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	<title>The Skunk &#124; Tasteless American Satire for the Ill-Informed</title>
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		<title>Romney Campaign Hiring Liars</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/05/romney-campaign-hiring-liars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 22:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Romney for President campaign is hiring professional liars to disseminate made-up stories and ridiculous allegations about President Obama.]]></description>
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		<title>Romney Asks Nation to Decide What He Should Believe In</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/05/romney-asks-nation-to-decide-what-he-should-believe-in/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/05/romney-asks-nation-to-decide-what-he-should-believe-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told supporters Monday that if elected president, he would have the whole country vote on what his opinions should be before he expresses them.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Proposes New ‘Surge’ Strategy to Win War on Women</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/05/mccain-proposes-new-surge-strategy-to-win-war-on-women/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/05/mccain-proposes-new-surge-strategy-to-win-war-on-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator John McCain today proposed a strategy to send an additional 20,000 Christian extremists into American towns and villages, a plan that would beat back a growing feminist insurgency and enable the nation to be victorious in the GOP-led war against women.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Passes ‘Kill the Negro’ Law</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/05/florida-passes-kill-the-negro-law/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/05/florida-passes-kill-the-negro-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rick scott]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, FL – Republican Governor Rick Scott today signed legislation that would make it legal to use lethal force against black citizens if they appear threatening, frightening, or just "dark and ominous."]]></description>
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		<title>New Arizona Law Says Life Begins at Fantasy</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/new-arizona-law-says-life-begins-at-fantasy/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/new-arizona-law-says-life-begins-at-fantasy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[definition of life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kimberly yee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stupid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Arizona lawmakers voted to pass legislation that defines life as beginning the moment a person fantasizes about having sex.]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Service Foils Colombian Prostitution Price Gouging Scheme</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/secret-service-foils-colombian-prostitution-price-gouging-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/secret-service-foils-colombian-prostitution-price-gouging-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barack obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama thanked the members of the Secret Service Wednesday for bringing an end to a Colombian prostitution price gouging scheme.]]></description>
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		<title>Romney Chooses Wallet as Running Mate</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/romney-chooses-wallet-as-running-mate/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/romney-chooses-wallet-as-running-mate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney surprised pundits on both sides of the aisle today when he announced his wallet will be joining the GOP ticket as his vice presidential running mate.]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea’s ‘Satellites at Bottom of Sea’ Program a Success</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/north-koreas-satellites-at-bottom-of-sea-program-a-success/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/north-koreas-satellites-at-bottom-of-sea-program-a-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13719</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North Korea successfully launched another multi-million dollar piece of electronic crap to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Dead at 156</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/gop-dead-at-156/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/gop-dead-at-156/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obituary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13713</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Republican Party was found dead in its apartment Thursday, the victim of apparent suicide.]]></description>
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		<title>68% of Republicans Favor Concession Speech by Romney Over Santorum</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/68-of-republicans-favor-concession-speech-by-romney-over-santorum/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/04/68-of-republicans-favor-concession-speech-by-romney-over-santorum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rick santorum]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Republicans overwhelmingly prefer Mitt Romney over Rick Santorum to make the late night concession speech and conciliatory phone call to Obama, according to a new poll released today.]]></description>
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		<title>Mastermind in ‘Bees for Honey’ Ring Nabbed in Sting Operation</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/mastermind-in-bees-for-honey-ring-nabbed-in-sting-operation/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/mastermind-in-bees-for-honey-ring-nabbed-in-sting-operation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beekeeper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bees]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13686</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal agents announced Monday the arrest of Guillermo “The Beekeeper” Patterson, leader of the notorious “Bees for Honey” ring, whose capture had eluded authorities for over seven years.
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		<title>The Skunk UFO Project #1</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/the-skunk-ufo-project-1/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/the-skunk-ufo-project-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sightings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ufo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13681</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Actual footage of fake UFO sightings.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Most Restrictive Anti-Woman Laws of 2012</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/10-most-restrictive-anti-woman-laws-of-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/10-most-restrictive-anti-woman-laws-of-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abortion rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth control]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ten most restrictive anti-woman laws passed by state legislatures in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Nationwide Theft of Fleet Enemas Sign of Struggling Economy, Mass Constipation</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/nationwide-theft-of-fleet-enemas-sign-of-struggling-economy-mass-constipation/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/nationwide-theft-of-fleet-enemas-sign-of-struggling-economy-mass-constipation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13655</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past six months, the iconic green and white, oblong boxes have been reportedly pilfered from hundreds of retailers nationwide. ]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Governor Changes State’s Name to ‘Vagina’</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/virginia-governor-changes-states-name-to-vagina/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/virginia-governor-changes-states-name-to-vagina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“The State of Virginia cares about your vagina,” said McDonnell at a ceremony marking the state’s new moniker, “and that’s we can proudly say we are now all citizens of Vagina, and why I’m so proud to serve as your duly elected Vaginal head.”]]></description>
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		<title>Google Takes Street View into People&#8217;s Houses, Apartments</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/google-takes-street-view-into-peoples-houses-apartments/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/03/google-takes-street-view-into-peoples-houses-apartments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google photographers will be sent into every residential house and apartment across the country, photographing each bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, nook, and cranny.]]></description>
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		<title>Would-Be Assassins Dissatisfied with GOP Candidates</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/02/would-be-assassins-dissatisfied-with-gop-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/02/would-be-assassins-dissatisfied-with-gop-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13622</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new CNN poll released today shows 83 percent of would-be assassins are dissatisfied with the current field of Republican presidential candidates.]]></description>
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		<title>Santorum Proposes ID System for Jews</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/02/santorum-proposes-id-system-for-jews/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/02/santorum-proposes-id-system-for-jews/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=13615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- In a speech before an enthusiastic audience at the annual CPAC convention, presidential candidate rick Santorum today proposed implementing a novel identification system to track the Jewish population in America.]]></description>
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		<title>Romney Campaign Uses Antisocial Media</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/02/romney-campaign-uses-antisocial-media/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/02/romney-campaign-uses-antisocial-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON -- Presidential candidate Mitt Romney took down his Facebook page Monday and replaced it with the words “Go Away,” making him the first politician to use antisocial media to spread his detached message of aloofness and indifference to American voters.]]></description>
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		<title>NRA Cites Rep. Giffords as Proof that ‘Guns Don’t Kill’</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/nra-cites-rep-giffords-as-proof-that-guns-dont-kill/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/nra-cites-rep-giffords-as-proof-that-guns-dont-kill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was praised by the National Rifle Association for exemplifying their motto: “Guns Don’t Kill.”
