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		<title><![CDATA[Care2 News Network - Brain Food found by Kathleen O.]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brainfood for a progressive world - democratically determined.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Long and Bloody Hypocrisy of U.S.-Israeli Acts of Terrorism]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Since the classic definition of "terrorism" is the use of violence against civilians to achieve a political goal, Israel would seem to be inviting an objective analysis that it has chosen its own terrorist path." <br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/world'>World</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1007948'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1007948'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:03:54 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Richardson, Obama Teams Trade Blame]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["This was out there, and he told them," said a senior Richardson aide, ... "I feel that they just missed the boat on it. The FBI or the campaign or something. I don't think it's fair that this is being portrayed as him holding anything back." <br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1007935'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1007935'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:48:11 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Funds Tie Obama to Richardson Probe Figure]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/10/100/079/1007919_140.jpg'>"Financial records show the Obama campaign got more than $30,000 from California financier David Rubin, the target of an investigation into donations and possible "pay-to-play" deals involving New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson"<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1007919'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1007919'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:33:09 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama's Perilous Compromise with Wall Street Looters | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["President Obama has made an enormous mistake. Instead of cracking down on serial looters and complicit regulators, he wants to guarantee the financial sector's obligations, which are several times larger than America's economy. This is a Ponzi scheme..."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1006857'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1006857'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:03:44 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tel Aviv rally decries Gaza assault]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/10/100/060/1006031_140.jpg'>"Amid cries of "Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies!" and banners reading, "Enough!" thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest against the country's war on Gaza."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/world'>World</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1006031'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1006031'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:09:46 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. Voices Oppose Gaza 'Massacre', Obama's low profile]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/10/100/060/1006020_140.jpg'>"Like they did for the Iraq War, the corporate media has grossly under-represented this week's U.S. peace protests against Israel's assault on Gaza."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1006020'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1006020'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:50:53 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Delay hits hopes for Obama rescue plan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Obama was dealt his first serious setback since the election when his choice for commerce secretary withdrew from nomination, as congressional leaders warned that an emergency $775b fiscal stimulus package was unlikely to be passed before the inauguration<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1006016'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1006016'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:40:39 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[US weapons 'killing innocent civilians' in Gaza]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/10/100/042/1004288_140.jpg'>"As Israeli warplanes continue to bomb Gaza, attention is turning to the role of American-made weapons in the deadly attacks, which have now killed over 400 and wounded 2000, including many civilians." <br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/world'>World</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1004288'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1004288'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:17:40 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lights Out in Gaza, News Blackout in US]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["To justify U.S.'s carte blanche to Israel, the mainstream media restricts American readers to an echo chamber in which the following claims are repeated ad nausem until they are mistaken for fact:"<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/world'>World</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1002834'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1002834'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:18:39 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[McKinney to Obama: 'Say Something' About Gaza Humanitarian Crisis]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["McKinney spoke to CNN news from the Lebanese city of Tyre, where she had debarked from the relief vessel Dignity after it was rammed on the high seas by an Israeli patrol boat, early Tuesday morning."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/world'>World</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1002820'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1002820'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:09:38 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Disinformation, secrecy and lies: How the Gaza offensive came about - Haaretz - Israel News]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Sources in the defense establishment said Defense Minister Ehud Barak instructed the Israel Defense Forces to prepare for the operation over six months ago, even as Israel was beginning to negotiate a ceasefire agreement with Hamas."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/world'>World</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1001995'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1001995'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:42:12 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shock, Awe and Lies: The Truth Behind the Israeli Attack on Gaza]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/10/100/019/1001993_140.jpg'>"Here is a simple, stone cold fact. You cannot read or hear the truth about what is happening in Gaza from any corporate media in the United States." <br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1001993'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1001993'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:38:22 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Camp Hope Holds Obama to "Change" Pledge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["The Chicago native said the camp is simply saying to President-elect Obama, "Don't leave these ideas out in the cold. They are from the people who put you in office."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1001990'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/1001990'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:27:20 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dissident Voice : Obama's Unprogressive Foreign Policies]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Martin Luther King Jr., a REAL AGENT OF CHANGE, said "My government is the greatest purveyor of violence in the world." Obama, a false prophet of progress, says the opposite, "We lead the world in battling immediate evils and promoting the ultimate good."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/993071'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/993071'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:21:20 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stop Vilsack's Confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["The Organic Consumers Association is calling on organic consumers and all concerned citizens to join our call to action and block Vilsack's confirmation as the next Secretary of Agriculture."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/green'>Green Lifestyle</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/991359'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/991359'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:03:03 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama Kills Hope for Change Naming Vilsack to USDA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["For a brief and shining moment there was hope for change we can believe in, but the appointment of Monsanto's biotech champion from Iowa effectively kills the idea that consumer rights will be any different under Obama."