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	<title>Comments on: So if I take a &#8220;leave of absence&#8221; you&#8217;ll double my salary?</title>
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		<title>By: Harold Ford, Jr. Throws Former Campaign Manager Under The Bus : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Harold Ford, Jr. Throws Former Campaign Manager Under The Bus : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] 2006, Beecher Frasier took a leave of absence from the staff of Rep. Lincoln Davis to work for Harold Ford, Jr. as his campaign manager in his [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Paying It Forward : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paying It Forward : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] FamousDC reports on the lucrative practice of congressional staffers taking small leaves of absence from their jobs on the Hill to get paid working the campaign trail for their bosses. [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Debbie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Debbie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 18:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>and you didn&#039;t even get to the staffers who DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING yet get paid anyway because a) the boss is emotionally attached to them,  b) they are old and will sue if they get fired, c) they were hired as a favor without the office knowing that they suck at life, d)  they are good at hiding that all they do is play with &quot;Linked in&quot; to network or email their friends to share the buzz all the while not doing any actual work.</description>
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