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Family of Murdered Border Patrol Agent Files $25M Suit Against ATF

Feb. 1, 2012 6:59pm Tiffany Gabbay

The family of murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry has reportedly filed a $25 million wrongful death suit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – claiming Terry was killed with AK-47s that were knowingly sold under the Fast and Furious gunrunning probe to a straw purchaser for drug cartels.

Fox reports:

In a 65-page complaint, attorneys for the family claim ATF “wrongdoing” in Fast and Furious.

“ATF’s failures were not only negligent but in violation of ATF’s own policies and procedures,” the complaint claims.

The family has also filed suit against the Lone Wolf Trading Company seeking unspecified damages for selling the weapons to the straw purchaser.

The suit says Lone Wolf knowingly sold “hundreds of weapons” to various straw purchasers and realized “hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits from these sales.”

The suit alleges that “but for defendants’ negligent and illegal sales … Brian Terry would not have been murdered in the Arizona desert on December 14, 2010.”

The family is seeking a jury trial.

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weneedrubio
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:46pm
They should sue Obama and Holder also so that they will have to prove they didn’t know anything.

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- SHOWMESTATEGUY
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 8:04pm
  I agree, the trouble is the law won’t let them. Can you believe that Holder is protected by a federal law when he and Obama pick and choose which federal laws they abide by?
  
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- MCDAVE
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 8:12pm
  Obama doesn’t show up in court; he thinks he’s above the law..i wonder if high level government
  
  involvement in drug trafficking is the real truth behind fast and furious
  
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- Dalady
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 8:35pm
  @ showme, are you referring to sovereign immunity? That covers them in their appointed duties. I defy any of those so-and-sos, especially Holder, to show us where in their job descriptions it justifies what they did. Hang them all.
  
  OMG
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:20pm
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  Good!
  I hope Eric Holder is held personally responsible.
  Janet? Miss “there are no problems on the border”,
  Do you have anything to say?
  You both have blood on your hands.
  
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- Mtroom
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:27pm
  I was sorry to see the Lone Wolf Trading Company on there…The government hoodwinked them into the sales..I understand why they are on there, but I really feel sorry for the guy..Unless it comes out that he was knowingly selling them before F&F. If not he needs a suit of his own…What a mess.
  
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- db321
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 10:08pm
  I despise frivolous lawsuits – but this suit is 100% justified – I wish the amount was for $100 Million. No amount will ever replace the pain this family feels. All because Obama and Holder wanted to take our guns away. What Obama and Holder did with F&F is Un-American and shameful beyond belief.
  
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- APROUDVETERAN
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:13pm
  Keep your fingers crossed folks. The state of GA has tried to get Obama into court but both he and his lawyer refuse to go. The judge hopefully will rule against them for not appearing. If the state of GA., wins their case, they will remove Obama from the ballot this year. I understand that a half dozen other states are taking the same approach as GA.
- FreeManWalking
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:30pm
  Exactly, they should start at the head and work toward the tail of the snake.
  
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- babylonvi
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 12:31am
  @SHOWMESTATEGUY, that os not exactly correct. The individual immunity does not hold id the individual involved breaks the law or govt; regulations in his actions as could be argued here. Anyway my bet is that they will settle…….even for $25M. After all, ti’s YOUR money and thay can not permit ‘discovery’ to take place. No, they will settle…..or just ‘take out’ those involved in the tort. Heck, now they can just label them terrorists, kids & all, and have the Army snatch them up in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again. Perfectly ‘legal’ according to the NDAA.
  
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- MYHEROISRON
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 5:20am
  I’ve been waiting for this day to come. I want all those responsible to be nailed to the floor boards!!!
  Except Holder. Holder should be hanged!!
  
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- charleyrocks
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 7:18am
  Look someone needs to go to jail. don’t give up someone needs to be accountable.
  
