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The Pirates and Us

That a ragtag band of pirates fended off America's finest for five days is eerily reflective of what’s been going on in landlocked American business.

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Another coup for Obama! This guy has winner’s luck. Unlike Jimmy Carter’s doomed rescue mission in Tehran, this time we got the glorious moment when Navy SEALs grabbed brave Captain Richard Phillips from the pirates who’d held him hostage for five days in a floating oven, and finished off the...

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