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		<title>Believe in Freedom of Speech? Of Press? Of Assembly? Must See Video.</title>
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		<title>What Do Marriage Equality, Ethical Business, and Mother&#8217;s Day Have In Common?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marriage equality. Ethical Business. Mother&#8217;s Day. What do these ideas have in common. A lot. They describe the moral worldview of Americans who want to make progress in expanding freedom for everyone, versus only bully sexist corporations and selfish billionaires. &#8230; <a href="http://empathysurplus.com/2012/05/13/what-do-marriage-equality-ethical-business-and-mothers-day-have-in-common/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=empathysurplus.com&#038;blog=26419062&#038;post=1283&#038;subd=empathysurplus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reading List from Our Consulting Partner, Joe Brewer, Cognitive Policy Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 23:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina Speaks to Caring Citizens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Three Minute Film on Compassion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Better Future, Mutual Responsibility Tagged: compassion, empathy, Porcelain Unicorn, social responsibility<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=empathysurplus.com&#038;blog=26419062&#038;post=1266&#038;subd=empathysurplus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton County Caring Citizens 1st Amendment Gathering Tuesday, May 8, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by the Pilot Caring Citizens Chapter &#8211; a multi-precinct, multi-county group Come at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Donatos Pizza, Wilmington, Ohio 7:00 p.m. &#8211; The 1st Amendment Gathering Begins 30 minutes &#8211; Introductions &#38; discuss Chapter &#8230; <a href="http://empathysurplus.com/2012/05/07/clinton-county-caring-citizens-1st-amendment-gathering-tuesday-may-8-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=empathysurplus.com&#038;blog=26419062&#038;post=1261&#038;subd=empathysurplus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Governing A Freedom Expanding Public Agenda For All Americans</title>
		<link>http://empathysurplus.com/2012/04/21/governing-a-freedom-expanding-public-agenda-for-all-americans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Question We Can All Ask Ourselves  by Chuck Watts, co-founder Is my current moral worldview limiting my success at working together with my neighbors to make public government more effective? Filed under: Better Future, Broad Prosperity, Effective Government, Mutual &#8230; <a href="http://empathysurplus.com/2012/04/21/governing-a-freedom-expanding-public-agenda-for-all-americans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=empathysurplus.com&#038;blog=26419062&#038;post=1240&#038;subd=empathysurplus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It Shouldn&#8217;t Be A Crime To Be A Woman</title>
		<link>http://empathysurplus.com/2012/04/21/it-shouldnt-be-a-crime-to-be-a-woman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Chuck Watts, Co-founder Thousands of women are rallying under the banner of &#8220;Stop the War on Women.&#8221; It&#8217;s the wrong banner and will further enslave women. The American Idol judges tell the singers they love all the time to &#8230; <a href="http://empathysurplus.com/2012/04/21/it-shouldnt-be-a-crime-to-be-a-woman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=empathysurplus.com&#038;blog=26419062&#038;post=1233&#038;subd=empathysurplus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Imagining and Shaping the Hometown We Want</title>
		<link>http://empathysurplus.com/2012/03/31/imagining-and-shaping-the-hometown-we-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrating 109 Years of Social Responsibility and National Service! Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:30 p.m. - Social Time, Cash Bar &#38; Displays 6:30 p.m. - Introductions, Dinner &#38; Program 7:30 p.m. &#8211; Adjourn Keynote Speaker:  Joe Brewer  Cognitive Policy Works Seattle, WA &#8230; <a href="http://empathysurplus.com/2012/03/31/imagining-and-shaping-the-hometown-we-want/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=empathysurplus.com&#038;blog=26419062&#038;post=1192&#038;subd=empathysurplus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Compassionate Americans Want Compassionate Government</title>
		<link>http://empathysurplus.com/2012/02/18/compassionate-americans-want-compassionate-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dean Feldmeyer with permission Many thanks to Mr. Gary Abernathy for last week’s op-ed column laying out the Libertarian point of view that God doesn’t give a hoot what the government does or doesn’t do. He argued that government is incapable &#8230; <a href="http://empathysurplus.com/2012/02/18/compassionate-americans-want-compassionate-government/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=empathysurplus.com&#038;blog=26419062&#038;post=1149&#038;subd=empathysurplus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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