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	<title>Motion for a Recess</title>
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	<description>It's about time.</description>
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		<title>Isn&#8217;t it ironic?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a lot of &#8220;irony&#8221; in politics lately (well, always but let&#8217;s talk about now). Palin admitted to using the Canadian government-run health care, something she&#8217;s been vehemently opposed to in the US.
In California, an ardent anti-gay politician, State Senator Roy Ashburn, admitted to being gay after his high-profile DUI arrest last week. Senator [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2010/03/08/isnt-it-ironic/</link>
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		<title>Banks and Brokerages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the fall of finance, Wall Street, and the global economy, there were many calls to not only fix the problem but to figure out the root of the causes. President Obama heard the calls and formed the Economic Recovery Advisory Board when he came into office early 2009. He appointed former Federal Reserve Chairman [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2009/10/28/banks-and-brokerages/</link>
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		<title>Diet, Food, &amp; Politics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable food once seen in activist circles is starting to gain acceptance as some norm. This week, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order hoping to turn vacant lots &#8211; basically any area that is city-owned but unused &#8211; into small gardens. The idea is to create a vibrant local economy while reducing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2009/07/11/diet-food-politics/</link>
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		<title>Lugar In the Right Direction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) has signaled for the US to make a move in the right direction. Sanctions on Cuba have done nothing to help the US and, in fact, have just strengthened Cuba&#8217;s communist resolve. Let&#8217;s hope this goes somewhere.
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		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2009/02/26/lugar-in-the-right-direction/</link>
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		<title>Barr Lines Up with Libertarians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bob Barr, once the ardent Republican representative from Georgia and currently the Libertarian Party&#8217;s candidate for President, has finally come to terms with one of his many controversial positions &#8211; the War on Drugs. It was Barr who was a vocal supporter and policy-maker for the War on Drugs and repeatedly defended his position. He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2008/06/23/barr-lines-up-with-libertarians/</link>
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		<title>The &#8216;Spite&#8217; Vote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Clinton finally conceded the Democratic nomination to Obama after a grueling primary season. She proved to be a tenacious and somewhat ironic &#8216;comeback&#8217; candidate who proved pundits and others wrong with her continued support and wins in the many latter primary states. But the math finally became obvious and the Clinton spin team [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2008/06/11/the-spite-vote/</link>
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		<title>Learn to Love High Gas Prices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, I advocated increasing taxes on gasoline to wean our country off oil and start spurring up interest in public transportation or alternative sources of energy. At the time, Hillary Clinton and John McCain were pushing for their own (failed) gas tax holiday plan. Most economists and policy wonks (as well as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2008/06/02/learn-to-love-high-gas-prices/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;We Object&#8217; &#8211; The Furman University Uproar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Furman University of Greenville, South Carolina invited President Bush to deliver this year&#8217;s commencement speech to the graduating class of 2008. Almost immediately, an opposition of over 200 students and faculty signed a statement aptly named &#8216;We Object&#8216; which listed their reasons for objecting to his visit, among them are the Iraq war and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2008/05/26/we-object-the-furman-university-uproar/</link>
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		<title>A Disgruntled American</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I, like many other Americans, am offended by Bush&#8217;s comments yesterday in Israel. I&#8217;m sure if you&#8217;re reading this, you already know what he&#8217;s said so there&#8217;s really no need for me to copy them again. I was reading responses all over the web and watching political commentary on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox. Opinion was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2008/05/16/a-disgruntled-american/</link>
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		<title>No Fishy Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to prevent the extinction of the king salmon, the Commerce Department has implemented a fishing ban on the West Coast. Salmon prices are going to jump soon, if they already haven&#8217;t &#8211; you better hoard it while you can. Thank god I gave up meat and seafood recently. Poor fishermen.
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		<link>http://www.motionforarecess.com/2008/05/12/no-fishy-business/</link>
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