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Allen's last gasps

George Allen's defeat in Virginia won't be official until the last votes are recounted -- but win or lose, he has been beaten to a shell of his good ol' boy self.

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  • Wednesday, November 8, 2006 11:34 AM

    To Indie.

    I hate to tell you this but black churches have been extremely politically active since the civil rights movement. Still are, they usually work for Dems though, have been a miracle for us, and that's why the left should shut up with all their anti-religous banterings all the time.

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