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		<title>TowneForCongress.com</title>
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		<description>The latest news, articles, discussions and more following Jake Towne's campaign: TowneForCongress.com</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:48:04 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beware the Slaughter Rule]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/beware-the-slaughter-rule</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/beware-the-slaughter-rule#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:48:04 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/beware-the-slaughter-rule</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Obama is bound and determined to get health care reform one way or another. The methods do not have to be legal, and they do not have to be constitutional. If reconciliation will not work, they will try something else to ram it through. 	Christopher Dodd (D-CT) agrees with the Obama tactics, (Full article here.) 	But given the high stakes, &ldquo;policy trumps process&rsquo;&rsquo; on health care. 	Meanwhile Pe&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Illegal Immigrants - Do We Want Them Here or Not?]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/illegal-immigrants-do-we-want-them-here-or-not</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/illegal-immigrants-do-we-want-them-here-or-not#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:54 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/illegal-immigrants-do-we-want-them-here-or-not</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Counting illegal immigrants or even legal non-citizens in the 2010 census seems unconstitutional to me. Why should California, Illinois, Texas, etc be REWARDED for their illegal immigrant and non-citizen population at the expense of other states that do not have as many? This is a conflict with the earlier story I posted today where Congress wants to keep illegal immigrants from being hired by creating biometri&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Worker ID Card Does Not Solve Illegal Immigration]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/worker-id-card-does-not-solve-illegal-immigration</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/worker-id-card-does-not-solve-illegal-immigration#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:48:23 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/worker-id-card-does-not-solve-illegal-immigration</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[I am not computer expert, but I fail to see how a biometric card is any better at solving the illegal issue than a driver&rsquo;s license, which until recently, was not available to illegals. A biometric card could be forged. Data bases could be hacked. It will be slightly more difficult, but not impossible. 	It is certainly more expensive. It gives more personal info to the government. It is subject to abuse.&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Guantanamo Problem – Part 2]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-guantanamo-problem-ndash-part-2-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-guantanamo-problem-ndash-part-2-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:10:55 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-guantanamo-problem-ndash-part-2-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[In Part 1, I discussed the history of Guantanamo Bay and outlined my reasoning for closing the entire base, not just the prison.  Next we will examine an editorial by the incumbent Congressman Charlie Dent, who also sits on Homeland Security and my solutions on how to deal with the prisoner of Guantanamo Bay.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Call to Arms - Signature Gathering Kickoff Next Week!!]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/a-call-to-arms-signature-gathering-kickoff-next-week-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/a-call-to-arms-signature-gathering-kickoff-next-week-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:23:26 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/a-call-to-arms-signature-gathering-kickoff-next-week-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Towne for Congress gears up for the start of the signature gathering process to secure ballot access in the November 2, 2010 election.  Please come and stop by next week to sign, pick up papers to circulate, and hang out for a bit with the candidate at a few of the district's great local restaurants!!!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Third Newspaper Ad Launch and Grassroots Liberty Money Bomb March 10th!!]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/third-newspaper-ad-launch-and-grassroots-liberty-money-bomb-march-10th-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/third-newspaper-ad-launch-and-grassroots-liberty-money-bomb-march-10th-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:22:37 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/third-newspaper-ad-launch-and-grassroots-liberty-money-bomb-march-10th-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[A half-page ad appeared on page A5 of the Express Times today!  Check it out and also read about the March 10th money bomb dedicated to John Gunby.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[March Monthly Report, Money Bomb Results, and Bowling for Kids Event]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/march-monthly-report-money-bomb-results-and-bowling-for-kids-event-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/march-monthly-report-money-bomb-results-and-bowling-for-kids-event-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:33:13 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/march-monthly-report-money-bomb-results-and-bowling-for-kids-event-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends of Liberty - 	Beginning March 10, we can start collecting the necessary 3,629+ signatures for ballot access. While as an independent I have no primary, I really could use both your signature and your help to collect enough signatures to assure ballot access as quickly as possible. The earlier this is done, the sooner I can &quot;up the volume&quot; some more on debating the Republocrats. 	 	