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Pope votes, Wade statue fixed, Target $30 turkey

The pope is registered in New Lenox, Illinois, and requested his ballot from the Will County clerk's office; the Vatican did not say how he returned it.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
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  1. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA mail ballot from Rome. That's a long road for an envelope, and I give it a fifty-fifty chance of surviving the trip.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHis registered address is in New Lenox, Illinois, and the Vatican did not specify how he returned it. Election day is Tuesday.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTuesday. I have a bunker spot reserved for Wednesday, Hank, with room for one more.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's generous of you. I've already got my own plans sorted out.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMeanwhile, the Miami Heat unveiled a redesigned Dwyane Wade statue tonight, after the face on the original eight-foot bronze drew widespread criticism.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRedesigned head. The old one is out there somewhere, and I'd keep an eye on it.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd Target's Thanksgiving dinner is thirty dollars for six, up from twenty last year, with nine grocery items and no dessert.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFive dollars a head and no pie. That's how family feuds start, Hank.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock, it's yours. I'll be here. I'm always here.

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  5. Flávio Bolsonaro and family land in Miami after fleeing Brazil · AP News
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