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		<title>Susan G. Komen Foundation Pulls Grant from Planned Parenthood</title>
		<link>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2012/02/02/susan-g-komen-foundation-pulls-grant-from-planned-parenthood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In business, there are times when you need to look over a budget carefully and decide whether or not you can give grants to certain organizations.  Sometimes, it is feasible and other times, it is not quite possible to make grants to other organizations.  <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6416&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Rand Paul Look Irate to You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just watch the video and tell me does Sen. Rand Paul look irate about being detained at the Nashville Airport. Click here for the video. He doesn&#8217;t look angry to me. Perhaps, the TSA officials at the airport that day might have added too much drama when referring to the incident. Whatever the case may [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6411&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell Rick Perry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With yesterday&#8217;s announcement that Rick Perry is leaving the Presidential race, I felt Talking Points Memo offered a fitting tribute.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6376&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Energy Matters?</title>
		<link>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2012/01/12/why-energy-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Energy Crisis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently launched a new initiative, Vote 4 Energy, which will focus on why energy issues should concern many voters during the 2012 elections.  According to API, this is not a partisan issue, rather energy is an issue that should concern many Americans, as it impacts the economy and job development [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6364&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Hampshire&#8217;s &#8220;Lesser Known Candidates&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2012/01/11/new-hampshires-lesser-known-candidates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introducing Vermin Supreme, who was one of the &#8220;lesser-known&#8221; presidential candidates. This is the new &#8220;Basil Marceaux&#8221; of 2012. This is too funny, so the video is enough for an explanation.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6355&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t You Love the Smell of Corruption</title>
		<link>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2012/01/04/dont-you-love-the-smell-of-corruption/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2012/01/04/dont-you-love-the-smell-of-corruption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[D.C. is the Nation&#8217;s capital, but it is also the capital of corruption.  Needless to say, I am not surprised that some on the D.C. City Council are being accused of corruption for various money scandals.  Currently, the FBI is investigating city councilman Harry Thomas, Jr. for charges of corruption and tax evasion. However, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6352&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Problem with Pharmacy Consolidation</title>
		<link>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2011/12/15/the-problem-with-pharmacy-consolidation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, there was an excellent op-ed on the Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions merger by Steven Pearlstein in The Washington Post.   I have been covering the potential hazards that this merger would have not only on local community pharmacies, but on the consumers.  Pearlstein really outlines why this merger, and in particular, why the merger [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6345&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Your Tax Dollars at Work&#8230;Careful What You Tweet</title>
		<link>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2011/12/08/your-tax-dollars-at-work-careful-what-you-tweet/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2011/12/08/your-tax-dollars-at-work-careful-what-you-tweet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an example of your tax dollars at work.  It appears that three staffers from Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wa.)&#8217;s office were tweeting about their wild escapades of drinking during work hours and insulting their boss. You can read about the exchange here, but below is a little example of the tweets. &#8220;My coworker just took a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6343&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peyton Hillis Supports Ron Paul</title>
		<link>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2011/12/03/peyton-hillis-supports-ron-paul/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2011/12/03/peyton-hillis-supports-ron-paul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Granted, I am a Steelers fan, but I really like Peyton Hillis. Hillis has not been having a really great season for the Cleveland Browns (he did last season&#8230;and even made it on the cover of Madden 2012), but I like his politics, as he supports Ron Paul. Just listen to the clip below. Ron [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6340&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Occupy Crowd Wants to Shut Down Wall Street</title>
		<link>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2011/11/14/the-occupy-crowd-wants-to-shut-down-wall-street/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalclearconservative.com/2011/11/14/the-occupy-crowd-wants-to-shut-down-wall-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters reports that the Occupy crowd wants to shut down Wall Street. Didn&#8217;t they try to do this already? I know things have been busy with the election, and maybe, I have neglected a few things when it came to the Occupy crowd. Oh well, I wonder if it will be as successful as it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=crystalclearconservative.com&amp;blog=2386963&amp;post=6332&amp;subd=crystalclearconservative&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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