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<title><![CDATA[Ken Thomas - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/22957.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Ken Thomas]]></description><category domain="22957">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Biden&rsquo;s Secret Weapon Against Trump: Older Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/bidens-secret-weapon-against-trump-older-voters-f87e861b?mod=wknd_pos1</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans have carried seniors in every presidential election since 2000. Polls show this year could be different.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Anxious Dems Tell Biden: Show More Empathy on Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/joe-biden-economy-inflation-election-2024-4c4c66de?mod=hp_lead_pos1</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president often touts strong jobs numbers, even as voters care far more about inflation]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Ahead in Polls But Playing Catch-Up on Ground]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-biden-2024-polls-65928c84?mod=hp_lead_pos1</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden and Democrats have a big cash advantage over Republicans, and have funneled far more to state parties to build campaign infrastructure]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Panic, Fury and Blame: Democrats' Anxiety Over Biden Grows]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/democrats-anxiety-over-bidens-age-grows-after-special-counsel-report-faf6578c</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s age has long been a private worry for many Democrats and a drag on his polling numbers. This week those anxieties came spilling out into the public.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Has a Michigan Problem, Endangering His Reelection]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/joe-biden-michigan-election-president-2f62aaed?mod=hp_lead_pos9</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats worry that the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s bad poll numbers spell trouble for down-ballot races]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Voters Who Decide Elections Don't Like What They See]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-voters-who-decide-elections-dont-like-what-they-see-64e6da8b?mod=hp_lead_pos2</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In counties that backed the past four presidential winners, residents worry that America's best days are behind it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The 2024 Rematch Americans Are Dreading Looks Likely]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-2024-election-rematch-americans-are-dreading-looks-likely-c89a6630?mod=hp_lead_pos2</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One year before voting, a weakened Biden and a criminally indicted Trump seem to be on a collision course.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Fears Are Growing Amid Warning Signs for Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democrats-still-publicly-back-biden-for-2024-privately-their-fears-are-growing-657de6e2?mod=hp_lead_pos3</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Polls show warning signs for the incumbent, but few Democrats see a viable Plan B.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Push to Seize Edge in Presidential Count Begins]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-2020-results-trump-biden-1104-11604492445?mod=djemalertNEWS</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The presidential candidates remained locked in a tight race that was expected to come down to a few key states that were still counting votes Wednesday morning.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Iowa Slipped Away From Joe Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-iowa-slipped-away-from-joe-biden/ar-BBZG7bQ?li=BBnbfcL</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' In the months leading up to the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden suggested he could stake an early claim to the Democratic nomination with a victory.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Campaigns in Montana, Lauds Kavanaugh's Progress]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/07/trump_campaigns_in_montana_lauds_kavanaughs_progress_138016.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump praised Judge Brett Kavanaugh'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s progress toward winning confirmation to the Supreme Court but decried the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'anger and the meanness on the other side,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' blasting Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' behavior toward his nominee as...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Taking Supreme Court Fight to Montana, North Dakota]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/06/trump_taking_supreme_court_fight_to_montana_north_dakota_138001.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump is taking the Washington debate over his Supreme Court nominee to the homes of two red-state Senate Democrats this week, elevating Judge Brett Kavanaugh'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s confirmation as a political litmus test for voters.
Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s strategy aims to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Sees Mixing Trade, Foreign Policy as Good Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/04/trump_sees_mixing_trade_foreign_policy_as_good_politics_137973.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' When President Donald Trump pulled the plug on an upcoming trip to North Korea by his secretary of state, he pointed a finger of blame at China and the global superpower'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s trade practices.
In his recent trade breakthrough with Mexico, Trump praised the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Predicts Immigration Issue Will Power Republicans in Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/22/trump_predicts_immigration_issue_will_power_republicans_in_midterms_137864.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump sharply accused congressional Democrats of allowing open borders and crime to fester, using a White House event on Monday to stoke a fall campaign fight over immigration and the U.S. southern border.
Predicting that Republicans would do...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: Kochs Are a 'Joke,' 'Two Nice Guys With Bad Ideas']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/31/trump_kochs_are_a_joke_two_nice_guys_with_bad_ideas_137676.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the Koch brothers, tweeting that the billionaire industrialists are a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'total joke in real Republican circles'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and that he is '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'a puppet for no one.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'
It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the latest salvo between the president...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Announces Billions to Help Farmers Hurt by Tariff Fallout]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/25/trump_announces_billions_to_help_farmers_hurt_by_tariff_fallout_137625.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will provide $12 billion in emergency relief to ease the pain of American farmers slammed by President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s escalating trade disputes with China and other countries.
