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	<title>&#34;Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism&#34; - George Washington</title>
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		<title>Running in the red: How the U.S., on the road to surplus, detoured to massive debt</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lori Montgomery, Published: April 30, 2011 The nation’s unnerving descent into debt began a decade ago with a choice, not a crisis. In January 2001, with the budget balanced and clear sailing ahead, the Congressional Budget Office forecast ever-larger annual surpluses indefinitely. The outlook &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/running-in-the-red-how-the-u-s-on-the-road-to-surplus-detoured-to-massive-debt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=880&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing a Fox Nation Post with the Original Column</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Fox Nation WH Pressures Ford to Pull Bailout Ad By Daniel Howes, Detroit News For the only Detroit automaker that &#8220;didn&#8217;t take the money&#8221; of the federal auto bailouts, Ford Motor Co. keeps paying a price for its comparative &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/comparing-a-fox-nation-post-with-the-original-column/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=877&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kent Snyder, 49; Campaign Chief for Rep. Ron Paul</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday, July 11, 2008Kent W. Snyder, 49, the campaign chairman of Rep. Ron Paul&#8217;s unsuccessful bid this year for the Republican presidential nomination, died June 26 of viral pneumonia at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He lived in Arlington County. Mr. Snyder &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/kent-snyder-49-campaign-chief-for-rep-ron-paul/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=872&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Debt by President</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. president Party Term years Start debt/GDP End debt/GDP Increase debt ($T) Increase debt/GDP (in percentage points) Roosevelt/Truman D 1945–1949 117.5% 93.1% -0.01 -24.4% Harry Truman D 1949–1953 93.1% 71.4% 0.01 -21.7% Dwight Eisenhower R 1953–1957 71.4% 60.4% 0.01 -11.0% Dwight &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/debt-by-president/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=866&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top radio talkers sell endorsements</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a regular listener of Glenn Beck’s radio show and you wanted to contribute to a political group that would advance the populist conservative ideals he touts on his show, you’d have plenty of reason to think that FreedomWorks &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/top-radio-talkers-sell-endorsements/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=854&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fox: The Liars&#8217; Network</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Eric Alterman &#124; April 7, 2011 In July 1999 Vice President Al Gore paddled down the Connecticut River in New Hampshire to spread what then–Rolling Stone reporter Eric Boehlert termed “his green theme of protecting the environment” while posing &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/fox-the-liars-network/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=850&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI General Electric, the nation’s largest corporation, had a very good year in 2010. The company reported worldwide profits of $14.2 billion, and said $5.1 billion of the total came from its operations in the United States. Its American &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/g-e-%e2%80%99s-strategies-let-it-avoid-taxes-altogether/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=848&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For Lawmaker Examining Terror, a Pro-I.R.A. Past</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON — For Representative Peter T. King, as he seizes the national spotlight this week with a hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims, it is the most awkward of résumé entries. Long before he became an outspoken voice &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/for-lawmaker-examining-terror-a-pro-i-r-a-past/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=846&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Wealth, Nassau County Is in Fiscal Crisis</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By DAVID M. HALBFINGER MINEOLA, N.Y. — Facing a huge budget deficit when he took office in January, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano did not impose a hiring freeze. He did not stop borrowing to subsidize some of the richest &#8230; <a href="http://realclear.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/despite-wealth-nassau-county-is-in-fiscal-crisis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realclear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2967403&amp;post=843&amp;subd=realclear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Conservatives Really Want</title>
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