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		<title>By: millicent taylor</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1233539</link>
		<dc:creator>millicent taylor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This Is Why The Iraqis Hate Us
Another beating snuff video shames coalition of the killing, You Tube censors it 

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet
Friday, November 17, 2006

British troops punch, beat and kick pleading Iraqi children as a sadistic comrade films the brutal scenes of torture, laughing, screaming, growling and frothing like a serial killer filming a snuff movie. This is why the Iraqis hate us. 

Iraqi children throw rocks as they flee from running British troops, are grabbed, brought inside a gate and beaten half to death. Watch the video below. The censorship spies at You Tube rejected it 2 minutes after upload so I re-named it â€œFluffy Happy Poodles In Heaven,â€ to try and bypass their keyword filters and it was still rejected. I even renamed the actual â€˜wmvâ€™ filename but it was still blocked for â€œterms of use violation.â€ I finally managed to get it posted on Google Video. If it disappears again, hereâ€™s the Windows Media link on our server.

November 19th: Google removed the video too! So hereâ€™s an old copy the censors at You Tube missed.

They keep killing this guys video so here is the link 

http://prisonplanet.com/video/171106beating.wmv

share it with all you know.burn it to cd pass them out.it will diappear for good soon I fear.

get it while it lives,as a policy changer. 

Comment by prison boots â€” December 6, 2006 @ 5:48 am</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This Is Why The Iraqis Hate Us<br />
Another beating snuff video shames coalition of the killing, You Tube censors it </p>
<p>Paul Joseph Watson<br />
Prison Planet<br />
Friday, November 17, 2006</p>
<p>British troops punch, beat and kick pleading Iraqi children as a sadistic comrade films the brutal scenes of torture, laughing, screaming, growling and frothing like a serial killer filming a snuff movie. This is why the Iraqis hate us. </p>
<p>Iraqi children throw rocks as they flee from running British troops, are grabbed, brought inside a gate and beaten half to death. Watch the video below. The censorship spies at You Tube rejected it 2 minutes after upload so I re-named it â€œFluffy Happy Poodles In Heaven,â€ to try and bypass their keyword filters and it was still rejected. I even renamed the actual â€˜wmvâ€™ filename but it was still blocked for â€œterms of use violation.â€ I finally managed to get it posted on Google Video. If it disappears again, hereâ€™s the Windows Media link on our server.</p>
<p>November 19th: Google removed the video too! So hereâ€™s an old copy the censors at You Tube missed.</p>
<p>They keep killing this guys video so here is the link </p>
<p><a href="http://prisonplanet.com/video/171106beating.wmv" rel="nofollow">http://prisonplanet.com/video/171106beating.wmv</a></p>
<p>share it with all you know.burn it to cd pass them out.it will diappear for good soon I fear.</p>
<p>get it while it lives,as a policy changer. </p>
<p>Comment by prison boots â€” December 6, 2006 @ 5:48 am<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1233539', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: why not</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1232171</link>
		<dc:creator>why not</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://news.monstersandcritics.com/business/news/article_1230074.php/N.J.._warehouse_linked_to_E._coli_outbreak


I wonder if that evil troll vinnie works here</description>
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<p>I wonder if that evil troll vinnie works here<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1232171', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1231208</link>
		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;There are many paths to the same well, but there are also many wells.

&lt;em&gt;Have you ever become your breath?&lt;/em&gt;
Canâ€™t say I have.

Comment by squegeeboo â€” December 5, 2006 @ 2:10 pm&lt;/blockquote&gt;

