If you look at the this section of your code, where the UL tags are (in red), they aren't closed before another open UL tag. (They get closed farther down)
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The next couple get closed properly (in green)
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<li><a href="http://ripcoco.blogspot.com/2006/05/thank-you-steven-colbert-via-huffpo.html">
Thank You Steven Colbert
via HuffPo!
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Then the UL tags then get all closed at the same time
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