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 <title>Permafrost Friday: Andrew Recommends...</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/permafrost_friday_andrew_recommends</link>
 <description>&lt;blockquote dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;margin-right: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Three great summer reads...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;gp/reader/0547247966/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link&quot; onclick=&quot;if (typeof(SitbReader) != &#039;undefined&#039;) { SitbReader.LightboxActions.openReader(&#039;sib_dp_pt&#039;); return false; }&quot;&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada&#039;s Quest to Change Harlem and America&quot; src=&quot;http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nXIy6rj-L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:40:17 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>The Tale of Two Wrecked DeSotos</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/old_rusty_desoto</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;57Desoto&quot; height=&quot;422&quot; alt=&quot;57Desoto&quot; src=&quot;files/images/57desoto_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 20, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt; At the end of its production life, the Chrysler DeSoto became a&amp;nbsp;burden on&amp;nbsp;local auto dealers. Today, U.S. Senate Candidate Joe Miller&#039;s spokesman, Randy DeSoto, has become a burden&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;Alaskan&#039;s&amp;nbsp;sense of intelligence.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:34:09 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Alaska&#039;s Business Environment: Changing Direction</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/changing_direction</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;winnerslosers&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;winnerslosers&quot; src=&quot;files/images/winners_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;425&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 19, 2010: &lt;/strong&gt;Two recent studies on the various aspects of doing business in Alaska have resulted in the state being ranked at or near the bottom, depending on what survey you&#039;re reading.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:27:10 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Permafrost Friday: On The Wrong Track</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/permafrost_friday_on_the_wrong_track_0</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title=&quot;wrongtrack&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;wrongtrack&quot; src=&quot;files/images/righttrack_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;435&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 15, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt; A quick glance at a menu of public opinion polls shows one consistent theme; Americans believe the country is on the&amp;nbsp;wrong track.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:03:17 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Andrew&#039;s Wednesday Shouts...</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/andrews_wednesday_shoutouts_0</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Quick comments and random thoughts...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;shoutout&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;shoutout&quot; src=&quot;files/images/anchorman_2.bmp&quot; width=&quot;460&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:45:57 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Financial Reform: What it all means</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/financial_reform_what_it_all_means</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;banker&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;banker&quot; src=&quot;files/images/banker_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;617&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 13, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt; As Congress prepares to pass arguably the most comprehensive banking reform since the Glass-Steagall act of 1933, the question remains;&amp;nbsp;what does it mean for consumers.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:18:24 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Lessening the pain in Spain</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/lessening_the_pain_in_spain</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Spain&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Spain&quot; src=&quot;files/images/spain_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;361&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 12, 2010: &lt;/strong&gt;When Spain&#039;s Andres Iniesta muscled a shot past the outstretched&amp;nbsp;Netherlands goalkeeper at the 116 minute mark of the World Cup Championship, he not only gave his country their first soccer title, but&amp;nbsp;gave&amp;nbsp;his&amp;nbsp;nation the ability to forget about their economic woes, albeit briefly.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:21:07 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Primary Voices: Cutting through the angst</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/primary_voices_cutting_through_the_angst</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title=&quot;primary voices&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;primary voices&quot; src=&quot;files/images/primaryvoices_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;427&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 12, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt; There is no shortage of angst in the blogosphere over the U.S. Senate primary race&amp;nbsp;between incumbent Lisa Murkowski&amp;nbsp;and challenger Joe Miller. &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:20:05 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Irwin&#039;s Last Stand: Four weeks and counting</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/irwins_last_stand_four_weeks_and_counting</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;laststand&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; alt=&quot;laststand&quot; src=&quot;files/images/pipelinewars_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;619&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June 6, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt; AGIA&#039;s open season closes in just four weeks. Then the pipeline wars really begin.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:18:51 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>TEA-d off</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/all_tea-d_off_</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;teadup&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;teadup&quot; src=&quot;files/images/teedup_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;396&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 7, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;It was George Will who wrote months ago that&amp;nbsp;angry populist movements have historically failed because&amp;nbsp;they&amp;nbsp;lack real&amp;nbsp;ideas. &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:44:06 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>The Seven Year Itch</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/the_seven_year_itch</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;7yr&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;7yr&quot; src=&quot;files/images/sevenyearitch_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;440&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 6, 2010: &lt;/strong&gt;It was early Saturday morning when I realized I was having a political argument over facebook with someone who had just called me a &amp;quot;liar.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;I desperately need to get a life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:34:09 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Permafrost Friday: Sinking the putts</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/permafrost_friday_sinking_the_putts</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;gimme&quot; height=&quot;426&quot; alt=&quot;gimme&quot; src=&quot;files/images/put_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;margin-right: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duck and Cover&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:55:16 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Miller Time: What others say about Joe Miller</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/miller_time_what_others_say</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Millertime&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Millertime&quot; src=&quot;files/images/millertime_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;332&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June 30, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;Joe Miller seems to be even looser with the truth, more ignorant of Alaska&amp;rsquo;s economic realities and even less aware of the law.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wickersham&#039;s Conscience&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wickershamsconscience.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/examining-candidate-joe-miller/&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Read full blog...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:56:50 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Afghanistan: A one man banned</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/afghanistan_a_one_man_banned</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;GenMcryst&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;GenMcryst&quot; src=&quot;files/images/McCrystal_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;384&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June 30, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt; The firing of General Stanley McChrystal for his candid comments about the progress on the war in Afghanistan&amp;nbsp;proves how the country&amp;nbsp;earned its title, &amp;quot;Graveyard of Empires.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:57:31 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>?</title>
 <link>http://www.andrewhalcro.com/node/2141</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;image preview&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;WHY?&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;WHY?&quot; src=&quot;files/images/joemillerfired_0_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;363&quot; height=&quot;485&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:41:12 -0700</pubDate>
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