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	<title>MB Civic &#187; Immigration</title>
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		<title>NYT (6): Foreign Affairs</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/02/08/nyt-6-foreign-affairs-45/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seeing writing on well, U.S. cuts Iraq embassy staff in half; Is Russia finally taking active role in Syrian crisis?; As people strike, Greek leaders postpone vote on austerity measures, and wonder if they amount to political suicide; All eyes on poorest 1/5 of Indians as they go to polls; Haitians creating immigration crisis in Brazil; The U.S. embargo against Cuba is 50 years old.]]></description>
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<p>U.S. Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by as Much as Half</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/middleeast/syria-renews-bombardments-after-us-embassy-closes.html?scp=2&#038;sq=russia&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/middleeast/syria-renews-bombardments-after-us-embassy-closes.html?scp=2&#038;sq=russia&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Stung by Criticism, Russia Sends Envoys to Syria to Defuse Crisis</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/europe/greek-workers-strike-against-new-round-of-austerity.html?scp=5&#038;sq=greece&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/europe/greek-workers-strike-against-new-round-of-austerity.html?scp=5&#038;sq=greece&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Greece Puts Off Decision on Austerity Moves Amid a Strike Protesting Them</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/asia/uttar-pradesh-election-is-window-on-indian-politics.html?scp=3&#038;sq=election&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/asia/uttar-pradesh-election-is-window-on-indian-politics.html?scp=3&#038;sq=election&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Elections in Vast Indian State Are Window on Nation’s Politics</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/americas/brazil-limits-haitian-immigration.html?scp=2&#038;sq=brazil&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/americas/brazil-limits-haitian-immigration.html?scp=2&#038;sq=brazil&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Influx of Haitians Into the Amazon Prompts Immigration Debate in Brazil</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/americas/american-embargo-on-cuba-has-50th-anniversary.html?scp=2&#038;sq=cuba&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/americas/american-embargo-on-cuba-has-50th-anniversary.html?scp=2&#038;sq=cuba&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>50 Years After Kennedy’s Ban, Embargo on Cuba Remains</p>
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		<title>Public Integrity</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/24/public-integrity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hamilton</dc:creator>
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		<title>Is This Land Made for You and Me? &#124; Common Dreams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<title>How US Policies Fueled Mexico&#8217;s Great Migration</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<title>Dispatch from Detention: A Rare Look Inside Our &#8220;Humane&#8221; Immigration Jails</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/08/dispatch-from-detention-a-rare-look-inside-our-humane-immigration-jails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<title>NYT (9): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/12/23/nyt-9-national-news-44/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, it's the GOP that caves; Once again, FCC looks to ease media ownership rule; Judge blocks large part of SC immigration law; After death of G.I., military "hazing" is investigated; NYC's campaign finance law survives another challenge; Black women enlisting at remarkably high rate; Unseasonably warm weather has drawback - no snow for skiing; Man sentenced to 14 years for arson in response to election of Obama; Earthquake damage to Washington Monument more extensive than initially thought.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/politics/senate-republican-leader-suggests-a-payroll-tax-deal.html?scp=1&#038;sq=house&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/politics/senate-republican-leader-suggests-a-payroll-tax-deal.html?scp=1&#038;sq=house&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>House G.O.P. Leaders Agree to Extension of Payroll Tax Cut</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/business/media/fcc-seeks-to-ease-media-ownership-rule.html?scp=1&#038;sq=f.c.c.&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/business/media/fcc-seeks-to-ease-media-ownership-rule.html?scp=1&#038;sq=f.c.c.&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>F.C.C. Seeks to Ease Media Ownership Rule</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/judge-blocks-parts-of-south-carolinas-immigration-law.html?scp=2&#038;sq=carolina&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/judge-blocks-parts-of-south-carolinas-immigration-law.html?scp=2&#038;sq=carolina&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Parts of Immigration Law Blocked in South Carolina</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/nyregion/army-hazing-charges-where-discipline-crosses-line.html?scp=3&#038;sq=army&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/nyregion/army-hazing-charges-where-discipline-crosses-line.html?scp=3&#038;sq=army&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>After Charging 8, Army Is Scrutinized on Hazing</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/citys-limits-on-pay-to-play-by-campaign-donors-survive-lawsuit/?scp=2&#038;sq=campaign&#038;st=cse">http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/citys-limits-on-pay-to-play-by-campaign-donors-survive-lawsuit/?scp=2&#038;sq=campaign&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Campaign Finance Law Survives Another Court Challenge</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/black-women-enlist-at-higher-rates-in-us-military.html?scp=2&#038;sq=black&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/black-women-enlist-at-higher-rates-in-us-military.html?scp=2&#038;sq=black&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Black Women Enlisting at Higher Rates in U.S. Military</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/many-ski-areas-lack-an-essential-ingredient.html?scp=1&#038;sq=ski&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/many-ski-areas-lack-an-essential-ingredient.html?scp=1&#038;sq=ski&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Many Ski Areas Lack an Essential Ingredient</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/massachusetts-man-is-sentenced-for-arson-protesting-obamas-election.html?scp=2&#038;sq=arson&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/massachusetts-man-is-sentenced-for-arson-protesting-obamas-election.html?scp=2&#038;sq=arson&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Massachusetts: Man Is Sentenced for Arson Protesting Obama’s Election</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/washington-monuments-damage-is-detailed.html?scp=1&#038;sq=monument&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/washington-monuments-damage-is-detailed.html?scp=1&#038;sq=monument&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Monument’s Damage Is Detailed</p>
