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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Basement Tile is Finished]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I am rather impressed with myself. A few weeks ago, I was scratching my chin, wondering what to do with this basement. Now, I am standing on brand new tile throughout the entire thing. I think I might be amazing. So, after five short days, the tile guys completed the job and left. I thought [...]<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Computers Use a lot of Energy, But Can Save Even More]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Computers_Use_a_lot_of_Energy_But_Can_Save_Even_More/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Computers_Use_a_lot_of_Energy_But_Can_Save_Even_More/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Computers_Use_a_lot_of_Energy_But_Can_Save_Even_More/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good Computer, Bad ComputerThe Global eSustainability Initiative has released a report showing that while information and communications technologies (ICT) use a lot of energy and have an impact on global warming, that impact might not be negative. It is true that electronic equipment worldwide is about on par with aviation for CO2 emissions with 830 million tonnes (or 2% of total), but the other side of the coin is that these technology could help avoid 7.8 billion tonnes of CO2 emission<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Got Mail? Here's How to Dump the Junk]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Got_Mail_Heres_How_to_Dump_the_Junk/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Got_Mail_Heres_How_to_Dump_the_Junk/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Got_Mail_Heres_How_to_Dump_the_Junk/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Photo by sgoralnick on flickrThe following guest post was submitted by Annabelle Gurwitch, host of WA$TED on Planet Green.If you're like me, meaning you're a sentient b... <br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy Oil Independence Day]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Happy_Oil_Independence_Day/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Happy_Oil_Independence_Day/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Happy_Oil_Independence_Day/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If ever a picture told a story... No matter what curve fitting equation you use to project a trend; no matter what mental model you frame this chart with; no matter what your employer demands, you can see where this slippery slope is heading.  Up.... <br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brinkley: Husband's affair 'shattered' my life     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Brinkley_Husbands_affair_shattered_my_life______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Brinkley_Husbands_affair_shattered_my_life______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Entertainment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Brinkley_Husbands_affair_shattered_my_life______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - A tearful Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that she was devastated by her husband's affair with a teenager and his attempts to find other paramours through pornographic Web sites.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Larry_Harmon_longtime_Bozo_the_Clown_dead_at_83______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Larry_Harmon_longtime_Bozo_the_Clown_dead_at_83______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Entertainment</category>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Just how close 'friends' are Madonna and A-Rod?     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Just_how_close_friends_are_Madonna_and_A-Rod______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Just_how_close_friends_are_Madonna_and_A-Rod______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Entertainment</category>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Campaign trail a gray area for Obama     (Politico)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Campaign_trail_a_gray_area_for_Obama______Politico/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Campaign_trail_a_gray_area_for_Obama______Politico/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Campaign_trail_a_gray_area_for_Obama______Politico/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Politico - The realization almost always prompts a double take, a moment of inspection, maybe even a debate: Is baby-faced Barack Obama, the symbol of a younger political generation, actually aging in front of us?<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama focuses on turning red states blue     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Obama_focuses_on_turning_red_states_blue______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Obama_focuses_on_turning_red_states_blue______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Obama_focuses_on_turning_red_states_blue______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - It will be a red-state Fourth of July for Barack Obama, who hopes to find votes as well as fireworks in places that blue-state Democrats often bypass in presidential elections.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Obama_Mental_distress_cant_justify_late_abortion______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Obama_Mental_distress_cant_justify_late_abortion______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says &quot;mental distress&quot; should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain: Staff shake-up part of 'natural evolution'     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/World/McCain_Staff_shake-up_part_of_natural_evolution______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/McCain_Staff_shake-up_part_of_natural_evolution______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/McCain_Staff_shake-up_part_of_natural_evolution______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a &quot;natural evolution&quot; as the organization becomes more national in scope.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colombia rescue hinged on rebel disarray, payback     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/World/Colombia_rescue_hinged_on_rebel_disarray_payback______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/Colombia_rescue_hinged_on_rebel_disarray_payback______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/Colombia_rescue_hinged_on_rebel_disarray_payback______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - The plan was nothing if not audacious: A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 90 miles through Colombia's wilderness. A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting lessons land in a helicopter and trick the rebels into handing them over.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/World/Obama_says_Iraq_trip_could_refine_his_policy______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/Obama_says_Iraq_trip_could_refine_his_policy______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/Obama_says_Iraq_trip_could_refine_his_policy______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Walking at Gay City State Park]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/OddsandEnds/Walking_at_Gay_City_State_Park/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/OddsandEnds/Walking_at_Gay_City_State_Park/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:51 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Odds and Ends</category>
