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		<title>Abrogation of the Soul</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/16/abrogation-of-the-soul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somewhat tortuously, the State Department has congratulated the victory of Hugo Chavez&#8217;s referendum to revoke term limits on his rule as a victory for participatory democracy, while faintly recommending a new respect for multiparty pluralism. Consider for a moment if &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/16/abrogation-of-the-soul/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing Sides on South Ossetia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an ambiguous initial reaction, the State Department appears to have realized that despite whatever Russia contends, it is physically impossible for Georgia to invade its own country: &#8220;We call on Russia to cease attacks on Georgia by aircraft and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/choosing-sides-on-south-ossetia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thunder in the Place of the Winds</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/07/thunder-in-the-place-of-the-winds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo: Isuru Senevi &#124; site And so ends Mauritania&#8217;s brief experiment with constitutional democracy. The AFP has a source in the new ruling junta who says there will be new elections in two months. We shall see. Alex Ely notes &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/07/thunder-in-the-place-of-the-winds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fact-Checking 101</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/09/fact-checking-101/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 17:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It should be clear by now to anyone who frequently reads blogs that the MSM is not terribly accurate in its reporting, nor does it seem to have any intention of getting better at it. Whether you think the media &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/09/fact-checking-101/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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