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		<title>What might the world look like if the bailout works? Like Sarah Palin</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2009/08/03/what-might-the-world-look-like-if-the-bailout-works-like-sarah-palin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extremist Naomi Klein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naomi Klein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naomi Klein stereotyping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin attacked by Naomi Klein verbally]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What might the world look like if the bailout works? Like Sarah Palin &#124; Naomi Klein &#124; Comment is free &#124; The Guardian . I read this to understand all sides.  I say everything in moderation&#8230;What do you think of Naomi Klein? &#8220;Because make no mistake, capitalism will be back. And the same message will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>.: United States Senator Tom Coburn :: Washington Waste of the Week :.</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2009/06/09/united-states-senator-tom-coburn-washington-waste-of-the-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[.: United States Senator Tom Coburn :: Washington Waste of the Week :.. GRRRRRRRRR&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; ~J]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury and Fed Wrecking Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/12/03/treasury-and-fed-wrecking-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.realitymirror.net/?p=1134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John Stossel&#8217;s article Government Sets Us Up for the Next Bust outlines how the inflationary policies of the Treasury and Federal Reserve are interfering with the proper functioning of a free market economy. The government bailouts are impediments to recovery, because they enable failing financial companies to prolong their failures, rather than restructure into stronger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: redistribution stimulus bill II</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/23/redistribution-bill-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/23/redistribution-bill-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.]]></description>
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		<title>bailout is working, but for whom?</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/18/bailout-is-working-but-for-whom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/18/bailout-is-working-but-for-whom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.realitymirror.net/?p=1104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke are defending their administration of the bailout, despite mounting criticism. The question is, who is this bailout working for? Ask yourself: has the bailout, which you are paying for, been working for you?]]></description>
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		<title>Paulson bait and switch</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/12/paulson-bait-and-switch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is abandoning his plan for using the $700 billion bailout fund to buy up bad mortgage debt. The entire justification for authorizing the bailout is being replaced at Paulson&#8217;s whim. The nation has once again been duped. Updated 11/13/2008: Three GOP Senators have sent Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson a &#8220;joint letter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>automobile industry bailout</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/12/automobile-industry-bailout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg reports that Barney Frank is proposing that GM, Ford, and Chrysler receive $25 billion in loans. Further legislation would be needed to authorize additional funds from the $700 billion financial bailout to also be used for this purpose. Fortunately, the top Republican on the Banking Committee, Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, opposes aid to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>automotive bailout</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/07/automotive-bailout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/07/automotive-bailout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.realitymirror.net/?p=1073</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to the difficult economic times and slumping automobile sales, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler are asking for federal aid (read: bailout). A U.S. rescue package for GM, Ford and Chrysler is likely before President George W. Bush leaves office in January, said Dennis Virag, president of Automotive Consulting Group in Ann Arbor. The federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans Create Wealth</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/31/republicans-create-wealth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/31/republicans-create-wealth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Cato Institute article Taking Stock of the Parties analyzes the stock market to determine which political party is better for creating wealth, as reflected in stock prices. Over the last quarter of a century when the Republicans controlled both houses of Congress, the stock market rose by an average of about 20 percent per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last Honest Reporter</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/23/the-last-honest-reporter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/23/the-last-honest-reporter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orson Scott Card]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jacquelinecady.com/?p=820</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights? by Orson Scott Card is a wonderful read. Orson Scott Card is the author of one of my favorite science fiction novels, Ender&#8217;s Game. Apparently, he&#8217;s also a Democrat and a columnist. By my read, he&#8217;s a darned good one too. Thanks to chipluck on [...]]]></description>
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