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/science'>Science &amp; Tech</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/991351'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/991351'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:52:57 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vilsack is not just totally pro-biotech, he is committedly anti-democracy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Obama has picked not only someone who is ENTIRELY and ACTIVELY and AWARD-WINNINGLY OPPOSED to organic farming but someone who is fundamentally undemocratic in the service of destroying organic farming and establishing an economic anti-trust monopoly."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/green'>Green Lifestyle</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/991346'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/991346'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:45:11 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama's Intervention for Ethics Bill Indirectly Led to Case Against Governor]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/97/979/968/979680_140.jpg'>"Mr. Obama was an adviser to Mr. Blagojevich's first campaign for governor, in 2002, and endorsed him again in 2006, even though by that time questions had been raised about the possible selling of state jobs."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/979680'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/979680'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:52:45 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[10 Baffling Medical Conditions]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/97/971/150/971506_140.jpg'>"Despite Researchers' Efforts, These Conditions Remain Clouded in Mystery"<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/health'>Health & Wellness</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/971506'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/971506'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:45:24 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Radiologists uncover, label new teen affliction]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/97/971/149/971497_140.jpg'>"Researchers evaluating a new technique for locating and removing objects accidentally embedded in the body say they may have uncovered a new form of self-mutilating behavior in which teenagers intentionally insert objects into their flesh."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/health'>Health & Wellness</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/971497'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/971497'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:36:57 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chicago to cut back on snow removal]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["To save money, the city will use a lighter spread of salt. And, to avoid paying overtime - most trucks will only plow side streets on weekdays, and only during regular working hours."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/business'>Business</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/971489'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/971489'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:25:00 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[America's Child Soldiers: US Military Recruiting Children to Serve in the Armed Forces]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[While the U.S. claims "no one under age 17 is eligible for recruitment," the Pentagon's Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies database(JAMRS) scoops up data on eleventh graders, typically just 16."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/969244'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/969244'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:41:30 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama's big donors outweighed small]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["The analysis shows that Obama actually received 80 percent more money from large donors (those giving $1,000 or more total) than from small donors." Smoke and mirrors fooled so many....<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/967380'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/967380'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:31:17 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama's Picks: Know People by the Company They Keep]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["If you're serious about implementing your vision of change, you don't,...begin by selecting for your closest advisers and those who will lead these changes a group of people drenched from head to toe in the bankrupt policies of prior administrations." <br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/966612'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/966612'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:10:49 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama Chooses Wall Street Over Main Street]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/96/965/570/965702_140.jpg'>"Obama clearly stated in his... economics address back in March, the deregulation pushed though during the Clinton years ended transparency in banking.Why then has he appointed the very people responsible for this disaster to now make it all better?"<br>
<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/965702'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/965702'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:12:53 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[For Thanksgiving 2008, Give Thanks if You Have a Faithful Mate]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["This Thanksgiving, if your spouse or significant other is NOT cheating on you, you have a lot to be thankful for.  Faithful mates are in short supply."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/society'>Society &amp; Culture</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/965697'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/965697'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:04:01 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Progressive complaints about Obama's appointments]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Progressives were misled about what Obama is and what he believes.  But it wasn't Obama who misled them.  It was their own desires, their eagerness to see what they wanted to see rather than what reality offered." <br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/965142'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/965142'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:00:24 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Indoctrinate U - Our Education/Their Politics(Part 3/10)]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Part 3. Watch the rest on YouTube and buy the video!<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/society'>Society &amp; Culture</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/964192'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/964192'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:47:35 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Indoctrinate U - Our Education/Their Politics(Part 2/10)]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Continuation of this fascinating study of affirmative action.<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/society'>Society &amp; Culture</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/964190'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/964190'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:44:44 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Fascinating study in racial politics. If you are truly interested in race and gender equality as well as civil rights you should watch this film.<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/society'>Society &amp; Culture</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/964186'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/964186'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:37:20 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Another first for first lady: She's got back]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["The president-elect's better half not only has stature but is statuesque. She has coruscating intelligence, beauty, style and -- drumroll, please -- a butt."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/961446'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/961446'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:54:36 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama Throws No Bones to Progressive Base]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["When is Obama going to appoint someone who reflects the progressive base that brought him to the White House?"<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/960736'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/960736'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:35:28 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA["Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/958560'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/958560'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:21:01 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Troops home...Eventually?! by Cindy Sheehan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Where have our critical thinking skills gone? It is human nature to be partisan for your political party, but to give up your brains and your rights to either party is just plain wrong."