When you can become your breath, you will understand about the well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>There are many paths to the same well, but there are also many wells.</p>
<p><em>Have you ever become your breath?</em><br />
Canâ€™t say I have.</p>
<p>Comment by squegeeboo â€” December 5, 2006 @ 2:10 pm</p></blockquote>
<p>When you can become your breath, you will understand about the well.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1231208', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: John G Bell&#8217;s Blog &#187; Ancient of days</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1230847</link>
		<dc:creator>John G Bell&#8217;s Blog &#187; Ancient of days</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] So, really, who will watch the watchmen? &#8220;But the report, released this week, also highlights a litany of staff misconduct: immigration officials demanding sex in exchange for visas, airport screeners stealing money from tourists&#8217; luggage, federal air marshals smuggling drugs, and employees from various DHS agencies committing sex crimes - including indecent exposure and distributing child pornography.&#8221; [via, et, see also] [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] So, really, who will watch the watchmen? &#8220;But the report, released this week, also highlights a litany of staff misconduct: immigration officials demanding sex in exchange for visas, airport screeners stealing money from tourists&#8217; luggage, federal air marshals smuggling drugs, and employees from various DHS agencies committing sex crimes &#8211; including indecent exposure and distributing child pornography.&#8221; [via, et, see also] [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1230847', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Sharon Cox</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1230095</link>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Cox</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post&#039;s all,  Esp. BnF and Zooey.....In answer yes to all the above......Blessings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post&#8217;s all,  Esp. BnF and Zooey&#8230;..In answer yes to all the above&#8230;&#8230;Blessings<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1230095', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Evil Spaniard</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229868</link>
		<dc:creator>Evil Spaniard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Hearings for Defense nominee Robert Gates are today. Gates has said â€œthat he supported Bushâ€™s decision to invade in 2003 and that leaving Iraq â€˜in chaosâ€™ would harm U.S. interests for many years. Beyond that he has not said how the U.S. might get Iraq moving in the right direction.â€&lt;/em&gt;

That&#039;s fine, but where&#039;s the plan to reduce said chaos, and not increment it instead, as is happening?

&lt;em&gt;A semiannual report filed by the Department of Homeland Securityâ€™s inspector general â€œhighlights a litany of staff misconduct: immigration officials demanding sex in exchange for visas, airport screeners stealing money from touristsâ€™ luggage, federal air marshals smuggling drugs, and employees from various DHS agencies committing sex crimes.â€&lt;/em&gt;

Menawhile, Bush is enforcing the Democracy in Iraq.

&lt;em&gt;Although companies are supposed to pay royalties every time they drill for oil or gas on federal property, the Interior Department has audited just 20 percent of companies. â€œThe rest of the time, the payments are made on the honor system. But the government agency â€˜could not accurately countâ€˜ its own oil and gas audits.â€&lt;/em&gt;

To conservatives: making these companies pay the correct royalty would result in you, the conservative base, paying less taxes.

&lt;em&gt;100,000: The number of government contractors operating in Iraq, â€œa total that is approaching the size of the U.S. military force there.â€ Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) said the estimate â€œfurther demonstrates the need for Congress to finally engage in responsible, serious and aggressive oversightâ€ over private military contracting.&lt;/em&gt;

Taking in account that a contractor is far costlier than a soldier, I figure that a lot of federal money is going down the drain...

&lt;em&gt;â€œThe Army and Marine Corps have sunk more than 40 percent of their ground combat equipment into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.â€ Replacing, repairing, and upgrading combat equipment will cost at least $17 billion annually for several more years; before the war, â€œthe Army spent $2.5 billion to $3 billion a year on wear and tear.â€&lt;/em&gt; 

More money from federal taxes...

&lt;em&gt;And finally: Conservative seeking conservative for a radical night out. Last Friday, a â€œ32-year-old married housewifeâ€ posted a personal ad on Craigslist.org â€œlooking for guys who work at the Heritage Foundation or other conservative think tanks.â€ â€œI know I will get some email of someone accusing this of being some scam but it really isnâ€™t,â€ she wrote. â€œI just have a real fetish for intellectual conservatives.â€&lt;/em&gt;

