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	<title>the Global Observatory &#187; Humor</title>
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	<description>A lot of caustic and sarcastic humor, stupid opinions, canned news and scanty revelations on politics, foreign affairs, social and fiscal issues, and much else from an independent, yet conservative and Republican, perspective from the Pacific Northwest. Yeah, right.</description>
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		<title>10 Russians Having Trouble Adjusting to Reality</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/06/10-russians-having-trouble-adjusting-to-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/06/10-russians-having-trouble-adjusting-to-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington (TGO) &#8211; Ten people, purportedly of Russian descent, were admitted to the psychiatric ward at the Georgetown University Medical Center earlier today and evaluated for symptoms of acute Delusionary Paranoid Schizophrenia.
The ten had earlier been arrested and accused of serving as secret agents  of the Russian government in the United States. Eight were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Introduces New Incentive: Get Your Car Recalled Before You Buy It</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/toyota-introduces-new-incentive-get-your-car-recalled-before-you-buy-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/toyota-introduces-new-incentive-get-your-car-recalled-before-you-buy-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motors Corp. introduced a new promotion Wednesday that gives buyers an option to have their Toyota vehicle recalled before they buy it. The offer is designed to boost sales of Toyota cars amidst a spate of recalls and other safety related problems, most recently the Sequoia SUV.
Toyota said Wednesday that it was acting proactively [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Our Souls From Local Newspapers</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/save-our-souls-from-local-newspapers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/save-our-souls-from-local-newspapers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Local newspapers, such as the regional business journals and the OC Register, deserve to die a quick painless death. Why? Their editorial page is absolutely rubbish, the stories that might have been halfway interesting are reduced to tabloid quality crap, and there writers&#8217; need to re-learn how to right English.
Case in point is this article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dinosaur-Bird Link Found; Dinosaur-Byrd Connection Still Elusive</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/dinosaur-bird-link-found-dinosaur-byrd-connection-still-elusive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/dinosaur-bird-link-found-dinosaur-byrd-connection-still-elusive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A newly discovered fossil is proving to be the missing link between dinosaurs and birds. Scientists have finally been able to figure out why a group of dinosaurs resemble birds.
Named the Haplocheirus sollers, the dinosaur had short arms and a large claw that are believed to be evolved independently of birds.  The 3m-long skeleton was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sly Saves Eurostar</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/sly-saves-eurostar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/sly-saves-eurostar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sylvester Stallone, star of the 1996 Hollywood blockbuster Daylight, was called upon to reprise his role to save the 2,000 passengers aboard the Eurostar trains trapped in the Channel Tunnel.
&#8220;Sly has previously saved the lives of hundreds of trapped motorists when the Holland Tunnel collapsed in 1996,&#8221; said Commissioner Hal Turnchuck of the Chunnel Authority. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Dearest Comrade Supreme Leader</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/my-dearest-comrade-supreme-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/my-dearest-comrade-supreme-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My Dearest Comrade Supreme Leader,
I have been such a fan of your work since I was a college student &#8211; it is such an honor to be able to write to your eminence today in my humble role as the President of the United States. Your unfailing ability to maintain a strong and successful Communist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dilbert&#8217;s Take on GM&#8217;s Fritz Henderson Step Down</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/dilberts-take-on-gms-fritz-henderson-step-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/dilberts-take-on-gms-fritz-henderson-step-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe not&#8230;

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		<title>Obama Takes Credit for Jobs Lost: Only 5.2% Actually Unemployed</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/11/obama-takes-credit-for-jobs-lost-only-10-2-unemployed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/11/obama-takes-credit-for-jobs-lost-only-10-2-unemployed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama says that the latest unemployment figures show the stimulus is working and Congress is doing the right by focusing on health care reform.
&#8220;In the entire month of October, American employers shed merely 190,000 jobs. Looking at the bigger picture of 300 million Americans, that is but a drop in the bucket. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bloomberg Declared Mayor-For-Life</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/11/michael-bloomberg-declared-mayor-for-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/11/michael-bloomberg-declared-mayor-for-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a surprisingly narrow victory in yesterday&#8217;s election, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been declared Mayor-For-Life by the New York City Council.
In a hurried vote held behind closed doors earlier this morning, the Council voted to repeal the term limits law and appointed Mr. Bloomberg as the permanent mayor. Mayoral elections were scrapped beginning 2013.
