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		<title>&#8220;And there was no one left to speak for me&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, there was this protest  in my fair city this weekend. &#8220;Against what? What are they so angry about?&#8221; asked a doe-eyed college kid on the metro &#8220;Everything,&#8221; replied my love. &#8220;Ask a different one, get a different answer.&#8221; &#8220;Oh,&#8221; said the student, playing with her &#8220;peaceful co-existence&#8221; button. At first I was annoyed &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haiku Friday: Suckitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suckitude happens and today,though, not to me, mommystory, ow Lucky am I, now I see, a government job never seemed so good Let alone the friends, my love, my home, a week off to dream, plan, love, chill feel better, hurting friends see the sun peek under cloud feel the breeze of shade the healing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadsville, USA : DC in August</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, it is summer in the district. Despite all my verrry exciting news and the fun of telling everyone, it is August&#8230; in Washington D.C&#8230;. in a federal government agency. It is deadsville, U S of A. [Photo by "Garden Apartment" on flickr.] While quiet can be nice, really nice, it can also be &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alert! Alert! &#8220;Rapid&#8221; fox in the ARL!!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 17:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Arlington alerts: &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Forwarded message &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- From: Arlington Alert Date: Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM Subject: Rapid Fox To: Arlington Alert Subscribers A fox that bit a woman in south Arlington has tested positive for rabies, Arlington public health officials have confirmed today. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; No word yet on if this fox is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PLEASE to do/not REcyCLe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bright red sign reading: &#8220;PLEASE Turn off Lights when Leaving&#8221; greeted me bright and early at my Official Government Office Building when I returned from vacation today. I saw it first in the hallway, then another and another, then one in my office itself. Besides the freakish capitalization and angled placement, besides my oft-repeated [...]]]></description>
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