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<title><![CDATA[Lee Habeeb - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/24325.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Lee Habeeb]]></description><category domain="24325">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Val Kilmer's Final Words Before He Lost Voice: 'Love Better']]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/val-kilmers-final-words-before-he-lost-his-voice-love-better-2054318</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It was a poignant interview, the last Val Kilmer gave before losing his voice to throat cancer. An interview in which Kilmer that revealed great vulnerability and humility'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'two words not normally associated with the brilliant actor when he was at the peak of his powers. At least not...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Remembering Tony Dolan: Reagan's Chief Speechwriter]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/remembering-tony-dolan-president-reagans-chief-speechwriter-2047533</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tony Dolan, who died this month at age 76, was a sage to many and a friend to freedom lovers around the world.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Tragedy of Arab Antisemitism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/tragedy-arab-antisemitism-opinion-1837083</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There are too many Arabs across the world who hate Jews, and too few who don't.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cars, Gas, and Groceries Will Decide the 2024 Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/cars-gas-groceries-will-decide-2024-election-opinion-1824712</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The combination of runaway costs and high interest rates has been catastrophic for ordinary Americans.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Not Place Age Requirements on Gender Surgery?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/we-place-age-requirements-lots-things-why-not-gender-surgeries-opinion-1794801</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At the moment, Americans are debating and discussing an issue never before imagined, let alone considered, in modern or pre-modern life.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Who's the Intolerant Jerk? It's a Game Anyone Can Play]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/whos-intolerant-jerk-its-game-anyone-can-play-opinion-1777289</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[You may not know about it, but there's a popular'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Reddit'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' space where users tell a story of interpersonal conflict and ask fellow users to decide who's in the wrong. Acting as a surrogate jury, Redditors weigh in and the most-upvoted comment becomes the verdict. While a crowd of 1.2...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are Entrepreneurs the Real Race Revolutionaries?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/are-entrepreneurs-real-race-revolutionaries-opinion-1774168</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA["Iwas recently in an Atlanta bookstore and saw a book displayed for grade-schoolers called Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution," Alfredo Ortiz, CEO of Job Creators Network, told Newsweek. "Amazon described it as a book about transgender women of color who fought for LGBTQ+ equality.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[American Spirit Was on Display on Monday Night Football]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/american-spirit-was-display-monday-night-football-opinion-1771034</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Everywhere on the home field of the Cincinnati Bengals, players and coaches were taking knees for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Intolerant Can Learn From George Washington]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/what-intolerant-can-learn-george-washington-1752546</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After winning a war, the nation's first president defended tolerance and freedom of conscience.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Master Class From David McCullough]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/master-class-david-mccullough-americas-emeritus-history-professor-1732166</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's greatest historian knew that stories mattered, people mattered and, most important, context mattered.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Americans Flee Some States and Move to Others]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/american-exodus-why-americans-are-fleeing-some-states-moving-others-1728064</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you care about your future, don't plan on moving anywhere where the state taxes, debt and pension obligations are out of control.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Federalism Is On a Roll]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/federalism-roll-opinion-1707817</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[That's been the argument raging in America since our founding: how do we best distribute? From the top down or the bottom up?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Mother's Day Eulogy I Should Have Written 10 Years Ago]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/mothers-day-eulogy-i-should-have-written-10-years-ago-1704263</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No one back then thought postponing adolescence into their 30s was an option. They started things: their lives, families and careers.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Leaders in Washington Ignore Black Racism, Gang Violence]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/leaders-washington-ignore-black-racism-gang-violence-opinion-1698589</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The bad guys are winning under the leadership of President Biden's law enforcement team. The good guys and gals are losing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Story About Our Nation's Most Important Soldier]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/on-veterans-day-a-story-about-our-nations-most-important-soldier/ar-AAQzRKp</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The talk started with a simple question. "Why do we celebrate our military and our veterans," Vince Benedetto asked a gathering of high school students in northeast Pennsylvania on Veterans Day in 2019. "Why do we even care that I'm a veteran?" Some hands quickly shot up.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Radical Social Studies Revolution Underway in Schools?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/is-a-radical-social-studies-revolution-underway-in-our-public-schools/ar-AAPNrIS</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It was a revealing speech Tina Lane Heafner gave at the National Council for the Social Studies' 2019 conference in Austin, Texas. And a disturbing one. American taxpayers don't know the NCSS'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'or Heafner'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'but they should. It's the nation's largest professional association devoted...