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		<title>Proposition 8 ruling tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/02/06/proposition-8-ruling-tomorrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, sometime around or before 10 am, west coast time, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will release its opinion regarding California&#8217;s proposition 8. I will go out on a limb and predict that the court will conclude that (i) &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2012/02/06/proposition-8-ruling-tomorrow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shameless press release of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/10/shameless-press-release-of-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief. That&#8217;s why I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/10/shameless-press-release-of-the-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The super-rich run scared</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/10/the-super-rich-run-scared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The super-rich (and their GOP supporters) appear to be running scared, given their shrill name-calling of the Occupy Wall Street protesters.  Paul Krugman explains the panic: The way to understand all of this is to realize that it’s part of &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/10/the-super-rich-run-scared/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>America assassinates its own citizens</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/01/america-assassinates-its-own-citizens/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/01/america-assassinates-its-own-citizens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States says it has killed American-born Anwar al-Awlaki and another man, Samir Kahn, in Yemen. Both were American citizens. These killings were not on any battlefield. In a face-to-face battle, the government clearly does not have to check &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/01/america-assassinates-its-own-citizens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Torture quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/09/torture-quote-of-the-day-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most importantly, we should be talking about the morality of torture, not its efficacy. When the U.S. infantry becomes bogged down in a tough battle, they don&#8217;t turn to chemical weapons even though they are extremely effective. The reason they &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/09/torture-quote-of-the-day-6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Christie could win</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/04/governor-christie-could-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When and if Chris Christie decides to run for President, his straight talk would serve him well. I don&#8217;t agree with all his positions, nonetheless he does have integrity and would be a formidable candidate. For example: Related articles Gov. &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/04/governor-christie-could-win/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>At least some of the constitution remains intact</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/04/at-least-some-of-the-constitution-remains-intact/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/04/at-least-some-of-the-constitution-remains-intact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the AP: A judge is allowing an Army veteran who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq to sue former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld personally for damages. Related articles Judge Allows Torture &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/04/at-least-some-of-the-constitution-remains-intact/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Instant karma</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/03/instant-karma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=13586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Robert Mecklenborg, Republican of Ohio, was instrumental in passing legislation requiring a drivers license (or state ID) vote. Problem is he likely lost his drivers license for drunk driving. Karma in action. More info here. Related articles Legislator &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/03/instant-karma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Never upset the judge</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/03/never-upset-the-judge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=13581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have not been following the Casey Anthony case at all. But this excerpt is too good to pass up.  Apparently, this young man believed that a murder trial was some form of entertainment that invited audience participation. Given the &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/03/never-upset-the-judge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The in-audacity of hope</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/26/the-in-audacity-of-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=13520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama, speaking at the LGBT Gala in New York last week, again refused to endorse same-sex marriage. Such refusal came as New York, lead by Andrew M. Cuomo, was legalizing same sex marriage in the state. Why Obama cannot &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/26/the-in-audacity-of-hope/">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/2011/06/18/political-quote-of-the-day-98/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=13465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn&#8217;t black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing. You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/18/political-quote-of-the-day-98/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Same sex marriage = anarchy?</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/18/same-sex-marriage-anarchy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a reporter, Kyra Phillips, who actually does her job, and does it well. Research, follow-up questions, fearlessness, asking for facts and evidence. Related articles Kyra Phillips Commits an Act of Journalism (slog.thestranger.com) Superbowl champ David Tyree&#8217;s new drive &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/18/same-sex-marriage-anarchy/">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/2011/05/21/your-tax-dollars-at-work-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 15:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=13207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jane Mayer, writing the current issue of The New Yorker, tells an amazing story about a former NSA employee who is charged under the Espionage Act for blowing the whistle on waste, fraud and abuse inside the NSA. The article &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/05/21/your-tax-dollars-at-work-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosure suffering continues&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/05/10/foreclosure-suffering-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 23:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=13074</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch all these clips about the suffering that is still plaguing Americans and largely caused by mortgage lenders.  It makes so sad and so angry as well. Besides the terrible suffering for the homeowners involved, this type of behavior continues &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/05/10/foreclosure-suffering-continues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>June 28, 1969</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/04/30/june-28-1969/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 28, 1969, the New York Police raided a mafia-run gay bar called the Stonewall Inn. The raid triggered a powerful upraising of gay people for the first time in the United States. The uprising changed the tide of &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/04/30/june-28-1969/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It gets better</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/04/15/it-gets-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=12735</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;It Gets Better Project&#8221; is an effort to comfort LGBT kids and teens who face abuse and fear over their sexual orientation. Some are so tormented by cultural norms that they try (and succeed) in committing suicide. It Gets &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/04/15/it-gets-better/">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/2011/04/03/political-quote-of-the-day-85/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economic inequality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no use pretending that what has obviously happened has not in fact happened. The upper 1 percent of Americans are now taking in nearly a quarter of the nation’s income every year. In terms of wealth rather than income, &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/04/03/political-quote-of-the-day-85/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama (again) reduces civil liberties (updated x2)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/03/24/obama-again-reduces-civil-liberties/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/03/24/obama-again-reduces-civil-liberties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil liberties]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Miranda warning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration has now issued new rules that allow domestic terror suspects to be held and questioned longer before being given Miranda warnings. Yet again, the Constitution (and Supreme Court precedent) takes a back seat to fear. Update: More &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/03/24/obama-again-reduces-civil-liberties/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Climbing the charts</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/02/28/climbing-the-charts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gaddafi has a hit on his hands (as well as blood).]]></description>
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		<title>MIA: the rule of law</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/02/18/mia-the-rule-of-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Rumsfeld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jose Padilla]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is happening in this country?  Do you think that, in a nation that purports apply the law to all citizens equally, that a citizen seized by the government within the United States should have a right to have he &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/02/18/mia-the-rule-of-law/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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