012 - Mr. 'Etch-A-Sketch' R0mney Erased Himself--Oops!

#110 - Apr. 5, 2012 - The Obligations of American Companies Like Apple

#109 - Apr. 4, 2012 - Presidential Material? Honestly? LOL!

#108 - Apr. 3, 2012 - How Billionaires Destroy Democracy

#107 - Apr. 2, 2012 - The Corruption of Government by Big $$$ Must End!
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#106 - Mar. 30, 2012 - The Strategy: Repeat. President Obama Acts Like a Muslim!
                                      Repeat...

#105 - Mar. 29, 2012 - ...And Justice for All?

#104 - Mar. 28, 2012 - Obamacare Deep in SCOTUS Trouble

#103 - Mar. 27, 2012 - What Are Conservatives Trying to Conserve?

#102 - Mar. 26, 2012 - The Reality of Obamacare

#101 - Mar. 23, 2012 - Oliver North on Afghanistan

#100 - Mar. 22, 2012 - It Is Simply NOT Going to Happen!

#99 - Mar. 21, 2012 - What's Worse Than Paying Taxes?

#98 - Mar. 20, 2012 - How to Talk Like a Republican

#97 - Mar. 19, 2012 - Game Change: Women in Power

#96 - Mar. 16, 2012 - The Betrayal at Goldman Sachs

#95 - Mar. 15, 2012 - What Is a Woman to Do?

#94 - Mar. 14, 2012 - Santorum Still a Zombie, R0mney Still a Zero

#93 - Mar. 13, 2012 - Rush Limbaugh Is a Victim

#92 - Mar. 12, 2012 - My Papá Roger (Feb. 10, 1933 - Mar. 10, 2012)

#91 - Mar. 9, 2012 - Inspirational Quotes by a Great American or Mierda?

#90 - Mar. 8, 2012 - Closing In on the 'God Particle'

#89 - Mar. 7, 2012 - What Has America Become?

#88 - Mar. 6, 2012 - Free Trade vs. Democracy

#87 - Mar. 5, 2012 - Mitt R0mney: 'Mr. President, What's the Rush?' LOL!

#86 - Mar. 2, 2012 - The Right's Incredible Sensitivity (of a Bulldozer!)

#85 - Mar. 1, 2012 - History Lessons for Christian Zealots
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#84 - Feb. 29, 2012 - A Christian Dictatorship?

#83 - Feb. 28, 2012 - SECRET: Why the Republican Party Is in Trouble

#82 - Feb. 27, 2012 - Is Today the Eve of Destruction or Resolution?

#81 - Feb. 24, 2012 - The Worst Pop Singer of All Time?

#80 - Feb. 23, 2012 - The Sanctity and Sacredness of Sperm

#79 - Feb. 22, 2012 - Toward More Egalitarian Health Care

#78 - Feb. 21, 2012 - Carnaval Santa Cruz de la Sierra

#77 - Feb. 20, 2012 - What the GOP Doesn't Want You to Know

#76 - Feb. 17, 2012 - Past Due: The Mortgage Mess

#75 - Feb. 16, 2012 - Important Stuff: How We Got to Where We Are, Part 2

#74 - Feb. 15, 2012 - Important Stuff: How We Got to Where We Are, Part 1

#73 - Feb. 14, 2012 - Even Newt Knows

#72 - Feb. 13, 2012 - They Want Slaves Not Consumers!

#71 - Feb. 10, 2012 - 'Fair and Balanced': Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama

#70 - Feb. 9, 2012 - More Than Politics

#69 - Feb. 8, 2012 - GOP Race Now in 'No Man's Land'

#68 - Feb. 7, 2012 - Is the Economic Recovery for Real?

#67 - Feb. 6, 2012 - The Grand Old Party of Incompetence

#66 - Feb. 3, 2012 - Now, Even Our Constitution Ain't Up to Par

#65 - Feb. 2, 2012 - A Former Slave Writes to His Master

#64 - Feb. 1, 2012 - Restoring America's Manufacturing Base
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#63 - Jan. 31., 2012 - The Mortgage Game - You Lose!

#62 - Jan. 30, 2012 - Obameter: Tracking Campaign Promises

#61 - Jan. 27, 2012 - Fossil Fuel Subsidies Must End

#60 - Jan. 26, 2012 - Romneymania!

#59 - Jan. 25, 2012 - We ARE Making a Difference!