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		<title>Costa Concordia</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/costa-concordia/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/costa-concordia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[captain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carnival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ad for the sunken Costa Concordia cruise ship gives promise for a new coral reef.]]></description>
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		<title>Cat’s Meow Doesn&#8217;t Wake Sleeping Family in Apt. Fire</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/cats-meow-doesnt-wake-sleeping-family-in-apt-fire/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/cats-meow-doesnt-wake-sleeping-family-in-apt-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[apartment fire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[VENICE, CA -- Devon and Madeline Sutton died in an apartment fire Thursday, despite the cries of a three-year-old tabby cat who meowed vigorously. ]]></description>
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		<title>Romney Wants U.S. Tax Revenue Paid Directly to Him</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/romney-wants-u-s-tax-revenue-paid-directly-to-him/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/romney-wants-u-s-tax-revenue-paid-directly-to-him/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, N.H. --  In a speech to a group of supporters, Mitt Romney today proposed that all U.S. tax revenue be paid directly to him.  Under the new “Internal Romney Service,” personal and corporate tax payments would no longer be made out to the “IRS,” but to “Mitt Romney,” and deposited electronically into his personal bank account.]]></description>
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		<title>Newt Gingrich Sues Satire Website</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/newt-gingrich-sues-satire-website/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/newt-gingrich-sues-satire-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anal bleachings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich filed a libel lawsuit today against website The Skunk (www.TheSkunk.org), claiming the satirical publication defamed his reputation in an article from last April titled “Gingrich Paid for Anal Bleachings with Government Funds.”]]></description>
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		<title>Dog Travels 1400 Miles Back to Its Old Cage at Animal Shelter</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/dog-travels-1400-miles-back-to-its-old-cage-at-animal-shelter/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2012/01/dog-travels-1400-miles-back-to-its-old-cage-at-animal-shelter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal shelter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cocker spaniel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ALTOONA, AL (TheSkunk.org) -- A female cocker spaniel traveresed a thousand miles of unfamiliar terrain for six weeks to make her way back to her old cage at the Etowah County Animal Shelter.]]></description>
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		<title>The 10 Greatest Jobs of 2012</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/the-10-greatest-jobs-of-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/the-10-greatest-jobs-of-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[newt gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pilates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As 2012 looms just around the corner, The Skunk is pleased to present its annual assessment of the ten greatest jobs of the new year.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Coca-Cola Puts Cocaine Back in Formula</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/coca-cola-puts-cocaine-back-in-formula/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/coca-cola-puts-cocaine-back-in-formula/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coca cola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cocaine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Pemberton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (TheSkunk.org) -- The Coca-Cola Company today announced the reintroduction of cocaine back into its popular soft drink after an absence of over a hundred years.]]></description>
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		<title>Local Wal-Mart Apologizes for Accidentally Carrying Hanukkah Wrapping Paper</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/local-wal-mart-apologizes-for-accidentally-carrying-hanukkah-wrapping-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/local-wal-mart-apologizes-for-accidentally-carrying-hanukkah-wrapping-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FAIRHOPE, AL (TheSkunk.org) -- Christian protestors expressed their outrage yesterday outside the Wal-Mart on County Road, after someone in their Church discovered Hanukkah wrapping paper for sale in a bin at the end of the Christmas aisle.]]></description>
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		<title>Chris Christie Vows to Keep Eating Until He’s ‘Bigger Than Taft’</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/chris-christie-vows-to-keep-eating-until-hes-bigger-than-taft/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/chris-christie-vows-to-keep-eating-until-hes-bigger-than-taft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Skunk Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chris christie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, NJ -- Governor Chris Christie responded today to criticism of his obesity by announcing plans to continue expanding his waistline until he is “bigger and heavier than that fat fuck William Taft.” ]]></description>
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		<title>Mitt Romney: &#8216;S&#160;Corporations are People with Spina Bifida&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/mitt-romney-s-corporations-are-people-with-spina-bifida/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/12/mitt-romney-s-corporations-are-people-with-spina-bifida/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney told students at the University of New Hampshire that “S corporations are people with spina bifida.”]]></description>
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