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		<title>Gone Fishin&#8217;&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;or Chasing Pavements.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJACM2rAxyo

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		<title>Important Reading</title>
		<link>http://www.ampolo.com/archives/92</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[New York Times   July 8, 2008

Put War Powers Back Where They Belong
By JAMES A. BAKER III and WARREN CHRISTOPHER

THE most agonizing decision we make as a nation is whether to go to war. Our Constitution ambiguously divides war powers between the president (who is the commander in chief) and Congress (which has the power of the purse and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great News</title>
		<link>http://www.ampolo.com/archives/90</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Stephen Baldwin On Fox News: If Obama Wins, I&#8217;ll Leave The Country

     


&#8220;What is freaky to me is the media and Hollywood is so convinced that Middle America and mainstream America cares what it thinks,&#8221; the actor tells Laura Ingraham, after saying that he will leave the country if Obama wins. He went on to criticize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check Mate</title>
		<link>http://www.ampolo.com/archives/89</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Choose Me]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Slate has an interesting interactive feature you might want to try, &#8220;Choose Your Own Running Mate.&#8221; Here, readers are asked to answer eight questions about what they want in their candidate&#8217;s v.p., i.e. &#8220;Should he/she be a veteran?&#8221;  Based on these answers, Slate suggests one or more potential vice presidential nominees who might satisfy you. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strike Two?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When the 100 day long writers&#8217; strike ended in February, we breathed sighs of relief.  Now comes word that an actors&#8217; strike is possible.  Ugh.  You know what such a strike would mean: even more reality tv and reruns.
Reality tv.  Reruns.  How about a rerun of our idea for a new show inspired by &#8220;American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manicure Overboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharon</dc:creator>
		
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I read in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune that chipped manicures are now “in.”  
 Who wouldn’t read an article with a headline that contained such news?
 Apparently, young celebs and wannabe celebs are embracing the “peeling and chipped” aesthetic because it shows that they “could care less.”
 Let me get this straight.  One makes the appointment, shows up, pays [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Write Up</title>
		<link>http://www.ampolo.com/archives/86</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. and Mrs Ampolo have been teaching a writing workshop at a public library. Our mantra is simple: &#8220;Write every day!&#8221;
At our workshops, we give participants writing exercises.  Today&#8217;s exercise went over very well.  If you&#8217;re an aspiring writer, you might want to try it.  
1. Take a few minutes and write down ten objects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Words You Should Never Say in the Newspaper</title>
		<link>http://www.ampolo.com/archives/85</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Words are all we have really.&#8221;   
George Carlin, 1937-2008
 
We note with sorrow the passing of the gifted comedian George Carlin.  Carlin was a superb wordsmith who often noted the absurdity of our use of language.  His &#8220;Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television&#8221; routine remains a classic.   The New York Times offered a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banned in Britain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Product Placement
Manhunt 2
U.S. Cluster Bombs
Doormats
Samurai Swords
Misleading Cotton Ads
Osama Bin Laden&#8217;s son Omar
AND OUR MYSTERY GUEST:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryVS_d7lfNU

 
 
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		<title>The Fast Supper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharon</dc:creator>
		
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It’s Mrs. Ampolo writing to you, once again, from her summer kitchen.  I’ve managed to get you through a summer breakfast with a cool way to eat oatmeal and through cocktail hour with a beautiful and delicious pink drink—and some might say I’ve done my duty since we can all agree that breakfast and cocktails [...]]]></description>
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