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		<title>Fast Economic Growth In Africa.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news reported by the BBC: The economic outlook for Africa is improving after a decade of growth of 5.4% for the continent that matches global rates, the World Bank has said. The trend indicates that a fundamental change is &#8230; <a href="http://epating.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/fast-economic-growth-in-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=25&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani President Musharraf on The Daily Show.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Watch News On T.V</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I only get my news from the internet anymore. BBC, Al Jazeera, and The New York Times. Why? Here are some reasons: 1. Fluff. Turn on CNN. What are they reporting? A water skiing squirrel? A man who broke the &#8230; <a href="http://epating.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/why-you-shouldnt-watch-news-on-tv/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=23&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom of Speech Denied In Spain.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Spanish cartoonists have been found guilty of &#8220;offending the royal family&#8221; and are now being fined 3,000 euros each. The cartoonists drew an image of the King and his wife engaging in sexual acts. Who knew that Spain didn&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://epating.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/freedom-of-speech-denied-in-spain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=22&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Response: Muslim Manipulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Occasionally we post reader comments  on our  articles. Here is an interesting response  to Patrick King&#8217;s essay &#8220;The Muslim Manipulation&#8221; The above essay appears to be positing that particular Arab and/or Muslim leaders are manipulating “dar al-Islam,” specifically in regards &#8230; <a href="http://epating.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/reader-response-muslim-manipulation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=21&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Police Target &#8220;Moral-Vices&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent BBC report, Iranian police are now beginning to crackdown even harder on what they call &#8220;moral-vices&#8221; Among these vices are wearing make-up and hats instead of headscarves, decadent films, short trousers, shorts skirts, skimpy overcoats, and &#8230; <a href="http://epating.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/iran-police-target-moral-vices/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=20&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What can 611 Billion Dollars Buy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I usually don&#8217;t post things like this, but I found it very interesting- From The Boston Globe: How Much can 611 Billion Dollars Buy? &#160; &#8220;According to World Bank estimates, $54 billion a year would eliminate starvation and malnutrition globally &#8230; <a href="http://epating.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/what-can-611-billion-dollars-buy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=19&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon-The Black Sheep of The East: From The Westphalia Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by our friend Patrick King, from the Westphalia Blog. Caressing the edge of the Mediterranean with its sandy beaches that can be seen from the neighboring Lebanese mountains, the two terrains juxtaposed together makes a brilliant site to see. &#8230; <a href="http://epating.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/lebanon-the-black-sheep-of-the-east-from-the-westphalia-blog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=18&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What India and China Need.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is well known that both China and India are having tremendous growth in the field of technology among many others. Americans are currently squirming about out sourcing to Indian IT specialists and Chinese computer programmers. Since thousands of Indians &#8230; <a href="http://epating.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/what-india-and-china-need/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=17&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women Equality: The Economist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Economist:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epating.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2044878&amp;post=16&amp;subd=epating&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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