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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:33:10 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch’s coddling of Islamic Tyrants (by MrArbitrage)]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/rupert-murdochrsquos-coddling-of-islamic-tyrants-by-mrarbitrage</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/rupert-murdochrsquos-coddling-of-islamic-tyrants-by-mrarbitrage#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:33:10 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>MrArbitrage</dc:creator>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/rupert-murdochrsquos-coddling-of-islamic-tyrants-by-mrarbitrage</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[This column has multiple videos and photogaphs, too much work for me to post here at least with my limited technological prowess. If you want to read it, you can read it at http://www.TableOfWisdom.com 	 	The good news is you don&#39;t have to sign up for anything unless you want to be Tweeted on future blogs... etc. 	 	Best regards&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[JimQ no longer Homeless]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/jimq-no-longer-homeless</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/jimq-no-longer-homeless#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:52:59 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/jimq-no-longer-homeless</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[After a few days of wandering the streets of cyberspace, JimQ has finally found shelter on a wordpress style blog. 	Sadly, nobody but JimQ can start topics on this type of blog, you can only write in commentary on his posts. This really will put a crimp in developing a good debating platform on TBP. 	Also, there appears to be no mem&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Towne for Congress Goes International!!!]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/towne-for-congress-goes-international</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/towne-for-congress-goes-international#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:06:45 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/towne-for-congress-goes-international</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be invited for a live interview on Russia Today, or RTAmerica. The show aired only in metropolitan areas like NYC and Washington, DC and was shown internationally as well. The interviewing was done remotely, so this was the first time to hear questions coming in my ear and then responding by looki&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[A *Very Serious* Warning To Nancy Pelosi]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/a-very-serious-warning-to-nancy-pelosi</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/a-very-serious-warning-to-nancy-pelosi#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:34:20 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>KarlDenninger</dc:creator>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/a-very-serious-warning-to-nancy-pelosi</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[know you're not going to listen to me.<br />I'm going to say it anyway, because as a concerned citizen of The United States of America, I must.<br />You are making a grave, perhaps nation-ending mistake.<br />Attempting to "deem" the Health Care bill passed when it has not actually been voted on is not Constitutional.  Article 1,&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Where's The Morphine?]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/health/wheres-the-morphine</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/health/wheres-the-morphine#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:01 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>KarlDenninger</dc:creator>
			<category>Health</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/health/wheres-the-morphine</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[The NY Times puts forward the following sob story: 	 		FLINT, Mich. &mdash; Carol Y. Vliet&rsquo;s cancer returned with a fury last summer, the tumors metastasizing to her brain, liver, kidneys and throat. 	That&#39;s very bad, by the way. 	 		As she began a punishing regimen of chemotherapy and radiation, Mrs. Vliet found a measure&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our Social Self]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/health/our-social-self</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/health/our-social-self#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:42:18 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Health</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/health/our-social-self</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[This is a great article. Looking back over the last 10-20 years, it is amazing how quickly computers have changed our social interaction and our sense of self. 	 	Online Status Anxiety 	Posted on: March 15, 2010 2:12 PM, by Jonah Lehrer 	Now that the social web is maturing - the platforms have been winnowed down to a select few (Fac&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Will the US Devalue the Dollar ?]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/will-the-us-devalue-the-dollar-1</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/will-the-us-devalue-the-dollar-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:09:26 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>slowsmile</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/will-the-us-devalue-the-dollar-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Here is an article from The Market Oracle that is full of economic clarity. The piece contains good explanations for the eventual demise of the dollar and, for once, looks at the US dollar from outside America&#39;s borders, because this is where all the real and effective dollar threats originate and persist -- where the Fed can no&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prep for the BIG War: Jesse's Café Américain]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/worldnews/prep-for-the-big-war-jesses-cafe-americain</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/worldnews/prep-for-the-big-war-jesses-cafe-americain#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:31:03 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>World News</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/worldnews/prep-for-the-big-war-jesses-cafe-americain</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[15 March 2010 	 		 			 			 				US Making Preparations for a Pre-Emptive Strike on Iran (or Some Other Eastern Destination) 			 				 					 			 			 				 					 					Although one would doubt that the US would &#39;go it alone,&#39; one has to question whether or not they would act in support of a pre-emptive strike by Israel on Iranian&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Where