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<description><![CDATA[I am starting to notice that ths area is pretty energetic. We see more people on bicycles and walking than we know what to do with. It kind of reminds me of when I lived in Atlanta&amp;#8230;people were always out after work doing something. Since I am energetic too, I fit right in. I actually [...]<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Solar Powered a4Turtle Airshipa4: The New Way to Fly, Redux]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Solar_Powered_ldquoTurtle_Airshiprdquo_The_New_Way_to_Fly_Redux/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Solar_Powered_ldquoTurtle_Airshiprdquo_The_New_Way_to_Fly_Redux/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Solar_Powered_ldquoTurtle_Airshiprdquo_The_New_Way_to_Fly_Redux/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Airship design circa 1817Why do I feel like what I'm about the present isn't real-that's it'll come out that it's really just a big sociology experiment on the gullibility of bloggers?We covered Darren Campbell's Turtle Airships about eight months ago, but Mr Campbell has just issued another pronouncement about the great turtle airship future that is so (cough) enthusiastic that I am compelled to share it. I'll let the original text work its magic....<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hidden Oil Subsidies: We Need to END Them]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Hidden_Oil_Subsidies_We_Need_to_END_Them/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Hidden_Oil_Subsidies_We_Need_to_END_Them/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Hidden_Oil_Subsidies_We_Need_to_END_Them/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Econ 101: SubsidiesOne of the many problems with subsidies is that they are almost impossible to repeal. That's because they usually give big benefits to a small group of people at a relatively small cost to a huge number of people. For example, corn-ethanol subsidies are going to be very hard to phase out because they might mean hundreds of thousands of dollars to farmers, while their cost is spread over the rest of the population and almost invisible. Farmers are a lot more <br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World Oil Demand Growth to Outpace Non-Opec Supply Growth: IEA]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/World_Oil_Demand_Growth_to_Outpace_Non-Opec_Supply_Growth_IEA/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/World_Oil_Demand_Growth_to_Outpace_Non-Opec_Supply_Growth_IEA/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/World_Oil_Demand_Growth_to_Outpace_Non-Opec_Supply_Growth_IEA/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[photo: Getty ImagesSubsidies may be distorting the true price of oil in the United States, and the price of crude continues to rise unchecked but that won't slow global demand for oil over the next few years-even if demand in the developing world is contracting-according to the International Energy Agency. The Paris-based organization predicts that demand is expected to grow by 1.6% per year between 2008 and 2013, while non-Opec supply will increase at only 0.5% pe<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mom of alleged Lohan sister 'wanted it exposed'     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Mom_of_alleged_Lohan_sister_wanted_it_exposed______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Mom_of_alleged_Lohan_sister_wanted_it_exposed______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Mom_of_alleged_Lohan_sister_wanted_it_exposed______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - The father of a 13-year-old girl who may be Lindsay Lohan's half-sister said the family went public with the story after Lohan's father, Michael, repeatedly refused to provide support.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brinkley's husband details affair with teenager     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Brinkleys_husband_details_affair_with_teenager______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Brinkleys_husband_details_affair_with_teenager______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Entertainment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Brinkleys_husband_details_affair_with_teenager______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Christie Brinkley's estranged husband said Wednesday he had sex with his teenage lover in his office, then paid her $300,000 while hoping to keep their affair quiet. He also showered her with spending money, including $500 hidden under a rock.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Doctor: Birth of Jolie twins may be weeks away     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Doctor_Birth_of_Jolie_twins_may_be_weeks_away______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Doctor_Birth_of_Jolie_twins_may_be_weeks_away______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Are the Brangelina twins boys or girls? Will they be delivered naturally or by Caesarean?<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain denies claim that he roughed up Sandinista     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/McCain_denies_claim_that_he_roughed_up_Sandinista______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/McCain_denies_claim_that_he_roughed_up_Sandinista______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - John McCain denied a Republican colleague's claim that he roughed up an associate of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on a diplomatic mission in 1987, saying the allegation was &quot;simply not true.&quot;<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bipartisanship marks McCain's Senate tenure     (AP)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Bipartisanship_marks_McCains_Senate_tenure______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Bipartisanship_marks_McCains_Senate_tenure______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Republicans deemed it beyond the pale when Sen. John McCain crossed the Capitol, set up shop in an office belonging to House Democrats and lobbied wavering lawmakers on legislation to reduce the role of money in politics.