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		<title>I-1068: 10 more signatures in the mail</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2010/06/28/i-1068-10-more-signatures-in-the-mail/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2010/06/28/i-1068-10-more-signatures-in-the-mail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dpk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I submitted the I-1068 petition half full of signatures. I&#8217;m pretty happy with that, even though it&#8217;s a drop in the bucket when compared with the overall signature requirement. If you&#8217;re still interested in signing the petition, no worries, you can still sign the petitions at these locations. Today was merely the deadline for submitting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marijuana Reform Act</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2010/06/24/marijuana-reform-act/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2010/06/24/marijuana-reform-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many folks around the region, I have in my hands a petition for I-1068: the Marijuana Reform Act, taken from a copy of The Stranger. This act calls for the removal of civil and criminal penalties of marijuana possession and use. I&#8217;m not normally a fan of initiatives but I feel that this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Voted</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2008/06/01/i-voted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And of course, I voted for Barack Obama. I&#8217;m proud of my vote, and I think he will make a great President. That said, the decision was incredibly simple. The only other viable candidate is so disappointing, anti-&#8221;elite&#8221; (read, anti-intellectual), and just plain despicable, that it would be impossible for me to vote for him. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton&#8217;s health care proposal</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2007/09/18/clintons-health-care-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2007/09/18/clintons-health-care-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton&#8217;s new health care proposal has too much emphasis on &#8220;insurance&#8221; and not enough on &#8220;care&#8221;. It reads like it is a gift to the insurance industry, rather than a true benefit to the populace. The middle-man insurance companies will continue to raise their rates and care will become ever more expensive, only under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheap Labor</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2007/08/30/cheap-labor/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2007/08/30/cheap-labor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;rone&#62; "If we had those 40 million (aborted) children that were killed over the last 30 years, we wouldn't need the illegal immigrants to fill the jobs that they are doing today." -- Tom DeLay, 2007/07/13 This is brilliant! What source of labor could be cheaper than the unwanted, abused, and neglected-as-children? Oh but damn, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My crush continues</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2007/07/04/my-crush-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2007/07/04/my-crush-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keith Olbermann: Bush &#38; Cheney: Resign already.]]></description>
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		<title>Olbermann&#8217;s Special Comment</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2007/05/24/olbermanns-special-comment/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2007/05/24/olbermanns-special-comment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 21:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From IRC: &#60;Arian&#62; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh9rFNPeKx0 &#60;Arian&#62; damn yo I think I could get to like this Olbermann guy.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Macaca&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2006/11/10/macaca/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2006/11/10/macaca/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If &#8220;macaca&#8221; is a racial slur powerful enough to bring down a Senator, why is it used so freely by the press? When they&#8217;ve had to use the word &#8220;nigger&#8221; they&#8217;re extremely cautious about it, often preceeding the report with a statement that &#8220;the following may offend&#8221;, or something along those lines. I&#8217;m the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rumsfeld&#8217;s Media</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2006/08/29/rumsfelds-media/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2006/08/29/rumsfelds-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Rumsfeld] said, for example, that more media attention was given to U.S. soldiers&#8217; abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib than to the fact that Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith received the Medal of Honor. I wonder if Donald Rumsfeld gets all upset at the local news when they report an accident closing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2006/04/12/immigration/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2006/04/12/immigration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If illegal immigrants become legal Americans, will they continue to work in agriculture, where they&#8217;ve worked now for a relative lack of other options, or will they try to move on to other better paying careers? I&#8217;d try to move on, or at least start expecting more money (even if I didn&#8217;t get it). I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RussellB for Fed Chairman!</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2005/10/20/russellb-for-fed-chairman/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2005/10/20/russellb-for-fed-chairman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A co-worker of mine, Russell, has got the motivation and the lack of experience to really make it as a Bush White House appointee. I urge you to write to your representative and senator today. Let&#8217;s make this happen people!]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Shamnesty International&#8221;, TechCentralStation</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2005/06/03/shamnesty-international-techcentralstation/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2005/06/03/shamnesty-international-techcentralstation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dpk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shamnesty International, by Melana Zyla Vickers For the most part, her argument makes sense. Amnesty International is not known for its support of the American government. It&#8217;s also hard to trust the word of a prisoner, former or current. It&#8217;s possible the Koran-in-the-toilet story was a lie, and the other abuse stories are lies as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whereas the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have only helped our image!</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2005/05/16/whereas-the-wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-have-only-helped-our-image/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2005/05/16/whereas-the-wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-have-only-helped-our-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bush Aide Says Newsweek Report Damages U.S. Image &#8220;This report has had serious consequences,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said today in West Point, Virginia, where the president was giving a speech. &#8220;It has caused damage to the image of the United States abroad and people have lost their lives.&#8221; The lies spread by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Unchallenged Senate</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2005/03/20/the-unchallenged-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2005/03/20/the-unchallenged-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 01:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KRT Wire &#124; 03/20/2005 &#124; Congress set to pass measure to keep brain-damaged woman alive The Senate approved the measure on an unchallenged voice vote during a rare, Palm Sunday session that came amid charges of cynical political maneuvering. Just three members were on the floor and the bill&#8217;s prime sponsor, Republican Sen. Mel Martinez [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush concedes accounts won&#8217;t fix Social Security</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2005/03/16/bush-concedes-accounts-wont-fix-social-security/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2005/03/16/bush-concedes-accounts-wont-fix-social-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From USA Today: President Bush conceded Wednesday that private accounts do not address the projected problems with Social Security, but he defended his approach and said he wanted more input from Congress on overhauling the troubled system. &#8230; But he said Wednesday he will not be pressed into outlining a more specific plan to deal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some liquor stores to open on Sunday</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2005/03/11/some-liquor-stores-to-open-on-sunday/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2005/03/11/some-liquor-stores-to-open-on-sunday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dpk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington state representatives show a brief glimpse of enlightenment: Under the legislation, at least 20 of the 161 state-owned liquor stores could sell on Sunday. Contract liquor stores — usually operated out of other businesses in rural areas — would also be allowed to open. A very, incredibly brief glimpse. This is one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revenge of the Neocons</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2005/03/09/revenge-of-the-neocons/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2005/03/09/revenge-of-the-neocons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or as I like to call it, Cinnamon Stillwell&#8217;s: The Ends Justify The Means. For those still wringing their hands at what to do about the war on terrorism, here&#8217;s a revolutionary suggestion: How about what we&#8217;re already doing? As the old saying goes, if it ain&#8217;t broke, don&#8217;t fix it.]]></description>
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		<title>Still reeling</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2004/11/05/still-reeling/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2004/11/05/still-reeling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2004 17:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the election, I&#8217;ve realized, I am completely out of touch with the popular will in America. Not only did George W. Bush get re-elected, after getting 1124 of &#8220;his&#8221; (I use the term loosely) own troops slaughtered and thousands of Iraqi civilians killed, but the ban on gay marriage bills passed in all 11 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I-892 is Supported by Casinos</title>
		<link>http://dpk.net/2004/10/18/i-892-is-supported-by-casinos/</link>
		<comments>http://dpk.net/2004/10/18/i-892-is-supported-by-casinos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2004 04:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dpk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All I need to know about I-892 is that the casinos are in support of it. Right? Well, that&#8217;s not exactly true. While knowing that casinos are in support of it is important, so is knowing what the expected financial impact would be. According to the Office of Financial Management, the total amount per year [...]]]></description>
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