#58 - Jan. 24, 2012 -  In the Land of Hatred Where the Shadows Lie

#57 - Jan. 23, 2012 - What Hell and South Carolina Hath Wrought

#56 - Jan. 20, 2012 - Shakespearean Drama

#55 - Jan. 19, 2012 - The Republican Candidates in a Nutshell

#54 - Jan. 18, 2012 - Why Do the Candidates Lie?

#53 - Jan. 17, 2012- Rupert Murdock Craves Big Government Intervention: $$$

#52 - Jan. 16, 2012 - Genius, Courage, Triumph: The Story of Brian Wilson

#51 - Jan. 13, 2012 - Gov't Needs De-Regulation: People Don't Need No Stinkin' Rights!

#50 - Jan.12, 2012 - Yet Another Tax Scam: Most Businesses Pay Zero

#49 - Jan. 11, 2012 - Capitalism and Good Government

#48 - Jan. 10, 2012 - Ron Paul

#47 - Jan. 9, 2012 - Why Not Just Throw the Rest of Us in Prison Right Now?

#46 - Jan. 6, 2012 - Who Can Be Screwed?

#45 - Jan. 5, 2012 - So Goes Montana, So Goes the Nation

#44 - Jan. 4, 2012 - R0mney (Yawn!) Wins Iowa

#43 - Jan. 3, 2012 - The Voldemort of American Politics Rules from the Shadows
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#42 - Dec. 31, 2011 - Republicans Kick the Year Off Right

#41 - Dec. 23, 2011 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All!

#40 - Dec. 22, 2011 - Bankers Join Billionaires to Debunk 'Imbecile" Attack on 1%

#39 - Dec. 21, 2011 - Politics: The Biggest Lies of 2011

#38 - Dec. 20, 2011 - Ayn Rand Was a Hypocritical Monster

#37 - Dec. 19, 2011 - Where Almighty 'Free Enterprise' Has Failed

#36 - Dec. 16, 2011 - Congressional Tyranny, White House Surrender

#35 - Dec. 15, 2011 - Gingrich: Our Problem Is the Work Ethic of the Poor

#34 - Dec. 14, 2011 - The Republican Reality

#33 - Dec. 12, 2011 - America's Healthcare Disaster

#32 - Dec. 6, 2011 - The Real Divide in America

#31 - Dec. 5, 2011 - The Return of Bad Newt

#30 - Dec. 2, 2011 - This Is the Way They Go Down, Lying Every Step of the Way

#29 - Dec. 1, 2011 - Payroll Tax Cuts
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#28 - Nov. 30, 2011 - 'Take Out the Trash' Next November

#27 - Nov. 29, 2011 - Rights, Religion, and Republican Politics

#26 - Nov. 28, 2011 - Values = Politics

#25 - Nov. 25, 2011 - America's Dysfunctional Congress

#24 - Nov. 24, 2011 - Best Guitarist Ever!

#23 - Nov. 23, 2011 - Last Night's Republican Debate

#22 - Nov. 22, 2011 - Tonight's Republican Candidate Debate

#21 - Nov. 21, 2011 - Education in a 'Brave New World'

#20 - Nov. 18, 2011 - America Divides into 'Two-Tiered' Society

#19 - Nov. 17, 2011 - Money and Politics

#18 - Nov. 16, 2011 - Three Paths Toward Remaking Our Republic: How What's Broken
                                    Can Be Fixed

#17 - Nov. 15, 2011 - The European Financial Crisis

#16 - Nov. 14, 2011 - Republican Debates

#15 - Nov. 11, 2011 - America's Treasures: Her Public Schools and Teachers

#14 - Nov. 10, 2011 - The Republican Presidential Candidates

#13 - Nov. 9, 2011 - Republicans Work (Only) Against Obama Re-Election

#12 - Nov. 8, 2011 - Government Can Work / Rich vs. Poor

#11 - Nov. 7, 2011 - Tax the Rich and Trade

#10 - Nov. 4, 2011 - Grover Norquist

#9 - Nov. 3, 2011 - Point (Right) / Counterpoint (Left)

#8 - Nov. 2, 2011 - Tea Party Could Drive GOP to Disaster

#7 - Nov. 1, 2011 - Love Life! / Steve Jobs
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#6 - Oct. 31, 2011 - David Graeber of OWS / Rick Perry of Ooops!

#5 - Oct. 28, 2011 - Oakland OWS Vet / Republican Candidate Update

#4 - Oct. 27, 2011 - America Needs Her Middle Class Back

#3 - Oct. 26, 2011 - Clarence Thomas Should Not Be Above the Law

#2 - Oct. 25, 2011 - Scary Republicans

#1 - Oct. 24, 2011 - Friends of the Middle: Who We Are

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