"I believe that Rod Blagojevich is a liar, and I believe he is a thief, " Franks said.

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Rod and I stopped there and lounged among the flowers, in a dry westerly wind, talking about the downland poet Edward Thomas, the downland painter Eric Ravilious, and why I should never have slept in Chanctonbury Ring.

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But I mixed in a few newer items as well, like the Orvis Helios rod and the Korkers Guide Wading Boot, which I think have become instant classics.

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Let Starbucks, for example, be a lightning rod for any kind of guilt I might (or might not) feel.

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"Yeah, it's almost 10 years ago I was having surgery, I was going into surgery to put a rod and five screws in my back, " added Lewis.

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Governor ROD BLAGOJEVICH (Democrat, Illinois): I can't wait to begin to tell my side of the story and to address you guys and, most importantly, the people of Illinois.

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Before I have time to let that statement sink in, Melnyk rears back with his rod and hooks into a striped bass.

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It may seem very unlikely that anybody would be willing to pay for Blagojevich memorabilia, but then I also would have thought it very unlikely that somebody would be willing to have Rod Blagojevich's face tattooed on his thigh.

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In trying to guess which ones will come through, I've been guided, in four out of five cases, by the divining rod of established talent.

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