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	<title>On the ground &#187; Issues</title>
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		<title>Take part in Census 2010. It&#8217;s important</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2010/04/07/take-part-in-census-2010-its-important/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Rivers Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is something along the lines of a public service announcement.
Click on this graphic and you&#8217;ll find a nifty little thing to play around with, courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Delaware County is not doing so well with response rates, particularly when compared with either the national average or with the rest of upstate New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Right—And Wrong—About Write-Ins</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/11/24/what%e2%80%99s-right%e2%80%94and-wrong%e2%80%94about-write-ins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/11/24/what%e2%80%99s-right%e2%80%94and-wrong%e2%80%94about-write-ins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>meredith dem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following opinion column was written by Ron Bailey, DCDC member from the Town of Meredith, and was published in the Walton Reporter on November 18, 2009.
I had always thought of write-in voting as a form of dissent or protest. You don’t like the candidates on the ballot so you scrawl in the name of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delhi &#8211; Free Forum on Gas Drilling, Nov. 10</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/10/28/delhi-free-forum-on-gas-drilling-nov-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/10/28/delhi-free-forum-on-gas-drilling-nov-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Tait</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[County Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi]]></category>
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		<title>Building Local Living Economies: Michael Schuman, October 24, Delhi</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/09/29/building-local-living-economies-michael-schuman-october-24-delhi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/09/29/building-local-living-economies-michael-schuman-october-24-delhi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Tait</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farm Catskills has invited author and economist Michael Shuman to speak in Delhi (at the Legion Hall) on Saturday October 24th at 2pm, on the topic of &#8220;Building Living Local Economies&#8221;.
They would like to get feedback from as many locally owned businesses as possible prior to the event to help tailor Michael&#8217;s talk to the needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just A Minute: The Debate Over Health Care Reform Comes Home</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/09/17/just-a-minute-the-debate-over-health-care-reform-comes-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/09/17/just-a-minute-the-debate-over-health-care-reform-comes-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Tait</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just A Minute
The Debate Over Health Care Reform Comes Home
(from August 27, 2009)
By Ronald H. Bailey
I didn’t see anyone packing a gun. There were no shouted disruptions. No one invoked the phony specter of the nonexistent “death panels” that supposedly threaten Grandma.
Last week two of our elected federal representatives&#8211;Congressman Scott Murphy and U.S. Senator Kirsten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our dysfunctional family</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2009/07/27/our-dysfunctional-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Lockrow</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Our Elected Reps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, I have been remiss in updating this blog (I even have some really nice photos from our dinner that I haven&#8217;t uploaded) and I have really been at a loss about what to say, especially considering all of the circus activity in Albany these past several weeks. One of our committee members sent an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So, who should you really be asking questions about?</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2008/10/11/so-who-should-you-really-be-asking-questions-about/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2008/10/11/so-who-should-you-really-be-asking-questions-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Rivers Baker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 presidential campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Ayers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin ethics investigation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The McCain/Palin campaign has been getting frankly ugly lately in their covertly racist attempts to tie Barack Obama to former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers. They have accused Barack of lying about the nature of his relationship with Ayers, have implied that Ayers is a close and trusted advisor, and that therefore Obama conserts with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kos: Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2008/10/03/kos-sarah-palin-debate-flow-chart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2008/10/03/kos-sarah-palin-debate-flow-chart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Rivers Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of the Daily Kos:

Happy Friday, folks.  
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		<title>Michael Seitzman on that Palin interview</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2008/09/16/michael-seitzman-on-that-palin-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2008/09/16/michael-seitzman-on-that-palin-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Rivers Baker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 presidential campaign]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Huffington Post last Thursday:
Now, I want to be clear and speak directly to those of you who LOVED that Palin interview. You&#8217;re an idiot. I mean that. This is not one of those cases where we&#8217;re going to agree to disagree. This isn&#8217;t one of those situations where we debate it passionately and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Stewart on Rove, Morris and consistency</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2008/09/06/jon-stewart-on-rove-morris-and-consistency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarecountydems.org/2008/09/06/jon-stewart-on-rove-morris-and-consistency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Rivers Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess we can institute a new regular feature here, huh? The Weekend Giggle at Republicans Making Asses of Themselves &#8230;

(And props to The Huffington Post for spreading this one around.)
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