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Thanks, but I’m still Team Dolly

Still at Netroots, but wanted to take a moment before going to see Elizabeth Warren speak to address this: Apparently, this is just the most famous of a trend of young men writing signs extolling the joys of “natural” beauty and taking photos of themselves with these signs, complete with…

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Springsteen favored to write new U.S. anthem: poll

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WASHINGTON — Twenty-two percent of Americans think veteran rocker Bruce Springsteen should compose a new US national anthem to replace “The Star-Spangled Banner,” suggests an online poll released Monday. That’s more than the 19 percent who think country legend Dolly Parton is up to the task, or the 18 percent…

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Friday Genius Ten “Back From West Texas And Fixing To Watch Larry David” Edition

Picking a country song because we were, you know, in the middle of Redneckylvania. Original song: “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton. Here’s her singing it on “Hee Haw”: 1) “Cowboy Take Me Away”—Dixie Chicks 2) “I’ll Fly Away”—Alison Krauss 3) “She’s Got You”—Patsy Cline 4) “Bloody Mary…

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