<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>State Issues @ dotcommonsense.blog-city.com</title><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/</link><description>(State Issues) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 dotcommonsense.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:10:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>State Issues @ dotcommonsense.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Wayne La Pierre Needs to Check into Public Housing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/wayne_la_pierre_needs_to_check_into_public_housing.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/wayne_la_pierre_needs_to_check_into_public_housing.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:28:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wayne%5Fla%5Fpierre%5Fneeds%5Fto%5Fcheck%5Finto%5Fpublic%5Fhousing</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;ll make a deal with him.&nbsp; If Mr. La Pierre wants his organization to promote forcing municipalities to allow guns in public housing, that he should make a deal to live in the first public housing system that gets regunned, at least for 6 m<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/exxon_valdez_case_was_and_is_about_much_more_than_a_drunken_.htm'>Exxon Valdez Case Was and Is About Much More Than A Drunken Captain</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/supreme_court_shoots_down_john_mccains_big_sell_out_to_the_.htm'>Supreme Court Shoots Down John McCain's Big Sell Out to the Bush Administration, The Military Commissions Act of 2006!</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/more_on_niu__shooter_kazmierczak__links_to_pictures_of_vic.htm'>More on NIU  Shooter, Kazmierczak.  Links to pictures of victims and scenes surrounding the shooting</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/five_killed_at_missouri_city_counsel_meeting_thursday_night.htm'>Gunman Kills Five At  City Council Meeting in Missouri</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/omaha_mall_shooter_dumped_by_state_out_of_treatment__poli.htm'>Omaha Mall Shooter Dumped by State Out of "Treatment".  Police Were Warned of Dangerous Group.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/govt_gets_bitch_slapped_in_small_claims_court_for_trying_to.htm'>Gov't Gets Bitch Slapped in Magistrate Court For Trying to Force Amazon to Cough Up Names of Book Buyers.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fcc_chairmanmartin_determined_to_push_through_media_consolid.htm'>FCC Chairman Martin Determined to Push Through Media Consolidation</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/finland_school_shooting.htm'>At least 8 killed, 11 wounded in Finland's first school shooting. Pre Shooting Videos Removed from YouTube</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/us_student_loses_free_speech_case_on_grounds_that_let_bibl.htm'>"US student loses free speech case" On Grounds that Let Bible Thumpers, Military Recruiters, and Bias Mongers Continue to Attack Your Kids On School Grounds.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/lapse_of_federal_law_allows_sale_of_large_ammo_clips.htm'>Lapse of Federal Law Allows Sale of Large Ammo Clips</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>gun control</category><category>nra</category><category>public housing</category><category>scotus</category></item><item><title>GOP Candidate Dies in New York.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/gop_candidate_dies_in_new_york.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/gop_candidate_dies_in_new_york.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=gop%5Fcandidate%5Fdies%5Fin%5Fnew%5Fyork</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The GOP candidate to replace disgraced&nbsp; and retiring Republican lawmaker Vito Fossella who was charged with a DUI last month and confessed to fathering a child outside the bounds of his marriage has died in his sleep in New York.&nbsp; The seat<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/genesis_of_the_perfect_storm_on_oil_prices_came_from_bush_ad.htm'>Genesis Of the Perfect Storm on Oil Prices Came From Bush Administration Agency</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/are_you_hip_if_you_endanger_destroy_the_life_of_bugs_for_so.htm'>Are You 'Hip' If You Endanger,  and Destroy the Life of Bugs for Some Business Interest?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/anyone_else_here_hoping_that_the_new_federal_guidelines_for_.htm'>Anyone Else Here Hoping That the New Federal 'Controls' for Investment Companies is An Elaborate April Fools Joke?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/what_happens_on_wall_street_unfortunately_doesnt_stay_on_wa.htm'>What Happens on Wall Street Unfortunately Doesn't Stay on Wall Street.  How The Financial Crisis Is Being Dealt With Through Taxpayer Dollars</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/stocks_leap_for_joy_as_wall_street_takes_taxpayer_money_and_.htm'>Stocks Leap For Joy as Wall Street Takes Taxpayer Money and then Changes the Rules</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/two_banks_who_turned_spitzer_in_to_feds_were_on_receiving_en.htm'>Two Banks Who Turned Spitzer In To Feds Were on Receiving End of Spitzer Investigations</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/new_yorks_new_governor_may_get_steamrolled_by_republican_p.htm'>New York's New Governor May Get Steamrolled by "Professional Predators" in State Legislature</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/spitzer_resigns__no_deal_says_feds.htm'>Spitzer Resigns.  