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		<title>NYT Editorials, Op-Eds Letters (11)</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/12/18/nyt-editorials-op-eds-letters-11-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Medicare reforms could save hundreds of billions of dollars without scrapping the system" (Editorial); "Alabama’s stance on its extremist immigration law is shifting from defiance to damage control, as Gov. Robert Bentley admits that the law needs fixing" (Editorial); "Should President Obama sell $53 million worth of arms to Bahrain when it continues to violently repress its citizens?" (Kristof); "Leaders are learning that war no longer pays. And more important, there is a growing repugnance toward institutionalized violence" (Guest Op-Ed); "Environmental groups are in a stage of transition toward local, grass-roots efforts" (Guest Op-Ed); "As a black man in my 20s, I’ve incorporated into my daily life the sense that I might be pushed against a wall or thrown to the ground by a police officer at any time" (Guest Op-Ed); "Many politicians are full of themselves. Gingrich is overstuffed" (Bruni); "Art reflecting life or life reflecting art? The end of the Iraq war and Season 1 of 'Homeland' have everyone on edge" (Dowd); "Looking for some leaders with the know-how and willingness to govern from the bottom up" (Friedman); "Why so many Christians loved Christopher Hitchens" (Douthat); "When Marijuana is Used as Medicine" (Letters)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/working-with-medicare.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/working-with-medicare.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Working With Medicare</p>
<p>&#8220;Reforms could save hundreds of billions of dollars &#8211; without scrapping the system.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/alabamas-second-thoughts.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/alabamas-second-thoughts.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Alabama&#8217;s Second Thoughts</p>
<p>&#8220;Alabama’s stance on its extremist immigration law is shifting from defiance to damage control.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/kristof-repressing-democracy-with-american-arms.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/kristof-repressing-democracy-with-american-arms.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Repressing Democracy, With American Arms, by Nicholas D. Kristof</p>
<p>&#8220;In Bahrain, a U.S. presence is felt everywhere &#8211; as tear gas.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/war-really-is-going-out-of-style.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/war-really-is-going-out-of-style.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>War Really Is Going Out of Style, by Joshua S. Goldstein and Steven Pinker</p>
<p>&#8220;We may see more images of violence, but there are fewer conflicts, and fewer deaths from them.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/sunday-review/environmentalists-get-down-to-earth.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/sunday-review/environmentalists-get-down-to-earth.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Environmentalists Get Down to Earth, by Leslie Kaufman</p>
<p>&#8220;Faced with setbacks on top of declining and graying memberships, the biggest conservation groups are reshaping their missions in a time of generational transition.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/young-black-and-frisked-by-the-nypd.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/young-black-and-frisked-by-the-nypd.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Why Is the N.Y.P.D. After Me?, by Nicholas K. Peart</p>
<p>&#8220;Every time I go outside, I have good reason to think I may find myself up against a wall, handcuffed or lying on the ground with a gun pointed at me.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/bruni-newt-gingrichs-self-adoration.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/bruni-newt-gingrichs-self-adoration.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Self-Adoration Reaches Newt Heights, by Frank Bruni</p>
<p>&#8220;Many politicians are full of themselves.  Gingrich is overstuffed.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/dowd-the-pungent-aroma-of-paranoia.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/dowd-the-pungent-aroma-of-paranoia.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Pungent Aroma of Paranoia, by Maureen Dowd</p>
<p>&#8220;The president dwells on military homecomings, in life and on TV.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/friedman-help-wanted.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/friedman-help-wanted.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Help Wanted, by Thomas L. Friedman</p>
<p>&#8220;Looking for some leaders who know how to govern from the bottom up.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/douthat-the-believers-atheist.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/douthat-the-believers-atheist.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Believer&#8217;s Atheist, by Ross Douthat</p>
<p>&#8220;Christopher Hitchens and the Christians who loved him.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/sunday-dialogue-when-marijuana-is-used-as-medicine.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/sunday-dialogue-when-marijuana-is-used-as-medicine.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Sunday Dialogue: When Marijuana Is Used as Medicine</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["The hard right’s immigration hero in Arizona has been exposed as a disgrace to law enforcement" (Editorial); "Some recent surveys seem to suggest that many Americans are in denial about the seriousness of the gap between the rich and poor" (Blow); "On Jan. 1, American workers may lose their right to be represented by a union" (Guest Op-Ed); "In weighing the extension of the operating licenses of the Indian Point nuclear plants, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should consider land contamination" (Guest Op-Ed); "Have you been wondering what’s up with reproductive rights this holiday season? I thought so!" (Collins)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/the-case-against-sheriff-arpaio.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/the-case-against-sheriff-arpaio.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Case Against Sheriff Arpaio</p>
<p>&#8220;After a three-year investigation, the Justice Department has accused Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., and longtime darling of the anti-immigrant crowd, of &#8216;unconstitutional policing&#8217; and creating a &#8216;pervasive culture of bias&#8217; against Latinos.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/blow-inconvenient-income-inequality.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/blow-inconvenient-income-inequality.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Inconvenient Income Inequality, by Charles M. Blow</p>
<p>&#8220;Haves. Have-nots. Had enough?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/crippling-the-right-to-organize.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/crippling-the-right-to-organize.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Crippling the Right to Organize, by William B. Gould IV</p>
