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	<title>Michigan Beer Buzz &#187; Beer and Politics</title>
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		<title>House Small Brewers Caucus</title>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2009/08/house-small-brewers-caucus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AHA is asking for help from American beer lovers. They are asking you to write your U.S. House Representative and ask him to join House Small Brewers Caucus. Below is the action alert along with the form letter to send out to your Representative.
Support the Community of Beer Enthusiasts
and Small Brewers-
Contact Your Congressional Representative
Dear Beer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Excise Tax on Brewers</title>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2009/05/federal-excise-tax-on-brewers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2009/05/federal-excise-tax-on-brewers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 13:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This email was sent to the Craft Beer in Michigan group sometime this week. It originated from Charlie Papazian. It gives you information on a fight to prevent a Federal Excise Tax on brewers. Please if you have time read it.

Some of you are aware of the headline discussions in Washington DC this week and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Bells Distribution Fight &#8211; In Michigan</title>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2009/04/another-bells-distribution-fight-in-michigan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2009/04/another-bells-distribution-fight-in-michigan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jnaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WSJ article: Eccentric Brewmaster Takes Distribution Fight to Court
In his latest clash with Big Beer, the eccentric former home brewer has sued one of his distributors in a Michigan state court to try to block it from selling the rights to market his products to an Anheuser-Busch InBev distributor.
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		<title>Photo of the day?</title>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2009/02/photo-of-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My brother sent this to me. He entered a caption contest for the Indiana Brewers Guild. Apparently, he won with the caption &#8220;Beer, the real stimulus package.&#8221; Although he&#8217;s guessing he was the only person who even submitted a caption. In any case, congratulations to him! The award for winning was getting your caption posted along with the photo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The State of the State is &#8220;Hoppy&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2009/02/the-state-of-the-state-is-hoppy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2009/02/the-state-of-the-state-is-hoppy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was driving home tonight and I caught a few minutes of Governor Granholm&#8217;s &#8220;State of the State&#8221; address. I have to admit that I was listening, but I wasn&#8217;t really LISTENING. Then my ears perked up. Here&#8217;s what I heard:  
&#8220;When I talk to people across Michigan they often ask, &#8220;What can I do to help?&#8221; Here&#8217;s my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is the drinking Age 21</title>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2008/08/why-is-the-drinking-age-21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2008/08/why-is-the-drinking-age-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just one more thing that I found on the Mental Floss website. One of their bloggers Ethan Trex wrote a great blog on why we have the drinking age set at 21 . The link is below.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/17893
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		<title>In Honor of Political Conventions</title>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2008/08/in-honor-of-political-conventions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/beer/2008/08/in-honor-of-political-conventions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this really cool article in  Mental Floss&#8217; special election issue (Mental Floss is a magazine that specializes in trivial knowledge. It is well written, informative and also has an humorous side.) The title of this issue is &#8220;The Wildest Rides to the White House.&#8221; One of the articles talks about some of the most contentious conventions ever.  
The article deals [...]]]></description>
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