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    The Week In Review

    Slideshow • ISSUE 47•08 • Feb 28, 2011
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    • Embarrassed Republicans Admit They've Been Thinking Of Eisenhower Whole Time They've Been Praising Reagan

      WASHINGTON—At a press conference Tuesday, visibly embarrassed leaders of the Republican National Committee acknowledged that their nonstop, effusive praise of Ronald Reagan has been wholly unintentional, admitting they somehow managed to confuse him with Dwight D. Eisenhower for years.
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    • Variety Of Unsustainable Business Models Make Up Extremely Hip Neighborhood

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    • Al Qaeda Attacks Internet With Photo Of Adorable Piglet

      The irresistibly cute photo was forwarded millions of times before servers collapsed.
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    • NASA Completes 52-Year Mission To Find, Kill God

      WASHINGTON—After more than five decades of tireless work, brave exploration, and technological innovation aimed at a single objective, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Wednesday that it had finally completed its mission to find and kill God.
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    • Calgary Flames Trying To Keep Fact That They're A Hockey Team From Landlord

      CALGARY—While the Flames stand at a modest 31-23-8 and are in 8th place in the Western Conference, team sources revealed this week that the team's main struggle this season has been tricking their landlord, Mr. Bennigan, into thinking they are not a professional hockey team and that no hockey is being played on the Scotiabank Saddledome premises.
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    • Study: 87 Percent Of Movies Would Be Better With Michael Keaton In Them

      LOS ANGELES—According to a comprehensive study released this week by researchers at UCLA, 87 percent of feature-length motion pictures would be significantly improved by the addition of 59-year-old film and television actor Michael Keaton.
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    • Birthday Card For David Axelrod Circling Around Afghan War Meeting

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    • Open-Minded Man Grimly Realizes How Much Life He's Wasted Listening To Bullshit

      CLEVELAND—During an unexpected moment of clarity Tuesday, open-minded man Blake Richman was suddenly struck by the grim realization that he's squandered a significant portion of his life listening to everyone's bullshit, the 38-year-old told reporters.
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    • Nation Unsure If Slumped-Over Jack Nicklaus Is Dead Or Just Napping

      The 71-year-old Nicklaus has not moved for nearly 45 minutes and it's unclear whether he's dozing peacefully or has passed away.
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