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<title><![CDATA[Adam O&apos;Neal - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/27889.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Adam O&apos;Neal]]></description><category domain="27889">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Russia, China and the New Cold War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-china-and-the-new-cold-war-ukraine-xi-putin-bloc-dictators-alliance-invasion-11647623768?mod=opinion_lead_pos5</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Matt Pottinger, an architect of Trump's security strategy, sees Ukraine as analogous to Korea, a 'hot opening salvo' in a global conflict between the free world and a bloc of dictatorships.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Boxer Exit Opens Door for Party's New Guard]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/01/09/boxer_exit_opens_door_for_partys_new_guard.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Predictions that she would retire have followed California Sen. Barbara Boxer since she soundly beat Republican Carly Fiorina in 2010'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'speculation that wasn't surprising about a politician born exactly 22 years after World War I ended.
But the abrupt timing of Boxer'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Thursday...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Tech Supremacy Key to Control of the Senate?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/03/12/is_tech_supremacy_key_to_control_of_the_senate_121890.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Votes to Rebuke Obama on Immigration Order]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/12/04/house_votes_to_rebuke_obama_on_immigration_order_124854.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[House Republicans, in a symbolic vote meant to appease conservative members of the conference, passed legislation Thursday rebuking President Obama over the immigration executive action he announced last month. But not every House conservative was satisfied with the move.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congress Has a Full Plate as 12-Day Countdown Begins]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/12/01/congress_has_a_full_plate_as_12-day_countdown_begins_124812.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The House and Senate are back in session Monday afternoon, with lawmakers expected to be in Washington until Dec. 12. The lame duck has plenty of business to complete, from funding the government to reauthorizing ISIL policy. Here are highlights of what the 113th Congress will be working...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Fume Over Obama Immigration Plan]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/20/republicans_fume_over_obama_immigration_plan_124715.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Congressional Republicans are fuming over President Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s planned announcement for an executive action to prevent the deportation of millions of illegal immigrants. And some believe the move would be illegal.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I think it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a stretch of the law,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' said Rep. Blake...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Votes to Approve Keystone Pipeline]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/14/house_votes_to_approve_keystone_pipeline_124665.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The House voted Friday afternoon to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, with 31 Democrats joining all but one Republican to easily pass the bill. (Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan voted "present.") This marks the ninth time that the GOP-controlled House has approved legislation...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lieberman to Take Manchin's Spot Leading No Labels]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/10/lieberman_to_take_manchins_spot_leading_no_labels_124622.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former Sen. Joe Lieberman will replace Sen. Joe Manchin as an honorary co-chair of the anti-gridlock group No Labels, RCP has learned.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'What No Labels stands for is what I try to stand for. Given the opportunity to help lead this movement, I really couldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t say no,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Manchin Resigns From No Labels]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/07/manchin_resigns_from_no_labels_124603.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat from increasingly conservative West Virginia, has resigned as co-chairman of No Labels, a bipartisan group that aims to end gridlock in Washington. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Given my position as a sitting United States Senator, who cannot be involved in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the House Results Matter]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/05/why_the_house_results_matter_124572.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans added at least 12 seats to their House majority Tuesday. If they win just a few of the 17 remaining undecided races, they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll hold a greater advantage in the lower chamber than at any time since 1932.
The GOP'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s success exceeded most predictions; even the most bullish...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Governor Race Outcomes Could Tell Us]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/04/what_governor_race_outcomes_could_tell_us__124546.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus recently visited Wisconsin to campaign for GOP candidates in his home state. Following a rally, a reporter asked him how he would feel Tuesday night if Gov. Scott Walker lost his re-election bid but Republicans took control of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Races to Watch on Tuesday]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/03/house_races_to_watch_on_tuesday_124537.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During last year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s contentious government shutdown, Democratic Party-aligned Public Policy Polling released a batch of surveys suggesting Democrats could win control the House in 2014, thanks to GOP-directed backlash over the 16-day debacle. They needed a net gain of 17 seats to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Study: Poll Results Can Sway Voters on Some Issues]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/31/study_poll_results_can_sway_voters_on_some_issues_124518.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Public opinion polls can be self-fulfilling prophecies, swaying voters toward popular policies, according to a new paper published in the journal Research &amp; Politics. However, there are important caveats to the study.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
The researchers, who explained their findings in the Washington...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Polls: Democrats Hold Advantage Among Latino Voters]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/29/polls_democrats_hold_advantage_among_latino_voters_124489.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[More than half of Hispanic registered voters believe that immigration "is not a deal-breaker in determining their vote," according to a new Pew survey, which also shows that Democrats are significantly more popular with Hispanics than Republicans.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Only 36 percent of Latino voters...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Gets 17 Percent Approval From Wall Street]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/29/obama_gets_17_percent_approval_from_wall_street_124485.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' employees and political action committee famously donated about $1 million to President Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 2008 presidential campaign, but that doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t mean the financial services industry is happy with its investment in the president.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Obama earns a 17 percent...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll: Ernst Widens Lead in Iowa Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/29/poll_ernst_widens_lead_in_iowa_senate_race_124484.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Iowa U.S. Senate hopeful Joni Ernst is beginning to pull away from her opponent, Bruce Braley, according to a new Quinnipiac University survey.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Forty-nine percent of likely voters back the Republican state senator, while 45 percent back Rep. Braley. That places Ernst'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s lead...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fracking Has Changed the Energy Policy Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/28/fracking_has_changed_the_energy_policy_debate_124451.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The second in a series of articles this week on energy innovation and the American economy
Few policy objectives over the last half-century have proven as tantalizing for presidents as the call to achieve energy independence.
