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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Confirms Eugene Scalia as New Labor Secretary]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Republican-led Senate on Thursday confirmed lawyer Eugene Scalia, a son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, as President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s new labor secretary.
The Senate voted along party lines, 53-44, to approve Scalia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nomination....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Return of 2 Ill Republican Senators Crucial Next Week for Tax Bill]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/12/15/return_of_2_ill_republican_senators_crucial_next_week_for_tax_bill_135802.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Ailing Republican senators John McCain and Thad Cochran missed votes this week, but their presence will be crucial early next week as the GOP tries to pass a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax package in the Senate with a razor-thin majority and all Democrats opposed to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Demands 'Much Tougher' Immigration Law After NY Attack]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Roused by the first major ISIS-inspired attack on U.S. soil since he took office, President Donald Trump urged swift repeal of an immigration program that brought the suspect to America and laid into a political foe he said was responsible for it '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' though...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Measure Would Require New War Authorization from Congress]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/07/01/measure_would_require_new_war_authorization_from_congress_134358.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- A stunning move this week by a House panel to force a debate on new presidential war powers revealed mounting frustration that Congress has for too long dodged one of its most important responsibilities: to decide whether to send American fighting forces into harm's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mattis Blames Congress for Poor State of Combat Readiness]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/06/13/mattis_blames_congress_for_poor_state_of_combat_readiness_134174.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis blamed the inability of Congress to deliver an annual defense budget for what he called a shockingly poor state of combat readiness as the United States faces fierce rivals, including what he described as an "urgent and dangerous threat"...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tillerson Warns Against Steps That Cut Off Talks With Russia]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/06/13/tillerson_warns_against_steps_that_cut_off_talks_with_russia_134184.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday the U.S. relationship with Russia is at an all-time low and deteriorating further, yet he cautioned against taking steps that might close off promising avenues of communication between the two former Cold War...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senators Warn of Fiscal Fallout After Erdogan Visit Violence]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/05/22/senators_warn_of_fiscal_fallout_after_erdogan_visit_violence_133962.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The senators who oversee the U.S. foreign aid budget have warned the Turkish government there could be fiscal repercussions if Ankara fails to punish the bodyguards responsible for a violent incident in Washington.
In a letter to the Turkish ambassador to the United...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Primed for Push to Dismantle Obama's Policies]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/01/03/republicans_primed_for_push_to_dismantle_obamas_policies_132697.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in at noon Tuesday, setting off an aggressive campaign by Republicans who control the House and Senate to dismantle eight years of President Barack Obama's Democratic policies.
One of the biggest and most immediate targets is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Call Tech Experts To Testify on Clinton's Server]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/09/13/republicans_call_tech_experts_to_testify_on_clintons_server_131772.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans are keeping up their attacks on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails by calling for testimony the tech expert who set up her private server and representatives from the company that maintained the system.
Bryan Pagliano, a former...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Officials Say Guantanamo Transfers Have Killed Americans]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/03/23/officials_say_guantanamo_transfers_have_killed_americans_130072.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans have been killed by prisoners released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Obama administration official told lawmakers Wednesday, triggering sharp criticism from Republicans opposed to shuttering the facility.
Testifying before the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Leader Says No 'Fearmongering' on Syrian Refugee Bill]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/01/20/senate_leader_says_no_fearmongering_on_syrian_refugee_bill_129378.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The debate over tough new screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees should be driven by facts, not fearmongering, says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, ahead of a key vote that had at least one Republican presidential candidate changing his campaign...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate to Consider Stricter Screening for Syrian Refugees]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/01/18/senate_to_consider_stricter_screening_for_syrian_refugees_129353.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate will consider rigorous new screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States as national security looms large for voters in an election year.
Propelled by the Islamic State group's attacks in Paris, the GOP-backed...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Corker: Congressional Oversight Needed on Iran Deal]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/04/06/corker_congressional_oversight_needed_on_iran_deal_126163.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says Congress will exercise its "rightful role" to scrutinize and approve any agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting international sanctions.
"It's very important that Congress is in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Ends Filibuster Over Obama Drone Policy]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A tea party senator from Kentucky used an old-style filibuster lasting nearly 13 hours to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director.
Sen. Rand Paul ended his filibuster shortly after midnight, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Brennan on Fast Track]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/03/06/brennan_on_fast_track_117305.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Richard Lardner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- After lagging for weeks, John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director is on the fast track to Senate confirmation after the White House agreed to give lawmakers access to top-secret legal opinions justifying the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects.
The...]]></description>
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