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[RNC to run its first ad of presidential campaign     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/RNC_to_run_its_first_ad_of_presidential_campaign______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/RNC_to_run_its_first_ad_of_presidential_campaign______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/RNC_to_run_its_first_ad_of_presidential_campaign______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - An independent arm of the Republican National Committee plans to spend $3 million on an ad campaign contrasting GOP presidential candidate John McCain to Democrat Barack Obama on energy security.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush says US to send more troops to Afghanistan     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/World/Bush_says_US_to_send_more_troops_to_Afghanistan______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/Bush_says_US_to_send_more_troops_to_Afghanistan______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/Bush_says_US_to_send_more_troops_to_Afghanistan______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Grappling with a record death toll in an overshadowed war, President Bush promised Wednesday to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan by year's end. He conceded that June was a &quot;tough month,&quot; in fact, the deadliest for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the war began.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain aide takes over day-to-day campaign duties     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/World/McCain_aide_takes_over_day-to-day_campaign_duties______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/McCain_aide_takes_over_day-to-day_campaign_duties______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/McCain_aide_takes_over_day-to-day_campaign_duties______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - John McCain put a top adviser in control of day-to-day campaign operations Wednesday after weeks of private concerns among Republicans that the GOP presidential campaign had not made the transition for the general election.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colombia frees ex-candidate Betancourt, Americans     (AP)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/Colombia_frees_ex-candidate_Betancourt_Americans______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:50 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/Colombia_frees_ex-candidate_Betancourt_Americans______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Colombia freed Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors from leftist guerrillas on Wednesday after military spies tricked rebels into giving them up without a single injury, the defense minister said. In all, the operation freed 15 hostages including Colombian soldiers and police, Juan Manuel Santos said.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ready, Set, Green: My Eight Week Journey To A Greener, Guilt-Free Me]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Ready_Set_Green_My_Eight_Week_Journey_To_A_Greener_Guilt-Free_Me-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Ready_Set_Green_My_Eight_Week_Journey_To_A_Greener_Guilt-Free_Me-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Ready_Set_Green_My_Eight_Week_Journey_To_A_Greener_Guilt-Free_Me-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How do you go deep green with a heavy airline habit? That was my question as I dove into week 4 of my quest to reexamine my lifestyle habits and possibly shed a bit of green guilt. Helping me along in my quest is the TreeHugger book by Graham Hill and Meaghan O'Neill Ready, Set, Green. But the answer to my question was you can't...go deep green, that is, if you are going to continue to fly.Cold turkey car cuttingObviously, as the book states, most of us want to fin<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Residential Carbon Offset Program Introduced by Duke Energy]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Residential_Carbon_Offset_Program_Introduced_by_Duke_Energy/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Residential_Carbon_Offset_Program_Introduced_by_Duke_Energy/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/Residential_Carbon_Offset_Program_Introduced_by_Duke_Energy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Duke Energy power plant (not in North Carolina, sorry) photo by Mike Baird.Duke Energy has been doing a lot lately to try to green its image: expanding its wind development, installing solar panels across North Carolina, talking up transitioning to a low carbon economy. However  the fact remains ... <br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High School Student Launches CFL Giveaways with Project Greenlight]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/High_School_Student_Launches_CFL_Giveaways_with_Project_Greenlight/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/High_School_Student_Launches_CFL_Giveaways_with_Project_Greenlight/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/High_School_Student_Launches_CFL_Giveaways_with_Project_Greenlight/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When news came that a student named Ryan Morgan at North Pocono High School near Scranton, PA had started distributing CFL bulbs in a bid to raise awareness of global warming and what folks can do about it, I must admit that I was impressed, and felt not a small pull of nostalgia as well. For it was not too long ago that I found myself doing almost the exact same thing with Mr. Luna's Bright Idea, and asking Oprah to lend a hand. ... <br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Visa denial forces Boy George to cancel US tour     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Visa_denial_forces_Boy_George_to_cancel_US_tour______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Visa_denial_forces_Boy_George_to_cancel_US_tour______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Entertainment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Visa_denial_forces_Boy_George_to_cancel_US_tour______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Boy George's plans for a North American tour have run into some bad karma.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[`The Fly' opera is buzz of Paris season     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/The_Fly_opera_is_buzz_of_Paris_season______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/The_Fly_opera_is_buzz_of_Paris_season______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Entertainment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/The_Fly_opera_is_buzz_of_Paris_season______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Be afraid, be very afraid: David Cronenberg's 1986 horror flick, &quot;The Fly,&quot; has undergone a bizarre metamorphosis. It's now an opera.