Eric Woolson, his campaign manager in Iowa, cannot understand why the media harp on about his strong support among those who go to church every week.

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The population of harp seals has been estimated at about 6.9m, more than three times what it was in the 1970s.

BBC: A seal laying in the Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada

While I had heard of this program, it was pretty much flying below my radar until Joe Kelly, president of YouCanRefi.com, told me about the homeowners his company is helping through HARP.

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