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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Eye Key Governors&rsquo; Races as Backstop Against GOP]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers was in a familiar spot earlier this month when Republican legislators sent him a bill that would have banned anti-racist teachings in schools. For the 66th time since taking office in 2019, he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' pulled out his veto pen.
The rejection was the latest reminder of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Facing Tough Slog in 2022 Governor's Races]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/11/08/democrats_facing_tough_slog_in_2022_governors_races_146700.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Republicans are increasingly optimistic about flipping governor'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s offices in key battleground states next year, buoyed by President Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s sagging approval ratings, Democratic infighting in Congress and better-than-expected results in elections in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Viriginia's Youngkin Takes Aim at Democrats Over Education]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/10/06/viriginias_youngkin_takes_aim_at_democrats_over_education_146523.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LEESBURG, Va. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' When Democrat'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Terry McAuliffe'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' said during the Virginia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' governor'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s debate'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' last week that he doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t believe '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'parents should be telling schools what they should teach,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' his opponent pounced.
Republican'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Glenn Youngkin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' quickly turned...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Conservatives Get Organized as Dems Push Critical Race Theory in Schools]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/01/conservatives_get_organized_as_dems_push_critical_race_theory_in_schools_146338.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MEQUON, Wis. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' culture war fights in schools'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' across the country.
While they are drawn by the anger of parents...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Returns to IA; Trump Plays Defense in MI, WI]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/30/biden_returns_to_ia_trump_plays_defense_in_mi_wi_144568.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' When Joe Biden was last in Iowa,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' his presidential campaign'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' was on the verge of collapse and he was'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' soundly trounced in the caucuses'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by a former Indiana mayor nearly 40 years his junior. He returns Friday as the Democratic nominee, believing he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tied To Trump Fate, Ernst Walks Tightrope in Dead Heat Iowa]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/14/tied_to_trump_fate_ernst_walks_tightrope_in_dead_heat_iowa_144444.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Joni Ernst burst onto national politics in 2014 as a gun-toting, hog-castrating, motorcycle-riding candidate who was going to shake up Washington.
One ad featured her at a shooting range firing a handgun as the gravelly-voiced narrator stated, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'And when...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pandemic Politicking: Democrats at Laptops. GOP at Your Door]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/04/pandemic_politicking_democrats_at_laptops_gop_at_your_door_144141.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[REEDSBURG, Wisconsin (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' At a family dining table in tiny Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Arlene Ketchpaw chatted with a half-dozen Sauk County Democrats about how to win over voters, her fellow volunteers staring out from a now familiar Zoom screen.
A day later, many Republicans found...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iowa Republicans Oust Rep. King, Shunned for Insensitive Remarks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/03/iowa_republicans_oust_rep_king_shunned_for_insensitive_remarks_143361.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Republicans in northwest Iowa ousted Rep. Steve King in Tuesday'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s primary, deciding they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve had enough of the conservative lightning rod known for making incendiary comments about immigrants and white supremacy throughout his nearly two decades in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Battleground Power Plays Rage as Everyday Politics Go Quiet]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/20/battleground_power_plays_rage_as_everyday_politics_go_quiet_142987.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Door-knocking? Over.
Local party activity? Some Facebook traffic, if that.
Across an arc of vital swing states, the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' coronavirus'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' has put politics on an uneasy pause.
Instead, political fights among state leaders from Iowa to Pennsylvania over the handling...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Buttigieg on Defense as Rivals Aim to Blunt His Momentum]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/10/buttigieg_on_defense_as_rivals_aim_to_blunt_his_momentum_142355.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DOVER, N.H. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Pete Buttigieg has been on defense all weekend as his Democratic presidential rivals attacked him on everything from his struggle to connect with black voters to accepting campaign contributions from large donors in an effort to blunt any momentum heading into...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats&rsquo; Competing Impulses: Should They Fight or Unite?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/28/democrats_competing_impulses_should_they_fight_or_unite_142254.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A Democratic presidential race that started as a struggle between the activist left and the moderates has become something far less ideological and more emotional as the first nominating contest has come into view: Should they fight or unite?
A year into the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Buttigieg Says Oval Office Needs Wartime Veteran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/19/buttigieg_says_oval_office_needs_wartime_veteran_142187.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ANKENY, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Saturday the Oval Office benefits from the perspective of a wartime veteran, a niche he occupies exclusively among top-tier candidates in his party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s race for the 2020 nomination.
During an interview on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020 Democratic Race Is Wide Open in Iowa as Caucuses Near]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/13/2020_democratic_race_is_wide_open_in_iowa_as_caucuses_near_142135.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s rolling landscape for more than a year, making their pitch to potential supporters on campuses, county fairgrounds and in high school gymnasiums. But three weeks before the caucuses usher in the Democratic...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Elusive Quest for Momentum Is On as Democrats Dash to Iowa]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/07/elusive_quest_for_momentum_is_on_as_democrats_dash_to_iowa_142096.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' About 500 people packed into the basketball gym in the Fort Madison YMCA to see Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the working class Mississippi River town on the Sunday evening after Christmas. The following Sunday afternoon, Joe Biden attracted less than half to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Buttigieg Criticizes Biden Over Ukraine Dealings as Vice President]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/31/buttigieg_criticizes_biden_over_ukraine_dealings_as_vice_president_142055.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Pete Buttigieg says he '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'would not have wanted to see'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' his son serving on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company while he was leading anti-corruption efforts in the country, an implicit criticism of the controversy that has ensnared his 2020...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Buttigieg Starting to Pay Price for Success: More Scrutiny]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/25/buttigieg_starting_to_pay_price_for_success_more_scrutiny_141589.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NASHUA, N.H. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' For much of the year, Pete Buttigieg has glided through the Democratic presidential campaign, raising stunning amounts of money, impressing many with his calm eloquence and gaining ground in early voting Iowa.
