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		<title>radio silence.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;m burned out from the news. Too much salt, not enough sweet. I&#8217;m trying to catch up yet &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2010/11/18/radio-silence/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=1134&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>what narcissism means to me&#8230; a mixtape.</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2010/11/04/what-narcissism-means-to-me-a-mixtape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Clip from taped interview with George W. Bush for Matt Lauer Reports: MATT LAUER: Well, what he said, &#8220;George &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2010/11/04/what-narcissism-means-to-me-a-mixtape/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=1099&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;bless his heart, i ain&#8217;t never done nothing to&#8230;&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2010/09/24/bless-his-heart-i-aint-never-done-nothing-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;he done shot me in my shoulder.&#8217;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=1060&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the art of storytelling part 1.</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2010/04/26/the-art-of-storytelling-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confession: I love Auditorium. Here&#8217;s the thing: I&#8217;m not really a hip-hop head. I don&#8217;t have a vast encyclopedia of &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2010/04/26/the-art-of-storytelling-part-1/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=770&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ballots, bullets and bombs in Afghanistan &#8211; The Big Picture.</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/10/13/ballots-bullets-and-bombs-in-afghanistan-the-big-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[via boston.com All eyes on Afghanistan. Obama has authorized deployment of 13,000 more troops. Although I haven&#8217;t seen the film &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/10/13/ballots-bullets-and-bombs-in-afghanistan-the-big-picture/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=451&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In The Shadow of No Towers.</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/09/11/in-the-shadow-of-no-towers-911/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m talking here about being a child of my time. When I think of September 11th, 2001, I am thinking &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/09/11/in-the-shadow-of-no-towers-911/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=376&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Disambiguation</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/05/22/disambiguation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the ongoing debate about torture versus the rule of law, constitutional values, and American identity and values, the media &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/05/22/disambiguation/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=186&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mirror Error</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/05/08/mirror-error/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some other thoughts on the &#8216;T&#8217; word from Andrew Sullivan and blogger Hussein Rashid. Literature has often been a teacher &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/05/08/mirror-error/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=183&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not In Our Name</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/04/27/not-in-our-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.&#8217; &#8211; Martin Luther King I&#8217;m not sure if enough people are talking &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/04/27/not-in-our-name/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=182&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fellowship of the Ex-Presidents</title>
		<link>http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/01/08/fellowship-of-the-ex-presidents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syreeta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, to be a fly on that wall for that conversation&#8230; But my absolute favorite is sitting president W&#8217;s excitement &#8230;<p><a href="http://bellewetherstate.com/2009/01/08/fellowship-of-the-ex-presidents/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellewetherstate.com&amp;blog=8733293&amp;post=131&amp;subd=thebellewetherstate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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