No Deal Say Feds.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/amazing_hypocrisy.htm'>Amazing Hypocrisy Over Spitzer Case</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/republican_primary_gets_down_and_dirty.htm'>Republican Primary Gets Down and Dirty!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>vito fosella</category><category>new york</category><category>gop</category><category>mta</category><category>wall street</category></item><item><title>NOAA: Cat 2 Hurricane Could Still Flood New Orleans</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/noaa__new_orleans_could_be_flooded_again_from_cat_2_hurrican.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/noaa__new_orleans_could_be_flooded_again_from_cat_2_hurrican.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=noaa%5F%5Fnew%5Forleans%5Fcould%5Fbe%5Fflooded%5Fagain%5Ffrom%5Fcat%5F2%5Fhurrican</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Excerpt AP report at Yahoo News &quot;NOAA: New Orleans at risk from Cat. 2 hurricane &quot;:Despite a massive effort to repair and upgrade flood defenses since Hurricane Katrina, storm surge could pour over levees in New Orleans if a strong Category<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/mccain_supported__a_bill_to_bolster_levees_an_flood_control_.htm'>McCain Supported  a Bill to Bolster Levees and Flood Control Before He Was Against It</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/bad_news_for_midwest_flood_victims__if_katrina_rebuilding_i.htm'>Bad News For Midwest Flood Victims.  If Katrina Rebuilding is an Example, Protection, Rebuilding Help Could Take Many Years</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/how_obama_is_different_than_mccain_and_bush.htm'>How Obama is Different Than McCain and Bush</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/reports_of_the_floodings_demise_were_greatly_exagerated.htm'>Reports of the Flood's Demise Were Greatly Exagerated. News, links to pictures, and the Updating NOAA map of flooding (again).</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/hang_on_midwest___updating_map_of_flooding_fromusgs_and_noa.htm'>Hang On Midwest!   Updating Map of Flooding from USGS and NOAA</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fema_trailers_denied_to_thousands_of_new_orleans_citizens_af.htm'>FEMA Trailers Denied to Thousands of New Orleans Citizens After Katrina Will Be Doled Out to Victims of "Super Tuesday" Tornadoes</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/us_dumps_plan_to_distribute_potassium_iodide_pills_for_areas.htm'>US Dumps Plan to Distribute Potassium Iodide Pills for Areas 10-20 miles from Nuclear Plants.  Program Would Hurt Confidence in Nuclear Power</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/oil_companies_helped_doom_new_orleans_in_katrina.htm'>Oil Industry Helped Doom New Orleans in Katrina</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fema_manipulated_data_on_safety_of_fema_trailers.htm'>FEMA Manipulated Data on Safety of FEMA Trailers</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/bush_administration_blocked_rapid_deployment_of_fema_aid_mon.htm'>Bush Administration Blocked Rapid Deployment of FEMA Aid Moneys After Katrina</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>noaa</category><category>new orleans</category><category>katrina</category><category>flooding</category><category>levees</category></item><item><title>Floods retreating from Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, but Iowa City and University Got the Brunt Today.  Link to Source with Pictures</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/floods_retreating_from_cedar_rapids_des_moines_but_iowa_ci.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/floods_retreating_from_cedar_rapids_des_moines_but_iowa_ci.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=floods%5Fretreating%5Ffrom%5Fcedar%5Frapids%5Fdes%5Fmoines%5Fbut%5Fiowa%5Fci</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You can read and AP update again today in the Kansas City Star at &quot;Hundreds ordered to flee homes in Iowa City &quot; about the water receding in C.R. but hitting the University of Iowa and it&#39;s town hard.&nbsp; Raised walkways that worked a<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/how_obama_is_different_than_mccain_and_bush.htm'>How Obama is Different Than McCain and Bush</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/reports_of_the_floodings_demise_were_greatly_exagerated.htm'>Reports of the Flood's Demise Were Greatly Exagerated. News, links to pictures, and the Updating NOAA map of flooding (again).</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/levee_breaks_at_gulfport__other_latest_news_from_midwest.htm'>Levee Breaks at Gulfport.  Other Latest News from Midwest</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/cedar_rapids_flood_recedes__levee_in_des_moines_fails_flood.htm'>Cedar Rapids Flood Recedes.  Levee in Des Moines Fails Flooding Neighborhood.  