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		<title>Another Save The Cactus Proposal Comes Up Short</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/09/another-save-the-cactus-proposal-comes-up-short/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one holds more promise than the offer from the Texas Exes, who would donate space but move the club, but it&#8217;s still not satisfactory:
The Cactus Cafe might not be closing, but instead head in a “new direction,” according to Student Government President Liam O’Rourke.
O’Rourke and members of the Student Events Center board are proposing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIP, John Murtha</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/08/rip-john-murtha/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In Praise Of]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Political differences only count for so much &#8211; for me, they pale next to service for one&#8217;s country.  In that spirit, I pay last respects to an ex-Marine who served his country during the Vietnam War.  Murtha was much derided by the right for his criticism of the Iraq War - a war that turned out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m A Fan Of New Orleans&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/07/im-a-fan-of-new-orleans/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/07/im-a-fan-of-new-orleans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;the city, I mean, so that made me a Saints fan.  Congrats to that fun, fun city that has suffered so much recently for this wonderful win tonight (I&#8217;m writing this with two minutes to, but it&#8217;s over).  Way to go, Saints!&#8230;
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		<title>Weekend Briefs</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/07/weekend-briefs/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/07/weekend-briefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Avatar, now the #1 movie of all time both domestically and internationally by significant (non-inflation-adjusted) margins, has been dethroned &#8211; in its eighth weekend, it dropped to #2.  The James Cameron 3-D spectacular has now grossed over $2.1 billion worldwide and $630 million in the U.S. (and it&#8217;s not done yet!).  The previous record-holder, Cameron&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cactus Saved? Not Really&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/02/the-cactus-saved-not-really/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/02/the-cactus-saved-not-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose it would be better than nothing, but the only real plan floated to save the Cactus Cafe (see my post below) thus far is far from perfect:
The storied Cactus Cafe could be finding a new home on the University of Texas campus &#8212; the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.
Texas Exes CEO and executive director Jim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save The Cactus Cafe</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/02/save-the-cactus-cafe/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/02/02/save-the-cactus-cafe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I care about music. That&#8217;s obvious to everyone who visits this blog. I care about music so much I based my decision on where to live on my love of music. Austin, TX, is my home for one reason and one reason only: I came here to see the greatest live music on the planet.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like A Drunk In A Midnight Choir</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/01/31/like-a-drunk-in-a-midnight-choir/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/01/31/like-a-drunk-in-a-midnight-choir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking with my nephew this morning about Leonard Cohen inspired me to post this bit of weekend fun&#8230;the beautiful &#8220;Bird On The Wire&#8221; (there&#8217;s a skip in the tape about five minutes in and it repeats a verse, but it&#8217;s a nice clip nonetheless).  Enjoy your Sunday&#8230;

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		<title>A Health Care Reform I Could Support</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/01/30/a-health-care-reform-i-could-support/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/01/30/a-health-care-reform-i-could-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedspeculation.com/?p=7490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been challenged on numerous occasions to explain what exactly I WOULD support in the realm of providing financing to get additional people on the insurance rolls.  Billy, in a comment on my previous post, provided me with one answer:  end the War on Drugs and provide the savings in subsidies to low-income Americans that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is The Message Getting Out?</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/01/23/is-the-message-getting-out/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/01/23/is-the-message-getting-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedspeculation.com/?p=7488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are told, by supporters of health reform, that it is what Americans want.  I suppose that might be true if America were not already drowning in debt and in a financial crisis that is still far from over.  The evidence is not on the side of the supporters, at any rate.  The voters sent [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Showdown!</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/01/19/showdown-2/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2010/01/19/showdown-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2010]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedspeculation.com/?p=7482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The big story of the day, of course, is the Massachusetts Senate race.  Given the stakes for health care reform, it may be the biggest single Senate race of my lifetime.  Scott Brown has the momentum and a sizable lead in almost all the late polling, but the Dems will bring a mighty GOTV effort [...]]]></description>
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