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Stray Cast: Chum Palin

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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It only seems apt to run the Stray Cast here.

Afterall, this Web log is named for the Stray Cast, which has snapped off the end of the outdoors column in the Sun-Times on Wednesdays since April 2, 2003.

Here’s today’s:

Sarah Palin? Chum in the political waters. (Perfect use for a small, oily fish.)

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