Link to Picture of Astoundingly Close Funnel Cloud</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/hang_on_midwest___updating_map_of_flooding_fromusgs_and_noa.htm'>Hang On Midwest!   Updating Map of Flooding from USGS and NOAA</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/8th_circuit_iowa_funding_of_prison_ministry_unconstitutional.htm'>8th Circuit Court (Iowa): Funding of Prison Ministry Unconstitutional</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/poll_obama_tops_clinton_in_iowa.htm'>Poll: Obama Tops Clinton in Iowa</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/mitt_romney_buying_iowa_straw_poll.htm'>Mitt Romney Buying Iowa Straw Poll</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/edwards_seen_taking_the_lead_among_likely_democratice_iowa_c.htm'>Edwards Seen Taking the Lead Among Likely Democratic Iowa Caucus Participants</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/mccain__having_brown_nosed_your_way_through_the_bush_adminis.htm'>McCain.  Having Brown Nosed Your Way Through the Bush Administration, What are you going to do now?</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>wisconsin</category><category>iowa city</category><category>illinois</category><category>cedar rapids</category><category>des moines</category><category>iowa</category></item><item><title>Hmmm.  Federal District Judge Also Caught in Investigation of Hooker Ring.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/hmmm__federal_district_judge_republican_also_caught_in_in.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/hmmm__federal_district_judge_republican_also_caught_in_in.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=hmmm%5F%5Ffederal%5Fdistrict%5Fjudge%5Frepublican%5Falso%5Fcaught%5Fin%5Fin</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hmm.Excerpt ABC News: Edward Nottingham, the chief federal judge in Denver, Colo., was &quot;implicated as a customer&quot; in an ongoing IRS and Denver police investigation of an alleged prostitution operation called Denver Sugar/Denver Players, acc<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/outing_politicians_for_visiting_call_girls_very_rare.htm'>Outing Politicians for Visiting Call Girls Very Rare.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/two_banks_who_turned_spitzer_in_to_feds_were_on_receiving_en.htm'>Two Banks Who Turned Spitzer In To Feds Were on Receiving End of Spitzer Investigations</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/kristens_lawyer_lashes_out_about_use_of_suggestive_photos.htm'>"Kristen"'s Lawyer Lashes Out About Use of Suggestive and other Photos by Entities Making Money Off Them</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/evidence_emerging_that_spitzer_investigation_was_politically.htm'>Evidence Emerging That Spitzer Investigation was Politically Motivated</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/new_yorks_new_governor_may_get_steamrolled_by_republican_p.htm'>New York's New Governor May Get Steamrolled by "Professional Predators" in State Legislature</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/relax_everyone__spitzer_hurt_the_big_money_people_and_was_t.htm'>Relax Everyone.  It's All Very Simple:  Spitzer Hurt the Big Money People and Was Taken Down.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/amazing_hypocrisy.htm'>Amazing Hypocrisy Over Spitzer Case</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ny_governor_spitzer_linked_to_prostitution_ring_expected_to.htm'>NY Governor Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring, Expected to Resign</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/murdered_victims_at_new_life_church_also_missionaries__perp.htm'>Murdered Victims At New Life Church Also Missionaries.  Perpetrator For Both Colorado Shootings Now Assumed to Be Same Man.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/govt_gets_bitch_slapped_in_small_claims_court_for_trying_to.htm'>Gov't Gets Bitch Slapped in Magistrate Court For Trying to Force Amazon to Cough Up Names of Book Buyers.</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>spitzer</category><category>nacchio</category><category>nottingham</category><category>district court</category><category>colorado</category><category>qwest</category></item><item><title>Two Banks Who Turned Spitzer In To Feds Were on Receiving End of Spitzer Investigations</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/two_banks_who_turned_spitzer_in_to_feds_were_on_receiving_en.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/two_banks_who_turned_spitzer_in_to_feds_were_on_receiving_en.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=two%5Fbanks%5Fwho%5Fturned%5Fspitzer%5Fin%5Fto%5Ffeds%5Fwere%5Fon%5Freceiving%5Fen</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So they really weren&#39;t unbiased entities (or &#39;Enktitties in Popeye speak).&nbsp; It&#39;s kind like having your worst enemye hand your second worst enemy some damning information on you, when the second worst enemy is in a position to cause y<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/gop_candidate_dies_in_new_york.htm'>GOP Candidate Dies in New York.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sudden_surprise_drop_in_oil_supplies_reported_by_us_governme.htm'>Sudden Surprise Drop in Oil Supplies Reported by US Government, Leads to Another Price Rise.  Why Would They Lie About This?  