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		<title>Single Mothers: The Unintended Consequences</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2009/06/01/single-mothers-the-unintended-consequences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bud</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was unaware that single mothers raising their children could cause a major problem for society.&#160; Then I read a book by Levitt and Dubner, entitled Freakonomics, and more recently a second by Ann Coulter, Guilty.&#160; Both books detail the hidden damage of single mothers on our society.  
The issue:&#160; Single mothers have often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Cost Of The Bailout</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/12/05/the-real-cost-of-the-bailout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of people have asked me to document how we have spent over $4 trillion in bailout money. Turns out, the graphic below was a snapshot of bailout money and now the total has risen to almost $7 trillion. I believe the final total may top $15 trillion. Of course, I said all this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bar Stool Economics</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/11/07/bar-stool-economics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[.
Something they don’t teach at Business School (or in Washington).
Our Tax System Explained: Bar Stool Economics
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow Tanks &#8211; Again</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/11/07/dow-tanks-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dow Jones Average has experienced the largest two day drop since 1987, reminding us that our financial troubles are far from over. Jobless claims and a shrinking economy have crushed earnings reports and stock prices. Overnight, Japan was down 6% and European stocks were down 5-10%. Russia is in trouble and China is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Ad Lies About Family Income</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/10/16/obama-ad-lies-about-family-income/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent television ad, Barack Obama claims that family incomes are falling:
“For eight years, you’ve been told that the way to a stronger economy was to give huge tax breaks to corporations and the wealthiest Americans, and somehow prosperity would trickle down. Well now we know the truth. It didn’t work. Instead of prosperity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIG Needs $38 Billion More</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/10/09/aig-needs-38-billion-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just loaned them $85 Billion. But that wasn&#8217;t enough.
Everyone. Together now. &#8220;I told you so!&#8221;
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it was lending billions of additional funds to cash-strapped American International Group Inc.
Under the program, the New York Federal Reserve Bank will provide $37.8 billion in additional cash to certain domestic life insurance subsidiaries of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LA Times edits out McCain’s remarks on economy</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/10/07/la-times-edits-out-mccain%e2%80%99s-remarks-on-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/10/07/la-times-edits-out-mccain%e2%80%99s-remarks-on-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, McCain blasted Obama and the Democrats for the mess we are in.  How does the LA Times cover the story?  They pretended he never said anything about the economy!
Right Voices.
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		<title>Christmas in October</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/10/03/christmas-in-october/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $700B bailout contains is now over $800B. Why? It contains BILLIONS of dollars in pork-barrel spending. About $112B to be more exact.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are out of control on this. This entire problem could have been handled by the FED and market forces. It did not have to be lubricated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Blame Game</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/10/02/the-blame-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Democrats have been denying that they are the primary cause of the Fannie and Freddie fiascos. Even Bill Clinton admits that there needed to be greater regulatory controls and key Dems consistently fought against them. Listen to Cal Thomas:

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi took to the floor of the House on Monday to blame Republicans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelosi Allows Dems To Vote No</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/09/30/pelosi-allows-dems-to-vote-no/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Why did 94 Democrats vote against the bailout? Take a look at Bill Dyer&#8217;s analysis:
I thought it was bad enough that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had made a deliberate decision not to make today&#8217;s vote on the Democrat&#8217;s economic stabilization bill a &#8220;party loyalty&#8221; vote in which the House Democratic leadership made absolutely clear that [...]]]></description>
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