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		<title>Healthcare reform bill passed in the House</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2009/11/healthcare-reform-bill-passed-in-the-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s come a long way amid all the protests. The bill for Healthcare Reform passed just this past Saturday in the US House of Representatives. It is one of the most hotly debated topics in politics today. What is most controversial to people is the so-called &#8220;public option&#8221; that would give Americans the option of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not So Soothing Reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depending on how in tune you are to the nation’s legislative branch, you may or may not know that the House of Representatives just passed a healthcare bill. Presumably, it’ll make some meaningful changes in our healthcare system. I say presumably because it’s 2,000 pages, and that’s a lot to print. Honestly though, it makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unfair Advantages</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do wish the president had addressed the issue of unequal resources in education, which in my opinion can discourage a student from a lower-income background from achieving his or her potential. By unequal resources I mean that financially and academically, some public schools tend to get more funding than others and are also more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonexistent Controversy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading the transcript of the president&#8217;s recent back-to-school speech, I couldn&#8217;t find anything even remotely controversial in his words. I&#8217;m not sure what is so controversial about encouraging students to stay in school and to work hard in school so that they&#8217;ll find success later in life. Maybe to certain people, the very idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corruption</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2008/12/corruption/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may have all heard Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on Tuesday.  He was caught for saying he might be willing to pay money to Obama to gain appointment to Obama&#8217;s vacant Senate seat. Federal prosecutors released a document that included excerpts of wiretapped conversations in which the governor allegedly by offered to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you all know the election on Tuesday was held. We all found out who was president elect. Everyone is happy that Barack Obama won!! Everyone was super excited on Tuesday and even the next day. You would see people in Obama T-shirts celebrating. Grant Park in Chicago was very crowded with happy Democrats.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last Leg of the Election</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2008/10/the-last-leg-of-the-election/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US presidential election is less than a week away and I can hardly believe it. Just months ago, it wasn&#8217;t even clear who the Republican or Democratic nominees for president would be. The closing of the campaigns are either approaching fast or have already occurred, but there are still a lot of undecided voters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political Activity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the most involved members of the US Presidential election campaigns have been youth; I know this because I see them everyday. All around my school I hear the spiels of youth volunteers for both major candidates. They&#8217;re probably what most people would consider politically aware people. But to be active in politics doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Fever &#8211; Don&#8217;t Catch It!</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2008/10/election-fever-dont-catch-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In less than a month the United States will elect a new president to head the executive branch of the nation. For an election that is deemed unprecedented by its participants and the media, there are still a lot of apathetic voters, especially among youth.   One thing I&#8217;ve noticed about young voters, especially those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics and Teachers</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2008/09/politics-and-teachers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High School]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s election season again, and I know from recent experiences that many of my teachers would love to discuss how they feel about the election and talk about their political views in general during class. However, many school boards in the nation have discouraged or altogether prohibited teachers from discussing their political biases.   Even [...]]]></description>
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