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		<title>Continuing to assess the cost of the War</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The is one of the ironically funny quotes I&#8217;ve seen regarding the real cost of the 5 Years War in Iraq, by former chief economist in the Bush administration, Larry Lindsey, in his recently-released book, What a President Should Know &#8230; but Most Learn Too Late: There is a widely held but utterly false belief [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s never good when smart people say&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From an article at CNN.com today, titled &#8220;Scientists: Artificial life likely in 3 to 10 years&#8221;: &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a big deal and everybody&#8217;s going to know about it,&#8221; said Mark Bedau, chief operating officer of ProtoLife of Venice, Italy&#8230; &#8220;We&#8217;re talking about a technology that could change our world in pretty fundamental ways [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>bin Laden strikes again&#8230;er&#8230;almost strikes again&#8230;in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ABC news reported today the declaration of a top Taliban official that Osama bin Laden was the mastermind behind the February attack at a military base in Bagram, Afghanistan during what was supposed to be a surprise visit by Vice President Dick Cheney. The report mentioned several key inconsistencies in this claim when compared with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>His campaign on the ropes, McCain seeks to change his tune</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Not wanting his campaign to be defined singularly by his inveterate support of the Iraq War, Senator John McCain has sought to expand his positions on a diverse slate of other topics, including climate change, American energy dependence, and the economy. His efforts have recently been undermined by an embarrassing gaffe at a campaign stop [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>FCC, Congress, television and the future of American freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Much has been said about today&#8217;s article in the Washington Post reporting on the forthcoming report from the FCC recommending Congress be granted unprecedented authority to regulate violence on television in the United States. Due out sometime in the next week, the report, the release of which was apparently hastened by public outcry following the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>McCain again proves he is own worst enemy on campaign trail</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the heels of John McCain&#8217;s ill-informed assessment of the situation on the ground in Iraq, and the stunningly embarrassing photo-op &#8220;expose&#8221; he staged to back it up, the Arizona Senator is again making headlines this week with another humiliating wartime gaffe. CNet&#8217;s News.com reported Friday: The Arizona senator joked about attacking the sovereign nation [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Corruption Crusader Wolfowitz mired in scandal of his own</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is the perfectly ironic tale of turnabout in the relentlessly dramatic world of American politics. Paul Wolfowitz, former Deputy Secretary of Defense and current World Bank president, has for the past two years used his high-profile post to wage war against corrupt regimes throughout the third world lined up to receive the benevolence of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Britain calls on World Bank to take on global warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In advance of a meeting scheduled for this weekend, UK International Development Secretary Hilary Benn implored the World Bank to take up the fight against global climate change. The BBC reported Mr. Benn&#8217;s comments yesterday. Despite the apparently noble impetus for Mr. Benn&#8217;s request, several key aspects of his plan bear further scrutiny. Let&#8217;s take [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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