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<title><![CDATA[Jonathan Easley - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/23848.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Easley]]></description><category domain="23848">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Border Crisis Creates New Risks for Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/541866-border-crisis-creates-new-risks-for-biden</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden is facing a growing dilemma at the southern border that shows few signs of abating: the number of unaccompanied minors crossing into the United States steadily increasing in recent weeks.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Race Heats Up, Will Biden's Summer Poll Lead Be Enough?]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/508952-trump-has-100-days-to-turn-things-around</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump faces a steep climb to a second term with 100 days to go before the presidential election.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Where Biden, Trump Stand in Key Swing States]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/499241-where-biden-trump-stand-in-key-swing-states</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump in national polling but the race is closer in the key battleground states that will determine who wins the White House.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders Focuses on Big Super Tuesday Prizes]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485023-sanders-zeroes-in-on-super-tuesday-states</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Bernie Sanders'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (I-Vt.) is putting a focus on key Super Tuesday states that will vote just three days after South Carolina'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s primary, underscoring how he believes a good night on March 3 could make him the runaway favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Injects New Uncertainty Into Chaotic Dem Race]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/469675-democrats-on-edge-as-iowa-points-to-chaotic-race</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are on edge ahead of the Iowa caucuses, as a four-candidate pile-up and Michael Bloomberg's potential candidacy injects a new level of uncertainty.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Soft Levels of Support Mark This Year's Dem Primary]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458008-soft-levels-of-support-mark-this-years-democratic-primary</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pollsters say one of the most striking characteristics of this cycle's Democratic presidential primary is the relatively soft support for top-tier candidates, even after an intense focus on the race by the national media.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Media Reaps Dividends from Trump Attacks]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340318-media-reaps-dividends-from-trump-attacks</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Cable news outlets are pulling huge ratings and reporters are becoming overnight celebrities as the attacks between President Trump and the media enter strange new territory.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Allies on the Offensive Against Mueller]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/338042-trump-allies-on-the-offensive-against-special-counsel-mueller</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s legal team and political allies have launched a preemptive strike against special counsel Robert Mueller. Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s backers are furious about a story that appeared Wednesday in The Washington Post, in which five anonymous sources alleged that the president is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Trump Can Accomplish on Day One]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/313140-what-trump-can-accomplish-on-day-one</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Judging by his campaign promises, Donald Trump will be a busy man on his first day in the Oval Office. Trump has pledged to take sweeping, unilateral actions on Jan. 20 to roll back President Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s policies and set the course for his administration. Many of Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s policies...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Races to Watch in 2017]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/311709-five-races-to-watch-in-2017</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After 2016's bruising election cycle, 2017 might seem like a break for Republicans and Democrats to gear up for 2018's midterms. But a handful of 2017 contests could serve as an indicator of the mood of the electorate in the early months of Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidency. Here are five...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Wild 2016 Race Heads for a Dramatic Ending]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/304848-wild-race-heads-for-dramatic-ending</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton sounded a confident note Monday as she sought to cut off any path to 270 electoral votes for Donald Trump on the final full day of the presidential campaign. Trump, for his part, promised that his supporters would propel him to a surprise victory. He crisscrossed the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[IL: Trump Swipes at Mark Kirk for Sagging Polls]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/299756-trump-swipes-at-vulnerable-gop-senator</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump took a swing at Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.).]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: Camp Debates Media Strategy vs. Trump]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/298580-clinton-camp-debates-media-strategy-vs-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Supporters are debating whether Clinton needs to go more positive.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: Accuses Donald Trump's Rhetoric of Inspiring Domestic Terrorism]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/296602-clinton-trump-inspiring-terrorism</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA["A lot of rhetoric we'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'??ve heard from Donald Trump has been seized on by terrorists."]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton Faces Dilemma Following &quot;Deplorables&quot; Remark]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/296031-hillary-clinton-faces-dilemma-following-deplorables-remark</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton faces a major dilemma in the wake of her controversial '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'basket of deplorables'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' comment: keep hammering Donald Trump on race or pivot to other issues. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Democrats are divided on the best course of action following her remark last week that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'half'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: Holds First Formal Press Conference in 10 Months]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294991-five-takeaways-from-clintons-press-conference</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Trump Rebounds, Clinton's Strategy Comes Under Fire]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/294365-clintons-run-out-the-clock-strategy-under-fire</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is facing questions about her campaign strategy as Donald Trump laps her on the trail and tightening polls show an increasingly competitive presidential race.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Democratic nominee'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nearly'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' vanished from the campaign trail in August to attend high-end private...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Polls Tighten in Presidential Race]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/293882-polls-tighten-in-presidential-race</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is gaining some ground on Hillary Clinton in the polls, leaving the Democrat with a smaller lead heading into the crucial month of September.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Clinton opened her largest margin on Aug. 9, when she had a 7.6 percentage point advantage over Trump in the RealClearPolitics...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: In Campaign Shift, Works to Court Minority Voters]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/292267-trump-courts-minority-voters</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is ramping up outreach to blacks and Hispanics.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: After Campaign Shake-Ups, Goes to Protracted War Against Hostile Media]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/291783-trump-goes-to-war-against-media</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is steeling himself for a protracted battle.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP: RNC Reassures that Trump Will Be on Ballot]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/presidential-campaign/290336-rnc-trump-will-be-on-ballot</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'??Donald Trump is the nominee of the Republican Party full-stop,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? an RNC official says.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: Campaign Dismisses DNC as 'Night of Empty Rhetoric']]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289570-trump-campaign-dismisses-dem-attacks-as-night-of-empty</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA["They resorted to the politics of fear, trying to convince Americans not to vote for change."]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Ways Trump's Convention Was a Success]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288829-five-ways-trumps-convention-was-a-success</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republican National Convention came to a close on Thursday night after a dramatic week marred by a plagiarism controversy involving Melania Trump and a surreal scene in which Ted Cruz was shouted off the stage.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s critics have seized on the unrest to paint a picture of an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: To Evangelicals, Questions Clinton's Religion]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/284281-trump-questions-clintons-religion</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump says "we don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion."]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders: Vows to Take Nominating Battle to the Convention]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/280303-sanders-vows-to-take-nominating-battle-to-the-convention</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A defiant Bernie Sanders says he can still overtake Hillary Clinton in delegates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton Is Still on Track Despite Indiana Setback]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/278630-clinton-still-on-track-for-nomination-despite-indiana</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton is still on track to win the Democratic presidential nomination even after falling short to Bernie Sanders in Indiana on Tuesday.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Sanders led Clinton 52 percent to 48 percent in the state's primary, according to The Associated...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Ways Trump Will Attack Clinton]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/278220-five-ways-trump-will-attack-clinton</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is ramping up his rhetoric against Hillary Clinton as the GOP front-runner looks beyond the primary to defeating the likely Democratic nominee in the fall.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' If Trump and Clinton continue along their current trajectories, it will set up a savage battle between two candidates...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ted Cruz's Moment to Shine]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/274854-ted-cruzs-moment-to-shine</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ted Cruz is having a moment to shine.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Texas senator has become the favorite to win Tuesday's primary in Wisconsin, which would be huge for his presidential campaign.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s seen a GOP establishment that despised him warm to his presidential campaign, and showed off his policy...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP: Unbound Delegates Could Decide Trump Nomination]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/273630-unbound-republican-delegates-could-decide-trump-nomination</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Talk of a contested convention has put the spotlight on unbound delegates.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Closed the Deal With Carson]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/272789-how-carson-arrived-at-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jonathan Easley</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Carson recalled his decision-making process in an interview with The Hill.]]></description>
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