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<title><![CDATA[Second Life Gang Using Copyright To Stop Discussion Of Its Tactics?]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:46:00 PST</pubDate>
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 I'll admit that the details on this one are a bit confusing and not explained well for those of us who don't use Second Life. But, reading through the (admittedly one-sided) documents pass along by Pixeleen Mistral , it sounds like a vigilante group within Second Life going by the name Second Life Justice League Unlimited, and which has avatars  ... 
(<a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20100129/1521067977.shtml">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[We're turning comments off for a bit]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:46:00 PST</pubDate>
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 Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required. 
(<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/were-turning-comments-off-for-a-bit">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google For President?  If Corporations Are People...]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:26:20 PST</pubDate>
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 A bunch of folks have sent in the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and asking for my opinion on it. The ruling came out last week when I was traveling, and I didn't have that much time to look at the details or think about what it all meant until now. It's one of those cases where I see both sides of the argument, but am troubled by what  ... 
(<a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20100201/1903207997.shtml">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 2010 Comprehensive Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll of Self-Identified Republicans]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:26:20 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 As I've mentioned before, I'm putting the finishing touches on my new book, American Taliban, which catalogues the ways in which modern-day conservatives share the same agenda as radical Jihadists in the Islamic world. But I found myself making certain claims about Republicans that I didn't know if they could be backed up. So I thought, "why don' ... 
(<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/2/832988/-The-2010-Comprehensive-Daily-Kos-Research-2000-Poll-of-Self-Identified-Republicans">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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 Sean Meade 
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<title><![CDATA[Coverage of Tom at the Mining Indaba Conference]]></title>
<pubDate>2010-02-03T01:46:58Z</pubDate>
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  Dateline: Cape Town, South Africa ARTICLE: Anglo upbeat on Africa , By Brendan Ryan, miningmx.com , 02 Feb 2010 The part about Tom: Thomas Barnett, MD [sic.] of Enterra Solutions, who spoke on Africa's 'long future" in the global economy. Barnett highlighted the rising interest of the United States in Africa as well as the growing presence of  ... 
(<a href="http://thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2010/02/coverage_of_tom_at_the_mining.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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 Blackfive 
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<title><![CDATA[Dead tangos to stack like cordwood]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:58:49 PST</pubDate>
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 Getting back to something we can all groove about, Mr. Roggio has a report on a Predator swarm. I like the way that sounds. A swarm of unmanned US aircraft pounded an al Qaeda camp today in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. Five unmanned US strike aircraft, likely the Predators and Reapers, are reported to have fired 18  ... 
(<a href="http://www.blackfive.net/main/2010/02/dead-tangos-on-the-way.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[
 Fred Donovan 
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<title><![CDATA[Rapid Fire: 2010-02-03]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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 US DOD: FY 2011 Budget materials. Shares of major US defense companies gained in trading following the unveiling of the Obama administration&#8217;s FY 2011 defense budget that would increase... [summary]  
(<a href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Rapid-Fire-2010-02-03-06148">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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 Joe Katzman 
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<title><![CDATA[F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: 2009-2010]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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 F-35A: incoming&#8230; (click to view full) FY 2011 budget proposals, withheld performance fees, a change in program leadership, Australian reaction. (Feb 2/10) The $300+ billion F-35 Joint Strike... [summary]  
(<a href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/F-35-Joint-Strike-Fighter-Events-Contracts-2009-2010-updated-05126">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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 Greyhawk 
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<title><![CDATA[Don&apos;t ask Don&apos;t Tell]]></title>
<pubDate>2010-02-02T12:46:31-05:00</pubDate>
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 Gates and Mullen testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee, livestream: (Concluded - video embed removed) Gates' prepared statement for the committee here. Last week, during the State of the Union address, the President announced that he will work with Congress this year to repeal the law known as "Don't Ask Don't Tell". He subsequently  ... 
