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	<itunes:summary>Michael Fidanza is The Armchair Energist. News and commentary Monday through Friday on RFCRadio.com.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>CBS is All Over the Swine Flu Story</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2009/11/02/cbs-is-all-over-the-swine-flu-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether it be 1979 or 2009, CBS&#8217;s 60 Minutes has you covered for the H1N1, or Swine flu. After viewing the two, I wonder if correspondent Scott Pelley may be doing a follow-up to this story like Mike Wallace&#8217;s in 1979. &#8216;A crisis is a terrible thing to waste&#8217;, eh Rahm? Watch CBS News Videos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Primer For the Obama Years</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/12/06/a-liberals-view-of-the-obama-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This in from Z. Dwight Billingsly of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (hat tip Gateway Pundit) Every strong Republican president who succeeded in protecting America has allowed Americans to become complacent about national security, thereby opening the door for weak Democrats who allowed enemies to threaten and attack America without penalty. Obama will be no different, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Noon!</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/11/04/high-noon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank God this day is here! As actor David Lander said in the movie &#8216;A League of Their Own&#8217; I&#8217;ve seen enough to know I&#8217;ve seen too much This is the sentiment I wish to convey after a 2-year election cycle. I know &#8211; I have said that I am a politics junkie, but the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Endorsement in the 2008 Election</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/28/the-best-endorsement-in-the-2008-election/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have read dozens of endorsements for both candidates. Many platitudes but no real substance. Then came this one from Charles Krauthammer. This is such an eloquent piece, I believe it has the power to sway independents to vote for McCain and Democrats to cross the aisle. Contrarian that I am, I&#8217;m voting for John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Armchair Energist Presidential Poll</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/22/the-armchair-energist-presidential-poll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/22/the-armchair-energist-presidential-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at the Armchair Energist, we have started our own early voting. The poll will remain open until Election Day and it&#8217;s definitely not scientific. The winner of last week&#8217;s Armchair Energist cap was notified and I&#8217;m waiting for a reply. I will post the winner as soon as they get back to me. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Other Barney Is More Eloquent</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/21/the-other-barney-is-more-eloquent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they&#8217;re thinking, if they&#8217;re happy or sad. That&#8217;s what I tried to do with Barney.&#8221; Don Knotts Here comes that alternate universe feeling again. I watched Barney Frank and I had to pinch myself&#8230;did he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Time For Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/21/a-time-for-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: Scroll down for updates. This election is becoming more about &#8216;how&#8217; to do rather than &#8216;what&#8217; to do. The economy is in the toilet these days &#8211; no slight to &#8216;Joe&#8217;. Sen. Obama says he&#8217;s the man to spread all that prosperity around. Will someone please tell me where all the prosperity is supposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 of 3</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/16/3-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debates are over &#8211; how did the candidates do this time? Now, a little less than three weeks to go! Be sure to sign up for my email updates at the above right. Every Friday for the next 3 weeks, I&#8217;ll be giving out a free Armchair Energist cap to a winner picked at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liveblogging the Third Presidential Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/16/liveblogging-the-third-presidential-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am on TammyBruce.com chats while watching the debate. Scroll down for updates. Good luck gentlemen!]]></description>
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		<title>Rounding Third and Headed Home</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/15/rounding-third-and-headed-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/15/rounding-third-and-headed-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, the third and final Presidential Debate will take place at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York. I will be live-blogging the event. Check my latest post this afternoon and vote for who you think won the debate. Congratulations to Maria from Berkley Heights NJ who won the first Armchair Energist cap. I will [...]]]></description>
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