See the Chart.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/don_siegelman_will_challenge_rove_to_testify_under_oath.htm'>Don Siegelman will "challenge Rove to testify under oath"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/former_consultant_for_top_spitzer_rival_told_feds_about_the_.htm'>Former 'Consultant' for Top Spitzer Rival Told Feds About The Governor and Prostitudes</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/right_leaning_poll_finds_clinton_leading_over_obama.htm'>Right Leaning Poll Finds Clinton Leading Obama</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/outing_politicians_for_visiting_call_girls_very_rare.htm'>Outing Politicians for Visiting Call Girls Very Rare.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/hmmm__federal_district_judge_republican_also_caught_in_in.htm'>Hmmm.  Federal District Judge Also Caught in Investigation of Hooker Ring.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/kristens_lawyer_lashes_out_about_use_of_suggestive_photos.htm'>"Kristen"'s Lawyer Lashes Out About Use of Suggestive and other Photos by Entities Making Money Off Them</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/evidence_emerging_that_spitzer_investigation_was_politically.htm'>Evidence Emerging That Spitzer Investigation was Politically Motivated</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/new_yorks_new_governor_may_get_steamrolled_by_republican_p.htm'>New York's New Governor May Get Steamrolled by "Professional Predators" in State Legislature</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>spitzer</category><category>eliot spitzer</category><category>new york</category><category>politics</category></item><item><title>New York&apos;s New Governor May Get Steamrolled by &quot;Professional Predators&quot; in State Legislature</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/new_yorks_new_governor_may_get_steamrolled_by_republican_p.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/new_yorks_new_governor_may_get_steamrolled_by_republican_p.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fyorks%5Fnew%5Fgovernor%5Fmay%5Fget%5Fsteamrolled%5Fby%5Frepublican%5Fp</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The problem isn&#39;t that he is black or that he is blind but about the very reason mainstream news held up as a good reason for Spitzer to resign and for Americans to resign themselves to another Democratic governor being forced from office (and po<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/gop_candidate_dies_in_new_york.htm'>GOP Candidate Dies in New York.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/orange_county_california_gets_its_first_female_sheriff__a_h.htm'>Orange County California Gets Its First Female Sheriff.  A Howl of Sexism Rises From the Garbage Pit</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sudden_surprise_drop_in_oil_supplies_reported_by_us_governme.htm'>Sudden Surprise Drop in Oil Supplies Reported by US Government, Leads to Another Price Rise.  Why Would They Lie About This?  See the Chart.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/outing_politicians_for_visiting_call_girls_very_rare.htm'>Outing Politicians for Visiting Call Girls Very Rare.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/hmmm__federal_district_judge_republican_also_caught_in_in.htm'>Hmmm.  Federal District Judge Also Caught in Investigation of Hooker Ring.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/two_banks_who_turned_spitzer_in_to_feds_were_on_receiving_en.htm'>Two Banks Who Turned Spitzer In To Feds Were on Receiving End of Spitzer Investigations</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/kristens_lawyer_lashes_out_about_use_of_suggestive_photos.htm'>"Kristen"'s Lawyer Lashes Out About Use of Suggestive and other Photos by Entities Making Money Off Them</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/evidence_emerging_that_spitzer_investigation_was_politically.htm'>Evidence Emerging That Spitzer Investigation was Politically Motivated</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/relax_everyone__spitzer_hurt_the_big_money_people_and_was_t.htm'>Relax Everyone.  It's All Very Simple:  Spitzer Hurt the Big Money People and Was Taken Down.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/amazing_hypocrisy.htm'>Amazing Hypocrisy Over Spitzer Case</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>new york</category><category>spitzer</category><category>paterson</category><category>republicans</category><category>wusses</category></item><item><title>Spitzer Resigns.  No Deal Say Feds.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/spitzer_resigns__no_deal_says_feds.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/spitzer_resigns__no_deal_says_feds.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=spitzer%5Fresigns%5F%5Fno%5Fdeal%5Fsays%5Ffeds</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An amalgam of Bush administration and Big Money appears to be preparing to Don Siegelman the governor of New York.&nbsp; Feds refused to make a deal and the Republicans in the NY legislature were determined to force impeachment and removal from their<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/who_needs_527s__rnc_forming_committee_to_run_promccain_ads.htm'>Who Needs 527s?  