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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Are Repeating Hillary Clinton's Mistakes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/26/gop-repeat-hillary-mistake-identity-politics-column/100877816/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans face media derision if they follow the unconventional, outrageous strategies of their successful presidential candidate. But what about the desperate Democrats who seem oddly eager to mimic the major mistakes of their defeated standard-bearer? President Trump has earned his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Has Congress If He Can Keep It]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/12/29/trump-house-senate-republican-majority-michael-medved-column/95719478/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans have a unprecedented margins in Congress, and stand to gain in 2018.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Three Democratic Delusions]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/29/popular-vote-clinton-democrats-trump-medved-column/94545452/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Democrats try to regroup after their recent presidential defeat, they tend to delude themselves on three crucial points.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[There Is No Invisible Army of Evangelicals]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/05/18/christian-evangelicals-elections-demographics-medved-column/26474707/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As they plot strategy and evaluate candidates for 2016, too many Republicans embrace the notion that the key to victory lies with hordes of disillusioned Christian evangelicals for whom today's GOP isn't nearly conservative enough.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Stay Out of Our Beds and Pews]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/04/02/sodomy-laws-indiana-gay-religion-column/70785174/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In order to find the proper perspective for controversies in Indiana and other states over "religious liberty" legislation, it's worth looking back at the long history of sodomy laws in the United States. That's not because the rules to protect religious believers compare in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The &quot;War on Women&quot; Failed in 2012]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama is suddenly upset about the alleged wage gap between men and women, but he's not responding to a national economic crisis. Instead, he is attempting to revive the "war on women" theme that, according to Washington wisdom, helped carry Democrats to victory in 2012 and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Freedom and the Automobile]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I recently said goodbye to a car I drove and cherished for several years, repeating an experience familiar to most baby boomers. Bringing our 20-year-old son into the garage the night before taking the vehicle back to the dealer at the expiration of the lease, I unsuccessfully invoked...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Liberal God Delusion]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/28/the-liberal-god-delusion.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Washington staggers into a new year, one side of the political spectrum polarizes and paralyzes all ongoing debates due to its irrational reliance on a higher power. The problem isn't religious conservatives and their abiding faith in God; it's mainstream liberals and their blind...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Not-So-Liberal American Future]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/02/the-not-so-liberal-american-future.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Does ideology shape life experience, or does life experience determine ideology? The future direction of American politics depends on our response. In response to the disappointing results of November's elections, I have argued that conservatives should take heart from the undeniable...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What About Clinton-Era Spending Rates?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/24/the-unanswered-question-what-about-clinton-era-spending-rates.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the debate on our fiscal crisis, one crucial question is never answered or even asked: if we're supposed to go back to Clinton-era tax rates because they were good for America, why don't we simultaneously return to that era's spending rates? In other words, what is government doing so...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Joke's on Joe Biden]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/12/joe-biden-s-rude-debate-laughter-the-joke-s-on-him.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the last 40 years of presidential politics, Democrats have often derided their Republican rivals as jokers and buffoons. But they have never before laughed in their faces on national TV. In that sense, Joe Biden made history with his weird, wired performance in the vice-presidential...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney's Secret Weapon: Distrust of Govt]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/24/gallup-poll-revealing-distrust-of-government-activism-could-help-romney.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the midst of a blizzard of confusing and contradictory polls ("Romney sinks far behind Obama;" "The president quickly loses his convention bounce"; "The race remains essentially tied, as it has for six months") one unheralded recent survey suggests a decisive issues edge that could...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Desperate Obama Backers Play Race Card]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/27/racism-no-obama-s-own-incompetence-is-hurting-his-campaign.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the Obama campaign struggles against powerful riptides of economic bad news, some of the president's most fervent apologists have returned to the old habit of blaming all his political troubles on racism. State Sen. Louise Lucas, one of the leaders of the official "Obama Truth Team"...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rubio Is Democrats' Worst Nightmare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/27/marco-rubio-is-the-ideal-candidate-to-fill-out-the-second-spot-on-romney-s-ticket.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The ideal running mate for Mitt Romney would make three simultaneous contributions to the Republican ticket:1. Reassuring the general public that he (or she) is competent, scandal free, and ready to assume the daunting responsibilities of the presidency;2. Inspiring the conservative base...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Trouble With Middle Class Voters]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/04/mitt-romney-s-advantage-square-frugal-identity.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the presidential contest heats up, President Obama and his Democratic allies will only intensify their attack on Mitt Romney's Republicans for waging "war on the middle class."]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Electoral Split Decision Could Divide U.S.]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/20/how-another-electoral-split-decision-could-divide-america.