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		<title>The Bible Through The Eyes Of Schoolkids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years a Roman Catholic Nun, who was also a teacher tested her students on the content of The Old and New Testaments.
She collected a selection of the questions and answers&#8230;and here they are -
Nun Grading Papers


Imagine the nun sitting at her desk grading these papers, all the while trying to keep a straight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Letter To Bob Rae Concerning His Statement About Gay Pride 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps, Mr. Rae, it's not "Apartheid" in the strict definition of that term. Perhaps it's something else. We know that among many right-wing Israeli politicians, there is open talk of schemes to “transfer” Palestinians from their own land to Jordan and/or other neighbouring Arab countries.]]></description>
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		<title>Jack Layton Replies to My Letter on Behalf of Libby Davies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As for Libby's comments, she quickly clarified her comments and I
accepted her clarification.]]></description>
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		<title>Mattie Stepanek was Just a Little Boy. But We Adults Ought to Pay Attention.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He was an ordinary child who, from the moment he became aware, faced a life-threatening health situation.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan: Is It Really Vietnam Redux? And &#8211; Will They Kill Hamid Karzai?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soldiers have families and they'ed rather be at home fighting the oil catastrophe than waiting for a roadside bomb to blow them up. Afghanistan just isn't worth it.]]></description>
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