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Was Lie Based on a Published Work of Fiction?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/genesis_of_the_perfect_storm_on_oil_prices_came_from_bush_ad.htm'>Genesis Of the Perfect Storm on Oil Prices Came From Bush Administration Agency</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>hillary</category><category>clinton</category><category>barack</category><category>obama</category><category>john</category><category>mccain</category><category>eliot spitzer</category><category>wall street</category><category>investigation</category><category>campaign donations</category></item><item><title>Karl Rove Says He Did Not Have Scullduggerous Relations With That 60 Minutes Woman, Ms. Dana Jill Simpson</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/karl_rove_claims_he_didnt_have_scullduggerous_relations_wit.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/karl_rove_claims_he_didnt_have_scullduggerous_relations_wit.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=karl%5Frove%5Fclaims%5Fhe%5Fdidnt%5Fhave%5Fscullduggerous%5Frelations%5Fwit</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In that passage, Rove asked very clearly (if you are listening with an ear attuned to Washington politics):  "Where's the proof?"  As I've said before, in Washington DC you only have to admit to what they can prove, if you're one of the tougher peopl<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/did_group_with_ties_to_hillary_campaign_try_to_suppress_blac.htm'>Did Group With Ties to Hillary Campaign Try to Suppress Black Vote In North Carolina?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sudden_surprise_drop_in_oil_supplies_reported_by_us_governme.htm'>Sudden Surprise Drop in Oil Supplies Reported by US Government, Leads to Another Price Rise.  Why Would They Lie About This?  See the Chart.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/don_siegelman_will_challenge_rove_to_testify_under_oath.htm'>Don Siegelman will "challenge Rove to testify under oath"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/right_leaning_poll_finds_clinton_leading_over_obama.htm'>Right Leaning Poll Finds Clinton Leading Obama</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/two_banks_who_turned_spitzer_in_to_feds_were_on_receiving_en.htm'>Two Banks Who Turned Spitzer In To Feds Were on Receiving End of Spitzer Investigations</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/evidence_emerging_that_spitzer_investigation_was_politically.htm'>Evidence Emerging That Spitzer Investigation was Politically Motivated</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ny_governor_spitzer_linked_to_prostitution_ring_expected_to.htm'>NY Governor Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring, Expected to Resign</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/journalist_reports_clinton_campaign_astro_turfing_mailbox_wi.htm'>Journalist Reports Clinton Campaign Astro Turfing Reporters Mailboxes with Malicious Stories About Obama</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/breaking__canadian_embassy_in_dc_is_disavowing_memo.htm'>Breaking:  Canadian Embassy in DC is Disavowing Memo About Obama Campaign!</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/white_house_aide_resigns_because_of_plagiarism__newspaper_d.htm'>White House Aide Resigns Because of Plagiarism.  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Someone grab Waxman and have him investigate this!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>karl rove</category><category>rove</category><category>don siegelman</category><category>60 minutes</category><category>politics</category><category>dirty tricks politics</category><category>cbs news</category><category>alabama</category></item><item><title>McCain Railed Against Romney&apos;s Pork Barrel Olympics, but Failed to Stop Massive Use of Federal Funds</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/mccain_railed_against_romneys_pork_barrel_olympics_but_fai.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/mccain_railed_against_romneys_pork_barrel_olympics_but_fai.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mccain%5Frailed%5Fagainst%5Fromneys%5Fpork%5Fbarrel%5Folympics%5Fbut%5Ffai</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plenty of muck for both candidates surrounding Romney&#39;s pork barrel Olympics of 2002.Check out&nbsp; LA Times&#39; &quot;McCain, Romney acrimony dates back to Olympics &quot; Besides the fight over whether and how much to fund the 2002 Olympics w<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/is_mccain_crosseyed__hes_sees_the_major_danger_in_iraq_ins_1.htm'>Is McCain Crosseyed?  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Brad Pitt wants Americans to help New Orleans families in need</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/help_build_a_pink_house__brad_pitt_wants_americans_to_help_.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/help_build_a_pink_house__brad_pitt_wants_americans_to_help_.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=help%5Fbuild%5Fa%5Fpink%5Fhouse%5F%5Fbrad%5Fpitt%5Fwants%5Famericans%5Fto%5Fhelp%5F</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You can help Brad Pitt replace this kind of pink house with new flood resistant affordable housing. Picture allowed via CC License. Thanks to &quot;Editor B&quot; at flickr.com (endorsement of this blog by photographer/artist not implied). Click on p<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/bad_news_for_midwest_flood_victims__if_katrina_rebuilding_i.htm'>Bad News For Midwest Flood Victims.  