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	<title>Play Poker for Free Online</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:30:29 -0500</pubDate>
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        To play poker for free online is one of the easiest andincreasingly popular ways to learn the game, especially TexasNo-Limit Hold'Em. Virtually all online poker rooms will letplayers come in at no cost because they would love to have youas a real money player in the future. It is less intimidatingand far cheaper than going to a land based poker room. And ifyou live in an area where you cannot drive to a poker room,playing over the Internet becomes even more attractive.Combining the purchase of a...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[To play poker for free online is one of the easiest andincreasingly popular ways to learn the game, especially TexasNo-Limit Hold'Em. Virtually all online poker rooms will letplayers come in at no cost because they would love to have youas a real money player in the future. It is less intimidatingand far cheaper than going to a land based poker room. And ifyou live in an area where you cannot drive to a poker room,playing over the Internet becomes even more attractive.Combining the purchase of a couple of good books on TexasHold'Em with the  online availability of a place to practiceand learn will allow anyone to increase their knowledge andability on the game of poker. When selecting somewhere to begin playing at no cost, it pays tolook into what benefits are offered to the player by the pokerrooms. Some offer play money tournaments on top of regular tableplay which can help to learn and practice your tournamentstrategies. If you have never played before, make sure...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>To the Citizens of Kansas</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:06:09 -0500</pubDate>
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        This coming election is far more important to the way ourcountry is run than any other over the past decade. The focus ofthe media has mainly been on the most important of the races,the Presidential; however house and senate members are beingvoted on as well.This election may either make or break the Democrats. They maylose the Senate as well as lose more seats in the house or gainseats in the Senate and Reps. If the latter is the case, manygreat things will happen for the party. The course of t...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This coming election is far more important to the way ourcountry is run than any other over the past decade. The focus ofthe media has mainly been on the most important of the races,the Presidential; however house and senate members are beingvoted on as well.This election may either make or break the Democrats. They maylose the Senate as well as lose more seats in the house or gainseats in the Senate and Reps. If the latter is the case, manygreat things will happen for the party. The course of thecountry could very well change and the economy be put back ontrack. In the other case, which seems to be more likely sincethe last redistricting was under Republican control, theDemocrats will not be able to get anything accomplished. Theirbills will be filibustered and their say in both houses will bediminished if at all even present.Kansas shows a bright spot in all the madness surrounding theparty. In the Second District Rep. Jim Ryun's seat is introuble. A lady by the name...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Casino Slots</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:13:19 -0500</pubDate>
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        Modern casino slots  are controlled by computerchips and software, and the win percentages are preprogrammedinto the software. Casino slots  have Random Number Generators RNG whichare continually generating combinations, even when the machineis not being played. Running concurrently with the RNG of the casino slot machine isthe payout percentage. The payout percentage controls how much the slot machine willpayout, for example the payout percentage might be , meaningthe slot game will payout  of ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Modern casino slots  are controlled by computerchips and software, and the win percentages are preprogrammedinto the software. Casino slots  have Random Number Generators RNG whichare continually generating combinations, even when the machineis not being played. Running concurrently with the RNG of the casino slot machine isthe payout percentage. The payout percentage controls how much the slot machine willpayout, for example the payout percentage might be , meaningthe slot game will payout  of all the bets played and thecasino only gets to keep . This is not to say that every time you bet  credits you willreceive  in return ' where is the fun and excitement in that?Instead the casino slot machine game will not pay out for awhile, and then suddenly go on a hot streak and you might hit abig jackpot. The payoff percentages will vary between the different games andsome of the most popular casinos, like King Neptune casino offera payout of up to ! So in...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Bush vs. Kerry -- Negative Campaigning</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:08:59 -0500</pubDate>
