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Posted at 12:01 am by Mark Carlson, Herald staff

Herald columnist Julie Muhlstein's got the lowdown on how to remove political bumper stickers from your car. A caveat: No removal method is effective on stickers advertising the campaigns of Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich.

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The Mariners are interviewing Little Joey Cora to be their manager in 2009. Joey promises to improve the M's hitting and clubhouse morale, and cry in the dugout after every defeat.
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