If Katrina Rebuilding is an Example, Protection, Rebuilding Help Could Take Many Years</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/noaa__new_orleans_could_be_flooded_again_from_cat_2_hurrican.htm'>NOAA: Cat 2 Hurricane Could Still Flood New Orleans</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fema_trailers_denied_to_thousands_of_new_orleans_citizens_af.htm'>FEMA Trailers Denied to Thousands of New Orleans Citizens After Katrina Will Be Doled Out to Victims of "Super Tuesday" Tornadoes</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/us_dumps_plan_to_distribute_potassium_iodide_pills_for_areas.htm'>US Dumps Plan to Distribute Potassium Iodide Pills for Areas 10-20 miles from Nuclear Plants.  Program Would Hurt Confidence in Nuclear Power</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/oil_companies_helped_doom_new_orleans_in_katrina.htm'>Oil Industry Helped Doom New Orleans in Katrina</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/new_orleans_no_longer_home_for_many.htm'>New Orleans No Longer Home For Many</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/little_katrina_in_gulf_of_mexico_raises_fears_gas_prices.htm'>'Little Katrina?' in Gulf of Mexico Raises Fears, Gas Prices</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/new_book__bushs_bike_ride_beat_katrina_worries.htm'>New Book:  Bush's Bike Ride Beat Katrina Worries</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/none_of_115_critical_rebuilding_projects_of_new_orleans_publ.htm'>None of 115 Critical Rebuilding Projects of New Orleans Public Buildings Have Been Completed</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/katrina_aid_goes_toward_luxury_condos.htm'>Katrina aid goes toward luxury condos</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>new orleans</category><category>pink houses</category><category>brad pitt</category></item><item><title>Is Leeland E. Eisenberg A &quot;Failed&quot; John Galt? More on the Clinton Campaign Office Hostage Taker</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/is_leeland_e_eisenberg_a_failed_john_galt_more_on_the_cl.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/is_leeland_e_eisenberg_a_failed_john_galt_more_on_the_cl.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=is%5Fleeland%5Fe%5Feisenberg%5Fa%5Ffailed%5Fjohn%5Fgalt%5Fmore%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fcl</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reading more articles on Leeland Eisenberg the man who took hostages at a Clinton Campaign office yesterday I get the picture that the man is the flip side to Ayn Rand&#39;s fictional character from &quot;Atlas Shrugged&quot;, John Galt.<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/hillary_gathers_friends_staff_donors_for_tuesdays_speech.htm'>Hillary Gathers Friends, Staff, Donors for Tuesday's Speech</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/a_female_vp_for_obama.htm'>A Female VP for Obama?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/does_barack_obama_give_a_good_speech.htm'>Does Barack Obama Give a Good Speech?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/californina_numbers_show_obama_wins_california_more_easily_t.htm'>Californina Numbers Show Obama Wins California More Easily Than Clinton</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/are_older_forgetful_people_really_wiser__or_was_that_repor.htm'>Are Older, Forgetful People Really Wiser?  Or Was That Report Planted to Help John McCain( or even Hillary)</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/carl_bernstein_is_hillarys_guilt_by_association_tactics_ag.htm'>Hillary's Clinton's Campaign Dives Deep into McCarthyism Over Who Barack Obama Knows and Since When Did He Know Them.  Carl Bernstein Says: Wait a minute, Senator!</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/poll_baracks_issues_with_reverend_wright_havent_hurt_him_a.htm'>Poll Barack's Issues with Reverend Wright Haven't Hurt Him As Much As Clinton's and McCain's Gas Tax Proposals Hurt Their Images.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/political_parody__the_empire_strikes_barack.htm'>Must See Political Parody:  The Empire Strikes Barack</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/andrew_sullivan_argues_for_obamaclinton_ticket.htm'>Andrew Sullivan Argues For Obama/Clinton Ticket</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/opponents_using_obamas_pastor_as_willie_horton_for_2008.htm'>Opponents Using Obama's Pastor as Willie Horton for 2008.</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>john galt</category><category>lee eisenberg</category><category>new hampshire</category><category>clinton</category><category>rochester</category></item><item><title>Rebuilding Aid Mostly Going to Affluent in Mississippi.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/rebuilding_aid_mostly_going_to_affluent_in_mississippi.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/rebuilding_aid_mostly_going_to_affluent_in_mississippi.