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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Dec 24, 2008 - 1:39:13 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'I know I\'ve been gone for quite a while now, but I couldn\'t let the holiday go by without doing my poem. I have a lot of fun writing these, and I hope you enjoy it. A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jan 30, 2008 - 5:21:24 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'It\'s no secret that I\'ve been less than thrilled with wrestling lately. Perhaps that is not only because I\'ve been disappointed with the overall product, but also because I\'ve been involved with other sports. Be that as it may...';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Dec 23, 2007 - 11:53:17 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'It\'s that time of year again. Yes, I\'m back with my annual Christmas poem. I hope you enjoy, and have a very special holiday!';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Where does the blame lay?';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 6, 2007 - 11:01:56 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Hi everyone. I know I have been MIA for a long time with regard to any wrestling columns, and there are a lot of reasons for that. Today however, after talking with a friend of mine, I had a few things I wanted to say.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jul 24, 2007 - 4:35:00 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'OK, it is time for me to put the Chris Benoit tragedy to rest once and for all. I am writing this primarily for myself, to give this whole damn mess some closure.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jul 3, 2007 - 1:57:23 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'As I think about the events of the past week, I began thinking -do we really know someone? And when something this horrific occurs, is there really a right or wrong way to behave?';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jun 26, 2007 - 3:57:37 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and son Daniel were found dead in their home Monday afternoon. What can be said?';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'My love affair with The Undertaker';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Apr 6, 2007 - 12:58:13 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Wrestlemania has come and gone, and I believe it was a good one. But I want to focus on the one man who became the NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Mar 20, 2007 - 4:25:05 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Are you people happier with wrestling lately? Well, are you? You should be, because for the first time in a long time the WWE has been putting out a pretty good product.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jan 30, 2007 - 1:41:09 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The WWE has decided that they had a lot of dead wood among them, and has been releasing talent like crazy. Let\'s look at these, shall we?';
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