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		<title>Trapped in his own body for 23 years and misdiagnosed as &#8220;vegetative,&#8221; does this change your mind about Terri Schiavo?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a horrific car accident twenty-three years ago, Rom Houben was believed to be in a coma. Doctors said he was in a vegetative state and, as a result, couldn&#8217;t understand or communicate with those around him. Almost three years ago, with the help of a super-duper scanner, neurologist Steven Laureys discovered that Houben&#8217;s brain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fallout from President Obama&#8217;s speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was crazy. The first day back after a long weekend, I tried to motivate my exhausted kids to hustle in the morning and instead ended up cursing about teeth in need of brushing, toilets in need of flushing, and one mommy in need of medication. Crazy. After dropping my boys off at school, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do Florida Republicans hate education?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Jim Greer high? Seriously. I want to know. Is he making bad choices once again fueled by late-night hanky pank and too much booger-sugar? How else would you explain this rant, rated &#8220;Pants on Fire&#8221; by PolitiFact, for so obscuring what is, at heart, a positive message from the President of the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hernando student in hijab *would* stand for the flag. And apparently *did.*</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/09/02/hernando-student-in-hijab-would-stand-for-the-flag-and-apparently-did/</link>
		<comments>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/09/02/hernando-student-in-hijab-would-stand-for-the-flag-and-apparently-did/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I wrote about a young Muslim student at Springstead High who wouldn&#8217;t stand for the Pledge of Allegience and got a severe tongue lashing from fellow student Heather Lawrence as a result. To repeat my stance: Students should not be made to stand for the pledge. Other students are allowed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First-hand accounts of the Tampa town hall meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/08/06/first-hand-accounts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter was consumed by news of John Hughes&#8217;s demise. Facebook, however, was a totally different story. Here are some of what people saw and heard at Tampa&#8217;s townhall meeting for health insurance reform&#8230; Doug &#8211; Amazed at the Total Ignorance Shown by the Astro Turfers During the Healthcare Town Hall. If the Rabid Right Want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worst Pickup Line Ever: What&#8217;s in your Chipotle burrito?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Answer: Nothin&#8217; right now, baby. You wanna be? Oh. My bad. Turns out it&#8217;s not a pickup line, but a serious call to action. Color me embarrassed&#8230; Chipotle swears they serve food with integrity, but in reality the Florida farmworkers who pick many of Chipotle&#8217;s tomatoes have one of the worst jobs in America. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ralph Hughes, Brian Blair, and Mark Sanford Prove Themselves Typical</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/06/24/ralph-hughes-brian-blair-and-mark-sanford/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three Republicans continue The Suck. Ralph Hughes died owing more than $60 million in back taxes. Brian Blair beat the shit out of his teenage sons on Father&#8217;s Day. Mark Sanford cheated on his wife. None of this surprises me. A rich man gets greedy and leaves his heirs to deal with the consequences? Yawn. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerrymandering in Florida Must End</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/06/11/gerrymandering-in-florida-must-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever a new political party, whether Democrat or Republican, grabs the reigns of power, new district lines are drawn. The fat cats in Tallahassee lick their lips and use data revealing voter registration trends and election results to gather together those voters who will keep them in office. The boundaries are often ridiculous, one side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Things More Important than Pork Lung or Swine Flu or Whatever the Hell it&#8217;s Called</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/04/30/five-things-more-important/</link>
		<comments>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/04/30/five-things-more-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 01:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. The Environment: A provision to allow oil drilling within three miles of our coast flew through the Florida House of Representatives. The Senate killed the bill, for now, but did *your* Representative vote for it? Find out now. 2. Country Music No Longer Sucks: You heard it here first. Phil Vassar wrote a song [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian License Plates Approved in Florida Senate</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/04/25/christian-license-plates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Senator Ronda Storms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[All the Florida Senate had to hear was one word: Jesus. And that was good enough for them. They approved the latest Holy Roller-related license plates without even seeing them. But Senator Ronda Storms didn&#8217;t need to see them, she sees Jesus in her dreams each night and now she wants you to see Him [...]]]></description>
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