Have We Been; Where Are We Going? - Clusterfuck Nation]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/groups/defining-collapse-dynamics/discussions/where-have-we-been-where-are-we-going-clusterfuck-nation</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/groups/defining-collapse-dynamics/discussions/where-have-we-been-where-are-we-going-clusterfuck-nation#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:03:58 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/groups/defining-collapse-dynamics/discussions/where-have-we-been-where-are-we-going-clusterfuck-nation</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[The subject of Collapse has been a source of quite a bit of debate here on TRD of late, with differing opinions on the level of collapse of entities like the old Soviet Union, Detroit and even small towns like Cairo, IL. Jiim Kunstler treated this problem tis week with a post about Cleveland on his Clusterfuck Nation blog. Since we&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Big Mac Index highlights chromic under-valuation of Chinese currency]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/big-mac-index-highlights-chromic-under-valuation-of-chinese-currency</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/big-mac-index-highlights-chromic-under-valuation-of-chinese-currency#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:42:26 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>CliveCorcoran</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/big-mac-index-highlights-chromic-under-valuation-of-chinese-currency</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Big Mac Index highlights chromic under-valuation of Chinese currency 	Posted: 07 Jan 2010 07:03 AM PST 	 	 		 			Morph366 writes almost every day on markets and memes 			His message is to make complex ideas as simple as possible but no simpler]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[China’s Bear Call Spread on the United States]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/chinarsquos-bear-call-spread-on-the-united-states</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/chinarsquos-bear-call-spread-on-the-united-states#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:14:09 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>MrArbitrage</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/chinarsquos-bear-call-spread-on-the-united-states</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[March 16, 2010 	 	China&rsquo;s Bear Call Spread on the United States 	By MrArbitrage 	 	Our elected swindlers have reached a major milestone this year or I should say millstone (around our necks). As noted in an AP column today, for more than two decades, Social Security collected billions more in payroll taxes than it paid out in&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jim and Jason get a Divorce]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/jim-and-jason-get-a-divorce</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/jim-and-jason-get-a-divorce#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:40:28 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/jim-and-jason-get-a-divorce</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Lots of discussion going on in the the Recession, Depression or Systematic Breakdown thread regarding the recent Divorce between Jim Quinn the Content Writer behind The Burning Platform and Jason Rines, the Technological Developer of the Platform Jim wa using to write on. I think this deserves a thread of its own, so I am starting o&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[THE IRS UNDER THE DEVILRATS]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/the-irs-under-the-devilrats</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/the-irs-under-the-devilrats#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:05:59 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Artfuldodger</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/the-irs-under-the-devilrats</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[SEE THE IRS UNDER THE DEVILRATS 	 		In his 1930s letters to Felix Frankfurter, Louis Brandies bragged about their designing the IRS for FDR&mdash;and making it a fearful strong arm to take money from the American people. He was definitely proud of their work&mdash;the American people never new it happened, because they eased the mon&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Warm Rhymes]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/energy/warm-rhymes</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/energy/warm-rhymes#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:52:44 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>TLaCour</dc:creator>
			<category>Energy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/energy/warm-rhymes</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Yes, Virginia, there is a Mother Goose, and she's loose in the halls, if not in the head.  The latest push from the AGW Scammers:  nursery rhymes.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Recessions and Depressions: Wall Street vs. Main Street]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/recessions-and-depressions-wall-street-vs-main-street</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/recessions-and-depressions-wall-street-vs-main-street#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:01:02 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JohnLounsbury</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/recessions-and-depressions-wall-street-vs-main-street</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Previous articles in this series have discussed: 	 		The NBER process for dating recessions; 	 		Redefining the business cycle; 	 		Normalization of GDP to population; and 	 		Normalization of employment to population. 	The previous discussion of GDP might be called the &ldquo;Wall Street business cycle&rdquo;. The discussion of emp&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[NCAA Final Four and other picks]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/health/ncaa-final-four-and-other-picks</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/health/ncaa-final-four-and-other-picks#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:38:25 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>StuckInNJ</dc:creator>
