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							<title><![CDATA[Furious Biden Feels Betrayed by Dems Wavering on Him]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-left-feeling-angry-betrayed-top-democratic-leaders-wavering-camp-rcna162635</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president is furious at how the party has tried to force him out, two sources say, as Democrats in Congress increasingly believe the question is when, not if, he will end his campaign.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Are Waiting for Biden - One More Time]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-are-waiting-for-biden-one-more-time/ar-AA10VAQx?cvid=4284b5e571184f89a757fe4d98c41f49</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats facing their next election can't seem to escape questions about Joe Biden's future.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Virus Turns China Into 2020 Election Issue]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/coronavirus-turns-china-into-2020-election-issue/ar-BB12POJL</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' When President Donald Trump's super PAC released a TV ad campaign this week painting Joe Biden as soft on China, the apparent Democratic nominee's campaign and outside allies immediately mobilized a full-court press to counter the attack.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Swing State Blues]]></title>
							<link>http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-swing-states-20110429,0,4507120.story</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As concerning as the recent dip in President Obama's job rating  nationally is to the White House, recent polling in a number of key  battleground states may be a more troubling indicator of his political  standing weeks after kicking off a re-election campaign.A University of New...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Meeting at WH Ends With No Deal]]></title>
							<link>http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-budget-meeting-20110406,0,2804356.story</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An Oval Office meeting Tuesday morning yielded no deal on a final budget  resolution, raising the specter of a government shutdown at week's end.President Obama had called Tuesday's meeting in an effort to finalize a deal that Democrats have said was within reach but Republicans had yet...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Address a Test of Obama's Centrist Shift, GOP Says]]></title>
							<link>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-state-union-20110123,0,7544808.story</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans say Tuesday's State of the Union address will be the first test of whether President Obama's post-election shift to a more centrist course is more than symbolic.Tuesday's State of the Union address will be the first test of whether  President Obama's post-election shift to a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gallup: 'Unprecedented' GOP Lead]]></title>
							<link>http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2010/08/gallup_unprecedented_gop_lead.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the first time in history, Gallup finds that Republicans have a double-digit advantage in its generic ballot test.If the election were held today, 51 percent of respondents surveyed  from August 23-29 say they'd vote for the Republican Congressional  candidate, while 41 percent say...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Governors Face Tough Reelection Races]]></title>
							<link>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-dem-govs-20100712,0,2434088.story</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The political wave that put Congress in Democrats' hands in 2006 also  gave the party a majority of governorships for the first time since  1995. But now, like their congressional counterparts, many Democratic  governors must seek reelection in a hostile environment, particularly  after...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gulf Disaster Competed for Obama's Attention]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2010/06/gulf_disaster_response_compete.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Six weeks after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sunk in the Gulf of Mexico, the White House still finds itself on the defensive amid questions about the president's level of attention and focus on the unfolding crisis. In a press conference last week, President Obama emphatically stated...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gulf Disaster Response Competed For Obama's Attention]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/03/gulf_disaster_response_competed_for_obamas_attention_105835.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Six weeks after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sunk in the Gulf of Mexico, the White House still finds itself on the defensive amid questions about the president's level of attention and focus on the unfolding crisis. In a press conference last week, President Obama emphatically stated...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[White House Political Operation In The Crosshairs]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/03/white_house_political_operation_in_the_crosshairs_105837.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With a record that includes losses in gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey and the Massachusetts Senate seat, the White House already faced doubts about whether the Obama political machine could still deliver. But the controversy over political horsetrading with primary...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In GOP Races, It's NRSC Against Sen. DeMint]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/05/06/in_gop_races_its_nrsc_against_sen_demint_105471.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jim DeMint is running for a second term this year representing South Carolina in the United States Senate. But his focus seems to be elsewhere, as the conservative senator campaigns not for himself, but for a handful of Republican candidates running in many cases against the hand-picked...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[May Primaries Test Democrats In Red, Purple States]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/05/04/may_primaries_test_democrats_in_red_purple_states_105428.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The first major wave of primary elections in 2010 -- beginning today in Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio -- features a number of competitive Democratic primaries in purple and red states. Given that the political environment is challenging enough for the majority party nationally,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In PA-12 Special, Democrat Seeks Distance From Party]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/04/21/in_pa-12_special_democrat_seeks_distance_from_party_105258.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mark Critz was in Washington Tuesday night, feted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Congressional Democrats who hope he'll join their caucus after a special election next month to replace the late John Murtha. Later this week, Vice President Joe Biden heads to Pennsylvania's 12th...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Signs of Economic Life in Elkhart, Indiana]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/12/04/elhart_ind_and_the_stimulus_99408.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama travels to Allentown, Pa., today for the first in a planned series of events meant to "take the temperature on what Americans are experiencing during these challenging economic times." The so-called White House to Main Street tour follows Thursday's jobs summit in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Governors Emphasize Results Over Rhetoric]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/11/21/gop_governors_emphasize_results_over_rhetoric__99260.