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<title><![CDATA[David Smith - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/32512.xml</link><description><![CDATA[David Smith]]></description><category domain="32512">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Iran and Trump's Midterm Malaise]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/trumps-midterm-malaise-endless-war-and-high-prices-could-spell-doom-for-republicans-in-november</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He was always one step ahead. Donald Trump won the US presidency as a wildly unlikely outsider in 2016 and staged an astonishing comeback to win it again in 2024. Even his foes grudgingly called him a political savant with an intuition for exploiting grievances that left so-called...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Michigan, El-Sayed and a Reckoning for the Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/09/democratic-party-leftwing-michigan-mamdani-aoc</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Its leftwing insurgency was no longer confined to deep blue coastal cities; it had breached the walls of a critical midwestern swing state.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Can't Defeat Father Time. That's a Problem for Us All]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/14/donald-trump-turns-80-faces-foe-father-time</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Alarm over the judgment and behaviour of the world'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most powerful man, and the consequent risks to the world, can only get worse]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Have Rolled the Dice in Maine. Will It Work?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/graham-platner-maine-senate-primary-victory</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats have rolled the dice in Maine as they pursue a post-Trump future. Will it work?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Late Night TV Says Goodbye To a Beloved Host]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/20/late-night-tv-says-goodbye-to-stephen-colbert</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Late Show, and its much-loved host, will bid farewell this week after a controversial cancellation leaving behind a challenging TV landscape'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[At WHCD, Darkness Came Viscerally Close]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-covering-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Men in tuxedos and women in dresses dove under tables, like a scene from a dozen Hollywood movies, but now it was happening to me'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Panetta Slams Trump, Says He Must 'Expand the War']]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/trump-iran-leon-panetta</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Leon Panetta calls president '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'naive'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' over strait of Hormuz closure and says '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'the chickens are coming home to roost'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Wages War on Iran His Own Way]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/trump-iran-war-chaos</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Mr President,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' said a reporter. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'You'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve said the war is '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'very complete'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' but your defence secretary says, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'This is just the beginning'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'. So which is it?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s eyes darted left and right then down. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Well, I think you could...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Thrown Into Disarray Over Military Action in Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/democrats-divided-iran-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers from Sanders to Mark Kelly offer mixed feelings on Trump's action and killing of Iranian supreme leader]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Was Living Bridge Between King &amp; Obama]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/jesse-jackson-legacy-king-obama</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jackson's two presidential runs brought the civil rights movement into the heart of the Democratic party and opened doors for others to walk through]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar on Trump's 'Unhealthy &amp; Creepy Obsession']]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/16/ilhan-omar-donald-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Zen-like US representative from Minnesota has had the highest level of death threats of any congressperson because of the president's attacks]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Ready To Fight Dirty To Stop Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/democrats-fight-back-republicans-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic governors floated the possibility of rushing to redraw their own state maps in retaliation, even if their options are limited.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In California, Trump Finds His Perfect Antagonist]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jun/15/california-trump-newsom-ice-protests</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president seized on LA protests against immigration raids to deploy troops against civilians in the liberal bastion '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' a fight he had long been spoiling for]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump Is Really Going After Harvard]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/01/trump-harvard-authoritarianism-democracy</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If the US's oldest university bends the knee, the door to authoritarianism opens and democracy fades, experts warn]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Spotlight on Biden Reopens Democratic Party's Wounds]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/may/18/biden-book-health-original-sin</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson presents a scathing account of a president cocooned from reality '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and fuels questions about his role in the party]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Curricular Solution to the Crisis of Civic Illiteracy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpublicaffairs.com/articles/2025/04/29/a_curricular_solution_to_the_crisis_of_civic_illiteracy_1106812.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[John and Abigail Adams envisioned an America with a school in every neighborhood and a well-informed citizenry that was adept in languages, literature, and music, as well as science, history, and religion. Their vision was practical until the ages recast it, little by little.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Stephen A. Smith the Dems Way Back to White House?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/democratic-candidates-stephen-a-smith</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The charismatic sports news host has become an unlikely force in a party that needs critical friends and fresh ideas]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Party of One: Trump Talks About Himself at CPAC]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/22/donald-trump-cpac-speech</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Contemptuous and sure of himself, the US president boasted of his victories and taunted his enemies]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's War on 'Woke' Marks U.S. Plunge Into 'Dark Times']]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/02/trump-woke-dei-culture-wars</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President's 'culture war' crusade targets DEI and LGBTQ+ rights in bid to spread rightwing agenda, experts say]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Trump Serious About Greenland, Panama and Canada?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/trump-greenland-panama-china-threats</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/trump-greenland-panama-china-threats]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It all seems like political theatre of the absurd '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? but the disrupter-in-chief has a habit of making the unthinkable inevitable]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Dominates Agenda--Weeks Before Taking Oath]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/08/trump-washington-agenda-biden</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/08/trump-washington-agenda-biden]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Biden fades from the national stage, amid policy announcements and cabinet picks, it feels to many Americans like Trump is president again already]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Resistance to Trump Mulls Options After Bruising Defeat]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/01/trump-resistance-considers-its-options</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The sense of malaise around '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Resistance 2.0'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' may in part be because, whereas Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first victory felt like shocking accident of history, his second was delivered by an electorate that knows exactly what it is getting.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Had a Whirlwind 107-Day Campaign. What's Next?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/23/what-next-kamala-harris</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/23/what-next-kamala-harris]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vice-president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s next move could involve California politics, a re-run for 2028 or a thinktank, among others'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems, Media Fear Trump Admin 'Off &amp; Running Day One']]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/trump-transition-biden</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/trump-transition-biden]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A flurry of controversial and extremist picks for Trump's administration has provoked criticism and made heads spin]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Three Days on the Campaign Trail With Harris]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/13/kamala-harris-shortest-presidential-campaign-trail</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/13/kamala-harris-shortest-presidential-campaign-trail]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic nominee launched an intense interview campaign, with a story to tell in her quest for the presidency]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Makes Theatrical Return to Butler, Pennsylvania]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/06/donald-trump-makes-a-theatrical-return-to-butler-scene-of-assassination-attempt</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/06/donald-trump-makes-a-theatrical-return-to-butler-scene-of-assassination-attempt]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thousands attend Pennsylvania rally to see Republican candidate, while Elon Musk warns of 'last election' if supporters don't turn out to vote]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Faces Triple Trouble, Even Before Inevitable Surprises]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/middle-east-hurricane-helene-dockworker-strikes-kamala-harris</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/middle-east-hurricane-helene-dockworker-strikes-kamala-harris]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Biden fights three fires at once, Trump sees chance to associate his rival for US presidency with chaos]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Violence &amp; Instability Now a Feature, Not Bug, of U.S. Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/16/trump-assassination-attempt-republicans-politics-violence</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/16/trump-assassination-attempt-republicans-politics-violence]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Another apparent Trump assassination attempt happened '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' as we brace for what has been dubbed 'a tinderbox election']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Week That Upended the Presidential Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/20/republicans-democrats-election-so-far</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/20/republicans-democrats-election-so-far]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican national convention described as 'the happiest place on Earth' as Democrats fight and Biden gets Covid]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems in Disarray as Immunity Ruling Raises Election Stakes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/06/democrats-disarray-trump-immunity-ruling-stakes</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/06/democrats-disarray-trump-immunity-ruling-stakes]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With democracy at a moment of maximum peril, millions were pinning their hopes on the Democratic party as a last wall of defence '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' but the debate changed that]]></description>
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