<p>&#8220;Unless something changes in Washington, American workers will, on New Year’s Day, effectively lose their right to be represented by a union.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/is-indian-point-the-next-fukushima.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/is-indian-point-the-next-fukushima.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Indian Point: The Next Fukushima?, by Victor Gilinsky</p>
<p>&#8220;Federal regulators shouldn&#8217;t renew the nuclear plant&#8217;s licenses.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/collins-an-early-holiday-hangover.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/opinion/collins-an-early-holiday-hangover.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>An Early Holiday Hangover, by Gail Collins</p>
<p>&#8220;All I want for Christmas is some birth control.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>NYT (8): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIH suspends new funding for chimp-based research; Park Service relents on bottle ban; We're shocked - shocked! - that AZ's Arpaio targeted Latinos; Florida A&#038;M prez may be booted over hazing death; SEC appeals Citigroup settlement decision; In far-reaching case, judge dismisses Twitter stalking suit; Tea Party leader arrested at LGA for concealed weapons; Christopher Hitchens is dead.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/science/chimps-in-medical-research.html?scp=2&#038;sq=chimp&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/science/chimps-in-medical-research.html?scp=2&#038;sq=chimp&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>U.S. Will Not Finance New Research on Chimps</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/us/park-service-relents-on-plastic-bottle-ban.html?scp=5&#038;sq=park&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/us/park-service-relents-on-plastic-bottle-ban.html?scp=5&#038;sq=park&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Parks Chief Sets Conditions for Plastic Bottle Bans</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/us/arizona-sheriffs-office-unfairly-targeted-latinos-justice-department-says.html?scp=2&#038;sq=arizona&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/us/arizona-sheriffs-office-unfairly-targeted-latinos-justice-department-says.html?scp=2&#038;sq=arizona&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>U.S. Finds Pervasive Bias Against Latinos by Arizona Sheriff</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/us/suspension-urged-for-president-of-florida-am-in-hazing.html?scp=6&#038;sq=florida&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/us/suspension-urged-for-president-of-florida-am-in-hazing.html?scp=6&#038;sq=florida&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>President of Florida A&#038;M Faces Suspension in Hazing</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/business/sec-to-appeal-rejection-of-citigroup-settlement.html?scp=1&#038;sq=s.e.c.&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/business/sec-to-appeal-rejection-of-citigroup-settlement.html?scp=1&#038;sq=s.e.c.&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Citing ‘Legal Error,’ S.E.C. Says It Will Appeal Rejection of Citigroup Settlement</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/technology/judge-dismisses-case-of-accused-twitter-stalker.html?scp=3&#038;sq=twitter&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/technology/judge-dismisses-case-of-accused-twitter-stalker.html?scp=3&#038;sq=twitter&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Judge Dismisses Twitter Stalking Case</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/nyregion/tea-party-group-leader-is-arrested-at-la-guardia.html?scp=2&#038;sq=tea&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/nyregion/tea-party-group-leader-is-arrested-at-la-guardia.html?scp=2&#038;sq=tea&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Tea Party Group Leader Is Arrested at La Guardia</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/arts/christopher-hitchens-is-dead-at-62-obituary.html?scp=1&#038;sq=hitchens&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/arts/christopher-hitchens-is-dead-at-62-obituary.html?scp=1&#038;sq=hitchens&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Polemicist Who Slashed All, Freely, With Wit</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["The Supreme Court should reassert federal control of immigration in the Arizona case and stop states from taking immigration policy into their own hands" (Editorial); "Take the agency out of the Department of Health and Human Services and make it an independent agency, like the Federal Reserve" (Guest Op-Ed); "Many American Jews are deeply worried about where Israel is going. Many others are just drifting away" (Friedman); "Newt’s baggage will never be weightless, even at the Milky Way Marriott" (Dowd)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/stopping-the-free-for-all-in-immigration-laws.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/stopping-the-free-for-all-in-immigration-laws.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Stopping the Free-for-All</p>
<p>&#8220;Justices can reassert federal control of immigration in the Arizona case.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/free-the-fda.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/free-the-fda.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Free the F.D.A., by Daniel Carpenter</p>
<p>&#8220;The drug-approval process is too important to let politics interfere.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/friedman-newt-mitt-bibi-and-vladimir.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/friedman-newt-mitt-bibi-and-vladimir.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Newt, Mitt, Bibi and Vladimir, by Thomas L. Friedman</p>
<p>&#8220;Israel&#8217;s culture war.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/dowd-honeymoons-in-space.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/dowd-honeymoons-in-space.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Honeymoons in Space, by Maureen Dowd</p>
<p>&#8220;By the time he was 16, Newt Gingrich was sure of two things. </p>
