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		<title>Wikileaks exposed: Secret U.S. military documents from 2004-2010 &quot;hide abuse&quot; in Afghanistan war</title>
		<link>http://www.big3news.net/2010/07/28/wikileaks-exposed-secret-u-s-military-documents-from-2004-2010-hide-abuse-in-afghanistan-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are known as the "Afghan War Diary" -- over 91,000 classified reports documenting the War in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010 -- recently published by a website known as Wikileaks.

The founder, Julian Assange, has come under fierce criticism from conservative politicians such as Arizona Senator John McCain, who called the release of the military records written primarily by American soldiers and intelligence officers a "serious breach of national security."

The White House said this week the action is a violation of Federal law, and an investigation about the release of highly classified material is ongoing...]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Army: Reuters news staff killed in 2007 Iraq attack were in company of &quot;armed insurgents&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Internet video released this week which claims to be classified U.S. military footage from an Apache helicopter "depicting the indiscriminate slaying" of civilians -- including two Reuters news staff -- is itself coming under intense scrutiny after the Army released records of its 2007 investigation into the Baghdad, Iraq attack.

The video in question is "Collateral Murder", published by WikiLeaks, and has drawn the ire of military and some conservatives for providing what they say is an incomplete picture of battle conditions on the ground during the attack...]]></description>
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		<title>THE WINNER: Martha Coakley, Scott Brown battle it out in Massachusetts for Sen. Ted Kennedy&#8217;s seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Ray, Executive Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 19th, 2010, Massachusetts voters will decide who gets to serve in former Senator Edward Kennedy&#8217;s U.S. Senate seat. The choices: Democrat Martha Coakley, Republican Scott Brown, or Libertarian Joe Kennedy. Big 3 News callers StandingStones and BryanA1360 discussed the prospects for a Republican upset, and what impact it would have on the Democratic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YOU PROMISED: C-SPAN challenges President Obama, Congress to give public “full access” to final health care negotiations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Ray, Executive Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a letter dated December 30, 2009, C-SPAN called upon President Obama and United States Congressional leaders to conduct final health care overhaul deliberations in public view. The single-page request, written by C-SPAN Chairman and CEO Brian P. Lamb, was prompted by House and Senate leaders’ recent decision to hold reconciliation discussions in private. “Many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YEAR OF YOUTH: Project 2012 seeks to &#8220;prepare the ground&#8221; for youth-driven liberty candidates at local, state levels</title>
		<link>http://www.big3news.net/2010/01/01/year-of-youth-project-2012-seeks-to-prepare-the-ground-for-youth-driven-liberty-candidates-at-local-state-levels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Ray, Executive Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new youth-driven political movement dedicated to the principles of localism, individual liberty, and fiscal responsibility hopes to usher in hundreds, if not thousands, of candidates at the local and state levels of government in 2012. Big 3 News contributor Sean spoke exclusively with our viewers on New Year&#8217;s Eve about his role in &#8220;Project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BABY&#8217;S FIRST: ASPIRE Act would give $500 to U.S. newborns in proposed lifetime savings accounts</title>
		<link>http://www.big3news.net/2009/11/13/babys-first-aspire-act-would-give-500-to-all-u-s-newborns-in-proposed-lifetime-savings-accounts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big3news.net/2009/11/13/babys-first-aspire-act-would-give-500-to-all-u-s-newborns-in-proposed-lifetime-savings-accounts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Ray, Executive Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite one of the worst financial crises in American history, lawmakers are expected by the end of 2009 to reintroduce a bill that would give all U.S. newborns a $500 nest egg to promote savings and asset accumulation. The estimated cost to the federal government and taxpayers would be $37.5 billion over a 10-year period. The funds could only be withdrawn when the child turns 18 and used for specific purposes...]]></description>
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		<title>Army official: Fort Hood shooting in Texas that left 13 dead, 30 wounded was &#8220;a kick in the gut&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.big3news.net/2009/11/08/army-official-fort-hood-shooting-in-texas-that-left-13-dead-30-wounded-was-a-kick-in-the-gut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With flags flying at half-staff around the nation, soldiers and civilians continue to mourn the loss of 13 and the wounding of at least 30 at Fort Hood, Texas. First responders reported hearing, "pop, pop, pop," as they arrived on the scene at the Soldier Readiness Processing center on Thursday. The suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was an Army psychiatrist. Investigators what to know what made Hasan open fire on his own...]]></description>
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		<title>Army official: Fort Hood shooting in Texas that left 13 dead, 30 wounded was &quot;a kick in the gut&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With flags flying at half-staff around the nation, soldiers and civilians continue to mourn the loss of 13 and the wounding of at least 30 at Fort Hood, Texas. First responders reported hearing, "pop, pop, pop," as they arrived on the scene at the Soldier Readiness Processing center on Thursday. The suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was an Army psychiatrist. Investigators what to know what made Hasan open fire on his own...]]></description>
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		<title>Obama vows to repeal military policy on gays to end punishment of &#8220;patriotic Americans&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enacted into law as a compromise measure by the Clinton Administration, over 13,000 troops have been discharged from the military since 1993 under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Military code has held that unit cohesion trust, as well as living conditions that created forced intimacy with little privacy justified the ban on gays actively serving. President Obama wants to repeal the law to bring equality to the armed forces...]]></description>
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		<title>Obama vows to repeal military policy on gays to end punishment of &quot;patriotic Americans&quot;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enacted into law as a compromise measure by the Clinton Administration, over 13,000 troops have been discharged from the military since 1993 under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Military code has held that unit cohesion trust, as well as living conditions that created forced intimacy with little privacy justified the ban on gays actively serving. President Obama wants to repeal the law to bring equality to the armed forces...]]></description>
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