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			<title><![CDATA[ The first bed was too hard? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ And apparently the last was just right.
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<a title="Goldilocks" target="_blank" href="http://www.davesdaily.com/out.php?id=38402&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsvine.com%2F_news%2F2008%2F04%2F03%2F1408916-goldilocks-found-asleep-at-wash-home">Goldilocks</a>
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&quot;<a target="_blank" href="http://seattle-tacoma.newsvine.com">CENTRALIA</a> - A &quot;Goldilocks&quot; was found sleeping in a Chehalis home. Deputy Police Chief Randy
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama Smeared! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ You heard me, smeared. It&#39;s sad really, he had such a good future ahead, but now? Really sad:
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<a title="Smeared" target="_blank" href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/obama-in-butter/">Smeared</a>
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Oh come on:
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<a title="More" target="_blank" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1007/6519.html">More</a> and <a title="More" target="_blank" href="http://www.thebuttercowlady.com/">More</a>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Committment Ceremony on Penn State Campus (show support) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hey folks,
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The State College (Pennsylvania) Mayor is agreeing to perform a committment ceremony of four gay couples March 29th on the Pennsylvania State University campus
(ie. University Park).  The post is up at youtube if anyone would like to show support there:  <a target="_blank" href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4fpXd9Juk">http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4fpXd9Juk</a>
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Newpaper Article March 9 Centre Daily Times:  <a target="_blank"... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:57:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Iowa Caucus Experience, etc... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Well, I've been to the caucus. Please note my excitement.  ;D<br><br>okay, walked in, stood in line for a half hour, had to fill out paperwork because I am apparently, not a dem, then was sent upstairs.<br>Oh joy. 3 flights with a mother who can't walk upstairs. Luckily the school has one of those lifts that goes along the side of the stairway. She didn't like it, but she had to take it, it was 3 flights! <br><br><br>Walked in, stood in line for a half hour, had to fill out paperwork because... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:10:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Personal Data of 25 Million British Citizens...LOST?? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Oh my goodness... I don't know what to say, other than, incredible! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://members.aol.com/xwppictures/images/TXGraphics/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071121.wukdatalosss1121/BNStory/International/home">www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071121.wukdatalosss1121/BNStory/International/home</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><br>To all... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:41:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tune into the Lesbian Lounge and hear Cathy DeBuono Nov 21st ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/13/216327/cathy1.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>Hi All,<br><br>Please join the one and only <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Cathy DeBuono</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> on The Lesbian Lounge Wednesday NOVEMBER 21st. She will be calling in at 6:15 pm EST/9:15PST<br>She will be discussing her first ever venture as a producer on the short film <br>&quot;The... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:57:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Catholic Church Tells Parishoners How to Vote ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071114/ap_on_re_us/catholic_bishops">news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071114/ap_on_re_us/catholic_bishops</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>BALTIMORE - Roman Catholics voting in the 2008 elections must heed church teaching when deciding which candidates and policies to support, U.S. bishops said Wednesday. <br><br>And while the church recognizes the importance of a wide... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bush war tax for US family-of-4 from '02-'17 to be $46,400 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/hidden.war.costs/index.html">www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS...index.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>The committee calculated that <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>the average cost of both wars for a family of four would be $20,900 from 2002 to 2008</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. The cost for a family of four would go up to $46,400 from 2002 to... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:49:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Larry King tonight:  Ex Arizona Gov - I saw a UFO in Arizona ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/11/09/simington.ufocommentary/index.html">www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/sci...index.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>Symington: I saw a UFO in the Arizona sky<br><br>Former Arizona Governor Fife Symington will be moderating a November 12 event at the National Press Club where he will discuss the Phoenix Lights incident. He says he will be joined by 14 former high-ranking military and government officials from seven... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Retired Genreal Calls Iraq ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Here is a video clip of the retire General and his message about Iraq.  An ACE commercial will play before the acual video.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://us.video.aol.com/player/launcher?ar=us_en_video_748x541_full&amp;mode=1&amp;pmmsid=2000991">General speaks</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>Comments?<br><br><div class='signature'>Paully<br><em>Loyal Amazon of Queen Gabrielle</em><br><br><img src="http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5946/sign2bwxm6.jpg"... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Al Gore wins 2007 Nobel Peace Prize ]]></title>
