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		<title>Belgium traps USMNT in Waffle House of Horrors</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Monday night’s USMNT exit was gutting, but we shouldn’t be too surprised. We knew Tim Ream, for all his qualities, was playing on borrowed time. We knew there a howler coming from such an inexperienced keeper. And we knew there would be massive karmic fallout from Dear Leader’s vainglorious meddling. But I wasn’t expecting the  [...]</p>
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