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			<title><![CDATA[ [Australia] The Mad Monk leads the Liberal Party!!! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ As a long time Labor/Greens voter, I can&#39;t help but laugh.  I feel badly for Malcom Turnbull.  I&#39;m happy for Joe Hockey - I don&#39;t think he was
ready to nominate for leadership and was pressured into tossing his hat in the ring.  This is a reprieve for him and will give him time to develop his career
and spend some time with his young family.
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Tony Abbott!!!  My God!  Who is ever going to vote for him? ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ A message from Rush Limbaugh's pants ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <span>How many jockies had to die and be skinned to make those pants?
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<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRlca83WogM&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" ></embed></span>
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			<title><![CDATA[ TIMESONLINE Gets Palin's Speech Right ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Linked via Wonkette:
<br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6846041.ece">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6846041.ece</a>
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<p> </p>

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  <p>Several audience members reportedly walked out of Ms Palin&#39;s speech 30 minutes before the end, citing &quot;more important things to do&quot; or
  describing the talk as &quot;too partisan and too much like a speech at the Republican... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gotta admit - man has skillz!! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ And this is coming from someone who is NOT a fan!! Still, I&#39;m just glad that the two reporters are back with their families, safe and sound.
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<br>
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/08/05/2009-08-05_bill_clinton_finds_his_niche.html ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Sarah Palin resigns as AK Governor! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Congratulations, Alaskans! Happy Independence Day!!!<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/sarah-palin-resigns-as-al_b_225515.html"><br>
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/sarah-palin-resigns-as-al_b_225515.html</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Article on Sarah Palin in August 2009 Vanity Fair ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>The latest issue of Vanity Fair has a pretty damning and damaging <a target="_blank" href="http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/sarah-palin200908?printable=true&amp;currentPage=all">article</a> on Sarah Palin. Below you can find the
full text of this artice.
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<br>
<font size="5">It Came from Wasilla</font></p>

<p>Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for
her... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:19:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Iran - Neda ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I have written Sheila and asked if it is ok to post this here, but i haven&#39;t heard back from her yet. I hope it is ok that  i am posting now, because time
is running out if there is anyone that want to do this...
<br>
I have an iranian friend that has asked me to pass this along.
<br>
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If you don&#39;t know about Neda: She was an iranian young woman who was killed by the police in Iran. This and the attempts to save her life was captured on
film and has been on the news in Europe.... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Words of wisdom from Gov. Palin, the would-be VP ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ From the weblog &quot;The Anonymou Liberal,&quot; on remarks Ms. Palin made to Fox right-wing blowhard available as a Youtube video from the Alaska Mudflats
blog:
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<br>

<h3 class="post-title"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.anonymousliberal.com/2009/06/palin-fail.html"><font color="#000000">Palin = Fail</font></a></h3>

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    <div style="CLEAR: both"></div>Via <a target="_blank"... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Who is this cretin? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Aung San Su Kyi has been under house arrest for 13 out of the last 19 years.  Her crime?  Winning the Burmese national election.
<br>
<br>
Her most recent term of imprisonment was due to expire on May 27.  Of course, the junta were looking for an excuse for keeping her out of the public eye
longer.  So what happened?  Some dickhead decided he wanted to meet with her, entered the country illegally, then swam across a lake to get to her.  The
result?  Well, Aung San is likely to have an extra 5... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ God Bless you Micheal Savage! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ He is gonna get his best first amendment lawyers to fight this!! <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif" alt="image">
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<a title="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=97127" target="_blank" href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=97127">http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=97127</a>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:17:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ OT: Former SNL comedian Al Franken wins court case ]]></title>
			<link>http://freekatie.yuku.com/topic/7659/t/OT-Former-SNL-comedian-Al-Franken-wins-court-case.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ It looks as though Minnesotans now have a new senator: Al Franken, a comedian who was on Saturday Night Live and who had limited success in films. The vote was
very close, and the incumbent (Norm Coleman) and the challenger (Al Franklin) had to fight it out in court to see who won. The court ruled in Franken&#39;s
favour.
<br>
<br>
To paraphrase on of his characters on SNL, Stuart Smalley:
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<br>

