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	<title>President Barack Obama's governance - observations &#38; opinions</title>
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		<title>* The Catholic Church should be severely condemned for over-stepping its bounds on the issue of abortion restrictions in healthcare legislation</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/the-catholic-church-should-be-severely-condemned-for-over-stepping-its-bounds-on-the-issue-of-abortion-restrictions-in-healthcare-legislation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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		<title>* Obama&#8217;s poll numbers rise</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/obamas-poll-numbers-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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Beth Fouhy writes for AP (10-7-09) &#8230;

President Barack Obama&#8217;s approval ratings are starting to rise after declining ever since his inauguration, new poll figures show as the country&#8217;s mood begins to brighten.
But concerns about the economy, health care and war persist, and support for the war in Afghanistan is falling.
Overall, 39 percent said they disapproved of Obama&#8217;s performance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2944&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu&#8217;s speech to the UN</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/israeli-prime-minister-netanyahus-speech-to-the-un/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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Below is the text of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech.
To see a video of this speech, click &#8230;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44HkjBDQz_k
******


Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Nearly 62 years ago, the United Nations recognized the right of the Jews, an ancient people 3,500 years-old, to a state of their own in their ancestral homeland.
I stand here today as the Prime Minister of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2938&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* will we ever learn what we already know &#8230; Cheney is the one who outed Valerie Plame</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/will-we-ever-learn-what-we-already-know-cheney-is-the-one-who-outed-valerie-plame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bush/Cheney illegal acts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Cheney's lies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CASE CLOSED is a novel which answers the question “Why did the FBI fail to solve the 2001 anthrax case?” … click here to … buy CASE CLOSED by Lew Weinstein
Here’s what readers say about CASE CLOSED  …
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		<title>* Dick Cheney has no respect for the law and has it all backwards with regard to the CIA&#8217;s morale</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/dick-cheney-has-no-respect-for-the-law-and-has-it-all-backwards-with-regard-to-the-cias-morale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[war & terror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Cheney and the law]]></category>

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Lara Jakes (AP) writes  (8/30/09) &#8230;

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says politics are driving the Justice Department&#8217;s decision to investigate whether CIA interrogators abused terror suspects detained after the Sept. 11 attacks.
&#8220;It&#8217;s clearly a political move,&#8221; Cheney said in an interview aired on &#8220;Fox News Sunday.&#8221; &#8220;I mean, there&#8217;s no other rationale for why they&#8217;re doing this.&#8221;
He added: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2925&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* Bolton says Brits involved in Lockerbie release; was the U.S.?</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/bolton-says-brits-involved-in-lockerbie-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide News Agency AFP writes (8/25/09) &#8230;

John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations who has criticised his release, accused Brown&#8217;s government of being heavily involved in reaching the decision.
&#8220;The notion that somehow the government in London didn&#8217;t participate in the decision that Secretary MacAskill made is just fanciful,&#8221; Bolton told the BBC&#8217;s Newsnight late [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2919&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* was the Lockerbie murderer released because he was, in his planned and imminent appeal, about to release some inconvenient information?</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/was-the-lockerbie-murderer-released-because-he-was-in-his-planned-and-imminent-appeal-about-to-release-some-inconvenient-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to this political blog, I also produce an blog on the anthrax case and my novel CASE CLOSED (http://caseclosedbylewweinstein.wordpress.com/), and a travel blog (http://patandlewtravel.wordpress.com/).
A recent post on the CASE CLOSED blog raised some frightening questions about why the Lockerbie murderer was released. Here&#8217;s an extract from that post &#8230;
&#8220;The Libyans could learn some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2914&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* is Great Britain also culpable in the despicable release of the Lockerbie murderer?</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/is-britain-culpable-in-the-despicable-release-of-the-lockerbie-murderer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Burns writes in the NYT (8-25-09) &#8230;

The uproar in Britain over the release of the only person convicted in the Lockerbie bombing gathered momentum on Monday, with critics saying at an emergency session of the Scottish Parliament that the Scottish justice secretary, Kenny MacAskill, had brought shame on Scotland and jeopardized its relations with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2910&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* urge President Obama to boycott tourism and golfing in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/urge-president-obama-to-boycott-tourism-and-golfing-in-scotland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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I have sent the following email to the White House &#8230;
I want to urge President Obama to issue a statement that all U.S. citizens, including those who golf, should not go to Scotland until there is a full apology and termination of the Justice Minister who made the despicable decision to release the convicted Lockerbie [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2904&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* PGA urged to boycott Scotland; no American should play golf in Scotland until  there is a full apology and a termination of the Justice Minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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I have sent the following email to the PGA &#8230;
I would like to urge the PGA to issue a statement encouraging all U.S. golfers, professional and amateur, to boycott Scotland, until and unless there is a full apology and a termination of the Justice Minister responsible for the despicable release of the Lockerbie bomber.
In addition, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2902&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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