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	<description>some guy’s thoughts on God, family, leadership, politics and branding</description>
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		<title>No one should die because they lack access to affordable health care.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The health care debate is good.  I support it.  I don&#8217;t care which side you&#8217;re on, just jump in the water and get involved.  After all, the Federal Government is not them &#8230; it&#8217;s us.  We live in a representational republic based on the backbone of a government of the people, for the people and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/politics/no-one-should-die-because-they-lack-access-to-affordable-health-care</link>
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		<title>You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I ran across this quote the other day.  I have never seen the concept communicated so clearly, so I thought I&#8217;d share this with you.
“You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/politics/you-cannot-legislate-the-poor-into-prosperity</link>
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		<title>2008 Election Results Accidentally Leaked Early</title>
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SOURCE: Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early &#124; The Onion &#8211; America&#8217;s Finest News Source
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		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/politics/2008-election-results</link>
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		<title>Publicis and Google: Should digital be easier to buy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I ran across a piece from David Pasternack today that makes the following point:
Despite the mythology that big ad agencies are populated exclusively with people who can&#8217;t even figure out how to open their email messages, the truth is more complicated. The main reason that more ad dollars aren&#8217;t flowing into digital is that digital [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/branding/publicis-google</link>
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		<title>Marathon launches innovative new website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marathon Office Interiors launched a new website today.  The site features a great-looking intro page with fading two-stage javascript rollovers and a unique javascript navigation system.
The site offers links to the dozens of manufacturers Marathon represents, a complete catalog of pre-owned furniture and a showcase of client and showroom photo galleries.  What&#8217;s more, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/web-development/marathon-launches-innovative-new-website</link>
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		<title>Bar Stool Economics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This has been around for years, but with all the campaign promises, it bears repeating&#8230;

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and  the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay  our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/politics/bar-stool-economics</link>
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		<title>Macbook Air Commercial Song</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This song makes you want a Macbook Air.  No doubt about it &#8211; Apple knows how to pick &#8216;em.

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		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/branding/macbook-air-commercial-song</link>
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		<title>IDP wins Best of Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welders at the core (and brilliant welders, at that), the guys at HRI developed a unique protective suit system that allows them to work in up to 1800 degrees.  Why?  So they can fix problems with equipment in refineries, power plants and other such environments without having to shut the plant down.
So, heat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/branding/best-of-show</link>
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		<title>Get Started on your Tax Returns Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year, millions of people rush to prepare income tax returns at the last minute, then stand in line until midnight at the post office.  Really, there&#8217;s no need for that.
Grab your W-2 and bank statements before you lose them and head to Tax-Quick.  Drop it all on the desk and they&#8217;ll prepare [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/business/tax-return-preparation</link>
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		<title>MMAF Announces 2007 ADDY Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mid-Missouri Advertising Federation presented the local ADDY Awards on Feb. 8 at the Courtyard by Marriott.
This year’s winners will have the chance at gaining a spot in regional and national competitions within the American Advertising Federation.
SOURCE: Columbia Business Times &#8211; 2007 ADDY Awards
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		<link>http://www.jmichaelroach.com/branding/2007-addy-awards</link>
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