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	<description>Observations from where I sit, take it or leave it.</description>
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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?
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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>
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		<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 BP Escrow Account
One more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small businesses soon will not be worth $10.99</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2010/05/small-businesses-soon-will-not-be-worth-10-99/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2010/05/small-businesses-soon-will-not-be-worth-10-99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 00:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like the government is getting ready to nickel &#38; dime small business into submission. I understand their need to collect more money to pay for their massive entitlement programs, but this will definitely kill small business:
The 1099 changes attached to the health care reform bill are another  kettle of fish. These massively expand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vid Pro Quo&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2010/01/vid-pro-quo/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2010/01/vid-pro-quo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just to show that I&#8217;m still alive, here&#8217;s a sweet little video from the Japanese visual performance group Bosanjo&#8230;.

Vanishing Point from Bonsajo on Vimeo.
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		<title>And now, here&#8217;s a little music!</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/11/and-now-heres-a-little-music/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/11/and-now-heres-a-little-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inimitable Toby Walker&#8230;.

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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>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/09/aarp-helping-seniors-or-helping-itself/#comments</comments>
		<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 investigating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bow&#8230;Wow!</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/09/bow-wow/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/09/bow-wow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Been too busy to really blog about anything, but these dogs caught my eye. Here today&#8217;s distraction&#8230;.

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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>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/08/liar-liar-pills-on-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>

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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 up, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Honest American</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/08/the-honest-american/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/08/the-honest-american/#comments</comments>
		<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.
Embedded video from &#38;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&#8221;http://www.cnn.com/video&#8221; mce_href=&#8221;http://www.cnn.com/video&#8221;&#38;amp;amp;amp;gt;CNN Video&#38;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&#38;amp;amp;amp;gt;
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		<title>Soft Tyranny</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/07/soft-tyranny/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/07/soft-tyranny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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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>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/07/the-last-word-on-sarah-palin/#comments</comments>
		<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 said, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Give Up.</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/06/i-give-up/</link>
		<comments>http://schachterrific.com/2009/06/i-give-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
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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>Another view of Mona Lisa?</title>
		<link>http://schachterrific.com/2009/06/another-view-of-mona-lisa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lschach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Leonardo da Vinci may have actually painted the famous Mona Lisa a number of times and in different ways. A recently discovered painting shows &#8216;naked&#8217; similarities to the da Vinci masterpiece:

I kid you not. For more details, go here.
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