Ann Coulter must be feeling alone herself...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hearings for Defense nominee Robert Gates are today. Gates has said â€œthat he supported Bushâ€™s decision to invade in 2003 and that leaving Iraq â€˜in chaosâ€™ would harm U.S. interests for many years. Beyond that he has not said how the U.S. might get Iraq moving in the right direction.â€</em></p>
<p>That&#8217;s fine, but where&#8217;s the plan to reduce said chaos, and not increment it instead, as is happening?</p>
<p><em>A semiannual report filed by the Department of Homeland Securityâ€™s inspector general â€œhighlights a litany of staff misconduct: immigration officials demanding sex in exchange for visas, airport screeners stealing money from touristsâ€™ luggage, federal air marshals smuggling drugs, and employees from various DHS agencies committing sex crimes.â€</em></p>
<p>Menawhile, Bush is enforcing the Democracy in Iraq.</p>
<p><em>Although companies are supposed to pay royalties every time they drill for oil or gas on federal property, the Interior Department has audited just 20 percent of companies. â€œThe rest of the time, the payments are made on the honor system. But the government agency â€˜could not accurately countâ€˜ its own oil and gas audits.â€</em></p>
<p>To conservatives: making these companies pay the correct royalty would result in you, the conservative base, paying less taxes.</p>
<p><em>100,000: The number of government contractors operating in Iraq, â€œa total that is approaching the size of the U.S. military force there.â€ Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) said the estimate â€œfurther demonstrates the need for Congress to finally engage in responsible, serious and aggressive oversightâ€ over private military contracting.</em></p>
<p>Taking in account that a contractor is far costlier than a soldier, I figure that a lot of federal money is going down the drain&#8230;</p>
<p><em>â€œThe Army and Marine Corps have sunk more than 40 percent of their ground combat equipment into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.â€ Replacing, repairing, and upgrading combat equipment will cost at least $17 billion annually for several more years; before the war, â€œthe Army spent $2.5 billion to $3 billion a year on wear and tear.â€</em> </p>
<p>More money from federal taxes&#8230;</p>
<p><em>And finally: Conservative seeking conservative for a radical night out. Last Friday, a â€œ32-year-old married housewifeâ€ posted a personal ad on Craigslist.org â€œlooking for guys who work at the Heritage Foundation or other conservative think tanks.â€ â€œI know I will get some email of someone accusing this of being some scam but it really isnâ€™t,â€ she wrote. â€œI just have a real fetish for intellectual conservatives.â€</em></p>
<p>Ann Coulter must be feeling alone herself&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229868', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: squegeeboo</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229765</link>
		<dc:creator>squegeeboo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Briseadh na Faire
&lt;em&gt;Many paths will lead to the same well. Once you are there, it doesnâ€™t matter which path you took.&lt;/em&gt;
There are many paths to the same well, but there are also many wells.

&lt;em&gt;Have you ever become your breath?&lt;/em&gt;
Can&#039;t say I have.

Zoo
&lt;em&gt;So as long as you donâ€™t feel icky or dorky while accomplishing this state of enlightenment, Squeegy, itâ€™s all good? &lt;/em&gt;
So long as I don&#039;t feel like I&#039;ve betrayed myself or those that matter to me, it&#039;s all good.  Being able to avoid feeling icky or dorky, while always good, is not always possible.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Briseadh na Faire<br />
<em>Many paths will lead to the same well. Once you are there, it doesnâ€™t matter which path you took.</em><br />
There are many paths to the same well, but there are also many wells.</p>
<p><em>Have you ever become your breath?</em><br />
Can&#8217;t say I have.</p>
<p>Zoo<br />
<em>So as long as you donâ€™t feel icky or dorky while accomplishing this state of enlightenment, Squeegy, itâ€™s all good? </em><br />
So long as I don&#8217;t feel like I&#8217;ve betrayed myself or those that matter to me, it&#8217;s all good.  Being able to avoid feeling icky or dorky, while always good, is not always possible.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229765', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229680</link>
		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;I do seek an enlightened state of being, but I think my view of enlightenment is a bit different from yours. In terms of applying it to the individual or the group, and which is more important, as well as what philosophy to use in our attempts to become enlightened.

Comment by squegeeboo â€” December 5, 2006 @ 1:34 pm&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/em&gt;

Many paths will lead to the same well. Once you are there, it doesn&#039;t matter which path you took.

