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<title><![CDATA[Sara Burnett - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/26925.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Sara Burnett]]></description><category domain="26925">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Michigan's Whitmer Blasts Trump, Says It's 'Too Soon' to Reopen Businesses]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/22/michigans_whitmer_blasts_trump_says_its_too_soon_to_reopen_businesses.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday that President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s plan to suspend immigration is distracting from efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and part of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'inconsistent messages'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' that spread fear and put the public in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Leading in Pandemic Becomes Part of Audition for Biden's VP]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/16/leading_in_pandemic_becomes_part_of_audition_for_bidens_vp_142960.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' California Sen. Kamala Harris is raising money for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' while speaking out about the disproportionate number of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' African Americans with COVID-19.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been praising the former vice...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Klobuchar Is Ending Her Presidential Bid, Will Endorse Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/02/klobuchar_is_ending_her_presidential_bid_will_endorse_biden_142544.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her Democratic presidential campaign on Monday and endorse rival Joe Biden in an effort to unify moderate voters behind the former vice president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s White House bid.
She is flying to Dallas and plans to join Biden at his rally Monday night,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[After Amash Dumped Trump, His District May Do Same to Him]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/19/after_amash_dumped_trump_his_district_may_do_same_to_him_141040.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Eirran Betka-Pope was on her lunch break when she spotted hundreds of Donald Trump supporters protesting outside the office of Rep. Justin Amash, the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' first Republican'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' on Capitol Hill to say Congress should begin impeachment proceedings against the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Touts Economy, but Not Everyone in Michigan Feeling It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/29/trump_touts_economy_but_not_everyone_in_michigan_feeling_it_140881.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A bright mural welcomes people to downtown Saginaw, where a new indoor market opened along the riverfront last year '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' part of the city'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s decades-long effort to reinvent itself after the auto industry started leaving. Inside the market, vendors sell...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pete Buttigieg Has Money, But Can He Turn It Into 2020 Win?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/08/pete_buttigieg_has_money_but_can_he_turn_it_into_2020_win_140726.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CARROLL, Iowa (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Pete Buttigieg stunned the Democratic presidential field with a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nearly $25 million second-quarter'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' fundraising haul. Now he needs to figure out how to use that money to build a campaign that can go the distance against nearly two dozen rivals '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' many of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Contenders Face Economic Challenge in Wisconsin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/14/democratic_contenders_face_economic_challenge_in_wisconsin_140324.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW BERLIN, Wis. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Business was good at the merchandise table as Republicans meeting at a suburban Milwaukee bowling alley picked out their Trump 2020 '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Keep America Great'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' hats, now available in pink, blue and camouflage in addition to the trademark red. Bruce Kudick,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Buttigieg Joins 2020 Dem Race by Claiming Mantle of New Generation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/15/buttigieg_joins_2020_dem_race_by_claiming_mantle_of_new_generation_140054.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Indiana mayor who has risen to prominence in the early stages of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, made his official campaign entrance Sunday by claiming the mantle of a youthful generation ready to reshape the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020 Democrats in Mad Dash for Donors to Make Debate Stage]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/01/2020_democrats_in_mad_dash_for_donors_to_make_debate_stage_139919.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The fiercest battle for campaign cash is playing out between the presidential candidates who might not be on your radar.
Ahead of Sunday'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s fundraising deadline for the first quarter, the underdogs of the Democratic primary were in a mad dash to coax as little as $2 from grassroots...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Buttigieg Gains With Crowds, TV Spots and Campaign Cash]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/26/buttigieg_gains_with_crowds_tv_spots_and_campaign_cash_139861.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is riding in the back of a rented minivan to his last event of the day in South Carolina, munching on cold french fries and critiquing his stage performance so far.
The enthusiastic crowds of hundreds who'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Minnesota's Klobuchar All-In on Iowa as 2020 Field Grows]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/16/minnesotas_klobuchar_all-in_on_iowa_as_2020_field_grows_139772.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is going all-in on Iowa as she tries to become the Democratic nominee for president, returning to the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s leadoff caucus state this weekend for a flurry of stops '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' her third visit since launching her campaign just over a month ago.
Klobuchar...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Chicago Police Investigating Whether Smollett Coordinated Attack]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/18/chicago_police_investigating_whether_smollett_coordinated_attack_139498.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Chicago police said Sunday they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re still seeking a follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett after receiving new information that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'shifted'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' their investigation of a reported attack on the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Empire'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' actor.