(<a href="http://www.mudvillegazette.com/033254.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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 Joe Katzman 
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<title><![CDATA[USMC’s New M-32s/ MSGLs: Hitting the Field]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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 No worse enemy&#8230;. (click to view full) While high-tech weapons items get a lot of billing, the Global War on Terror is very much an infantry war. Firepower overmatch matters in those... [summary]  
(<a href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/usmcs-new-m32s-hitting-the-field-02042">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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 Joe Katzman 
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<title><![CDATA[MK 41 Naval Vertical Missile Launch Systems Delivered, Supported]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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 MK 41s in action (click to view full) US Navy and 8 countries place orders worth up to $104.9 milion for MK 41 electrical design agent. (Feb 1/10) The naval MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)... [summary]  
(<a href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/mk-41-naval-vertical-missile-launch-systems-delivered-supported-updated-02139">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Is Wrecking DoubleClick, Says Unhappy Client]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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 I myself worked for firms that were acquired by Yahoo (YHOO) and AOL (AOL) for preposterous sums before management at the respective companies killed off all the value. 
(<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/unhappy-client-says-google-is-killing-doubleclick-2010-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider+(Silicon+Alley+Insider)">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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 Fred Donovan 
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt to Spend up to $3.2B Adding to F-16C/D Fleet]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://blog.megite.com/duediligence/1265186876/1#item_13"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL2Fkcy53YXRlcnNoZWQtcHVibGlzaGluZy5jb20vd3d3L2ltYWdlcy90dnNfMzM2eDI4MF81LmdpZg" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="Egypt to Spend up to $3.2B Adding to F-16C/D Fleet"></a>
 Egyptian Air Force F-16D (click to view full) Egypt chooses its engines. (Feb 1/10) The Egyptian government wants to buy 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, associated parts, weapons, and equipment to... [summary]  
(<a href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Egypt-to-Spend-32B-in-Updating-F-16CD-Fleet-05860">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DoD re-writes Congressional Travel Rules]]></title>
<pubDate>2010-02-02T09:42:30-05:00</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 No, you can not have a free ride home. No, you can't bring the kids. While accepting their newly-acquired role as "shuttle service" for the Speaker of the House, the Department of Defense is attempting to draw a line in the sand regarding congressional transportation with an updated directive on DoD Support for Travel of Members and Employees of  ... 
(<a href="http://www.mudvillegazette.com/033253.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vote MATT and vote often!]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:36:20 PST</pubDate>
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 Today, Tuesday, February 2 is THE day. The day Matt Burden, Candidate, gets to hear your voice. The day we need EVERY voter in his district to show up and VOTE MATT. (BOTH of you, hear?). Help us help Matt. He needs your support, he needs your vote. Spread. The. Word. More men in like Matt is what we need in office. If you want to see his other  ... 
(<a href="http://www.blackfive.net/main/2010/02/vote-matt-and-vote-often.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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 Judy Breck 
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<title><![CDATA[A death throws of print kerfuffle]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 In an analysis of the MacMillan vs. Amazon dust-up, Charlie Martin writes: &#8220;This weekend kerfuffle is really the death throws of a business model.&#8221; He says bet on Amazon. His article includes this big picture analysis of what is happening to print: The key is the mainstream publishers’ worry that e-books will cannibalize the [...] 
(<a href="http://www.smartmobs.com/2010/02/02/a-death-throws-of-print-kerfuffle">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Artisan Bread in Five]]></title>
<pubDate>2010-02-02T05:00:00-08:00</pubDate>
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  As a practical guide to incorporating No-Knead Brea d baking into daily life, regardless of your schedule, I highly recommend Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day and the follow-up Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day . I've been baking from the instructions in these books for some time now, and I hardly ever buy commercial bread. My young ones  ... 
(<a href="http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/004175.php">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to really help Haiti]]></title>
<pubDate>2010-02-02T10:42:59Z</pubDate>
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  OP-ED: Building Haiti's Economy, One Mango at a Time , By PAUL COLLIER and JEAN-LOUIS WARNHOLZ, New York Times , January 28, 2010 A column I've been waiting to read, from a source I truly respect. A great opening: IN an astonishing outpouring of generosity, nearly half of American households have donated money to help Haiti recover from the  ... 
(<a href="http://thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2010/02/how_to_really_help_haiti.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The right kind of missile defense]]></title>
<pubDate>2010-02-02T10:36:42Z</pubDate>
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  ARTICLE: U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf , By DAVID E. SANGER and ERIC SCHMITT, New York Times , January 30, 2010 I heartily approve of close-in defenses and theater anti-missile efforts. Very much on target, as opposed to that nonsense in Eastern Europe.  
(<a href="http://thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2010/02/the_right_kind_of_missile_defe.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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