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Bibi doesn&#8217;t need to worry about running out of &#8220;lawnmowers,&#8221; thanks to Obama &amp; the US Congress.<\/p>\n<p>New York Times columnist Roger Cohen has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/11\/20\/opinion\/roger-cohen-Gaza-Without-End.html\">good piece<\/a> on the absurdity of the latest carnage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Cutting the grass&#8221; &#8211; that&#8217;s the term that Israelis use for bombing Gaza. Bibi doesn&#8217;t need to worry about running out of &#8220;lawnmowers,&#8221; thanks to Obama &amp; the US Congress. 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