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- libtardian-refugee
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:10am
  I don’t like the idea of anyone having to prove their innocence, I would love to see this case prove their guilt
  
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- CIAtroll
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:27am
  Dec 2, 2011 12:29pm
  Issa Backs Off GOP’s Call for Holder to Resign Over Gun Sales
  
  Despite the sometimes fierce accusations of misconduct that he has levied at Attorney General Eric Holder, Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said today he will not call on Holder to resign over the controversial Fast and Furious operation, at least for now.
  
  “The fact is, it’s not about any one person. It’s not about Eric Holder,” Issa, a California Republican, told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast in Washington, D.C. “Eric Holder didn’t order, as far as we know or even suspect, he didn’t order this operation. He didn’t demand that they somehow do something this stupid.” http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/issa-says-holder-should-not-resign-over-gun-exchange-program/
  Bush also ran a fast and furious like program thru the ATF
  I say investigate them Both Bush and Obama
  
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- little big man
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:39am
  only 25 million. that’s not enough they should have made 500 million then that would get the attention of those dumb idiots.
  Obama and holder has to go.
  
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- ddg7
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:53am
  Ditto!
  
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- Kisses6350
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 12:57pm
  By law, the two cannnot be sued. Imagine, if the POTUS could be sued, how much money over the years would have been paid out. Staggering….
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 4:20pm
  Obama is commander in chief so the 25 million needs to come from his one bllion$$ re-election stash. He is already diverting money from it to his hidden retirement stash so he won’t miss it. He put holder in charge and Holder put these leftest librel people in charge and told them to make guns a cuss word no matter how you do it!
  
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derekcranex
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:45pm
Add Holder to the list of defendants. Sue him personally — bleed him dry.

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- Godfather.1
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 5:59am
  I’m in no way defending this program, but all of you seem oblivious to the fact that it was started under Bush. Yet, all of you only point your anger at Obama and Holder. Thus, the comments on here should also directed anger at Bush, Gonzalez, and Mukasey. Clearly you haven’t been doing your own homework like Glenn tells you.
  
  But then again, this is the Blaze and you guys hate everything associated with Obama, regardless of its origins or success.
  
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- Izzy2626
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 6:24am
  Godfather
  
  The Bush admin was working with the mexican Gov to nab the runners as they crossed the border but Mexico didnt hold up their end of the bargain (surprise) Then I believe they tried a GPS tracking system that didnt work out so they prretty much nixed the operation. They didnt just let the weapons walk accross the boarder like these assclowns (Obama, Holder) etc. Know your facts before you spew
  
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- Godfather.1
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 7:37am
  @Izzy2626
  
  Was the end result not the same? Did guns not end up going to Mexican cartels in each situation?
  
  The point is, under both administrations guns have been going into the hands of Mexican cartels. Being upset with only one administration for the exact same thing shows how biases of people like you and other Blazers.
  
  So, just to be clear, you don’t care that guns ended up in Mexico because of Bush era policies and you only think there is a problem with the policies and operations of the Obama administration. Got it.
  
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- Izzy2626
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 2:01pm
  You dont see the difference? Are you daft? The Bush admin promptly nixed the program when the mexicans didnt do their part. Obama/Holder ALLOWED the guns to go to the cartels BY DESIGN So its Bushes fault the Mexicans dont do the right thing? You related to Obama?
  
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- RepubliCorp
  Posted on February 3, 2012 at 8:44pm
  GODFATHER.1 BS…. Bush sold no guns to drug dealers
  
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McKenzie Davis
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:41pm
Pay UP! and more than any 25 Million! you cant put a value on Human Life!!!!

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- Dan_o
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:43pm
  It would be the only worth-while dollar this administration has spent in 3 years.
  
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McKenzie Davis
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:39pm
Pay UP! There have been more than one border agent killed with these weapons Pay their Families….
The whole USA knows The FEDS were wrong!!!! on this all the way up to Obama on many things this one is Proven !!!! PAY UP!!!!!

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- CIAtroll
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:27am
  Responding Wednesday to Issa, Cole said it is neither fair nor accurate to equate Breuer’s suggestion to the risky “gun-walking” that the Phoenix division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives allowed to take place in several gun-smuggling investigations that dated back to 2006 when Republican George W. Bush was president.
  