Februar&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGER BOILS OVER]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/anger-boils-over</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/anger-boils-over#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:35:18 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JimQ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/anger-boils-over</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Violence has again broken out on California University campuses. Only one problem. And this is the disturbing part. The people who frequent this site and attend Tea Parties are angry that the government is spending too much and selling our kids into slavery. Those who are doing the VIOLENT protesting are angry because they are no longer getting something for nothing. Those who are taking to the streets in Greec&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Bank Lending Falls at Fastest Rate in History]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/us-bank-lending-falls-at-fastest-rate-in-history</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/us-bank-lending-falls-at-fastest-rate-in-history#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:13:21 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>slowsmile</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/us-bank-lending-falls-at-fastest-rate-in-history</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Well here you go then. No suckers are borrowing from the US banks -- apart from the too-big-to-fall banks borrowing from themselves (investment banks borrowing discreetly from their own associated normal bank arms) in order to play roulette on the markets. 	This lack of private borrowing is bound to create further GDP growth and liquidity problems as the economic deflationary contraction in the US is well set t&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Employment Situation: Welcome To Census Temp Jobs]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/employment-situation-welcome-to-census-temp-jobs</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/employment-situation-welcome-to-census-temp-jobs#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:41:03 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>KarlDenninger</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/employment-situation-welcome-to-census-temp-jobs</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[And hereeeeeeeeeees..... CENSUS! 	 		 			In February, employment in the federal government edged up. The hiring of 15,000 temporary workers for Census 2010 was partially offset by a decline in U.S. Postal Service employment. 	 	 		Yep. 	 		Headline number was -35,000 and the unemployment rate held at 9.7%, both headline. Everyone&#39;s fear of a huge weather impact was instantly dashed, as the BLS said they cou&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Normalized Employment: The Real Employment Story]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/normalized-employment-the-real-employment-story</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/normalized-employment-the-real-employment-story#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:56:00 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JohnLounsbury</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/normalized-employment-the-real-employment-story</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[In the previous three articles in this series (click here for part 2) the definitions of recession and depression have been discussed based on the NBER (National Bureau of Economic Analysis) definition of recession and a modified definition of the business cycle. The previous articles have had an analysis of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) that explicitly separates the rebound from the bottom of the business cycle&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[North Korean worker executed for passing news]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/north-korean-worker-executed-for-passing-news</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/north-korean-worker-executed-for-passing-news#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:34:44 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>TLaCour</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/north-korean-worker-executed-for-passing-news</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[&quot;America the Empire.&quot; 	 	&quot;We Occupy 130 Countries&quot; and &quot;America has 750 military bases encircling the globe.&quot; 	 	&quot;Amerika enslaves the world at the Bankers&#39; Behest.&quot; 	 	 	 	So cry and lie the neolibs. To them, the wars we fought in the last 100 years have all been about Empire-building. Never mind the facts, Amerika is Evil and All Our Troops Should Come Home. We do a&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Janet Hits It Out Of The Park (Again)]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/janet-hits-it-out-of-the-park-again</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/janet-hits-it-out-of-the-park-again#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:06:05 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>KarlDenninger</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/janet-hits-it-out-of-the-park-again</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Yep.... listen to the shills try to deflect the voice of reason.... 	Disgusting, isn&#39;t it? 	Tell their advertisers what you think. It&#39;s the only way to be sure....]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Great Depression 2: 15 Reasons it's Coming]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/great-depression-2-15-reasons-its-coming</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/great-depression-2-15-reasons-its-coming#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:20:51 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>StuckInNJ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/great-depression-2-15-reasons-its-coming</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[There is nothing necessarily new here. Just a nice concise summary in one spot. 	There are probably more than 15 reasons. Please feel free to add you own. (Maybe we can get to 50!) 	================================================================ = 	15 Reasons We Could See a Second Great Depression 	http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/15-reasons-why-barack-obamas-declaration-that-a-second-depression-is-&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pentagon: Shots Fired, Police Officers Reported Injured - ABC News]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/pentagon-shots-fired-police-officers-reported-injured-abc-news</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/pentagon-shots-fired-police-officers-reported-injured-abc-news#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:52:10 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ReverseEngineer</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/pentagon-shots-fired-police-officers-reported-injured-abc-news</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Shots Fired at Pentagon; Two Police and Gunman Injured 	 		Suspect Reported in Custody; Defense Headquarters in Lockdown 	 		By NED POTTER 		March 4, 2010 	 		 	 		 	 		 			Two police officers were injured by a gunman firing shots outside the Pentagon tonight and a suspect is in custody, a police spokesman said. 		 			 			 				 					An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. s seen in this Sept. 2003 file&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gather Signatures!!]