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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">Local authorities are asking residents of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> and Latah County to be on the look out for a missing elephant. At approximately 5:45 AM on Sunday morning the elephant from the political sign of Barrett Schroeder, Republican candidate for State Senator 5th District, has gone missing. </FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">John Friedman of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place> said, </FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">"I was walking down <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">6th Street</st1:address></st1:Street>, and I noticed a yard sign of Schroeder's and I couldn't see the elephant on the front of the sign. I looked behind it, looked all around, no elephant! You can't hide an elephant, so it must be missing."</FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">Others too have confirmed that the elephant on candidate Schroeder's sign has not been seen for quite a while. Investigator's have also confirmed the elephant is missing from the sign, however, they will not comment on their ongoing investigations into the matter. They also refused to answer press questions as to whether candidate Schroeder is a suspect in the unknown disappearance of the elephant. </FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">There is unconfirmed rumors, speculations, and reports of what happened to the little loved, red, white, and blue elephant that has followed many Republicans all over <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> and the nation. </FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">Julie Harris of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Troy</st1:place></st1:City> has stated that she believes the elephant was politically costly for Schroeder so he has abandoned the poor animal. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Ain't nobody gonna vote for an elephant in these parts of Latah, so he left him behind to fend for himself. "</FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">Still others don't believe the hype and unfounded speculation. Tom Scott, Deary,</FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">"I've know Barrett since he was a a boy and he so loved that elephant, he grew up with it, his dad had it for a while on his posters and <SPAN id=misspell-5>yard signs</SPAN>, and Barrett took care of it, and even helped all the elephants as he was Chair of the Latah County Republicans for ten years. I know Barrett, and he would never abandon his elephant."</FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT><FONT face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">The most far-fetched rumors are also still out there. A man who refuses to state his name and would only speak with anonymity claimed he saw Barrett Schroeder with Gary Schroeder, his father, taking the elephant in a U-Haul to the family business, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Hide and Fur</I> for slaughter to make sure it disappears so he wins the election.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">While Schroeder has yet to speak in his defense on what happened to his pet elephant,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>some <SPAN id=misspell-7><SPAN>supporter's</SPAN></SPAN> of Schroeder's campaign, like Mathew Hughes, Viola, have suggested his opponent in the Republican Primary election, <SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>Gresham Bouma,</SPAN> has stolen Schroeder's mascot as a twisted frat-like prank on the candidate. Bouma has not commented on the matter either, however reporters have found a similar looking elephant of Schroeder's on Bouma's website: http://greshambouma.com/ . </FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">Still, others would disagree, like Beth Beau, a Junior at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> studying environmental science and President of the student organization PEETA.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She stated her opinion,</FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">" I think the elephant ran away from Schroeder. It was tired of being abused as a political tool for a party that doesn't care about the Earth's creatures and what <VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>happens to their environment."</FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">Mark Henderson, Genesee, said he just thinks Schroeder removed the elephant to make room for the animal that really represents his viewpoints, a rhino, or RINO as others spell it. </FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">No matter what happened to Schroeder's elephant, safety officials are warning people that if they spot the elephant not to approach it, as it could be frightened, confused, or violent because of abuse. Poor people are of special concern as well, as they have been known when cornered to trample them, take their money, and give it away as tax cuts for the wealthy. But most importantly, they warn, under no <SPAN id=misspell-14><SPAN>circumstances</SPAN></SPAN>, do you ever vote for who the elephant tells you to. </FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">---Donovan J. Arnold</FONT> </FONT></div></div></body></html>