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		<title>Not Everyone Thinks Like You</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/coburn-we-are-trying-to-kill-this-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted from a comment via HuffPost
What I find really interesting is how this is further evidence that people always assume that others would do exactly as they themselves would do.  Republicans think the Democrats would stop at nothing to stop something from the other party.  Well, we know thats not true, they think [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=popthestack.wordpress.com&blog=3503731&post=702&subd=popthestack&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Google WaveBots &#8211; Enough Smiley Bots Already, Can We Have Something Useful?</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/google-wavebots-enough-smiley-bots-already-can-we-have-something-useful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is simulposted on google wave and wordpress.

I&#8217;m a programmer and a certified tech geek, so of course I&#8217;m playing with Google Wave. I say playing, because there isn&#8217;t much you can do at this point on wave except play. This is partly because there aren&#8217;t enough people with access to wave yet that communication is useful. But more importantly, there simply isn&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=popthestack.wordpress.com&blog=3503731&post=696&subd=popthestack&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time for Rex to Go</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/time-for-rex-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I cut Rex Murphy out of my life (see Goodbye Rex) it seems he&#8217;s been popping up more and more trying to get my attention back.   I&#8217;ve been trying not to listen to him but today I gave in when I found this.  I&#8217;m sure I could link directly to the CBC video, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=popthestack.wordpress.com&blog=3503731&post=692&subd=popthestack&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Out with the Guns, In with the Green</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/out-with-the-guns-in-with-the-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been putting off this article for a week or so, and its been piling up links, so here&#8217;s some unsolicited advice from me to the leaders of her majesty&#8217;s loyal opposition, both Mr. Ignatieff and Mr. Layton.  Start opposing with something Canadians actually want, not what the media punditocrocy and &#8216;common wisdom&#8217; tell you.
Guns
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		<title>A Dark Source for our Familiar Myths</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/orions-dark-secret-violence-shaped-the-night-sky-space-23-november-2009-new-scientist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick comment on this fascinating story up at the newscientist about the  possible dark matter original of our familar bright constellation stars. I&#8217;m quite interested in astronomy and I didn&#8217;t know that most of the bright stars that make up the most familiar constellations in our skies (Orion, canis major, the souther cross, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=popthestack.wordpress.com&blog=3503731&post=672&subd=popthestack&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nation Builder of the Decade ala Globe</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/nation-builder-of-the-decade-ala-globe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The globe and mail is running a question for its readers, who is the &#8216;Nation Builder&#8217; of the past decade?  They suggest some names as well as the yearly Nation Builder winners from each of the past 10 years. Its a fascinating read, you should take a look.
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		<title>Throwing Cold Water On Progress</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/throwing-cold-water-on-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about a downer. Lawrence Martin at the venerable old G&#38;B has a great, concise explanation of three major institutional changes that many people want to see in Canada in the coming decade in time for Canada&#8217;s 150th birthday in 2017 : a re-evaluation of our relationship with the monarchy, electoral reform and a green [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=popthestack.wordpress.com&blog=3503731&post=657&subd=popthestack&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You thought I was crazy? Another Strategic Proposal for NDP-Libs</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/you-thought-i-was-crazy-another-strategic-proposal-for-ndp-libs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, my last post suggesting that the Green Party strike a strategic deal with other parties to get their fair share of the votes generated a lot of good discussion.  Most of you answered my final question &#8220;Am I crazy?&#8221; with a decided &#8220;Yes, Mark, you are, now go play.&#8221; Fair enough, I can take [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=popthestack.wordpress.com&blog=3503731&post=653&subd=popthestack&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How the Green Party Could Make a Difference</title>
		<link>http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/how-the-green-party-could-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like we&#8217;re not going to have a federal election for at least 5 months now so its time for the parties to pull back and consider strategy.  Clearly that&#8217;s what the Liberals are doing with their recent change of chief of staff.  So I&#8217;d like to suggest a bold change of strategy for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=popthestack.wordpress.com&blog=3503731&post=648&subd=popthestack&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reckless Talk by Polling &#8216;Experts&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Crowley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know what they say about polls&#8230;well I don&#8217;t believe they are all lies and statistics about Canadian opinions can be very useful, when considered in a balanced way.  Apparently if you are the head of a polling firm, such as Nik Nanos, however, you are able to infer trends from a very short sequence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=popthestack.wordpress.com&blog=3503731&post=641&subd=popthestack&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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