Now he is starting to pay the price of success.
New...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[After Static Summer, Democratic Race Enters a Chaotic Fall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/12/after_static_summer_democratic_race_enters_a_chaotic_fall_141480.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A Democratic presidential race that had been largely static through the summer has tumbled into a chaotic fall, shaped by unpredictable events and the deepening impeachment crisis surrounding President Donald Trump.
Less than four months before voting begins,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden, Warren Face Same Challenge in Iowa: Keeping Momentum]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/23/biden_warren_face_same_challenge_in_iowa_keeping_momentum_141321.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A fire truck, a marching band and hundreds of supporters ushered Joe Biden into this weekend'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Iowa Steak Fry, a show of force intended to solidify the former vice president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s front-runner status. His closest rival, Elizabeth Warren, slipped in with...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Warren Wows in Iowa as Candidates' Sprint to Caucuses Begins]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/12/warren_wows_in_iowa_as_candidates_sprint_to_caucuses_begins_140989.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The chant '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'2 cents, 2 cents, 2 cents'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' started in the back of a crowd that packed sidewalks at the Iowa State Fair. Elizabeth Warren, basking in the spontaneous adulation of her proposed wealth tax, prompted roars with'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' her call for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Criminal Justice Plan Reverses Part of 1994 Crime Bill]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/23/biden_criminal_justice_plan_reverses_part_of_1994_crime_bill_140848.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Joe Biden is proposing to reverse several key provisions of the 1994 crime bill he helped write in an acknowledgment that his tough-on-crime positions of the past are at odds with the views of the modern Democratic Party.
In a speech later Tuesday in New Orleans, the former vice...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump and Biden Trade Jabs in Possible 2020 Election Preview]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/12/trump_and_biden_trade_jabs_in_possible_2020_election_preview_140545.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden repeatedly laid into each other while traveling in the battleground state of Iowa, unleashing verbal attacks that at times felt more appropriate for the final weeks before Election Day than a lazy...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ex-Vice President Joe Biden Launches 2020 White House Bid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/25/ex-vice_president_joe_biden_launches_2020_white_house_bid_140158.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the soul of the nation at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election.
In a video posted on Twitter, Biden focused on the 2017 deadly clash...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden to Announce 2020 Bid on Thursday]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/24/biden_to_announce_2020_bid_on_thursday_140146.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Answering perhaps the most significant question of the early 2020 election season, former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his presidential campaign on Thursday.
The move, confirmed by a person familiar with his plans, sets up the 76-year-old lifelong...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden to Campaign as Extension of Obama's Presidency]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/15/biden_to_campaign_as_extension_of_obamas_political_movement_140055.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Joe Biden is finalizing the framework for a White House campaign that would cast him as an extension of Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidency and political movement. He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s betting that the majority of Democratic voters are eager to return to the style and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Says He Doesn't Believe He's Acted Inappropriately]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/01/biden_says_he_doesnt_believe_hes_acted_inappropriately_139920.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday defended his interactions with women, saying he doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t believe he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s ever acted inappropriately. But a Nevada politician'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s assertion that Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s kiss on the back of her head made her feel uncomfortable...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Team Sees Iowa as Crucial to Nabbing 2020 Nomination]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/28/bidens_team_sees_iowa_as_crucial_to_nabbing_2020_nomination_139886.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' As former Vice President Joe Biden prepares for a potential White House campaign, his associates increasingly see a strong showing in the Iowa caucuses as crucial to his ability to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
Although Biden hasn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t yet...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Attacks Pence for Being 'Anti-LGBTQ Rights']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/01/biden_attacks_pence_for_being_anti-lgbtq_rights_139625.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Former Vice President Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s tendency to talk about his good relationships with Republicans landed him in trouble Thursday when he called his successor, Mike Pence, a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'decent guy.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'
The comment was quickly criticized by fellow Democrats,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020 Democratic Primary Set to Intensify]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/14/2020_democratic_primary_set_to_intensify_139167.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' After months of speculation and secrecy, the 2020 presidential primary season is about to explode.
With several Democrats already in the race, a half dozen more are locking down final travel, staffing and strategy to launch White House bids in the coming...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dem Activist Tom Steyer Says He Won't Run for President in 2020]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/10/dem_activist_tom_steyer_says_he_wont_run_for_president_in_2020_139137.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Billionaire investor and Democratic activist Tom Steyer said Wednesday that he will not run for the White House in 2020 and will instead focus on calling for President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s impeachment.
Steyer, who has spent $50 million on his Need to Impeach...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden to Meet With Family as He Ponders Presidential Bid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/12/biden_to_meet_with_family_as_he_ponders_presidential_bid_138905.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Thomas Beaumont</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(AP) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden is wrapping up a busy stretch of events this week before stepping out of the public eye to hold family deliberations over the holidays on whether to launch another campaign for president, according to multiple people familiar with his...]]></description>
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