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		<title>Six Films on the Financial Crisis &#8211; Bill Moyers</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/02/03/six-films-on-the-financial-crisis-bill-moyers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<title>NYT (3): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/30/nyt-3-national-news-107/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 400 arrested in Occupy Oakland melee; With nod to Occupy movement, NYS looks to raise minimum wage; A new book by Zbigniew Brzezinski]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/us/occupy-oakland-protest-leads-to-hundreds-of-arrests.html?scp=2&#038;sq=hundreds&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/us/occupy-oakland-protest-leads-to-hundreds-of-arrests.html?scp=2&#038;sq=hundreds&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Hundreds Held in Oakland Occupy Protest</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/nyregion/albany-bill-would-raise-the-new-york-state-minimum-wage-to-8-50.html?scp=1&#038;sq=wage&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/nyregion/albany-bill-would-raise-the-new-york-state-minimum-wage-to-8-50.html?scp=1&#038;sq=wage&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>With Focus on Income Inequality, Albany Bill Will Seek $8.50 Minimum Wage</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/books/strategic-vision-by-zbigniew-brzezinski.html?scp=1&#038;sq=surveying&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/books/strategic-vision-by-zbigniew-brzezinski.html?scp=1&#038;sq=surveying&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Surveying a Global Power Shift</p>
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		<title>NYT (6): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/29/nyt-6-national-news-146/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did Occupy Oakland initiate the violence this time?; How "deep" will DC allow Schneiderman &#038; Co. to get?; New report shows much less natural gas than originally thought; Which is slower, the post office or a FOIA request?; Barnes &#038; Noble hangs on for dear life; The privacy dangers of social networking.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/occupy-protesters-and-police-clash-in-oakland.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/occupy-protesters-and-police-clash-in-oakland.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Occupy Protesters and Police Clash in Oakland</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/mortgage-task-force-has-fancy-name-but-will-it-get-tough.html?scp=1&#038;sq=fancy&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/mortgage-task-force-has-fancy-name-but-will-it-get-tough.html?scp=1&#038;sq=fancy&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>It Has a Fancy Name, but Will It Get Tough?</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/new-data-not-so-sunny-on-us-natural-gas-supply.html?scp=2&#038;sq=natural%20gas&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/new-data-not-so-sunny-on-us-natural-gas-supply.html?scp=2&#038;sq=natural%20gas&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>New Report by Agency Lowers Estimates of Natural Gas in U.S.</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/slow-freedom-of-information-responses-cloud-a-window-into-washington.html?scp=1&#038;sq=foia&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/slow-freedom-of-information-responses-cloud-a-window-into-washington.html?scp=1&#038;sq=foia&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Slow Responses Cloud a Window Into Washington</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/barnes-noble-taking-on-amazon-in-the-fight-of-its-life.html?scp=1&#038;sq=bookstore&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/barnes-noble-taking-on-amazon-in-the-fight-of-its-life.html?scp=1&#038;sq=bookstore&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>The Bookstore’s Last Stand</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/books/review/i-know-who-you-are-and-i-saw-what-you-did-social-networks-and-the-death-of-privacy-by-lori-andrews-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=morozov&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/books/review/i-know-who-you-are-and-i-saw-what-you-did-social-networks-and-the-death-of-privacy-by-lori-andrews-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=morozov&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>I Know Who You Are And I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, by Lori Andrews</p>
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		<title>NYT (6): Foreign Affairs</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/29/nyt-6-foreign-affairs-43/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Israel attack Iran?; In wake of growing violence, Arab League suspends monitoring in Syria; DC lobbyists drop Egypt as client; British hacking scandal continues, as 5 more are arrested, including a policeman; A book on two Muslim women "firebrands"; A book on how the Inquisition helped create the modern world.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/magazine/will-israel-attack-iran.html?ref=magazine">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/magazine/will-israel-attack-iran.html?ref=magazine</a></p>
<p>Will Israel Attack Iran?</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/world/middleeast/arab-league-suspends-its-monitoring-in-syria.html?scp=1&#038;sq=arab&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/world/middleeast/arab-league-suspends-its-monitoring-in-syria.html?scp=1&#038;sq=arab&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Sharp Rise in Violence Halts Monitoring by League in Syria</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/world/middleeast/us-lobbyists-drop-egypts-government-as-client.html?scp=3&#038;sq=beltway&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/world/middleeast/us-lobbyists-drop-egypts-government-as-client.html?scp=3&#038;sq=beltway&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Beltway Lobbyists Drop Egypt’s Government as Client</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/world/europe/5-are-arrested-in-british-tabloid-scandal.html?scp=1&#038;sq=arrested&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/world/europe/5-are-arrested-in-british-tabloid-scandal.html?scp=1&#038;sq=arrested&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>5 Are Arrested in British Tabloid Scandal</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/books/review/wanted-women-the-lives-of-ayaan-hirsi-ali-and-aafia-siddiqui-by-deborah-scroggins-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=firebrands&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/books/review/wanted-women-the-lives-of-ayaan-hirsi-ali-and-aafia-siddiqui-by-deborah-scroggins-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=firebrands&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi and Aafia Siddiqui, by Deborah Scroggins</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/books/review/gods-jury-the-inquisition-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world-by-cullen-murphy-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=jury&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/books/review/gods-jury-the-inquisition-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world-by-cullen-murphy-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=jury&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>God&#8217;s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World, by Cullen Murphy</p>