<p>He would marry his high school geometry teacher. And he would save Western civilization.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>NYT (6): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occupy movement attempts blockage of West Coast ports, with mixed results and response; American citizens getting ensnared in immigration crackdown; AG Holder says U.S. will challenge new voting laws that may disenfranchise; NTSB calls for outright ban of cellphone use while driving; Amanpour returns to CNN; A surprising legal ruling re selling NYC Metrocard "swipes."]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/occupy-oakland-angers-labor-leaders.html?scp=2&#038;sq=port&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/occupy-oakland-angers-labor-leaders.html?scp=2&#038;sq=port&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>With Port Actions, Occupy Oakland Tests Labor Leaders</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/measures-to-capture-illegal-aliens-nab-citizens.html?scp=6&#038;sq=immigration&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/measures-to-capture-illegal-aliens-nab-citizens.html?scp=6&#038;sq=immigration&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Immigration Crackdown Also Snares Americans</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/politics/in-speech-holder-to-critique-new-voting-laws.html?scp=1&#038;sq=holder&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/politics/in-speech-holder-to-critique-new-voting-laws.html?scp=1&#038;sq=holder&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Holder Signals Tough Review of New State Laws on Voting</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/technology/federal-panel-urges-cellphone-ban-for-drivers.html?scp=2&#038;sq=cell%20phone&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/technology/federal-panel-urges-cellphone-ban-for-drivers.html?scp=2&#038;sq=cell%20phone&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>U.S. Safety Board Urges Cellphone Ban for Drivers</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/amanpour-said-to-be-leaving-this-week/?scp=1&#038;sq=amanpour&#038;st=cse">http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/amanpour-said-to-be-leaving-this-week/?scp=1&#038;sq=amanpour&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Amanpour to Leave ABC’s ‘This Week’ and Rejoin CNN</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/nyregion/selling-metrocard-swipes-isnt-larceny-new-york-court-of-appeals-rules.html?scp=1&#038;sq=swipes&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/nyregion/selling-metrocard-swipes-isnt-larceny-new-york-court-of-appeals-rules.html?scp=1&#038;sq=swipes&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Selling Swipes May Be a Swindle, but Don’t Call It Larceny</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCOTUS to hear U.S. vs. AZ immigration cases; GOP moves to end jobless benefits for millionaires; Iowa evangelicals split over candidate endorsement.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/us/supreme-court-to-rule-on-immigration-law-in-arizona.html?scp=2&#038;sq=arizona&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/us/supreme-court-to-rule-on-immigration-law-in-arizona.html?scp=2&#038;sq=arizona&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Court to Weigh Arizona Statute on Immigration</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/us/gop-bill-would-block-food-stamps-and-jobless-pay-for-millionaires.html?scp=1&#038;sq=jobless&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/us/gop-bill-would-block-food-stamps-and-jobless-pay-for-millionaires.html?scp=1&#038;sq=jobless&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Millionaires on Food Stamps and Jobless Pay? G.O.P. Is on It</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/us/politics/iowa-evangelicals-divided-over-caucus-endorsement.html?scp=5&#038;sq=iowa&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/us/politics/iowa-evangelicals-divided-over-caucus-endorsement.html?scp=5&#038;sq=iowa&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Iowa Evangelicals Split Over Caucus Endorsement</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["New York State must decide how to reduce the risks and ensure tight controls of hydraulic fracturing" (Editorial); "The Republican candidates would rather argue about debts and deficits than inequality" (Guest Op-Ed); "In Europe, much more than a shared currency hangs in the balance" (Krugman); "At least on one issue — immigration — Newt Gingrich gets it" (Keller); "A New Primary System" (Letter); "Question for Congress" (Letter)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/getting-gas-drilling-right.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/getting-gas-drilling-right.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Getting Gas Drilling Right</p>
<p>&#8220;New York State must decide how to reduce the risks and ensure tight controls.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/lets-not-talk-about-inequality/?ref=opinion">http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/lets-not-talk-about-inequality/?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s Not Talk About Inequality, by Thomas B. Edsall</p>
<p>&#8220;Conservatism’s strength, its stress on the value of individual responsibility, is also its central weakness.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/krugman-depression-and-democracy.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/krugman-depression-and-democracy.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Depression and Democracy, by Paul Krugman</p>
<p>&#8220;More than the euro hangs in the balance.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/keller-the-good-newt.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/keller-the-good-newt.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Good Newt, by Bill Keller</p>
<p>&#8220;At least on one issue, Gingrich gets it.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/a-new-primary-system.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/a-new-primary-system.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>A New Primary System (letter)</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/question-for-congress.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/question-for-congress.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Question for Congress (letter)</p>
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		<title>NYT (7): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/12/09/nyt-7-national-news-106/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg and Nadler clash over removal of OWS; EPA links tainted water to fracking; Senate GOP filibusters consumer nominee; CA redistricting leads to Democratic allies fighting for same seat; Holder ignores GOP calls for resignation; Virginia Tech - again; Definition of "anchor baby" corrected by dictionary after furious backlash.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/nyregion/bloomberg-and-nadler-clash-on-police-conduct-at-zuccotti-park.html?scp=2&#038;sq=mayor&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/nyregion/bloomberg-and-nadler-clash-on-police-conduct-at-zuccotti-park.html?scp=2&#038;sq=mayor&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Mayor and Congressman Clash on Police at Occupy Wall Street Protests</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/epa-says-hydraulic-fracturing-likely-marred-wyoming-water.html?scp=1&#038;sq=e.p.a.&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/epa-says-hydraulic-fracturing-likely-marred-wyoming-water.html?scp=1&#038;sq=e.p.a.