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	<title>Comments on: McCain campaign responds to ThinkProgress on earmarks for Israel.</title>
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		<title>By: naldo</title>
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		<dc:creator>naldo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Abe Bird didn&#039;t say anything.  Abe posted a piece of Israeli propaganda from this website: http://www.infoisrael.net/cgi-local/text.pl?source=4/b/vi/archives/120120041

In addition, Abe is a plagerizer.  He didn&#039;t give a citation for his post, he just posted it as if it were his own.

The website Abe stole it from is connected to the &quot;hasbara&quot; gang. Besides putting out self-serving propaganda, they also fund bringing American college students to Israel where they are indoctrinated and returned to their campuses to be &quot;effective pro-Israel activists.&quot;

Quit the palgerism, Abe. Don&#039;t you have any original thoughts?

Whoops, rhetorical question.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Abe Bird didn&#8217;t say anything.  Abe posted a piece of Israeli propaganda from this website: <a href="http://www.infoisrael.net/cgi-local/text.pl?source=4/b/vi/archives/120120041" rel="nofollow">http://www.infoisrael.net/cgi-local/text.pl?source=4/b/vi/archives/120120041</a></p>
<p>In addition, Abe is a plagerizer.  He didn&#8217;t give a citation for his post, he just posted it as if it were his own.</p>
<p>The website Abe stole it from is connected to the &#8220;hasbara&#8221; gang. Besides putting out self-serving propaganda, they also fund bringing American college students to Israel where they are indoctrinated and returned to their campuses to be &#8220;effective pro-Israel activists.&#8221;</p>
<p>Quit the palgerism, Abe. Don&#8217;t you have any original thoughts?</p>
<p>Whoops, rhetorical question.<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=5039050', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Omnipotency</title>
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		<dc:creator>Omnipotency</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Those are some pretty tough Jews but without us they&#039;d be dead.   Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and anyone else that can get their fingers in the cookie jar would be all over it.

Of course, that would give you sissies one more thing to cry about, so I&#039;m sure you&#039;re all for it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Those are some pretty tough Jews but without us they&#8217;d be dead.   Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and anyone else that can get their fingers in the cookie jar would be all over it.</p>
<p>Of course, that would give you sissies one more thing to cry about, so I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re all for it.<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=5033346', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Makabit</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-campaign-responds-to-thinkprogress-on-earmarks-for-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-5021298</link>
		<dc:creator>Makabit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Speaking of wasteful spending...I bet the Muslim countries are gonna be ticked off when their money flow from the U.S.A. is cut off. Maybe that is the problem with our gas prices?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of wasteful spending&#8230;I bet the Muslim countries are gonna be ticked off when their money flow from the U.S.A. is cut off. Maybe that is the problem with our gas prices?<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=5021298', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: patsylowe</title>
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		<dc:creator>patsylowe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re: Abe Bird on Israeli and U.S. cooperation. It is my understanding that Mossad warned BushCo that there would be an attack on the world trade center, which Bush ignored; hoping for a &quot;Pearl Harbor&quot; incident.
Mossad was tracking some suspected terrorists and discovered the plans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re: Abe Bird on Israeli and U.S. cooperation. It is my understanding that Mossad warned BushCo that there would be an attack on the world trade center, which Bush ignored; hoping for a &#8220;Pearl Harbor&#8221; incident.<br />
Mossad was tracking some suspected terrorists and discovered the plans.<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=5021020', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: CommonMan</title>
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		<dc:creator>CommonMan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;5th Estate Says:

And Abe, the rest of your tract is utter nonsense.&lt;/em&gt;


Please elaborate why you believe the rest of his comment is &quot;utter nonsense&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>5th Estate Says:</p>
<p>And Abe, the rest of your tract is utter nonsense.</em></p>
<p>Please elaborate why you believe the rest of his comment is &#8220;utter nonsense&#8221;?<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=5016838', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: vandrop</title>
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		<dc:creator>vandrop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Clinton was just asked how she would use GDumbya (as a former president) — kind of like how Bill and Poppy Bu$h helped with tsunami relief. She missed a great opportunity when she said “I will have to give further thought to that”.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

She should have said, &quot;He&#039;ll have an important job - holding down a chair in the docket at the Hague!&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Clinton was just asked how she would use GDumbya (as a former president) — kind of like how Bill and Poppy Bu$h helped with tsunami relief. She missed a great opportunity when she said “I will have to give further thought to that”.</p></blockquote>
<p>She should have said, &#8220;He&#8217;ll have an important job &#8211; holding down a chair in the docket at the Hague!&#8221;<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=5003944', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Pedro el Sabio</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-campaign-responds-to-thinkprogress-on-earmarks-for-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-4992532</link>
		<dc:creator>Pedro el Sabio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like Abe Bird, he seems to be an honest Israeli citizen defending Israeli interests. 