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		<title>NYT (6): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/22/nyt-6-national-news-144/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gingrich takes SC by wide margin; SOPA/PIPA fight is clash of media and generations; A new economic divide based on "mobility"; Obama to use SOTU to draw economic "line in the sand"; A book on how "scarcity will remake American politics"; A book on the lead-up to the KSM trial.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/us/politics/south-carolina-republican-primary.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/us/politics/south-carolina-republican-primary.html</a></p>
<p>Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary, Upending G.O.P. Race</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/in-antipiracy-debate-media-worlds-and-generations-clash.html?scp=9&#038;sq=chozick&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/in-antipiracy-debate-media-worlds-and-generations-clash.html?scp=9&#038;sq=chozick&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>A Clash of Media Worlds (and Generations)</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/magazine/adam-davidson-mobile-class.html?scp=7&#038;sq=stuck&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/magazine/adam-davidson-mobile-class.html?scp=7&#038;sq=stuck&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>A Mess on the Ladder of Success</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/us/politics/obama-to-draw-an-economic-line-in-state-of-union.html?scp=10&#038;sq=union&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/us/politics/obama-to-draw-an-economic-line-in-state-of-union.html?scp=10&#038;sq=union&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Obama to Draw an Economic Line in State of the Union</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/books/review/the-age-of-austerity-how-scarcity-will-remake-american-politics-by-thomas-byrne-edsall-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=austerity&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/books/review/the-age-of-austerity-how-scarcity-will-remake-american-politics-by-thomas-byrne-edsall-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=austerity&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>The Age of Austerity: How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics, by Thomas Byrne Edsall</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/books/review/justice-and-the-enemy-nuremberg-9-11-and-the-trial-of-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-by-william-shawcross-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=enemy&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/books/review/justice-and-the-enemy-nuremberg-9-11-and-the-trial-of-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-by-william-shawcross-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=enemy&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, by William Shawcross</p>
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		<title>FW: Golden Globe 2012 Warm Surprise : Iranian Movie Wins Golden Globe A</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/20/fw-golden-globe-2012-warm-surprise-iranian-movie-wins-golden-globe-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<title>NYT (4): Foreign Affairs</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/08/nyt-4-foreign-affairs-103/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hacking scandal refuses to die, as cover-up is suspected; In search for spies, tough South Korean law is snaring innocents; New books on Himmler and Heydrich; A new book on whales, from slaughter to saving.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/world/europe/latest-hacking-scandal-arrest-suggests-focus-on-cover-up.html?scp=1&#038;sq=hacking&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/world/europe/latest-hacking-scandal-arrest-suggests-focus-on-cover-up.html?scp=1&#038;sq=hacking&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Latest Hacking Scandal Arrest Suggests Focus on Cover-Up</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/world/asia/south-korean-law-casts-wide-net-snaring-satirists-in-a-hunt-for-spies.html?scp=1&#038;sq=korean&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/world/asia/south-korean-law-casts-wide-net-snaring-satirists-in-a-hunt-for-spies.html?scp=1&#038;sq=korean&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>South Korean Law Casts Wide Net, Snaring Satirists in a Hunt for Spies</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/books/review/books-about-heinrich-himmler-and-reinhard-heydrich-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=pathological&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/books/review/books-about-heinrich-himmler-and-reinhard-heydrich-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=pathological&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Heinrich Himmler, by Peter Longreich</p>
<p>Hitler&#8217;s Hangman: The Life of Heydrich, by Robert Gerwarth</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/books/review/the-sounding-of-the-whale-by-d-graham-burnett-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=whale&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/books/review/the-sounding-of-the-whale-by-d-graham-burnett-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=whale&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>How Scientists Came to Love the Whale</p>
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		<title>Why Mr. Hardball Found JFK Elusive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUST READ: If you are interested in JFK history this is far more than a review of inaccuracies it is a fascinating history lesson. He was a friend for whom i also worked. mb]]></description>
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		<title>NYT (6): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/01/02/nyt-6-national-news-142/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fracking once again implicated in quakes; Six economists look at 2012; After three decades, ethanol subsidies expire; Previews and predictions for NYC 2012; A new book on Roger Williams and "the creation of the American soul"; A new book on how five cold warriors banded together to ban the bomb.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/science/earth/youngstown-injection-well-stays-shut-after-earthquake.html?scp=2&#038;sq=quakes&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/science/earth/youngstown-injection-well-stays-shut-after-earthquake.html?scp=2&#038;sq=quakes&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Disposal Halted at Well After New Quake in Ohio</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/business/from-6-economists-6-ways-to-face-2012-economic-view.html?scp=1&#038;sq=economists&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/business/from-6-economists-6-ways-to-face-2012-economic-view.html?scp=1&#038;sq=economists&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>I Just Got Here, but I Know Trouble When I See It</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/business/energy-environment/after-three-decades-federal-tax-credit-for-ethanol-expires.html?scp=2&#038;sq=ethanol&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/business/energy-environment/after-three-decades-federal-tax-credit-for-ethanol-expires.html?scp=2&#038;sq=ethanol&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>After Three Decades, Tax Credit for Ethanol Expires</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/01/nyregion/01a-year-ahead-in-new-york.html?ref=nyregion">http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/01/nyregion/01a-year-ahead-in-new-york.html?ref=nyregion</a></p>