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/ways-to-help/gather-signatures</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/ways-to-help/gather-signatures#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:58:00 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Ways to Help</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/ways-to-help/gather-signatures</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Ways to Help: Gather Signatures!! 	Beginning March 10, 2010, the Campaign is permitted to begin collecting signatures for ballot access. Since I am running as an independent, there is no primary election. For U.S. Congressman in district 15, the state of Pennsylvania will list me on the ballot provided at least 3,629 valid signatures are submitted. To ensure ballot access, the Campaign has a goal of 7,000 signa&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[RECESSION, DEPRESSION OR SYSTEMATIC BREAKDOWN]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/recession-depression-or-systematic-breakdown</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/recession-depression-or-systematic-breakdown#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:39:05 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JimQ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/recession-depression-or-systematic-breakdown</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[This article previously appeared in the December 2009 edition of the Casey Report. 	 	As crooked politicians, Federal Reserve hacks, and cheerleading media pundits inform you the recession is over, you probably have a sneaking suspicion they are lying. 	The National Bureau of Economic Research is the arbiter of business cycle recessions. They define a recession as &ldquo;a significant decline in economic activi&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voters With Change Grassroots Money Bomb Thursday!!!]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/voters-with-change-grassroots-money-bomb-thursday-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/voters-with-change-grassroots-money-bomb-thursday-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:33:44 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/voters-with-change-grassroots-money-bomb-thursday-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[“In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, Brave, Hated, and Scorned. When his cause succeeds however,the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot.”  - Mark Twain]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[CAN IT BE ANY CLEARER?]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/can-it-be-any-clearer</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/can-it-be-any-clearer#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:03:38 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JimQ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/can-it-be-any-clearer</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Obama and Congressmen blather on about putting banks in their place. The 6 biggest banks hold more assets as a % of GDP today than they had before the financial meltdown. In 1995 the 6 biggest banks&#39; total assets were 17% of GDP and now it is 63% of GDP. In the next two years 500 to 1,000 small banks will fail. The 6 biggest banks will get bigger. The Federal Reserve is owned and controlled by these 6 banks&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Counterfeit Gold in Germany]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/counterfeit-gold-in-germany</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/counterfeit-gold-in-germany#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:57:38 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Whippet</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/counterfeit-gold-in-germany</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[This link should be chilling to every GLD owner. Watch for premiums on physical gold to escalate, and the discount on paper gold to rise. Soon we&#39;ll all be Pegleg Petes, biting our Krugerrands and yelping wholehearted Aarrgghh!s. 	Business idea? Small scale thermal conductivity meters. I have no interest, but it&#39;s a great one for an entrepreneur. 	 	German ProSieben TV Channel Finds 500 Gram Tungsten Ba&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Dollar Money Supply Is Underreported]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/us-dollar-money-supply-is-underreported</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/us-dollar-money-supply-is-underreported#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:37:43 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>saber</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/us-dollar-money-supply-is-underreported</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Here&#39;s a great article I found while over at GATA. It&#39;s by James Turk, and it contains some very interesting information. 	 	Article: 	 	 	March 1, 2010 &ndash; As the financial crisis has unfolded over the last two years, the Federal Reserve has been responding in a variety of unprecedented ways. Therefore, it is logical to assume that these never-before-used actions have altered long-established ways&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[EM08 Mythbuster: Inefficient Government]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/em08-mythbuster-inefficient-government</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/em08-mythbuster-inefficient-government#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:11:22 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>lordonlow</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/em08-mythbuster-inefficient-government</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[A quick point and then back to our movies. Hey, it&#39;s Saturday night and man does not live by EM08 doom and gloom alone. 	 	I&#39;ve been hearing so much talk about the inefficiencies of our government, whether because of partisanship, size or systemic failures such as super-majority voting and filibustering. I&#39;ve even had some acquaintances display their disgust at our big lumbering government that can&&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Economic Hurricane]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-economic-hurricane</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-economic-hurricane#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:05:10 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>TKWW</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-economic-hurricane</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Below is an email that I forwarded to more than 100 friends and family members. Pehaps of interest to TBPers. 	 	 		