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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Trade Agenda Faces Tough Battle Heading Into House]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- After several near-death experiences in the Senate, the trade agenda that President Barack Obama is pushing as a second term capstone faces its biggest hurdle yet in the more polarized House.
Anti-trade forces have struggled to ignite public outrage over Obama's bid to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Wins Ky. as GOP Bids for Senate Majority]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell won a hard-fought sixth term Tuesday, putting him a step closer to his lifelong dream of becoming majority leader and getting the GOP off to a good start in its goal of taking control of the Senate.
Helping his chances was...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Colorado Win Puts GOP on Verge of Senate Majority]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans took giant steps toward controlling the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Democratic senators in Colorado and Arkansas, and replacing retiring Democrats in three other states.
With several Democratic seats still in play, six-term Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Who Wins Senate Control? Nov. 4 Might Not Decide]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/09/22/who_wins_senate_control_nov_4_might_not_decide_124059.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- A suspenseful election night is one thing, but what if it stretches out for a month? Or into next year?
A handful of tight races in states with quirky election laws make for the headache-inducing possibility that Election Day will come and go without deciding which...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Turmoil Heats Up Battle in Two Key Senate Races]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Labor Day week ought to start clarifying the partisan battle to control the Senate, but if anything, the picture just got muddier and the map bigger.
An afterthought all year, conservative Kansas is suddenly abuzz.
An independent candidate drove the Democrat from the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Target Women With Bills on Contraception, Pay]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/07/17/dems_target_women_with_bills_on_contraception_pay_123350.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats and Republicans are fervently pursuing a batch of doomed bills in Congress because they target a coveted prize in the Nov. 4 elections: female voters.
Wednesday's Senate vote on contraception legislation is the latest example of Democrats' win-by-losing...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[White House: Most Kids at Border Won't Stay in U.S.]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House said Monday that most unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are unlikely to qualify for humanitarian relief that would prevent them from being sent back from their home countries.
The pointed warning came as the White House finalized...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Dems Try to Pull Focus From Obamacare]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan has her Republican opponent right where she wants him geographically - and, therefore, politically.
Thom Tillis is stuck at the state capitol trying to resolve a budget quarrel as speaker of the North Carolina House. It's a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mississippi Senate Race Tops Tuesday's 8 Primaries]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/06/02/mississippi_senate_race_tops_tuesdays_8_primaries_122828.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Strange, unsavory twists in Mississippi's Senate Republican race are grabbing the most attention of Tuesday's primary elections in eight states.
Sen. Thad Cochran, seeking a seventh six-year term, faces state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who's backed by tea party...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Analysis: GOP Avoids Past Mistake With Senate Picks]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/05/21/analysis_gop_avoids_past_mistake_with_senate_picks_122697.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tuesday's elections are the best evidence yet that Republicans are avoiding previous mistakes and improving their chances of controlling the Senate during President Barack Obama's final two years in office.
GOP voters again chose solidly conservative nominees while...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[N.C. Dems Say GOP Nominee Is Too Far Right]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thom Tillis, the Republican establishment's favored son in North Carolina, won the state's Senate nomination by running as a proud conservative who's not terribly different from his tea party and Christian-right opponents.
Democrats now hope to turn that image against...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Aim Ire at the Koch Brothers]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/03/11/senate_democrats_aim_ire_at_rich_obscure_brothers_121883.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidates, facing withering criticism on the national health care law, are gambling they can turn voters against two billionaire brothers funding the attacks - even if few Americans would recognize the pair on the street.
In an accelerating...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Aim Ire at Rich, Obscure Brothers]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidates, facing withering criticism on the national health care law, are gambling they can turn voters against two billionaire brothers funding the attacks - even if few Americans would recognize the pair on the street.
In an accelerating...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senators Hit Rivals Hard and Fast in GOP Primaries]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican senators are attacking GOP challengers earlier and more aggressively than in past elections, including using opposition research to try to knock out upstart rivals before they become serious threats.
These senators are eager to avoid the fate of colleagues...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Foes From Left and Right Try to Oust McConnell]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/02/17/foes_from_left_and_right_try_to_oust_mcconnell_121602.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Democrats dream of driving U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell into retirement this year, ridding President Barack Obama of one of his fiercest opponents. Tea partyers have the same dream, but they say the Senate's Republican leader actually is too accommodating to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Anti-Obama Mood Hurts Dems in Arkansas Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/01/13/anti-obama_mood_hurts_dems_in_arkansas_senate_race_121203.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[GILLETT, Ark. (AP) -- It's voters like Jammy Turner who give Republicans hope of ending an Arkansas political dynasty and taking control of the U.S. Senate this fall.
