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	<title>Lamar Thames &#187; President Obama</title>
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		<title>What is the big rush to reform health care? Let&#8217;s do it right</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/08/1188</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By LAMAR THAMES
I am not sure whether the health-care protesters are all dealing with a full deck, but make sure of this: The Obama administration would be wise not to ignore them.
The protesters carry with them  the greatest threat to the status quo of the present administration — distrust. If Barack Obama wishes to carry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon emission plan would affect co-op electric rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Larry Horne of Clay Electric for supplying a link to the following letter:
In a letter to President Obama, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Glenn English voiced strong objections to the Administration’s plan to auction the carbon emission allowances under a cap and trade scheme.
In the letter, English pointed out that “[s]uch a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idol chatter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know you may be expecting commentary about &#8220;American Idol&#8221; in this posting, but not this week. For one thing, nothing is really happening on Idol worth talking about, and for another Idol Chatter is just meant as a catch-phrase for all kinds of chatter, which is what I am doing this week. So here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lamar Thames&#8217; Talk of the Town column</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year when I prepare my income tax return, I check it once, twice, three times, and sometimes even four, to make sure I didn&#8217;t make an arithmetic mistake or leave something off the form that should have been there. And every year I hold my breath (not literally) until the return comes back and [...]]]></description>
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