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	<title>Comments on: Where did the SEIU get $150 million for politics?</title>
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		<title>By: Hot Air &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Ed Morrissey Show: King Banaian, NRSC&#8217;s John Randall</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hot Air &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Ed Morrissey Show: King Banaian, NRSC&#8217;s John Randall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] King has more posts about indoctrination at St. Cloud State, and we&#8217;ll also talk about the SEIU&#8217;s arm-twisting to raise funds for its PAC. John will cover more of the Senate races, and handicap the field in [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] King has more posts about indoctrination at St. Cloud State, and we&#8217;ll also talk about the SEIU&#8217;s arm-twisting to raise funds for its PAC. John will cover more of the Senate races, and handicap the field in [...]</p>
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		<title>By: clghitis</title>
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		<dc:creator>clghitis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;It’s hard to see that an SEIU mandate enforced by financial penalties of 50% isn’t a “threat” or would qualify under any definition of “voluntary.”&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Actually Harry Ried considers this voluntary.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It’s hard to see that an SEIU mandate enforced by financial penalties of 50% isn’t a “threat” or would qualify under any definition of “voluntary.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Actually Harry Ried considers this voluntary.</p>
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		<title>By: WSJ: SEIU Docking Paychecks for Politics &#171; &#8230;in Downers Grove</title>
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		<dc:creator>WSJ: SEIU Docking Paychecks for Politics &#171; &#8230;in Downers Grove</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] by markthoman on July 28, 2008  Update: Right wing website Hot Air has also written up the curious political activities of the SEIU here, and ref&#8217;s the same WSJ [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] by markthoman on July 28, 2008  Update: Right wing website Hot Air has also written up the curious political activities of the SEIU here, and ref&#8217;s the same WSJ [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Big Labor squeezes workers for $150 million (at least) [Karl]</title>
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		<dc:creator>Big Labor squeezes workers for $150 million (at least) [Karl]</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] if the Democrats control Congress and the White House next year the problem will only get worse, as Ed Morrissey and McQ note [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] if the Democrats control Congress and the White House next year the problem will only get worse, as Ed Morrissey and McQ note [...]</p>
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		<title>By: jukin</title>
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		<dc:creator>jukin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Imagine that another one way street for liberals.</description>
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		<title>By: maverick muse</title>
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		<dc:creator>maverick muse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;The Department of Justice needs to put an end to this shakedown racket immediately.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

ABSOLUTELY!

The Dept. of Justice under Bush has forgone so many of its obligations in order to facilitate his changes for bigger bureaucracy and policy limiting employees&#039; responsibility to fulfill Constitutional requirements of government job descriptions. Rather than clarifying anything or helping anything become precise, Bush has tossed the rule of law into the melting pot, not the refiner&#039;s fire, but the rock soup melting pot for illegal consumption.

Under Dubya:
* At the conclusion of his second term, a minimal shakedown of illegal employment given illegal aliens in the USA who are empowered by progressive sanctuary mentality granted to criminals contrary to the express directive from the majority of citizens: &lt;em&gt;secure the borders and no amnesty to illegals&lt;/em&gt;!
* Federal miscarraige of justice prosecuting US troops innocent of charges to the ruin of their lives, character, and morale.
* Federal non-prosecution of racketeers and organized green thugs like those at bicycle rallies publicly destroying private property and committing bodily harm to those in automobiles who are going about their daily work routine.
* Federal funding of criminal banking practices and the legislative undoing of legal bulwarks meant to prevent such criminal banking privileges to illegal aliens and non-qualifying customers, DEVELOPERS and shareholders all at the taxpayers&#039; expense. And why would Bush endorse it? Precisely to hold back the respectable, working Americans who live within their means. Bush would deprive us as though we haven&#039;t the brains or brawn to know better how to uphold our Constitution.  