			<category>Health</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/health/ncaa-final-four-and-other-picks</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[My time will be consumed with what REALLY MATTERS .... the NCAA March Madness Tourney. 	 	You can get a nice, simple, fast download (Excel) of the Tourney here; http://www.box.net/shared/py8ly1s8mg (just click on the Download button ... loads in about 3 seconds) 	 	My FF picks; 	 	East: West Viginia 	South: Baylor 	Midwest: Kansas&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Tea Party Spirit]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/the-tea-party-spirit</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/the-tea-party-spirit#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:11:53 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Freebird</dc:creator>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/the-tea-party-spirit</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Here is someone who gets it, who understands exactly what we are talking about. Pelosi and Lindsay Gramnesty haven&#39;t got a fracking clue. 	 	March 10, 2010 	The Tea Party Spirit 	By Charles Kesler 	 	Sometimes the most obvious derangements of our politics are staring us in the face but we don&#39;t see them. Take, for instance,&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[China - A Day Late and A Yuan Short?]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/china-a-day-late-and-a-yuan-short-1</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/china-a-day-late-and-a-yuan-short-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:13:54 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>EnglishRose</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/china-a-day-late-and-a-yuan-short-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Is China&#39;s Politburo spoiling for a showdown with America? 	 		The long-simmering clash between the world&#39;s two great powers is coming to a head, with dangerous implications for the international system. 	 		 	 		 			 				By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 				Published: 5:33PM GMT 14 Mar 2010 			 				Comments 106 | Comment on this&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ghost Towns]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/groups/primitivism-vs-technology/discussions/ghost-towns</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/groups/primitivism-vs-technology/discussions/ghost-towns#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:40:01 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/groups/primitivism-vs-technology/discussions/ghost-towns</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[TLaCour and I were having a discussion about what the Definition of a Collapse is in the Forboding Retirement Plans thread, and it got me to thinking about how to define a Collapse anywhere. TLC made the case that the old Soviet Union hasn&rsquo;t collapsed, basically because the Lights are still on (at least in Moscow anyhow). 	 	T&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Failure Friday Dead Bank Pool Results 3/12/10]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/failure-friday-dead-bank-pool-results-31210-1</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/failure-friday-dead-bank-pool-results-31210-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:52:36 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>TheStockpiler</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/failure-friday-dead-bank-pool-results-31210-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Failure Friday Dead Bank Pool 	Results for Friday March 12, 2010. 	 	Four (4) bank failures! 	 	Statewide Bank - Covington LA 	Old Southern Bank - Orlando FL 	The Park Avenue Bank - New York NY 	Liberty Pointe Bank - New York NY 	 	 	Failure Friday Poolers 	Due to circumstances beyond my control, I don&#39;t know who was in the prev&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ICELAND: The Mouse that Roared]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/iceland-the-mouse-that-roared</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/iceland-the-mouse-that-roared#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:39:22 EDT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>SanDiegoGuy</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/iceland-the-mouse-that-roared</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Iceland, the Mouse that Roared 	Szandor Blestman 	I thought I heard something the other night. It was a distant sound, a low rumbling, a roar from some far off beast that had finally pronounced its presence. It woke me for a second, but it was so distant I felt no threat and simply rolled over and went back to sleep. The next mornin&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why No One Cares About Privacy Anymore]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/health/why-no-one-cares-about-privacy-anymore</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/health/why-no-one-cares-about-privacy-anymore#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:04:31 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Health</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/health/why-no-one-cares-about-privacy-anymore</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[As a society, we seem to no longer value privacy. Our lives becoming an open book or in today&rsquo;s world via 24 hr Twitter updates, Facebook updates, blogs, etc. We are our own social media reality show. We put our achievements and even some of our darkest moments out for anyone to read/see. When it comes to issues that really do&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Score 3-2  - the Recession Is Over]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/score-3-2-the-recession-is-over-1</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/score-3-2-the-recession-is-over-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:47:39 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>StevenHansen</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/score-3-2-the-recession-is-over-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Several business indicators released this week by the government show business growth over the last three months. 	Overall business sales for January 2010 show the third month of YoY increase. 	 	 	The breakdown of the business sales between manufacturing, wholesale, and retail &ndash; all of which are improving: 	 	 	Three months o&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fascist State Media Advertising]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/fascist-state-media-advertising</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/fascist-state-media-advertising#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:18:25 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/fascist-state-media-advertising</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t own a TV and I don&rsquo;t listen to much Radio, since my drive to work is very short (like 5 minutes, I could walk it in 30 minutes probably but since the gas still flows, driving is the preferred option), so I don&rsquo;t get bombarded with that much Advertising. However, in the short bursts I do get it, I have notic&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Commercializing Dissent and Monetizing Doom]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/commercializing-dissent-and-monetizing-doom</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/commercializing-dissent-and-monetizing-doom#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:13:47 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/commercializing-dissent-and-monetizing-doom</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[File this post under the rubric of fighting fire with fire, even if you find the means personally distasteful. 	 	