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The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:37pm
Should be $25 million or the resignation of Eric Holder.

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- neverending
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:45pm
  Make that both.
  
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- Taquoshi
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:10pm
  Neverending – I second that motion!!!
  
  All those in favor, say “Aye!”
  
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- LuigiMucci
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:45pm
  I am sure you meant “AND” the resignation of Eric Holder The Nations Worst Attorney General in History
  
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joey1
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:34pm
I think the family should sue for 330+million dollars the amount of AMERICANS IN OUR COUNTRY.

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- HisStoryUn
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:41pm
  @Joey1 – That works for me! I just hope the suit names ALL of the authorities up to and including the open borders traitor-in-chief.
  
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ooooonooooo
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:33pm
should be amended to 500 million $

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Divothead
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:29pm
Let me on that jury. I’ll vote to give them A HUNDRED MILLION!

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- libtardian-refugee
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:03am
  Hey Divothead, Who’s money are you going to give them??
  
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lynda1276
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:27pm
Pay them!!!!!!!!!!

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Swancman
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:23pm
I hope they make this trial national for ALL the nation to watch and listen to!

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klevalt
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:20pm
I hope they go after the Justice Department and even Holder himself!!!

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- joey1
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:35pm
  Hang Holder
  
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- Godfather.1
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 6:02am
  How about Gonzalez and Mukasey, considering they were the first two AGs who oversaw this program, or do they not matter to you?
  
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- libtardian-refugee
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:06am
  Hey Godfather, it’s not that I don’t care about Bush’s crimes, but they are what you might call “cold case files” The blood from holder and obama’s crimes hasn’t even dried yet
  
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Inlightofthings
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:18pm
Knew it was coming…just took a while. I see the ACLU is suing DOJ (I think) because of the drone strikes. Geeez why are they always on the wrong side of everything?

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abbygirl1994
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:18pm
I am glad they are doing this and I wish them every luck in the world.. Brian’s death was a result of arrogance and treason and the ATF needs to squirm.. why Eric Holder isn’t behind bars makes me madder than a hen.. him and who ever else was in on this Fast and Furious. I hope the family gets every last dime of the 25 million and that finally ISSA will do something more than play like he is doing something. He knows and everyone else knows that Holder is an accessory to the murder of Brian and probably lots of Mexican’s. God help us!

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bigdeg
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:17pm
A petition should be passed around Arizona urging the district attorney to bring Holder and Obama up on MURDER charges. I know they have or would have complete immunity, but they would be technically guilty of murder (they both knew beforehand and there was a reasonable possibility that someone would get hurt). These TRAITORS need to be held accountable. The courts will not do it, so maybe poblic scorn is the best that this poor family can hope for!!!
Dale Gains

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chips1
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:16pm
He was an American. $25 million isn’t enough. Give the family all of those boxes of cash they found in Iraq when Bush sent our troops there in 2001. I think it was about $165 million. Quick, beform Obama uses it for his campaign.

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- booger71
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:37pm
  That was Barry’s stash, he already gave it to Moochelle for fancy underwear.
  
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Gypsy123
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:15pm
I hope they win. They deserve the money and the truth unfortunately they will never get the truth.

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- RepubliCorp
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:22pm
  I ‘m betting there will be a backroom pay off. Obama cant take the chance this wont become a show trial
  
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keaton
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:14pm
Hope they win. Hope they get punitive damages.

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betterthantv
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:14pm
The family has also filed suit against the Lone Wolf Trading Company seeking unspecified damages for selling the weapons to the straw purchaser.

The suit says Lone Wolf knowingly sold “hundreds of weapons” to various straw purchasers and realized “hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits from these sales.”

Hmmmm. Suing the ATF I can definitely understand, but suing the Gun Store is a bit of a stretch. The store owner did not want to make these sales, he was told to by the ATF as I understand it. I deeply feel for this family and understand their anger and frustration but it should be limited to our government and the ATF.