Lame duck gone fishing calling us $ucker$.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The Department of Justice needs to put an end to this shakedown racket immediately.</p></blockquote>
<p>ABSOLUTELY!</p>
<p>The Dept. of Justice under Bush has forgone so many of its obligations in order to facilitate his changes for bigger bureaucracy and policy limiting employees&#8217; responsibility to fulfill Constitutional requirements of government job descriptions. Rather than clarifying anything or helping anything become precise, Bush has tossed the rule of law into the melting pot, not the refiner&#8217;s fire, but the rock soup melting pot for illegal consumption.</p>
<p>Under Dubya:<br />
* At the conclusion of his second term, a minimal shakedown of illegal employment given illegal aliens in the USA who are empowered by progressive sanctuary mentality granted to criminals contrary to the express directive from the majority of citizens: <em>secure the borders and no amnesty to illegals</em>!<br />
* Federal miscarraige of justice prosecuting US troops innocent of charges to the ruin of their lives, character, and morale.<br />
* Federal non-prosecution of racketeers and organized green thugs like those at bicycle rallies publicly destroying private property and committing bodily harm to those in automobiles who are going about their daily work routine.<br />
* Federal funding of criminal banking practices and the legislative undoing of legal bulwarks meant to prevent such criminal banking privileges to illegal aliens and non-qualifying customers, DEVELOPERS and shareholders all at the taxpayers&#8217; expense. And why would Bush endorse it? Precisely to hold back the respectable, working Americans who live within their means. Bush would deprive us as though we haven&#8217;t the brains or brawn to know better how to uphold our Constitution.  </p>
<p>Lame duck gone fishing calling us $ucker$.</p>
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		<title>By: Blaise</title>
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		<dc:creator>Blaise</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it&#039;s strange that the &quot;Freedom of choice&quot; does not include the freedom to choose.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it&#8217;s strange that the &#8220;Freedom of choice&#8221; does not include the freedom to choose.</p>
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		<title>By: MayBee</title>
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		<dc:creator>MayBee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>But Mandatory Card Check is for the workers!!!</description>
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		<title>By: Romeo13</title>
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		<dc:creator>Romeo13</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Don&#039;t hold your breathe folks..

Just looked it up, Fed Elect Comm is finally back up to full strength, as of June 24, when the Senate fianlly filled four out of six seats...

But it will take time for them to come up to speed...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t hold your breathe folks..</p>
<p>Just looked it up, Fed Elect Comm is finally back up to full strength, as of June 24, when the Senate fianlly filled four out of six seats&#8230;</p>
<p>But it will take time for them to come up to speed&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: NoDonkey</title>
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		<dc:creator>NoDonkey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yet another reason to avoid using union labor.  

I mean besides the fact that they charge twice as much for an imcomplete job.  

If I want to contribute to the absolutely worthless Democrat Party, I&#039;ll go to the DNC directly and eliminate the union man.  

Don&#039;t support the Democrats/Don&#039;t use union labor.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yet another reason to avoid using union labor.  </p>
<p>I mean besides the fact that they charge twice as much for an imcomplete job.  </p>
<p>If I want to contribute to the absolutely worthless Democrat Party, I&#8217;ll go to the DNC directly and eliminate the union man.  </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t support the Democrats/Don&#8217;t use union labor.</p>
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		<title>By: PattyJ</title>
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		<dc:creator>PattyJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A group of us once filed a federal lawsuit against our CA union because of their &quot;fair share&quot; practices.  Fair share dues were about one dollar less than regular dues!  We discovered through our lawsuit that, lo and behold, over 80% of our dues went to political candidates (all Dems) rather than union services.  The court ruled, as it always does, that we were only required to pay for the portion dedicated to services.  So my fair share went from $40 to $8.

So that&#039;s where they get get the money. The unions know the rules but hope that no one will sue to enforce it.  See a lawyer now!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A group of us once filed a federal lawsuit against our CA union because of their &#8220;fair share&#8221; practices.  Fair share dues were about one dollar less than regular dues!  We discovered through our lawsuit that, lo and behold, over 80% of our dues went to political candidates (all Dems) rather than union services.  The court ruled, as it always does, that we were only required to pay for the portion dedicated to services.  So my fair share went from $40 to $8.</p>
<p>So that&#8217;s where they get get the money. The unions know the rules but hope that no one will sue to enforce it.  See a lawyer now!!</p>
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		<title>By: rockmom</title>
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		<dc:creator>rockmom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We are so screwed if Barack Obama wins this election and has a Democratic majority in Congress.  

