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<title><![CDATA[Jeff Zeleny - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15519.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Jeff Zeleny]]></description><category domain="15519">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[With a Steel Mill and Cash, GOP Launches Iowa Rescue]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/with-a-steel-mill-and-campaign-cash-trump-and-gop-leaders-launch-an-iowa-rescue-mission/ar-AA2doV8R</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are set to meet to amend the state'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Major Economic Growth Attraction program to pave the way for state incentives for the plant near the Mississippi River in Lee County.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Will Maine Democrats Go About Replacing Platner?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-we-know-and-don-t-know-about-how-maine-democrats-will-replace-graham-platner/ar-AA27AxTD</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Maine Democrats are embarking on a two-week sprint to pick a new nominee for one of the year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most important races in the wake of Graham Platner'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' decision this week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to end his Senate campaign after allegations of sexual assault, which he denies.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gone Are the Days When CA Had a GOP Governor--or Are They?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/gone-are-the-days-when-california-had-a-republican-governor-or-are-they/ar-AA22en2c</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two decades have passed since California last elected a Republican governor, but GOP candidate Steve Hilton points to 6 million reasons why he believes it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s possible to do so again.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Klobuchar Launches Bid for Minnesota Governor]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/sen-amy-klobuchar-launches-bid-for-minnesota-governor-we-cannot-sugarcoat-how-hard-this-is/ar-AA1Vf4t2</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. Amy Klobuchar launched a Democratic bid for governor on Thursday, pledging to unify her state and move beyond a deadly battle with the federal government over immigration.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Klobuchar Run for Minnesota Governor?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/will-amy-klobuchar-run-for-minnesota-governor-walz-s-announcement-sets-off-a-major-midterm-shift/ar-AA1TCWwr</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Tuesday that she was actively weighing a bid for governor, a day after Gov. Tim Walz'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' abandoned his re-election campaign'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' as a welfare-fraud scandal in his state complicated his path to a third term.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump and Putin's Relationship Has Evolved]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/14/politics/first-meeting-trump-putin</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The last time President Donald Trump shared a room with Vladimir Putin, their relationship - perhaps the most scrutinized association of any two people in the entire world - was enjoying an upswing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[WH Grapples With Court Rulings Hitting Second Term Agenda]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-grapples-with-whiplash-legal-rulings-hitting-heart-of-trump-s-economic-agenda/ar-AA1FKjly</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For a White House that has grown accustomed to a rollercoaster of legal rulings, judicial decisions over the past day throwing'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' tariff plans into question landed like a bombshell.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With Another Role in His Portfolio, Rubio Ascends]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/with-another-role-in-his-portfolio-rubio-ascends-in-trump-s-orbit/ar-AA1E2kWf</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a sweltering Rose Garden on Thursday, as'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' intoned at length about restoring faith to the White House, he took a moment to single out a man sitting right up front.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside Trump's First Week: Bright Moods, Simmering Tensions]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/inside-trump-s-first-week-back-in-the-white-house-bright-moods-and-simmering-tensions/ar-AA1xSKJC</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Oval Office that President Donald Trump begrudgingly departed four years ago was reassembled in almost identical fashion over the course of a few hours Monday, right down to the cream wool rug with the olive branch border, designed by Nancy Reagan for her husband.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Leaves Nostalgic About Career, Frustrated by How It Ends]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/18/politics/president-joe-biden-legacy-kamala-harris/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As President Joe Biden was making one final lap around town this week, delivering farewell speeches to his diplomatic corps, military leaders and the nation at large, his appearances belied a grim reality: This is not how he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'d hoped his half-century career in Washington would end.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Presidents Club Convening To Honor Jimmy Carter]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/presidents-club-convening-to-honor-jimmy-carter-at-contentious-moment-for-the-exclusive-group/ar-AA1xac3Z</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the world'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most exclusive fraternity and, on Thursday, all five members of the so-called presidents club will gather to honor one of their own.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Male Voters Are Such an Important Target for Harris]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/male-voters-kamala-harris-tim-walz/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The sustained support from women has put Kamala Harris within reach of defeating Donald Trump, but her campaign is urgently working to bolster its standing with another group of voters that could ultimately determine the election: Men.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Renewed Energy for Harris Puts NC Back on Battleground Map]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/renewed-energy-in-trump-harris-race-puts-north-carolina-back-on-battleground-map/ar-AA1oQopG</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One month ago, battleground North Carolina was slipping away from Democrats. Now, with Vice President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Kamala Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' at the top of the ticket, the state is competitive once again.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[40 Days Until Iowa, These Trump Voters Looking for Alternatives]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/politics/iowa-republican-caucuses-trump-alternative</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sally Hofmann has been thinking and praying about the Republican presidential race.