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		<title>Welfare rules will force recipients to take McDonalds jobs over a college education</title>
		<link>http://centerblue.org/114/welfare-rules-will-force-recipients-to-take-mcdonalds-jobs-over-a-college-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy/Economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New welfare rules promulgated by the GOP Congress and the Bush administration threaten to further erode the ability of poor people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps by refusing to count activities like getting a college degree or entering drug rehab as valid for continued eligibility for welfare money. After the welfare reform rules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas expels creationists, chooses Darwin over Aquinas</title>
		<link>http://centerblue.org/94/kansas-expels-creationists-chooses-darwin-over-aquinas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[creationism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evolution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bunch of conservative creationists lost control of the Kansas State Board of Education today in favor of members favoring the teaching of evolution in classrooms. The creationists advocating the theory of &#8220;intelligent design&#8221; had sought to weaken or eliminate references to evolution in class, with one candidate calling the theory of evolution &#8220;an age-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats&#8217; economic plan targets middle class</title>
		<link>http://centerblue.org/61/democrats-economic-plan-targets-middle-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://centerblue.org/2006/07/25/democrats-economic-plan-targets-middle-class/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, the Democrats are talking about what they will do if they come to power rather than what they won&#8217;t do. Sen. Clinton outlined the Democratic campaign agenda, called the American Dream Initiative, in a keynote speech for the Democratic Leadership Council. The key themes underlying the proposal are: Every American should have the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Brother to track all students&#8217; grades</title>
		<link>http://centerblue.org/52/big-brother-to-track-all-students-grades/</link>
		<comments>http://centerblue.org/52/big-brother-to-track-all-students-grades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Liberties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://centerblue.org/2006/07/23/big-brother-to-track-all-students-grades/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The president of Gettysburg College is complaining of a new proposal by the US Department of Education to create a tracking database that would hold massive amounts of information about students&#8217; entire collegiate career from kindergarten through PhD&#8217;s. Every class taken, every grade earned, every class passed or failed, every grant earned or loan disbursed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A different perspective on slavery reparations</title>
		<link>http://centerblue.org/15/a-different-perspective-on-slavery-reparations/</link>
		<comments>http://centerblue.org/15/a-different-perspective-on-slavery-reparations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Liberties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press is carrying an article on the increasing momentum of the slavery reparations movement. The movement seeks acknowledgement from institutions with historical ties to slavery in addition to providing financial compensation to the descendants of slaves. After thinking about this issue I&#8217;m going to depart from my more liberal brethren and come out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush: I love diplomacy! The GOP has a plan for you!</title>
		<link>http://centerblue.org/9/bush-i-love-diplomacy-the-gop-has-a-plan-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://centerblue.org/9/bush-i-love-diplomacy-the-gop-has-a-plan-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 03:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Bush had plenty to say today at a news conference in Chicago. Negotiations with North Korea: &#8220;[I will not] get caught in the trap of sitting alone with North Korea at the table.&#8221; Well, at least he&#8217;s learning from the last disaster where he &#8220;sat alone&#8221; with Iraq. 2006 election: &#8220;You win elections by [...]]]></description>
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