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	<title><![CDATA[Chris Dodd and the MPAA: bribery or politics as usual?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/chris-dodd-and-the-mpaa-bribery-or-politics-as-usual/11152]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ So it looks like former Senator and current anti-freedom monger Chris Dodd, and his band of merry MPAAers, are once again showing their completely crass nature.Annoyed by the temporary defeat of those heinous SOPA and PIPA bills, Mr. Dodd lashed out at his former colleagues in the House and Senate. If they were going to [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>So it looks like former Senator and current anti-freedom monger Chris Dodd, and his band of merry MPAAers, are once again showing their completely crass nature.<br />Annoyed by the temporary defeat of those heinous SOPA and PIPA bills, Mr. Dodd lashed out at his former colleagues in the House and Senate. If they were going to [...]</p>]]></content:encoded>
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	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:30 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Dear Google: our privacy is not the usual yada, yada]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/dear-google-our-privacy-is-not-the-usual-yada-yada/11147]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Our privacy is not, nor has it ever been, yada yada. Our privacy is not something you dismiss with a wave of your hand, a weak smile, and a shrug, as if we&#8217;re petulant children.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Our privacy is not, nor has it ever been, yada yada. Our privacy is not something you dismiss with a wave of your hand, a weak smile, and a shrug, as if we&#8217;re petulant children.</p>]]></content:encoded>
			<guid><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/dear-google-our-privacy-is-not-the-usual-yada-yada/11147]]></guid>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:50 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Apple: made in China, untaxed profits kept offshore]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/apple-made-in-china-untaxed-profits-kept-offshore/11126]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ About two-thirds of Apple&#8217;s $97.6 billion cash pile is offshore. That&rsquo;s a lot of money for an American company to keep outside of America.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>About two-thirds of Apple&#8217;s $97.6 billion cash pile is offshore. That&rsquo;s a lot of money for an American company to keep outside of America.</p>]]></content:encoded>
			<guid><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/apple-made-in-china-untaxed-profits-kept-offshore/11126]]></guid>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:21 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Live-tweeting a political event: what worked, and what didn't]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/live-tweeting-a-political-event-what-worked-and-what-didnt/11116]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz shares some of the lessons he&#8217;s learned about doing a live-tweet event, and some tips you might want to keep in mind if you do one yourself.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>David Gewirtz shares some of the lessons he&#8217;s learned about doing a live-tweet event, and some tips you might want to keep in mind if you do one yourself.</p>]]></content:encoded>
			<guid><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/live-tweeting-a-political-event-what-worked-and-what-didnt/11116]]></guid>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:59 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tweet of the Union (live-tweeting the State of the Union)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/tweet-of-the-union-live-tweeting-the-state-of-the-union/11112]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Join ZDNet Government&#8217;s David Gewirtz at 9pm ET tonight at @DavidGewirtz for an interactive live-tweet discussion of the President&#8217;s State of the Union address.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Join ZDNet Government&#8217;s David Gewirtz at 9pm ET tonight at @DavidGewirtz for an interactive live-tweet discussion of the President&#8217;s State of the Union address.</p>]]></content:encoded>
			<guid><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/tweet-of-the-union-live-tweeting-the-state-of-the-union/11112]]></guid>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:50:13 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Would you like to read the 156 reviews Newt Gingrich wrote on Amazon.com?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/would-you-like-to-read-the-156-reviews-newt-gingrich-wrote-on-amazoncom/11103]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Among other things, Mr. Gingrich talks about why the Presidential campaign of Mitt Romney&#8217;s father, George Romney, failed back in the 1960s.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Among other things, Mr. Gingrich talks about why the Presidential campaign of Mitt Romney&#8217;s father, George Romney, failed back in the 1960s.</p>]]></content:encoded>
			<guid><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/would-you-like-to-read-the-156-reviews-newt-gingrich-wrote-on-amazoncom/11103]]></guid>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:04:25 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Dear Congress, guess what? We already have copyright laws.]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/dear-congress-guess-what-we-already-have-copyright-laws/11097]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ What you need to do, my dear politician friends, is to stop listening to the lobbyists and start listening to the innovators.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>What you need to do, my dear politician friends, is to stop listening to the lobbyists and start listening to the innovators.</p>]]></content:encoded>
			<guid><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/dear-congress-guess-what-we-already-have-copyright-laws/11097]]></guid>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:16:55 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[So, seriously, do the Dems want to lose the election?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/so-seriously-do-the-dems-want-to-lose-the-election/11095]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ I&#8217;ve always been amazed at the Democratic party&#8217;s ability, when life gives them lemonade, to somehow turn it back into lemons.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>I&#8217;ve always been amazed at the Democratic party&#8217;s ability, when life gives them lemonade, to somehow turn it back into lemons.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:52 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[5 reasons why SOPA, PROTECT-IP and other legislative idiocy will never die]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/5-reasons-why-sopa-protect-ip-and-other-legislative-idiocy-will-never-die/11087]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ No matter how many times we push back on legislative heinousness, it will come back and it will keep coming back. Here&#8217;s why.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>No matter how many times we push back on legislative heinousness, it will come back and it will keep coming back. Here&#8217;s why.</p>]]></content:encoded>
			<guid><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/5-reasons-why-sopa-protect-ip-and-other-legislative-idiocy-will-never-die/11087]]></guid>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:24:05 -0800]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Romney on fire, Paul pulls into second]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/romney-on-fire-paul-pulls-into-second/11081]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[ No non-incumbent Republican has ever won in Iowa and then gone on to win in New Hampshire. Until now.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>No non-incumbent Republican has ever won in Iowa and then gone on to win in New Hampshire. Until now.</p>]]></content:encoded>
			<guid><![CDATA[ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/romney-on-fire-paul-pulls-into-second/11081]]></guid>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
	<pubDate><![CDATA[ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:45:49 -0800]]></pubDate>
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