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		<title>Obama administration may take action on BCS</title>
		<link>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/obama-administration-may-take-action-on-bcs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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Healthcare, bailouts of banks and automakers, job creation and now the Obama administration is poised to take on the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).   The Justice department is reviewing a request from Senator Orrin Hatch to determine whether the BCS violates antitrust laws.

Just when you thought that the government could not reach any further into your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is J.R. Claeys the future of the GOP in Kansas?</title>
		<link>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/is-j-r-claeys-the-future-of-the-gop-in-kansas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
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 Republican J.R. Claeys has an impressive record of leadership and experience that he hopes  will gain him the votes to be the next Secretary of State of Kansas.  J.R. has traveled to every corner of the state, listening to Kansans,  and sharing his ideas for growing jobs and securing our elections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to the future &#8211; 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/back-to-the-future-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Brown]]></category>

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Young, handsome, charismatic, inexperienced and running for President&#8230;.haven&#8217;t we been down this road before?  Just a year after President Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States; the electorate has tired of him and is ready for the next fresh face to come along.  The American public is craving change and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still angry and looking for a &#8220;whipping boy&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/bank-shot-independents-and-dem-base-still-aligned-in-anger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/bank-shot-independents-and-dem-base-still-aligned-in-anger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Brown]]></category>

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Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) chose an interesting term to describe the results of last nights election.  In past monarchies, the &#8220;whipping boys&#8221; were punished in the place of princes&#8217; who failed to follow rules.  The strategy worked and the prince&#8217;s behavior was corrected based on the bond that developed between the prince and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scott Brown &#8211; the Right guy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Brown]]></category>

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Massachusetts State Sen. Scott Brown has been surging in the polls lately in his campaign to fill the Senate seat formerly held by the late Senator Ted Kennedy.  Twitter and the blogosphere has been brimming with excitement of the prospect of  Republican winning the seat that has been in the hands of the Democrats since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Parkinson proposes $380M tax hike for Kansans</title>
		<link>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/gov-parkinson-proposes-380m-tax-hike-for-kansans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/gov-parkinson-proposes-380m-tax-hike-for-kansans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>

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 Gov. Mark Parkinson proposed a $380 million tax increase Monday night during his State the State address to the KS Legislature.&#160; This includes a 1 cent increase in the state sales tax and an additional $69M in tobacco taxes.&#160; If these tax increases are implemented, the sales tax would go from 5.3% to 6.3% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sestak blames Democratic leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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Rep. Joe Sestak blames Democratic leaders in Congress for the significant drop in public support for reforming the health care system.  Sestak goes on to accuse the leadership of failing to defend proposals that helped carry the party to victories in 2008.  In a meeting with reporters, Sestak went on to say, &#8220;At times, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The beginnings of a civil war in the Democratic party</title>
		<link>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/the-beginnings-of-a-civil-war-in-the-democratic-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.according2mark.com/2010/01/the-beginnings-of-a-civil-war-in-the-democratic-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, irritated with White House pressure to accept the Senate health reform bill, took a rhetorical swing Tuesday at President Barack Obama, questioning his commitment to his 2008 campaign promises.  When reminded that candidate Obama promised to make all health care negotiations open to C-SPAN cameras, Pelosi shot back, &#8220;There are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your obligation to be informed</title>
		<link>http://www.according2mark.com/2009/12/your-obligation-to-be-informed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.according2mark.com/2009/12/your-obligation-to-be-informed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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As our Representatives head back to Washington and Congress goes back in session, we have an obligation to educate ourselves on the current health care debate.  This has the potential to have the most significant legislation and societal changes of our lifetime.
Implementation of any of the existing health care reform initiatives will have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time for clarity on education issues in Kansas</title>
		<link>http://www.according2mark.com/2009/12/time-for-clarity-on-education-issues-in-kansas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.according2mark.com/2009/12/time-for-clarity-on-education-issues-in-kansas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kansas]]></category>

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 Gov. Mark Parkinson said Tuesday that he would push to keep current levels of funding for education when lawmakers return to Topeka next month.&#160; After five rounds of budget cuts, public schools have lost almost $300 million in funding for the current school year while enrollments continue to increase.
 When the legislature convenes next [...]]]></description>
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