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If I were a buff man

by christina in October 8th, 2008   
Topics: Politics     Tags: , , , ,

The scrawny senator from Illinois would love to pump more iron, but the pillow supersedes the dumbbells, he recently told Men’s Health.
“I wish I was getting a 90-mintue workout,” Barack Obama said. “There’s always a tradeoff between sleep and working out.”
When you’re describing a condition contrary to fact, like exercise that’s not happening, you’re using [...]

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