{"id":586,"date":"2007-12-13T13:43:34","date_gmt":"2007-12-13T17:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2007\/12\/13\/huckabee-keeping-america-safe-from-americans\/"},"modified":"2007-12-13T13:43:34","modified_gmt":"2007-12-13T17:43:34","slug":"huckabee-keeping-america-safe-from-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2007\/12\/13\/huckabee-keeping-america-safe-from-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Huckabee: Keeping America Safe From . . . 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