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</script></div><item><title><![CDATA[10 Steps to a Fascist America]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17692/1/</link><description><![CDATA[An article from the Guardian.  It's a little hysterical in sections, but worth a look.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Get Cancer: Move to the United States]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/130131/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The risk of cancer for Hispanics living in Florida is 40 percent higher than for those who live in their native countries, a puzzling new study finds. The finding holds even after researchers corrected for the increase detection rates in the United States. And access to health care did not make things better.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Military Bases Around The World]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45213/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Military</a> of the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.defenselink.mil/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">US</a> is <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployments_of_the_United_States_Military" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">deployed</a> in many <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/maps/9.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">countries</a>. This is due to many factors: the Cold War, in which the US government needed troops around the globe to counter the threat of the Soviet Union; and more recently, The War on Terror. The US has nearly 1.4 million active <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">personnel</a>, and over 369,000 of those are deployed outside the United States and its territories.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brother Can You Spare $300 Billion ?]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/82504/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The United States has asked four oil-rich Gulf states for close to 300 billion dollars to help it curb the global financial meltdown.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans United]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40977/1/</link><description><![CDATA[This video shows the hypocrasy of American being on nation undivided. (mildly NSFW language)<br/><br/>Another warning: This video includes obnoxious laughter]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dropping Out Of The Electoral College]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45923/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Electoral</a> College of the US has it proponents and its detractors. One possible replacement is the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">National</a> Popular Vote <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">(NPV)</a>. Maryland is the first state in the nation to pass laws to enact this system provided enough other states does likewise.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[America's Interests and the U.N.]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/62701/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Are they one and the same? What happens when they differ?<br/>Another in the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsdale_College" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hillsdale College</a> series of articles. This one from a speech by John Bolton, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (and admitably, biased). Permanent <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.hillsdale.edu/images/userImages/mschonert/Page_4221/ImprimisApril08.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pdf link</a>.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 States in 10 Minutes]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/12244/1/</link><description><![CDATA[That 192 countries quiz was WAY too difficult for us geographically-challenged Plimers(Plimates?)... If your ego needs a boost try one a little closer to home - unless you live in one of those other 191 countries.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Invades Canada Today]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/68570/1/</link><description><![CDATA[well on this date 196 years ago. After years of fighting the French, UK started to <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.warof1812.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blockade</a> the US to prevent trading, impressing Americans into fighting for the British as well as helping the native Americans in their fight against the US. <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.1812.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Because</a> of this, America declared <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.history.army.mil/books/amh/amh-06.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">war</a> on the UK and invaded <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://warof1812.ca/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Canada</a>. The <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/1812/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">war</a> was incredibly costly to both sides and is also the inspiration for The Star Spangled Banner.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real History of &quot;In God We Trust&quot;]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/36320/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Despite some people's theories, the United States' national motto, &quot;<a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">In God We Trust</a>&quot; was not added to paper money by mistake.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cricket - The National Pastime of the US?]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/sports/l/4052/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Cricket&#8212;now played by millions of people in 92 countries ranging from the Caribbean to Europe to Africa to South Asia&#8212;was once the national game of, yes, these United States. And one of the first outdoor sports to be played on these shores. An 1844 cricket match between teams from the United States and Canada was the first international sporting event in the modern world, predating the revival of the Olympic Games by more than 50 years.<br/><br/>Very interesting and informative article.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Won The War of 1812?]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/3139/1/</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;In 1814 we took a little trip  <br/>Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip,  <br/>We took a little bacon and we took a little beans  <br/>And we fought the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.&quot;<br/><br/>The War of 1812 in which &quot;The Battle of New Orleans&quot; was fought was a war between the British and the United States, with Canada and the Native-Americans thrown in as well.<br/><br/>The question is who won that war? Lets put it this way, what Americans learn in school is different than what Canadians learn.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Presidents Can Serve More Than 2 Terms Soon?]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/2580/1/</link><description><![CDATA[One thing is certain about the 2008 presidential election campaign that begins in one year: It won't involve George W. Bush as a candidate.<br/><br/>But bipartisan legislation to repeal the 22nd Amendment restriction of two terms for U.S. presidents could change that certainty for future presidents. <br/><br/>What is your opinion?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding the Charm of Cross-Country Rail Travel]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/98350/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Our consumer society may still rely on trains to transport things, but those things are pitched to drivers in cars, not to passengers on trains. And so, as early as New Jersey, I realized something that would only feel remarkable a few days later, in the Nevada desert: it&#8217;s still possible to travel 3,585 miles across the United States without being the target of billboards, golden arches or absurdly large twine balls. The rails offer a view onto Unbranded America &#8212; the land as it was.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Is America Going To End?]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/129860/1/</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;The United States and Australia are likely to build defensive fortresses around their countries&quot;<br/>*Included: Choose your own <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://sdn.slate.com/features/endofamerica/default.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">apocalypse</a>*<br/>(pick which one that serves your needs)]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Ten Ways to Fix Corporate America]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/88167/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Dear Corporate America, <br/><br/>Here's a top ten list of things you should be doing to run a better business.  From oddtodd.com.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've been President twice now, didn't want to do either time]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/10032/1/</link><description><![CDATA[George Washington's farewell address written in more modern english]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craziest Laws in America]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45849/1/</link><description><![CDATA[This is a list of crazy laws in American history. Most of the laws listed below were repealed by now but there are many crazy laws on the list that are still being used.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US population to hit 300 million ]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/3427/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The United States' population will hit 300 million on Tuesday morning.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barack Obama Elected 44th President of The United States]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/81049/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Breaking over 200 years of history, the first black man has been elected as the president of the United States]]></description></item></channel></rss>