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Old 06-15-2012, 12:08 PM   #1
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Default Free cell phones available on food stamps program

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Old 06-15-2012, 12:35 PM   #2
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The recipients call them Obama-phones.
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A disabled friend of mine got one, and could never get it to work. They are recycled phones with a set number of minutes per month.
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A disabled friend of mine got one, and could never get it to work. They are recycled phones with a set number of minutes per month.
He should take it back, I bet they'd give him a new one
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He just gave up, he's not all that into phones anyway! So he comes over and uses mine.
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