Turner, among the hundreds who attended the annual "Coon Supper" on Saturday in this town about 100 miles southeast of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Some Dems Keep Distance as Obama Popularity Drops]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/12/03/some_dems_keep_distance_as_obama_popularity_drops_120840.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats running for re-election in Arkansas, Louisiana and other Republican-leaning states faced enough problems before President Barack Obama's popularity swooned in November. Now they are awkwardly distancing themselves from him a year before the election, seeking...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Law's Troubles Give GOP a Much-Needed Boost]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/11/11/health_laws_troubles_give_gop_a_much-needed_boost_120629.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The health care law's seemingly endless problems are giving congressional Republicans a much-needed boost of energy, helping them to move past the government-shutdown debacle and focus on a theme for next year's elections.
Republicans are back on offense, and more...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Year After Romney Loss, GOP Woes Run Even Deeper]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/10/28/a_year_after_romney_loss_gop_woes_run_even_deeper_120470.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- A year after losing a presidential race many Republicans thought was winnable, the party arguably is in worse shape than before. The GOP is struggling to control tensions between its tea party and establishment wings and watching approval ratings sink to record...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House GOP Plans Anti-Washington Push in August]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/05/house_gop_plans_anti-washington_push_in_august_119497.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans will take a carefully orchestrated, staunchly anti-Washington campaign to voters this month, blaming President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats for Americans' unhappiness with government.
"Every day I serve in Congress, I work to fight...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Strategy for 2016 Looks Deeply Unsettled]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/06/23/gop_strategy_for_2016_looks_deeply_unsettled_118922.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican Party's road map for winning presidential elections looks hazier than ever as GOP lawmakers and others reject what many considered obvious lessons from Mitt Romney's loss last year.
House Republicans are rebelling against the key recommendation of a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Challenge: Draw in New Voters Without Irking Base]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/05/27/gop_challenge_draw_in_new_voters_without_irking_base_118563.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican Party, having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, confronts a dilemma that's easier to describe than to solve: How can it broaden its appeal to up-for-grabs voters without alienating its conservative base?
There's no...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Republicans Weigh How Best to Profit From Obama's Problems, Democrats Hope They Overplay Their Hand]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes, legislatively or politically.
Last November's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans' Firm Stand on Spending Cuts Trips Up Dems in Budget Battle]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/03/05/gop_anti-tax_focus_trips_up_dems_in_budget_battle_117294.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional Republicans' unyielding stand against income tax increases has caught President Barack Obama and his allies off guard, resulting in the spending-cuts-only approach to deficit reduction that Democrats most wanted to avoid.
It also has dimmed hopes for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Boehner Steadies Republican Team, Reframes Deficit Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/02/03/boehner_steadies_republican_team_reframes_deficit_debate_116907.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker John Boehner has shored up his political clout after a shaky month, persuading his Republican caucus to pick its fights with Democrats more strategically.
His impressive rebound, aided by face-the-facts confrontations with colleagues, helped the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Throws Obama's Old Deficit Stands Back at Him]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/12/11/gop_throws_obamas_old_deficit_stands_back_at_him_116393.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some of the best Republican arguments against President Barack Obama's proposals to avoid a "fiscal cliff" come from the president himself, in comments he made months or years before his re-election.
Stung by the GOP's midterm election gains in 2010, Obama took stands...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Banks on Clinton to Clinch Close States]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney has millionaire backers, a huge staff and years of campaign experience, which may be enough to win the White House. President Barack Obama has one asset Romney can't match, however: Bill Clinton.
The former president is sprinting through...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Candidates Swap Roles as Obama Tries to Blunt Romney's Momentum]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/10/23/candidates_swap_roles_as_obama_tries_to_blunt_romneys_momentum_115879.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney is acting like a challenger who feels he has enough momentum and time to overtake the president by Election Day, two weeks from now.
Judging from Monday's final debate, President Barack Obama almost seems to agree.
Obama was clearly the more...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Sharpens Differences With Obama]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/09/19/romney_sharpens_differences_with_obama_115493.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney, in describing nearly half of Americans as being docile dependents of the state, and saying it's a "foreign concept" for government to redistribute income, is outlining a philosophy that's not only sharply at odds with President Barack Obama's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Eyes Pennsylvania Despite Big Obama '08 Win]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/06/05/romney_eyes_pennsylvania_despite_big_obama_08_win_114381.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Babington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Candi Ludwig is the face of Mitt Romney's hopes in Pennsylvania, a state Republicans would love to take away from President Barack Obama this fall.
Ludwig, a registered Republican and mother of two teenagers, voted for Obama in 2008 when he won Pennsylvania by...]]></description>
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