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		<title>The Tipping Point of Hope</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/11/19/the-tipping-point-of-hope/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-tipping-point-of-hope</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[News & Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many similarities between today and America thirty years ago. In both eras are impacted by weak economies, high unemployment, partisan debates, a growing Asian economy, a Middle East threat, and a dismal U.S. morale. In 1980 a miracle took place deep in New York’s Adirondack Mountains that tipped America’s scales toward hope and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Palin?</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/10/29/president-palin/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=president-palin</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a couple of years on the eve of the 2012 presidential elections we may be making a choice between President Obama and the former governor of Alaska. Yesterday Sarah Palin said she’ll run “if nobody else steps up.” Between Obama and Palin, more than a few Americans will prefer a ‘none of the above’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can a Mormon Be a Scout Leader?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[are Mormons Christian? Choosing scout leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina church fires Mormon scout leaders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are Mormons Christians? Does it matter? It matters to the Christian Covenant Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. They fired two Cub Scout leaders after discovering they were Mormon. This Presbyterian Church does not believe Jeremy and Jody Stokes are Christians. About thirty minutes east of Rochester is Palmyra, New York where Joseph Smith founded the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Many Gods?</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/10/10/how-many-gods/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-many-gods</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Observing Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Four Gods - What We Say About God and What That Says About Us]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frose & Bader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gallup survey on God]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Baylor University researchers found that nine out of ten Americans believe in God, but there are at least four different deities we worship. Based on a Gallup survey of 1,700 Americans in both 2006 and 2008, Paul Froese and Christopher Bader uncovered four distinct Creators: The Authoritative God – 28% believe God’s hand is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber Bullies</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/10/02/cyber-bullies/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cyber-bullies</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bullies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber bullies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fight back at bullies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rutgers suicide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suicide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenage suicide]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A gifted Rutgers University student committed suicide after a roommate allegedly videotaped him having sex with another male. The schoolyard bully thrives with new technological weapons to amplify their cruelty. A bully is a sadistic personality that takes pleasure in causing another’s pain through physical attacks or by socially isolating their victims. A cyber bully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tweet or Tornado</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/09/17/tweet-or-tornado-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tweet-or-tornado-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Femal reporters in locker room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inappropriate attire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NY Jets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ines Sainz, a reporter for Mexico&#8217;s TV Azteca, left the New York Jets locker room last Monday and left a ‘tweet’ for her fans. This Twitter post of 140 characters or less immediately began swirling in the world of digital information, gaining velocity and power each minute. Before the Jets could dive into a shelter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Reasons For Improved American &#8211; Islam Relations</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/09/14/10-reasons-for-improved-american-islam-relations/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=10-reasons-for-improved-american-islam-relations</link>
		<comments>http://markfweber.com/2010/09/14/10-reasons-for-improved-american-islam-relations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Muslim allies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam populations by country]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing American debates about Islam are at an impasse. Perhaps a few minds might change if we better understood how finding peace with the global Muslim population offers benefits to our security and prosperity. Here are ten reasons for improved relations with Islam: I) Turkey: Istanbul is literally and figuratively the bridge between Europe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom of Prudence</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/09/09/freedom-of-prudence/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=freedom-of-prudence</link>
		<comments>http://markfweber.com/2010/09/09/freedom-of-prudence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill of Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Quran burning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Twain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prudence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week is an electrifying eve to the ninth anniversary of 9-11. Mark Twain best recaps the debate and resolution of the potential burning of Qurans with the following quote. “It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Islam in America</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/07/21/islam-in-america/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=islam-in-america</link>
		<comments>http://markfweber.com/2010/07/21/islam-in-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History of American Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam Day at 6 Flags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mosque near 9/11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion vs. terrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A New York developer wants to build an Islamic culture center and mosque within two city blocks of the World Trade Center site. An amusement park is sponsoring an Islamic Day on September 12. Both issues are igniting debates in social media and on the 24 x 7 cable news. How dare they? What a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Hill Too Far</title>
		<link>http://markfweber.com/2010/07/12/a-hill-too-far/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-hill-too-far</link>
		<comments>http://markfweber.com/2010/07/12/a-hill-too-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestrong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend Lance Armstrong fell to 39th place in the Tour de France, ending all hope of winning an 8th title in his last tour. The King of Cycling retired in 2005 after his seventh Tour de France victory, an amazing achievement. Despite repeated tests and accusations, Lance left the sport clean. Now, as [...]]]></description>
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