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		<title>Impact of SOPA protests</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/01/20/impact-of-sopa-protests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pro Publica produced this image, graphically showing how the Congressional support for SOPA was reversed on Tuesday. [Click for image for full size] Related articles SOPA Protests Sway Congress: 31 Opponents Yesterday, 122 Now (techcrunch.com)]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-SOPA fallout</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/01/19/anti-sopa-fallout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political support for SOPA was seriously reduced yesterday by the concerted efforts of citizens, and not by huge political contributions and lobbying. It is a true voter uprising. Phone calls and e-mail messages poured in to Congressional offices against the &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2012/01/19/anti-sopa-fallout/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Financial planning</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/31/financial-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The damage has been done</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/15/the-damage-has-been-done/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/15/the-damage-has-been-done/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The base-case scenario is, still, that the debt ceiling will be raised, somehow. But already an enormous amount of damage has been done: the US Congress has demonstrated clearly that it can’t be trusted to govern the country in a &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/15/the-damage-has-been-done/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Taibbi on Boehner</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/01/20/taibbi-on-boehner/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/01/20/taibbi-on-boehner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Taibbi is back with a new essay in Rolling Stone ripping open the truth about new House Speaker John Boehner. John Boehner is the ultimate Beltway hack, a man whose unmatched and self-serving skill at political survival has made &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/01/20/taibbi-on-boehner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/02/08/political-quote-of-the-day-19/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/02/08/political-quote-of-the-day-19/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But by now, we know how the Obama administration deals with those who would destroy it: it goes straight for the capillaries. - Paul Krugman, describing President Obama&#8217;s reaction to GOP obstruction and Senate &#8220;holds.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>John Hodgman on the debt ceiling</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/01/03/john-hodgman-on-the-debt-ceiling/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/01/03/john-hodgman-on-the-debt-ceiling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon &#8211; Thurs 11p / 10c You&#8217;re Welcome &#8211; Debt Ceiling www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis]]></description>
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		<title>Franken shuts down Lieberman (updated)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/12/18/franken-shuts-down-lieberman/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2009/12/18/franken-shuts-down-lieberman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too bad it couldn&#8217;t have kept him quiet for a much longer period.  By the way, McCain says he can&#8217;t remember this ever happening but it happened earlier on the same day. (h/t Wonkette) Update: Even worse, McCain did it &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/12/18/franken-shuts-down-lieberman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Your tax dollars at work</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/09/23/your-tax-dollars-at-work-2/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2009/09/23/your-tax-dollars-at-work-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS: BAT LOOSE IN CONGRESS]]></description>
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		<title>Senatorial Theater</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/02/06/senatorial-theater/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2009/02/06/senatorial-theater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now this exchange is just plain silly. Neither of them come off looking very statesman-like. They are bickering like children while we get terrible news like this.]]></description>
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