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		<title>Jobs, jobs, jobs</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/06/01/jobs-jobs-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 02:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jobs, jobs, jobs is the GOP mantra, at least in the House of Representatives. Yet if that is the case, why does the GOP spend so much time on abortion restrictions? Because they know that abortion restrictions please their base. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/06/01/jobs-jobs-jobs/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8837&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">&#34;Abortion is not Healthcare&#34;</media:title>
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		<title>Alaska bound</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/06/01/alaska-bound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The author of the Wild Bill for America videos has just relocated from Florida to an Anchorage, Alaska suburb. This morning, another conservative blog publisher has intimated a move to Alaska if President Obama is re-elected. Do you suppose that &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/06/01/alaska-bound/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8831&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Phony scandals</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/06/01/phony-scandals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The GOP has been concocting phony scandals about the Obama administration to divert voter and media attention from their obstructions. Yesterday in that tradition, Mitt Romney showed up without advance warning at the closed Solyndra factory in Fremont, California, where &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/06/01/phony-scandals/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8818&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trump is correct</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/31/trump-is-correct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 13:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is correct when he says that there are millions of birthers. Judging from the postings on conservative websites, I must admit birtherism is widely held, unfortunately. Many who are opposed to Barack Obama as president hold that view &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/31/trump-is-correct/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8813&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Birds of a feather</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/30/birds-of-a-feather/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 18:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know that Mitt likes to fire people; he did a lot of that at Bain and he told us so. Yesterday, he attended a fund-raiser hosted by another famous person who fires on network TV each week, Donald Trump. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/30/birds-of-a-feather/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8808&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tolstoy and the Purple Chair</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/30/tolstoy-and-the-purple-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/30/tolstoy-and-the-purple-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 15:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tolstoy and the Purple Chair, My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch. She lost her older sister to a fast-growing cancer that struck unexpectedly in middle age. She and her sister were very close and shared a love of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/30/tolstoy-and-the-purple-chair/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8553&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Long article</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/29/long-article/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 21:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very long article that tells how Barack is going to win in November. Trust me, it is worth the time it takes to read. It will lift your spirits. Mitt is toast. Related articles New and improved &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/29/long-article/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8799&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mitt and women</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/29/mitt-and-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 14:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney has a problem with women. Campaigning separately yesterday, both Mitt and his wife Ann put a foot into their respective mouths when talking to and/or about women&#8217;s issues. I recently saw an article on the web that speculated &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/29/mitt-and-women/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8781&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Deficits don&#8217;t matter&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/28/deficits-dont-matter-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 18:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Cheney said that and in the short run, he was correct. Deficits do matter in the longer term. Yes, Dick Cheney was a reliable source some of the time. Even a stopped clock tells the correct time occasionally, actually &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/28/deficits-dont-matter-2/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8776&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Break, broke, broken</title>
		<link>http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/28/break-broke-broken/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 14:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>walthe310</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When things wear out or break, good maintenance practice is to fix or replace them. When an individual or nation is short of cash or credit (broke), then maintenance is deferred. The US is in that position now. Devoting too &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://bell-book-candle.com/2012/05/28/break-broke-broken/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bell-book-candle.com&#038;blog=25054218&#038;post=8770&#038;subd=bellbookcandledotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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