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          <title>Knowing facts helps schools</title>
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The fact that we now know our area high schools&#8217; graduation rates is only part of the story.


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          <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Goode has honored his office</title>
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The Honorable Virgil H. Goode Jr., served 23 years in the Virginia Senate as a Democrat. He has served in the U. S. House of Representatives as a Democrat, Independent and Republican, respectively. Sometimes the extreme left chooses to misconstrue his position and attempts to distort his admirable record of accomplishments and exemplary character. These same people probably would support Rep. Goode if he were running as a Democrat.
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          <title>Plenty of ideas for YMCA pool</title>
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Instead of destroying several softball fields in McIntire Park, why not place the YMCA swimming pool at the southeast corner of Melbourne Road and the railroad tracks with a bridge over the railroad tracks?&nbsp;
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          <title>GOP mailing on guns a pure lie</title>
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I am a hunter, gun owner and sportsman. I received a pamphlet in the mail recently from the Republican National Committee depicting a giant hand reaching to snatch a rifle out of a hunter&#8217;s arms. The card warned that Barack Obama wanted to take away my guns.&nbsp;
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          <title>How&#8217;s this for teen empathy?</title>
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On a recent TV news segment, Barack Obama commented on John McCain&#8217;s apparently lack of empathy for teenage mothers.&nbsp;
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          <title>Cantor misplaces meltdown blame</title>
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Who is Eric Cantor working for? His constituents or the High Rollers of Wall Street?


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          <title>Social services still need funding</title>
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I encourage our local governments to leave untouched, unless to increase, those human services funds so essential to our community&#8217;s most at risk.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Measuring education</title>
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Central Virginia&#8217;s most urban high school and its most rural have something in common:
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          <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain&#8217;s pick for adviser troubling</title>
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On Oct. 1, in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the Univer-sity of Virginia, there was a debate on health-care policy featuring a representative from each presidential campaign. John McCain was represented by Dr. William Winkenwerder Jr. who, starting in October 2001, served as assistant secretary of defense and leader of the military health system.&nbsp;
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          <title>Virgil Goode still doesn&#8217;t get it</title>
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Defying his president, his leadership and the needs of anxious constituents, Virgil Goode has once again put Republican orthodoxy over all else. Mr. Goode twice voted vote against the Emergency Econ-omic Stabilization Act.&nbsp;
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          <title>In campaign season, mute button helps</title>
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I am so excited! I can hardly wait for Nov. 5. By then the election will be over.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The smoot isn&#8217;t moot</title>
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Tom Cruise is one smoot.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Palin&#8217;s performance a step back for womankind</title>
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I watched the vice-presidential debate with the hope that Gov. Sarah Palin would represent women well. While I will not be voting for Sen. John McCain and Gov. Palin, I think it is fantastic that a woman is running in a largely boys-only field. Seeing her do well and come out strong would make me, as a woman (not as a Dem-ocrat) very proud.&nbsp;
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          <title>Thankful to survive anaphylactic shock</title>
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Anaphylactic shock: Several weeks ago I didn&#8217;t know how to spell or pronounce it, much less define it. Today, I can describe what it is like to go into anaphylactic shock &#8212; and be kept alive by:&nbsp;
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          <title>At least on bailout, Goode got it right</title>
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I&#8217;m glad the first time I&#8217;ve ever agreed with Congressman Virgil Goode was on his opposition to what my television called a &#8220;bailout&#8221; and I called &#8220;Paulson&#8217;s Plunder.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>City police defused troubling situation</title>
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We are writing to thank the Charlottesville police for their prompt and reassuring response to our 911 call on Oct. 4.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Over&#45;regulation at fault in crisis</title>
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By forcing banks to make loans with &#8220;no credit scores,&#8221;  Bill Clinton and community organizer Barack Obama helped bring down Freddie and Fannie.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Financial meltdown demands house cleaning</title>
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If any of us made such irresponsible decisions at work as Congress has at its job, there is a strong probability we would be terminated.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Change must be for better</title>
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I hope that we all have enough wisdom to understand which &#8220;change&#8221; is right, and then vote accordingly in November.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hero is only real choice</title>
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One candidate acquitted himself heroically as a POW and then spent decades in the U.S. House and the Senate.&nbsp; Is there really any other choice?
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>No wonder Goode ducked</title>
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Rep. Virgil Goode has decided that an informed 5th District is bad for him, so no debate.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Issues should drive voters</title>
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Focus on policies and principles, not just experience or distractions like race.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>His race shields Obama from real vetting</title>
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Does Barack Obama&#8217;s race matter?