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Special Counsel Is a Sensitive Topic for Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/politics/hunter-biden-joe-biden-2024/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The probe into Hunter Biden is now'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' one of two special counsel investigations'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' the other being an inquiry into his father'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s handling of classified documents after leaving the Senate and the vice president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s office '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' that both appear poised to extend for months to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Biden Presidency Looks From Pivotal PA County]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/28/politics/pennsylvania-swing-county-biden/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Carol Erker vividly remembers the emotion that washed over her after Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Even as she worried about the pandemic and the Oval Office that Biden was inheriting, she felt like she could finally breathe.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: Preps for Unpredictable Donald Trump at Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/20/politics/hillary-clinton-debate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton is visiting only two battleground states this week -- hardly a sign of confidence at her standing 49 days before the election, but an acknowledgement that one task reigns above all: Preparing for her first face-to-face confrontation with Donald Trump.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: After Pneumonia and Collapse, Will Return to Campaign Trail Thursday]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/13/politics/clinton-to-resume-travel-thursday/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton will return to public view in North Carolina on Thursday, aides said, appearing in Greensboro after an unexpected three-day interruption from the campaign trail.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Orlando DNC Meetings Could Lead to Clinton-Sanders Joint Event]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/06/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democratic-platform/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The outcome of the weekend Democratic platform meeting in Orlando will help determine whether Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders appear together in New Hampshire next week, people familiar with the talks say.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: Sources Say Obama Endorsement Coming This Week]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/politics/hillary-clinton-barack-obama-endorsement/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's long wait to hit the campaign trail is about to come to an end.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders: Laying off Hundreds of Campaign Staffers]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/27/politics/bernie-sanders-staff-downsizing/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders' campaign is laying off more than 200 workers, campaign manager Jeff Weaver said Wednesday.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[11 Benghazi Takeaways: One For Each Hour]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/politics/hillary-clinton-benghazi-hearing-takeaways/?iid=ob_article_topstories_pool&amp;iref=obinsite</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The House Benghazi committee took its best swings at Hillary Clinton in a day-long hearing Thursday -- but the former secretary of state remained mostly calm throughout the hearing, save for a few animated moments in which she struggled to mask her contempt for her Republican inquisitors.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Expected to Skip First Democratic Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/politics/biden-clinton-2016-democratic-debate/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[From Living Rooms to Lady Gaga, Clinton on Aggressive Fundraising Push]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/24/politics/hillary-clinton-lady-gaga-fundraising-2016-election/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/24/politics/hillary-clinton-lady-gaga-fundraising-2016-election/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Four More Years, But It's the First That Counts]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/us/politics/the-first-year-of-the-second-term-is-key-for-obama.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Constitution may promise President Obama another four years in the White House, but political reality calls for a far shorter time frame: he has perhaps as little as a year to accomplish his big-ticket goals for a second term.As the president begins promoting his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Networks Project Second Term]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/obama-romney-presidential-election-2012.html?hp</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/obama-romney-presidential-election-2012.html?hp]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[People waited at President Obama's election night party in Chicago. 
Barack Obama was re-elected as president on Tuesday, the television networks projected, defeating Mitt Romney after a long, hard-fought campaign that centered on who would heal the battered economy and on what role...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Debate, Candidates Stand on Equal Footing]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/us/politics/in-debate-obama-and-romney-stand-on-equal-footing.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama will have the first word at the presidential debate. Mitt Romney will have the last word. But even before they step onto the stage and shake hands here Wednesday evening, voters across the country are already starting to have the final word.With a little more than a month...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Nomination Secure, Romney Pitch Starts]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/29/us/politics/romney-secures-gop-nomination-ann-romney-chris-christie-speak-at-convention.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts who has aspired to reach the White House since his father first sought the office four decades ago, was nominated by the Republican Party here on Tuesday as its choice to become the 45th president of the United States.The elevation of Mr....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ryan Shakes Up the November Contest]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/us/politics/mitt-romney-names-paul-ryan-as-his-running-mate.html?hp</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney introduced Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate on Saturday morning at a boisterous rally in Norfolk, Va., a choice that elevates one of the party'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s young conservative leaders to the Republican ticket and intensifies the debate over the size and role...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[VP Choice Shakes Up November Contest]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeff Zeleny</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NORFOLK, Va. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Mitt Romney introduced Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate at a boisterous rally here on Saturday morning, a choice that puts the issue of the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s fiscal soundness at the center of the presidential race.        A one-stop destination...]]></description>
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