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<title><![CDATA[Mark Halperin - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14743.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Mark Halperin]]></description><category domain="14743">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Ditching Platner May Not Be a Win for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thefp.com/p/graham-platner-withdrawal-senate-democrats?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The conventional wisdom is that Democrats are better off without him. But Susan Collins is strong, and Platner'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s successors lack much of what made him a threat.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Scott Bessent: Trump's Economic Engineer]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/scott-bessent-donald-trumps-economic-engineer-8efc4aaa?st=wd77sf</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Treasury secretary looks ahead to the Beijing summit and discusses AI, energy, taxes, bank regulation and more.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Talarico the Real Deal or Beto 2.0 Headed for a TX Flop?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mark-halperin-is-democrat-james-talarico-the-real-deal-or-beto-2-0-headed-for-a-texas-flop</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Texas Democrats pin hopes on James Talarico to break nearly four-decade losing streak, but his liberal record may complicate general election bid.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Legacy Media Fails Again in Volatile Minneapolis Moment]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mark-halperin-liberal-media-didnt-report-minneapolis-engineered-verdict</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis ICE officer shooting sparks media bias controversy as outlets accused of selective editing and omitting key footage in Renee Good's death.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[ABC Pulling Kimmel a Watershed Moment]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/17/halperin_abc_pulling_kimmel_a_watershed_moment_for_a_company_that_pumped_out_anti-trump_content_for_a_decade.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA["It takes a lot at this point in my career to stun me," Halperin told Ingraham. "I will say I'm stunned and shocked by their failure to and in the clip with President Obama, their failure to understand just how painful this is for people in this country who knew Charlie Kirk. And they...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Orwellian Debanking One of the Most Undercovered Stories]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/05/halperin_the_debanking_of_conservatives_is_one_of_the_most_undercovered_stories_of_the_last_10_years.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[2Way hosts Mark Halperin, Sean Spicer, and Dan Turrentine give their take on the "Wall Street Journal" story on banks that discriminate against conservative activists and conservative causes. In an interview on CNBC on Tuesday, President Donald Trump shared a story about being debanked...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Don't Realize How Much They Rely on Media Crutches]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/07/18/halperin_democrats_dont_realize_how_much_they_depended_on_media_crutches_like_colbert_and_nprpbs.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA["It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a paradigm shift, and they don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t recognize what a crutch that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been for them," Halperin said. "They have lost their ability to have these asymmetrical advantages. Huge loss for them and a huge loss to the Democratic Party, which relied on these advantages."]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why a Democratic Comeback Will Be Difficult]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-need-heal-fractures-find-new-candidate-from-hope</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Losing is part of politics. Now, it's up to Democrats. Do they refuse to change or do they do intense self examination and find ways to move forward? They probably won't find another Bill Clinton.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Have an Enormous Dilemma if Kamala Harris Loses]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-have-enormous-dilemma-kamala-harris-loses</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Election Day is proof of how well or how poorly campaign strategies performed. For Democrats, it's either time to revel in running Kamala Harris or pick apart every mistake.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Potential Trouble Ahead for Biden, Trump and DeSantis]]></title>
							<link>https://markhalperin.substack.com/p/big-trouble-for-the-big-3</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On the fiscal talks, he needs a little more market scare (as a forcing mechanism) and a little less 14th Amendment and discharge petition talk (which are the opposite of forcing mechanisms'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';'), or he might indeed preside over a stumble into a default.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Most Likely Next President Is Hillary Clinton]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-26/the-most-likely-next-president-is-hillary-clinton</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A virulent strain of Clinton Derangement Syndrome, which scientists and Republicans thought had been wiped out at the end of the last century, is now inflicting millions of conservative Americans. Some Republicans so detest Hillary Clinton they are badly underestimating how likely she...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House GOP's Chaos a Boost for Clinton]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-09-25/boehner-leaves-chaos-in-the-house-and-clarity-in-the-presidential-election</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Donald Trump Be Stopped?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-09-15/can-donald-trump-be-stopped-</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Like almost everyone I know who is working on, covering, or closely following the presidential election, I spend about 60 percent of my waking hours talking about Donald Trump. People want to know if he can win, if he will win, and what might possibly derail his candidacy. The reason the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Truth About Bush's 2016 Ambitions]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-10-06/the-truth-about-jeb-bushs-presidential-ambitions</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There are currently two factions in American presidential politics: Those who are absolutely sure Jeb Bush will run for president in 2016 and those who are absolutely sure he won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Team Hagel Versus Team Anti-Hagel]]></title>