I&#039;d like to propose a deal to Americans... you give us $2.8 billion in loans, and we Spaniards will use the money to buy American products. And I assure you, we&#039;ll also give you the best quality intelligence about the MIddle East, much better than the intelligence you get from Israel. 

For example, we can keep you out of Iran (something the Israelis won&#039;t do)by pointing out the Iranians haven&#039;t figured out how to make a decent lawnmower, never mind an ICBM and the nuclear warheads they can use to nuke US cities. 

Think about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like Abe Bird, he seems to be an honest Israeli citizen defending Israeli interests. </p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to propose a deal to Americans&#8230; you give us $2.8 billion in loans, and we Spaniards will use the money to buy American products. And I assure you, we&#8217;ll also give you the best quality intelligence about the MIddle East, much better than the intelligence you get from Israel. </p>
<p>For example, we can keep you out of Iran (something the Israelis won&#8217;t do)by pointing out the Iranians haven&#8217;t figured out how to make a decent lawnmower, never mind an ICBM and the nuclear warheads they can use to nuke US cities. </p>
<p>Think about it.<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=4992532', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Pedro el Sabio</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-campaign-responds-to-thinkprogress-on-earmarks-for-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-4992512</link>
		<dc:creator>Pedro el Sabio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As far as I recall, Israel and the USA do not have a mutual defense treaty - nor is Israel part of the USA. Therefore it would be illegal AND impractical for a US president to consider an attack on Israel the same as an attack on the USA. Is my logic correct?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As far as I recall, Israel and the USA do not have a mutual defense treaty &#8211; nor is Israel part of the USA. Therefore it would be illegal AND impractical for a US president to consider an attack on Israel the same as an attack on the USA. Is my logic correct?<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=4992512', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Donkeykick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Donkeykick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 19:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I guess he is going to have to stop the earmarks. How else can he pay for our troops staying in Iraq for 100 years?

If he raises taxes, he will tick off a lot of conservatives.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess he is going to have to stop the earmarks. How else can he pay for our troops staying in Iraq for 100 years?</p>
<p>If he raises taxes, he will tick off a lot of conservatives.<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=4977826', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: kassandrasduplex</title>
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		<dc:creator>kassandrasduplex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 20:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good to know the Jewish citizens of Israel will be taken care of by the United States Government while said government cuts off Medicaid and Medicare to its own citizens...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good to know the Jewish citizens of Israel will be taken care of by the United States Government while said government cuts off Medicaid and Medicare to its own citizens&#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=4968726', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ike_Skelton</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-campaign-responds-to-thinkprogress-on-earmarks-for-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-4916668</link>
		<dc:creator>Ike_Skelton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Forget Israel, they are terrorists and they stole land from the Palestinians.  America supporting terrorists?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Forget Israel, they are terrorists and they stole land from the Palestinians.  America supporting terrorists?<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=4916668', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Luis M</title>
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		<dc:creator>Luis M</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;JBaddo Says:
This “ally” gave us Jonathon Pollard and who knows how many other spies that endangered the security of the country.
&lt;/em&gt;

IOKIYAI. Oy vey!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>JBaddo Says:<br />
This “ally” gave us Jonathon Pollard and who knows how many other spies that endangered the security of the country.<br />
</em></p>
<p>IOKIYAI. Oy vey!<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=4916648', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JBaddo</title>
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		<dc:creator>JBaddo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#31 Abe &quot;Cuckoo&quot; Bird said :

&lt;strong&gt;Israel, despite her minuscule size, gave back to her ally, America, more than any other nation ever had.&lt;/strong&gt;

This &quot;ally&quot; gave us Jonathon Pollard and who knows how many other spies that endangered the security of the country. 

Folks, we know where Mr. Bird&#039;s primary allegiance lies and its certainly not the US of A. Its time for the internment camps to re-open to preserve our country and heritage.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#31 Abe &#8220;Cuckoo&#8221; Bird said :</p>
<p><strong>Israel, despite her minuscule size, gave back to her ally, America, more than any other nation ever had.</strong></p>
<p>This &#8220;ally&#8221; gave us Jonathon Pollard and who knows how many other spies that endangered the security of the country. </p>
<p>Folks, we know where Mr. Bird&#8217;s primary allegiance lies and its certainly not the US of A. Its time for the internment camps to re-open to preserve our country and heritage.<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=4916618', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hussein toasterhead</title>
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		<dc:creator>hussein toasterhead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Abe Bird Says: 

Strategic relations with Israel are the among the better investments of US. You have to remember the US gives Israel 2.8 billion loan a year in order to buy US products. Israel spends most of the money in the US market and helps having it rolling. Israel spends 80% of the money for U.S. military and manufacturers’ purchases. 

