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							<title><![CDATA[Black Pastors Who Support Trump Are a Disgrace]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-african-american-pastors-who-sucked-up-to-donald-trump-are-a-disgrace</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president invited some black pastors to the White House. They just sat there and told him how great he was. I have some Bible reading for them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Send the National Guard to Chiraq]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/09/send-the-national-guard-to-chiraq.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A major American city is quickly being lost to guns, gangs, drugs and hopelessness, and political and business leaders are giving lip service to the problem. Yet while our politicians dither, the city&rsquo;s Southside and Westside residents are living in perpetual fear, afraid to walk...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[We Need MLK's Revolutionary Spirit]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/20/we-need-mlk-s-revolutionary-spirit.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Nelson Mandela died 46 days ago at the age of 95, the tributes pouring in painted him as a senior statesman; lovable, cuddly, graceful and all about forgiveness of his oppressors. Thankfully we got to watch Idris Elba play the former South African president on the big screen in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Voter Suppression Fueled Black Turnout]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/opinion/martin-black-vote/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(CNN) -- As political pros, journalists and pundits pick over exit polls to study how and why President Obama beat Mitt Romney for the presidency, a lot of the attention has been showered on the Latino turnout, gender gap and voters under 30.The African-American turnout has largely been...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Convention &quot;Reset&quot; Bring Dem Voters to Polls?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/09/opinion/martin-democratic-convention/index.html?hpt=op_t1</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(CNN) -- When thousands of Democrats descended on Charlotte the weekend of Labor Day, the spirit of the party faithful could very well be summed up by the title of a wonderful song by Joe Sample and Lalah Hathaway, "When Your Life Was Low."Political conventions really are highly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The GOP's Sad Infatuation With Rev. Wright]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/opinion/martin-gop-wright/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Shortly after President Barack Obama was inaugurated, he said that his re-election effort will be judged largely on the economy.The overall unemployment rate is above 8%; fewer than 150,000 jobs were created the last month; student loan debt has hit $1 trillion; consumer personal credit...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voter Suppression Is Real and Must Be Stopped]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/opinion/roland-martin-voter-suppression/index.html?hpt=op_t1</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Americans salute the nation's military at ball games, in airports and in churches nationwide, we do so with a sense of pride for those who are putting their lives on the line for the tremendous freedoms we enjoy.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Trayvon Martin's Death a Catalyst?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/14/opinion/roland-martin-florida-case/index.html?hpt=op_r1</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and its galvanizing effect on African-Americans has often been compared to the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till.I have often resisted this comparison because it was what took place following Till's death -- the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Demand Justice in Florida Teen's Slaying]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/17/opinion/martin-sanford-killing/index.html?hpt=op_r1</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trayvon Martin should be getting ready to plop down in front of the television this weekend with his dad, Tracy, and enjoy tons of basketball games during March Madness.Instead, Tracy Martin and Trayvon's mom, Sybrina Fulton, are left bewildered, trying to understand how their fun-loving...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Finally, Obama Goes All In on Recess Appointments]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/06/opinion/martin-obama-recess/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Finally.That's all that needs to be said about President Barack Obama's decision this week to stop playing footsie with GOP senators and push through the recess appointments for the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and members of the National Labor Relations...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cain Denies GOP's Horrible History With Blacks]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/01/opinion/martin-cain-brainwashed/index.html?hpt=op_t1</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[You would think that a black man born and raised in Georgia, who was a teenager during the civil rights movement, would understand the transition of African-Americans from voting overwhelmingly Republican to strongly supporting the Democratic Party.But the GOP presidential candidate...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[For the Real GOP Field, Wait Until After Labor Day]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/28/martin.gop.contenders/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As a political analyst, I'm supposed to be one of these folks who are  so into politics that every time a new poll comes out, I should be  dissecting the margin of error, the number of respondents and whether it  was conducted by a land line or cellphone.Sorry, folks, when  it comes to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Must End Addiction to Oil]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/12/martin.energy.costs/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Gas prices are skyrocketing nationwide and Americans are angry that  they have to spend more of their hard earned money at the pump each  week.The crisis in northern Africa, specifically in Libya, has  led the dramatic rise in the cost of oil, which now tops $101 a barrel,  over the past...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Anger, Frustration on Rise in Gulf Disaster]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/01/martin.gulf.fishermen/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Port Sulphur, Louisiana (CNN) -- This Fourth of July weekend New Orleans will be packed with nearly 300,000 people, as the National Education Association holds its annual convention, and folks from across the country descend on the Crescent City for three days of partying and concerts...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Administration Was Right to Chastise Israel]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/16/martin.israel.criticism/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Roland Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(CNN) -- If you listen to supporters of Israel, they essentially act as if Americans criticizing the Jewish nation is akin to committing treason against the United States.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Miss California, Thanks for Being Honest]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/martin.miss.california/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time for Palin to Put Up or Shut Up]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/martin.palin/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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