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I was a little mystified by the phrase , but then again there weren’t many where I grew up. Even so, you can find the country of KENYA inside this one. Those are some lucky chickens.

We’ve even got Susan LUCCI taking another bow as the soap opera All My Children comes to the end of its astounding 41-year run. Perhaps you followed her travails as Erica Kane when you were indulging in a little ME TIME. The G.O.P. elephant has been around for more than 130 years, and was created by the illustrator to provide the Republican party with a symbol representing intelligence, strength and dignity.

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