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Why all of this Sarah Palin vitrol?</title>
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Watching the news and reading recent letters to the editor in The Daily Progress, I don&#8217;t understand all the consternation and hate aimed at Sarah Palin.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Just the news that fits your worldview</title>
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My trust in the democratic process was rudely jolted a few days ago.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A simple question</title>
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So tell me, Jim Gilmore and Virgil Goode ...
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Financial meltdown demands house cleaning</title>
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The events surrounding the economy of the United States are, and should be, of paramount concern to all of us.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>No wonder Goode ducked</title>
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I am not surprised Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Rocky Mount, cancelled his televised debate with Tom Perriello, Democrat.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Over&#45;regulation at fault in crisis</title>
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If you want the real story on the causes of our bailout, read David John Marotta&#8217;s column, &#8220;Crisis the results of centralized planning,&#8221; in The Daily Progress Sept. 29 Business Journal.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>An emotional economy &#8230;</title>
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As we watch the ripples of greed spread through our national and world culture, we may find a lesson worth using if we are to avoid repeating this mistake ourselves.&nbsp;
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          <title>Issues should drive voters</title>
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Focus on policies and principles, not just experience or distractions like race.
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          <title>Hero is only real choice</title>
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One candidate served in the Navy as a field grade officer, flew 23 combat missions and acquitted himself heroically while being tortured in a communist POW camp for more than five years.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Change must be for better</title>
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I have noticed that both presidential candidates have espoused &#8220;change.&#8221;
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          <title>TV debate was needed</title>
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Virgil Goode might not have &#8220;agreed&#8221; to a televised debate &#8212; but he should have.
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          <title>Improving train travel</title>
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It might be a relatively small financial victory, but it signals a new era in federal-state relations regarding transit.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Projects require proper planning</title>
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 &#8220;Just winging it&#8221; appears to me to be very poor public policy in evaluating and approving development proffers.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Our son, Tom Perriello, is running for U.S. Congress from the 5th District of Virginia.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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I am writing to express my outrage over the needless political comments made by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi prior to Congrress&#8217; important first vote on the $700 billion economic legislation.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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 I have seen many campaign ads on the local television stations that have been approved by Sen. Barack Obama. They have two things in common ...
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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More evidence of Charlottesville&#8217;s unique and admirable character was displayed last week at the 10th anniversary celebration for the local public defender office.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Agriculture proves worth</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/op_ed/article/agriculture_proves_worth/28883/</link>
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We might not be an agricultural society any longer, but agriculture has a powerful impact on the state&#8217;s economy.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Government involvement isn&#8217;t always socialism</title>
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A recent writer complained about socialism (&#8220;Economic failure socialism&#8217;s legacy,&#8221; The Daily Progress, Sept. 26) when his complaint was really directed at authoritarian communism.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Congress bet on the wrong horse</title>
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If Congress had set out to drive its miserable approval rating even lower, it couldn&#8217;t have come up with a better plan than its members&#8217; posturing and bickering over blame for the near-seizing of the credit markets.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>2008 election is of utmost importance</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/2008_election_is_of_utmost_importance/28886/</link>
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In my relatively short time in this world, I have lived through several important elections. But none is as vital to the conscience of America as this one.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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We must examine the current economic meltdown to see how we got here and what to do to avoid the same errors.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Race is not the issue</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/race_is_not_the_issue/29000/</link>
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It seems disingenuous to argue that Barack Obama is disadvantaged among those who vote because of racial preferences.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/columnists/article/for_good_of_the_nation_vote_for_political_civility/29091/</link>
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Politics has left a bitter taste, but I see a groundswell of candidates who are trying to instill a modicum of respect in the political process. I feel encouraged.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:41:00 EDT</pubDate>
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We understand the difficulties.