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CEDAR CREEK, Texas -- As Barack Obama began crafting his administration last year, the term "competence over ideology" was often used to describe the incoming president's approach. Fast forward past another election: as the top Democrat's job approval rating dipped below 50 percent and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Home Stretch, Corzine Presses His Case]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/10/24/in_home_stretch_corzine_presses_his_case_98848.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- After three days of boisterous rallies featuring his party's biggest guns, it was back to reality for Jon Corzine on the campaign trail Thursday. Instead of a packed arena and booming pop songs, New Jersey's governor came to an event on Main Street here where several...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Things to Watch For in Obama's Speech]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/09/5_things_to_watch_for_in_obamas_speech_98223.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the sixth time since taking office, President Obama tonight appears in prime time to address the nation. This time, however, he'll be speaking directly to Congress in what is a rare, non-State of the Union speech by a commander-in-chief on Capitol Hill. It's only the 18th time in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Troubles Mount As Dog Days Loom]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/07/31/obama_troubles_mount_as_dog_days_loom_97718.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama's second hundred days are ending much differently than his first. The president marked his 100th day in office with a prime time press conference celebrating his accomplishments thus far, a milestone buoyed at the last minute by the defection of Sen. Arlen Specter to the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hillary and the Health Care Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/07/27/hillary_and_the_health_care_debate_97639.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama's recent full-court press on health care began with an event in the Rose Garden last Wednesday featuring nurses. Obama had spent the previous week overseas and the previous days on other issues, so the White House was eager to kick off a sustained PR offensive. But it was...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Unemployment Roils 2010 Battlegrounds]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/07/18/unemployment_roils_2010_battlegrounds_97509.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the president and vice president were out campaigning for fellow Democrats Thursday, they were also selling themselves.
President Obama, at a rally in New Jersey for Gov. Jon Corzine, spent most of his time before a crowd of 17,000 selling his administration's health care reform...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's House of Czars]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/07/10/obamas_house_of_czars_97388.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While President Obama was in Russia this week, a new czar was born.
Five thousand miles from Moscow in a conference room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the creation of a new position in the Food and Drug...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Big Wallets a Big Part of Modern Politics]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/07/09/big_wallets_a_big_part_of_modern_politics_97371.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 2000, Jon Corzine spent tens of millions of his personal fortune to vault himself from political obscurity to the United States Senate. In 2005, he spent millions more to jump from Washington to Trenton and become New Jersey's governor. This year he's opening his wallet again as he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Politics Takes Chunk Out of White House Payroll]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/07/02/politics_takes_chunk_out_of_white_house_payroll.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During his two months on the campaign trail as Barack Obama's running mate, Joe Biden was fond of sharing his father's witticisms with audiences to illustrate a point. One of the more common ones went something like this: "Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In S. Carolina, Another 2010 Race Tinged By Scandal]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/26/sc_gov_joins_list_of_2010_races_tinged_by_scandal_97191.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Forget about the 2012 primary. Gov. Mark Sanford's shocking revelation of an intercontinental extramarital affair this week has the potential to dramatically alter the race to succeed him in 2010, in what has become an all too familiar pattern across the nation in recent years. Few of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Politicking Continues Amid Policy Debates]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/19/politicking_continues_amid_policy_debates_97077.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With recent polls showing the American people growing more skeptical of the Obama administration's policies, it was notable that Thursday was a rare day at the White House without a "message event" - the president appearing before the public to discuss important issues. Instead, the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Joins the Health Care Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/15/obama_joins_the_health_care_debate_97001.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The debate over health care, long simmering on the backburner as the White House tackled other issues, is now coming to a boil."After decades of inaction, we have finally decided to fix what's broken about health care in America," President Obama said in Green Bay, Wisc., Thursday.It was...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Care Debate Reaching Boil as Obama Jumps In]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/12/health_care_debate_reaching_boil_as_obama_jumps_in_96971.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The debate over health care, long simmering on the backburner as the White House tackled other issues, is now coming to a boil. "After decades of inaction, we have finally decided to fix what's broken about health care in America," President Obama said in Green Bay, Wisc., Thursday.It...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Message Management]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/06/for_white_house_its_all_obama_all_the_time_96853.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama's speech in Cairo Thursday was not just carried live by American television networks, but broadcast around the world in more than 30 different languages. A significant speech, yes, but just the latest in a series of "major speeches" Obama has given in the first five...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sherpa Plays Crucial Role in Confirmation Process]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/29/sherpas_play_crucial_role_in_confirmation_process_96733.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mike Memoli</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the White House team watched the final votes come in putting Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court, one of the biggest smiles in the room belonged to the new justice himself. But standing with him, as he had throughout the confirmation process, Dan Coats smiled just as broadly.
"This was...]]></description>
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