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/955245'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/955245'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:35:22 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Forget Red vs. Blue -- It's the Educated vs. People Easily Fooled by Propaganda]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Obama used hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign funds to appeal to and manipulate this illiteracy and irrationalism to his advantage, but these forces will prove to be his most deadly nemesis once they collide with the awful reality that awaits us.<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/950976'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/950976'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:47:56 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA["EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD" - reality of the election results]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Despite massive money and manpower expended on never before seen levels, only slightly more than every other person marked the ballot for Obama. A win yes and not as thin as 2000, but certainly not a sweeping mandate on a person to person level."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/950962'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/950962'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:36:08 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Olbermann Bombshell: "I don't vote"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["MSNBC superstar talk-show anchor Keith Olbermann told the ladies of The View on sister network NBC this week that he does not vote, ever." Geez, and to think I once respected this guy...<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/society'>Society &amp; Culture</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/950938'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/950938'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:21:34 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Driving Mister Barack]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["The auto industry Mister Barack and his merry band of Democratic comrades so desperately want to bailout and revive is and has been one the primary causes for our planet's environmental and social degradation."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/green'>Green Lifestyle</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/950918'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/950918'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:15:15 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Did Barack Obama buy the election?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["If you have to spend hundreds or billions of dollars to get elected, is it really about politics, or does it just come down to popularity and riches?" Let your opinion be heard!<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/948991'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/948991'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:03:14 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[No we didn't: Obama Win More Hysterical Than Historical]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["If everyone who voted for Obama had shown up at the polls four years ago, John Kerry would be president. Obama's victory is the triumph of retail fundraising, computer metrics, and a team of smart, focused advisors who knew how to exploit them."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/947632'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/947632'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:48:24 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hiring Emanuel shows Obama's hand]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["President-elect Barack Obama, practitioner of consensus and preacher of civility, made a singular statement by choosing Rep. Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff, the first hire of the new administration."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/946376'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/946376'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:36:53 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[No We Can't]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Yes we can!" may have been the flying, rainbow-excreting-unicorn promise of a political virgin, but starting on January 20, many will see Obama be forced to admit something he's not had to say in 24 months: "Um... well... uh... No we can't!"<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/945989'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/945989'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:01:21 PST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama's Spiral of Silence]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Noelle-Neumann argued that when mass media create an impression that the majority of society holds one view on a topic, those who hold minority opinions are cowed into a "spiral of silence" for fear of reprisal or isolation from those in the majority."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/937676'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/937676'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:54:05 PDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Small US banks fear bail-outs will be used to take them over]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["According to the institutions receiving bailout money, that is exactly the way in which they plan to use your $700 billion tax dollars -- not for lending but for acquisitions." Great use of our money Obama and McCain - my bank was just bought out!<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/934246'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/934246'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:39:52 PDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kucinich Continues Investigation of Bail-Out Bonuses]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Congressman Kucinich, an opponent to the bailout, has been a leader in calling for stringent oversight on money spent through the bailout program." <br>
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This is the man who should be president! <br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/934226'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/934226'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:30:40 PDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Support Obama, and Vote McKinney? Not a contradiction.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["We starry-eyed ones know McKinney and Clemente aren't going to win the Presidency. But...If (they) get 5% of the national vote, the Green Party qualifies for millions of $ in federal matching funds for 2012 - a significant dent in the two-party system"<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/934205'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/934205'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:23:31 PDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Obama Temptation]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["The question is whether enough Americans understand what's at stake in this election and, if they do, whether they care. Is the allure of a charismatic demagogue so strong that the usually sober American people are willing to risk an Obama presidency?"<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/934166'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/934166'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:47:27 PDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama's Hawaii Trips Cost More Than Palin's Clothes]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["By Obama using a private jet to go on a purely personal visit to see his grandma, he's wasting not only energy, but he's using the money that his supporters have given him for campaign purposes,"<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/933482'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/933482'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:15:09 PDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama Bans TV Station over Biden Questions]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[(After) "Barbara West of Orlando's WFTV peppered Sen. Joe Biden with the kind of probing questions the pro-Obama mainstream media refuses to ask, the Obama campaign has completely banned the television station from future access and interviews."<br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/933466'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/933466'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:05:22 PDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Green Party's Cynthia McKinney]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this web exclusive, Al Jazeera's Riz Khan talks to Cynthia McKinney, the Green party's presidential nominee, about her platform and the country's two-party election system. <br clear='left'/>Submitted by <a href='http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=386634716'>Kathleen Opon</a> to <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/category/political'>US Politics &amp; Gov&#39;t</a>  &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/927921'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-noteit_gray.gif' width='10' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Note-it!</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href='http://www.care2.com/news/member/386634716/927921'><img src='http://dingo.care2.com/c2news/icon_tiny-comment_gray.gif' width='13' height='8' border='0'>&nbsp;Add a Comment</a><br/>]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Opon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:31:15 PDT]]></pubDate>
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