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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Glen Weldon rounds up comics news

Funnybook Round-Up: Of Lawsuits, Ladies And Also, For Some Reason, 'Burn Notice'

by Glen Weldon

National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (June  29, 2011)

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/06/29/137469549/funnybook-round-up-of-lawsuits-ladies-and-also-for-some-reason-burn-notice

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