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		<title>Obviously constitutional</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/02/03/obviously-constitutional/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/02/03/obviously-constitutional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Fried, Solicitor General in the Reagan Administration has this to say about the constitutionality of the health insurance reform legislation: Fried, now a Beneficial Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, told the committee in his opening statement that &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/02/03/obviously-constitutional/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare reform v. the deficit</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/01/07/healthcare-reform-v-the-deficit/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/01/07/healthcare-reform-v-the-deficit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republicans have vowed to repeal healthcare reform. They have also vowed to reduce the deficit. Their problem? Repealing healthcare reform will increase the deficit by $300 Billion. The nonpartisan budget scorekeepers in Congress said on Thursday that the Republican &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/01/07/healthcare-reform-v-the-deficit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Finally! Affordable Lasik surgery</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/06/14/finally-affordable-lasik-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/06/14/finally-affordable-lasik-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only is it affordable (at $99.95), you can do it yourself at home. Note: This is not an endorsement and if you are tempted to take this seriously you might want to read this.]]></description>
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		<title>NYT on the Singularity (updated)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/06/13/nyt-on-the-singularity/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/06/13/nyt-on-the-singularity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times has published a story outlining the current state of the Singularity and thinking about the Singularity. Worth a read. Oh, here, from the article, is a short-hand description of the Singularity in case you are unfamiliar &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/06/13/nyt-on-the-singularity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political video of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/05/20/political-video-of-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/05/20/political-video-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 11:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=6903</guid>
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		<title>Evil assumes the shape of a sandwich</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/04/11/evil-assumes-the-shape-of-a-sandwich/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/04/11/evil-assumes-the-shape-of-a-sandwich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[KFC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen the ads for the new KFC chicken &#8220;sandwich&#8221;?  Note that I deploy the word &#8220;sandwich&#8221; in quotes. Why? Turns out that this &#8220;sandwich&#8221; uses fried chicken for the bread. How sick can a culture get?  This product &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/04/11/evil-assumes-the-shape-of-a-sandwich/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What victory looks like</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/31/what-victory-looks-like/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/31/what-victory-looks-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=6496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s see the Republicans run on repeal against this sort of advertising.]]></description>
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		<title>Yes we can vs. no you can&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/28/yes-we-can-vs-no-you-cant/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/28/yes-we-can-vs-no-you-cant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=6435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ultimate debate between Obama and Boehner.]]></description>
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		<title>Political quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/25/political-quote-of-the-day-27/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/25/political-quote-of-the-day-27/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=6416</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Republicans fought long and hard for people&#8217;s right to wait three hours in an emergency room for someone to take their blood pressure, and they went down to defeat, and now they should stop and rethink their Waterloo strategy. &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/25/political-quote-of-the-day-27/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>GOP amendment to healthcare reform</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/24/gop-amendment-to-healthcare-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/24/gop-amendment-to-healthcare-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, the GOP is certainly ready to deal with the big issues. For example, one of the proposed amendment to be pushed by the Republicans in the Senate is to ban viagra for sex offenders.]]></description>
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		<title>Political quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/23/political-quote-of-the-day-26/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/23/political-quote-of-the-day-26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a big fucking deal. &#8211; Vice President Joe Biden, referring to the passage of healthcare insurance reform. And he is right.]]></description>
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		<title>How healthcare reform affects you</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/22/how-healthcare-reform-affects-you/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/22/how-healthcare-reform-affects-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interactive chart from the New York Times.]]></description>
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		<title>Bye-bye Rush</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/22/bye-bye-rush/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/22/bye-bye-rush/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=6369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rush Limbaugh said he would leave the country healthcare reform passed. Click here to send him a bon voyage card.]]></description>
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		<title>Finally</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/22/finally/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/22/finally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare reform has passed. Reactions: Paul Krugman: This is, of course, a political victory for President Obama, and a triumph for Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker. But it is also a victory for America’s soul. In the end, a vicious, &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/22/finally/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The first vote</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/the-first-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/the-first-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The clerk of the House of Representatives has published the roll-call vote on the rule setting the grounds for debate leading to the final vote on healthcare reform: 224 Yea, 206 Nay.]]></description>
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		<title>Stupak speaks</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/stupak-speaks/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/stupak-speaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of right now, 7:20 pm, Bart Stupak is speaking in a colloquy with Henry Waxman. This is a procedural move intended to include in the record the terms on which Stupak and his gang have agreed to vote in &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/stupak-speaks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good coverage of the healthcare vote process</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/good-coverage-of-the-healthcare-vote-process/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/good-coverage-of-the-healthcare-vote-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=6354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the Countdown to Reform Wire from TPM.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare reform is going to pass (updated)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/healthcare-reform-is-going-to-pass/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/healthcare-reform-is-going-to-pass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=6350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t want to jinx this, but now it seems obvious that healthcare reform will pass. What does it mean? It means more than 30 million Americans who are currently uninsured will have healthcare insurance. It means that insurance companies &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/healthcare-reform-is-going-to-pass/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/healthcare-quote-of-the-day-3/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/healthcare-quote-of-the-day-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I’m drafting right to life language, I don’t call up the nuns. &#8211; &#8220;Democratic&#8221; Congressman Bart Stupak, taking on Catholics nuns who have come out in large numbers in favor of healthcare insurance reform.  Who does his listen to? &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/21/healthcare-quote-of-the-day-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dick of the week: Bart Stupak</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/19/dick-of-the-week-bart-stupak/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/19/dick-of-the-week-bart-stupak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t say it better than Wonkette. The good news: Stupak is likely to have a primary challenger.]]></description>
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