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	<title>The Skunk &#124; Tasteless American Satire for the Ill-Informed &#187; economy</title>
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	<description>Award-Winning American Cultural and Political Satire from humorist Brad Mendelson. The Skunk is an equal opportunity offender.</description>
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		<title>Stating the Obvious: Unemployment</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/10/stating-the-obvious-001-unemployment/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/10/stating-the-obvious-001-unemployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Stating the Obvious," with host Duane Morgan. "Unemployment"]]></description>
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		<title>Pizza Delivery Boy Retiring from Adult Film Industry</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/10/pizza-delivery-boy-retiring-from-adult-film-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/10/pizza-delivery-boy-retiring-from-adult-film-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CANOGA PARK, CA -- A local pizza delivery boy told reporters yesterday he is tired of walking onto the set of a porno film whenever he makes a home delivery.]]></description>
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		<title>Bachmann Blames Apple CEO&#8217;s Death on Obama&#8217;s &#8216;Jobs Killing&#8217; Policies</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/10/bachmann-blames-apple-ceos-death-on-obamas-jobs-killing-policies/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/10/bachmann-blames-apple-ceos-death-on-obamas-jobs-killing-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bachmann accused Obama of lacking the leadership necessary to “keep Jobs thriving in this economy.”]]></description>
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		<title>Boehner Assures Public His Taxes Won&#8217;t Go Up</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/04/boehner-assures-public-his-taxes-wont-go-up/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/04/boehner-assures-public-his-taxes-wont-go-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Boehner assured the American people that whatever version of the budget is finally passed, his personal taxes will not increase. ]]></description>
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		<title>China Hiring Americans to Lay Railroad Track</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2011/02/china-hiring-americans-to-lay-railroad-track/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2011/02/china-hiring-americans-to-lay-railroad-track/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[american workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[high-speed rail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[JILIN PROVINCE, China (TheSkunk.org) — The Chinese government is hiring thousands of American workers to lay track for the country’s state-of-the-art, high-speed rail system. ]]></description>
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		<title>Let Them Eat Cake</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/11/let-them-eat-cake/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/11/let-them-eat-cake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=9539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What are all those "Occupy Wall Street" folks mad about, anyway?]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates Stimulate Economy with Ridiculously Expensive Campaign Spending</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/11/candidates-stimulate-economy-with-ridiculously-expensive-campaign-spending/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/11/candidates-stimulate-economy-with-ridiculously-expensive-campaign-spending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaigns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chamber of commerce]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jerry brown]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[midterm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money spent on campaigns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $4 billion spent on the various Senate, House and state campaigns in the 2010 midterm elections have helped jumpstart the flailing U.S. economy, according to a report issued today by the Department of Commerce.
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		<title>Increase in Contract Killings Sign of Economic Recovery</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/06/increase-in-contract-killings-sign-of-economic-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/06/increase-in-contract-killings-sign-of-economic-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business degree]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (TheSkunk.org) -- A new study conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce shows a connection between an increase in contract killings -- so-called "murders for hire" -- and the latest upward tick in the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Demolition Company Hiring Suicide Bombers</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/01/demolition-company-hiring-suicide-bombers/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/01/demolition-company-hiring-suicide-bombers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last half century, this world-renowned demolitions company has been using its cutting-edge technology to bring down skyscrapers and other concrete and steel monuments to human achievement.

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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Americans Flee to Guatemala to Escape Bleak Job Market</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/11/americans-flee-to-guatemala-to-escape-bleak-job-market/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/11/americans-flee-to-guatemala-to-escape-bleak-job-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY -- John Wilson holds a PhD in physics and has worked in the aerospace industry for over thirty years. Today he is selling cheese-stuffed pupusas -- a native Guatemalan delicacy -- from the back of a burro-driven wagon.