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        As the presidential race hits full throttle, so do the smearcampaigns. Negative ads are becoming more important to eachparties race as time goes on, it is degrading. This is startingto feel like hatred is the only way either opponent believesthey can win. The two major parties have been spitting andclawing at each other since the end of the primaries.I am a Democrat actually farther left, but for the sake ofvoting I am a Democrat, but I still feel saddened by the waythe election is being held by...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As the presidential race hits full throttle, so do the smearcampaigns. Negative ads are becoming more important to eachparties race as time goes on, it is degrading. This is startingto feel like hatred is the only way either opponent believesthey can win. The two major parties have been spitting andclawing at each other since the end of the primaries.I am a Democrat actually farther left, but for the sake ofvoting I am a Democrat, but I still feel saddened by the waythe election is being held by Kerry. During the DNC, DemocraticNational Convention, John Kerry said that he is tired of thenegative campaigning and will run a full legitimate campaign forthe rest of the way. Then later in the speech started to talknegatively about Bush, how can this be? Not only are his wordsdegrading, but his whole attitude towards the election is.Indeed he does have to defend himself against such things beingthrown at him from the opposite side, but he does not need tothrow ammunition in...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Abraham Lincoln - Man of Determination, Who Handled Civil War in USA</title>
	<link>http://lincolnparty.com/596734-Abraham-Lincoln-Man-of-Determination-Who-Handled-Civil-War-in-USA.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:39:20 -0500</pubDate>
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                      There are persons about whom we can write tirelessly. There are men and women about whom the words can hardly narrate in full. And there are heroes whose virtues we cannot count. Sixteenth President of United States of America, Abraham Lincoln was such a hero.Born on twelfth February , he had very little education during his childhood. His mother died when he was a small boy. His father had remarried and the boy Abraham had got a step mother like an angel. But the poverty of his fa...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              There are persons about whom we can write tirelessly. There are men and women about whom the words can hardly narrate in full. And there are heroes whose virtues we cannot count. Sixteenth President of United States of America, Abraham Lincoln was such a hero.Born on twelfth February , he had very little education during his childhood. His mother died when he was a small boy. His father had remarried and the boy Abraham had got a step mother like an angel. But the poverty of his family had left very less options for him. He started defeating all of his odds from the childhood only.He studied law and became a lawyer. His marital life had not begun with ease. After two or three unsuccessful relationships, he had decided to marry Mary Todd. His marital life was full of happiness and she gave birth to his four sons.Lincolnhad started his political career in his youth. At the age of  he was elected in the Illinois General Assembly. However he had stopped taking par...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Winning at Slots</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:26:44 -0500</pubDate>
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         Casino gambling is often played with a gambling strategy inmind. This is however not normally the case with slotmachines. Many players simply pump in their credits,pull on the arm  or in the case of a virtual casino, hit thespin button and hope to hit the jackpot. But actually there's much more to winning at slots thansimply hitting spin. Firstly, you need to realize that it's not all about the slotsjackpot. Putting your hopes on hitting the jackpot will becostly and not to mention disappointin...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Casino gambling is often played with a gambling strategy inmind. This is however not normally the case with slotmachines. Many players simply pump in their credits,pull on the arm ' or in the case of a virtual casino, hit thespin button and hope to hit the jackpot. But actually there's much more to winning at slots thansimply hitting spin. Firstly, you need to realize that it's not all about the slotsjackpot. Putting your hopes on hitting the jackpot will becostly and not to mention disappointing. Although it's true thatthe jackpot will hit soon or later, don't expect to hit it inthe first couple of rounds you play. This would be extremelylucky! Secondly, know when to stop. This means knowing when to stopwhether you're winning or losing. There is no use beating a deadhorse. Therefore if your machine is as cold as ice, it's time tomove on to another machine. Thirdly, try to mix up you bets ' max betting will ensure thatyou get the biggest possible payout for every win...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Gibbs says left-wing critics of Obama &quot;Ought to be drug tested.&quot;</title>
	<link>http://lincolnparty.com/399459-Gibbs-says-left-wing-critics-of-Obama-Ought-to-be-drug-tested.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:00:57 -0500</pubDate>
