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cthulu2016

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6. k&r for content, however...
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 12:15 AM
Jan 2014

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Bold is best reserved for single words or phrases. At times one (and only one) short paragraph. But bolding whole paragraphs decreased readability.

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What an ignorant article frazzled Jan 2014 #1
Not to mention that since he was sworn in in 2009 he was dealing with little things like the economy kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #2
in 2009 a democratic congress was sworn in Doctor_J Jan 2014 #8
It's like it never existed El_Johns Jan 2014 #11
For a die-hard Dem of 50 years like me, those two years were very discouraging Doctor_J Jan 2014 #16
+1 El_Johns Jan 2014 #17
rec! Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #3
Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #4
The loyalists are offended 1000words Jan 2014 #5
We're not going down the 'loyalists' vs. the 'haters' path, are we? pampango Jan 2014 #13
k&r for content, however... cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #6
Yes! 1000words Jan 2014 #7
There it is ProSense Jan 2014 #9
It was a great speech. I liked Obama's challenge to employers JDPriestly Jan 2014 #10
by brilliant, I assume you mean limp and completely unenforceable and no-risk Doctor_J Jan 2014 #20
I'm getting ready to go shopping for an iPad at Walmart to support his new jobs bill adirondacker Jan 2014 #22
"Democrat party". Stopped reading after that, that phraseology is only geek tragedy Jan 2014 #12
du rec. xchrom Jan 2014 #14
Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States Octafish Jan 2014 #15
Inequality has to be what we Dems focus on for Mid-Terms and Beyond... KoKo Jan 2014 #18
They have to focus on DOING something Doctor_J Jan 2014 #19
They have their Economists "cooking on all Burners"...trying to make a KoKo Jan 2014 #21
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