Friends, Family, 	 		 	 		We Americans continue to experience difficulty recognizing the degree of economic difficulty that approaches. For three years I have warned of the economic calamity that continues to unfold. I stopped writing because many found (find) my warnings disturbing, when my goal&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PATRIOT Act Backdoor Extension Passes Congress]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/patriot-act-backdoor-extension-passes-congress-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/patriot-act-backdoor-extension-passes-congress-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:25:12 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/patriot-act-backdoor-extension-passes-congress-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[“Give us all your liberties, and we will keep you safe.” - Intentions of the United States Congress under the USA PATRIOT Act, 2001-2010]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[February Letters to the Editor]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/february-letters-to-the-editor</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/february-letters-to-the-editor#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:08:18 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/february-letters-to-the-editor</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Two letters to the editor published this past week.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[SPENDING FREEZE FRAUD]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/spending-freeze-fraud</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/spending-freeze-fraud#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:16:25 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JimQ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/spending-freeze-fraud</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Spending Freeze Not Likely 	By Ron Paul 	Published 02/02/10 	 	 	Last week politicians in Washington made a few things clear about how they really feel about the state of the union. First, they are beginning to hear the growing discontent with the size and scope of government and the broken promises that keep piling up. Certain events in Massachusetts recently made that statement loud, clear and unavoidable. In&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[TIME & NYT  WANT TO DESTROY FREEDOM OF SPEECH]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/time-nyt-want-to-destroy-freedom-of-speech</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/time-nyt-want-to-destroy-freedom-of-speech#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:15:54 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JimQ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/time-nyt-want-to-destroy-freedom-of-speech</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[What a surprise that the soon to be bankrupt and out of business Time Magazine and the New York Times favor having the government control the internet and police it through licensing and regulations. The internet is the only place left to get the truth. This idea will get more traction as our economy fails. The government will want to squelch dissent and only allow their version of the truth. This is a huge ris&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[WHY IS U.S. PREPARING FOR MARTIAL LAW?]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/why-is-us-preparing-for-martial-law</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/why-is-us-preparing-for-martial-law#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:13:30 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JimQ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/why-is-us-preparing-for-martial-law</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[The actions of our government certainly give indications that all is not well. Executive Order 13528 will give the Federal Government the ability to use troops against US citizens on US soil. It has happened before and they are preparing to do it again. This isn&#39;t some crazy conspiracy stuff. NorthCom troops are on the ground in the US. Why? Police agencies are already testing drones over US cities. It is t&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[RON PAUL CONFRONTS BERNANKE]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/ron-paul-confronts-bernanke</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/ron-paul-confronts-bernanke#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:12:35 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JimQ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/ron-paul-confronts-bernanke</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Ron Paul&#39;s statement on an atrocious policy 				 				 					 					Posted by Matt Hawes on 02/24/10 					Last updated 02/24/10 					 				 				 					On Wednesday, Congressman Paul took to the House floor to challenge assassinating American citizens at the government&#39;s discretion. 				 					 				 					http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGktTws2bK0 				 				 				 				Categories: Ron Paul, Foreign Policy, Civil L&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[By Way of an Intro: They've Trashed Everything]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/by-way-of-an-intro-theyve-trashed-everything</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/by-way-of-an-intro-theyve-trashed-everything#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:27:51 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>lordonlow</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/by-way-of-an-intro-theyve-trashed-everything</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[I&#39;m all for outting so let&#39;s name some more names and show faces, shall we? Here they are folks, some of the key EM08 ho-bags whose heads I for one have been calling for; the credit ratings agencies. From left to right, Fitch Ratings&#39; Stephen Joynt, Moodys&#39; Raymond McDaniel and S&amp;P&#39;s Deven Sharma: 	 	 	TAKEAWAYS 	 	1. The CRAs provided the AAA investment grade ratings to the &quot;financ&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Civilization's Wrecking Crew]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/civilizations-wrecking-crew</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/civilizations-wrecking-crew#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:13:01 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JasonRines</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/civilizations-wrecking-crew</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Great article provided by J.R. Nyquist on how egalitarianism societies form. This line from the end of the article sums it all up: 	&quot;In other words, the people who are wrecking our civilization are paid by the rest of us to do their work. We have nurtured them, raised them up, and fostered their conceits with our own cash contributions. 	In other words, we have paid for our own destruction up front.