&#8220;Mayor Bloomberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Did The Nigerian Government Recover the Money From Bank Debtors?</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/how-did-the-nigerian-government-recover-the-money-from-bank-debtors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/how-did-the-nigerian-government-recover-the-money-from-bank-debtors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is how&#8230; now you know too&#8230;


Dear Sir,
Good day and compliments. This letter will definitely                      come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take       [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dilbert&#8217;s Take on Corporate Reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/dilberts-take-on-corporate-reviews/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/dilberts-take-on-corporate-reviews/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The so-called &#8220;performance reviews&#8221; used by companies to justify specific layoffs are just as arbitrary as the description &#8220;fish-faced nincompoop.&#8221;
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		<title>Russia Finds Missing Freighter, Atlantis</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/russia-finds-missing-freighter-atlantis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/russia-finds-missing-freighter-atlantis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russia announced today that it has found its missing cargo vessel near the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa, and has retrieved all crew members.
In a stunning revelation, the Russian spokesman also announced that their search and rescue team was able to locate and identify the long lost continent of Atlantis.
&#8220;During our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-Georgian Tweeter Writes To Medvedev; Forwarded to Putin</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/pro-georgian-tweeter-writes-to-medvedev-forwarded-to-putin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/pro-georgian-tweeter-writes-to-medvedev-forwarded-to-putin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Vlad,
What should I do in this matter?
Yours,
Dmitri
From: &#8216;Giorgi aka cyxymu&#8217;
Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 21:00
To: &#8216;Dmitri Anatolievich Medvedev&#8217;
Subject: DDos Attacks
To President of Russian federation
Dmitri Anatolievich Medvedev
Mr. President,
On August 7 of 2009 my personal blogs (pages) in the social networks as Livejournal. com, Twitter.com, Facebook.com, Blogger.com were subjected to DDos attack.
According to the information from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korean Nuclear Materials Being Peddled on Indian Streets (Already)</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/north-korean-nuclear-materials-being-peddled-on-indian-streets-already/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/north-korean-nuclear-materials-being-peddled-on-indian-streets-already/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indian scientists and police searching a North Korean ship detained near the Andaman and Nicobar islands have not found any nuclear materials aboard, according to a home ministry spokesman.
The vessel, MV Mu San, dropped anchor without permission on Wednesday, but attempted to flee when contacted by the Indian coastguard. The ship was later  detained after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi Dep. PM Incensed His Sexual Conquests Not Featured; Shuts Down TV Station</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/saudi-dep-pm-incensed-his-sexual-conquests-not-featured-shuts-down-tv-station/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/saudi-dep-pm-incensed-his-sexual-conquests-not-featured-shuts-down-tv-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jeddah offices of a Lebanon-based LBC TV station have been closed, on orders from the country&#8217;s deputy prime minister, Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud.
The station had broadcast an interview with a Saudi man boasting of his sexual conquests. The 32-year-old Saudi man&#8217;s interview shocked conservative Saudi society, prompting calls for him to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary Purchases Angolan Diamond Mine</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/hillary-purchases-angolan-diamond-mine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/hillary-purchases-angolan-diamond-mine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has purchased an entire diamond mine in  Luanda, Angola, while on her trip to the southern African nation.
The mine was previously controlled by the UNITA rebels, who had waged war against the Angolan government until 2002. The term &#8220;conflict diamonds&#8221; came to exemplify those supplied primarily by mines in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton Met Mistress in Pyongyang</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/clinton-met-mistress-in-pyongyang/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/clinton-met-mistress-in-pyongyang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. President Bill Clinton met his long-lost mistress and former Miss North Korea, Byang Soon Jing Kin, in Pyongyang during his recent trip.
While officially on mission to affect the release of two arrested American journalists, Clinton took time from his schedule to spend several hours alone in the company of Ms. Jing Kin.
Clinton also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Solar Eclipse Prompts White House Action</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/asian-solar-eclipse-prompts-white-house-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/asian-solar-eclipse-prompts-white-house-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An impending solar eclipse, that is expected to darken much of East and South Asia for upto 6 minutes at its peak, is prompting action from the White House.
US President Obama is eager to take advantage of the many religious rituals and practices designed to ward off evil and bring good luck during the solar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Declares War Against the Uninsured</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/obama-declares-war-against-the-uninsured/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/obama-declares-war-against-the-uninsured/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration today announced a sustained, national campaign against the uninsured, one that will go far beyond retaliation against the perpetrators of insurance terrorism in the United States.
U.S. President Barack Obama said the campaign would become the driving force of his presidency, and other top officials described a methodical unleashing of United States health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary Visits India; Distressed by Use of Male Honorific</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/hillary-visits-india-distressed-by-use-of-male-honorific/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/hillary-visits-india-distressed-by-use-of-male-honorific/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visiting New Delhi on her official visit to India, to energize Indo-American relations at a time economic and geopolitical challenges lie ahead of the two allies.
But, Ms. Clinton is perturbed by the constant use of the male honorific by Indian officials, of both gender. Her protocol officer has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somali Fighters Share Hostages, Love</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/somali-fighters-share-hostages-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/somali-fighters-share-hostages-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two French security advisers, who were kidnapped by Hizbul-Islam from their Mogadishu hotel earlier this week, are now being held by two different extremist groups in Somalia, according to sources familiar with the matter.