Over on the Politics pages, TLaCour made a point with respect to MSM coverage of Demonstrations which got me thinking. 	 	Neither the topic of any given rally or march nor whether the goal of said rally is good for the c&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is It A False Choice?  Unintended Consequences of Ethanol]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/energy/is-it-a-false-choice-unintended-consequences-of-ethanol</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/energy/is-it-a-false-choice-unintended-consequences-of-ethanol#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:14:50 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Energy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/energy/is-it-a-false-choice-unintended-consequences-of-ethanol</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[A false choice between food or fuel? Many states mandate the use of ethanol in their gasoline. What happens during a year of poor crop yield? While the effects may be muted during times of good harvests, what will the world do when harvests are poor? 	 	Grain used to feed more cars than people 	By Dan Jones | 01/25/10 - 16:49 	In th&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[What The Lehman Report Proves: Financial Insolvency]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/what-the-lehman-report-proves-financial-insolvency</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/what-the-lehman-report-proves-financial-insolvency#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:07:00 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>KarlDenninger</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/what-the-lehman-report-proves-financial-insolvency</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[The Lehman Report on which I wrote last night regarding deeply troubling issues surrounding the Lehman Bankruptcy, has laid bare some very ugly facts relating to our financial system, corporate governance, and our government&#39;s active complicity not only in the Lehman collapse, but in ongoing balance sheet shenanigans and the cur&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kansas City School District Faces Bankruptcy, Closes 29 of 61 schools; Every Child Left Behind For D]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/kansas-city-school-district-faces-bankruptcy-closes-29-of-61-schools-every-child-left-behind-for-d</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/kansas-city-school-district-faces-bankruptcy-closes-29-of-61-schools-every-child-left-behind-for-d#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:47:52 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>MikeShedlock</dc:creator>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/kansas-city-school-district-faces-bankruptcy-closes-29-of-61-schools-every-child-left-behind-for-d</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Numerous people sent me links to this story involving public schools in Kansas City. 	 	Please consider Kansas City Closing 26 Public Schools 	 	Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[We Held These Truths to be Self-Evident]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/we-held-these-truths-to-be-self-evident</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/we-held-these-truths-to-be-self-evident#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:46:02 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>AetiusRomulous</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/we-held-these-truths-to-be-self-evident</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[It's hard to say who these people are, these three hundred million frightened, angry, frustrated and confused who inhabit the once great land of America. Who are they? What kind of people will history remember them to be?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[DIVORCE PART 2 - BURY THE HATCHET]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/divorce-part-2-bury-the-hatchet</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/divorce-part-2-bury-the-hatchet#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:31:32 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JasonRines</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/divorce-part-2-bury-the-hatchet</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, Jim Quinn and I have parted company. The separation of our ways was disorderly. Here is what we all may want to consider about the good parts of the relationship and how it benefited the American people. How it went bad is less relevant now. 	1) Jim Quinn was the first beta tester of the RD network and devoted a&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shadowstats: Hyperinflation Special Report (Update 2010)]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/shadowstats-hyperinflation-special-report-update-2010</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/shadowstats-hyperinflation-special-report-update-2010#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:22:54 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>slowsmile</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/shadowstats-hyperinflation-special-report-update-2010</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[I&#39;ve just had a long read of John William&#39;s Hyperinflation Special Report(2010) written in December 2009. This is an extremely detailed and heavily researched report, which covers many aspects of the US Economy. I&#39;m not going to paste his explanations or predictions concerning the US Economy, but you can just click the l&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Some Unabridged, Skinny Stats]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/some-unabridged-skinny-stats</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/some-unabridged-skinny-stats#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:16 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>slowsmile</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/some-unabridged-skinny-stats</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[I must confess that I read all the interpretations of Fed statistics avidly. But I am a little astonished at the gullibility of most economic commentators in this practice, because since most RD readers here seem to wholeheartedly agree that the FED is a secretive, untouchable Wall Street affiliate and ally, then why do people trust&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Joe Sixpack The Loser In Private Sector Balance Sheet Improvement]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/joe-sixpack-the-loser-in-private-sector-balance-sheet-improvement</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/joe-sixpack-the-loser-in-private-sector-balance-sheet-improvement#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:40:38 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>StevenHansen</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/joe-sixpack-the-loser-in-private-sector-balance-sheet-improvement</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve issued their quarterly Flow of Funds Accounts for fourth quarter 2009 (PDF). Their statement was summarized with the following flow chart which continues to show explosive government debt growth and contracting household and business debt. 	 	 	