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        by Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is showing what stress can do to a presidential press secretary. Today he blasted liberal critics of President Obama: They will be satisfied when we have Canadian healthcare and weve eliminated the Pentagon. Thats not reality.Gibbs is not alone. White House staff members are confiding to friends that the atmosphere is at best pessimistic. Some staff complain that they get hostile stares from top-level presidential advisors  an...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;A href&quot;http:radnorreports.wordpress.com&quot;&gt;by Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.&lt;A&gt;White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is showing what stress can do to a presidential press secretary. Today he blasted liberal critics of President Obama: 'They will be satisfied when we have Canadian healthcare and we've eliminated the Pentagon. That's not reality.'Gibbs is not alone. White House staff members are confiding to friends that the atmosphere is at best pessimistic. Some staff complain that they get hostile stares from top-level presidential advisors ' and the President and First Lady ' if they offer anything that might be taken as criticism. A staff member who cautioned a few weeks ago that the First Lady's vacation in Spain might draw critical media and Republican attention has been called on the carpet by a senior staffer who apparently shouted, 'I hope you're happy now!'Staffers say that Obama is not able to accept advice. He interprets suggestions as criticisms. This has caused p...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Gibbs says Missouri vote means &quot;Nothing&quot;</title>
	<link>http://lincolnparty.com/901031-Gibbs-says-Missouri-vote-means-Nothing.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:55:42 -0500</pubDate>
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        by Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.A readers question: You have not talked about healthcare much lately. Is it fading as an issue? No, as shown last Tuesday by the  percent of Missouri voters who approved prohibiting the federal government from requiring people to buy health insurance. Ask what the Missouri vote meant, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, nothing.Gibbs may be&amp;nbsp;correct that the federal government can preempt state law on health insurance. But in glibly dismissing the Show...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;A href&quot;http:radnorreports.wordpress.com&quot;&gt;by Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.&lt;A&gt;A reader's question: 'You have not talked about healthcare much lately. Is it fading as an issue? No, as shown last Tuesday by the  percent of Missouri voters who approved prohibiting the federal government from requiring people to buy health insurance. Ask what the Missouri vote meant, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, 'nothing.'Gibbs may be&amp;nbsp;correct that the federal government can preempt state law on health insurance. But in glibly dismissing the Show Me state's voters, he conveyed the White House's increasing anxiety over the upcoming elections. Watch for other examples of frustration boiling over.Contrary to White House predictions, voters do not seem to like Obamacare better the more they learn about it. The opposite is true, especially as details about 'hidden' or deferred taxes and mandates surface.Publicly, White House staffers try to put on a happy face. Privately ' an...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Virtual Casino Onlne</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:38:32 -0500</pubDate>
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         What is a virtual casino online? This is aterm used to describe a website using software that enables youto gamble with real money online, in real-time. The virtual casino online  enables you to purchasetokens or credits via credit card, check, bank transfer or onemany other internet payment methods, for example NETeller orFirepay.   The tokens are then credited to your virtual casino account andyou can to use these tokens to wager on any of the availablecasino games. Though it's called a virtu...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What is a 'virtual casino online'? This is aterm used to describe a website using software that enables youto gamble with real money online, in real-time. The virtual casino online  enables you to purchasetokens or credits via credit card, check, bank transfer or onemany other internet payment methods, for example NETeller orFirepay.   The tokens are then credited to your virtual casino account andyou can to use these tokens to wager on any of the availablecasino games. Though it's called a virtual casino online, everything about theexperience you get is real. You can enjoy the excitement online- from anywhere in the world! That means you get to play your favourite virtual casino onlinegame anytime, anywhere without having to deal with crowds ofpeople. What virtual casino online games are available? Just like a real casino you can play the full array of casinogames online. These games include: slots, progressive slots,poker, video poker, baccarat, blackjack, keno, ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>About Arthritis Pain Relief</title>
	<link>http://lincolnparty.com/132330-About-Arthritis-Pain-Relief.html</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:55:41 -0500</pubDate>