Have you ever become your breath?</description>
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<blockquote>I do seek an enlightened state of being, but I think my view of enlightenment is a bit different from yours. In terms of applying it to the individual or the group, and which is more important, as well as what philosophy to use in our attempts to become enlightened.</p>
<p>Comment by squegeeboo â€” December 5, 2006 @ 1:34 pm</p></blockquote>
<p></em></p>
<p>Many paths will lead to the same well. Once you are there, it doesn&#8217;t matter which path you took.</p>
<p>Have you ever become your breath?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229680', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zooey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Zooey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So as long as you don&#039;t feel icky or dorky while accomplishing this state of enlightenment, Squeegy, it&#039;s all good?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So as long as you don&#8217;t feel icky or dorky while accomplishing this state of enlightenment, Squeegy, it&#8217;s all good?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229678', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: squegeeboo</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229596</link>
		<dc:creator>squegeeboo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Briseadh na Faire
&lt;em&gt;Do you seek an Enlightened state of being? If so, that is enough for now&lt;/em&gt;

I do seek an enlightened state of being, but I think my view of enlightenment is a bit different from yours.  In terms of applying it to the individual or the group, and which is more important, as well as what philosophy to use in our attempts to become enlightened.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Briseadh na Faire<br />
<em>Do you seek an Enlightened state of being? If so, that is enough for now</em></p>
<p>I do seek an enlightened state of being, but I think my view of enlightenment is a bit different from yours.  In terms of applying it to the individual or the group, and which is more important, as well as what philosophy to use in our attempts to become enlightened.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229596', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229503</link>
		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;[Enlightenment is] bound to fail on the large scale due to the inherent laziness/greed of large portions of the population.

Comment by squegeeboo â€” December 5, 2006 @ 11:18 am&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/em&gt;

Do you seek an Enlightened state of being? If so, that is enough for now. If not, why not? What benefit is it to you to continue in darkness?</description>
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<blockquote>[Enlightenment is] bound to fail on the large scale due to the inherent laziness/greed of large portions of the population.</p>
<p>Comment by squegeeboo â€” December 5, 2006 @ 11:18 am</p></blockquote>
<p></em></p>
<p>Do you seek an Enlightened state of being? If so, that is enough for now. If not, why not? What benefit is it to you to continue in darkness?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229503', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
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		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;The GOP says theyâ€™ll filibuster Pelosiâ€™s â€œminimum wage onlyâ€ legislation in the Senate. 
Comment by muckdog â€” December 5, 2006 @ 12:13 pm&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/em&gt;

Ok, so the Republicans filibuster to further their agenda of putting down the working class for the benefit of the ruling class. The likely result will be even fewer Republicans re-elected in 2008.</description>
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<blockquote>The GOP says theyâ€™ll filibuster Pelosiâ€™s â€œminimum wage onlyâ€ legislation in the Senate.<br />
Comment by muckdog â€” December 5, 2006 @ 12:13 pm</p></blockquote>
<p></em></p>
<p>Ok, so the Republicans filibuster to further their agenda of putting down the working class for the benefit of the ruling class. The likely result will be even fewer Republicans re-elected in 2008.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229437', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: jake3988</title>
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		<dc:creator>jake3988</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) â€œwants to fast-track efforts to boost the federal minimum wage,â€ and she is pushing for a â€œstand aloneâ€ bill that â€œwill go straight to the floor for consideration.â€


Thank you Pelosi.</description>
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<p>Thank you Pelosi.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229250', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: muckdog</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229209</link>
		<dc:creator>muckdog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Katy, they won&#039;t make it out of the Senate to get vetoed.  Ever heard of the filibuster?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Katy, they won&#8217;t make it out of the Senate to get vetoed.  Ever heard of the filibuster?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229209', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: muckdog</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229207</link>
		<dc:creator>muckdog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The GOP says they&#039;ll filibuster Pelosi&#039;s &quot;minimum wage only&quot; legislation in the Senate.  They&#039;d compromise if it included some tax breaks for businesses.  So the ball is in Nancy&#039;s court.  Either Nancy compromises, or scratch that one off the agenda.

