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	<description>Scott Bradford has been building web sites and using them to say what he thinks since 1995, which tended to get him in trouble with power-tripping assistant principals at the time. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University, but has spent most of his career (so far) working on public- and private-sector web sites. He is not a member of any political party, and brands himself an ‘independent constitutional conservative.’ In addition to holding down a day job and blogging about challenging subjects like politics, religion, and technology, Scott is also a devout Catholic, gun-owner, bike rider, and music lover with a wife and two cats.</description>
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		<title>BREAKING: Carmen Sandiego to Be Released Tuesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off on a Tangent has learned that Carmen Sandiego, ringleader of the infamous Villains&#8217; International League of Evil (VILE) crime syndicate, is scheduled for release from federal prison in Waseca, MN on Tuesday. Sandiego was convicted of felony tax evasion in 1999 and is serving a fifteen-year sentence. According to sources at the U.S. Marshals Service speaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Arrested on Various Charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet, a well-known international computer network, has been arrested in Berkeley, CA on various federal charges including wire fraud, trafficking in child pornography, and copyright infringement. Additionally, attorneys representing the State of Michigan have filed an indictment against the Internet accusing it of public intoxication, distracted driving, and harassment. Michigan officials have filed a related petition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Tough Times, Americans Hoarding Starbucks Coffee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these tough economic times, one business is doing extraordinarily well: Starbucks. The premium coffee shop, known for charging more than $3 for a simple cup of coffee, has found itself struggling to keep pace with drastically increased demand as more and more Americans resort to hoarding the hard-to-find drinks. While the company insists it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lenovo Acquires the United States of America</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States of America, a privately-owned financial services, insurance, and automotive company, has been acquired by Chinese computer-maker Lenovo. Barack Obama, President and CEO of the United States, has hailed the acquisition as a new beginning for the 233-year-old USA. The United States began life in 1776 as a democratic republic, hailed around the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Woes Lead to Cancellation of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.scottbradford.us/2008/12/31/economic-woes-lead-to-cancellation-of-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Commission on Annualization (UNCOA) has announced that, due to the worldwide economic crisis, 2009 will be canceled. UNCOA spokesman Mohamed Abbas announced today that, if economic conditions permit, years will resume with 2010 after an empty space in the space-time continuum equivalent to the previously proposed 365-day length of the canceled year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fans: &#8216;Solace&#8217; Among Best 20 Bond Films</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fans of the long-running 007 film series agree, nearly universally, that Quantum of Solace starring Daniel Craig as James Bond is easily one of the best twenty films in the series. According to a recent study, which polled over 500 self-affirmed fans of the James Bond films, Solace is viewed very favorably when compared with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Arrested in Sweatshop Sting Operation</title>
		<link>http://www.scottbradford.us/2008/07/16/santa-arrested-in-sweatshop-sting-operation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santa Claus has been arrested in Hong Kong, China following an international sting operation investigating the jolly elf for involvement in a sweatshop cartel. A high-ranking Interpol official speaking to Off on a Tangent under conditions of anonymity stated that Claus, known worldwide for his annual distribution of Christmas gifts, enlisted the network of sweatshops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roanoke Rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bradford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I drove up Mill Mountain after work late on a Thursday afternoon to stand beneath the Star and look at the city. It had been a hot, sticky day—the kind where a few seconds in the open air left you longing for a nearby pool to dive into—but the view was worth the lingering discomfort. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GMU to Cease Academic Programs; Focus Entirely on Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the first day of April, George Mason University announced that it will no longer offer any academic classes or degree programs, instead focusing entirely on its growing sports program. This move has GMU following in the footsteps of other Virginia universities like Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia. &#8220;With our basketball team in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fourteen Killed in Snoopy Cartoon Riots</title>
		<link>http://www.scottbradford.us/2006/04/01/fourteen-killed-in-snoopy-cartoon-riots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the first day of April, fourteen were killed and hundreds injured in riots over a controversial Snoopy cartoon published yesterday in several U.S. newspapers. The cartoon, which Off on a Tangent has chosen not to print, depicted the cartoon dog engaged in a sex act with Lucy. Following publication of the cartoon in the [...]]]></description>
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