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<\/a> <\/p>\nMy colleague Dave Mason created a blog<\/a> connected to his new book, The End of the American Century<\/a>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0742557014\")
<\/em>. Since he has now posted his first blog entry, I thought I\u2019d try to send him some traffic and give him a baptism of fire into the wonderful world of blogging. His first post is entitled \u201cBankrupt America<\/a>\u201c. If the subject of the book\/post sound interesting, why not pay his blog a visit and take a look? <\/div>\n
<\/em>. Since he has now posted his first blog entry, I thought I\u2019d try to send him some traffic and give him a baptism of fire into the wonderful world of blogging. His first post is entitled \u201cBankrupt America<\/a>\u201c. If the subject of the book\/post sound interesting, why not pay his blog a visit and take a look? <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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