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        Chronic pain has plugged into thousands and millions of people in this fast developing world. There are number of cases found suffering from chronic pain conditions and takes a long period of time to recover. People tempt to get chronic pain relief through some natural ways. Around  to  millions of Americans are suffering form chronic pain condition. The chronic pain if treated at an earlier stage can be well treated but if it sustains for a longer period than the situation can become worse. Chr...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chronic pain has plugged into thousands and millions of people in this fast developing world. There are number of cases found suffering from chronic pain conditions and takes a long period of time to recover. People tempt to get chronic pain relief through some natural ways. Around  to  millions of Americans are suffering form chronic pain condition. The chronic pain if treated at an earlier stage can be well treated but if it sustains for a longer period than the situation can become worse. Chronic pain relives the flow of harmful hormones, such as cortisol which plays a major role in adversely affecting the immune system and kidney function.  Chronic pain relief has now emerged with new and great techniques and treatments. The researchers and surgeons are now enhanced with effective drugs to implant and electrical stimulation. The birth of chronic pain can be due to various reasons like from an accident affecting much too sensitive veins and muscles, back injuries, an injury cau...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Creating a Capital Congress</title>
	<link>http://lincolnparty.com/210970-Creating-a-Capital-Congress.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:21:37 -0500</pubDate>
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        It's not hard to discern how most Americans look at Congress. Whether in public opinion polls or person-in-the-street interviews, citizens regard the national legislators the way they would disliked relatives: They know they have to live with them, but they hope to have as little contact as possible. Can Congress blame us for feeling this way? Year after year, the Congress seems hopelessly deadlocked on issues of immediate concern to the country. Global warming? It needs more evidence, maybe dee...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's not hard to discern how most Americans look at Congress. Whether in public opinion polls or person-in-the-street interviews, citizens regard the national legislators the way they would disliked relatives: They know they have to live with them, but they hope to have as little contact as possible. Can Congress blame us for feeling this way? Year after year, the Congress seems hopelessly deadlocked on issues of immediate concern to the country. Global warming? It needs more evidence, maybe deep water in the streets of coastal cities. How about reform of our complicated, special interest-driven tax system that remains a national disgrace -- arguably the worst in the industrialized world? This is never a priority. Health care for the millions of uninsured Americans? It always appears to be on the agenda for the next decade or the one after that. A balanced budget so that the nation could begin whittling down trillions of dollars of debt before it completely consumes our ability to meet...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Wankie the Elephant and the President</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:57:21 -0500</pubDate>
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        Nobody Told Him . . . Connecting President Bush with Wankie the Elephant The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it,but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. John :  I know a placeAint nobody cryinAint nobody worried Al Bell with Mavis StaplesIll Take You There  As the hulking giant moving van lumbered east on FullertonParkway in Chicago; a tiny Cessna  plane, feather light andfragile, took off from an airport near Lancaster Pennsylvaniaand headed south towards...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nobody Told Him . . . Connecting President Bush with Wankie the Elephant The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it,but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. John :  I know a placeAin't nobody cryinAin't nobody worried Al Bell with Mavis Staples'I'll Take You There'  As the hulking giant moving van lumbered east on FullertonParkway in Chicago; a tiny Cessna  plane, feather light andfragile, took off from an airport near Lancaster Pennsylvaniaand headed south towards Washington DC.. President Bush, cocooned in a phalanx of black SUV's snakingtheir way out of the District towards Patuxent Wildlife Preservein Maryland, was thinking about what he'd have for lunch.  So was Wankie, the last remaining African Elephant at theLincoln Park Zoo. Perched at the wheel of the giant moving van that puffed andsnorted slowly past the gracious old city row houses lining theBoulevard just west of the Zoo; the Driver downshifts and rol...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Land Casinos Vs. Online Casinos</title>
	<link>http://lincolnparty.com/625675-Land-Casinos-Vs-Online-Casinos.html</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:22:41 -0500</pubDate>
