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		<title>* Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize; how proud we are of our President</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Full Speech: Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
Speech Transcript: President Barack Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway
Dec. 10, 2009
Full transcript of speech &#8216;A Just and Lasting Peace&#8217; as delivered &#8212; President Barack Obama&#8217;s acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, in Oslo, Norway.
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2966&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* I support President Obama&#8217;s decision in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/i-support-president-obamas-decision-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Baker and Adam Nagourney write in the NYT (12-2-09) &#8230;

President Obama went before the nation on Tuesday night to announce that he would escalate the war in Afghanistan.
And Mr. Obama went before the nation to announce that he had a plan to end the war in Afghanistan.
If the contrasting messages seemed jarring at first, they reflect [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com&blog=4668442&post=2964&subd=lewandpatpolitics&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>* our deteriorating infrastructure &#8230;  the bill must someday come due &#8230; in dollars and in lives</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/our-deteriorating-infrastructure-the-bill-must-someday-come-due-in-dollars-and-in-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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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?” … Here’s an excerpt from the CASE CLOSED story; the (fictional) DIA team reviews the connection between the anthrax attack and the subsequent invasion of Iraq …
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		<title>* terror trial in NYC &#8230; another step in cleaning up the disgraceful legacy of the Bush/Cheney years</title>
		<link>http://lewandpatpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/terror-trial-in-nyc-another-step-in-cleaning-up-the-disgraceful-legacy-of-the-bushcheney-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Weinstein</dc:creator>
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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?” … Here’s an excerpt from the CASE CLOSED story; the (fictional) DIA team reviews the connection between the anthrax attack and the subsequent invasion of Iraq …
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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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		<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
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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.
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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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		<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>
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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;
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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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