What&#039;s next?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The GOP says they&#8217;ll filibuster Pelosi&#8217;s &#8220;minimum wage only&#8221; legislation in the Senate.  They&#8217;d compromise if it included some tax breaks for businesses.  So the ball is in Nancy&#8217;s court.  Either Nancy compromises, or scratch that one off the agenda.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s next?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229207', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: katy</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229173</link>
		<dc:creator>katy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>have been waiting all morning to hear this so as to get it right...
in response to this post:
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) â€œwants to fast-track efforts to boost the federal minimum wage,â€ and she is pushing for a â€œstand aloneâ€ bill that â€œwill go straight to the floor for consideration.â€&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
i want to relate something heard on AirAmericaRadio... a caller gives an excellent idea:

&lt;strong&gt;all the popular legislation the dems (and the people) want passed - send one bill each day to the preznit to either sign or veto...
- stem cell:  sign it or veto it
- minimum wage:  sign it or veto
- environmental protection:  sign or veto
- trade practices:  sign or veto&lt;/strong&gt;

you get the idea... and i think it&#039;s great...
pass it on - tell your reps! ...please.  :)
...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>have been waiting all morning to hear this so as to get it right&#8230;<br />
in response to this post:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) â€œwants to fast-track efforts to boost the federal minimum wage,â€ and she is pushing for a â€œstand aloneâ€ bill that â€œwill go straight to the floor for consideration.â€</em></p></blockquote>
<p>i want to relate something heard on AirAmericaRadio&#8230; a caller gives an excellent idea:</p>
<p><strong>all the popular legislation the dems (and the people) want passed &#8211; send one bill each day to the preznit to either sign or veto&#8230;<br />
- stem cell:  sign it or veto it<br />
- minimum wage:  sign it or veto<br />
- environmental protection:  sign or veto<br />
- trade practices:  sign or veto</strong></p>
<p>you get the idea&#8230; and i think it&#8217;s great&#8230;<br />
pass it on &#8211; tell your reps! &#8230;please.  :)<br />
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		<title>By: TripMaster Monkey</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229164</link>
		<dc:creator>TripMaster Monkey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;â€œA swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection Monday,â€ the AP reports. &lt;/i&gt;

So much for the Amazon.  &#039;Government protection&#039; is an even bigger oxymoron than &#039;military intelligence&#039;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>â€œA swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection Monday,â€ the AP reports. </i></p>
<p>So much for the Amazon.  &#8216;Government protection&#8217; is an even bigger oxymoron than &#8216;military intelligence&#8217;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229164', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: green917</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229160</link>
		<dc:creator>green917</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#2 -  General Wesley Clark (although he would make an exceptional Sec. Defense) has not been out of the military for the required 10 years to hold the position.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#2 &#8211;  General Wesley Clark (although he would make an exceptional Sec. Defense) has not been out of the military for the required 10 years to hold the position.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229160', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zooey</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229122</link>
		<dc:creator>Zooey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Perhaps, but itâ€™s still bound to fail on the large scale due to the inherent laziness/greed of large portions of the population.
Comment by squegeeboo&lt;/em&gt;

That&#039;s the beauty of it, Squeegy, enlightenment doesn&#039;t have to occur on the large scale.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Perhaps, but itâ€™s still bound to fail on the large scale due to the inherent laziness/greed of large portions of the population.<br />
Comment by squegeeboo</em></p>
<p>That&#8217;s the beauty of it, Squeegy, enlightenment doesn&#8217;t have to occur on the large scale.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229122', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: squegeeboo</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/05/thinkfast-december-5-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1229081</link>
		<dc:creator>squegeeboo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CNN Newsflash:
&lt;strong&gt;The Board of Health has voted to make New York the first city in the nation to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant food, The Associated Press reports. &lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CNN Newsflash:<br />
<strong>The Board of Health has voted to make New York the first city in the nation to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant food, The Associated Press reports. </strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1229081', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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