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	<title>Duffy&#039;s Rant Netcast &#187; General</title>
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	<description>News and comment from the south suburbs of Chicago</description>
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	<itunes:summary>News and comment from the south suburbs of Chicago</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Wierd news items</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2012/01/19/wierd-news-items/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, cops are still trying to figure out who the body parts found up by the Hollywood sign. USA Today article And on another slant, the porno industry is threatening to leave LA if Calif. passes a law concerning all actors must use a condom. USA Today article]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, cops are still trying to figure out who the body parts found up by the Hollywood sign.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-18/human-head-hollywood/52645904/1">USA Today article</a></p>
<p>And on another slant, the porno industry is threatening to leave LA if Calif. passes a law concerning all actors must use a condom.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-18/condom-law-porn-industry-california/52639462/1?csp=ip">USA Today article</a></p>
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		<title>Damn, its freakin COLD!</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2012/01/15/damn-its-freakin-cold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine is heading for Ft. Myers FL.&#160; wish I could join her.&#160; SHEESH!&#160; It&#8217;s about 24 here now and the wind chill&#8217;s rediculous.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend of mine is heading for Ft. Myers FL.&nbsp; wish I could join her.&nbsp; SHEESH!&nbsp; It&#8217;s about 24 here now and the wind chill&#8217;s rediculous.</p>
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		<title>Happy New Year</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2012/01/01/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A happy and prosperous new year to all my readers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A happy and prosperous new year to all my readers.</p>
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		<title>Ah, they did it again&#8230;as usual.</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2011/12/18/ah-they-did-it-again-as-usual/</link>
		<comments>http://duffysrant.com/2011/12/18/ah-they-did-it-again-as-usual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics and such]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ban incanedescent light bulbs? &#160;Not so fast says Congress.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/12/congress-delays-enforcement-light-bulb-rules-/1">Ban incanedescent light bulbs? &nbsp;Not so fast says Congress.</a></p>
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		<title>Passages</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2011/12/07/passages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dobie Gray passed away last night. &#160;No cause has been mentioned. The Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N&#8217; Roses, the late Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Small Faces/The Faces&#160;are now in the Rock &#38; Roll HOF. Ron Santo got into the baseball HOF finally, a year after he passed away.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dobie Gray passed away last night. &nbsp;No cause has been mentioned.</p>
<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; background-color: #ffffff;">The Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N&#8217; Roses, the late Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Small Faces/The Faces&nbsp;are now in the Rock &amp; Roll HOF.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; background-color: #ffffff;">Ron Santo got into the baseball HOF finally, a year after he passed away.</span></p>
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		<title>FINALLY!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2011/12/05/finally-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two hours ago, the veterans committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame elected Ron Santo to membership. I echo every Cubs fan&#8217;s comment: &#8220;Shoulda been done while he was alive!&#8221; But, it&#8217;s a long overdue honor and every Cubs fan should be overjoyed!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two hours ago, the veterans committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame elected Ron Santo to membership.</p>
<p>I echo every Cubs fan&#8217;s comment: &#8220;Shoulda been done while he was alive!&#8221;</p>
<p>But, it&#8217;s a long overdue honor and every Cubs fan should be overjoyed!</p>
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		<title>Finally&#8230;after how many years!!!!???????</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2011/11/30/finally-after-how-many-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dixie Square to finally go]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-demolition-possible-for-blues-brothers-mall-20111130,0,3965021.story">Dixie Square to finally go</a></p>
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		<title>Maggie Daley, RIP</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2011/11/26/maggie-daley-rip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She fought valiantly for 10 years against the monster that has claimed her but, in doing so, gave many hope that they too could tame the monster. I&#8217;ll remember that she always had a smile for everyone and always waved if someone called out greetings.  She was one class act.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She fought valiantly for 10 years against the monster that has claimed her but, in doing so, gave many hope that they too could tame the monster.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll remember that she always had a smile for everyone and always waved if someone called out greetings.  She was one class act.</p>
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		<title>And so it goes</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2011/11/16/and-so-it-goes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another of the Munchkins has passed away. Karl Slover passes away at 93]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another of the Munchkins has passed away.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/wizard-of-oz-munchkin-karl-slover-dies-at/article_a9b41740-79d8-5cdb-b557-1bb9b516f8e4.html">Karl Slover passes away at 93</a></p>
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		<title>Agents &#8220;irked&#8221; at players for saying no</title>
		<link>http://duffysrant.com/2011/11/15/agents-irked-at-players-for-saying-no/</link>
		<comments>http://duffysrant.com/2011/11/15/agents-irked-at-players-for-saying-no/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the article from USA Today. Agents &#34;irked&#34;? Sounds to me that they’re POd that their gravy train’s been derailed again.&#160; And ya gotta wonder what the players reps are thinking.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out the article from USA Today.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2011-11-14/NBA-players-wont-accept-deal-season-could-be-over/51198288/1?csp=hf">Agents &quot;irked&quot;?</a></p>
<p>Sounds to me that they’re POd that their gravy train’s been derailed again.&#160; And ya gotta wonder what the players reps are thinking.</p>
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