impeachment of Bill Clinton


	impeachment of Bill Clinton

doodleicious

7-11-2009 10:03 PM

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doodleicious says:

my bad- how the heck did i zone this one out- thanks for helping me learn something today...lordy- must have just round filed the impeachment thing- due to him being acquitted I guess- I am now un-askew my own darn self-
lol......

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