<p>What to Expect in New York in 2012</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/books/review/roger-williams-and-the-creation-of-the-american-soul-church-state-and-the-birth-of-liberty-by-john-m-barry-book-review.html?ref=books">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/books/review/roger-williams-and-the-creation-of-the-american-soul-church-state-and-the-birth-of-liberty-by-john-m-barry-book-review.html?ref=books</a></p>
<p>Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty, by John M. Barry</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/books/review/the-partnership-five-cold-warriors-and-their-quest-to-ban-the-bomb-by-philip-taubman-book-review.html?ref=books">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/books/review/the-partnership-five-cold-warriors-and-their-quest-to-ban-the-bomb-by-philip-taubman-book-review.html?ref=books</a></p>
<p>The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb, by Philip Taubman</p>
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		<title>NYT (3): Foreign Affairs</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/12/25/nyt-3-foreign-affairs-91/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands rally in Moscow; Loyalists fire on protesters in Yemen; A book on "philosophy, revolution and human rights 1750-1790."]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/world/europe/tens-of-thousands-of-protesters-gather-in-moscow-russia.html?_r=1&#038;scp=1&#038;sq=rally&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/world/europe/tens-of-thousands-of-protesters-gather-in-moscow-russia.html?_r=1&#038;scp=1&#038;sq=rally&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Vast Rally in Moscow Is a Challenge to Putin’s Power</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/world/middleeast/forces-loyal-to-yemens-president-fire-on-protesters.html?scp=2&#038;sq=yemen&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/world/middleeast/forces-loyal-to-yemens-president-fire-on-protesters.html?scp=2&#038;sq=yemen&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Forces Loyal to Yemeni President Fire on Protesters</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/books/review/democratic-enlightenment-by-jonathan-i-israel-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=democratic&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/books/review/democratic-enlightenment-by-jonathan-i-israel-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=democratic&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights 1750-1790, by Jonathan I. Israel</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Vietnam Ambush&#8221;: A Cautionary Tale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<title>NYT (8): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IL court reverses conviction of 19-year inmate; What's going on with the air in the Southwest?; A book on "debt" by the man at the forefront of the Occupy movement; A new book on William F. Buckley Jr.; New books by Bill Clinton and Condoleezza Rice; A new book on African American history by Henry Louis Gates Jr.; and a book on the 70s music scene at CBGB's et al.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/us/illinois-court-reverses-conviction-of-man-jailed-in-rape-murder.html?scp=2&#038;sq=court&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/us/illinois-court-reverses-conviction-of-man-jailed-in-rape-murder.html?scp=2&#038;sq=court&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Court Reverses Conviction of Man Jailed for 19 Years in Rape and Murder</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/us/air-quality-difficult-to-gauge-in-dustier-american-west.html?scp=1&#038;sq=western&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/us/air-quality-difficult-to-gauge-in-dustier-american-west.html?scp=1&#038;sq=western&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Quality of Air? That’s as Murky as Western Sky</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/anarchist-anthropology.html?scp=1&#038;sq=anarchist&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/anarchist-anthropology.html?scp=1&#038;sq=anarchist&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David Graeber</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/buckley-william-f-buckley-jr-and-the-rise-of-american-conservatism-by-carl-t-bogus-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=buckley&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/buckley-william-f-buckley-jr-and-the-rise-of-american-conservatism-by-carl-t-bogus-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=buckley&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Buckley: William F. Buckley, Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism, by Carl T. Bogus</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/back-to-work-why-we-need-smart-government-for-a-strong-economy-by-bill-clinton-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=bill%20clinton&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/back-to-work-why-we-need-smart-government-for-a-strong-economy-by-bill-clinton-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=bill%20clinton&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy, by Bill Clinton</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/no-higher-honor-a-memoir-of-my-years-in-washington-by-condoleezza-rice-book-review.html?scp=4&#038;sq=rice&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/no-higher-honor-a-memoir-of-my-years-in-washington-by-condoleezza-rice-book-review.html?scp=4&#038;sq=rice&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington, by Condoleezza Rice</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/life-upon-these-shores-looking-at-african-american-history-1513-2008-by-henry-louis-gates-jr-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=heroes%20victims&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/life-upon-these-shores-looking-at-african-american-history-1513-2008-by-henry-louis-gates-jr-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=heroes%20victims&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Life Upon These Shores: Looking at African American History, 1513-2008, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/love-goes-to-buildings-on-fire-five-years-in-new-york-that-changed-music-forever-by-will-hermes-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=real%20live&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/love-goes-to-buildings-on-fire-five-years-in-new-york-that-changed-music-forever-by-will-hermes-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=real%20live&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever, by Will Hermes</p>