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- StrongViolentType
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:23pm
  Lone Wolf knew this was wrong and even made tapes to clear himself when the shtf. Guilty as charged! Should have told BATF to FO!
  
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- libtardian-refugee
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:14am
  strongviolenttype sounds just like my brother, and yes I heard a tape of the owner of this store tgalking to an ATF agent, yes he knew what he was doing and even commented that Issa was trying to make a name for himself
  
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watt
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:14pm
I thought the mantra was, “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”. But in this case, because it deals with Obama’s justice department, I guess the mantra is temporarily changed.

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- Ohevi
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 8:18pm
  You’re an idiot. It was an attempt to control forearms in America. You f–king troll. You know, it’s hard for me to see obama on tv, cause everytime I do, I can’t get the fact out of my head that he sucked penis, and was f–ked in the butt. But if that’s your hero. Go for it bud! Idiot!
  
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- Bluedog78
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 8:21pm
  You’re wrong, People do kill people, and other people help the killers by giving them the means to kill, with full knowledge that they are killers. Doesn’t have anything to do with BO. They say this started with the Bush administration, whoever was running the ATF then should be held accountable as well.
  
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- watt
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:39pm
  If by troll, you mean someone with different political opinions then yes, I guess I am. I read the site everyday. It’s an excellent source of humor for me. Every once in a while, I’ll comment when something goes from funny to pathetic. Time after time I have read you loons write the mantra I wrote. He was a border agent which carries with it an inherit risk. The person that killed him would have shot him with any gun. But because this story gives you people the excuse to write comments about hanging the president and attorney general, all the sudden it’s the guns fault.
  
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- LibertyWon
  Posted on February 2, 2012 at 1:59am
  Inanimate objects are not inherently culpable, people are. That’s why we have accessory laws as in “accessory to murder.” There also needs to be malicious intent, for which a gun, car or any other inanimate object has no ability to posess. The day a memo from a gun manufacturer is found advocating an unjust killing of a person by a product they intend to manufacturer will be the day we all turn in our arms from that manufacturer, but not until then.
  
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tbb
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:13pm
Good luck I hope the family wins.

@hickory I don’t doubt that.

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- mils
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:14pm
  very glad to hear this. hope they win.
  
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22hornet
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:13pm
Good I hope they get what they are looking for

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justangry
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:12pm
It’s a tragedy, no question. I think those responsible should be punished, but I don’t think the tax payers should be held accountable. You have to figure if they win, some lawyer will get half of those tax dollars, perhaps more.

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- abbygirl1994
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:21pm
  Its a statement, you don’t kill American citizens because your setting up a way to remove American gun owners firearms. I think God had a hand it that… nevertheless, the ATF needs to feel some much needed heat. Holder is a reject from hell and like Obama won’t take the blame for anything. Whether they get 25 million or not, its time to put this freaking adminstration out with the garbage! God help us!
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:27pm
  A tragedy indeed and we both know if the family wins the taxpayers will pay,it always works out that way.Someone in government needs to do some time for this but that’ll never happen and if one of us serfs were to commit a crime it would be a different outcome that’s for sure.
  
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flyoverbob
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:12pm
The ATF will settle,why not it’s only tax money.I don’t mean to sound flippant about this suit.I think the family deserves everything they can get.
Damn this bunch of blackhearted swine that has infested our country,may you all suffer in hell.
People ask don’t these people have a conseince,I say yes that is the dark side which means they have the approval of their conseince

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kblink45
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:10pm
Doesn’t the federal government have immunity?

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- flyoverbob
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:15pm
  I think they still have to follow the law.
  
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- Chinishque
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:38pm
  They make up the LAW as they go along.
  
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- joey1
  Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:38pm
  Is there a WARRENT out for BO ,WAs,nt he due in court from a Federal Judge last week. Or is he under Muslim law?
  
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Hickory
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:08pm
You can just bet Obama will step in himself on this one and try to shut it down.

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