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    <subtitle>Every man&#39;s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. ernest hemingway</subtitle>  
    
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        <title>Damn, it felt great to be there!</title>   
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        <published>2008-06-04T05:04:54Z</published>
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    17,000 people inside the xcel center, myself included, and 15,000 outside all fired up for this historical moment in American history.    local coverage click here   and national:          <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>tibet, u.s. diplomatic presence in lhasa</title>   
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        <published>2008-04-23T20:46:54Z</published>
        <updated>2008-04-25T19:28:16Z</updated>
    
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         a u.s. consulate in lhasa would be a damn good next step.  Also, regain the access to the freedom bridge for the Tibetan people.  Just a couple important topics we need to confront with our partners regarding the human rights issue in China.   ver...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>jp morgan, bear stearns</title>   
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        <published>2008-04-07T16:18:41Z</published>
        <updated>2008-04-08T00:43:55Z</updated>
    
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         socialization of risk, the privatization of reward.   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <published>2008-01-22T19:03:09Z</published>
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          I just think that this clip is such a great example of the skills of a couple pros both doing a damn good job of debating. refreshing to me to think that there is no way in hell I could ever compete at this level without getting my nuts chopped o...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>informal poll</title>   
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        <published>2007-12-15T17:56:50Z</published>
        <updated>2007-12-19T20:23:35Z</updated>
    
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         how often do you think it happens that a person remains conservative because of &quot;family tradition&quot; versus someone who remains liberal because of the same?  my theory is that it happens a lot more often that people remain republican because of thei...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>why do &quot;poorer&quot; people vote republican?</title>   
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        <published>2007-11-28T06:05:37Z</published>
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         something I thought of while taking a happy hour break at my favorite local watering hole, where beers and kick ass slices of pizza are $2 each 10pm-1am every day.  Gives me a great reason not to cook.  I parked myself at the bar to eat and drink ...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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    <entry>
        <title>too much fun with yesterday&#39;s question of the day.</title>   
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        <published>2007-11-21T16:15:32Z</published>
        <updated>2007-12-14T04:48:52Z</updated>
    
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   this is a bit chilling...to hear from someone such as Mr. Chavez...but, interestingly, he pinpoints President Bush, not necessarily the people of the U.S. saying that even 70% of the people of Bush&#39;s own country disapprove of his performance as pr...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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    <entry>
        <title>QotD: Vox&#39;s Presidential Approval Poll</title>   
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        <published>2007-11-21T00:32:29Z</published>
        <updated>2007-11-21T06:46:34Z</updated>
    
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    Polling groups like to track the approval rating of politicians.  What&#39;s your approval rating for President George W. Bush?    you should really tune in to this episode of the daily show with jon stewart...fantastic! here it is.   I don&#39;t know if...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>lawyers rise up against military rule in Pakistan.</title>   
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        <published>2007-11-06T15:43:29Z</published>
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         The question is what is more effective in fighting terrorism?  Is it military rule or is it democracy?  The article finishes with this question. what do you think?  I love this question.  I think I would like to know what the U.S. people think abo...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Bush is a liar...with Keith Oberman.</title>   
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