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  | RAY LaHOOD'S TRANSPO-LOOZA |  
   
 
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  | MITCH McCONNELL'S KENTUCKY MEGAMIX |  
   
 
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    | Iowa is the USA's leading producer of this "pop"ular crop | 
    corn
 
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    | A dead end lane, or a line of thought that leads nowhere, is called a blind this | 
    an alley
 
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    | This American crocodilian has wrestled its way back from the brink | 
    the alligator
 
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    | Playing Janet Reno on "SNL", he repeatedly accused teens of lying during "Teen Talk" & threatened them with physical harm | 
    Will Ferrell
 
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    | In Jan. 2010, D.O.T. Sec. Ray LaHood announced he was sending 5 Merchant Marine vessels to help with relief in this country | 
    Haiti
 
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    | Though Alabama-born, senator Mitch McConnell is big in Kentucky & has a park named for him in this "green" city | 
    Bowling Green
 
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    | Double whoa!  The highest grade of egg is this | 
    AA
 
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    | Italian for "to the tooth", it describes pasta cooked to be firm | 
    al dente
 
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    | The red one of these marsupials hopped off the list in 1995 | 
    the red kangaroo
 
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    | The real Janet Reno made a "Dance Party" appearance on Jan. 20, 2001, hours after she left this job | 
    Attorney General
 
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    | In 2009, Sec. LaHood announced $36 million in light rail funding to link Sky Harbor Airport & Sun Devil Stadium in this state | 
    Arizona
 
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    | In 1786 the Virginia legislature established this as a town, before Kentucky became a state; it's now Kentucky's capital | 
    Frankfort
 
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    | The best soil for most plants & soil organisms is this sand, silt & clay mixture whose name is akin to "lime" | 
    loam
 
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    | It designates both a constellation's brightest star & the head male in a group | 
    alpha
 
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    | The brown one of these pouched birds is being delisted as it has bounced back from DDT devastation | 
    the pelican
 
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    | Janet was opposed to slam-dancing teens forming this type of "pit"--after all, the party was in the basement of her house | 
    a mosh pit
 
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    | In 2009, Sec. LaHood committed $900 million to a Metrorail project connecting Washington, D.C. to this airport | 
    Dulles
 
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    | It's believed Stephen Foster wrote this, now Kentucky's state song, after a brief stay in Bardstown | 
    "My Old Kentucky Home"
 
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    | This alliterative type of crop keeps soil from eroding & weeds from growing during the winter | 
    a cover crop
 
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    | This bronchodilator helps ease breathing during an asthma attack | 
    albuterol
 
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    | Some say that "Ginny", the West Virginia northern flying this rodent, was delisted too soon & still needs protection | 
    a squirrel
 
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    | In 1997 Janet challenged this then-NYC mayor to a boxing match (& kneed him downstairs--Janet boxed dirty) | 
    (Rudy) Giuliani
 
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    | When British Airways mistakenly offered a $40 fare from the U.S. to this subcontinent, the D.O.T. required B.A. to pony up | 
    India
 
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    | This 981-mile river forms Kentucky's northern border & empties into the Mississippi | 
    the Ohio
 
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    | Despite its name, this fruit is not a berry in the botanical sense, as the seeds are on the outside | 
    a strawberry
 
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    | From the French for "others", this word is the opposite of egoist | 
    altruist
 
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    | Canis lupus, it's off the list in Montana & Idaho & may be back in some ranchers' sights | 
    (Markus: What's the wolf?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
  the grey wolf (or the timber wolf)
 
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    | M-m-m-my goodness, the "Dance Party" theme song is this 1979 No. 1 hit by The Knack | 
    "My Sharona"
 
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    (Meg: What is a seat belt?) (Alex: ...No.) (Meg: [Trying again] What is [*]?)
  the car seat (or the child safety seat)
 
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    | Founded in 1775, this city, home to Transylvania U., was named for an American Revolution battle site | 
    Lexington
 
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