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	<title>The Official James Petras website</title>
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		<title>Empire Building, the Debt Ceiling the Budget Deficit and the Samson Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
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