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		<title>First Lady: Michele Obama or Cindy McCain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michele Obama and Cindy McCain are obviously both attractive, capable women, who are actively involved in their respective husband’s quest for the highest office in the land.  But, there are conflicting impressions of the wives of the two presumptive presidential nominees...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/first-lady-michele-obama-or-cindy-mccain/</link>
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		<title>Phony Carbon Offsets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The notion of a personal “carbon footprint” was created by global warming alarmists to foster a sense of individual accountability with respect to the consumption of energy produced by the burning of coal, oil and natural gas. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/phony-carbon-offsets/</link>
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		<title>Political Promises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thirty years ago California state Senator H.L. (Bill) Richardson wrote an interesting and insightful book with the intriguing title, “What makes you think we read the bills?” - in which he offers a penetrating analysis of the fact that the so-called majority does not really elect public officials and making the point that politicians are actually obligated to a very small percentage of the voters, and it is this minority they listen to.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/political-promises/</link>
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		<title>Are Americans Ready For A Black President?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“A recent Gallup poll reveals that Americans are much more likely to elect a black man or a woman president than a Mormon or an old man.”  The poll found that 94% of the voters surveyed would vote for a black candidate and 88% said they would vote for a woman. (<em>outsidethebeltway.com</em>, February 20, 2007).  The question is, how reliable is such a survey?  Most observers speculate that many people do not answer truthfully when they are asked if they would vote for a black candidate because they don’t want to be seen as prejudiced. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/are-americans-ready-for-a-black-president/</link>
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		<title>About Oil - Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stamping our feet and crying foul may help vent some frustration, but it sure doesn’t prove that the price of oil is fixed and, if it is, how.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/about-oil-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>About Oil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the price of crude oil accounts for over 70% of the price of gasoline, and given the fact that world-wide demand is currently around 87 million barrels a day vs peak oil production of 85 million barrels, it appears that relatively little that can be done to reduce the cost at the pump without increasing supply.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/about-oil/</link>
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		<title>Observations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The proposed U.S. federal budget for the 2009 fiscal year is about $3.1 trillion.  If we were to confiscate the entire wealth of America’s 400 richest citizens (278 of whom are billionaires), it would pay the cost of operating national the government for only about 147 days.]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST COMMENTARY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Logic is a foreign concept to many people in Hollywood, but here goes
anyway.   The mantra from the Left these days is:  Bush is McCain, McCain is
Bush, Bush is McCain---Ohum.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/guest-commentary-2/</link>
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		<title>Tax Facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many societies view taxation as a contest between tax collectors and citizens, with payment or avoiding payment of taxes as the prize.  But we are different we are told, because Americans voluntarily, that is, willingly, file tax returns and pay their taxes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/tax-facts/</link>
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		<title>Price Gouging and Excess Profits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Should “profit” be determined solely on the basis of markup?  Just how much should businesses be allowed to mark up the cost of their raw materials and/or labor?  Do we need a law against prices that double the cost, or more, such as cosmetics, drugs, groceries, restaurants, dry cleaners, actually just about anything? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opinionfest.com/price-gouging-and-excess-profits/</link>
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