							<link>http://thepage.time.com/2013/01/07/team-hagel-versus-team-anti-hagel/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Both sides are gearing up for a confirmation fight, not knowing if they are playing almost exclusively an inside game, or if this has the potential to go wider and become an outside game too (a la Bork and Tower).Those opposing Hagel have been organizing for a long time. They are...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Axelrod, Messina Are (Still) Confident]]></title>
							<link>http://thepage.time.com/2012/10/31/axelrod-messina-are-still-confident/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Much like their Monday media call, Chicago'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s top pair remained staunch in their belief the President will prevail on Election Day.Listen to their 27-minute call with Q&amp;A here, including a breakdown of new battleground state polling, an explanation of their TV ad buys in Michigan,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the Obama Campaign Is (Still) Confident]]></title>
							<link>http://thepage.time.com/2012/10/24/the-latest-view-from-one-prudential-plaza-why-the-obama-campaign-is-still-so-confident-about-beating-romney/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[47% is probably the most famous number to come out of the 2012 presidential campaign. That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the percentage of Americans Mitt Romney suggested he was writing off when captured on that famous secretly recorded video during a Florida fundraiser.But 47% also represents the critical...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Obama Can Stave Off Defeat]]></title>
							<link>http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,2123305,00.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama's prospects for a second term depend as much on plain old campaign blocking and tackling as on great speeches or sparkling debate performances. Here's what the President and his troops need to do to stave off defeat in the face of high unemployment, towering deficits and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the Obama Campaign Is So Confident]]></title>
							<link>http://swampland.time.com/2012/05/07/the-view-from-one-prudential-plaza-why-the-obama-campaign-is-so-confident/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s decision to base his re-election campaign outside of Washington seems to be working pretty darn well. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Its massive, high-rise headquarters in Chicago'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Loop achieves a fine balance between 2008'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s hip-casual dorm room (there'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a ping pong table and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Illinois Victory Signals an End to the GOP Primary]]></title>
							<link>http://swampland.time.com/2012/03/20/romneys-illinois-victory-signals-an-end-to-the-gop-primary/?iid=sl-main-lede</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Illinois win could be the beginning of the end of the Republican nomination fight. In order to get there, he faces two challenges: He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll have to convince on-the-sidelines Republicans to endorse his candidacy, contribute to his campaign, and muscle Rick Santorum...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney: The Once and Future Front Runner]]></title>
							<link>http://swampland.time.com/2012/01/30/why-romney-is-winning-in-florida-and-what-comes-next-for-the-once-and-future-front-runner/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a Republican primary season marked by political chaos, here'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s something that finally seems settled: Mitt Romney will win Tuesday'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Florida primary. So say the latest public polls, several of which suggest Romney has a double-digit lead over Newt Gingrich. So say Romney...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Poised to Pull Off Iowa Masterstroke]]></title>
							<link>http://thepage.time.com/2011/12/27/halperins-take-lucky-and-wicked-smaat/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," Halperin says Romney's campaign has been charmed and crafty '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and is now positioned to pull off a decisive Hawkeye masterstroke.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Romney Advantage]]></title>
							<link>http://thepage.time.com/2011/11/13/halperins-take-the-romney-advantage/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s the early-state, polling and fundraising leader, who may be poised to win both Iowa and New Hampshire and end this thing early, without a serious challenge from anyone.But no non-incumbent of either party has won a presidential nomination without an existential scare (or two) on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rick Perry Is Ready to Run]]></title>
							<link>http://swampland.time.com/2011/08/11/qa-rick-perry-is-ready-to-run/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mark Halperin: Is there an open question as to whether you want to run for President?Rick Perry: We'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re having that conversation. I mean, you and I having this conversation has answered that question.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Obama Must Walk the Walk on Change]]></title>
							<link>http://thepage.time.com/2010/11/03/after-tuesdays-rebuke-obama-faces-change/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The time for presidential talk is over.Republicans didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t win everything they hoped for Tuesday night. But  they took enough seats from the Democrats to gain control of the House,  pick up Senate slots, wrest control of several state legislatures,  create a solid gubernatorial...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Math Not Adding Up For McCain]]></title>
							<link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1855843,00.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1855843,00.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can McCain Rattle an Imperturbable Foe?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1850416,00.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Challenge: Keeping His Mouth Shut]]></title>
							<link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846632,00.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Palin Pick: Bold or Disastrous?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837514,00.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Obama Overshooting?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-halperin24-2008aug24,0,7102099.story</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Halperin</author>
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