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Parting Shot — 11.17.09

A Chinese staff looks back as he sweeps a red carpet laid out for U.S. President Barack Obama's arrival at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (Ng Guan / Associated Press)
A Chinese staff looks back as he sweeps a red carpet laid out for U.S. President Barack Obama's arrival at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (Ng Guan / Associated Press)

A Chinese staff looks back as he sweeps a red carpet laid out for U.S. President Barack Obama's arrival at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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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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