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<title><![CDATA[Deb Riechmann - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/24979.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Deb Riechmann]]></description><category domain="24979">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump's National Security Adviser Takes Aim at China]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/25/trumps_national_security_adviser_takes_aim_at_china_143540.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s national security adviser warned China on Wednesday that the United States is waking up to the threat that it believes the Chinese Communist Party poses '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'to our great way of life'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and will act to check the spread of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Anti-China Rhetoric Aimed at Boosting U.S. Leverage]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/05/06/trumps_anti-china_rhetoric_aimed_at_boosting_us_leverage_143133.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Trump administration is making ever louder pronouncements casting blame on China for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to sidestep domestic criticism of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s own response, tarnish China'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s global reputation and give the U.S. leverage on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Officials Criticize China Over 'Silenced' Doctors, 'Covered-Up' Outbreak]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/12/trump_officials_criticize_china_over_silenced_doctors_covered-up_outbreak_142637.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' There'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s one thing the Trump administration wants Americans to remember about the coronavirus pandemic: It carries the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Made in China'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' label.
Trump administration officials, on the defensive about their own handling of the virus, have repeatedly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says He Spoke to a Taliban Leader, Had 'Good Talk']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/04/trump_says_he_spoke_to_a_taliban_leader_had_good_talk_142563.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he spoke on the phone to a Taliban leader, making him the first U.S. president believed to have ever spoken directly with the militant group responsible for the deaths of thousands of U.S. troops in nearly 19 years of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Upbeat on Peace Plan Despite Palestinian Rejection]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/27/trump_upbeat_on_peace_plan_despite_palestinian_rejection_142244.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump said Monday that while the Palestinians have already rejected his proposed Mideast peace deal, he expects they ultimately will agree to the blueprint the White House plans to announce following meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran Standoff Shines Spotlight on New Trump Security Adviser]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/13/iran_standoff_shines_spotlight_on_new_trump_security_adviser_142133.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' In a defining week for President Donald Trump on the world stage, national security adviser Robert O'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'Brien was a constant presence at the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s side as the U.S. edged to the brink of war with Iran and back again.
The contrasts with...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Faces Raft of Foreign Policy Challenges in New Year]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/31/trump_faces_raft_of_foreign_policy_challenges_in_new_year_142056.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump starts the new year knee-deep in daunting foreign policy challenges at the same time he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll have to deal with a likely impeachment trial in the Senate and the demands of a reelection campaign.
American troops are still engaged in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Conan the Dog Gets Hero's Welcome at White House After al-Baghdadi Raid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/26/conan_the_dog_gets_heros_welcome_at_white_house_after_al-baghdadi_raid_141823.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A U.S. military dog that played a starring role in the raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seemed oblivious to the praise that President Donald Trump heaped on it Monday at the White House.
Conan, a Belgian Malinois, seemed much more...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[FBI Lawyer Suspected of Altering Russia Probe Document]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/22/fbi_lawyer_investigated_over_altered_russia_probe_document_141799.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' An FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, a person familiar with the situation said Friday.
President Donald Trump, who has long attacked as a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'hoax'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'witch...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. and Turkey Have Friendly Talks, But Differences Persist]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/13/trump_erdogan_to_meet_as_thorny_issues_stress_relations_141726.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump says he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'very good friends,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' but their meeting Wednesday at the White House failed to resolve an issue that has badly strained relations between the two NATO allies.
Trump and Erdogan...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Tip, the Raid, the Reveal: The Takedown of al-Baghdadi]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/28/the_tip_the_raid_the_reveal_the_takedown_of_al-baghdadi_141596.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The helicopters flew low and fast into the night, ferrying U.S. special forces to a compound where'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' was hiding in Syria. Half a world away, President Donald Trump watched the raid in real time via a video link as troops...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pence Takes Swipe at NBA, Nike in Critical Speech on China]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/25/pence_takes_swipe_at_nba_nike_in_critical_speech_on_china_141587.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Vice President Mike Pence took a swipe at Nike and the NBA on Thursday in a speech criticizing communist China'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s record on trade and human rights, saying American corporations have been too willing to ignore censorship and repression in pursuit of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Finds No Simple Fix in Syria, Other World Hotspots]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/23/trump_finds_no_simple_fix_in_syria_other_world_hotspots_141561.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s plan to reverse America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s involvement in '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'endless wars'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' has run up against a difficult truth: When it comes to national security, rarely can a simple solution solve a complex problem.
After abruptly announcing last week...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Attacks Globalism and Urges Action on Iran at UN]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/25/trump_attacks_globalism_and_urges_action_on_iran_at_un_141338.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump stood before world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and rejected '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'globalism'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and liberal immigration policies while exhorting the world to act against Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'bloodlust.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' His speech and subsequent...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Heads to UN With Long List of Deals He's Yet to Close]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/23/trump_heads_to_un_with_long_list_of_deals_hes_yet_to_close_141320.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump, a self-described deal-maker, is saddled with a long list of unresolved foreign policy deals he has yet to close heading into his U.N. visit this coming week.