While the Fed headlined this release with a discussion on debt which&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[March 13: Civil Resistance to War and Empire in Nation's Capital]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/march-13-civil-resistance-to-war-and-empire-in-nations-capital</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/march-13-civil-resistance-to-war-and-empire-in-nations-capital#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:53:25 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/march-13-civil-resistance-to-war-and-empire-in-nations-capital</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[The BOLD is mine. How many people do we think will show up for this rally? Will they get permission to camp out on the lawn of the Washington Monument? Will there be Violence? Opinions? 	 	RE 	------------------------------------------------ 	Enough is enough! It&#39;s time we up the ante and demand that our voices be heard and heed&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beware the Slaughter Rule]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/health/beware-the-slaughter-rule</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/health/beware-the-slaughter-rule#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:48:04 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Health</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/health/beware-the-slaughter-rule</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Obama is bound and determined to get health care reform one way or another.  The methods do not have to be legal, and they do not have to be constitutional.  If reconciliation will not work, they will try something else to ram it through. Current new hope - the Slaughter Rule.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Dep't of Education- Buying Shotguns?!?]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/us-dept-of-education-buying-shotguns</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/us-dept-of-education-buying-shotguns#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:21:52 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Whippet</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/us-dept-of-education-buying-shotguns</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[I have only one question- why would they want a modified choke on a 14 inch barrel? Everything else is in-line for close quarters combat. 	 	 	 		 			 				 					 			 			 				 					 				 					 				 					 						 							 								 									Solicitation Number: 								 									EDOOIG-10-000004&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[We Need to Up Our Game on Exports?]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/we-need-to-up-our-game-on-exports-1</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/we-need-to-up-our-game-on-exports-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:41 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>StevenHansen</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/we-need-to-up-our-game-on-exports-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[The President wants to double exports within the next 5 years. 	And the methodology is simple &ndash; He simply signs a executive order creating an Export Promotion Cabinet, which will include representatives from the State, Treasury, Commerce and Agriculture Departments, as well other federal agencies involved in trade. 	The Presid&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[How not to talk to a cop]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/health/how-not-to-talk-to-a-cop</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/health/how-not-to-talk-to-a-cop#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:29:35 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>saber</dc:creator>
			<category>Health</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/health/how-not-to-talk-to-a-cop</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[I was just doing my usual browsing of the news this morning, and I stumbled on this wonderfully inspirational video. This is definitely a must see for people whom have issues with todays authority figures, especially if that authority is simply a jack-booted thug that won&#39;t come out of the closet until the stress of the job forc&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beware of Greeks Bearing DEBTS]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/beware-of-greeks-bearing-debts</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/beware-of-greeks-bearing-debts#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:02:18 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/economy/beware-of-greeks-bearing-debts</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[On the Financial Markets, the Greek Debt problem has been &quot;priced in&quot;. The Germans and the French have essentially guaranteed the Greek Debt, so long as the Greeks tighten their belts of course. The Greek Plutocracy is happy about this of course, and so are the markets. Unfortunately, the Greek PEOPLE are not so happy. The&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Empire Continues to Strike Back: Team Obama Propaganda Campaign Reaches Fever Pitch «  nak]]></title>
			<link>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/the-empire-continues-to-strike-back-team-obama-propaganda-campaign-reaches-fever-pitch-%AB-nak</link>
			<comments>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/the-empire-continues-to-strike-back-team-obama-propaganda-campaign-reaches-fever-pitch-%AB-nak#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:51 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JasonRines</dc:creator>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<guid>http://ragingdebate.com/politics/the-empire-continues-to-strike-back-team-obama-propaganda-campaign-reaches-fever-pitch-%AB-nak</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[So with Obama’s popularity falling sharply, it should be no surprise that the Administration is resorting to more concerted propaganda efforts. It may have no choice. Having ceded so much ground to the financiers, it has lost control of the battlefield. The banking lobbyists have perfected their tactics for blocking reform.]]></description>
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