&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>E.P.A. Links Tainted Water in Wyoming to Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/business/senate-blocks-obama-choice-for-consumer-panel.html?scp=2&#038;sq=senate&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/business/senate-blocks-obama-choice-for-consumer-panel.html?scp=2&#038;sq=senate&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Senate Stops Consumer Nominee</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/politics/lines-redrawn-longtime-allies-fight-for-a-seat.html?scp=2&#038;sq=allies&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/politics/lines-redrawn-longtime-allies-fight-for-a-seat.html?scp=2&#038;sq=allies&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Lines Redrawn, Longtime Allies Fight for a Seat</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/politics/holder-clashes-with-republicans-on-fast-and-furious.html?scp=1&#038;sq=holder&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/politics/holder-clashes-with-republicans-on-fast-and-furious.html?scp=1&#038;sq=holder&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Holder, Grilled on Gun Inquiry, Says He Won’t Resign</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/violence-revisits-virginia-tech-after-two-are-killed-in-shooting.html?scp=3&#038;sq=virginia%20tech&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/violence-revisits-virginia-tech-after-two-are-killed-in-shooting.html?scp=3&#038;sq=virginia%20tech&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>2 Dead of Gunshots as Violence Revisits Virginia Tech</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/anchor-baby-a-term-redefined-as-a-slur.html?scp=2&#038;sq=anchor&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/anchor-baby-a-term-redefined-as-a-slur.html?scp=2&#038;sq=anchor&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Anchor Baby: A Term Redefined as a Slur</p>
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		<title>NYT Editorial &amp; Op-Eds (4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Alabama is waking up to the cost of its harsh immigration law" (Editorial); "If the Democrats concede a majority of the white working class vote, what have they got left?" (Guest Op-Ed); "How about making increased revenue part of the remedy? And not just a return to Clinton-era tax rates" (Krugman); "Just say what they want to hear, and loudly" (Keller)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/opinion/the-price-of-intolerance.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/opinion/the-price-of-intolerance.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Price of Intolerance</p>
<p>&#8220;Alabama is waking up to the cost of its harsh immigration law.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/the-future-of-the-obama-coalition/?ref=opinion">http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/the-future-of-the-obama-coalition/?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Future of the Obama Coalition, by Thomas B. Edsall</p>
<p>&#8220;Preparations by Democratic operatives for the 2012 election make it clear for the first time that the party will explicitly abandon the white working class.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/opinion/krugman-things-to-tax.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/opinion/krugman-things-to-tax.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Things to Tax, by Paul Krugman</p>
<p>&#8220;Revenue, the forgotten remedy.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/opinion/keller-the-politics-of-economicsthe-politics-of-economics.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/opinion/keller-the-politics-of-economicsthe-politics-of-economics.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Politics of Economics in the Agew of Shouting, by Bill Keller</p>
<p>&#8220;Just say what they want to hear, and loudly.&#8221;</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["The failure of the Republicans to raise taxes on the rich ends hope for a deal to lower the federal debt. The consequences of this failure are serious" (Editorial); "The Alabama State Legislature should repeal the most abusive immigration law in the nation and begin to repair the state’s crashing reputation" (Editorial); "My fellow Republicans’ antitax position threatens our national security. Their decision will trigger cuts in defense spending on a calamitous scale" (Guest Op-Ed); "Republicans triumphed in the mid-term election with help from a surge of white voters. Will doubling down on the same strategy work in 2012?" (Guest Op-Ed); "We have entered an era of being governed by minority parties, with minority mentalities and defense mechanisms" (Brooks); "On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Errol Morris takes a critical look at the one man seen standing under an open black umbrella at the site" (Morris)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/the-deficit-supercommittee-collapses.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/the-deficit-supercommittee-collapses.html?ef=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Supercommittee Collapses</p>
<p>&#8220;The smoke from the smoldering failure known as the deficit &#8216;supercommittee&#8217; spread heavily across Capitol Hill on Monday, allowing Republicans to obscure the simple truth about the failure to reach an agreement.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/alabamas-shame-cont.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/alabamas-shame-cont.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Alabama&#8217;s Shame (Cont&#8217;d)</p>
<p>&#8220;The self-inflicted wounds from Alabama’s most-abusive-in-the-nation immigration law just keep on coming.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/republicans-are-endangering-national-security.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/republicans-are-endangering-national-security.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Republicans Are Endangering National Security, by William Cohen</p>
<p>&#8220;I have long been concerned that my party’s rigid antitax ideology is harming the fiscal health of our nation.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/the-white-party/?ref=opinion">http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/the-white-party/?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The White Party, by Thomas B. Edsall</p>
<p>&#8220;Republicans running for the House and the Senate defiantly calculated that they could win in 2010 with a surge of white voters, affirming the Republican role as the default party of white America.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/brooks-the-two-moons.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/brooks-the-two-moons.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Two Moons, by David Brooks</p>
<p>&#8220;Living in an era of minority governments.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/the-umbrella-man.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/the-umbrella-man.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Umbrella Man, by Errol Morris</p>
