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The 2012 Presidential Election And Its Impact on the Channel

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http://www.thevarguy.com – This past week and a half was filled with despair, hope and opportunity. In the past 10 days we faced Hurricane Sandy and its terrible aftermath, followed up by a vicious Nor’easter that dumped as much as 10 inches of snow on some areas in the tri-state area, exacerbating an already horrific situation. And in my neck of the woods we are back to the 1970s with the rationing of gas with an odd and even license plate plan. In between, more than 100 million Americans exercised their voting privilege and President Obama was re-elected to another four-year term by a narrow popular margin. There we (IT news)

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