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		<title>NYT (8): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cain throws in the towel; "Building a Better Mitt Romney-Bot" (Magazine cover story); Mayors bridling at new gerrymandering; In BP lawsuit, it's lawyers vs. lawyers - on the same side; Mark Ruffalo, anti-fracking zealot; New memoirs by Judy Collins and Diane Keaton, and a new book on The Doors by Greil Marcus.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/us/politics/herman-cain-suspends-his-presidential-campaign.html?scp=5&#038;sq=cain&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/us/politics/herman-cain-suspends-his-presidential-campaign.html?scp=5&#038;sq=cain&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>A Defiant Herman Cain Suspends His Bid for Presidency</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/magazine/mitt-romney-bot.html?scp=1&#038;sq=mitt&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/magazine/mitt-romney-bot.html?scp=1&#038;sq=mitt&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Building a Better Mitt Romney-Bot</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/us/politics/mayors-concerned-as-redistricting-carves-up-urban-areas.html?scp=2&#038;sq=carving&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/us/politics/mayors-concerned-as-redistricting-carves-up-urban-areas.html?scp=2&#038;sq=carving&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Some Cities Object to Being Carved Up by Redistricting</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/us/plaintiffs-lawyers-fighting-over-gulf-oil-spill-fees.html?scp=1&#038;sq=lawyers&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/us/plaintiffs-lawyers-fighting-over-gulf-oil-spill-fees.html?scp=1&#038;sq=lawyers&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in a Bitter Dispute Over Fees in Gulf Oil Spill Cases</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/fashion/mark-ruffalo-actor-embraces-anti-fracking-role.html?scp=2&#038;sq=ruffalo&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/fashion/mark-ruffalo-actor-embraces-anti-fracking-role.html?scp=2&#038;sq=ruffalo&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Ruffalo Embraces a Role Closer to Home</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/books/review/sweet-judy-blue-eyes-my-life-in-music-by-judy-collins-book-review.html?scp=4&#038;sq=collins&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/books/review/sweet-judy-blue-eyes-my-life-in-music-by-judy-collins-book-review.html?scp=4&#038;sq=collins&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music, by Judy Collins</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/books/review/then-again-by-diane-keaton-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=keaton&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/books/review/then-again-by-diane-keaton-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=keaton&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Then Again, by Diane Keaton</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/books/review/the-doors-a-lifetime-of-listening-to-five-mean-years-by-greil-marcus-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=doors&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/books/review/the-doors-a-lifetime-of-listening-to-five-mean-years-by-greil-marcus-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=doors&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>The Doors: A Lifetime of Listening to Five Mean Years, by Greil Marcus</p>
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		<title>NYT (6): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/12/02/nyt-6-national-news-139/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although official unemployment number sinks to 8.6%, outlook for most jobless is still bleak; Seller's remorse is growing re fracking leases; Not surprisingly, "elderly" are largest portion of population ever; Craigslist ad used to lure three to their deaths; A new documentary on the oil industry, particularly BP.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/business/economy/us-adds-120000-jobs-unemployment-drops-to-8-6.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/business/economy/us-adds-120000-jobs-unemployment-drops-to-8-6.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Signs of Hope in Jobs Report; Unemployment Drops to 8.6%</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/business/for-jobless-little-hope-of-full-recovery-study-says.html?scp=2&#038;sq=jobless&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/business/for-jobless-little-hope-of-full-recovery-study-says.html?scp=2&#038;sq=jobless&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>For Jobless, Little Hope of Restoring Better Days</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/drilling-down-fighting-over-oil-and-gas-well-leases.html?scp=3&#038;sq=leases&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/drilling-down-fighting-over-oil-and-gas-well-leases.html?scp=3&#038;sq=leases&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Learning Too Late of Perils in Gas Well Leases</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/census-finds-larger-portion-of-older-people.html?scp=1&#038;sq=older&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/census-finds-larger-portion-of-older-people.html?scp=1&#038;sq=older&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Older People Are a Larger Portion of U.S. Population</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/three-lured-to-death-in-ohio-by-craigslist-job-ad.html?scp=2&#038;sq=craigslist&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/three-lured-to-death-in-ohio-by-craigslist-job-ad.html?scp=2&#038;sq=craigslist&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Craigslist Used in Deadly Ploy to Lure Victims in Ohio</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/movies/the-big-fix-and-big-oil-review.html?scp=8&#038;sq=bp&#038;st=cse">http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/movies/the-big-fix-and-big-oil-review.html?scp=8&#038;sq=bp&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>The Big Fix</p>