<p>&#8220;For years, I’ve wanted to make a movie about the John F. Kennedy assassination.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>UC Davis Follow-Up: Chancellor&#8217;s Eerily Silent Walk of Shame [Video], Faculty Member&#8217;s Open Letter: SFist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<title>NYT Editorials &amp; Op-Eds (12)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["The Supreme Court must restore the right of habeas corpus for prisoners at Guantánamo Bay who are not American citizens" (Editorial); "The Census Bureau’s new formulas offer a broader picture of poverty, and evidence that programs to aid the poor work" (Editorial); "The attempted crackdowns on the Occupy movement are invigorating it, for the high ground here isn’t real estate but the idea of inequality" (Kristof); "Police officers face off with students and poets in Berkeley in the very spot where the Free Speech Movement started" (Guest Op-Ed); "Alabama’s immigration law clashes with the tradition of Southern hospitality" (Guest Op-Ed); "Egypt’s revolution brought freedom for many, but for Coptic Christians it has brought only fear" (Guest Op-Ed, Part 1 of 2); "After a region’s upheavals, religious persecution needn’t prove inevitable" (Guest Op-Ed, Part 2 of 2); "There is a recurrent 'anybody but Mitt' drumbeat from right-leaning pundits and media outlets that are responding to and feeding a conservative disaffection with him" (Guest Op-Ed); "In the new America, work may be a forever endeavor. Silver lining: This could be a boon for the economy" (Guest Op-Ed); "Chronically ill patients, and how we care for them, are the key to cutting the cost of health care" (Guest Op-Ed); "In Europe, democracy is being sacrificed in the scramble to save the euro" (Douthat); "Let’s stop putting the burden of education improvements just on teachers. Parents play a huge role in classroom success" (Friedman)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/reneging-on-justice-at-guantanamo.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/reneging-on-justice-at-guantanamo.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Reneging on Justice at Guantamano</p>
<p>&#8220;The Supreme Court must restore the right of habeas corpus for noncitizens.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/reading-between-the-poverty-lines.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/reading-between-the-poverty-lines.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Reading Between the Poverty Lines</p>
<p>&#8220;A new and improved gauge of poverty, released this month by the Census Bureau, shows that 49.1 million Americans are poor, and that the ranks of those just above poverty are larger than previously believed.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/kristof-occupy-the-agenda.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/kristof-occupy-the-agenda.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Occupy the Agenda, by Nicholas D. Kristof</p>
<p>&#8220;The protesters remain firmly entrenched on the high ground.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/at-occupy-berkeley-beat-poets-has-new-meaning.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/at-occupy-berkeley-beat-poets-has-new-meaning.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Poet-Bashing Police, by Robert Haas</p>
<p>&#8220;A former poet laureate is clubbed during an Occupy Wall Street protest.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/southern-hospitality-not-for-immigrants.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/southern-hospitality-not-for-immigrants.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Southern Hospitality, but Not for Newcomers, by Yunte Huang</p>
<p>&#8220;Alabama used to welcome immigrants like me.  Now, a poisonous fear prevails.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/after-egypts-revolution-christians-are-living-in-fear.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/after-egypts-revolution-christians-are-living-in-fear.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>After Egypt&#8217;s Revolution, Christians are Living in Fear&#8230;, by Andre Aciman</p>
<p>&#8220;For decades, the absence of public trust has fueled conspiracy-mongering.  Now, massacres of long-persecuted Copts have prompted an exodus.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/sunday-review/the-hatred-and-hope-for-arab-christians.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/sunday-review/the-hatred-and-hope-for-arab-christians.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>&#8230;But Hatred in the Region Isn&#8217;t Inevitable, by Anthony Shadid</p>
<p>&#8220;Arab history provides a blueprint for Muslim-Christian reconciliation.  Indeed, the Mideast has a legacy of shared secular identity.  Can that be revived now?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/sunday-review/can-conservative-media-stop-mitt-romney.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/sunday-review/can-conservative-media-stop-mitt-romney.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Anybody But Mitt, by Jeremy W. Peters</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8216;He has no right to run for the presidency,&#8217; says one talk-radio host.  Can conservative media stop Romney?  They seem to be trying to &#8211; and fueling a close race.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/retirement-goodbye-golden-years.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/retirement-goodbye-golden-years.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Goodbye, Golden Years, by Edward P. Glaeser</p>
<p>&#8220;Retirement seems out of the question for increasing numbers of Americans.  In the new America, work may be a forever endeavor.  Silver lining: This could be a boon for the economy.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/saving-by-the-bundle/?ref=opinion">http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/saving-by-the-bundle/?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Saving by the Bundle, by Ezekiel J. Emanuel</p>
<p>&#8220;To control the cost of health care, we must change the way we care for chronically ill patients.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/douthat-conspiracies-coups-and-currencies.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/douthat-conspiracies-coups-and-currencies.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Conspiracies, Coups and Currencies, by Ross Douthat</p>
<p>&#8220;In Europe, sacrificing democracy to save the euro.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/friedman-how-about-better-parents.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/friedman-how-about-better-parents.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>How About Better Parents?, by Thomas L. Friedman</p>
<p>&#8220;The real clincher to students&#8217; success may be what happens at home, not the classroom.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>NYT (7): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/11/17/nyt-7-national-news-100/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Census data confirms disappearing middle class; House approves obnoxious gun bill; AL lawmakers have "passer's remorse" over immigration bill, seek to repeal some parts; Will Obama's own words influence SCOTUS to defeat health bill?; Congress blocks new school lunch program changes, but unanimously passes two elements of jobs bill; NYC Comptroller in trouble re election fund-raising.