Many of us don't have the luxury of reading Free Republic sixteen hours a day.
I don't mind duplicate posts at all, as many times, the first report I see, is the second, third, or even fourth post of some breaking news.
There’s no need to read Free Republic all day to find that out.
The PROCEDURE has been documented many times. BEFORE one posts an article, they simply do a search. In less than a mere 30 seconds, you have your answer.
AND ... it doesn’t matter whether you want a duplicate or not, it’s FREE REPUBLIC that doesn’t want duplicates ... you can see here ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3262941/posts
thank you. Let the mods sort the bodies, I sez.