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		<title>America is at a crossroads and we must decide.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Glenn Beck held a rally on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s  “I Have a Dream” speech. He held his rally for ‘Restoring Honor’ at the same location as MLK did 47 years ago as well. I watched the whole speech and was surprised by his out-of-character appeals for unity, positivity and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is broadband-access a human right?</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/featured/featured-articles/is-broadband-access-a-human-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finland has become the first country in the world to declare that high speed internet access is a legal right. Finnish telecommunications companies will be required to provide the 5.2 million people of Finland with internet access at a speed of one megabit per second.
The argument is pretty simple and seems to make sense, “We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe to Assume Naval Power</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/safe-to-assume-naval-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The highly anticipated arrival of the new Chinese Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is finely upon us and (predictably) many in the US are unnecessarily fretting over this development.
With a purported range of up to 1,900 miles, this missile is capable of striking at the core of the US naval power in the pacific. Carrier Strike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MoveOn has Joined the Boycott!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all been frustrated over Target’s decision to enter into the world of politics. Fortunately, we are not the only ones pissed off.
We won&#8217;t stand for big corporations like Target buying the elections. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re organizing nationwide rallies calling on politicians to stand with the Other 98% of us and not with corporate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emmer smash! Emmer mad! Grrrr! Emmer unable to form complex human emotions. Emmer Sad.

Oh Tommy boy, you seem to miss the mark on so many issues. This Target donation gaffe is just the latest in a long run of absurdities.
Emmer had this to say to MN public Radio:
&#8220;We have to get over this personal issue. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bull&#8217;s Eye on this Target</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a response from Target and this is a good one.
Dear David Brooks,
Target has long believed that engaging in civic activities is an important and necessary element of operating a national retail business. What&#8217;s more important than any one candidate&#8217;s stance on a particular issue is how we nurture thoughtful, long-term growth in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target ♥ Emmer</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/miscellaneous/business/target-%e2%99%a5-emmer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not a law scholar. I do not pretend to be. I am just someone who tries to understand why the hell people do the stupid things that they do.
Case in point: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
This is the famous Supreme Court Ruling in which the court decided to allow Corporations, non-profit groups [...]]]></description>
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		<title>65 Foot Ban on Transparency</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/65-foot-ban-on-transparency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the US Coast Guard has created a rule to ban anyone from coming within 65 feet of the oil containment booms.  Without Coast guard approval, of course. They originally tried to make the exclusion zone 300 feet. They claim that this is done to ensure the safety of the public. However, it is currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Debt Commission</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Debt Commission that was appointed by President Obama earlier this year came out with a startling report.
 
 
By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Glen Johnson, Associated Press Writer – Sun Jul 11, 9:30 pm ET
BOSTON – The heads of President Barack Obama&#8217;s national debt commission painted a gloomy picture Sunday as the United States struggles to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Nestor Amarilla: nominated for Nobel Prize for Literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anthonycarranza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anthony Carranza recently had an opportunity to interview Nobel prize nominee, Nestor Amarilla.
The following is a little bio that I found on createspace.com.
About the author:
Nestor Amarilla was born on the 24th of July 1980 to a farming family in the country town of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay. Since he was a little boy he has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Arizona</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/raising-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has begun. The lawsuit we all have been waiting for, sort of. The Federal Government has officially sued Arizona over their Immigration law. This was to be expected.
One of our genius readers on Politablog had this to say a few months back on May, 12th, 2010.
Their Screen Name is Nacho. The irony is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally, I would do some research on an issue and then give my two cents and move on. Living in MN we get a lot of the pro-ethanol propaganda and to be fair, I am not very knowledgeable on the subject.
I checked out this article from the Economist. Take a look:
“AMERICA’S sensible fuel,” reads a [...]]]></description>
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