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		<title>HHS Mandate: Worse Now!</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/10/hhs-mandate-worse-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Dudley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama and Co. have re-jiggered the wording on the HHS mandate&#8230; and they have made it worse. &#8220;No, this is worse than before. Insurance companies will pass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coulter, Carville Kick-Off Mock Republican Convention in Lexington</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Virginia political tradition since 1908, Washington &#38; Lee University's mock convention opened last night with a debate between two heavy-hitters.  Will the convention keep its streak alive by accurately predicting the Republican nominee?]]></description>
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		<title>Blogosphere roundup of Tim Kaine&#8217;s hypocrisy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what is being called one of the top five political races in the country, and with polls still showing the candidates for U.S. Senate neck-in-neck, Virginia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuccinelli makes sure Virginia gets its cut of the mortgage settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced yesterday that he had signed on to the national mortgage settlement. According to the press release, this is, with some exceptions, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kaine&#8217;s campaign &#8220;doesn&#8217;t rely on special interests&#8221;?</title>
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		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/09/kaines-campaign-doesnt-rely-on-special-interests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR Hoeft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Henry, campaign manager for Tim Kaine for U.S. Senate, mailed out a campaign email this afternoon that caught my attention.]]></description>
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		<title>Kaine&#8217;s still anti-gun, and tips his hand on Personhood</title>
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		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/09/kaines-still-anti-gun-and-tips-his-hand-on-personhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Kaine was, for a time, snared in the Obama administration&#8217;s decision to require Catholic and other church-sponsored hospitals and charities to cover family planning services. He [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Virginia Ready for Personhood?</title>
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		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/09/is-virginia-ready-for-personhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Kenney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s upcoming Rally for Life in Richmond (Wednesday, February 15th at the Bell Tower at Capital Square in Richmond @ 11am for those interested) is going [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Impeach Ruth Bader Ginsburg</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/09/impeach-ruth-bader-ginsburg/</link>
		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/09/impeach-ruth-bader-ginsburg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kirwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But to publicly disparage the US Constitution in foreign countries, in my opinion, she has irreparably damaged her ability to defend the US Constitution as a Supreme Court Justice and should either resign or be removed.]]></description>
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		<title>Peggy Noonan: Obama &#8220;awakened a sleeping giant&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/peggy-noonan-obama-awakened-a-sleeping-giant/</link>
		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/peggy-noonan-obama-awakened-a-sleeping-giant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kirwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["There was nothing for the president to gain, except, perhaps, the pleasure of making a great church bow to him."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>U.S. House passes new line-item veto law</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/u-s-house-passes-new-line-item-veto-law/</link>
		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/u-s-house-passes-new-line-item-veto-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Sincere</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not to name drop, but yesterday at Bloggers Day in Richmond, I chatted briefly with Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell about how other governors have used their veto [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Another debt downgrade in the works?</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/another-debt-downgrade-in-the-works/</link>
		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/another-debt-downgrade-in-the-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standard &#038; Poor&#8217;s, the folks who downgraded U.S. debt from AAA to AA+ last summer, are warning that a further downgrade could be in store unless the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;Tebow Bill&#8217; passes House 59-39</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/tebow-bill-passes-house-59-39/</link>
		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/tebow-bill-passes-house-59-39/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn R. Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob McDonnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschool sports access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an historic day in Virginia where HB 947 &#8212; the &#8220;Tebow Bill&#8221; &#8212; passed the House of Delegates on Wednesday on a vote of 59-39. More [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tim Kaine&#8217;s quandry</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/tim-kaines-quandry/</link>
		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/tim-kaines-quandry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Schoeneman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama's decision overriding the conscience clause is going to force Chairman Tim Kaine to make a choice - between his unwavering support for his faith and his unwavering support for the President.  Something's gotta give. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rob Bell&#8217;s &#8216;Tebow Bill&#8217; up for final House vote today</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/rob-bells-tebow-bill-up-for-final-house-vote-today/</link>
		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/rob-bells-tebow-bill-up-for-final-house-vote-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn R. Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Delegate Rob Bell&#8217;s HB 947 known as the &#8220;Tebow Bill&#8221; passes Virginia House of Delegates today, it will be an historic day. Never before has a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bloggers&#8217; Day 2012, the Photo Post</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/bloggers-day-2012-the-photo-post/</link>
		<comments>http://bearingdrift.com/2012/02/08/bloggers-day-2012-the-photo-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Dudley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, Feb. 7 was the 5th annual Bloggers&#8217; Day, held by Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling. Others will write about the events, but here are some photos from [...]]]></description>
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