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        Since the emergence of a few online casinos in , the growthand popularity of the online gambling industry has skyrocketedat a phenomenal rate. There are currently thousands of onlinecasinos generating an estimated annual revenue of over USD,,,. If this figure is divided by  days, then itcould be said that online casinos generate an average of wellover ,, in revenue every single day. As the globalinternet population continues to grow, and with internetgambling expanding into numerous non-English ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the emergence of a few online casinos in , the growthand popularity of the online gambling industry has skyrocketedat a phenomenal rate. There are currently thousands of onlinecasinos generating an estimated annual revenue of over USD,,,. If this figure is divided by  days, then itcould be said that online casinos generate an average of wellover ,, in revenue every single day. As the globalinternet population continues to grow, and with internetgambling expanding into numerous non-English speaking countriesin Europe and Asia, it is safe to assume that the above figureswill continue to grow with no immediate signs of slowing down inthe near future. In many cases, compared to a traditional land based casino, anonline casino has many advantages which have contributed to itsoverall growth, popularity and success. Multilingual Most of the popular online casinos offer multiplelanguage support, so a person who does not understand English issti...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>What? Are you kidding? Another Bush? </title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:48:46 -0500</pubDate>
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        By Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances.- ShakespeareAs President Obamas poll numbers plunge and members of his own party begin to attack him, Republicans debating whether to run in  are feeling more optimistic. Are things really that bullish for potential GOP candidates? Polls and focus groups confirm reasons for GOP enthusiasm. The most positive thing Democrats say is that it is too early to tell. ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;A&gt;By Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.&lt;A&gt;All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances.- ShakespeareAs President Obama's poll numbers plunge and members of his own party begin to attack him, Republicans debating whether to run in  are feeling more optimistic. Are things really that bullish for potential GOP candidates? Polls and focus groups confirm reasons for GOP enthusiasm. The most positive thing Democrats say is that it is too early to tell. Meantime, another man named Bush publicly denies interest in running even as he and his close friends and advisors ponder how to get him drafted to run late in the campaign, against a weakened incumbent.You think that's crazy? Who's going to want another Bush? Beside, drafts just happen; no one can plan to be&amp;nbsp;drafted. Or can they? Let's sweep soundbites and spin out of the way&amp;nbsp;and look at what we know right now.The situation looks bad for Obama. Independent voter...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Good Samaritan - Does Human Conscience Still Exist?</title>
	<link>http://lincolnparty.com/580371-The-Good-Samaritan-Does-Human-Conscience-Still-Exist.html</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:40:19 -0500</pubDate>
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         Stories of old tell us about a lone travler who while makinghis journey was attacked, robbed and left for dead. As he lie bythe wayside, a priest passed by and barely glanced his way.Later, another man came along; stopping briefly to investigatewhat had occurred. He looked upon the traveler but just didn'tfeel like it was his duty to help him, so he left as well. Some time went by, when a Samaritan came upon the traveler andimmediately showed mercy. He didn't question the traveler'srace, creed,...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Stories of old tell us about a lone travler who while makinghis journey was attacked, robbed and left for dead. As he lie bythe wayside, a priest passed by and barely glanced his way.Later, another man came along; stopping briefly to investigatewhat had occurred. He looked upon the traveler but just didn'tfeel like it was his duty to help him, so he left as well. Some time went by, when a Samaritan came upon the traveler andimmediately showed mercy. He didn't question the traveler'srace, creed, sex or religion - he simply saw an injured humanlying there before him. Not thinking about the criminals who might have still been inthe area, nor about his own safety, the Samaritan simply knewthat the traveler was in need and suffering. Removing his owngarment, the Samaritan covered the injured traveler. Then,taking his own oil and wine which was to be used for his ownjourney, the Samaritan healed and relieved the woundedtraveler. After he cleansed the traveler's wounds, th...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Top 10 Sites For Discussing Politics Online</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:05:58 -0500</pubDate>
