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		<title>The menace of the public option</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/10/13/the-menace-of-the-public-option/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By M.C. Blakeman:  
Of all the current assaults on our noble republic, perhaps none is more dangerous than the public option &#8211; specifically, the public library option.
For far too long, this menace has undermined the very foundations of our economy. While companies like Amazon and Barnes &#38; Noble struggle valiantly each day to sell books, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1219&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy (?) Labor Day</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/09/07/happy-labor-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rutgers University just released the Labor Scorecard, confirming that 2009 will not be a happy labor day.
According to the study, nearly 17% of Americans are unemployed, discouraged from seeking work or underemployed.  In last month alone, 216,000 Americans lost their jobs (via Economic Policy Institute).  But this figure doesn&#8217;t paint the entire picture.  The working [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1203&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Testosterone</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/09/02/testosterone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halletecco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Testosterone is that elusive hormone associated with masculinity, aggressiveness, and a lustful sexual appetite.  While the average male produces 40-60 times more testosterone than the average female, the overall range is so wide that many men and women overlap (I&#8217;d love to know the actual gender breakdowns and overlap).
A recent study from the University of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1192&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“No one in America should go broke because they get sick”</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/08/16/no-one-in-america-should-go-broke-because-they-get-sick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halletecco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These words make me so happy:
Our reform will prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage because of your medical history. Nor will they be allowed to drop your coverage if you get sick. They will not be able to water down your coverage when you need it most. They will no longer be able to place [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1184&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kiva loans: not just for third-world entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/06/11/kiva-loans-not-just-for-third-world-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halletecco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was an exciting day in the office, as Kiva announced its expansion to entrepreneurs in the US.
This strategic move raised both enthusiasm and skepticism.  I blogged about this a while ago and expressed that I would personally be excited about funding an entrepreneur next door.  There’s no doubt that micro-loans should be available to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1135&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting same-sex marriage: to know is to accept?</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/06/09/supporting-same-sex-marriage-to-know-is-to-accept/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halletecco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[equal rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Gallup Poll on acceptance of same-sex marriage came out soon after the terrible news of California Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling to uphold Prop 8 (also known as Prop-H8).  The poll shows that those who know someone who is gay are significantly more supportive of gay marriage than those who do not.

There are two explanations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1131&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>life without soda</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/06/06/life-without-soda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exactly three months ago, I was sitting in a London cafe, sipping a Diet Coke, when I declared I would give up that sweet addiction.  This wasn&#8217;t my first time giving something up (I&#8217;ve given up meat, alcohol, and sour jelly bellys).  But it was certainly the most difficult.
The first three weeks were the worst.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1128&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do you own a tool box?</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/06/05/do-you-own-a-tool-box/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew B. Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work had a great excerpt in the Times recently.  Crawford is a writer, and a PhD Graduate from the University of Chicago, who has chose to open a motorcycle repair shop to work as a mechanic.  He praises manual trades, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1119&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This food is disgusting.</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/05/28/this-food-is-disgusting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know I could be sued for saying that?
There are actually laws&#8211; Veggie Libel Laws&#8211; which make it easier for the corporate food industry to sue critics for libel.  Oprah was sued in 1996 for shaming hamburgers after the mad-cow-disease disaster.  And perhaps I too, can be sued for saying that McDonald&#8217;s hamburgers are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1112&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage-back securities: gizzards packaged as breasts</title>
		<link>http://halle.tc/2009/05/18/mortgage-back-securities-gizzards-packaged-as-breasts/</link>
		<comments>http://halle.tc/2009/05/18/mortgage-back-securities-gizzards-packaged-as-breasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 18:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in this week&#8217;s New Yorker shares a pretty good poultry analogy for understanding debt securitization:
You can turn a bunch of whole chickens into packages of chicken parts, of ascending quality, from gizzards to breasts, and charge a premium for the best cuts.  The butcher gets paid, and the shopper gets what he wants.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=halle.tc&blog=1502086&post=1099&subd=halletecco&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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