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							<title><![CDATA[Donald Trump: A Street-Fighting Man]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alan Draper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Politics is like boxing. Prize fighters maneuver and look for weaknesses to attack within a set of rules that are designed to protect them and limit mayhem within the ring.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' But Donald Trump is not a boxer performing in the ring by a sanctioned set of rules. He is a street fighter who...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Politics of Bad Parenting]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/26/the_politics_of_bad_parenting_138460.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alan Draper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Contentious divorces often lead parents to overcompensate for what they perceive as the parental failings of their former spouse.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  A mother who regards her ex as a slacker dad tries to offset his errors by becoming a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'tiger mom.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  A father who sees his ex as too lenient...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dear Liberals: Trump Is Awful, But He's Not the Apocalypse]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/03/donald-trump-not-apocalypse-now-liberals-calm-down-column/651989002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alan Draper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump has degraded our politics and violated our values, but liberals should keep perspective. That includes having more faith in their own legacies.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Bernanke Got Obama Re-Elected]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2012/11/07/obama-election-ben-bernanke/1690465/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alan Draper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[8:16PM EST November 7. 2012 - In 2008, President Obama owed his election, at least in part, to three people: Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan and Oprah Winfrey. They made it easier for whites to judge Obama on his merits and not by the color of his skin because these black cultural icons...]]></description>
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