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		<title>NYT (5): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occupy Philly to be evicted; "The Dwindling Power of a College Degree"; Starting early, anti-Obama attack ads are hopelessly misleading; In CA, Brown refuses to give up on bullet train; Two new books on the KKK.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/us/for-occupying-protesters-deadlines-and-decisions.html?scp=1&#038;sq=occupying&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/us/for-occupying-protesters-deadlines-and-decisions.html?scp=1&#038;sq=occupying&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>For Occupying Protesters, Deadlines and Decisions</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/magazine/changing-rules-for-success.html?scp=1&#038;sq=rules%20change&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/magazine/changing-rules-for-success.html?scp=1&#038;sq=rules%20change&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>When Did the Rules Change?  The Dwindling Power of a College Degree</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/us/politics/television-attack-ads-aim-at-obama-early-and-often.html?scp=2&#038;sq=attack&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/us/politics/television-attack-ads-aim-at-obama-early-and-often.html?scp=2&#038;sq=attack&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>TV Attack Ads Aim at Obama Early and Often</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/us/california-rail-project-advances-amid-cries-of-boondoggle.html?scp=1&#038;sq=bullet&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/us/california-rail-project-advances-amid-cries-of-boondoggle.html?scp=1&#038;sq=bullet&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>California Bullet Train Project Advances Amid Cries of Boondoggle</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/books/review/the-not-so-invisible-empire.html?scp=2&#038;sq=empire&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/books/review/the-not-so-invisible-empire.html?scp=2&#038;sq=empire&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>One Hundred Percent American: The Rebirth and Decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, by Thomas R. Pegram</p>
<p>Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK&#8217;s Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930, by Kelly J. Baker</p>
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		<title>NYT (7): Foreign Affairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protests, and violence, continue in Egypt as populace joins Islamists against military; Syria may be perilously close to civil war; Libyans capture Qaddafi's last fugitive son; Afghanistan's ongoing plan for national biometrics; A book on "the unmaking of Israel"; A book on WWII from the perspective of those who fought it; and a book on Hitler as seen through the eyes of Eva Braun.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/world/middleeast/clashes-in-cairo-continue-into-a-second-day.html?_r=1">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/world/middleeast/clashes-in-cairo-continue-into-a-second-day.html?_r=1</a></p>
<p>Violent Clashes in Cairo Continue Into a Second Day</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/world/middleeast/in-homs-syria-sectarian-battles-stir-fears-of-civil-war.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/world/middleeast/in-homs-syria-sectarian-battles-stir-fears-of-civil-war.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Sectarian Strife in City Bodes Ill for All of Syria</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/world/africa/gaddafi-son-captured-seif-al-islam-qaddafi-libya.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/world/africa/gaddafi-son-captured-seif-al-<br />
islam-qaddafi-libya.html</a></p>
<p>Libyan Fighters Catch Qaddafi’s Last Fugitive Son</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/world/asia/in-afghanistan-big-plans-to-gather-biometric-data.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/world/asia/in-afghanistan-big-plans-to-gather-biometric-data.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Afghanistan Has Big Plans for Biometric Data</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/books/review/the-unmaking-of-israel-by-gershom-gorenberg-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=israel&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/books/review/the-unmaking-of-israel-by-gershom-gorenberg-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=israel&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>The Unmaking of Israel by Gershom Gorenberg</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/books/review/inferno-the-world-at-war-1939-1945-by-max-hastings-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=inferno&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/books/review/inferno-the-world-at-war-1939-1945-by-max-hastings-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=inferno&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945, by Max Hastings</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/books/review/eva-braun-life-with-hitler-by-heike-b-gortemakertranslated-by-damion-searls-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=adolf&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/books/review/eva-braun-life-with-hitler-by-heike-b-gortemakertranslated-by-damion-searls-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=adolf&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Eva Braun: Life With Hitler, by Heike B. Gortemaker</p>
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		<title>Catherine the Great&#8217;s Lessons for Despots &#8211; WSJ.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Butler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This must be a great book. I am just finishing Cleopatra-another fascinating lady. Trashed, both of them, by many. mb]]></description>
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		<title>NYT Editorials &amp; Op-Eds (11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Super PACs for individual candidates brazenly violate the law, but the practice is growing. The Justice Department should pursue criminal complaints" (Editorial); "There has been progress, but this remains a country where discrimination against gays is enshrined in most state constitutions" (Editorial); "To follow the [OWS] protests forward, The Times can start by looking back" (Brisbane); "As before in history, the moment has arrived when people just can’t take it anymore" (Guest Op-Ed); "Another bombing in a long series of cartoon-incited violence focused attention on why the sketches prompt such reactions" (Navasky); "Today’s ideal social form is not the commune or the movement or even the individual creator as such. It’s the small business" (Guest Op-Ed); "The Salt Lake City empire of corporate greed has little of its founder’s vision" (Bloom); "Recently discovered offshore energy reserves are spurring efforts to dominate the sea" (Guest Op-Ed); "The global movement against human trafficking is making progress. In Cambodia, I followed one of my heroes, Somaly Mam, in a raid on a brothel with under-age girls" (Kristof); "With potentates and candidates, rules and decorum fall by the wayside" (Bruni); "Clint Eastwood growls: Go ahead. Make my gay" (Dowd)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/the-campaign-jungle.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/the-campaign-jungle.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The Campign Jungle</p>
<p>&#8220;Super PACs for individual candidates brazenly violate the law, but the practice is growing.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/a-long-winding-road-to-marriage-equality.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/a-long-winding-road-to-marriage-equality.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>A Long, Winding Road to Marriage Equality</p>
