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		<title>GOP Debate Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/23/gop-debate-open-thread-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[EST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Tuesday]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Final Four GOP candidates meet up tonight in Arizona. This will be the last debate before Super Tuesday on March 6th. Check BigGovernment throughout the night for reactions and analysis. Debate starts at 8pm EST on CNN. Author: Publius Source: Big Government]]></description>
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		<title>The Effects of Dependency Programs: More Harm than Help</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/the-effects-of-dependency-programs-more-harm-than-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/the-effects-of-dependency-programs-more-harm-than-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martin Seligman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There’s still no such thing as a free lunch, although under the Obama administration you may disagree.  According to the 2012 Index of Dependence on Government, produced annually by The Heritage Foundation, they report more than 70 percent of all federal spending goes to dependency programs.  And now with almost 50 percent of the population [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reality 2012: Even Obama Has Lower Expectations for Obama This Time Around</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/reality-2012-even-obama-has-lower-expectations-for-obama-this-time-around/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Dream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Axelrod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Summer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.griffinrc.com/?p=6288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, while Republican crowds were chanting “USA, USA, USA,” during Sarah Palin’s speeches, Democrats were chanting “hope and change” as Barack Obama talked about “fundamentally transforming America.” And to their shame, many of the people chanting “hope and change” actually believed Obama could deliver. Of course, by the end of 2009 the only significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Wisconsin Teacher Union President Mary Bell Tell a Lie?</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/did-wisconsin-teacher-union-president-mary-bell-tell-a-lie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/did-wisconsin-teacher-union-president-mary-bell-tell-a-lie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Collin Roth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathleen Falk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathleen Vinehout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Walker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MADISON – Wisconsin Education Association Council President Mary Bell is a liar. That’s according to a recent blog on BigGovernment.com by Collin Roth of Media Trackers. Roth looked into recent media reports that WEAC officials asked prospective gubernatorial candidates to promise to veto any budget that doesn’t restore collective bargaining privileges for public sector unions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho: A Super Tuesday Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/idaho-a-super-tuesday-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/idaho-a-super-tuesday-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gem Staters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Tuesday]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho’s Republican contest is closed to non-Republlicans and will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. There are 32 delegates available in Idaho, a caucus state. The Idaho Secretary of State&#8217;s website is here. Newt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House Senior Advisor: Unemployment Stimulates the Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/white-house-senior-advisor-unemployment-stimulates-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/white-house-senior-advisor-unemployment-stimulates-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody worried about the economy needs to chill, Valerie Jarrett&#8217;s got this&#8230; White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett spoke at the Student Summit at North Carolina Central University and claimed unemployment stimulates the economy. Her reasoning behind this is people take their unemployment checks and &#8220;go out and spend it&#8221; which &#8220;help(s) stimulate the economy.&#8221; &#8220;Let&#8217;s face it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Lower Corporate Tax Rate Will Boost Job Creation</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/obama-lower-corporate-tax-rate-will-boost-job-creation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/obama-lower-corporate-tax-rate-will-boost-job-creation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Krugman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, something is so obvious even the left has to admit it. US companies have long suffered under one the highest corporate income tax rates in the world. In April the disparity will get worse, as Japan is set to lower its corporate tax rate to below the U.S. Even Barack Obama recognizes this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JW Sues Obama Department of Energy for Records Detailing $529 Million Loan to Failing Green Energy Car Manufacturer</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/jw-sues-obama-department-of-energy-for-records-detailing-529-million-loan-to-failing-green-energy-car-manufacturer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may recall, Judicial Watch has been investigating Vice President Biden’s role in securing a bailout for auto manufacturer Fisker Automotive, which opened a facility in V.P. Biden’s home state of Delaware in 2009. Well, that investigation has taken a new turn now that Fisker’s domestic operation is crumbling while funds and jobs promised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Way Tie in Georgia: A Super Tuesday Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/three-way-tie-in-georgia-a-super-tuesday-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/three-way-tie-in-georgia-a-super-tuesday-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[GA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.griffinrc.com/?p=6276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Georgia’s Republican primary will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. The latest polling via the Atlanta Journal Constitution has things tied at the top among three candidates. Newt Gingrich, 26 percent; Mitt Romney, 24 