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		<title>When Should The President Use The Power Of Line Item Veto?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Line item vetos have always been a contentious topic in national politics, and with the recent budget debates, its something that has been coming to the forefront yet again. In essence, a line item veto would allow the chief executive to veto specific parts of a bill, without vetoing the bill in its entirety. Currently, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2011/11/12/when-should-the-president-use-the-power-of-line-item-veto/</link>
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		<title>Should The U.S. House Vote To Extend Provisions In Patriot Act.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Patriot Act was introduced to House of Representatives on October 23, 2001 as a response to September 11 Attacks. It was introduced by Jim Sensenbrenner, a Conservative Republican who sought to decrease some of national restrictions on law forces such as FBI and CIA. This bill has been controversial in many ways as many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2011/10/30/should-the-u-s-house-vote-to-extend-provisions-in-patriot-act/</link>
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		<title>Is Government Spending Out Of Control?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Of course it is! We&#8217;ve all heard stories about hammers that cost 300 and toilet seats that cost 400 but the truth is much much worse. Spending 25 million annually to maintain vacant or unused federal owned buildings is not only ridiculous but insulting to the American taxpayer. Now Congress is crying that they can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2011/10/18/is-government-spending-out-of-control/</link>
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		<title>Faking Your Way Through a Political Conversation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever feel left out when your friends start talking politics and you&#8217;ve got nothing to contribute? We don&#8217;t understand because we&#8217;re all about the party lines but here&#8217;s our best suggestions for looking effortlessly interested without being too intense Get the Basics: Get out your get wild blue internet and research the main playersdo you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2011/09/02/faking-your-way-through-a-political-conversation/</link>
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		<title>Egyptian Government: Should America Get Involved?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Should America get involved in Egyptian affairs of state? This question, like many others regarding such an issue needs to be defined for further discussion. Just what constitutes involvement? When considering Egypt, keep in mind that this country is one of the world&#8217;s oldest civilizations. Its culture, mores and political structure has been in development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2011/04/26/egyptian-government-should-america-get-involved/</link>
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		<title>Should The President Receive The Power Of Line Item Veto?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The question behind whether or not the president deserves the power of line item veto has been discussed a lot lately. Many people don&#8217;t fully realize what this means but specifically it means the president can veto part of a bill but approve the rest when it reaches his office. The biggest question is if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2011/04/13/should-the-president-receive-the-power-of-line-item-veto/</link>
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		<title>Should Congress Have A Balanced Federal Budget Before Next Session?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an ideal country, the federal budget would not only be balanced by the next session, but it should be balanced every session. However, in the history of the United States, these fiscal problems have never fully solved every year. Plus, the issue of government spending tends to be rather complex, with issues of debt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2011/03/30/should-congress-have-a-balanced-federal-budget-before-next-session/</link>
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		<title>Cheney&#8217;s Insight Growing Closer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was reported by The New York Times back in June 2009 that former Vice President Dick Cheney had signed a deal with an imprint of Simon &#38; Schuster (Threshold Editions) to write his memoirs about the time he spent in politics over the past 40 years (in which he was involved in service with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2011/01/23/cheneys-insight-growing-closer/</link>
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		<title>Medical Marijuana in the News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that lawmakers in Montana are at it again battling over the legalities and benefits of medical marijuana laws in the state, with some lawmakers seeing the industry as &#8220;out of control.&#8221; Lawmakers are slated to tackle the issue in the state legislature meetings come January as they face the rules of the industry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2010/12/19/medical-marijuana-in-the-news/</link>
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		<title>Governor&#8217;s Energy Development Position</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer recognizes that one of the state&#8217;s most exciting economic growth potentials rests in the development of world class energy resources such as wind, oil, gas, biofuels, and biomass to help the nation as a whole wean itself off the dependency of foreign resources by utilizing Montana resources. Specifically, Montana leads the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.montanamaven.com/2010/12/09/governors-energy-development-position/</link>
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