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		<title>The 7 Billionth Person</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/11/01/the-7-billionth-person/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the United Nations, the 7 billionth person came into the world the other day.
I was wondering why it felt kind of crowded around here.
The 1 billionth person arrived when Thomas Jefferson was president. No. 2 billion came when Calvin Coolidge was president, the 3 billionth when Dwight Eisenhower was president, the 4 billionth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s Hollow Victories</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/25/obama%e2%80%99s-hollow-victories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/25/obama%e2%80%99s-hollow-victories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/?p=3665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The president does a pretty good job of declaring victory. He doesn’t do a particularly good job of explaining the cost.
He ended last week declaring that our troops in Iraq will be home for Christmas. What he didn’t explain was that decision was reached because the Iraqis are kicking us out of their country and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rubio and the Hispanic Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/21/rubio-and-the-hispanic-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/21/rubio-and-the-hispanic-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/?p=3657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Matthews thought he would get me with his question on Marco Rubio.  He asked me, breaking news style, what I thought about the revelations that Rubio’s family fled Cuba two whole years before Castro came to power.
I didn’t scratch my head on camera, but I did so in my mind.
What the hell is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Trade</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/13/quick-trade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/?p=3622</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, that was quick.
Yesterday, as I drove through Washington’s streets, all I saw was a bunch of traffic, made worse by the 30 rabble-rousers who occupied a half-block in downtown D.C.
Today, dozens of South Korean flags were fluttering in the pouring rain.
The President of South Korea is in town, meeting with Barack Obama and addressing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columbus Day</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/10/columbus-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/10/columbus-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/?p=3609</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
That was a long time ago.
It used to be that Christopher Columbus was a big deal in America.  In 1892, the worlds fare in Chicago celebrated the 400th anniversary of the Italian sailor&#8217;s &#8220;discovery&#8221; of the new world.
These days, we don&#8217;t even get Columbus day off.
There is still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applying the Steve Jobs Lesson to Politics</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/06/applying-the-steve-jobs-lesson-to-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/10/06/applying-the-steve-jobs-lesson-to-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/?p=3599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are all going to hear a lot of stories about Steve Jobs and his impact on our daily lives.  How are kids can figure out the iPad before we can.  How Grandma is truly hip with her new iPhone.  And all of the other really cool family stories. (By the way, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/09/22/brazil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a long time since the girl from Ipanema captured the imaginations of the American people.  But Brazil these days is more than just a bunch of pretty women and nice beaches.  In fact, for American workers (especially those in the aerospace industry and helicopter manufacturing) Brazil has been a jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questions That I Would Like To Be Asked During a Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/09/13/questions-that-i-would-like-to-be-asked-during-a-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/09/13/questions-that-i-would-like-to-be-asked-during-a-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some questions that I would like to be asked at the next debate:
1.	What kind of person are you going to hire to lead your Office of Presidential Personnel?
2.	Will that person be an expert at executive placement or will they be the person who is most loyal to you?
3.	What kind of relationship do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring Back The Draft</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/09/06/bring-back-the-draft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/?p=3400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My dad learned how to make his bed in the Army.
His bed-making skills are much more impressive than mine will ever be.  He creases his sheets just so.  He could easily get a quarter to bounce high off the finished product.
He tried to instill his bed-making skills onto his sons, but somehow, we never were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaddafi and Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/2011/08/23/gaddafi-and-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Feehery</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/?p=3368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If and when Muammar Gaddafi is finally deposed in Libya, President Obama probably deserves some credit.  He backed Nicholas Sarkozy and NATO’s efforts to aid the rebels (whoever they are).  He authorized the Navy and the Air Force to bomb the hell out of the bad guys.  And of course, he has [...]]]></description>
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