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		<title>Taking the money out of politics&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/taking-the-money-out-of-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dylan Ratigan says what many people have been feeling about both political parties. Do you agree? What are the steps forward? Filed under: Video Links Tagged: Dylan Ratigan, Politics and Money<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2086&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on Election Day 2011 in NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Election day in NYC normally means hordes of people filing in to PS-XYZ  to take part in the machine of Democracy before they scurry off to work.  Every coffee shop near the polling place is normally packed with people grabbing &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/reflections-on-election-day-2011-in-nyc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2075&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Boston: The roots of peaceful protest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video of interviews taken on September 30, 2011 On October 9. 2011, this picture-perfect Boston day, I took a walk over to a part of Boston called Dewey Square. On September 30, 2011, this little section of Boston located between &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/occupy-boston-the-roots-of-peaceful-protest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2064&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Budget Control Act of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to not be cynical on this plan. Instead of putting my spin on this plan, it is now your turn. We have great thinkers who read this blog. Let&#8217;s here from you. Here is the .pdf legislative language (all 74 &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/budget-control-act-of-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2058&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Check Please!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m at that time in my observations of what is happening in Washington DC where I just want to ask for the check and get out of this dysfunctional restaurant where the floor show and the food are both equally &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/check-please/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2047&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Constitutionality of the McConnell Debt Ceiling Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t it odd that the in the House of Representatives, the Republicans added a rule to read parts of the Constitution that justifies any new bill while the Senate Republicans want to defy the Constitution? Senator Mitch McConnell wants to &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/the-constitutionality-of-the-mcconnell-debt-ceiling-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2038&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 123 &#8211; GOP 2012 Romney&#8217;s to Lose, Bachmann&#8217;s to Win?</title>
		<link>http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/episode-123-gop-2012-romneys-to-lose-bachmanns-to-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who is going to challenge Mitt Romney for the 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination? Will it come from the evangelical right, as conventional wisdom dictates, or with everyone so far to the right, will the challenge come from the left, through &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/episode-123-gop-2012-romneys-to-lose-bachmanns-to-win/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2032&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Spending is Counterintuitive</title>
		<link>http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/defense-spending-is-counterintuitive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It really struck me today when I read that President Obama’s defense budget for next year is $22B larger than this year.  Aren’t we drawing down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?  Doesn’t that mean lots of extra troops and dollars &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/defense-spending-is-counterintuitive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2027&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Four Questions About Medicare</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 22:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am generally a supporter of the Ryan budget and Medicare plan.  While I’m skeptical of how the voucher portion will play out &#8211; will it really ensure that viable Medicare offerings for seniors are available in the market at &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/four-questions-about-medicare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2023&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 122 &#8211; Obama Up Medicare In GOP Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Democrats turn the tables on Republicans and use health care to their advantage in winning a long-held Republican Congressional seat in New York. Why did things change? What does this mean for the 2012 elections? Are Republicans worried so &#8230; <a href="http://politalkblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/episode-122-obama-up-medicare-in-gop-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=politalkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4925947&amp;post=2017&amp;subd=politalkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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