In 1973 -- as a gasoline shortage consumed the nation --...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Public Evenly Divided Over Common Core]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/28/public_evenly_divided_over_common_core__124468.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While it hasn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t become a major campaign issue on par with the economy or foreign policy concerns, Common Core has still created divisions between Democratic and Republican candidates. And it appears parents are equally conflicted over the norms intended to standardize what students...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll: Weh Gaining on Udall in N.M. Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/27/poll_weh_gaining_on_udall_in_nm_senate_race_124455.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate race in New Mexico has flown under the radar for months as political handicappers have almost universally predicted an easy re-election for Democrat Tom Udall. But a new survey from the Albuquerque Journal suggests that the race may be tightening in its closing days.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No Labels Backs Gardner Ground Effort in Colorado]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/27/no_labels_backs_gardner_ground_effort_in_colorado_124453.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No Labels, the nonpartisan political group aimed at ending gridlock in Washington, will actively support Rep. Cory Gardner in the final days of his challenge against Colorado Sen. Mark Udall. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
According to an email obtained by RealClearPolitics, No Labels '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'will be staging...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ernst Holding Narrow Lead in Iowa Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/23/ernst_holding_narrow_lead_in_iowa_senate_race_124405.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst leads Rep. Bruce Braley in Iowa's closely watched Senate contest, 48 percent to 46 percent, according to a new Quinnipiac University survey. Just 4 percent of Iowa voters remain undecided less than two weeks before the election.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Each party strongly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll: Public Backs Attacks on ISIL But Doubts Effectiveness]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/23/poll_public_backs_attacks_on_isil_but_doubts_effectiveness_124403.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While the media and general public have largely shifted their attention away from the military campaign against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq, the public still backs the effort -- even if they doubt the effectiveness of the mission.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
About 57 percent of Americans support the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Oregon Governor Race Tightening Amid Scandals]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/23/oregon_governor_race_tightening_amid_scandals_124408.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A series of scandals surrounding Oregon's first lady have upended the blue state's once stable gubernatorial race, and Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber could now be in danger of losing re-election, according to a new SurveyUSA News poll breakdown.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Kitzhaber is still in a relatively...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Polls: Ducey Widens Lead Over DuVal in Arizona]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/22/polls_ducey_widens_lead_over_duval_in_arizona_124386.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican Doug Ducey is opening up his lead over Democrat Fred DuVal in the tight Arizona gubernatorial race, according two recently released surveys. RCP now rates the race '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'leans GOP,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' a change from the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'tossup'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' designation assigned to the contest shortly after the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Skipping Debate, Hagan Speaks Before Small Crowd]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/22/skipping_debate_hagan_speaks_before_small_crowd_124402.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WNCT 9 in Greenville, N.C.
Sen. Kay Hagan -- who is competing in one of the country's closest Senate races -- opted to skip a debate with Republican challenger Thom Tillis Wednesday night to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' focus, at least in part, on her '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'North Carolina First'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' tour.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'We negotiated...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Report: CIA Agents Impersonated Senate Staff]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/22/report_cia_agents_impersonated_senate_staff__124383.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Agents from the CIA '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'impersonated Senate staffers in order to gain access to Senate communications'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' while the agency'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s detention and interrogation program was being investigated by the Intelligence Committee, according to the Huffington Post.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'If people knew the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama Stumps for Braley -- Not &quot;Bailey&quot;]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Michelle Obama returned to Iowa on Tuesday to campaign for Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley -- and this time she remembered his name.
After Braley was introduced, the first lady said, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Bruce Braley. Now, some of you may remember the last time I was here, I got it wrong ... a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll: DuVal, Ducey in Dead Heat for Arizona Governor]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/21/poll_duval_ducey_in_dead_heat_for_arizona_governor_124373.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Arizona gubernatorial race is a dead heat, according to a new survey from McLaughlin &amp; Associates.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Democrat Fred DuVal (with 36 percent support) trails Republican Doug Ducey (37 percent) by just one percentage point, well within the poll'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s margin of error. Third party...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Calif. Governor Race: America's Quietest Campaign?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/21/calif_governor_race_americas_quietest_campaign_124372.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Across blue, red, and purple states, nearly a dozen governors are in danger of losing their jobs -- making 2014 an unusually challenging year for incumbents. Consequently, these endangered politicians have traveled aggressively throughout their states, raised and spent huge sums of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama: Red State Dems Are &quot;Strong Allies&quot; of His]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Adam O&apos;Neal</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic Senate candidates in red states have gone to great lengths to distance themselves from President Obama and his position on several key issues -- in some cases, even refusing to acknowledge that they voted for him -- but the president made that effort slightly harder Monday...]]></description>
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