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"I thought I knew, but I had no idea" (Is this good news or bad news?)
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Tue 16 Jan 2007 03:15 PM EST
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and
Ruby Sinreich
I can't figure out whether it's good news or bad news that there's far more happening in the world of
electronic advocacy
and
political organizing
than any one mind can comprehend...
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