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        With the  Presidential elections swiftly approaching, for those of us in the United States, here are a few websites those who enjoy debating politics online may want to be aware of. These websites aren't listed in any particular order and all are worth taking a look at:GovSpot.comA non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online. GovSpot is a free resource offering a collection of hand selected government and...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the  Presidential elections swiftly approaching, for those of us in the United States, here are a few websites those who enjoy debating politics online may want to be aware of. These websites aren't listed in any particular order and all are worth taking a look at:GovSpot.comA non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online. GovSpot is a free resource offering a collection of hand selected government and civic resources.It is one of the more useful and informative guide to government information on the internet.A virtual resource center for U.S. citizens, students, educators, business people, government employees and anyone exploring the worldwide web for government information. GovSpot.com makes it very easy to find government websites and political information.Epolitics.comLots of websites talk about politics, but only a tiny few discuss anything other than one particular point of v...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Anybody but BUSH!</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:41:12 -0500</pubDate>
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        Anybody but BUSH!Joshua BuntonAugust , Yesterday in New York thousands of protestors marched downseventh avenue. And, of course, C-SPAN is covering it like a bignews event.I took the time to watch some of the coverage. I expected tofind protestors marching for one cause and one cause only to getGeorge W Bush out of the White House.What did I find instead? What I found was a mixture of peopleprotesting topics from around the globe. According to the United for Peace website organizationresponsible...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anybody but BUSH!Joshua BuntonAugust , Yesterday in New York thousands of protestors marched downseventh avenue. And, of course, C-SPAN is covering it like a bignews event.I took the time to watch some of the coverage. I expected tofind protestors marching for one cause and one cause only to getGeorge W Bush out of the White House.What did I find instead? What I found was a mixture of peopleprotesting topics from around the globe. According to the 'United for Peace website' organizationresponsible for August ,  protests in New York City theirorganization will 'hold an impassioned, peaceful, and legalmarch past Madison Square Garden, the site of the RepublicanConvention. When the Republicans descend on New York City withtheir agenda of war, greed, hate and lies, they will be met by amassive, diverse, peaceful outpouring of dissent, as hugenumbers of us join together in a spirit of nonviolence for alegal, permitted march on August  to say NO to theirde...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Business Lessons From Presidential Politics</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:10:54 -0500</pubDate>
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        The most influential CEO in the world George W. Bush is facing mandatory retirement in  months and already there are  men and women vying for the job - very publicly. They are talking about how they will do things differently if they are chosen, and they are doing everything they can to prove how all the other candidates are wrong for the job.When President Bush leaves office, many across the country will be thankful when the  month campaign cycle has ended. But before you write this off to just...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The most influential CEO in the world George W. Bush is facing mandatory retirement in  months and already there are  men and women vying for the job - very publicly. They are talking about how they will do things differently if they are chosen, and they are doing everything they can to prove how all the other candidates are wrong for the job.When President Bush leaves office, many across the country will be thankful when the  month campaign cycle has ended. But before you write this off to &quot;just politics,&quot; there are lessons to be learned from all the political maneuvering. Build enthusiasm early.  In politics the next campaign cycle begins the day after the next person is elected sometimes sooner. It can make for an incredibly long campaign, but it certainly builds momentum. Some of it may be misguided see below, but you can't deny the enthusiasm already evident for the campaign - especially among those on the teams for the candidates. What are you doing to build the en...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Why I Miss Mike Royko</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:44:22 -0500</pubDate>
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        by Mark RhoadsThe legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko&amp;nbsp;died in . Over his career, he worked for three different Chicago newspapers. I often miss his take on topics in the news today, but most of all in recent weeks because I think only Royko could have maximized the real entertainment value of the Blagojevich trial in a way that would do justice to the characters.For example, many decades ago Mike ran his own contest to design a new city seal for Chicago. The winning entry ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Mark RhoadsThe legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko&amp;nbsp;died in . Over his career, he worked for three different Chicago newspapers. I often miss his take on topics in the news today, but most of all in recent weeks because I think only Royko could have maximized the real entertainment value of the Blagojevich trial in a way that would do justice to the characters.For example, many decades ago Mike ran his own contest to design a new city seal for Chicago. The winning entry came from a reader who drew a picture of an outstretched palm under the Latin inscription Ubi Est Mea? for Where's Mine?Mike had an imaginary friend, named Slats Grobnik, who was a surrogate for Chicago's everyman. I can just imagine a conversation between Mike and Slats last week at the Billy Goat Tavern.Mike: Hey Slats, you been reading about the Blagojevich trial?Slats: Yeah.Mike:&amp;nbsp;Well, whadaya&amp;nbsp;tink? Is Blago guilty?Slats: Yeah, for lots of stuff, but not for sel...