With their orange, duck-like feet, black-and-white penguin body and bright red, parrot-like beak, puffins have an irresistible charm, despite their ridiculous appearance when airborne.

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Despite ongoing efforts to avert what some lawmakers call a constitutional crisis, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said there was no political talk over a dinner of duck al'orange at Frist's home.

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Louisville, dressed in "infrared" orange uniforms that should be sold with a duck whistle at a hunting supply store, had rallied to tie the game late, but the Wildcats, preternaturally unruffled, shrugged and slapped them away.

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