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Hump Day Wild Card — 6.17.09

Today is the 168th day of 2009. There are 197 days left in the year. On this day in history: In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon's eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside Democratic national headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s Watergate complex. Singer Barry Manilow is 63. We're celebrating National Wildlife Week. In the news today, a New York Times/CBS News poll shows a substantial majority of the public is uneasy with President Obama on key issues here. And now for your Watergate Wild Card ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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