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		<title>Pennsylvanians: How to change your party so you can vote in the Primary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know a lot of people in Pennsylvania, so I thought I&#8217;d put this up for their use. The clock is ticking to be a part of this primary election. If you want to vote in the primary on April 22nd, you need to be in the party of the candidate you want to vote [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know a lot of people in Pennsylvania, so I thought I&#8217;d put this up for their use.</p>
<p><strong>The clock is ticking to be a part of this primary election.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>If you want to vote in the primary on April 22nd, you need to be in the party of the candidate you want to vote for.</li>
<li>If you want to vote for Obama, you need to make sure your party affiliation is Democrat.</li>
<li>If you want to vote for Huckabee, then you need to make sure your party affiliation is Republican.</li>
<li>If you are currently in a 3rd party, you can&#8217;t have a say in the primaries, but&#8230;</li>
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<p>Luckily, you can still change your party affiliation or register to vote before March 24th.  (And you can always change it back later if you change your mind.)</p>
<p>These primaries are tight, so your vote really does matter.</p>
<h3>Links</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx">New PA Voters Can Register Online Here</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/cwp/view.asp?a=1195&#038;q=443005&#038;votingNav=|">Change your PA party affiliation by calling your election office here</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx">Find Your PA Polling Place on the day of the primary</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.state.pa.us/papower/guestaccount/registration_form.asp">Online PowerPort Tool that should let you change your party online</a>, but looks like a pain.<br />
(a simple phone call at your polling place in the link above may be easier)</p>
<h3>Dates</h3>
<p>Last day to register or change party: March 24th<br />
Primary Date: April 22nd</p>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Far Cheaper to Save the World Than it is to Shoot at it</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government spends $200 Billion a year on the Iraq War and has thus far spent 1.2 Trillion dollars. You don&#8217;t have a real sense of how many oranges you could buy for that apple till someone puts it in terms that make it all too clear. The NY Times did just that. Be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The U.S. government spends $200 Billion a year on the Iraq War and has thus far spent 1.2 Trillion dollars.  You don&#8217;t have a real sense of how many oranges you could buy for that apple till someone puts it in terms that make it all too clear.  <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html?ex=1326690000&#038;en=7fa21c04e7a6b08c&#038;ei=5088&#038;partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss">The NY Times did just that</a>.</p>
<p><img src="http://obviousdiversion.com/images/warcost.png" alt="a graphic showing that universal health care for all uninsured americans would only cost $100 Billion, half the cost of the war" class="ui" /></p>
<p>Be sure to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html?ex=1326690000&#038;en=7fa21c04e7a6b08c&#038;ei=5088&#038;partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss">check out the entire article and chart</a> for some startling realities like the fact that immunizing the world&#8217;s children would only cost a fraction of all those bombs that get dropped.  I dare say, it&#8217;s much more economical to save the world that it is to shoot at it.</p>
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		<title>Run, Obama, Run</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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