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I love all things ?political? and have been engaging in as many of the electoral processes as possible. I?ve shaken babies, I?ve kissed hands, and now, as I continue to stumble along hot on the campaign trail, I am going to enter into a political right of passage: the debate...</p>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1298538000;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:38:"Local Anniversary: 8 is F**king Great!";s:4:"link";s:78:"http://blog.discoversd.com/san-diego-nightlife-blog/the-local-anniversary.html";s:11:"description";s:574:"<p style="float:left; margin-right:5px; margin-bottom-5px;"><img alt="Local Anniversary: 8 is F**king Great!" src="http://www.discoversd.net/discover/images/Thumbnails/Blog/2-24feb2011050807795033.jpg" /></p><p>This March The Local celebrates its 8th Anniversary with an action-packed weekend of celebratory parties. Isn?t 8 Fu**king Great!? 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