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Memorial Day Matters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/why-memorial-day-matters-1596211</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mornings on Memorial Day were always about honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice serving their country in uniform.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Cop's Name You Don't Know But Should]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/cops-name-you-dont-know-should-1590124</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[You don't know Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller's name'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'or his story'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'because the media didn't think it was worth telling.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Too Young to Die: Senseless Murder of a Chicago 7 Year Old]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/too-young-to-die-the-senseless-murder-of-a-chicago-seven-year-old-opinion/ar-BB1gb1ta</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Her name was Jaslyn Adams. She was a beautiful young African-American girl, all of seven years old. Late in the afternoon of April 18, she was with her father'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'Jontae'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'at a McDonald's drive-thru in the West Side of Chicago, looking forward to sharing a Happy Meal. But this...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Remembering America's Worst Naval Disaster]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/remembering-americas-worst-naval-disaster-opinion-1521838</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It took a movie about a shark terrorizing a New England town in the summer of 1975 for millions of Americans to discover the story of the sinking of the USS'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Indianapolis, the worst disaster in U.S. naval history.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[I Helped Prep Cruz for His Debates. Beto Is the Real Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/beto-orourke-ted-cruz-presidential-elections-donald-trump-1365360</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The media might not recognize his skills, but voters do '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and will in 2020. In fact, being underestimated may be one of his biggest advantages.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Story of a Hero Son, a Dad's Grief &amp; a Hit Song]]></title>
							<link>http://www.newsweek.com/memorial-day-story-hero-son-opinion-944355</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I found myself sitting in my SUV in a Walmart parking lot, all alone, crying for Paul Monti.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Life in the Bubble Has Finally Caught Up With Journalists]]></title>
							<link>https://www.lifezette.com/popzette/an-open-letter-to-the-white-house-correspondents-association/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The media's utter hatred of and clear bias against conservatives was on full display at the tasteless event, thanks to Michelle Wolf]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[American Carnage: Tragic Tale of 2 Suburban Atlanta Teens]]></title>
							<link>https://www.lifezette.com/healthzette/american-carnage-tragic-tale-two-suburban-atlanta-teens/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lisa Manning was in the gym when she got that call every parent dreads. It was from her husband, Greg. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I knew from the sound of his voice that it was really bad,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' she said. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'He was just saying, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'Oh my God. Oh my God. Call 911.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to Jimmy Kimmel From a Former Fan]]></title>
							<link>http://www.lifezette.com/popzette/an-open-letter-to-late-night-host-jimmy-kimmel-from-a-former-fan/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA['We need more laughs in this world and fewer political rants and lectures. Too much divides us. You used to unite us.']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Cities: Charlottesville and Houston]]></title>
							<link>http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/tale-two-cities-charlottesville-houston/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here's hoping more people come to see that Houston and Charlottesville are not merely tales of two cities, but two narratives competing for the heart and soul of America. One insists America is a country filled with racists, bigots, homophobes, and white people angered that their...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the New FDA Chief Matters]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/05/23/why_the_new_fda_chief_matters_133965.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A Life and Death Tale of a Life Saving Drug'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Journey to Market
The week before last, with little fanfare, Dr. Scott Gottlieb was confirmed as the new leader of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Unlike other high profile nominees, not much ink or airtime was spent on his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cops' Lives Matter]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/395427/cops-lives-matter-lee-habeeb</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Cops across the country are mad. Mad as hell. Mad because some of America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s leaders have reinforced for months the dreadful lie that black people in America should fear the police. That cops are dangerous. That cops are racists.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Cops are mad because for all the sympathy shown for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How D.C. Favors Wall Street Over Main St. Banks]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/377771/where-have-you-gone-george-bailey-lee-habeeb-and-mike-leven</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He is America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most iconic banker. Okay. He isn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t a real banker, but we all know and love him; he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s George Bailey from the quintessential Christmas movie It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a Wonderful Life. Bailey, the local banker from Bedford Falls, N.Y., confronts slumlord and all-around bad...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A&amp;E's Duck Dynasty Dilemma]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/367054/aes-duck-dynasty-dilemma-lee-habeeb</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lee Habeeb</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It had never happened before. When big, powerful TV executives ask a star to apologize for what they deem inappropriate comments or behavior, the star simply complies. A team of publicists is assembled, the star does the obligatory apology tour for the press and promises never to do or...]]></description>
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