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		<title>Reagan&#8217;s OMB Director Slams GOP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Stockman, former OMB Director for President Reagan, slams the current GOP presidential line-up on business and economics. Stockman is very conservative and could be called a libertarian. But he is realistic and has worked on Wall St. He knows &#8230; <a href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/reagans-omb-director-slams-gop/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2311&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>David Frum Blows it</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Frum, today on the Daily Beast website, wrote a counter argument to Andrew Sullivan&#8217;s Newsweek article on president Obama. Frum starts out his argument with this lead paragraph: Andrew Sullivan had good sport last week shooting fish in a &#8230; <a href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/david-frum-blows-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2305&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s The Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This evening Charlie Rose discussed the economy worldwide and in the US with Jim O&#8217;Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management on his new book &#8220;The Growth Map: Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond.&#8221; It was a fascinating conversation &#8230; <a href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/its-the-economy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2284&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two New Books to Add&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in current events, politics, and the global economy, there are two books that are must reads. Take a peek. Filed under: Books Tagged: books, current events, Economics, economy, global economy, wordpress political blog<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2295&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Support Anti-SOPA Protests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protect a free and open internet. STOP SOPA AND PIPA. As Mozilla, the producers of Firefox, write: The Internet blacklist legislation—known as PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House—invites Internet security &#8230; <a href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/support-anti-sopa-protests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2280&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Former Colleague Questions Romney&#8217;s Authenticity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of noise and digital ink spent in the media about Mitt Romney and Bain Capital, a failing firm he and his partners bought with the help of a FDIC loan (that has never been repaid). &#8230; <a href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/former-colleague-questions-romneys-authenticity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2263&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Agree On This: End of War</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I graduated from high school in 1964, just as the Vietnam War took off. Most of my young male classmates were drafted into that war that hawks in both parties said was absolutely necessary to prevent Communism from spreading throughout &#8230; <a href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/i-agree-on-this-end-of-war/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2252&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Does Romney Stand On Medicare?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s talk about Mitt Romney&#8217;s Medicare Policy which, to be honest, is a mid-way policy plan between Medicare and the Ryan privatization plan. What is the best, most cost effective policy available? Unlike this other top tier GOP candidates, Romney &#8230; <a href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/where-does-romney-stand-on-medicare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2246&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Does Romney Stand on Taxes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Mitt Romney is almost certainly to win the GOP nomination for the President, it’s time to examine his policies so we, as a nation, can decide if his ideas are better for us. First, let’s discuss his tax &#8230; <a href="http://valkayec.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/2235/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2235&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bacon, Beans &amp; Limousines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Curl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The radio broadcast in this video is out of date, but the message is still valid. Filed under: Politics Tagged: economy, Politics, unemployment, Will Rogers, wordpress political blog<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valkayec.wordpress.com&amp;blog=692256&amp;post=2232&amp;subd=valkayec&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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