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Angelina Jolie admitted to French hospital for birth of twins     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Angelina_Jolie_admitted_to_French_hospital_for_birth_of_twins______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Angelina_Jolie_admitted_to_French_hospital_for_birth_of_twins______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Entertainment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Entertainment/Angelina_Jolie_admitted_to_French_hospital_for_birth_of_twins______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Brangelina's twins aren't here yet, but the big day is drawing closer. The seafront Lenval hospital in Nice in the south of France said Tuesday that Angelina Jolie had checked in at its Santa Maria maternity clinic to be kept under doctors' surveillance and get some rest before she gives birth.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Military see presidential race through own lens     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Military_see_presidential_race_through_own_lens______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Military_see_presidential_race_through_own_lens______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Military_see_presidential_race_through_own_lens______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Brandon Ziegler served two tours in Iraq and wears a bracelet inscribed with the name of an Army buddy who never made it home. Jim Morin saw action in both Iraq and Afghanistan and has lost several friends to the war in Iraq, the latest just a month ago.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain to advocate free trade in Latin America     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/McCain_to_advocate_free_trade_in_Latin_America______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/McCain_to_advocate_free_trade_in_Latin_America______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:02 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/McCain_to_advocate_free_trade_in_Latin_America______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - John McCain portrayed free trade Tuesday as a win-win proposition for the U.S. and its Latin American economic partners, but labor leaders said it's been a big loser for Rust Belt voters.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama courts conservatives with new faith program     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Obama_courts_conservatives_with_new_faith_program______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Obama_courts_conservatives_with_new_faith_program______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:02 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Politics/Obama_courts_conservatives_with_new_faith_program______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Taking a page from President Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with his latest aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/World/Hezbollah_said_to_train_Shiite_militiamen_in_Iraq______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/Hezbollah_said_to_train_Shiite_militiamen_in_Iraq______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:02 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/Hezbollah_said_to_train_Shiite_militiamen_in_Iraq______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran  presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush: Housing deal possible with 'less politics'     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/World/Bush_Housing_deal_possible_with_less_politics______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/Bush_Housing_deal_possible_with_less_politics______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:02 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/Bush_Housing_deal_possible_with_less_politics______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - President Bush expressed confidence Tuesday he will reach a deal with Congress on a housing-rescue plan, but only if lawmakers show &quot;less politics.&quot;<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gen. Clark won't back off critique of McCain     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/World/Gen-_Clark_wont_back_off_critique_of_McCain______AP/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/World/Gen-_Clark_wont_back_off_critique_of_McCain______AP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:10:02 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>World</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/World/Gen-_Clark_wont_back_off_critique_of_McCain______AP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Retired Gen. Wesley Clark rejected suggestions he apologize Tuesday for saying John McCain's medal-winning military service does not qualify him for the White House. Elaborating, Clark said a president must have judgment, not merely courage and character.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The EPA, Gardening, Biodiesel, Renewables and Natural Gas]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/OddsandEnds/The_EPA_Gardening_Biodiesel_Renewables_and_Natural_Gas/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/OddsandEnds/The_EPA_Gardening_Biodiesel_Renewables_and_Natural_Gas/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:46:15 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Odds and Ends</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/OddsandEnds/The_EPA_Gardening_Biodiesel_Renewables_and_Natural_Gas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pentagon Fights EPA On Pollution CleanupThe Defense Department, the nation&amp;#8217;s biggest polluter, is resisting orders from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up Fort Meade and two other military bases where the EPA says dumped chemicals pose &amp;#8216;imminent and substantial&amp;#8217; dangers to public health and the environment.8 Ways to Green Your GardenSummer is a great [...]<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[USDA Study: Climate Change Could Benefit Super Weeds More Than Crops]]></title>
<link>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/USDA_Study_Climate_Change_Could_Benefit_Super_Weeds_More_Than_Crops/</link>
<comments>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/USDA_Study_Climate_Change_Could_Benefit_Super_Weeds_More_Than_Crops/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:46:15 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jgaulard</dc:creator>
<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.sachell.com/Environment/USDA_Study_Climate_Change_Could_Benefit_Super_Weeds_More_Than_Crops/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Image: Kudzu weeds engulf a light pole by a47nn on FlickrWeeds: are they troublesome invaders, ecological opportunists or key to tackling a potential global food crisis? According to research done by weed ecologists, our ambiguous relationship to these resilient plants could soon change in a world where carbon dioxide levels are rising - and where weeds could grow to oversized proportions (think 12-foot tall lambs-quarters, a common weed).Of course, &quot;weed&quot; can be a rather subj<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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