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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Employment Up for Stupid People</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/10/employment-up-for-stupid-people/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/10/employment-up-for-stupid-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employment among imbeciles and morons rose 10% in the 2nd quarter of 2009, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Bureau of Statistics. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pie Donations Down at Clown Colleges</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/pie-donations-down-at-clown-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/pie-donations-down-at-clown-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=6314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the growing need, donations of cream-filled pies are down 65% at clown colleges across the U.S. ]]></description>
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		<title>Criminals Urged to Apprehend Themselves</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/08/criminals-urged-to-apprehend-themselves/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/08/criminals-urged-to-apprehend-themselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA -- In an attempt to lower costs for law enforcement, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is asking lawbreakers to turn themselves in as part of his “Arrest Yourself” campaign. He spelled out details of the program at a press conference Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sales Up by 11 Homes</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/08/home-sales-up-by-11-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/08/home-sales-up-by-11-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The month of July saw an increase in single-family home sales nationwide by a total of 11. The 11 homes were sold in California, New Mexico, New Jersey, and Guam.]]></description>
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		<title>UPS Man Disappointed in Career Choice</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/ups-man-disappointed-in-career-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/ups-man-disappointed-in-career-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE -- Deliveryman Henry Zulligan said he regrets the decision he made after graduating high school that put him behind the wheel of a brown UPS truck every day for the past twenty-six years.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cheap Bastards Unaffected by Recession</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/cheap-bastards-unaffected-by-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/cheap-bastards-unaffected-by-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC -- While the shaky economy has forced most Americans to cut back on their day-to-day living expenses, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that cheap bastards carry on as though nothing has changed.]]></description>
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		<title>IOUs Become Official Currency of California</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/ious-become-official-currency-of-california/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/ious-become-official-currency-of-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -- Governor Schwarzenegger today declared that IOUs will be the new currency of the State of California. ]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Soars Among Unemployment Office Workers</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/04/unemployment-soars-among-unemployment-office-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/04/unemployment-soars-among-unemployment-office-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -- The California Employment Development Department (EDD), the agency responsible for distributing unemployment benefits to millions of the state's laid-off employees, has itself begun laying off thousands of its own staff members.]]></description>
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		<title>Man Loses House to Pay Admission to Disney Park</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/04/man-loses-house-to-pay-admission-to-disney-park/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/04/man-loses-house-to-pay-admission-to-disney-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANAHEIM, CA -- An unemployed man recently lost his home to foreclosure after refinancing it with a sub-prime mortgage to pay for annual admission to Disneyland for his family of eight.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans File Bankruptcy in Court of Ideas</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/02/republicans-file-bankruptcy-in-court-of-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/02/republicans-file-bankruptcy-in-court-of-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- The Republican National Committee filed for bankruptcy today in the U.S. Court of Ideas, citing decades of doctrines that don't work and an inability to generate new thoughts and workable models for society.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Wants Citizens to Print their Own Money</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/02/obama-wants-citizens-to-print-their-own-money/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/02/obama-wants-citizens-to-print-their-own-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER -- The way out of the country's economic woes is to let citizens print their own money, said President Barack Obama to a cheering crowd of unemployed construction workers in the Mile High City.]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Senators Approve Tax Breaks for Canadians</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/02/republican-senators-approve-tax-breaks-for-canadians/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/02/republican-senators-approve-tax-breaks-for-canadians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA -- Dissatisfied with the stimulus package that made its way through Congress, and the lack of conservative input contained therein, Republican senators voted unanimously over the weekend to give tax breaks to Canadians.]]></description>
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		<title>Bush Seeks New Country to Bungle</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/01/bush-seeks-new-country-to-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/01/bush-seeks-new-country-to-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CRAWFORD -- Having recently traded in his White House address for a suburban home in this quiet Texas community, former President George Bush has expressed his desire to reenter public life by becoming the leader of some other yet-to-be-determined country.]]></description>
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		<title>New Chrysler Model Powered by Prayer</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/01/new-chrysler-model-powered-by-prayer/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/01/new-chrysler-model-powered-by-prayer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT / LAKE FOREST, CA -- Struggling to emerge from its financial woes, automobile manufacturer Chrysler LLC, in partnership with pastor Rick Warren, has introduced a new model called the Jesus Chrysler.   This alternative energy vehicle forgoes the conventional gasoline engine, running instead on "faith and prayer."]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Says Sale of Virginity Good for Economy</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/01/obama-says-sale-of-virginity-good-for-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/01/obama-says-sale-of-virginity-good-for-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Citing his campaign theme that good ideas can come from anywhere, President-elect Barack Obama praised coed Natalie Dylan for auctioning off her virginity to pay her college tuition.  He said the 22-year'-old's plan will be a model for his administration's education and economic policies.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Won&#8217;t be Coming to Your Town</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/santa-wont-be-coming-to-your-town/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/santa-wont-be-coming-to-your-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santa is skipping Christmas this year. In this video, he explains why.]]></description>
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		<title>Man Sells Stuff on eBay to Pay for other Stuff</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/man-sells-stuff-on-ebay-to-pay-for-other-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/man-sells-stuff-on-ebay-to-pay-for-other-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON -- A New Jersey man sold some of his stuff on eBay last week, and plans to use the money he makes to buy other stuff.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Post Office Adds Bush to Presidential Stamp Series</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/post-office-adds-bush-to-presidential-stamp-series/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/post-office-adds-bush-to-presidential-stamp-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC -- The United States Post Office announced today that it will be adding the image of George W. Bush to its popular commemorative stamp series entitled "Bad Presidents."]]></description>
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		<title>White House Faces Foreclosure</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2008/11/white-house-faces-foreclosure/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2008/11/white-house-faces-foreclosure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;Notice of Foreclosure Sale&#8221; was issued for the White House on Friday, informing the occupants they have 30 days to vacate the premises before it is sold at auction. According to loan documents, the United States Government, listed as the owner of the property located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC., has been in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain to Enslave Poor</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2008/10/mccain-to-enslave-poor/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2008/10/mccain-to-enslave-poor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUPREMECY, OH -- In a last-ditch-effort to present a solution to the nation's ailing economy, Senator John McCain today disclosed a new plan to allow small businesses to utilize the country's poor without having to compensate them.]]></description>
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