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		<title>Tea Party Patriots, Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last blog essay, I attempted to unravel the many complaints of the Tea Party followers. Three issues, however, seem to stick in the craw of those who believe in their heart of hearts that America is on the road to self-destruction: (1) The continuing loss of freedom because of big government and what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lorrie Moore, &#8220;A Gate at the Stairs&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to write a review of a novel that has significant events that cannot be revealed without destroying the tension of those events. In the same vein, Internet film reviews often caution their readers that the review contains spoiler information that gives away key plot information. If you&#8217;re writing a review of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>William Gass, Bards and Storytellers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent Harper&#8217;s Magazine essay, &#8220;Go Forth and Falsify,&#8221; William Gass made the comment that a &#8220;storyteller&#8217;s assignment&#8230;was to glorify the past and its daring, protect the family tree, justify male ownership of land&#8230;&#8221; among other obligations. It appeared at first glance that Gass had no aesthetic sympathy with the classic role of the [...]]]></description>
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