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Bush, Kerry and Electability</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:11:24 -0500</pubDate>
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         I pity English students these days. I pity them very much. Or, Ishould not have pity for them. Who sent them to study somethinglike syntax in the first place. Or semantics. By Jupiter, spacescientists like Stephen Hawkings, the briefest astronomer in theuniverse, would damn it. But I pity lexicographers the more.They, like the grammar students are doomed to the same fate.Like Achilles who was destined to die in battle. May thegrammarians not perish by their heels. Because they are helping us to...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I pity English students these days. I pity them very much. Or, Ishould not have pity for them. Who sent them to study somethinglike syntax in the first place. Or semantics. By Jupiter, spacescientists like Stephen Hawkings, the briefest astronomer in theuniverse, would damn it. But I pity lexicographers the more.They, like the grammar students are doomed to the same fate.Like Achilles who was destined to die in battle. May thegrammarians not perish by their heels. Because they are helping us to understand the meanings of wordsand how to use them. Like &quot;mental mistake&quot; which mistake is notmental anyway? And &quot;peel-and-eat-shrimp&quot; so that we do notpeel the shrimps and throw them on the floor. They should be inour mouths. The world of unlettered men are eternally gratefulto the grammarians. For we would have starved to death. T.R.Malthus forgot to mention how they would influence the world'sdemography in his theory of population by remembering us to eat.Poor visioner....]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Politics of Freedom</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:53:31 -0500</pubDate>
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        The war on terror should not be a political war. It should notbe a war pitting Republican against Democrat or Christianagainst Muslim. The war on terror is a war on evil. There havebeen countless wars in our world that to some extent haveprotected against some level of evil. But this evil we fighttoday is an evil more bitter, more deadly, than anything you orI have ever lived to see. It is an evil so deeply rooted inhatred that it will take a very long time, if ever, to defeat. Iam against war n...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The war on terror should not be a political war. It should notbe a war pitting Republican against Democrat or Christianagainst Muslim. The war on terror is a war on evil. There havebeen countless wars in our world that to some extent haveprotected against some level of evil. But this evil we fighttoday is an evil more bitter, more deadly, than anything you orI have ever lived to see. It is an evil so deeply rooted inhatred that it will take a very long time, if ever, to defeat. Iam against war not because I am a Democrat or a peace-lovinghippie, but because my Christian values tell me killing iswrong; because my Christian values tell me to love my Muslimbrothers and sisters even though they worship God differentlythan I do; and because my Christian values tell me that itswrong to kill millions of innocent people, on both sides,because of those differences. I support the war on terror notbecause I am a Republican or a conservative bigot, but because Iam an American who h...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Whole lotta gaffes goin’ on!</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:02:32 -0500</pubDate>
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        by Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.A word to the wise aint necessary  its the stupid ones that need the advice.- Bill CosbyBill Cosby practices tough love. Hundreds, probably thousands of people who have descended on Washington recently may need a little tough love, too.Many perceive that Washington is the new financial and media capital of the United States, maybe the world. They must be&amp;nbsp;here to protect their clients interests and their own. But many newcomers are not doing well. They find the n...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Ken Feltman of &lt;A href&quot;http:radnorreports.com&quot;&gt;Radnor Inc.&lt;A&gt;A word to the wise ain't necessary ' it's the stupid ones that need the advice.- Bill CosbyBill Cosby practices tough love. Hundreds, probably thousands of people who have descended on Washington recently may need a little tough love, too.Many perceive that Washington is the new financial and media capital of the United States, maybe the world. They must be&amp;nbsp;here to protect their clients' interests and their own. But many newcomers are not doing well. They find the natives unfriendly. If New Yorkers&amp;nbsp;and Hollywood types find Washington alien, what about people from Mumbai, Madrid, Riyadh and Beijing? Washington is Babel on the Potomac, with a cold shoulder and a shove for good measure.Newcomers bring their ways of doing things with them. When they sense that they are in trouble, they call in someone else from back home in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Dar Es Salaam or Seoul. That fails. Think about it: How fa...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Democrats Can't Win</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:07:05 -0500</pubDate>
