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Friday, July 1, 2011

Smells like. . .another strawman argument

Thomas, P. L. (2011, July 1). Smells like. . .another strawman argument. Daily Kos.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Strawman argument is all they have at Schools Matter

Strawman argument is all they have at Schools Matter

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