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		<title>Fimoculous&#8217;s 30 Best Blogs of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2010/01/05/fimoculouss-30-best-blogs-of-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[30 Best Blogs of 2009 &#8211; Fimoculous.com. Like I&#8217;ll have the time to go and actually read these. I want to, but I have to get stuff done, too.]]></description>
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		<title>Conquerors of the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/12/30/conquerors-of-the-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/12/30/conquerors-of-the-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fascinating 90-second animation showing who has controlled the Middle east over the last 5000 years. I need to know more world history, for sure. Via.]]></description>
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		<title>Making Light&#8217;s Commonplaces</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/12/04/making-lights-commonplaces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[aphorisms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awesomeness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commonplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patrick & teresa Nielsen Hayden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonplaces from Making Light. Please read them all. &#8220;We are prophets of a future not our own.&#8221; (Oscar Romero) &#8220;Peace means something different from &#8216;not fighting&#8217;. Those aren&#8217;t peace advocates, they&#8217;re &#8216;stop fighting&#8217; advocates. Peace is an active and complex thing and sometimes fighting is part of what it takes to get it.&#8221; (Jo Walton) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Brainstem Conservatism&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/11/18/brainstem-conservatism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/11/18/brainstem-conservatism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clever]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Marshall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[name-calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TPM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A terrific turn of phrase from Josh Marshall.]]></description>
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		<title>Don Farmer is a Jerk</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/09/24/don-farmer-is-a-jerk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/09/24/don-farmer-is-a-jerk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Borked]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[idiot]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[offensive idiot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soulless gasbag]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timmerritt.net/?p=1212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you didn&#8217;t already know.]]></description>
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		<title>A Primer on the Details of Health Care Reform &#8211; NYTimes.com</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/08/10/a-primer-on-the-details-of-health-care-reform-nytimescom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/08/10/a-primer-on-the-details-of-health-care-reform-nytimescom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A quick link so I can come back later, and point others to it if need be. A Primer on the Details of Health Care Reform &#8211; NYTimes.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Profile: Ruth Schmitt, war protester &#124; Fresh Loaf</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/02/18/profile-ruth-schmitt-war-protester-fresh-loaf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/02/18/profile-ruth-schmitt-war-protester-fresh-loaf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ruth Schmitt gets well-deserved recognition at Creative Loafing&#8217;s Fresh Loaf blog. Profile: Ruth Schmitt, war protester briefly explains her background and her participation in six and a half years of anti-war protest at Colony Square. She&#8217;s a friend and fellow parishioner at North Decatur Presbyterian Church. Go, Ruth! Thanks to CL for the pic.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to Rep. Tom Price, R-6th GA</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/02/13/letter-to-rep-tom-price/</link>
		<comments>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/02/13/letter-to-rep-tom-price/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stimulus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tool]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sent today to the congressman via his web site. Dear Representative Price, I am a constituent of yours, a registered independent, and like others in your district I worry about too much control in the hands of Democrats. Today though I&#8217;m writing because of my disappointment after watching a video of your $30 million for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Proud to Be an American</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/01/20/proud-to-be-an-american/</link>
		<comments>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/01/20/proud-to-be-an-american/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inauguration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
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		<title>Obama Pre-Inauguration Photos</title>
		<link>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/01/20/obama-pre-inauguration-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.timmerritt.net/2009/01/20/obama-pre-inauguration-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking at these pictures, I&#8217;m choking up. So much joy, so much possibility, so much at stake.]]></description>
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