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		<title>Death Penalty: The Fallible System.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/death-penalty-the-fallible-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/death-penalty-the-fallible-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Our system of criminal justice, for all its protections, is sufficiently fallible that innocent people are convicted of capital crimes with some frequency (United States v. Quinones, p. 466).  The morality of the death penalty has been hotly debated for almost a century in the U.S. The debate has swayed both ways, resulting in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America is at a crossroads and we must decide.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/current-events/america-is-at-a-crossroads-and-we-must-decide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/current-events/america-is-at-a-crossroads-and-we-must-decide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3717</guid>
		<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>Quotations</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/miscellaneous/quotations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear. -Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, August 10, 1787 I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA Marijuana for Profit.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/usa-marijuana-for-profit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/usa-marijuana-for-profit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=2830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is obvious to many people that our nation is undergoing a change and we are trying to do so at a time of unparalleled debt. This can be a tricky thing to do. How can one manage the budget, fight multiple wars and have socially progressive programs? This seems like a recipe for disaster, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Party Fear and Hate.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/tea-party-fear-and-hate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/tea-party-fear-and-hate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=2793</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyday I get more and more befuddled by the mess that we call the news. I am shocked to see so many people attack science, intellectualism and education. I am shocked to see so many people cling to pre-modern beliefs that are bad ideas. I am not talking about beliefs such as religion or morality; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/current-events/personal-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3656</guid>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bull&#8217;s Eye on this Target</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/miscellaneous/bulls-eye-on-this-target/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/miscellaneous/bulls-eye-on-this-target/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3649</guid>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoidable</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/bush-administration/avoidable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/government/bush-administration/avoidable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is almost the 4th of July. It is getting hot outside and we had our first big thunderstorm of the year this past week. I love this time of the year. As we move forward celebrating another Independence Day I think it is appropriate to look at some current news stories affecting our nation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Float More Freely</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/to-float-more-freely/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/to-float-more-freely/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3540</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I never took an economics course in college and this is something that I deeply regret. Recently, China announced that they would allow their currency (the Yuan) to float more freely. In their economy they have tighter controls and restrictions, specifically; they have artificially devalued their currency.  This means that their Yuan is worth less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The General Will</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/the-general-will/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/the-general-will/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brooks Report]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=2944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Each of us puts in common his person and his whole power under the supreme direction of the general will” (Rousseau, p. 425).  What is in the best interest of society and who will lead the general will has been debated throughout the history of civilization. Jean-Jacques Rousseau added to the debate by defining the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scott Brown and Martha Coakley on the issues.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/scott-brown-and-martha-coakley-on-the-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/scott-brown-and-martha-coakley-on-the-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=2698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow on January 19th, 2010 there will be a special election in Massachusetts to decide who will get to hold the senate seat that was held by Sen. Ted Kennedy from 1962 until 2009. The two most prominent candidates are the Republican candidate Scott Brown and the Democrat candidate Martha Coakley. Here are the candidates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Existentialism and Being</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/existentialism-and-being/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/existentialism-and-being/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brooks Report]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Existentialism is the philosophy of existence; asking the question ‘why do humans exist?’ And existentialism critiques how humans conduct their lives.  These questions of existence and being are the focus of the philosophies of Jean-Paul Sartre and Martin Heidegger.  Many philosophers have written and studied existence, but existentialism framed existence into ones own being. Thus, [...]]]></description>
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