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rebuilding%5Faid%5Fmostly%5Fgoing%5Fto%5Faffluent%5Fin%5Fmississippi</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Add this report to the one qbout Alabama where the Bush administration allowed rebuilding to fund the building of condos aimed at sports fans aid 200 miles from the ocean.See NY Times report &quot;Mississippi, Poor Lag in Hurricane Aid&quot;.&nbsp;Su<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/bad_news_for_midwest_flood_victims__if_katrina_rebuilding_i.htm'>Bad News For Midwest Flood Victims.  If Katrina Rebuilding is an Example, Protection, Rebuilding Help Could Take Many Years</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/noaa__new_orleans_could_be_flooded_again_from_cat_2_hurrican.htm'>NOAA: Cat 2 Hurricane Could Still Flood New Orleans</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fema_trailers_denied_to_thousands_of_new_orleans_citizens_af.htm'>FEMA Trailers Denied to Thousands of New Orleans Citizens After Katrina Will Be Doled Out to Victims of "Super Tuesday" Tornadoes</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/us_dumps_plan_to_distribute_potassium_iodide_pills_for_areas.htm'>US Dumps Plan to Distribute Potassium Iodide Pills for Areas 10-20 miles from Nuclear Plants.  Program Would Hurt Confidence in Nuclear Power</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/oil_companies_helped_doom_new_orleans_in_katrina.htm'>Oil Industry Helped Doom New Orleans in Katrina</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fema_manipulated_data_on_safety_of_fema_trailers.htm'>FEMA Manipulated Data on Safety of FEMA Trailers</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/bush_administration_blocked_rapid_deployment_of_fema_aid_mon.htm'>Bush Administration Blocked Rapid Deployment of FEMA Aid Moneys After Katrina</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/iraq_government_is_lying_about_number_of_refugees_returning_.htm'>Iraqi Government is Lying About Number of Refugees Returning From Syria, Reasons</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/lat__steve_lopez_can_you_compare_californias_fire_emerge.htm'>LAT -- Steve Lopez: Can You Compare California's Fire Emergency to New Orleans' Katrina Disaster?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/new_book__bushs_bike_ride_beat_katrina_worries.htm'>New Book:  Bush's Bike Ride Beat Katrina Worries</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>katrina</category><category>mississippi</category><category>rebuilding</category></item><item><title>Minnesota Ignored Consulting Firm&apos;s Recommendation to Replace Steel Plates on I-35W Bridge</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/minnesota_ignored_consulting_firms_recommendation_to_replac.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/minnesota_ignored_consulting_firms_recommendation_to_replac.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=minnesota%5Fignored%5Fconsulting%5Ffirms%5Frecommendation%5Fto%5Freplac</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So guess what are looking like the most likely culprit for the collapse of the bridge.BTW, Hat Tips Awakening and Minnesota Monitor without which I wouldn&#39;t have found this&nbsp;Excerpt Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune report &quot;MnDOT doubted<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/michele_bachman__help_help_theyre_going_to_beat_me_up.htm'>Michele Bachman:  "Help, Help! They're Going to Beat Me Up!"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ap__ny_company_indicted_in_big_dig_death__how_this_relat.htm'>AP:  N.Y. company indicted in Big Dig death.  How This Relates to the Safety of Minnesota Bridges</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/divers_find_remains_from_bridge_collapse.htm'>Divers find remains from bridge collapse</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/big_dig_engineering_company_given_contract_to_review_minn.htm'>"Big Dig" Engineering Company Given Contract to "Review Minnesota Bridge Inspection Protocols"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/awakening_in_minnesota__heycould_you_smile_and_joke_l.htm'>Awakening (in Minnesota):  "Hey...Could You Smile and Joke Later?"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/widow_he_was_the_love_of_my_life__bush_better_living.htm'>Widow: "He Was the Love of My LIfe..."  Bush: "Better Living Through Dying"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/giant_construction_company_says_it_advised_retrofitting_minn.htm'>Giant Construction Company Says It Advised Retrofitting Minnesota Bridge in 2006</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/governor_pawlenty_lied__bridge_was_found_structurally_defic.htm'>Governor Pawlenty Lied.  Bridge Was Found Structurally Deficient 2 Years Ago!</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sight_inspections_of_bridges_often_miss_fatigue_cracks.htm'>Sight Inspections Of Bridges Often Miss Fatigue Cracks</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/death_toll_dips_to_4_in_bridge_collapse.htm'>Death Toll Dips to 4 in Bridge Collapse</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>i35 bridge collapse</category><category>i35 bridge</category><category>i35_bridge collapse</category><category>minnesota</category><category>minneapolis</category><category>urs</category></item><item><title>Denver Voters Told Cops to Downgrade Apprehension of Pot Users to Lowest Priority</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/denver_voters_told_cops_to_downgrade_apprehension_of_pot_use.