--Unions in control of Justice and Labor Departments, forcing open elections, increased mandatory contributions to union PACs which will all go to elect more Democrats.
--Amnesty for all illegal aliens, who will of course immediately join the unions that helped get them their amnesty, and register to vote.

= permanent Democratic majorities in Congress and most state legislatures.

Scared yet???</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are so screwed if Barack Obama wins this election and has a Democratic majority in Congress.  </p>
<p>&#8211;Unions in control of Justice and Labor Departments, forcing open elections, increased mandatory contributions to union PACs which will all go to elect more Democrats.<br />
&#8211;Amnesty for all illegal aliens, who will of course immediately join the unions that helped get them their amnesty, and register to vote.</p>
<p>= permanent Democratic majorities in Congress and most state legislatures.</p>
<p>Scared yet???</p>
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		<title>By: pueblo1032</title>
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		<dc:creator>pueblo1032</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a former resident of Detroit, home of JIMMY HOFFA and the TEAMSTERS UNION, let me say, there is no such thing as UNION CORRUPTION... RIIIGGGHHHTTT??? RIIIGGGHHHTTT!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a former resident of Detroit, home of JIMMY HOFFA and the TEAMSTERS UNION, let me say, there is no such thing as UNION CORRUPTION&#8230; RIIIGGGHHHTTT??? RIIIGGGHHHTTT!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Mommynator</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mommynator</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unfortunately, registrars at the hospital where I work have to join this union.

They keep sending me Obama propaganda. They even had the CHUTZPAH to send me sign up cards to work for the Obama campaign. They were postage pre-paid, so I sent them back with big red letters telling them to stop spending my dues on politics and NOBAMA!!

It&#039;s one thing to have a union to negotiate contracts and resolve disputes. It&#039;s another thing when they think they have the right to tell you how to think and vote.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately, registrars at the hospital where I work have to join this union.</p>
<p>They keep sending me Obama propaganda. They even had the CHUTZPAH to send me sign up cards to work for the Obama campaign. They were postage pre-paid, so I sent them back with big red letters telling them to stop spending my dues on politics and NOBAMA!!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s one thing to have a union to negotiate contracts and resolve disputes. It&#8217;s another thing when they think they have the right to tell you how to think and vote.</p>
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		<title>By: DfDeportation</title>
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		<dc:creator>DfDeportation</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is nothing but an Illegal Alien chunte Union. What&#039;s funny is when Arnold proposes to cut their pay to minimum wage and don&#039;t touch the taxpayer benefits of Illegal Alien chuntes, the SEIU starts whining like the little bi***** that they are. Don&#039;t they want to bite the bullet for their La Raza brothers???? ha ha ha</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is nothing but an Illegal Alien chunte Union. What&#8217;s funny is when Arnold proposes to cut their pay to minimum wage and don&#8217;t touch the taxpayer benefits of Illegal Alien chuntes, the SEIU starts whining like the little bi***** that they are. Don&#8217;t they want to bite the bullet for their La Raza brothers???? ha ha ha</p>
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		<title>By: juanito</title>
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		<dc:creator>juanito</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These aren&#039;t the droids you&#039;re looking for...

You can go about your business...