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In looking ahead toward the November election, Republican strategists should take proactive steps to avoid a damaging, dangerous conclusion to the presidential race and to prevent the very real chance that Mitt Romney will win the Electoral College even while losing the popular vote...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Historically, Odds for Second Term Are Long]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/23/for-u-s-presidents-odds-for-a-second-term-are-surprisingly-long.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As he campaigns for reelection, Barack Obama pursues a profound and uncommon honor denied to nearly two-thirds of his predecessors. Contrary to a widely held popular belief, political history doesn&rsquo;t anoint incumbent presidents as automatic winners or even presumptive favorites....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Secrets of Tebow Love &amp; Hatred]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The NFL is generously stocked with forgiven felons, including millionaire wife beaters and dog killers. So how did a clean-living quarterback with deep commitments to charitable service and miraculous last-minute victories become the most controversial player in the league?It's easy to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Brokered Convention Just Might Happen]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/20/republicans-dissatisfied-with-their-presidential-field-dream-of-deadlock.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With many (if not most) GOP voters harboring a &ldquo;none-of-the-above&rdquo; attitude toward the current crop of presidential contenders, insiders and activists have begun developing dreams of deliverance via deadlock and dark horses. The present state of the race, with four or more...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Candidate Must Seize the Center to Win]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/06/a-gop-presidential-candidate-must-seize-the-center-to-win.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What sort of fool or fantasist would ever suggest that &ldquo;Republicans need a centrist candidate in 2012&rdquo;?I certainly reject the notion of a &ldquo;centrist candidate,&rdquo; though some angry conservatives have misinterpreted my arguments (and misquoted my words) to accuse me...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Centrism Makes Romney More Electable]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Conservative resistance to Mitt Romney's nomination increasingly emphasizes electability as much as ideology, concentrating on his perceived weaknesses as a candidate along with an inconsistent approach to the issues. In headlining a typical blog post, Erick Erickson of RedState.com...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP, Stop Harping on Illegal Immigration]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/24/immigration-is-a-distraction-in-2012-s-republican-presidential-primary.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With Rick Perry suddenly pushing a flat tax and Herman Cain substantively revising his popular 9-9-9 revenue plan, GOP candidates may finally relinquish their feverish immigration obsession&mdash;one that&rsquo;s destructive, distracting, demented, and downright dumb.Why spend a wildly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Behind the Herman Cain Surge]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/04/herman-cain-s-surge-in-the-2012-presidential-race.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The surging support for presidential contender Herman Cain stems in part from his warm, likable personality, his status as an outsider, his record of accomplishment in the world of business, and his bold, upbeat program for reform.But it also reflects the stupid, petty, mutually...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Great Political Migration]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/27/census-data-shows-people-are-moving-from-blue-to-red-states.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Conservatives yearn for a big, clarifying electoral victory in November 2012, but they&#194;&#146;re already winning decisively whenever Americans vote with their feet&#194;&#151;or their moving vans.New Census numbers show citizens fleeing by the millions from liberal states and flocking in comparable...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Boehner's Skillful Handling a Win for GOP]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/01/boehner-got-best-debt-deal-possible-despite-some-tea-party-grumbling.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Now that our elected leaders have finally found a way to avert the Great Debt-Ceiling Disaster with an imperfect settlement that generally advances the conservative agenda, mainstream Republicans must prepare to answer the objections of Tea Party True Believers who grumble, "If we had...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[American Exceptionalism: GOP vs. Dems]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2011-03-30-column30_ST_N.htm</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An indignant Democrat  of my acquaintance accuses conservatives of hypocrisy when they  criticize President Obama for acting with caution and restraint in  response to crisis. He accurately points out that caution and restraint  represent core conservative virtues, and that most leaders...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reality Shatters Obama's Happy Talk Agenda]]></title>
							<link>http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/02/opinion-reality-shatters-president-obamas-happy-talk-agenda/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With America's chief Arab ally teetering on the brink of chaos and  collapse, with unemployment stubbornly stuck above 9 percent, with an  entire economic system facing cataclysmic breakdown unless Congress  simultaneously cuts spending and raises the debt ceiling, will President  Barack...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is Obama Still Talking About 'Change'?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/opinion-why-is-president-obama-still-talking-about-change/19666906</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA["Let's show Washington one more time, change doesn't come from the top," President Barack Obama told an eager audience at the University of Wisconsin in the first of a  series of rallies meant to recapture the magic of his presidential  campaign. "Change happens because of you! Change...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Mariners &amp; U.S. Have in Common]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-09-16-column16_ST_N.htm</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[My hometown Seattle Mariners certainly qualify as major flops in the world of baseball: Though tabbed by many pre-season experts as likely winners in the American League West,  they're mired deep in last place, 25 or so games  behind the division-leading Texas Rangers,  while scoring...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Washington Be Tamed?]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Medved</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What's the most powerful, arrogant and dangerous corporation in the world?BP, the much reviled energy company, isn't even close: With just 80,000 employees, it boasts a mere fraction of the more than 4 million workers and contractors that the biggest, baddest corporation commands. The...]]></description>
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