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<title><![CDATA[Mark Murray - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14756.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Mark Murray]]></description><category domain="14756">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Final NBC News National Poll: Harris-Trump Tied 49 - 49]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/final-nbc-news-poll-harris-trump-race-neck-neck-significant-gender-gap-rcna178361</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The final'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' national NBC News poll'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of the 2024 presidential campaign finds a neck and neck contest defined by clashing forces that have aided both Democrat'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Kamala Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and Republican'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in their pursuit of the White House.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Pulls Even Nationally as Harris&rsquo; Popularity Declines]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/dead-heat-trump-pulls-even-harris-nbc-news-poll-rcna174201</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A close election has never looked more tightly divided, with Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' popularity declining from its previous high and abortion atop voters'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' issue list.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Electoral College Question Looming Over 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/electoral-college-question-looming-2024-rcna145950</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Whether the GOP has maintained its Electoral College advantage could determine how close the Biden vs. Trump contest really is '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and who wins in the end.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll Highlights Biden's Struggles Against Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/poll-biden-trump-economy-presidential-race-rcna136834</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s approval rating has fallen to a new low in NBC News polling, as Trump narrowly leads in a 2024 general election matchup. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Biden's Rough '23 Means--and Doesn't Mean--for '24]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/bidens-rough-2023-polls-dont-mean-2024-rcna130446</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden's numbers show he's in trouble now. Democratic strategists see several ways out of that trouble in 2024 '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' but none of those routes is guaranteed.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Continue to Empower Election Falsehoods]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/republican-party-continues-empower-trump-s-election-falsehoods-n1281222</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[VA Governor Race May Again Offer Hints of Political Future]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/virginia-s-contest-governor-could-again-offer-hints-nation-s-n1259635</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As an off-year gauge of national political trends, the Virginia governor's race is set to take center stage again this year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Impeachment Fight Boils Down to These 4 Questions]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/impeachment-fight-boils-down-just-four-simple-questions-n1093996</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Have Better Chance to Flip Senate Than You Think]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/democrats-might-have-better-chance-flip-senate-you-think-n871361</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a question to ponder: Who would you rather be right now '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Republican Josh Hawley in Missouri'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Senate race or Democrat Phil Bredesen in Tennessee's?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Takes Wrecking Ball to Two Obama Legacies]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-takes-wrecking-ball-two-obama-legacies-n810061</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Despite his business career as a builder, Donald Trump's first year as president has focused more on dismantling his predecessor's achievements.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[12 Days That Stunned a Nation: How Hillary Clinton Lost]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/12-days-stunned-nation-how-hillary-clinton-lost-n794131</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At 12:37 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 28 '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' with 12 days left in the election '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the campaign blasted out an advisory to reporters announcing that the former secretary of state would be campaigning in reliably Republican Arizona, a move that suggested her team was gunning to compete...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Four Reasons Why the Russia Story Isn't Fake News]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/four-reasons-why-russia-story-isn-t-fake-news-n756776</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[1. Russia interfered in the 2016 election and could do so again: "If there has ever been a clarion call for vigilance and action against a threat to the very foundations of our democratic political system, this episode is it. I hope that the American people recognize the severity of this...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: Maintains Ad Spending Advantage over Trump]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-maintains-ad-spending-advantage-over-trump-n659331</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton is winning the air war -- by a lot.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: Launches Biggest TV Advertising Buy to Date in Nine States Next Week]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/card/trump-launches-biggest-tv-ad-buy-date-n639261</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump Launches Biggest TV Ad Buy to Date]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Weaknesses Overshadow Clinton's]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-read-trump-s-weaknesses-overshadow-clinton-s-n580816</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Yesterday's stinging State Department inspector general report on Hillary Clinton's email practices should have produced one of the worst 24 hours for Clinton's campaign. Instead, it's been a political flesh wound -- blood, but nothing more. Why? Because almost all of Hillary Clinton's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Is In Clear Command]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read-trump-clear-command-gop-race-n504401</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Six days until Iowa, Trump is in clear command of GOP raceThese are words that most political observers, including us, didn't think we'd ever write six months ago: Less than a week before Iowa and two weeks before New Hampshire, Donald Trump is in clear control of the GOP presidential...