<p>&#8220;This remains a country where discrimination against gays is enshrined in most state constitutions.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/who-is-occupy-wall-street.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/who-is-occupy-wall-street.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Who Is Occupy Wall Street?</p>
<p>&#8220;To follow the protests forward, The Times can start by looking back.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/the-new-progressive-movement.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/the-new-progressive-movement.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>The New Progressive Movement, by Jeffrey D. Sachs</p>
<p>&#8220;As before in history, the moment has arrived when people just can&#8217;t take it anymore.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/why-are-political-cartoons-incendiary.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/why-are-political-cartoons-incendiary.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Why Are Political Cartoons Incendiary?, by Victor S. Navasky</p>
<p>&#8220;One reason people become so agitated by cartoons is that there is no way of answering them.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/the-entrepreneurial-generation.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/the-entrepreneurial-generation.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Generation Sell, by William Deresiewicz</p>
<p>&#8220;The new zeitgeist: we&#8217;re all peddling ourselves and managing our own brands.  We&#8217;re all in showbiz now, walking on eggshells, tending our customer base.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/will-this-election-be-the-mormon-breakthrough.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/will-this-election-be-the-mormon-breakthrough.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Will This Election Be the Mormon Breakthrough?, by Harold Bloom</p>
<p>&#8220;The Salt Lake City empire of corporate greed has little of its founder&#8217;s vision.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/sunday-review/a-new-era-of-gunboat-diplomacy.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/sunday-review/a-new-era-of-gunboat-diplomacy.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>A New Era of Gunboat Diplomacy, by Mark Landler</p>
<p>&#8220;Recently discovered offshore energy reserves spur efforts to rule the waves.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/kristof-fighting-back-one-brothel-raid-at-a-time.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/kristof-fighting-back-one-brothel-raid-at-a-time.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Fighting Back, One Brothel Raid at a Time, by Nicholas D. Kristof</p>
<p>&#8220;While in Cambodia with a personal hero, seeing some progress in battling trafficking.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/bruni-gall-in-high-places.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/bruni-gall-in-high-places.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Gall in High Places, by Frank Bruni</p>
<p>&#8220;With potentates and candidates, rules and decorum fall by the wayside.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/dowd-dirty-harry-meets-dirtier-edgar.html?ref=opinion">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/dowd-dirty-harry-meets-dirtier-edgar.html?ref=opinion</a></p>
<p>Dirty Harry Meets Dirtier Edgar, by Maureen Dowd</p>
<p>&#8220;Were they G-Men in love? Or just pals who liked to shop?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>NYT (8): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, tax the millionaires - but tax the middle class, too; A group of nuns who are were doing OWS-type activism before the movement appeared; The Magazine article/interview with Herman Cain; The truth about Romney, Bain and those "turnarounds"; Judge rules against judge re child beating video; A new book on how law "corrupts the struggle for equality"; Kissinger reviews a new book on George Kennan; Stephen King's bizarre novel re JFK and 11/22/63.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/magazine/adam-davidson-tax-middle-class.html?scp=1&#038;sq=millionaires&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/magazine/adam-davidson-tax-middle-class.html?scp=1&#038;sq=millionaires&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>It’s Not Just About the Millionaires</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/business/sisters-of-st-francis-the-quiet-shareholder-activists.html?scp=2&#038;sq=nuns&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/business/sisters-of-st-francis-the-quiet-shareholder-activists.html?scp=2&#038;sq=nuns&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Nuns Who Won’t Stop Nudging</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/magazine/on-the-ropes-with-herman-cain.html?scp=6&#038;sq=cain&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/magazine/on-the-ropes-with-herman-cain.html?scp=6&#038;sq=cain&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>On the Ropes With Herman Cain</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/us/politics/after-mitt-romney-deal-company-showed-profits-and-then-layoffs.html?scp=4&#038;sq=romney&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/us/politics/after-mitt-romney-deal-company-showed-profits-and-then-layoffs.html?scp=4&#038;sq=romney&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>After a Romney Deal, Profits and Then Layoffs</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/us/ruling-against-judge-seen-beating-daughter.html?scp=1&#038;sq=judge&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/us/ruling-against-judge-seen-beating-daughter.html?scp=1&#038;sq=judge&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Ruling Against Judge Seen Beating Daughter</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/books/review/rights-gone-wrong-by-richard-thompson-ford-book-review.html?scp=4&#038;sq=equal&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/books/review/rights-gone-wrong-by-richard-thompson-ford-book-review.html?scp=4&#038;sq=equal&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality, by Richard Thompson Ford</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/books/review/george-f-kennan-an-american-life-by-john-lewis-gaddis-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=kennan&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/books/review/george-f-kennan-an-american-life-by-john-lewis-gaddis-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=kennan&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>George F. Kennan: An American Life, by John Lewis Gaddis</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/books/review/11-22-63-by-stephen-king-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=kennedy&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/books/review/11-22-63-by-stephen-king-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=kennedy&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>11/22/63, by Stephen King</p>
