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		<title>S &amp; P Downgrade:  U.S. Wake-Up Call!</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/08/08/s-p-downgrade-u-s-wake-up-call/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether or not you view the downgrade by Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s as valid or not, the way that the U.S. does business&#8211;and governs, cannot continue. Entitlements are not the sole culprit here; if they were then other countries that have a more socialistic bent to the way they govern such as the  United Kingdom Commonwealth, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian Student Revolutionists See Obama &#8216;Good On Words, Poor On Action&#8217;! (VIDEOS)</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/05/23/egyptian-student-revolutionists-see-obama-good-on-words-poor-on-action-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 04:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the military still in control of the government Mubarak anti-democracy policies remain intact.  Increase calls for reform seemingly remain unheard by the provisional government, and despite President Obama&#8217;s recent &#8220;Arab Spring&#8217; speech, U.S. Foreign Policy is still playing catch-up.  See the entire interview by CNN&#8217;s Fareek Zakaria for GPS of four student leaders who participated in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Water Levels Could Signal Continued Rising Food Prices</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/05/18/rising-water-levels-could-signal-rising-food-levels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://butasforme.com/?p=77404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As if the high price of gas won&#8217;t take a big enough bite out of the consumer&#8217;s pocket, the rising water levels along the ole&#8217; Mississippi could mean additional increases at the supermarket.  Not only is crop land being flooded in the Midwest to divert and  relieve the pressure on larger cities like Baton Rouge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Price Of Currying Favor</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/04/13/the-price-of-currying-favor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://butasforme.com/?p=77277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like the story of Faust,  U.S. Foreign Policy has mirrored making deals with the devil,  turning a blind eye to its&#8217; support of dictators, autocrats, and despots. Sooner or later the bill comes due. Reportedly the Saudis are sending  emmisaries to Russia and China in  pursuit of increased business relations spelled O-I-L!  Supposedly, unhappy with the ouster of Egypt&#8217;s President Mubarek and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Left The Biggest Pile In The Sandbox?</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/04/10/who-left-the-biggest-pile-in-the-sandbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know but it seems to me that the fighting over the budget going down to the wire not only isn&#8217;t a good way to do business, but is more reminiscent of trying to get youngsters to play nice in the sandbox.  Each is concerned with building their own sandcastle rather than pooling their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EURDEP Jet Stream Forecast Model Indicates Possible Cesium 137 Flexing At Midlevels Over U.S.(VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/04/03/eurdep-jet-stream-forecast-model-indicates-possible-cesium-137-flexing-at-midlevels-over-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to EPA, the half life of Cs-137 is 30.17 years.  Clean-up is difficult because it moves easily through the environment.  Potential health risks to humans include: Walking on cesium-137 contaminated soil could result in external exposure to gamma radiation. Leaving the contaminated area would prevent additional exposure. Coming in contact with waste materials at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>War of Semantics or Uncertainty?</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/03/22/war-of-semantics-or-uncertainty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is worrisome that waiting to obtain a consensus has created a better late than never Libyan policy by the Obama Administration, now it offers a pathetic disclaimer that its&#8217; actions do not involve taking out Gahaffi.   However, in the same breath, President Obama says that Gadhaffi must go.  Is this double speak or could this be part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chernobyl Solution May Be Necessary To Avert Japan&#8217;s Looming Nuclear Catastrophe</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/03/15/chernobyl-solution-may-be-necessary-to-avert-japans-looming-nuclear-catastrophe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With another explosion earlier today in the four nuclear plants in Fukushima indicating a leak in a  containment structure, scientists  are warning that Japan needs to implement the solution employed at Chernobyl in 1986.  This would involve sandbagging the plant with cement and other materials to contain the radiation emissions.  Prevailing winds have been blowing out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s Radiation Could Hit U.S. (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/03/14/japans-radiation-could-hit-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m glad I&#8217;m not on the West Coast! If the nuclear situation in Japan stops right now; we may have a category &#8217;4&#8242; nuclear event. However; If it continues, we may have a serious accident. The next 24 hours will tell us if a meltdown of large scale will happen. If a large meltdown does occur, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burgeoning Disasters Plague Japan&#8217;s Rescue Efforts</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/03/13/breaking-news-burgeoning-disasters-plague-japans-rescue-efforts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A blast, reported by the NY Times today,  occurred at the No.3 plant at Fukushima Daiichi similar to the No.1 plant.  Sunday  helicopters flying 60 miles from the plant picked up small amounts of radioactive particulates — still being analyzed, but presumed to include Cesium-137 and Iodine-121 — suggesting widening environmental contamination. Plus as if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Plant Meltdown Now Experienced in Two of Japan&#8217;s Plants</title>
		<link>http://butasforme.com/2011/03/13/breaking-news-nuclear-plant-meltdown-now-experienced-in-two-of-japans-plants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nuclear meltdown has occurred in the Tokyo Electric plant at Fukushima.  In Iwaki, a second partial meltdown is underway. Read the full article→]]></description>
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