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Terror Fears Reshape 2016 Landscape]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/nbc-wsj-poll-terror-fears-reshape-2016-landscape-n479831</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., have vaulted terrorism and national security to become the American public's top concern, and they've helped drive President Barack Obama's job rating to 43 percent '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' its lowest level in more than a year, according to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton's Popularity Drops Sharply in NBC/WSJ Poll]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clintons-popularity-drops-sharply-nbcwsj-poll</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[NBC/Marist Polls Show Donald Trump Running Strong in Iowa, NH]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/nbc-marist-polls-show-donald-trump-running-strong-iowa-nh-n398401</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton Dominates 2016 Democratic Field, Leads GOP Rivals]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/hillary-clinton-dominates-2016-democratic-field-leads-gop-rivals-n379836</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Obama's Support Erodes in Poll]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/nbc-wsj-poll-obamas-foreign-policy-rating-plummets-even-without-n133461</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The percentage of Americans approving of President Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s handling of foreign policy issues has dropped to the lowest level of his presidency as he faces multiple overseas challenges, including in Iraq, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Recalls a Warning Sign for Dems in Colorado]]></title>
							<link>http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/11/20439277-recall-results-a-warning-sign-for-democrats-in-colorado</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama won the state twice. Democrats have carried every U.S. Senate and gubernatorial contest -- in good political times for the party (2006 and 2008), and in bad times (2004 and 2010). And they control the state legislature.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Presidential Contest Tied]]></title>
							<link>http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/21/14593294-nbcwsj-poll-presidential-contest-now-tied?lite</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Heading into Monday's final debate and with just over two weeks until Election Day, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are now tied nationally, according the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.Obama and Romney both get 47 percent among likely voters in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Heading Into Conventions, Obama Has Lead]]></title>
							<link>http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/21/13399788-nbcwsj-poll-heading-into-conventions-obama-has-four-point-lead</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After Mitt Romney selected his vice presidential running mate, and just days before the political conventions kick off next week, President Barack Obama maintains his advantage in the race for the White House, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.A Democratic ticket...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama, Romney Remain in Dead Heat]]></title>
							<link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/26/12423422-nbcwsj-poll-obama-romney-remain-in-dead-heat</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney remain locked in a tight contest, with each candidate displaying significant strengths and weaknesses four months before Election Day, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.For Obama,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Edges Romney in 3 Key Battlegrounds]]></title>
							<link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/24/11854807-nbc-polls-obama-edges-romney-in-three-key-battleground-states?lite</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama holds a narrow advantage over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in three of the most pivotal presidential battleground states -- Florida, Ohio and Virginia -- according to new NBC-Marist polls.But in each of these states, Obama's share of the vote is below...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[NBC/WSJ Poll: Cain Surges Ahead of GOP Pack]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44881446/ns/politics-decision_2012/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters, former Godfather'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Pizza CEO Herman Cain now leads the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.And in yet another sign of how...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Romney a Sure Thing?]]></title>
							<link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/12/8285456-first-thoughts-is-romney-a-sure-thing</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Is Romney a sure thing? All signs point in that direction, but the numbers tell a different story'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' Recapping last night'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s debate: Another missed opportunity for Perry'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' Another strong performance by Romney'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' Cain gets in the spotlight (with 9-9-9 mentioned 24...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Bouncing Back, But Challenges Remain]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41161439/ns/politics-more_politics/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' What a difference a few weeks can make.Last month, Republicans were celebrating their midterm victories; Democrats were licking their electoral wounds; and President Barack Obama's approval rating was stuck in the mid-'40s.But after a five-week stretch that included...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[After Midterm Losses, Obama Down but Not Out]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40687410/ns/politics-more_politics/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Murray</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After his party's midterm losses and with the unemployment rate still hovering around 10 percent, President Barack Obama might be down.But he's far from out "'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' especially when it comes to his prospects for re-election in 2012.]]></description>
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