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	<title>Cracked Window &#187; Iraq war</title>
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	<description>what passes as light</description>
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		<title>Space between life and death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d been told that an acquaintance&#8217;s son had arrived home safe from Iraq, his first overseas Army stint. When I asked the acquaintance today about his son&#8217;s experience, he filled in the story with details, details that remind me of what we all know but rarely ponder: inches and seconds often add up to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Shoes in Bush&#8217;s Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in Baghdad was hailed as a hero today across the Middle East. In Baghdad, where the incident happened, protesters filled the streets and demanded his release from custody. When I first watched the video, I marveled at Bush&#8217;s sharp reflexes and calm under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite web sites is proof once again that simple ideas can produce breathtaking results. The Big Picture, a seven-month-old photo-journalistic blog of the Boston Globe, demonstrates how so-called old media can do a much better job via new media. Too bad that truth has taken so long to sink in. (I worked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq, Lest We Forget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iraq war]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Slipping from top of mind amid economic and election anxiety is the tragedy we call Iraq. But a soldier, a tiny plastic one in an unlikely place, reminded me today why Barack Obama appears on the verge of winning won the presidency. Only Obama among Democratic contenders voted against the war. Without that opposition, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaching out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[keyword searches]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each morning I obsessively pore over information about visits to Cracked Window. Not that the number is large, though this offbeat post about a bear campaigning for Barack Obama attracted more than ten thousand because The Atlantic magazine&#8217;s Andrew Sullivan linked to it. I&#8217;m curious about what gets read how often &#8212; which posts resonate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The surge demystified</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people want simple answers to complex situations. They don&#8217;t care that the truth is a many layered thing, defying reduction to slogans and sound bites. What&#8217;s happening in Iraq is a crucial example. With that prelude, I recommend two commentaries on the U.S. troop surge, an issue that John McCain muddles and twists for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fanciful stories</title>
		<link>http://michaelbales.com/fanciful-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Bird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not fully grasping an intriguing story appeals to me. Take Lisa Barcy&#8217;s arresting animation and Andrew Bird&#8216;s somber yet whimsical song &#8220;Lull&#8221; that accompanies it (click the image). The story instantly captured me. With each viewing, I see more in the drawings, hear more in the sounds, comprehend more meaning in this odd, fanciful tale. [...]]]></description>
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