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  You know what? I think this is the best show I&#39;ve ever done. And you know... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Smarty McSmart Pants keeps the LOLs coming ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <a title="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-04-13/palins-new-disaster/full/" target="_blank" href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-04-13/palins-new-disaster/full/">http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-04-13/palins-new-disaster/full/</a> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Somali Pirates? ]]></title>
			<link>http://freekatie.yuku.com/topic/7620/t/Somali-Pirates-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Ok, just curious if it&#39;s just me, but what do y&#39;all think would be the solution to the pirate situation (seems it&#39;s starting up off Nigeria too,
but I digress)
<br>
<br>
Frankly, I think the US, France and Great Britain should get together and start bombing the crap out of pirate strongholds.  It could all be done from the air,
no boots ever had to be on the ground.  I know this is horribly harsh, but frankly, this whole kidnapping for business thing bugs the crap out of me.  A... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:05:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Alaska Mudflats blog makes Canadian national news show ]]></title>
			<link>http://freekatie.yuku.com/topic/7540/t/Alaska-Mudflats-blog-makes-Canadian-national-news-show.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) has an excellent news program called &quot;As It Happens.&quot; The program has just finished airing a story about
Alaska State Representative Mike Doogan using his government email address to out the identity of the blogger who runs the <a target="_blank" href="http://mudflats.wordpress.com/">Mudflats</a> blog. This blog gave wide (and critical) coverage of Governor Sarah Palin during the American 2008 presidential
campaign and has since gained a much... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:10:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The financial meltdown explained ]]></title>
			<link>http://freekatie.yuku.com/topic/7518/t/The-financial-meltdown-explained.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p>By now, I&#39;m sure, a lot of people are tired of reading about the financial meltdown that has resulted in either The Great Recession of the 00&#39;s or
the Second Great Depression. Even if you&#39;re a part of that group, this <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/26793903/the_big_takeover/">article</a> from the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone is required reading.
<br>
<br>
It&#39;s a fairly long article, but I&#39;m posting it below in its entirety because... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Rene Lafayette)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:41:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ OT: "I’d Like to Structure This Transaction So That My Lunch Buys Me" ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Pharmaceutical giant Merck has just acquired Schering-Plough. In Vivo, a blog that covers the pharmaceutical industry, <a target="_blank" href="http://invivoblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/lunch-with-dick-clark.html#links">imagines</a> what would happen if the CEO who did that deal applied similar logic to
buying lunch. It&#39;s funny, but it&#39;s not too off the mark as far as tho how the thought processes of modern capitalism go. ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Rene Lafayette)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:04:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ OT: Political blog done by two 80-year-olds ]]></title>
			<link>http://freekatie.yuku.com/topic/7453/t/OT-Political-blog-done-by-two-80-year-olds.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href="http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/">Margaret and Helen</a> is a blog, focusing mainly on politics, written by two 80-year-old women. If your
politics are liberal, like mine, you&#39;ll get a hoot out of reading them. Even if you&#39;re not a political liberal, you might get a kick out of reading
them. They don&#39;t hold back. If I ever live that long, I hope that I&#39;ll have the kind of energy and willingness to try new things that they have. ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Rene Lafayette)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:50:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Satire or not? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/20/AR2009022002163.html">This article</a> in the Washington Post has raised some eyebrows
on Canadian political blogs that I read. According to wikipedia, she is an honest-to-God right-wing political pundit, but we all know that wikipedia isn&#39;t
always 100 percent accurate. She has a web page devoted to shilling her on-line writing and several books she claims to have written. But what caused problems
for... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:10:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Modern slavery in Florida ]]></title>
			<link>http://freekatie.yuku.com/topic/7375/t/Modern-slavery-in-Florida.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ There&#39;s a great article here about the living conditions of tomato pickers in Florida.  Many of these workers are actually slaves, who have been held
captive and forced to work.  <a title="Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes." target="_blank" href="http:///www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2009/03/politics-of-the-plate-the-price-of-tomatoes?currentPage=1">Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes.</a>
<br>
I think this article is a must read, because for those of us living in... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:01:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Aussie politics - Kooyong ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ In the &quot;Melbourne Magazine&quot; today (this is a monthly special addition extra to &quot;The Age&quot;), there was an article on &quot;Faces to
Watch&quot;, ie. the up-and-coming shining stars in their respective fields, eg. acting, science, fashion, etc.
<br>
<br>
Lo and behold... who gets included?  Why it&#39;s Josh Frydenberg.  Looks like he&#39;s going to take another stab at the pre-selection for the uber-safe
Liberal seat of Kooyong, now that Petro Georgiou has announced he... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:02:59 GMT</pubDate>
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