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		<title>NYT (5): Foreign Affairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Openly, trying to save the euro, but sotto voce, even those in power fear end of euro zone; Iraq levels major criticism against ExxonMobil; U.S. et al get first "up close and personal" view of Fukushima devastation; Why is one Israeli life worth 1,000 Palestinians? (Magazine cover story); A new book on an extraordinary group of women resisters in Occupied France.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/world/europe/for-european-union-and-the-euro-a-moment-of-truth.html?_r=1&#038;hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/world/europe/for-european-union-and-the-euro-a-moment-of-truth.html?_r=1&#038;hp</a></p>
<p>Even as Governments Act, Time Runs Short for Euro</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/world/middleeast/iraq-criticizes-exxonmobil-on-kurdistan-oil-pursuits.html?scp=2&#038;sq=iraq&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/world/middleeast/iraq-criticizes-exxonmobil-on-kurdistan-oil-pursuits.html?scp=2&#038;sq=iraq&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Iraq Criticizes Exxon Mobil on Kurdistan Oil Pursuits</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/world/devastation-at-japan-site-seen-up-close.html?scp=3&#038;sq=japan&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/world/devastation-at-japan-site-seen-up-close.html?scp=3&#038;sq=japan&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Devastation at Japan Site, Seen Up Close</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/magazine/gilad-shalit-and-the-cost-of-an-israeli-life.html?scp=1&#038;sq=gilad&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/magazine/gilad-shalit-and-the-cost-of-an-israeli-life.html?scp=1&#038;sq=gilad&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Gilad Shalit and the Rising Price of an Israeli Life</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/books/review/a-train-in-winter-by-caroline-moorehead-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=train&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/books/review/a-train-in-winter-by-caroline-moorehead-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=train&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France, by Caroline Moorehead</p>
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		<title>NYT (9): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investigation into improprieties re XL pipeline likely to delay decision; Census Bureau tweaks data to show poverty not so bad; CA medical marijuana dispensaries hire lawyer to fight fed crackdown; Woman accuses Cain of groping; Court puts hold on graphic labels for cigarette packs; Doctor guilty in Jackson trial; How did Jerusalem get to SCOTUS?; Third person dies from NYC copter crash; New Clinton book is "assist" for Obama.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/science/earth/inquiry-into-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-process.html?scp=1&#038;sq=pipeline&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/science/earth/inquiry-into-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-process.html?scp=1&#038;sq=pipeline&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to Be Investigated</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/poverty-gets-new-measure-at-census-bureau.html?scp=1&#038;sq=poverty&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/poverty-gets-new-measure-at-census-bureau.html?scp=1&#038;sq=poverty&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>New Way to Tally Poor Recasts View of Poverty</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/Medical-Marijuana-Industry-in-California-Moves-to-Block-Federal-Crackdown.html?scp=2&#038;sq=california&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/Medical-Marijuana-Industry-in-California-Moves-to-Block-Federal-Crackdown.html?scp=2&#038;sq=california&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>California Dispensaries Moving to Block U.S. Marijuana Crackdown</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/politics/woman-accuses-cain-of-groping-he-denies-charge.html?scp=1&#038;sq=groping&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/politics/woman-accuses-cain-of-groping-he-denies-charge.html?scp=1&#038;sq=groping&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Woman Accuses Cain of Groping; He Denies Charge</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/health/policy/court-blocks-graphic-labels-on-cigarette-packs.html?scp=2&#038;sq=federal%20court&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/health/policy/court-blocks-graphic-labels-on-cigarette-packs.html?scp=2&#038;sq=federal%20court&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Court Blocks Graphic Labels on Cigarette Packs</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/doctor-found-guilty-in-michael-jacksons-death.html?scp=1&#038;sq=jackson&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/doctor-found-guilty-in-michael-jacksons-death.html?scp=1&#038;sq=jackson&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Doctor Is Guilty in Michael Jackson’s Death</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/dispute-over-jerusalem-engages-supreme-court.html?scp=1&#038;sq=jerusalem&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/us/dispute-over-jerusalem-engages-supreme-court.html?scp=1&#038;sq=jerusalem&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Dispute Over Jerusalem Engages Court</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/nyregion/harriet-nicholson-dies-from-copter-crash-injuries.html?scp=1&#038;sq=east%20river&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/nyregion/harriet-nicholson-dies-from-copter-crash-injuries.html?scp=1&#038;sq=east%20river&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>East River Copter Crash Takes 3rd Life</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/books/back-to-work-has-bill-clintons-ideas-for-america-review.html?scp=4&#038;sq=clinton&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/books/back-to-work-has-bill-clintons-ideas-for-america-review.html?scp=4&#038;sq=clinton&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Bill Clinton Lays Out His Prescription for America’s Future</p>