percent; Rick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America’s Forgotten Founders</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/americas-forgotten-founders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/americas-forgotten-founders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forgotten Founders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Founding Fathers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Gregg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download Podcast &#124; iTunes &#124; Podcast Feed On today&#8217;s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Professor Mark David Hall to discuss his book&#8211;co-authored by Gary Gregg&#8211;America&#8217;s Forgotten Founders, the lesser known Founding Fathers and their contributions to the making of America. We&#8217;re brought to you as always by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debate Preview: Contraception, More Obama and a Little Bit of Satan</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/debate-preview-contraception-more-obama-and-a-little-bit-of-satan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/debate-preview-contraception-more-obama-and-a-little-bit-of-satan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.griffinrc.com/?p=6272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Moderators and guest questioners have been excruciating, mind-numbing and downright frustrating the Republican base by their prattling questions that have little to do with jobs, the economy, the environment, President Obama&#8217;s record or anything that average day Americans actually have on their minds. Previous debates have included Terri Schiavo, sugar subsidies, the Everglades Project, and an oddly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise! Higher Tax Rates Yield Lower Revenue</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/surprise-higher-tax-rates-yield-lower-revenue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/surprise-higher-tax-rates-yield-lower-revenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It almost bores me to point this out. Yet, despite decades of research and thousands of data points, a large swath of America&#8217;s political and media class still can&#8217;t seem to grasp that incentives matter. In a case of political cognitive dissonance, they continue to insist that simply raising tax rates by X will yield [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Campaign Has More Cash Than All Republicans Combined</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/obama-campaign-has-more-cash-than-all-republicans-combined/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/obama-campaign-has-more-cash-than-all-republicans-combined/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all those who believe that the Republican level of enthusiasm is high enough to overcome Obama’s inherent advantages as an incumbent, this is sobering information: at the end of January, Obama had $76 million in his campaign coffers. All the Republican candidates had a combined $13 million left. Mitt Romney in particular is blowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busted on Video: Romney Camp Takes Down Hundreds of Santorum Signs; Cops Watch</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/busted-on-video-romney-camp-takes-down-hundreds-of-santorum-signs-cops-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Michigan, Santorum supporters planted hundreds of campaign signs in Shelby Township prior to Mitt Romney’s appearance today.  Some of these signs were planted alongside sidewalks and roadways across from and surrounding the Romney campaign stop.  Approximately two hours before the scheduled event, Romney campaign staffers, including Dennis Lennox of Topinabee, MI, began planting Romney signs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Teachers Union Pawns Protest Rahm: Protesters Can’t Explain Signs, Organizers Get Aggressive</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/chicago-teachers-union-pawns-protest-rahm-protesters-cant-explain-signs-organizers-get-aggressive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday night Chicago Teachers Union and Occupy Chicago protesters, along with some local residents, showed up in Chicago&#8217;s North Center neighborhood to protest converting 18 public schools into charter schools. While none of the schools considered for conversion are in the north-side neighborhood, these community organizers chose this location specifically because it is where Mayor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Intense Focus on Mitt and Rick, Will Newt Revive Himself?</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/with-intense-focus-on-mitt-and-rick-will-newt-revive-himself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He’s been there, done that. Slugging it out with Mitt Romney, having millions of dollars of negative ads thrown at him. Now, with Rick Santorum going toe to toe with Mitt, and social issues taking center stage, Newt Gingrich is focusing on kitchen table topics, like the price of gasoline, and making sure young people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Fighter Union Boss Rips Off Taxpayers, Part 3: Big Labor Boss Payback</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/fire-fighter-union-boss-rips-off-taxpayers-part-3-big-labor-boss-payback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the two previous blog installments “Part 1: Quid Pro Quo” and “Part 2: Get Out Jail Free Cards” the real-life scandal of government union boss Ron Saathoff is documented.  “Part 1” exposes Saathoff’s abuse of his position and taxpayers to reap a special taxpayer-funded retirement increase in an apparent exchange for his vote sanctioning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday Open Thread: Washington Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/wednesday-open-thread-washington-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/wednesday-open-thread-washington-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, in 1732, George Washington was born. Probably should be its own holiday. Author: Publius Source: Big Government]]></description>
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		<title>Obama the Lawbreaker versus the Catholic Church</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/obama-the-lawbreaker-versus-the-catholic-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/obama-the-lawbreaker-versus-the-catholic-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In response to the Obama administration mandate requiring Catholic institutions to pay for contraception coverage, U.S. Catholic bishops announced that they will not &#8220;obey&#8221; that &#8220;law.&#8221; The bishops have gotten it wrong and backwards. Author Source:]]></description>