April 17th, 2008 at 2:38 am 
_____

So THAT&#039;s why we want them to go to war with Iran.  Now it all makes sense - thanks for the clarification!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Abe Bird Says: </p>
<p>Strategic relations with Israel are the among the better investments of US. You have to remember the US gives Israel 2.8 billion loan a year in order to buy US products. Israel spends most of the money in the US market and helps having it rolling. Israel spends 80% of the money for U.S. military and manufacturers’ purchases. </p>
<p>April 17th, 2008 at 2:38 am<br />
_____</p>
<p>So THAT&#8217;s why we want them to go to war with Iran.  Now it all makes sense &#8211; thanks for the clarification!<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=4916482', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: upright left</title>
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		<dc:creator>upright left</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>__________
Wayne Says: 

Record flop return time on that flip, John.
Wonder what other “earmarks” won’t get vetoed…..

April 16th, 2008 at 8:53 pm   
_________

He only said he&#039;d veto earmarks, not that he would stop support for Israel.  Support for Israel doesn&#039;t have to come in the form of an earmark.</description>
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Wayne Says: </p>
<p>Record flop return time on that flip, John.<br />
Wonder what other “earmarks” won’t get vetoed…..</p>
<p>April 16th, 2008 at 8:53 pm<br />
_________</p>
<p>He only said he&#8217;d veto earmarks, not that he would stop support for Israel.  Support for Israel doesn&#8217;t have to come in the form of an earmark.<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=4916480', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: misshusseinmolly</title>
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		<dc:creator>misshusseinmolly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s nice to know that McCain reads ThinkProgress (or at least, his staffers do).  He probably could have qualified his blanket condemnation of earmarks somewhat, but all candidates commit gaffes (though somehow, only Obama&#039;s result in polls questioning his patriotism, elitism, or fitness for office).

I suspect when McCain rails against &quot;earmarks&quot;, he means &quot;earmarks from Democrats&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s nice to know that McCain reads ThinkProgress (or at least, his staffers do).  He probably could have qualified his blanket condemnation of earmarks somewhat, but all candidates commit gaffes (though somehow, only Obama&#8217;s result in polls questioning his patriotism, elitism, or fitness for office).</p>
<p>I suspect when McCain rails against &#8220;earmarks&#8221;, he means &#8220;earmarks from Democrats&#8221;.<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=4916302', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: barfly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-campaign-responds-to-thinkprogress-on-earmarks-for-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-4916298</link>
		<dc:creator>barfly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;... because Israel shares intelligence, technological and scientific information, know-how, unique experience in developing electronic and avionic matters,&lt;/em&gt;

Or they &lt;em&gt;steal&lt;/em&gt; it from us...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8230; because Israel shares intelligence, technological and scientific information, know-how, unique experience in developing electronic and avionic matters,</em></p>
<p>Or they <em>steal</em> it from us&#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=4916298', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: barfly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-campaign-responds-to-thinkprogress-on-earmarks-for-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-4916296</link>
		<dc:creator>barfly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;For years, Israel has been America’s secret weapon in defending the interests and lives of Americans for the United States.&lt;/em&gt;

And that they stole US weapons secrets only gives them the means to better protect us!

Riiight.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>For years, Israel has been America’s secret weapon in defending the interests and lives of Americans for the United States.</em></p>
<p>And that they stole US weapons secrets only gives them the means to better protect us!</p>
<p>Riiight.<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=4916296', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Doc Rock</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-campaign-responds-to-thinkprogress-on-earmarks-for-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-4916288</link>
		<dc:creator>Doc Rock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Devil&#039;s in the details and, sometimes, &lt;strong&gt;in the rhetoric!&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Devil&#8217;s in the details and, sometimes, <strong>in the rhetoric!</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=4916288', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: alphainfinityomega</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-campaign-responds-to-thinkprogress-on-earmarks-for-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-4916280</link>
		<dc:creator>alphainfinityomega</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;And Abe, the rest of your tract is utter nonsense.
5th Estate Says:&lt;/em&gt;

No doubt.

&lt;strong&gt;_AIO_&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>And Abe, the rest of your tract is utter nonsense.<br />
5th Estate Says:</em></p>
<p>No doubt.</p>
<p><strong>_AIO_</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=4916280', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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