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         The only chance they had from the beginning of this campaign towin the  presidential election has been to advance theirbest candidate and hope that the President beat himself. This isa fifty- fifty bet at any given time. Instead, they chose ananybody but Bush strategy that proclaims they don't care howqualified their candidate is, or how capable. They want to win apopularity contest. They want to nominate a candidate they hopewill take votes from the President. This cockeyed strategy will also ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The only chance they had from the beginning of this campaign towin the  presidential election has been to advance theirbest candidate and hope that the President beat himself. This isa fifty- fifty bet at any given time. Instead, they chose ananybody but Bush strategy that proclaims they don't care howqualified their candidate is, or how capable. They want to win apopularity contest. They want to nominate a candidate they hopewill take votes from the President. This cockeyed strategy will also lose them majorities in theHouse and Senate for many elections to come. They have told theAmerican people they are not for anything. They are simplyagainst what is. They have done this down to the grassroots andwe hear it in the comments of ordinary Democratic voters.America will now tell them if they do not care what is best forAmerica, which is not anyone but Bush, they have no business ingovernment. They had a front running candidate nobody really knew. Theyliked the thin...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Can a Worm Teach a Politician Anything? </title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:41:51 -0500</pubDate>
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        By Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly organized creatures.- Charles Darwin on the earthwormChristopher Lloyd of Cambridge University has written an interesting book about the contributions of different species to todays life on earth. He ranks earthworms as most important. Algae is second. Homo sapiens come sixth.Lloyds analysis took me back to an unfinished discuss...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;A href&quot;http:radnorreports.com&quot;&gt;By Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.&lt;A&gt;It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly organized creatures.- Charles Darwin on the earthwormChristopher Lloyd of Cambridge University has written an interesting book about the contributions of different species to today's life on earth. He ranks earthworms as most important. Algae is second. Homo sapiens come sixth.Lloyd's analysis took me back to an unfinished discussion in a high school biology class. The teacher stressed the primacy of homo sapiens because we are the 'most evolved' species and are 'ever evolving.' Always the contrarian, I suggested that 'ever evolving' meant that humans had not found a comfortable niche within nature and were struggling to fit within our environment. The struggle caused our gradual changes, our evolution. Other species such as sharks, viruses and worms have evolved far enoug...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Democrats and the Tea Party</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:36:42 -0500</pubDate>
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        By Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.Democrats seem to think that candidates nominated in Republican primaries with the help of the Tea Parties will be easier to defeat in November. Many of those candidates hold extreme views, out of the GOP mainstream and divorced from the prevailing views of the electorate.The Democrats need to take another look at those candidates. They are doing better than expected in the polls. In response to that, many Democrats say that when the voters learn how extreme these ca...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;A href&quot;http:radnorreports.com&quot;&gt;By Ken Feltman of Radnor Inc.&lt;A&gt;Democrats seem to think that candidates nominated in Republican primaries with the help of the Tea Parties will be easier to defeat in November. Many of those candidates hold extreme views, out of the GOP mainstream and divorced from the prevailing views of the electorate.The Democrats need to take another look at those candidates. They are doing better than expected in the polls. In response to that, many Democrats say that when the voters learn how extreme these candidates are, things will change.Perhaps the voters already know that however radical the Tea Party-endorsed candidates might be, they are not incumbents. Period....]]></content:encoded>
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