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	<title>The Reconstruction</title>
	<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org</link>
	<description>Economics, Energy, and the Environment.</description>
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		<title>Google&#8217;s Cycling Directions are Very Much Still in Beta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited that Google has published cycling directions, but  as they are right now, they might get me in trouble if I follow them:

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		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2010/03/10/googles-cycling-still-in-beta/</link>
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		<title>A Quick Note on Interpreting Poll Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In The New Republic:
&#8220;In Virginia, I&#8217;ve argued,Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds, who on his record and on the issues had much to recommend him, suffered at least in part from identification with Obama and the national party.
&#8220;The disapproval of Obama among Virginia voters, which began to climb in late July, may have affected their enthusiasm about Deeds. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/11/09/a-quick-note-on-interpreting-poll-results/</link>
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		<title>Brad DeLong says&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Somewhere in the World There Must Be Someone Who Understands the Unemployment Insurance Seasonal Adjustment Factor
But it sure ain&#8217;t me:

Looking at this time series, the seasonal adjustment does look a little crazy, but I promise&#8211; it&#8217;s not that bad.  Let&#8217;s go to the ten-year:

So, yes, that spike looks huge, but historically, it&#8217;s only really big. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/10/22/brad-delong-says/</link>
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		<title>Oh, Chicago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Steve Levitt: &#8220;The other day I was walking through the halls of the University of Chicago economics department and heard a faculty member say that the right rule of thumb for government spending is that it is worth only 10 cents on the dollar because of inefficiency.&#8221;
I&#8217;m open to suggestions as to what rules [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/10/06/oh-chicago/</link>
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		<title>Happy Fall!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two melons were laying in a field when one turned to the other and said, &#8220;You know, we&#8217;re going to have to invite my family to the wedding.&#8221;  The other asked, &#8220;Why?&#8221;  &#8220;Because we cantaloupe!&#8221;

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		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/09/21/happy-fall/</link>
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		<title>On Enjoying Your Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From a friend:
One thing that&#8217;s hilarious to me is, I had this job that paid me well.  I saved up.  I bought a nice blender.  Instead of buying a 2-dollar skirt at goodwill, I bought an expensive one at a real store.  It was lovely, but it didn&#8217;t fill the void.  I think the cliches [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/07/28/on-enjoying-your-work/</link>
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		<title>Fail-Safe Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick lunch-hour observation&#8230;
Quincy Adams at The RBC is absolutely right that the control system for Metro trains, as described in the Washington Post, contains a fundamental design flaw.  I&#8217;d argue, however, that an effective solution can be designed that is far simpler than Quincy&#8217;s suggestion.  In fact, the system could have been designed far [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/06/26/fail-safe-design/</link>
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		<title>Euphemism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WMATA currently:
Red Line
Disruption at Fort Totten in both directions. Trains are turning back at Rhode Island Avenue &#38; Silver Spring due to a situation outside of Fort Totten station. Shuttle bus service has been established. Expect delays in both directions.
WMATA between 9-10 PM yesterday (unofficial twitter re-broadcast):
Red Line
Disruption at Fort Totten. Trains are turning back [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/06/23/euphemism/</link>
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		<title>Domestic Terrorism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right-wing bloggers spent quite a bit of time last month complaining about an FBI report warning of the dangers posed by right-wing extremists, calling it an Obama-orchestrated &#8220;hit job&#8221; on conservatives, among other things.  One of the many passages found objectionable reads as follows (emphasis mine):
Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/05/31/domestic-terrorism/</link>
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		<title>Context</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love XKCD.

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		<link>http://www.thereconstruction.org/2009/03/20/context/</link>
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