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         <title><![CDATA[Al Gore's windfall profits?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 20

 In November of 1980, as the first waves of the Reagan Revolution were breaking on America's -- and the world's -- political shores, nearly three dozen kindred intellectuals met in New York City.


 The collaboration of those creative minds gave rise that day and in subsequent meetings to what in 1981 would become the Manhattan Institute, a think tank of contrarian]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Matt Kinnaman</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:51:11 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Just the facts, ma'am]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 20

 This is the city, North Adams, Massachusetts. Years ago, it was a city where culture was something they took at a doctor's office because you had a sore throat. But now, though outside-of-the-box thinking, hard work and dedication, North Adams is a cultural center of modern art.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Johnnie Carrier</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:51:10 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Deer season]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 20

 Some people collect coins, and some collect stamps, but I collect discarded cans -- the redeemable kind -- and with good reason.


 I have a hunting camp in Stamford, and every deer season three to five of us spend at least part of the season there. Needless to say, it takes a lot of grub to feed a bunch of hungry hunters, so, starting right after the end of every deer]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Joe Bushika</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:51:09 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Break out the violins]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday, November 17

 I am undergoing another change in my life. As if growing shorter, rounder and dressing like my father wasn't enough. I have sworn off the casual listening of the classic rock hits that have filled my life for so many years.


 Seriously, how long am I expected to get "Build Me Up Butter Cup" stuck in my head?]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Seth Brown</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:53:59 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bringing Massachusetts education into the 21st century]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday, November 17

 Just a few short decades ago, the needs and demands of employers were simple. A high school diploma could get you a livable-wage job, and opportunities for anyone with basic skills were easy to find.


 Fast forward to present day. To succeed at jobs in today's fast-moving, high-technology global economy, employees require much more.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Gerald Chertavian and Chris Gabrieli</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:53:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Break out the violins]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday, November 17

 Johnnie Carrier


 I am undergoing another change in my life. As if growing shorter, rounder and dressing like my father wasn't enough. I have sworn off the casual listening of the classic rock hits that have filled my life for so many years.


 Seriously, how long am I expected to get "Build Me Up Butter Cup" stuck in my head?]]></description>
         <dc:creator>TheTranscript.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:53:57 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Passing the torch]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday, November 14

 In his inaugural speech, John F. Kennedy proclaimed that the "torch had been passed to a new generation." Those words began the era of presidents who either fought in, or whose world view was shaped by, the Second World War. That era came to a close with George H.W. Bush's defeat in the 1992 election.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Michael Williams</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:29:15 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A whole new world]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday, November 14

 In 1946, I was 18 years old, and a private in the U.S. Army stationed at Camp Lee, Va., near Petersburgh. It was there I was introduced to a world that, until then, I didn't even know existed.


 Being from the north, and from the state of Vermont, I had never had very much to do with racial issues.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Joe Bushika</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:29:15 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bush's ratings will rise again]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 13

 President Bush was hard to hate this week. Welcoming President-elect Obama to the White House, he was gracious and magnanimous. In the face of his abysmally low popularity, President Bush continues to appear as comfortable as ever with himself and his convictions. It's reasonable to assume he is equally comfortable contemplating his legacy.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Matt Kinnaman</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:13:57 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[That's Mr. Pickup Driver to you]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, November 12

 Dawn looked at me with her "you must be out of your mind" face. Of course, we all know that is a complete impossibility. Mentally, I'm FINE. (Freaking Insecure, Nuts and Emotional).


 But she stared at me with that look after I told her I had bought our son, Dave, an old pickup truck.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Johnnie Carrier</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:09:05 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Long live the ballot]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday, November 10

 Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "We pray to be conventional. But the wary Heaven takes care you shall not be, if there is any good in you."


 Regarding Ballot Question 2 to decriminalize an ounce or less of marijuana, many a politician's prayers to be conventional were answered.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Rinaldo DelGallo III</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:19:08 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Know your audience]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday, November 8]]></description>
         <dc:creator>TheTranscript.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 8 Nov 2008 03:05:09 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Born to run -- from the wife]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday, November 8

 I missed it. The historic, nation-changing event happened as I slept on the couch, pouting.


 It started early election morning, when Dawn asked me what time I was going to vote. Like a newlywed, I didn't see the trap and answered honestly: "Oh, I guess I'll most likely vote after work.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>TheTranscript.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 8 Nov 2008 03:05:08 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[To do list]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday, November 7

 The celebration in Grant Park lasted well into Wednesday morning but ended with the closing bell on Wall Street on Wednesday afternoon.


 Now that Barack Obama and his supporters have sobered up a bit (literally, in some cases) the real work begins. There is an almost infinite number of problems to tackle, but along with the challenges comes real opportunity to solve the]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Michael Williams</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:44:39 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Know your audience]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday, November 7

 Well, the elections are finally over, and even though many people thought the man couldn't win, or presumed that his checkered past would keep him from victory, he managed to pull through.


 There are two reasons the previous paragraph was not more specific. The first reason is that I wrote this column before Election Day, so I don't actually know who won as I'm writing]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Seth Brown</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:44:38 EST]]></pubDate>
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