After disagreements between the kidnappers and the al-Shabab group, Hizbul-Islam handed one of the men over to placate the demands of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letterman&#8217;s Top Ten Signs Sonia Sotomayor Is Getting Cocky</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/lettermans-top-ten-signs-sonia-sotomayor-is-getting-cocky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/lettermans-top-ten-signs-sonia-sotomayor-is-getting-cocky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Liberalism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night:
10. Addressed senators with &#8220;Whaddaya say, Meat?&#8221;
9. Spent the entire hearing updating her Twitter page
8. Interrupted questioning to get fitted for her robe
7. Turned surprisingly hostile when told &#8220;No open containers&#8221;
6. Left early to tackle the case of Sotomayor vs. Applebee&#8217;s Riblets
5. Started hitting on Clarence Thomas
4. Kept referring to Al Franken as &#8220;Church [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concealment of Unidentified CIA Program Ordered from Undisclosed Location</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/concealment-of-unidentified-cia-program-ordered-from-undisclosed-location/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/concealment-of-unidentified-cia-program-ordered-from-undisclosed-location/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about an unidentified program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney. The concealment orders were issued from an undisclosed location and later confirmed, again, from an undisclosed location.
The report that Mr. Cheney issued the orders from an undisclosed location has deepened the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights Over Animal Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/human-rights-over-animal-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/human-rights-over-animal-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Animal rights activists, as with the more broader environmentalists, tend to go overboard with their arguments, as this guy does, and their incoherence is only topped by their single-minded obsession.
I found this post rather amusing, and I feel like mocking his arguments, just for fun. Nothing personal. And, please accept my apologies if my idiocy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dartmouth Introduces Policy Changes; President to Called General Secretary of the Workers&#8217; Party</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/dartmouth-introduces-policy-changes-president-to-called-general-secretary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/dartmouth-introduces-policy-changes-president-to-called-general-secretary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newly appointed Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim announced today that the College is introducing several institutional changes, in both policy and administration.
These changes will better reflect the College&#8217;s goal to become the next Harvard University and a haven for communists and socialists in New Hampshire, he said.
The position of the President is being renamed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Qaeda Now Bombing Iraq to Protest Against American Withdrawal</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/al-qaeda-now-bombing-iraq-to-protest-against-american-withdrawal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/al-qaeda-now-bombing-iraq-to-protest-against-american-withdrawal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Qaeda]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Al Qaeda is starting a new campaign to bomb Iraqi cities and kill civilians to protest American withdrawal next week.
Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, described the impending withdrawal as detrimental to Al Qaeda&#8217;s long term goals of terrorizing the population of the Middle East and destroying Israel.
&#8220;America invaded Iraq without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Albany, Democrats Like Backdoor Business</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/in-albany-democrats-like-backdoor-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/in-albany-democrats-like-backdoor-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democraps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During the confusion and bickering that ensued as a result of the Democrats&#8217; and Republicans&#8217; decisions to hold separate Senate sessions in Albany, Democrats entered the Senate chamber through the backdoor and liked it.
Democrats locked the doors to the Senate thereafter, denying Republicans even the opportunity to enjoy a more natural entrance.
They then proceeded to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WA State Wants to Imitate Blackstone with Negative Revenue</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/wa-state-wants-to-imitate-blackstone-with-negative-revenue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/wa-state-wants-to-imitate-blackstone-with-negative-revenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Washington State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gregoire]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With constantly declining revenues projections and increasing budget outlays,  the Washington state Treasury is now preparing to function with negative revenues till 2011. Latest projections have estimated a further drop of $482 million and economists predict the state to actually have negative revenue beginning 2010.
Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire announced earlier today that she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dartmouth&#8217;s New Korean President being Courted by South and North Korea</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/dartmouths-new-korean-president-being-courted-by-south-and-north-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/dartmouths-new-korean-president-being-courted-by-south-and-north-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dartmouth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kim, Korean-born Harvard Med School official and new Dartmouth President is being aggressively courted by officials from both South and North Korea before he decides the future...]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor of Madagascar&#8217;s Second City Wants to be President Now</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/mayor-of-madagascars-second-city-wants-to-be-president-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/mayor-of-madagascars-second-city-wants-to-be-president-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mayor of Toamasina, Madagascar&#8217;s second largest city and chief port, wants to become the next President of that Indian Ocean island nation.
Attending the extraordinary summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Johannesburg, Mayor Michael Ratsiraka announced that his city of Toamasina has long &#8220;suffered&#8221; at the hands of Antananarivo, the capital. &#8220;Toamasina [...]]]></description>
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