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<title><![CDATA[William Galston - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15770.xml</link><description><![CDATA[William Galston]]></description><category domain="15770">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Why Iran May Be America's Last Mideast War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-may-be-americas-last-mideast-war-723f2e35?st=Z6aFbc</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We need to beef up our military and be more cautious about where we employ it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Josh Shapiro Shows Democrats How To Win]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/josh-shapiro-shows-democrats-how-to-win-d14a8e14?st=sUwxzr</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s far ahead in the most important swing state.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Radical Will the Democrats Get?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-radical-will-the-democrats-get-8381ee72?st=Uoj3xq</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the summer of the Democratic Socialists of America gives way to the fall'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterm campaigns, some patterns have emerged with implications for the 2028 presidential contest.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Has a Point About the Smithsonian]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-has-a-point-about-the-smithsonian-ac436cc4?st=druQsg</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since the start of President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s second term, the Smithsonian Institution has been in his sights. In March 2025, he issued an executive order, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' that accused the Smithsonian of embracing a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'divisive, race-centered...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Equality Is the Core of American Identity]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/equality-is-the-core-of-american-identity-d9888133?st=1mdETH</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In which respects are we equal, and what are the practical consequences of our commitment to equality?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What 'Created Equal' Means in America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-created-equal-means-in-america-e38ca51c?st=B3jAUz</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[People are unequal in talent, but all of us have the same basic rights and dignity.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats, Don&rsquo;t Fight Fire With Fire]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-dont-fight-fire-with-fire-6c0f48fd?st=RP9pma</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Outraged by Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s excesses, they promise more of the same next time they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re in power.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Upper Middle Class American Dream]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-upper-middle-class-american-dream-d1badf54?st=z2NNqc</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Economic growth since the 1970s has lifted some boats higher than others.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Faces Tough Choices in Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-faces-tough-choices-in-iran-44ebbf4f?st=sHFKs3</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even taking Kharg Island will require significant forces and a wider air operation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Loses the Home Front]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-loses-the-home-front-f970178a?st=9Adksj</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the conflict enters its fourth week, initial public doubts have hardened into sweeping opposition.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[SOTU Showmanship Won't Fix Trump's Midterm Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trump-relies-on-showmanship-and-base-appeal-in-state-of-the-union-address/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's State of the Union address may energize his base, but it largely failed to address many of the top issues Americans face.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America&rsquo;s Bills Will Come Due]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/americas-bills-will-come-due-7c0cd8a0?st=aZdwPo</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the federal debt keeps ballooning, options are narrowing to avert a crisis.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Even Trump Can't Go Back to the Future]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/even-trump-cant-go-back-to-the-future-17f7fa39?st=ninJsz</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To MAGA, the 1950s were a better time. But the White House can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t bring it back.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Should Have Intervened To Help the Iranian Protesters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-let-down-the-iranian-protesters-ed5352c2?st=fsL4vL</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He promised he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'d help but then stood by while the regime massacred them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Economy Weakened Support for Trump in 2025]]></title>
							<link>https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-economy-weakened-support-for-president-trump-in-2025-and-may-do-so-again-in-2026/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[William A. Galston examines how the economy hurt President Trump in 2025 and could shape voter behavior in 2026.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America&rsquo;s 25 Years of Decline]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/americas-25-years-of-decline-cffe7e41?st=33rhCh</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Misgovernment has been the watchword for the first quarter of the 21st century.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Needs More Husband Material]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-needs-more-husband-material-11ae071a?st=SBquxH</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If a nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s well-being depends on the strength of its families, America is in trouble.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How To Cure the Dark Passions Dividing Our Country]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/an-inaugural-address-to-cure-the</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America desperately needs a healer-in-chief to turn a page on the rhetoric of carnage]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Isn't Beating the High Cost of Living]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-isnt-beating-the-high-cost-of-living-690b95ee?st=wqq47z</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters elected him to bring down inflation, but prices are still elevated and rising.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Great American Baby Shortage]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-great-american-baby-shortage-9d2efa16?st=PXnbmj</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-great-american-baby-shortage-9d2efa16?st=PXnbmj]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With marriage on the decline, U.S. fertility has slipped well below the replacement rate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Too Many Kids Aren't Going Back to School]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/too-many-kids-arent-going-back-to-school-67efacc2?st=VqAPwj</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.wsj.com/opinion/too-many-kids-arent-going-back-to-school-67efacc2?st=VqAPwj]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Students are flocking back to school'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'well, most of them. Too many aren'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Should We Believe the AI Doomsayers?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/should-we-believe-the-ai-doomsayers-63f37375?st=8yjDF6</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.wsj.com/opinion/should-we-believe-the-ai-doomsayers-63f37375?st=8yjDF6]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While the technology carries risks, some critics'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' alarmism seems excessive.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hamas Will Never Surrender]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hamas-will-never-surrender-middle-east-war-israel-a265cf41?st=K6U5MB</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hamas-will-never-surrender-middle-east-war-israel-a265cf41?st=K6U5MB]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Let'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s begin with the obvious: Hamas is a Jew-hating terrorist organization sworn to the destruction of Israel. In its attack on Oct. 7, 2023, it intended to trigger a wider war in which Iran and its proxies, especially Hezbollah, would open new fronts and overwhelm Israel'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The American Political Realignment Is Real]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-american-political-realignment-is-real-voter-patterns-election-af0ff62e?st=jqMoPU</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-american-political-realignment-is-real-voter-patterns-election-af0ff62e?st=jqMoPU]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump has built a diverse working-class coalition. Can he pass it on to his successor?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Donald Trump&rsquo;s Economy Now]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/05/08/its_donald_trumps_economy_now_152765.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/05/08/its_donald_trumps_economy_now_152765.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When the Commerce Department released a report on April 30 showing that the economy had shrunk during the first quarter of 2025 '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' the first such decline since 2022 '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' President Donald Trump was quick to respond. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'This is Biden,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' he said, adding that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'You could...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Misunderstands the &lsquo;China Shock&rsquo;]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-misunderstands-the-china-shock-trade-tariffs-manufacturing-jobs-d6c4855d?st=Af9DNq</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-misunderstands-the-china-shock-trade-tariffs-manufacturing-jobs-d6c4855d?st=Af9DNq]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Beijing, not free trade more generally, is the reason America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s factories declined.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Test of Executive Power]]></title>
							<link>https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/a-test-of-executive-power/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/a-test-of-executive-power/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration wants a judicial showdown over independent agencies. The history is muddled'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and the consequences vast.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Renewing the Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thirdway.org/report/renewing-the-democratic-party</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.thirdway.org/report/renewing-the-democratic-party]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A time comes for every political party when its policies and dominant assumptions no longer meet either the public'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s expectations or the needs of the times. We believe that the Democratic Party has reached one of these moments and stands in urgent need of renewal.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Didn't Lose So Much as Trump Won]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/harris-didnt-lose-the-election-so-much-as-trump-won-33ff3659?st=9DZ9fv</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Democrats want to win in the future, they need to grasp how he did it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A New Year Isn't a Blank Slate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-new-year-isnt-a-blank-slate-history-religion-revolution-e025495c?st=Kwh31v</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Galston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I love New Year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Eve for its festivities, but New Year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Day brings out my inner skeptic because I don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t believe in new beginnings.]]></description>
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