However, some farm-state Republicans...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Reviews 'Made in America' Products at the White House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/24/trump_reviews_made_in_america_products_at_the_white_house_137613.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Checking out a speedboat, a fighter jet and a giant industrial magnet parked on the White House driveway, President Donald Trump showcased an array of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Made in America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' products Monday as his administration pushes back aggressively against critics who say...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Breaking With Tradition, Trump Criticizes the Fed for Rate Hikes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/20/breaking_with_tradition_trump_criticizes_the_fed_for_rate_hikes__137585.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump on Thursday cast aside concerns about the Federal Reserve'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s independence, saying he was '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'not happy'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' with the Fed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s recent interest rate increases.
Trump told CNBC in an interview: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t like all of this work...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump-Putin II: Planning Fall Event in Aftermath of Helsinki]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/20/trump-putin_ii_planning_fall_event_in_aftermath_of_helsinki_137584.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Unbowed by swirling criticism of his summit encounter with Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump swiftly invited the Russian leader to the White House this fall for a second get-together. Putin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s ambassador to the U.S. said Moscow is open to discussing such a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Talks Tougher, Says He Warned Putin on Meddling]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/19/trump_talks_tougher_says_he_warned_putin_on_meddling_137569.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump spent a second day Wednesday managing the political fallout from his widely criticized meeting with Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Vladimir Putin, shifting stances and mopping up what the White House said were misstatements.
His toughness with the longtime...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pence Rips Democrats on ICE, Illegal Immigration]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/07/pence_rips_democrats_on_ice_illegal_immigration_137450.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Vice President Mike Pence on Friday accused Democrats of making opposition to the federal immigration agency central to their party, calling for an end to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'spurious attacks'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In an address at ICE headquarters...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Closes In on Supreme Court Pick; 3 Judges Top List]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/05/trump_closes_in_on_supreme_court_pick_3_judges_top_list_137434.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy Coney...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Interviews 4 Candidates for High Court, as White House Mobilizes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/03/trump_interviews_4_candidates_for_high_court_as_white_house_mobilizes_137422.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump interviewed four prospective Supreme Court justices on Monday and had plans to meet with a few more as his White House aggressively mobilizes to select a replacement for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Eager to build suspense, Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Collins Would Oppose Court Pick With Roe v. Wade 'Hostility']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/02/collins_would_oppose_court_pick_with_roe_v_wade_hostility_137406.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a key vote on President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s pick for the Supreme Court, said Sunday she would oppose any nominee she believed would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
The White House is focusing on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's on a Hot Streak: Court Rulings, Vacancy, Summit Plan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/02/trumps_on_a_hot_streak_court_rulings_vacancy_summit_plan_137405.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A Supreme Court vacancy just fell in his lap, offering a chance to shape the court for decades. The current court handed him two favorable rulings in a single week. And there'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a Russia summit on the horizon, promising headlines for a week or more. President...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Announces Plans for Pentagon to Create 'Space Force']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/19/trump_announces_plans_for_pentagon_to_create_space_force_137307.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump announced Monday he is directing the Pentagon to create a new '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Space Force'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' as an independent military service branch aimed at ensuring American supremacy in space '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' though he may have limited power to develop a new military...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Allies to Fight Trump's Tariffs Plan, Warn of Trade War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/01/us_allies_to_fight_trumps_tariffs_plan_warn_of_trade_war_137178.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Countries around the world fought back Friday against President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, announcing retaliatory countermeasures and warning that the U.S. plan will hurt U.S. consumers.
French President Emmanuel...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Boosting Republicans, Trump Accuses Pelosi of Being an 'MS-13 Lover']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/30/boosting_republicans_trump_accuses_pelosi_of_being_an_ms-13_lover_137153.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of being an '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'MS-13 lover'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and dismissed a Democratic Senate candidate as a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'tool'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a line of attack likely to become familiar as...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump to Campaign in Tennessee to Thwart Dems' Senate Bid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/29/trump_to_campaign_in_tennessee_to_thwart_dems_senate_bid_137139.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Diving into the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is seeking to build a stable of Republicans who will help promote his agenda and serve as a check on Democrats aiming to win majorities in Congress.
Trump is traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Instinct in Korea Crisis and Elsewhere Is 'Go Big']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/11/trumps_instinct_in_korea_crisis_and_elsewhere_is_go_big_137034.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Thomas</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The way President Donald Trump sees it, why go for a solid single when you can swing for a home run?
Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s upcoming summit with North Korea'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Kim Jong Un is only the latest example of the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s go-big strategy. From tax reform to...]]></description>
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