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Matt Yglesias shows his Paraguayan (and pithy) side...


Woo Paraguay!less than a minute ago via TweetDeckmattyglesias
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...while Felix Salmon, similarly occupied, offers a minimal gloss on their score.

Absolutely gorgeous goal by Paraguay

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Meanwhile, Adam Serwer spends few words wondering about Italy.

I expected better Azzuri. #ITAless than a minute ago via webAdamSerwer
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Humor site Somecards makes the long-awaited BP/England goalie connection...

Thank god England's goalie is as inept as its oil company. http://some.ly/9QvVO2less than a minute ago via bitlysomeecards
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...and blogger Brian Beutler follows up with his own commentary.

Couldn't contain the flow of soccer balls RT @versharma: ouch RT @someecards: Thank god England's goalie is as inept as its oil company.less than a minute ago via TweetDeckBrian Beutler
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Reid Wilson wonders why politicians are already throwing out punches.

Overserved: Anyone going "all in" for anything in politics. Especially in Nevada. It's June, folks.less than a minute ago via TweetDeckReid Wilson
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Allahpundit passes along a must-read tip, taking care of our obligatory vuvuzela tweet of the day:

FInally: A cure for the vuvuzela http://is.gd/cPeFMless than a minute ago via SeesmicAllah Pundit
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