&quot;&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[GDP Revised Upward - Sunny Skies Are Here]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/gdp-revised-upward-sunny-skies-are-here</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/gdp-revised-upward-sunny-skies-are-here#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:47:52 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/gdp-revised-upward-sunny-skies-are-here</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Lately I feel like I live on Sesame Street where sunny skies always sweep the clouds away and where no one believes Big Bird&rsquo;s friend Snuffleupagus is real. Well, at least when I was a kid. Now he is real. Guess Big Bird wasn&rsquo;t so crazy after all. 	GDP was revised up. But, the revision obscures the real trends. Let&rsquo;s look at the underlying numbers. 	&middot; 2/3rds of GDP is due to changes in&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[What is an Olympic Gold Medal Worth?]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/what-is-an-olympic-gold-medal-worth-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/what-is-an-olympic-gold-medal-worth-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:02:19 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/what-is-an-olympic-gold-medal-worth-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Governments should take a lesson from the last couple Olympics and not devalue their currencies so carelessly.<br /><br />"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." - Voltaire (1694-1778)]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Interview with Don Harrold]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/interview-with-don-harrold</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/interview-with-don-harrold#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:39:03 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/interview-with-don-harrold</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Interview with Don Harrold, entrepreneur, investor, and YouTube phenom]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[CENTRAL BANKERS SHOULD WORRY]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/central-bankers-should-worry</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/central-bankers-should-worry#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:27:04 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JimQ</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/central-bankers-should-worry</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Central Bankers throughout the world have the same solution to a crisis caused by too much debt. Flood the world with their own currency. The fraud of Central Banking is coming to an end. It will not be a happy end. The end result of this experiment in creating money and wealth out of thin air will be a worldwide Depression. Countries will blame each other. Citizens who have lost everything will turn ot despot&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Ugly Face of Corporate Health Care]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-ugly-face-of-corporate-health-care</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-ugly-face-of-corporate-health-care#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:42:15 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>WilliamBaker</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-ugly-face-of-corporate-health-care</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Suppose you were travelling out of state and you had a skiing accident. You sustain a deep compression fracture across half the plateau on the top of the primary lower leg bone that supports your knee, and you break off part of that bone as well. You most probably have ligament damage. This is a very painful outcome that causes you to not be able to walk. 	You are carried off the mountain in a sled and taken to&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Making Health Care Sustainable]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/making-health-care-sustainable</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/making-health-care-sustainable#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:40:46 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JennJohnson</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/making-health-care-sustainable</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s back. Nationalized health care is back and bigger and more ominous than before. The spark that re-ignited the fire was the decision of Anthem Blue Cross to raise health insurance rates on individuals by up to 39%. Why the increase? Because according to Anthem, the cost of medical care under individual plans exceeded premiums paid. Why the outrage? Because WellPoint, the parent company, still made a p&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[American Healthcare Fascialism]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/american-healthcare-fascialism</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/american-healthcare-fascialism#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:26:27 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>American</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/american-healthcare-fascialism</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Mises Institute ^ | October 23, 2009 | Thomas J. DiLorenzo 	 	Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:53:41 PM by ForGod&#39;sSake 	 	 		 		 			 	 	Some time ago I invented the phrase &quot;fascialism&quot; to describe the American system of political economy. Fascialism means an economy is part fascist, part socialist. Economic fascism has nothing to do with dictatorship, militarism, or bizarre racial theori&hellip;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Liberty Candidates Mourn the Deaths of 1,000 Soldiers in Afghanistan]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/liberty-candidates-mourn-the-deaths-of-1000-soldiers-in-afghanistan-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/liberty-candidates-mourn-the-deaths-of-1000-soldiers-in-afghanistan-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:09:56 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/liberty-candidates-mourn-the-deaths-of-1000-soldiers-in-afghanistan-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Press release and statement from twelve liberty candidates on the Afghanistan War as this tragic anniversary arrives]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Money Bomb Week Raises Over $7,000!!!]]></title>
			<link>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/money-bomb-week-raises-over-7000-1</link>
			<comments>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/money-bomb-week-raises-over-7000-1#comments</comments>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:44:19 EST</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>JakeTowne</dc:creator>
			<category>Economy</category>
			<guid>http://towneforcongress.com/economy/money-bomb-week-raises-over-7000-1</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to all the donors who have contributed!!]]></description>
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