THE IDLE AMERICAN
Parade unrest . . .
DR. DON NEWBURY
      We had little in common, me and a prissy, "know everything" 16-year-old girl whose desk was beside mine in English class. Sometimes, we "pre-graded" each other's themes. One was a review of homecoming. "Miss Priss" wrote an ugly marginal note: "Don, you can't even review a parade!
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Congress mired in economy-driven gloom
Analysis
By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Writer
      WASHINGTON (AP) _ Before the inaugural euphoria on Capitol Hill comes the gloom. A lame-duck Congress returned for a week of depressing tasks, displaying none of the soaring spirit that will greet Barack Obama for his historic swearing-in at the Capitol's West Front on Jan. 20.
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Pirates release Greek tanker; owners mum on ransom
      ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A spokesman from Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry says pirates have released a Greekowned chemical tanker that was hijacked in September and that the crew is safe.
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