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/denver_voters_told_cops_to_downgrade_apprehension_of_pot_use.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=denver%5Fvoters%5Ftold%5Fcops%5Fto%5Fdowngrade%5Fapprehension%5Fof%5Fpot%5Fuse</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Excerpt Denver Post &quot;Denver puts pot busts on cops&#39; back burner &quot;:More than half of Denver voters favored an initiative making marijuana the city&#39;s lowest law enforcement priority.          With just a handful of ballots left to cou<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ralph_nader_to_announce_run_for_presidency_sunday_say_some_w.htm'>McClatchy: Ralph Nader May Announce Run For Presidency Sunday</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/bloggers_small_time_video_big_new_influence_on_election.htm'>Bloggers, Small Time Video Big New Influence on Election</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/hagel_considering_a_run_for_president.htm'>Hagel Considering a Run For President</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/reuters_youth_turnout_in_election_biggest_in_20_years.htm'>Reuters: Youth turnout in election biggest in 20 years</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/montana_turns_blue__gop_embargoes_va.htm'>Montana Turns Blue.  GOP embargoes VA</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/webb_claims_victory_in_virginia.htm'>Webb Claims Victory in Virginia</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/cnn_corruption_named_as_key_issue_by_voters_in_exit_polls_an.htm'>CNN: Corruption named as key issue by voters in exit polls (And Politics Found Not to be Local Anymore)</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/south_dakota_abortion_ban_going_down.htm'>South Dakota Abortion Ban Going Down!!!!!</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/republicans_protected_by_levees_of_gerrymander.htm'>Republicans Protected by Levees of Gerrymander</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/was_the_price_of_gasoline_rigged_for_the_election.htm'>Was the Price of Gasoline Rigged for the Election?</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>maurijuana</category><category>denver</category><category>election</category><category>pot busts</category><category>police officials</category></item><item><title>Michele Bachman:  &quot;Help, Help! They&apos;re Going to Beat Me Up!&quot;</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/michele_bachman__help_help_theyre_going_to_beat_me_up.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/michele_bachman__help_help_theyre_going_to_beat_me_up.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=michele%5Fbachman%5F%5Fhelp%5Fhelp%5Ftheyre%5Fgoing%5Fto%5Fbeat%5Fme%5Fup</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oh the hyperbole of the Republicans.They&#39;re planning a big demonstration at my office in St. Cloud... to beat up on me. They&#39;ll bring all the local media out... so that I&#39;ll cave and... switch my vote on SCHIP, which is not going to happe<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/minnesota_ignored_consulting_firms_recommendation_to_replac.htm'>Minnesota Ignored Consulting Firm's Recommendation to Replace Steel Plates on I-35W Bridge</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ap__ny_company_indicted_in_big_dig_death__how_this_relat.htm'>AP:  N.Y. company indicted in Big Dig death.  How This Relates to the Safety of Minnesota Bridges</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/divers_find_remains_from_bridge_collapse.htm'>Divers find remains from bridge collapse</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/big_dig_engineering_company_given_contract_to_review_minn.htm'>"Big Dig" Engineering Company Given Contract to "Review Minnesota Bridge Inspection Protocols"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/awakening_in_minnesota__heycould_you_smile_and_joke_l.htm'>Awakening (in Minnesota):  "Hey...Could You Smile and Joke Later?"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/widow_he_was_the_love_of_my_life__bush_better_living.htm'>Widow: "He Was the Love of My LIfe..."  Bush: "Better Living Through Dying"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/giant_construction_company_says_it_advised_retrofitting_minn.htm'>Giant Construction Company Says It Advised Retrofitting Minnesota Bridge in 2006</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/governor_pawlenty_lied__bridge_was_found_structurally_defic.htm'>Governor Pawlenty Lied.  Bridge Was Found Structurally Deficient 2 Years Ago!</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sight_inspections_of_bridges_often_miss_fatigue_cracks.htm'>Sight Inspections Of Bridges Often Miss Fatigue Cracks</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/while_bush_and_his_war_supporters_were_pushing_war_on_iraq.htm'>While Bush and His War Supporters Were Pushing Death on Iraqis</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>michelle bachman</category><category>minnesota</category><category>americans united for change</category><category>repuiblicans</category></item></channel></rss>