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		<title>Iraq war vet says &#8220;mission accomplished&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By CLAY N. MIDDLETON Special to Charleston Currents Editor&#8217;s note: Charleston native Clay Middleton sent this along from Washington as the final American troops were leaving Iraq. We thought you&#8217;d appreciate his insights from being a former aide to U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn and a captain in the S.C. National Guard as the year winds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Not This Plan, Then What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jobs, jobs, jobs, and more jobs are what this economy needs to bring unemployment to an acceptable level. A poll is not needed to identify that. Those in the low social economic tier continue to suffer more than anyone else; the middle class is confused about still being classified as middle class, and the wealthy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9/11: Reflection and Call to Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Clay N. Middleton &#160; The nation, and many in the world, will pause on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 to reflect on what occurred on that horrific day.  Many will engage in some type of service activity or memorial, a powerful sign of strength and unity that will demonstrate to those that want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compromise is Not a Four-Letter Word</title>
		<link>http://claymiddleton.com/2011/08/compromise-is-not-a-four-letter-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What have we learned from the debt-ceiling debate? As published in the Charleston City Paper August 17, 2011 The debt ceiling debates that have consumed the headlines for weeks once again demonstrated a divided country and a Congress torn between ideologies and putting the long-term interest of the country first. The bipartisan debt deal that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sacrifice and Service</title>
		<link>http://claymiddleton.com/2011/07/sacrifice-and-service-that-will-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since declaring our independence from Great Britain 235 years ago, we continue to strive in advancing in every field of human endeavor, remain a super power, be the beacon of light and source of opportunities for the entire world. Getting to this point wasn&#8217;t easy and, as we seek to improve ourselves as a people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Good Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is a reasonable health insurance exchange possible for S.C.? by Clay N. Middleton As published in the Charleston City Paper June 22, 2011 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed last year by Congress requires all states to set up a health insurance exchange program. While South Carolina is one of 26 states to sue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial Day: Honoring those who gave lives for freedom</title>
		<link>http://claymiddleton.com/2011/05/memorial-day-honoring-those-who-gave-lives-for-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 01:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By CLAY N. MIDDLETON Special to Charleston Currents MAY 30, 2011 &#8212; I, like many others, am relieved that Osama bin Laden is dead. As a company commander in the South Carolina Army National Guard, I know that our mission is nowhere near being completed, and we remain at a high level of readiness and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Need to Join Forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 01:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As published on whitehouse.gov For the past 10 years, our nation has been at war. As the members of our Armed Services deploy, it is critical that they need to know that their family has the support it needs. Those that have volunteered to serve in the military must have the peace of mind of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Rare Form</title>
		<link>http://claymiddleton.com/2011/04/a-few-school-board-members-are-not-acting-in-the-best-interest-of-our-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Few School Board Members Are Not Acting In The Best Interest Of Our Students by Clay N. Middleton As published in the Charleston City Paper on April 20, 2011 In the daily battle of politics, it can be enlightening to attend a different public or political meeting just to observe, have a good laugh, and see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sesquicentennial Stalemate: The celebration will continue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we approach the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, some Southerners remain troubled that the South lost. Others tend to focus on the traditions of the Old South and the attitudes and conditions of the time that led to the war. And then there are those who look at the realities of the [...]]]></description>
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