move along...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These aren&#8217;t the droids you&#8217;re looking for&#8230;</p>
<p>You can go about your business&#8230;</p>
<p>move along&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Nahanni</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nahanni</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Now you understand why obama wants to instate mandatory union membership.</description>
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		<title>By: PatriotPete</title>
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		<dc:creator>PatriotPete</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One can only hope that the payback from Union membership will be a bitch....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One can only hope that the payback from Union membership will be a bitch&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: sdillard</title>
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		<dc:creator>sdillard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I work for government here in California. I don&#039;t belong to a union, but state law forces me to pay SEIU over $1,100 a year in &quot;agency fees&quot; to &quot;administer&quot; the contract. We have a three year contract with the county that covers 12,000 employees. I would love for SEIU to explain to me why it takes hundreds of dollars a year from me to &quot;administer&quot; my portion of the labor contract. I do get about one-third of the agency fees returned to me every year, after I jump through the hoops of &quot;declining&quot; to support the union. 
The whole thing is a racket and should be outlawed. NO ONE should be forced to support a political organization, i.e a union, that he doesn&#039;t support.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I work for government here in California. I don&#8217;t belong to a union, but state law forces me to pay SEIU over $1,100 a year in &#8220;agency fees&#8221; to &#8220;administer&#8221; the contract. We have a three year contract with the county that covers 12,000 employees. I would love for SEIU to explain to me why it takes hundreds of dollars a year from me to &#8220;administer&#8221; my portion of the labor contract. I do get about one-third of the agency fees returned to me every year, after I jump through the hoops of &#8220;declining&#8221; to support the union.<br />
The whole thing is a racket and should be outlawed. NO ONE should be forced to support a political organization, i.e a union, that he doesn&#8217;t support.</p>
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		<title>By: SEIU Under Investigation! Here It Comes! - Political Forum - US &#38; World Political Discussion Forums</title>
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		<dc:creator>SEIU Under Investigation! Here It Comes! - Political Forum - US &#38; World Political Discussion Forums</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of speak. We shall see what happens in do course.  Docking Paychecks for Politics - WSJ.com  Hot Air Blog Archive Where did the SEIU get $150 million for politics?    __________________ &quot;Get out there and nail everything you [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] of speak. We shall see what happens in do course.  Docking Paychecks for Politics &#8211; WSJ.com  Hot Air Blog Archive Where did the SEIU get $150 million for politics?    __________________ &#8220;Get out there and nail everything you [...]</p>
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		<title>By: darkpixel</title>
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		<dc:creator>darkpixel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I work in government, so that means I must be in a union, or pay the same amount of money per payperiod without a chance to vote.

I changed jobs a while ago, so I left AFSCME and their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifenews.com/nat76.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abortion supporting expenditures&lt;/a&gt; for a bargaining unit affiliated with SEIU.

I&#039;ve never believed unions are all bad. And I&#039;ve seen enough horrible management (let alone political interference) that I think there is a place for unions in government. I also believe that unions who represent government workers should be under some Hatch Act like law that would prevent this sort of thing....   But that danged First Amendment seems to get in the way....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I work in government, so that means I must be in a union, or pay the same amount of money per payperiod without a chance to vote.</p>
<p>I changed jobs a while ago, so I left AFSCME and their <a href="http://www.lifenews.com/nat76.html" rel="nofollow">abortion supporting expenditures</a> for a bargaining unit affiliated with SEIU.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve never believed unions are all bad. And I&#8217;ve seen enough horrible management (let alone political interference) that I think there is a place for unions in government. I also believe that unions who represent government workers should be under some Hatch Act like law that would prevent this sort of thing&#8230;.   But that danged First Amendment seems to get in the way&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: OldEnglish</title>
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		<dc:creator>OldEnglish</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unions should never have progressed any further than the Tolpuddle conspiracy judgement.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unions should never have progressed any further than the Tolpuddle conspiracy judgement.</p>
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		<title>By: right4life</title>
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		<dc:creator>right4life</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;jgapinoy on July 28, 2008 at 9:51 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

has he uh &lt;em&gt;made you an offer you can&#039;t refuse??&lt;/em&gt;

capiche?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>jgapinoy on July 28, 2008 at 9:51 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>has he uh <em>made you an offer you can&#8217;t refuse??</em></p>
<p>capiche?</p>
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		<title>By: jgapinoy</title>
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		<dc:creator>jgapinoy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Vinnie, Vito, and &#039;the boys&quot;.....&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Is it any wonder that the president of my union is named Vinnie Sombrotto?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Vinnie, Vito, and &#8216;the boys&#8221;&#8230;..</p></blockquote>
<p>Is it any wonder that the president of my union is named Vinnie Sombrotto?</p>
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		<title>By: right4life</title>
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		<dc:creator>right4life</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;if you formally ask for it. Ask for it!

jgapinoy on July 28, 2008 at 9:37 AM
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

yeah and then you get a visit from vinny, vito, and &#039;the boys&#039;.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>if you formally ask for it. Ask for it!</p>
<p>jgapinoy on July 28, 2008 at 9:37 AM
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<p>yeah and then you get a visit from vinny, vito, and &#8216;the boys&#8217;&#8230;..</p>
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