Barbara Walters: Chavez for President


	Barbara Walters: Chavez for President

dorine

3-17-2007 10:37 AM

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media, bias, barbara walters, chavez, election, president, politics

dorine says:

Interesting...hmmm.

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3-17-2007 1:18 PM

bignosemousie

Have mercy.

3-17-2007 3:42 PM

arifsali

Can we send Barbara back to England now?

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