			<link>http://talkingxena.yuku.com/topic/5042/t/Al-Gore-wins-2007-Nobel-Peace-Prize.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/12/nobel.gore/index.html">www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS...index.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>October 12, 2007<br><br>(CNN)  -- Former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work to raise awareness about global warming.<br><br> In a statement, Gore said he was &quot;deeply honored,&quot; adding that &quot;the... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:55:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Noose ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Well, another noose was found.  This time on an African-American professor's door at Columbia University.<br><br>I don't know what is going on.  You would think we were back in the 40-s or 50's with race relations.<br><br>These folks are trying to use fear and hate to terrorize American Citizens.<br><br>This is at least the fourth incident in the past few weeks (I do believe the Columbia incident is the first in a northern state).<br><br>I think that this is a form of terrorism.  I wonder if... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Talking Points - Daring to utter the F-word... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/author-compares-bush-administrationwith-fascism/2007/10/05/1191091362098.html">www.smh.com.au/news/books...62098.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>October 6, 2007<br><br>Daring to utter the F-word<br><br>Naomi Wolf doesn't apologise for comparing the Bush Administration with fascism. And she certainly rejects suggestions of paranoia.<br><br>There is a convention on the internet called Godwin's Law. It states that,... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:12:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 'Top' Republicans bail out of debate ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hmmm,<br><br>Very interesting to see that the top republicans had other things to do that participate in a debate hosted/sponsored by African-Americans.  They also bailed out of the debate sponsored by Univision (one fo the Spanish-language channels).  The ones who did show up for both debates apologized over and over and over again.<br><br>If it wasn't for the blacks in Ohio who voted for Bush (something must have been in the water), he probably would have lost the election.<br><br>Being a... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:43:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Phony Soldiers? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Seems that rush limbaugh has declared any soldier is a phony, if they do not agree with this war.<br>This first link is from a soldier who did not appreciate the comment and wishes to have the chance to be on rush's show:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/27/154712/223">www.dailykos.com/story/20...154712/223</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>This is a link to the show where rush makes the &quot;phony soldiers&quot; comment:<br><br><!--EZCODE... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:55:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ United Auto Workers Launched National Strike Against GM! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ They're officially on strike now... <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :/ --><img src=http://members.aol.com/xwppictures/images/TXGraphics/ohwell.gif ALT=":/"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->   That's what, about 75,000 employees?<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/business/571934,gmstrike092407.article">www.suntimes.com/business/571934,gmstrike092407.article</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><br><br><div class='signature'><span style="color:maroon;font-size:medium;"><strong>pmb... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:10:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dan Rather sues CBS over Rathergate ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>The 32-page complaint, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, charges that CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves, former CBS News President Andrew Heyward and Sumner Redstone, chairman of former CBS parent Viacom, caved into the Bush administration by publicly discrediting the &quot;60 Minutes II&quot; segment.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:36:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ OJ arrested. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_re_us/simpson_questioned" target="top">news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_re_us/simpson_questioned</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><br>Apparent tape released of O.J. in Vegas By RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press Writer<br><br> <br>An apparent audiotape of O.J. Simpson's standoff with men he accused of stealing his memorabilia begins with the ex-NFL star demanding, &quot;Don't let nobody out of here.&quot;... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:48:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 9-11-01 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 2,998 estimated victims.<br><br>Lest we forget on this day.<br><br>Batrochides<br><br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:33:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ What is that cost so much? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Stupid question! Healt insurance. J.C. I've been trying to keep my kid in school for medical coverage. I have family giving up land for generations because they have to move to town and afford medical coverage because as farmers or cabinet makers that is their biggest expense and they don't have medical coverage it's all out of pocket. <br>My son has Type I diabetes and to go see the doctor, just basic it 120.00. He makes that much part time in one week. How can he afford that without me to... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:13:34 GMT</pubDate>
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