The trajectory of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the investigation...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems' 2020 Field Now Includes Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/11/dems_2020_field_now_includes_minnesota_sen_amy_klobuchar_139427.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Potential Dem Candidates Weigh How to Recapture Voters in Midwest]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/31/potential_dem_candidates_weigh_how_to_recapture_voters_in_midwest_139332.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The clearest path for Democrats to return to the White House runs straight through the upper Midwest, fueling debate over who is best positioned to recapture the region'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s working-class voters who broke for President Donald Trump in 2016.
Though the first...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Mayor Pete Buttigieg Joins 2020 Presidential Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/23/democratic_mayor_pete_buttigieg_joins_2020_presidential_race_139256.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democrat Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, says he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s forming an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential bid.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'The reality is there'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s no going back, and there'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s no such thing as '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'again'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Could Dems' 2020 Nominee Be Someone You've Never Heard Of?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/19/could_dems_2020_nominee_be_someone_youve_never_heard_of_139230.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' At 36, Pete Buttigieg is just over the minimum age required to be president of the United States. Outside South Bend, Indiana, the Rust Belt community where he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been mayor since age 29, few people know his name. Those who know it struggle to pronounce...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP, Democrats Battle for 4 Illinois Congressional Districts]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/28/gop_democrats_battle_for_4_illinois_congressional_districts_138485.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican congressmen in four Illinois districts are fighting to keep their seats as Democrats' effort to take control of the House reaches new battlegrounds, including areas the GOP has held for decades.
Invigorated Democrats, motivated largely by opposition to President Donald Trump,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pence, Biden Rally Indiana Voters in Fierce Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/13/pence_biden_rally_indiana_voters_in_fierce_senate_race_138345.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Former Vice President Joe Biden brought his blue-collar appeal to a Democratic stronghold of Indiana on Friday, heaping praise on Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly as the kind of guy who keeps his word, puts country over party '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and would have his back in a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[IL: Candidates Recall Personal Triumphs in Late Push]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nwherald.com/2016/11/04/kirk-duckworth-recall-personal-triumphs-in-late-senate-push/a62ze4n/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' He's the stroke survivor who returned to Washington after a year of rehab determined to put people before his party. She's the war hero who lost both legs in the Iraq War, then turned to fighting for Illinois families.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Race to Replace Ex-Rep. Schock a Classic GOP Primary Contest]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/07/04/race_to_replace_ex-rep_schock_a_classic_gop_primary_contest_127245.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The race to replace former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock has shaped up as a classic Republican primary, pitting the son of a longtime Illinois congressman and Cabinet member against a conservative writer who has railed at what he sees as the "establishment" GOP...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Illinois Gov. Quinn Facing Investigations]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/07/16/illinois_gov_quinn_faces_questions_about_program_123337.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, locked into a competitive re-election bid, is fighting to maintain an image as a reformer who's cleaned up state government amid questions about a now-defunct anti-violence program he started in the run-up to his 2010 election.
On...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voter Gloominess Shapes Race for Illinois Governor]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/07/08/voter_gloominess_shapes_race_for_illinois_governor_123243.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- The people of Illinois are feeling particularly gloomy about their state, with its high unemployment, billions of dollars in debt, decades-long battles against corruption - and another possible tax hike waiting for them after the November election.
The bad mood surfaces...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Illinois Governor's Race Showcases Union Fears]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/03/06/illinois_governors_race_showcases_union_fears_121832.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- When superrich Republican Bruce Rauner decided to run for governor of Illinois, it was clear this wouldn't be the kind of race the state was accustomed to. Rauner, who made his fortune as a venture capitalist, was new to campaigning and bragged of being beholden to no...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pension Crisis Endangers Chicago's Future]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/12/11/pension_crisis_endangers_chicagos_future_120922.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) - It's not the vision of a world-class city that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel typically likes to portray.
More teachers losing their jobs, thousands fewer police and firefighters on duty, less frequent trash collection and miles of potholed roads going unrepaired - all as...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Illinois Pension Fight Likely Shifting to Courts]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/12/04/illinois_pension_fight_likely_shifting_to_courts_120849.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The passage of a landmark bill to address Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension crisis means the yearslong fight over how to address the massive shortfall now likely shifts to the courts, where its fate - and much-needed relief for the financially troubled state...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Family Drama Adds Intrigue to Illinois Governor's Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/05/15/family_drama_adds_intrigue_to_illinois_governors_race_118432.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sara Burnett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and who you're related to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already...]]></description>
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