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They ward off the Evil Saddam Mind Control Rays.<\/p>\n<p>Yeesh.<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamersnook.com\/blog\/archives\/001091.html#001091\">Scott<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes,&#8221; the House majority leader, Tom DeLay, blithely told CongressDaily. Uh &#8230; yeah. Right. 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