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		<title>The pieces of the puzzle start to come together. Part 2</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2010/06/the-pieces-of-the-puzzle-start-to-come-together-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the next piece of the puzzle. Now that the economy of south-central US is in shambles, time to head north: U.S. agency&#8217;s action may kill Bucyrus deal, cost 1,000 jobs Bonus question: How many times can you spot the word &#8220;China&#8221; in this article?]]></description>
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		<title>The pieces of the puzzle start to come together. Part 1</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2010/06/the-pieces-of-the-puzzle-start-to-come-together-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2010/06/the-pieces-of-the-puzzle-start-to-come-together-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something going on, and its happening on a global scale. Deals are being made &#8216;under the table&#8217; and the masses have no idea what is coming. Here is the first piece of the puzzle: China&#8217;s US govt debt holdings hit 2010 high: Treasury Here is the second (especially paragraph 2)&#8230;. Obama Calls for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AARP: Helping Seniors Or Helping Itself?</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/09/aarp-helping-seniors-or-helping-itself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people have been claiming that the AARP has sold out their constituency. Well, the evidence is in. And it proves correctly that the AARP suffers from MAJOR conflict of interest. Something many of us have known for a long time&#8230; This week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Brother is Watching (Your Cookies)</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/08/big-brother-is-watching-your-cookies/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/08/big-brother-is-watching-your-cookies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its not everyday that I get to blog about the ACLU and Huffington Post on the same day. Both organizations stand on the opposite side of the centrist line from where I stand and neither is a favorite of mine. Yet first I find the HuffPo raising the alarm about the administration in bed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liar, liar, pills on fire&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/08/liar-liar-pills-on-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the Whitehouse and Big Pharma are in bed together. And they are both screwing the American public. Of all places, The Huffington Post uncovered the smoking gun: The memo, which according to a knowledgeable health care lobbyist was prepared by a person directly involved in the negotiations, lists exactly what the White House gave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Honest American</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/08/the-honest-american/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you hear a voice in the crowd and you immediately sense that this is a special moment; that you are listening to truth, raw and unvarnished. Katy Abram spoke the truth.]]></description>
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		<title>Soft Tyranny</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/07/soft-tyranny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the national health care coverage bill gets nearer to passing, it is becoming more obvious as to just how scary it is. As a self-emplyed entrepreneur, I should be happy over the idea of government provided coverage. I&#8217;m not. Any process that takes away freedom in the name of government control, is not something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last Word on Sarah Palin?</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/07/the-last-word-on-sarah-palin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled over this incredible blogpost about Sarah Palin, and for once I think someone got it right. This is the executive summary of what a mean, sad country we&#8217;ve become. All national politicians take their share of potshots; it comes with the territory, and anybody who can&#8217;t take the heat, as Harry Truman famously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Give Up.</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/06/i-give-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the longest time, I&#8217;ve thought that the world is being run by idiots, but felt it wasn&#8217;t PC to say that out loud. (Come to think of it, the whole concept of PC is pretty idiotic, so what does that say about me?) Anyway, along comes American Thinker and puts to print my whole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funniest Movie Line Ever</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/05/funniest-movie-line-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This clip speaks for itself&#8230;.]]></description>
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		<title>Here comes the Internet Tax</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/05/here-comes-the-internet-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The free internet is about to go the way of the dodo bird, From American Spectator: New York&#8217;s legislation&#8230; (requires) &#8230;online retailers to collect state and local sales tax if they had affiliate advertisers within the state. (It depends on what the meaning of physical presence is?) Affiliate advertisers basically consist of websites, often run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never-Ending Government Lies About Markets</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/05/never-ending-government-lies-about-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 14:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loyola Economics Professor Thomas J. DiLorenzo takes a withering look at how governement uses the big lie to manipulate the populace in this great article from the Mises Institute: The purpose of government is for those who run it to plunder those who do not. Throughout history, governments have used violence, intimidation, coercion, and mass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Daily News &#8220;Air Force One Photoshop&#8221; Contest</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/05/ny-daily-news-air-force-one-photoshop-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/05/ny-daily-news-air-force-one-photoshop-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 23:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yep, the Daily New is having a contest to see who can come up with the best flyover photoshopped image of Air Force One, a really nice way to bring home the point of how unnecessary the flyover actually was. You can find it here. My favorite? Hudson River Emergency Landing]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s About Time, He Shrugged.</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/04/its-about-time-he-shrugged/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After years bouncing around Hollywood, &#8220;Atlas Shrugged&#8221; may yet see the light of the silver screen&#8230; Hollywood could soon be going Objectivist. After decades in development hell, Ayn Rand’s capitalism-minded “Atlas Shrugged” is taking new steps toward the big screen — with one of the film world’s most prominent money men potentially at its center. [...]]]></description>
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