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/us/middle-class-areas-shrink-as-income-gap-grows-report-finds.html?scp=1&#038;sq=middle&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/us/middle-class-areas-shrink-as-income-gap-grows-report-finds.html?scp=1&#038;sq=middle&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Middle-Class Areas Shrink as Income Gap Grows, New Report Finds</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/us/politics/house-approves-bill-making-travel-easier-for-gun-owners.html?scp=10&#038;sq=house&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/us/politics/house-approves-bill-making-travel-easier-for-gun-owners.html?scp=10&#038;sq=house&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>House Approves Bill Making Travel Easier for Gun Owners</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/us/in-alabama-calls-for-revamping-immigration-law.html?scp=9&#038;sq=immigration&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/us/in-alabama-calls-for-revamping-immigration-law.html?scp=9&#038;sq=immigration&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>In Alabama, Calls for Revamping Immigration Law</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/health/policy/insurance-mandate-may-be-health-bills-undoing.html?scp=1&#038;sq=Obama%20words&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/health/policy/insurance-mandate-may-be-health-bills-undoing.html?scp=1&#038;sq=Obama%20words&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Insurance Mandate May Be Health Bill’s Undoing</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/us/politics/congress-blocks-new-rules-on-school-lunches.html?scp=2&#038;sq=congress&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/us/politics/congress-blocks-new-rules-on-school-lunches.html?scp=2&#038;sq=congress&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Congress Blocks New Rules on School Lunches</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/us/politics/house-unanimously-approves-2-small-elements-of-jobs-bill.html?scp=4&#038;sq=jobs&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/us/politics/house-unanimously-approves-2-small-elements-of-jobs-bill.html?scp=4&#038;sq=jobs&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>2 Elements of Jobs Bill Pass House Unanimously</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/nyregion/liu-fund-raiser-is-arrested.html?scp=1&#038;sq=liu&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/nyregion/liu-fund-raiser-is-arrested.html?scp=1&#038;sq=liu&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Fund-Raiser for Liu Is Accused of Role in Illegal Donations</p>
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		<title>NYT Editorials, Op-Eds, Letters</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/11/15/nyt-editorials-op-eds-letters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["From an anti-immigrant backlash, a new civil rights movement is stirring in Alabama" (Editorial); "A federal sentencing report shows gross unfairness in mandatory minimums. Congress needs to rescind them" (Editorial); "It is disturbing that three of the Republicans running for president support the illegal act of waterboarding" (Editorial); "The justices should follow precedent, show restraint and uphold the constitutionality of health care reform" (Editorial); "We must live by values truly worthy of exporting" (Bruni); "How his campaign might make the case to the deciders in the middle" (Keller); "Vouchers for veterans is just one of the Republicans’ really bad health care ideas" (Krugman); "Is Mandatory Voting a Good Idea?" (Letters)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/on-the-rise-in-alabama.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/on-the-rise-in-alabama.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss</a></p>
<p>On the Rise in Alabama</p>
<p>&#8220;From an anti-immigrant backlash, the stirrings of a new civil rights movement.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/a-blue-ribbon-indictment.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/a-blue-ribbon-indictment.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss</a></p>
<p>A Blue-Ribbon Indictment</p>
<p>&#8220;A federal sentencing report shows gross unfairness in mandatory minimums.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/opinion/the-torture-candidates.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/opinion/the-torture-candidates.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss</a></p>
<p>The Torture Candidates</p>
<p>&#8220;Three Republicans running for president support the illegal act of waterboarding.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/opinion/health-reform-and-the-supreme-court.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/opinion/health-reform-and-the-supreme-court.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss</a></p>
<p>Health Reform and the Supreme Court</p>
<p>&#8220;Following precedent would give the reform law a resouinding victory.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/opinion/bruni-torture-and-exceptionalism.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/opinion/bruni-torture-and-exceptionalism.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Torture and Exceptionalism, by Frank Bruni</p>
<p>&#8220;We must live by values truly worthy of exporting.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/keller-how-romney-could-win.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/keller-how-romney-could-win.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss</a></p>
<p>How Romney Could Win, by Bill Keller</p>
<p>&#8220;Making the case to the deciders in the middle.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/krugman-vouchers-for-veterans-and-other-bad-ideas.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/krugman-vouchers-for-veterans-and-other-bad-ideas.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss</a></p>
<p>Vouchers for Veterans, by Paul Krugman</p>
<p>&#8220;And other really bad health care ideas.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/is-mandatory-voting-a-good-idea.html?scp=1&#038;sq=mandatory&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/is-mandatory-voting-a-good-idea.html?scp=1&#038;sq=mandatory&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Is Mandatory Voting a Good Idea? (Letters)</p>
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		<title>NYT (2): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/10/29/nyt-2-national-news-44/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few presidential candidates in "99%"; Fearing election backlash, some GOPers start to "nuance" immigration stances.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/us/politics/most-presidential-candidates-are-not-the-99-percent.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/us/politics/most-presidential-candidates-are-not-the-99-percent.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Presidential Candidates? Few Are the 99 Percent</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/us/politics/tough-stance-on-immigrants-questioned-by-some-in-gop.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/us/politics/tough-stance-on-immigrants-questioned-by-some-in-gop.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Beyond 2012 Field, Nuanced G.O.P. Views on Immigrants</p>
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		<title>NYT Editorial &amp; Op-Eds (4)</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/10/28/nyt-editorial-op-eds-4-63/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["An extreme ballot measure in Mississippi, which would define a fertilized human egg as a 'person,' would destroy women’s reproductive rights" (Editorial); "There were alternatives to the economic doctrine that championed bank bailouts and mass suffering from the public. Look at Iceland" (Krugman); "Civil rights have barely made a dent in today’s most severe and persistent social injustices" (Guest Op-Ed); "The tired and poor the Statue of Liberty once welcomed are now often part of an enormous backlog of deportation cases" (Morgenthau)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/opinion/the-personhood-initiative.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/opinion/the-personhood-initiative.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The &#8216;Personhood&#8217; Initiative</p>
