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		<title>Why Privacy Matters. . .</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2011/06/23/why-privacy-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the 9th Circuit, co-authored an excellent piece mourning the death of the 4th Amendment. His principle observation? We have voluntarily joined loyalty card programs, online retailer account programs, electronic toll passes, and smartphone accounts. Consequently, &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2011/06/23/why-privacy-matters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=805&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>American Exceptionalism&#8217;s Leftward Turn</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2011/01/26/american-exceptionalisms-leftward-turn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama offered a compelling narrative at tonight&#8217;s State of the Union. He did not mince words when discussing the challenges that we face today: joblessness, division, and crumbling infrastructure. America can no longer take for granted our economic stature. &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2011/01/26/american-exceptionalisms-leftward-turn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=803&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Week After: Moving Forward Part II</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/11/11/one-week-after-moving-forward-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Brassfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While flying to Asia, President Obama made more than 100 phone calls to incoming GOP Senate and House legislators. Using his flight time to reach across the aisle demonstrates his commitment to overcoming the challenges confronting our nation. Veterans Day: &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/11/11/one-week-after-moving-forward-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=800&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Day After: Moving Forward Part I</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/11/03/the-day-after-moving-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are frustrated. We thought that January 20, 2009 would be an inflection point for the country. But the job market hasn&#8217;t recovered, the economy hasn&#8217;t rebounded, and most importantly, it feels as though opportunity continues to slip away. We &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/11/03/the-day-after-moving-forward/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=782&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bring an Unlikely Voter to the Polls Today</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/11/02/bring-an-unlikely-voter-to-the-polls-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Election Day. Go vote. Don&#8217;t know your polling place? Google &#8220;polling place.&#8221; Or go here. Encounter a problem voting? Call the DNC Voter Protection Hotline at 800.311.8683 (800.311.VOTE). And please&#8211;don&#8217;t use a touch screen when you have another &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/11/02/bring-an-unlikely-voter-to-the-polls-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=779&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vote.</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/11/01/vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sanity rally is over. What did the event that-attracted-a-far-greater-number-of-people-than-Glenn-Beck-and-Sarah-Palin&#8217;s signify? Why did nearly a quarter of a million people (Argh! broken link. The new Fox News article doesn&#8217;t try to do a crowd estimate.) come to a rally-without-a-cause? Most &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/11/01/vote/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=768&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the Rally: Go Vote!</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/10/30/on-the-rally-go-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: No, I just watched the end of the &#8216;moment of sincerity.&#8217; Stewart did not call people to vote. Update: I was corrected by a friend at dinner. Although you could not hear it from our vantage point, Stewart&#8217;s last &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/10/30/on-the-rally-go-vote/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=759&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiring A New American Dream</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/10/25/inspiring-a-new-american-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fareed Zakaria provides good insight into the opportunity to restore America&#8217;s &#8220;can do spirit.&#8221; We need, as a community, to re-engage, rethink, and recommit ourselves to a new path, and he offers some solid proposals to get us started. What &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/10/25/inspiring-a-new-american-dream/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=703&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vote GOP = Vote for Change (BAD CHANGE)</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/10/22/vote-gop-vote-for-change-bad-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Brassfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of Americans are unemployed. More Americans are underemployed. And almost all of us are dissatisfied-even mad-about the economy. Channel that anger. Demand better&#8211;not just different&#8211;policies from Washington and our State Legislatures.  We will each face a choice on &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/10/22/vote-gop-vote-for-change-bad-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=693&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ABA may require job prospect transparency, other professions?</title>
		<link>http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/10/21/aba-may-require-job-prospect-transparency-other-professions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting news from Karen Sloan over at the National Law Journal: &#8220;A lot of attention has been focused on employment data, and our subcommittee will be proposing much more rigorous requirements,&#8221; said David Yellen, dean of Loyola University Chicago School &#8230; <a href="http://tedbrassfield.com/2010/10/21/aba-may-require-job-prospect-transparency-other-professions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tedbrassfield.com&amp;blog=4270536&amp;post=681&amp;subd=tedbrassfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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