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		<title>NYT (6): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As winter sets in, is OWS at a crossroads?; What are Obama's chances in 2012? (Magazine cover story); "Can anyone really create jobs?"; The end of the $1 bill?; New memoirs by Cheney and Rumsfeld, and a new book on JFK.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/nyregion/occupy-wall-street-protest-reaches-a-crossroads.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/nyregion/occupy-wall-street-protest-reaches-a-crossroads.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Occupy Wall Street Protest Reaches a Crossroads</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/nate-silver-handicaps-2012-election.html?scp=2&#038;sq=obama&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/nate-silver-handicaps-2012-election.html?scp=2&#038;sq=obama&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Is Obama Toast? Handicapping the 2012 Election</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/job-creation-campaign-promises.html?scp=2&#038;sq=jobs&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/job-creation-campaign-promises.html?scp=2&#038;sq=jobs&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Can Anyone Really Create Jobs?</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/us/some-seek-to-replace-the-dollar-bill-with-the-dollar-coin.html?scp=2&#038;sq=dollar&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/us/some-seek-to-replace-the-dollar-bill-with-the-dollar-coin.html?scp=2&#038;sq=dollar&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Hoping to Save Money for the Government, Some Seek an End to the $1 Bill</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/books/review/books-from-donald-rumsfeld-and-dick-cheney.html?scp=7&#038;sq=memories&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/books/review/books-from-donald-rumsfeld-and-dick-cheney.html?scp=7&#038;sq=memories&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Known and Unknown: A Memoir, by Donald Rumsfeld</p>
<p>In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/books/review/jack-kennedy-elusive-hero-by-chris-matthews-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=kennedy&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/books/review/jack-kennedy-elusive-hero-by-chris-matthews-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=kennedy&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, by Chris Matthews</p>
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		<title>NYT (5): National News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As expected in wake of Citizens United, outside groups leading RNC and other "official" orgs as money routes; We are NOT prepared for bioterrorism; Fracking debate in Upstate NY gets personal; Rare pre-Halloween winter storm attacks Northeast; A new book on John Brown and "the raid that sparked the Civil War."]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/us/politics/outside-groups-eclipsing-gop-as-hub-of-campaigns-next-year.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/us/politics/outside-groups-eclipsing-gop-as-hub-of-campaigns-next-year.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Outside Groups Eclipsing G.O.P. As Hub of Campaigns</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/magazine/how-ready-are-we-for-bioterrorism.html?scp=5&#038;sq=anthrax&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/magazine/how-ready-are-we-for-bioterrorism.html?scp=5&#038;sq=anthrax&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>How Ready Are We for Bioterrorism?</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/nyregion/in-cooperstowns-fight-over-gas-drilling-civility-is-fading.html?scp=1&#038;sq=drilling&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/nyregion/in-cooperstowns-fight-over-gas-drilling-civility-is-fading.html?scp=1&#038;sq=drilling&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Drilling Debate in Cooperstown Turns Personal</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/us/northeast-snow-storm.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/us/northeast-snow-storm.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Heavy Autumn Snowstorm Barrels Across Northeast</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/books/review/midnight-rising-john-brown-and-the-raid-that-sparked-the-civil-war-by-tony-horwitz-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=midnight&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/books/review/midnight-rising-john-brown-and-the-raid-that-sparked-the-civil-war-by-tony-horwitz-book-review.html?scp=1&#038;sq=midnight&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War, by Tony Horwitz</p>
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		<title>NYT (6): Foreign Affairs</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/10/23/nyt-6-foreign-affairs-37/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Powerful 7.2 quake hits Turkey; European bank collapses - will more follow?; Dirty money in Tunisian elections?; In tit-for-tat, Russia creates list barring certain U.S. citizens; Prince Sultan is dead; A new book on Egypt, from Nasser to the present.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/world/europe/strong-earthquake-rocks-eastern-turkey.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/world/europe/strong-earthquake-rocks-eastern-turkey.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Strong Quake Rocks Eastern Turkey</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/business/dexias-collapse-in-europe-points-to-global-risks.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/business/dexias-collapse-in-europe-points-to-global-risks.html?hp</a></p>
<p>Bank’s Collapse in Europe Points to Global Risks</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/world/africa/tunisia-election-faces-financing-questions.html?ref=world">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/world/africa/tunisia-election-faces-financing-questions.html?ref=world</a></p>
<p>Financing Questions Shadow Tunisian Vote, First of Arab Spring</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/world/europe/russia-will-bar-some-us-citizens-in-retaliatory-move.html?ref=world">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/world/europe/russia-will-bar-some-us-citizens-in-retaliatory-move.html?ref=world</a></p>
<p>Russia Will Bar Some U.S. Citizens in Retaliation</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/world/middleeast/prince-sultan-bin-abdel-aziz-of-saudi-arabia-dies.html?ref=world">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/world/middleeast/prince-sultan-bin-abdel-aziz-of-saudi-arabia-dies.html?ref=world</a></p>
<p>Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia Dies</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/books/review/the-struggle-for-egypt-by-steven-a-cook-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=nasser&#038;st=cse">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/books/review/the-struggle-for-egypt-by-steven-a-cook-book-review.html?scp=2&#038;sq=nasser&#038;st=cse</a></p>
<p>The Struggle For Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square, by Steven A. Cook</p>
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		<title>NYT (2): National News</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2011/10/23/nyt-2-national-news-43/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Alterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Redistricting battles being waged in court; A new book on "Keynes vs. Hayek."]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/us/battles-to-shape-maps-and-congress-go-to-courts.html?hpw">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/us/battles-to-shape-maps-and-congress-go-to-courts.html?hpw</a></p>
<p>Battles to Shape Maps, and Congress, Go to Courts</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/business/keynes-hayek-views-origins-of-an-economics-debate-review.html?ref=business">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/business/keynes-hayek-views-origins-of-an-economics-debate-review.html?ref=business</a></p>
<p>The Tale of the Dueling Economists</p>
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