<p>&#8220;An extreme proposal in Mississippi would destroy women&#8217;s reproductive rights.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/opinion/krugman-the-path-not-taken.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/opinion/krugman-the-path-not-taken.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Path Not Taken, by Paul Krugman</p>
<p>&#8220;Mass suffering.  Yes, there were alternatives.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/opinion/moving-beyond-civil-rights.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/opinion/moving-beyond-civil-rights.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Moving Beyond Civil Rights, by Richard Thompson Ford</p>
<p>&#8220;Litigation is no longer the best way to remedy social injustices.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/opinion/huddled-masses-turned-away.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/opinion/huddled-masses-turned-away.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Huddled Masses, Turned Away, by Robert M. Morgenthau</p>
<p>&#8220;Detention and removal policies are inhumane and ineffective.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>NYT (6): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite pledge against lobbyists, Obama raking in millions from them; Despite all evidence to the contrary re efficiency and success, GOP pushes for military trials for all terrorism suspects; Just how ugly is the new AL immigration law?; Ticket-fixing scandal snags 16 NYPD officers; Disability fraud scheme against LIRR may have netted $1 billion; Outrage grows over wounding of war vet in Occupy Oakland debacle.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/politics/obama-bundlers-have-ties-to-lobbying.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/politics/obama-bundlers-have-ties-to-lobbying.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Obama Backers Tied to Lobbies Raise Millions</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/politics/republicans-push-military-trials-for-terrorism-suspects.html?scp=2&#038;sq=g.o.p.&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/politics/republicans-push-military-trials-for-terrorism-suspects.html?scp=2&#038;sq=g.o.p.&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>G.O.P. Pushes Military Custody for Terror Suspects</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/alabama-immigration-laws-critics-question-target.html?scp=1&#038;sq=critics&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/alabama-immigration-laws-critics-question-target.html?scp=1&#038;sq=critics&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Critics See ‘Chilling Effect’ in Alabama Immigration Law</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/nyregion/16-officers-ordered-to-surrender-in-ticket-fixing.html?scp=1&#038;sq=ticket&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/nyregion/16-officers-ordered-to-surrender-in-ticket-fixing.html?scp=1&#038;sq=ticket&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Authorities Move to Charge 16 Officers After Widespread Ticket-Fixing</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/nyregion/charges-in-lirr-disability-scheme.html?scp=2&#038;sq=l.i.r.r.&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/nyregion/charges-in-lirr-disability-scheme.html?scp=2&#038;sq=l.i.r.r.&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>11 Charged in L.I.R.R. Disability Fraud Plot</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/veterans-injury-at-occupy-protest-prompts-outrage.html?scp=1&#038;sq=outrage&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/veterans-injury-at-occupy-protest-prompts-outrage.html?scp=1&#038;sq=outrage&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Outrage Over Veteran Injured at ‘Occupy’ Protest</p>
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		<title>Washington Post &#8211; From Ellis Island to an electrified fence, why America is so torn on immigration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Swiggard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Roberto Suro and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco &#124; October 21, 2011 &#8220;&#8230;Americans are very capable of exalting immigration in the past even while fearing it in the future. But we need to move away from that paradox in order to manage immigration in the present&#8230;&#8221; http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/from-ellis-island-to-an-electrified-fence-immigration-myths-that-hold-us-back/2011/10/19/gIQAGrRC4L_story.html]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Roberto Suro and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco |  October 21, 2011</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230;Americans are very capable of exalting immigration in the past even while fearing it in the future. But we need to move away from that paradox in order to manage immigration in the present&#8230;&#8221;</p>
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		<title>NYT (5): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US approves BP's return to gulf drilling; Senate panel approves rewrite of NCLB; Fed judges upholds US right to protect wilderness and public land; Fed judge dismisses AZ suit against US re immigration; Despite huge profits, McDonalds likely to raise prices again - third time this year.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/business/energy-environment/bp-plan-for-gulf-drilling-is-approved.html?scp=2&#038;sq=BP&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/business/energy-environment/bp-plan-for-gulf-drilling-is-approved.html?scp=2&#038;sq=BP&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>BP’s Plan for Drilling in the Gulf Is Approved</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/education/22educ.html?scp=4&#038;sq=Senate&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/education/22educ.html?scp=4&#038;sq=Senate&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Senate Panel Approves Bill That Rewrites Education Law</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/us/wyoming-dealt-a-setback-over-roads-on-public-lands.html?scp=2&#038;sq=ruling&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/us/wyoming-dealt-a-setback-over-roads-on-public-lands.html?scp=2&#038;sq=ruling&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Ruling Backs Forest Service in Limiting Roads in the Wild</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/us/judge-dismisses-arizona-suit-on-immigration-enforcement.html?scp=1&#038;sq=judge&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/us/judge-dismisses-arizona-suit-on-immigration-enforcement.html?scp=1&#038;sq=judge&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Judge Dismisses Arizona Suit on Immigration Enforcement</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/business/mcdonalds-profit-is-up-but-prices-may-follow.html?scp=2&#038;sq=mcdonalds&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/business/mcdonalds-profit-is-up-but-prices-may-follow.html?scp=2&#038;sq=mcdonalds&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Gains at McDonald’s Continue, but Menu Prices Could Rise</p>
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