But giving up on the Eastern Connector project would be a double blow to the community.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Attacks on Obama ignore facts</title>
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In response to a letter of Sept. 15, &#8220;Obama unqualified on all fronts&#8221; (The Daily Progress, Sept. 15): I agree with the author that there are radical differences between the candidates, and that voters should decide based on the truth.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/obamas_record_shows_the_waste/28882/</link>
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Citizens Against Government Waste is a non-partisan group that identifies wasteful spending in our federal government and influences citizens and Congress to stop excessive spending before it is approved.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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It was a winding trail back to Nevada &#8212; Nevada Smith, that is.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Third&#45;party voices need to be heard in debates</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/third_party_voices_need_to_be_heard_in_debates/28869/</link>
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On Sept. 26, Barack Obama and John McCain had the first of their debates, sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The CPD, according to its Web site, was established &#8220;to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/third_party_voices_need_to_be_heard_in_debates/28869/#When:04:01:00Z</guid>
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We live in a turbulent world where politicians make promises they can&#8217;t keep.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Area woman eyes disc golf glory</title>
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Dee Proffitt searches for the right driver to get her off the first tee and within putting distance.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/lalichs_fall_turns_a_real_world_lesson/28778/</link>
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Certainly we have to teach children responsibility, right? We have to teach them teamwork and a strong moral code, right?&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/lalichs_fall_turns_a_real_world_lesson/28778/#When:04:01:00Z</guid>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/world_hoping_for_obama_victory/28779/</link>
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My international responsibilities at the University of Virginia have me traveling overseas, where I often encounter negative opinions about America.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/op_ed/article/zoning_rule_must_be_fair/28781/</link>
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That&#8217;s an eye-popping story the Albemarle County Planning Commission has there: a developer who won a rezoning some 30 years ago and only recently started building &#8212; based on standards that are decades old.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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No doubt about it: Virginia&#8217;s high school graduates must be more technologically competent than ever, if the U.S. workforce is to keep up with emerging nations such as India and China.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/obamas_plan_for_america_solid/28651/</link>
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I continue to be dismayed by the propaganda that is being spread about Barack Obama. A recent example is a letter from Sept. 15 (&#8220;Obama unqualified on all fronts,&#8221; The Daily Progress).
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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This is in response to the Sept. 21 letter that drew the headline &#8220;Obama is the man for the job.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Amid the staggering market losses and the frightening prospects of life with an economy that has no $700 billion lifeline, we&#8217;re left with many more questions than answers, and a surplus of anxiety.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The writer of &#8220;Obama critiques conceal racism&#8221; (The Daily Progress, Sept. 18) finds it &#8220;mind-boggling&#8221; that so many voters don&#8217;t support the Democratic candidate. What is at all surprising about political opposition?&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:08:01 EDT</pubDate>
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In this presidential election voters have the disadvantage of looking at the candidates through the prism of a double standard of accountability.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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In the case of Pete Lalich, former University of Virginia quarterback removed from the team after admitting he violated probation on an earlier alcohol conviction, it&#8217;s easier to criticize than offer forgiveness. It&#8217;s not easy to grow up in today&#8217;s society and culture without making mistakes.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sarah Palin pick a real laugher</title>
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I am a retired person who has listened to political news on major TV news stations &#8212; CNN, MSNBC, Fox News &#8212; for many years. When McCain selected Sarah Palin for his running mate, I actually burst out laughing! I expect nine-tenths of the United States had never heard of her, nor had I.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Matinee idol or cinema tough guy?
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama&#8217;s shortcomings colorblind</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/obamas_shortcomings_colorblind/28562/</link>
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I would like to respond to the writer who believes that if you don&#8217;t vote for Barack Obama then you must be a racist (&#8220;Obama critiques conceal racism,&#8221; The Daily Progress, Sept. 18).&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/obamas_shortcomings_colorblind/28562/#When:04:01:00Z</guid>
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          <title>America needs Obama, Biden</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/america_needs_obama_biden/28563/</link>
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There is no question that Barack Obama is the choice for America.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge the whole man, and not just his medals</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/judge_the_whole_man_and_not_just_his_medals/28443/</link>
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I am responding to a letter to the editor that appeared in the Sept. 4 edition of The Daily Progress headlined &#8220;Obama lacking military fortitude.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/judge_the_whole_man_and_not_just_his_medals/28443/#When:04:01:00Z</guid>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/obama_candidacy_relies_on_race/28444/</link>
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In a letter published Sept 18 (&#8220;Obama critiques conceal racism,&#8221; The Daily Progress), the writer argues that racism is the real reason so many people oppose Barack Obama for president.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/obama_candidacy_relies_on_race/28444/#When:04:01:00Z</guid>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/it_isnt_his_color_its_his_substance/28445/</link>
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I&#8217;m tired of individuals (such as the author of &#8220;Obama critics conceal racism,&#8221; The Daily Progress, Sept. 18) suggesting that the majority of us don&#8217;t like Barack Obama because he&#8217;s black.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/it_isnt_his_color_its_his_substance/28445/#When:04:01:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Spiffing up proffer plans</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/op_ed/article/spiffing_up_proffer_plans/28446/</link>
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&#8220;We&#8217;ve just sort of been winging it.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Area men building up Four Miler of their own</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/columnists_bryan_mckenzie/article/area_men_building_up_four_miler_of_their_own/28528/</link>
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On Saturday, at 8:30 a.m., a bunch of guys will gather at the University of Virginia track to prove that what women have done, men can do in a similar, if not more competitive, manner.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/columnists_bryan_mckenzie/article/area_men_building_up_four_miler_of_their_own/28528/#When:02:01:00Z</guid>
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          <title>McCain deserves our vote</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/mccain_deserves_our_vote/28438/</link>
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John McCain has earned the vote of every American who ever wore the uniform of our nation.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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I have been dismayed by reports that white women are shifting support from Barack Obama to John McCain following McCain&#8217;s pick of Sarah Palin.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Blame Democrats for this mess</title>
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One critical change we need is entirely within the capacity of government to accomplish &#8212; with voters&#8217; assistance, that is.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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I recently read a letter to the editor concerning the respective qualities of the contestants in the current election campaign (&#8220;McCain-Palin the better ticket,&#8221; The Daily Progress, Sept. 19).
