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	<title>America: Laid Off &#187; Rant</title>
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	<description>Layoff trends in America</description>
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		<title>Teachers Being Laid Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The video pretty much says it all. Freelance writing and editing jobs at Go Freelance. Join today for only $7.00. Hot for Teachers w/ Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green from Megan Fox Bored with your Job? Click here to find a new Job today. Share the love]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart, Socialism, and you</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say that for every Wal-Mart opened, two grocery stores close. Wal-Mart has a policy of opening stores in rural or suburban areas.  Most of the people I know who shop regularly at Wal-Mart tend to have a conservative slant on politics. If Wal-Mart is supplying all the needs of a community from underwear to milk, <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/wal-mart-socialism-and-you'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at Comedy Plagiarism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am stealing this page from Mental Floss. mental_floss Blog » Stop Me If You’ve Heard This Before: A Look at Comedy Plagiarism // < ![CDATA[ ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; // ]]&#62; // < ![CDATA[ _uacct = "UA-177269-1"; _udn = "none"; _ulink = 1; urchinTracker(); // ]]&#62; mental_floss magazine SUBSCRIBE &#62; GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS &#62; DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS &#62; subscriber <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/a-look-at-comedy-plagiarism'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Victim, Villain, and Hero</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time there was a whale, a killer whale, who lived in the ocean doing things that killer whales do.  Things like killing and eating seals, polar bears, and whales, killing and eating fish, and playing water polo¹.  You know, because they are killer whales. Forty years ago a baby girl was born, <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/victim-villain-and-hero'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We get it &#8211; health care in the U.S. is awesome.  People from all over the world, government officials, the wealthy, and the Yakuza come to the United States for our excellent heath care. We get it. It&#8217;s the system that&#8217;s broken though and needs the reform.  No one (that I&#8217;m aware of) is advocating <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/healthcare'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Toilet Seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The classic conundrum: does the toilet seat stay up or down?  This minute issue seemingly makes or breaks relationships, or is at least blamed for it.  It all comes down to a matter of courtesy, control, and crap. How much crap are you willing to put up with?  How much control can you relinquish?  Is <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/the-toilet-seat'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>I never did mind about the little things.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember watching movies about the Civil War (the U.S. one, not Sri Lanka) and seeing a soldier getting his leg amputated.  The soldier&#8217;s buddy would give him a stick to bite down on and a bottle of whiskey to numb the pain. That&#8217;s it.  No anesthetic.  No sterilization.  No co-pay.  For those of you <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/i-never-did-mind-about-the-little-things'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgages, recalls, and retail sales (oh my)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my personal rules is to stay busy.  Don&#8217;t get bored.  Ever.  Apparently, boredom can actually kill you, so adhering to this rule is actually a good thing &#8211; if I want to stay alive. It looks like some of the folks over at CBS news are going to join the ranks of the <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/mortgages-recalls-and-retail-sales-oh-my'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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