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"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" colspan="3"><table width="228" cellpadding="8" align="right" style="border: 1px solid rgb(5, 125, 203); background-color: rgb(234, 236, 236); margin: 10px; "><tbody><tr><td align="center"><table width="212" cellpadding="8" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 128, 38); background-color: rgb(43, 104, 104); "><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="margin-right: 5px; "><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><strong><a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xN%2BdpK%2F5mtrHpn9Ar%2BoZ73Q%2BHt53cWfz" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(43, 104, 104); text-decoration: none; "><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Stop an Obama "Grand Bargain"</span></a></strong></span><strong><br></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br><a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UBd32YcUqYkKVJTG9QiedXQ%2BHt53cWfz" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(43, 104, 104); 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