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		<title>Ramblings</title>
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		<description>A discussion forum for various social. economic , political and environmental issues.</description>
		<itunes:summary>A discussion forum for various social. economic , political and environmental issues.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:author>Ghassan Karam</itunes:author>
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         <itunes:name>Ghassan Karam</itunes:name>
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			<title>Expats,Immigrants,Descendants, Sectarianism and the Vote</title>
			<itunes:subtitle>A commentary on why the right to vote from abroad should not be given to all of those that can claim</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>A commentary on why the right to vote from abroad should not be given to all of those that can claim to be Lebanese descendants.</description>
			<itunes:summary>A commentary on why the right to vote from abroad should not be given to all of those that can claim to be Lebanese descendants.</itunes:summary>
          <itunes:author>Ghassan Karam</itunes:author>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>07:08</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Sectarianism, Municipal Elections and The Voting Age</title>
			<itunes:subtitle>The plan to lower the voting age in Lebanon to 18 appears to have run into a strong Christian opposi</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>The plan to lower the voting age in Lebanon to 18 appears to have run into a strong Christian opposition that is demanding giving voting rights to 15 million people around the globe who happen to be of Lebanese origin.</description>
			<itunes:summary>The plan to lower the voting age in Lebanon to 18 appears to have run into a strong Christian opposition that is demanding giving voting rights to 15 million people around the globe who happen to be of Lebanese origin.</itunes:summary>
          <itunes:author>Ghassan Karam</itunes:author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>05:50</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Nabih Beri 1, Sfeir et al 0.</title>
			<itunes:subtitle>An argument in favour of the proposal by the Speaker to form a committee to study what needs to be d</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An argument in favour of the proposal by the Speaker to form a committee to study what needs to be done in order to eliminate political sectarianism in Lebanon</description>
			<itunes:summary>An argument in favour of the proposal by the Speaker to form a committee to study what needs to be done in order to eliminate political sectarianism in Lebanon</itunes:summary>
          <itunes:author>Ghassan Karam</itunes:author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>06:45</itunes:duration>
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			<title>The Webs that We Weave</title>
			<itunes:subtitle>Al Mustaqbal ought to be held accountable for the deliberate misinformation that it is highlighting </itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Al Mustaqbal ought to be held accountable for the deliberate misinformation that it is highlighting in regards to the Lebanese Sovereign debt.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Al Mustaqbal ought to be held accountable for the deliberate misinformation that it is highlighting in regards to the Lebanese Sovereign debt.</itunes:summary>
          <itunes:author>Ghassan Karam</itunes:author>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>06:23</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Hezbollah: Creative Destruction?</title>
			<itunes:subtitle>Lebanon has to evaluate the options for an effective defense strategy. I bet a serious objective stu</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Lebanon has to evaluate the options for an effective defense strategy. I bet a serious objective study would favour a small Lebanese force , the desolution oh Hezbollah militia and a neutralization of the perceived conflict with the state of Israel.

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rationalrepublic.blogspot.com</description>
			<itunes:summary>Lebanon has to evaluate the options for an effective defense strategy. I bet a serious objective study would favour a small Lebanese force , the desolution oh Hezbollah militia and a neutralization of the perceived conflict with the state of Israel.

The above text has been posted to:

rationalrepublic.blogspot.com</itunes:summary>
          <itunes:author>Ghassan Karam</itunes:author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>08:02</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Is Lebanon to Become The Sacrificial Lamb for Qom?</title>
			<itunes:subtitle>Would Hezbollah retaliate against Israel if the IDF decide to take out the Iranian nuclear facilitie</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Would Hezbollah retaliate against Israel if the IDF decide to take out the Iranian nuclear facilities and what would that do to Lebanon?

A text of the above has been posted to:

rationalrepublic.blogspot.com</description>
			<itunes:summary>Would Hezbollah retaliate against Israel if the IDF decide to take out the Iranian nuclear facilities and what would that do to Lebanon?

A text of the above has been posted to:

rationalrepublic.blogspot.com</itunes:summary>
          <itunes:author>Ghassan Karam</itunes:author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>07:56</itunes:duration>
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			<title>The Flat Earth Society Is Alive And Doing Well In Saudi Arabia</title>
			<itunes:subtitle>The &quot;destructive&quot; 