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		<title>Media Power Defining Santorum</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/media-power-defining-santorum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/media-power-defining-santorum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A grossly unfair and disgusting bit of character assassination, but it will be effective. Author Source:]]></description>
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		<title>The Endless Party of the Party-Master-in-Chief</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/the-endless-party-of-the-party-master-in-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/the-endless-party-of-the-party-master-in-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fat Tuesday is over. It&#8217;s time to hand the reins of the United States over to the Wednesday party. Author Source:]]></description>
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		<title>Sharon Jasper: Obama’s Vision For America</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/sharon-jasper-obamas-vision-for-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/sharon-jasper-obamas-vision-for-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Jasper]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sharon Jasper &#8212; living in a voucher-backed apartment with hardwood floors and a 60-inch HD TV &#8212; epitomizes the type of voter Obama seeks and is working to create. Author Source:]]></description>
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		<title>Free Chocolates Next?</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/free-chocolates-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Workers Paradise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finally the announcement came from the Ministry of Health: there would be free contraceptives for all women in Workers&#8217; Paradise. No longer the wrenching choice between chips or contraception: proles can have both. Author Source:]]></description>
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		<title>Female Military Pioneer Running for Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/female-military-pioneer-running-for-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/female-military-pioneer-running-for-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gabby Giffords]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Colonel Martha McSally, a Republican candidate running for Gabby Giffords&#8217; former congressional seat, has an interesting and highly decorated past. Author Source:]]></description>
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		<title>America’s Best Fuel: ‘A Moral and Religious People’</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/americas-best-fuel-a-moral-and-religious-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/americas-best-fuel-a-moral-and-religious-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Adams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As America&#8217;s performance increasingly declines, John Adams&#8217;s simple axiom beckons. Author Source:]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Nation: Change You Can Do Without</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/obama-nation-change-you-can-do-without/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/obama-nation-change-you-can-do-without/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author: James Hudnall and Batton Lash Source: Big Government]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Our Party Too: Why Conservative Youth Deserve to Moderate Our Own Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/its-our-party-too-why-conservative-youth-deserve-to-moderate-our-own-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[George Stephanopoulos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Presidential]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Debate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Wednesday, in what has practically become a weekly ritual this election season, the four remaining Republican Presidential contenders will gather in Arizona for their 26th debate together. While political junkies like myself will probably tune in anyway to comment on any slight differences we can detect in the candidates’ strategies or performance, the vast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>49.5% of Americans Pay No Federal Income Tax, Can Obama Get that Number to 51% by November?</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/49-5-of-americans-pay-no-federal-income-tax-can-obama-get-that-number-to-51-by-november/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[HHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Under Barack Obama, the number of people not paying federal income taxes in America has officially hit 49.5%. That means almost half of America, or 151.7 million Americans, are enjoying privileges or living off benefits the other 50.5% pay for. What kind of benefits am I talking about? Almost every kind you think about. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama’s and Governor Quinn’s Economic Philosophy: ‘It’s All Greek to Me’</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/president-obamas-and-governor-quinns-economic-philosophy-its-all-greek-to-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/22/president-obamas-and-governor-quinns-economic-philosophy-its-all-greek-to-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Quinn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address this past weekend, President Obama spoke specifically about corporate taxes on manufacturing and on outsourcing jobs, echoing his words from his State of the Union address last month: No company should get a tax break for outsourcing jobs. Instead, tax breaks should go to manufacturers who set up shop here at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Santorum Was Senate Point Man for Lobbyist-Legislator Revolving Door</title>
		<link>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/21/rick-santorum-was-senate-point-man-for-lobbyist-legislator-revolving-door/</link>
		<comments>http://www.griffinrc.com/2012/02/21/rick-santorum-was-senate-point-man-for-lobbyist-legislator-revolving-door/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consol Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pelosi House]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney’s next line of attack against insurgent frontrunner Rick Santorum will likely be that Santorum is, like Newt Gingrich, a former quasi-lobbyist. While Santorum was not legally registered as a lobbyist, he pulled down hundreds of thousands of dollars doing what was, essentially, lobbying. In fact, Santorum’s lobbying background goes far deeper than Gingrich’s. [...]]]></description>
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