There are challenges with Iran, North Korea, the Afghan Taliban, Israel and the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Names Robert O'Brien as Next National Security Adviser]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/19/trump_names_robert_obrien_as_next_national_security_adviser_141296.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser.
O'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'Brien, the fourth person in two years to hold the job, becomes the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says He's Considering 5 Candidates to Replace Bolton]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/12/trump_says_hes_considering_5_candidates_to_replace_bolton_141235.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump said Wednesday he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s looking at five individuals to become his fourth national security adviser to replace'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' John Bolton, the hawkish diplomat who clashed with the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' on global challenges, especially Iran and North...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Ousts Bolton After Disagreements on Foreign Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/11/trump_ousts_bolton_after_disagreements_on_foreign_policy_141227.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly forced out John Bolton,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' his hawkish national security adviser'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges.
The sudden shake-up marked the latest departure of a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says Peace Talks With Taliban Are Now 'Dead']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/10/trump_says_peace_talks_with_taliban_are_now_dead_141216.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'dead,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan leaders aimed at ending America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s longest war.
Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s remark...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Taliban Attacks Test Trump as He Seeks to End Afghan War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/06/taliban_attacks_test_trump_as_he_seeks_to_end_afghan_war_141189.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Relentless, deadly attacks by the Taliban, including a car bombing Thursday that killed a U.S. service member, are testing President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s resolve to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and end what he has called America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'endless'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Picks New Acting National Intelligence Director]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/09/trump_picks_new_acting_national_intelligence_director_140982.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump on Thursday named Joseph Maguire, the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s top counterterrorism official, as acting national intelligence director, part of a leadership shake-up at the agency that oversees 17 U.S. spy agencies.
Maguire will become acting director...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Coats to Step Down as Director of National Intelligence Next Month]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/29/coats_to_step_down_as_director_of_national_intelligence_next_month_140879.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, is resigning after a turbulent two years in which he and President Donald Trump were often at odds over Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump named a GOP congressman and fierce loyalist to replace him.
Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Wants Pakistan to Help Extricate U.S. From Afghanistan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/22/trump_wants_pakistan_to_help_extricate_us_from_afghanistan_140839.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump said Monday that he could win the war in Afghanistan in a week, but that he doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t want to kill millions of people and wipe Afghanistan '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'off the face of the earth.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'
He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s trying to persuade Pakistan to help get a deal with...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order Imposing Sanctions on Iran Supreme Leader]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/24/trump_signs_order_imposing_sanctions_on_iran_supreme_leader_140636.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday targeting Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions, the latest action the U.S. has taken to discourage Tehran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting militant...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[After Calling Off Strikes on Iran, Trump Suggests Patience]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/22/after_calling_off_strikes_on_iran_trump_suggests_patience_140625.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump said Friday he abruptly called off the swiftly planned military strikes on Iran because the likely deaths of 150 Iranians would have been so out of proportion to the shootdown of an unmanned American surveillance drone. He also indicated he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Prepped for Strikes on Iran Before Approval Was Withdrawn]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/21/us_prepped_for_strikes_on_iran_before_approval_was_withdrawn_140618.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The United States made preparations for a military strike against Iran on Thursday night in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, but the operation was abruptly called off with just hours to go, a U.S. official said.
The official, who was not...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Upbeat on Potential for U.S.-Japan Trade Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/28/trump_upbeat_on_potential_for_us-japan_trade_deal_140180.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump expressed confidence Friday that a bilateral trade deal between the U.S. and Japan can be reached quickly despite ongoing differences over tariffs as he opened talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House.
Abe is the rare world...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Vetoes Measure to End U.S. Involvement in Yemen War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/17/trump_vetoes_measure_to_end_us_involvement_in_yemen_war_140078.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s war in Yemen.
The veto '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the second in Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidency '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' was expected, and Congress lacks the votes to override it. But passing...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Urges Even More Defense Spending by NATO Allies]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/03/trump_urges_even_more_defense_spending_by_nato_allies_139947.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump praised NATO countries for increasing their financial contributions to the Western alliance, but he hounded them to pay even more, saying America still shoulders a disproportionate share of the cost of protecting Europe.
The president met...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Disappointed by Activity at North Korea Missile Sites]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/08/trump_disappointed_by_activity_at_north_korea_missile_sites_139690.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Deb Riechmann</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'little disappointed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' by reports of new activity at a North Korean missile research center and long-range rocket site and that time will tell if U.S. diplomacy with the reclusive country will be...]]></description>
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