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Oprah

Technically, our president still has two days to go, but it’s unlikely he’ll get any of these things done by Wednesday:

Reprogramming W’s speed-dial presets in the Oval Office. Rush Limbaugh axed; Oprah now #1.
Continuing to ease U.S. policy toward Cuba by facilitating negotiations to open a Hooters in Havana.
Banning the fetid herb cilantro from the White [...]

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18 Celebrity Hunger Strikes

by eliz on April 20, 2009

Beginning next Monday, actress and activist Mia Farrow will begin a hunger strike to turn the world’s attention to the plight of the people of Darfur. A hunger strike can be a powerful political tool. Just ask some of the other celebrities who have undertaken hunger strikes to spread the word about injustices personally affecting [...]

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