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          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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When it rains, it pours.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Could someone please explain to me why the government is able to afford hundreds of billions of dollars to finance wars or rescue greedy investors, but cannot afford a half a penny for education, health or social security?&nbsp; 
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          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/therapeutic_program_an_example_of_citys_warmth/28448/</link>
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Last month I attended the talent show for the Charlottesville Therapeutic Department held at Walker Lower Middle School.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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On Sept. 13, the annual 10K road race to support Special Olympics was held at Meriwether Lewis Elementary School.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/questions_needed_on_bailouts_basics/28450/</link>
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The current discussion over the Wall Street bailout has never answered two important questions: Why is the amount that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson asking for set at $700 billion, and how exactly is that amount of money supposed to help?
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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OK, so rumble strips get great reviews for keeping sleepy drivers awake and preventing wrecks. But as musical instruments they leave much to be desired.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Truckers may want to keep the hammer down. We&#8217;ll keep hammering away at the need for long-distance drivers to get enough sleep.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Affordable health care is a right</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/affordable_health_care_is_a_right/28369/</link>
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Access to affordable health care is a right, not a privilege.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/economic_failure_socialisms_legacy/28370/</link>
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Capitalism, with its freedoms, is the only successful alternative to a controlling big government.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Virgil Goode is a man, and representative, of honor and experience.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/mccains_acts_cost_him_respect1/28263/</link>
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Once upon a time, I thought that John McCain was a man to be admired. But I do not recognize the man that I see now.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Charlottesville&#8217;s Sister Cities Commission seems to be taking both a creative and a common-sense approach to relationships with overseas cities. That&#8217;s a wise balance.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Want to save on gas? Tell VDOT to snip mowing</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/want_to_save_on_gas_tell_vdot_to_snip_mowing/28220/</link>
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It&#8217;s very sad that the House of Representatives has passed a bill to allow more offshore drilling (&#8220;Goode votes against offshore drilling bill,&#8221; The Daily Progress, Sept. 18).
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Sadly, we the people have been cheated out of our glorious and God-given heritage; led astray by an elitist few who, shamelessly and with reckless abandon, separated us from our heritage.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Democrats play games with drilling issue</title>
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Politics. I hate the word. It has come to represent exaggeration, obfuscation and even falsification.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Sen. Barack Obama&#8217;s economic plan does not raise taxes on the vast majority of Americans.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama failed to try reform</title>
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I love it! Now, if you do not support Sen. Barack Obama, you&#8217;re a racist.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Racism letter was mean&#45;spirited</title>
          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/racism_letter_was_mean_spirited/28232/</link>
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The letter of Sept. 18, &#8220;Obama critiques conceal racism,&#8221; was the most offensive letter I have ever seen in The Daily Progress.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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How money is parceled out to road and bridge projects is only part of Washington&#8217;s problem.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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I am writing in response to the letter to the editor titled &#8220;Obama critiques conceal racism&#8221; (The Daily Progress, Sept. 18).
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          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/palin_interesting_but_not_ready_yet/28158/</link>
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Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Last week, a convoy of police and rescue vehicles led the first convoy over the new Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis, not much more than a year after the old bridge collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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If not for the recent economic shocks being realized by every living person in America &#8211; unbridled inflation in the costs of education, health care, food, clothing, energy, travel and entertainment, accelerating evaporation of income earned and wealth accumulated by the working class &#8211; the current silly season of politics would be quite amusing.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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