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		<title>I&#8217;ll See Your Bobbit and Raise you a Begum</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2011/06/ill-see-your-bobbit-and-raise-you-a-begum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lorena Bobbitt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After he allegedly raped her, Lorena Bobbitt cut of her husband&#8217;s penis and then threw it out the car window into a field as she was driving down the road. A woman in Bangladesh, Monju Begum, decided to up her self-defense &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2011/06/ill-see-your-bobbit-and-raise-you-a-begum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt&#8217;s Future</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2011/02/egypts-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the protests in Egypt were successful and the sitting regime was ousted.  But now the harder part comes in trying to figure out where the country goes from here. In your average Western democracy or parliamentary system you have &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2011/02/egypts-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Grab Bag Post</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/04/grab-bag-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[airline baggage fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Kamen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[high tech prosthetic arm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a handful of things in the news that caught my attention today that I wanted to share and comment on.  In the spirit of saving time and a li&#8217;l bit of space I threw them all together &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/04/grab-bag-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>David Rivkin is a Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/01/david-rivkin-is-a-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some time in the middle of last year my interest in politics and government checked out.  I think I just got annoyed to the point where I just raised my white flag and gave up.  I just couldn&#8217;t take any &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/01/david-rivkin-is-a-tool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Slate Article on Events in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/05/slate-article-on-events-in-pakistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really interesting article on the events taking place in Pakistan right now with the ebb and flow of the Taliban.  I&#8217;m sort of an international news nerd so some of you may not follow this really closely, but as I &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/05/slate-article-on-events-in-pakistan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tenant Evicted Even After Paying Rent Because Landlord Sucks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some really crappy people in this world.  I truly hope that karma kicks them in the ass. Tenant pays rent, landlord doesn&#8217;t pay mortgage, bank forecloses and tenant gets evicted.  What happens to the landlord?  Not a damn &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/tenant-evicted-even-after-paying-rent-because-landlord-sucks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Man Trampled in Black Friday Shopping Surge</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2008/11/man-trampled-in-black-friday-shopping-surge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2008/11/man-trampled-in-black-friday-shopping-surge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now I know why there are people around the world that hate Americans; we&#8217;re stupid.  I understand that Black Friday is a big day for the retail industry and that its extremely important to our economy, but is it really &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2008/11/man-trampled-in-black-friday-shopping-surge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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