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Bush can't bring himself to say the name of that junior senator from Illinois."},{"__typename":"ArticleParagraphContent","idAttr":"","subtype":null,"innerHtml":"(Is the King Of Verbal Gaffes afraid he'll accidentally drop the S bomb?)"}],"categories":[],"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"},"leadArt":null,"embeds":[],"editorsNote":null}}

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