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<title><![CDATA[Arwa Mahdawi - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/34279.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Arwa Mahdawi]]></description><category domain="34279">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA['Lake America' Is Trump's Desperate Attempt To Distract Us]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/29/lake-america-trump-approval-ratings</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ignore Iran, the Epstein files, and your wallet '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' not to mention Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s plummeting approval ratings]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jill Biden&rsquo;s Book Is Last Thing Dems Need Right Now]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/06/jill-biden-book-view-from-the-east-wing</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CNN anchor Jake Tapper joined a chorus of voices accusing the former first lady of rewriting history and dodging accountability for the 2024 loss'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Even Nonbelievers Like Me Can Thank God for Pope Leo]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/03/pope-leo-ai-technology</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even for nonbelievers like me, the pope has become a reassuring '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and all too rare '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' voice of moral clarity]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[I'm Jealous That New Yorkers Have Mayor Mamdani]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/19/when-i-look-zohran-mamdani-jealous-of-new-yorkers</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/19/when-i-look-zohran-mamdani-jealous-of-new-yorkers]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sure, he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not perfect, but on libraries, childcare and potholes, he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s getting the job done. Why can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t more politicians give a damn?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hegseth Imbuing Violence With Religious Righteousness]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/28/pete-hegseth-violence-religion-israel-iran</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/28/pete-hegseth-violence-religion-israel-iran]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Is it woke to wash your hands? Pete Hegseth seems to think so. Back in 2019 when he was still just a Fox News host rather than the guy in charge of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the Department of War'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';', Hegseth'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' said on-air'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' that he hadn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t washed his hands for 10 years because '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'germs are not a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer Should Quit. Would the Baileys Agree?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/15/chuck-schumer-government-shutdown</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/15/chuck-schumer-government-shutdown]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The US government was shut down for weeks and then Democrats shrugged their shoulders and gave up]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[I Shouldn't Need To Say It, But Trump's Not Your Daddy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/01/i-cant-believe-i-need-to-spell-this-out-but-trump-is-not-your-daddy</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From the Maga crowd to Nato's secretary general, everyone is addressing the president of the US as if he was their actual father. Make it stop, writes Arwa Mahdawi]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Did You Do During the Genocide in Gaza?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/israel-gaza-genocide</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/israel-gaza-genocide]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Tells Us (Yet Again) He Could Have Beaten Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/10/biden-harris-election-loss</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/10/biden-harris-election-loss]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former president points to sexism as the reason for Kamala Harris's election loss. That's a dangerous cop-out]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Real Reason Trump Voters Have No Regrets]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/18/donald-trump-voters-people-hate-politics-prices</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/18/donald-trump-voters-people-hate-politics-prices]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even amid political chaos and rising prices, what matters most to his supporters is a macabre form of payback and vengeance, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[US Assault on Free Speech Is Not Going To End With Khalil]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/15/mahmoud-khalil-free-speech-civil-liberties</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/15/mahmoud-khalil-free-speech-civil-liberties]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The significance of the Trump administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s arrest and threat to deport the Palestinian activist cannot be overstated]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[RFK Jr's Weird Ideas About 'Making America Healthy Again']]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/11/did-rfk-jr-really-drink-fish-medicine-definitely-has-weird-ideas-making-america-healthy-again</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The supplement-loving anti-vaxxer could well be the US's next health secretary. At least the wellness bros and woo-woo fans will be happy, writes Arwa Mahdawi]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[January 6 Was a Failed Coup d'etat]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/03/january-6-donald-trump-coup-america</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/03/january-6-donald-trump-coup-america]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[That so many seem willing to normalise that anti-democratic outrage is frightening, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Biggest Stories From the Year in Patriarchy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/28/the-year-in-patriarchy-2024</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/28/the-year-in-patriarchy-2024]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's now time to 'hold space' for everything that happened in 2024 with a list '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' so here are 10 of the biggest stories from the year in patriarchy]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hail the Broligarchy: Why 2024 Was the Year of the Bro]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/28/bro-culture-trump</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/28/bro-culture-trump]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[They'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve been around for ever; now they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re running the US. And beneath all the podcasts and punching lie questions of grievance, self-ownership and self-expression]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AOC Shifts to Center, But Dems Aren't Ready for Change]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/21/aoc-centrist-politics-democrats-change</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/21/aoc-centrist-politics-democrats-change]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Gerry Connolly, 74, beat AOC's bid to become lead Democrat on the House oversight committee thanks to Nancy Pelosi, then 85]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Musk On Track To Be Trillionaire - Unless US Turns on Him]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/17/elon-musk-is-on-track-to-be-a-trillionaire-if-america-doesnt-turn-against-him-first</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/17/elon-musk-is-on-track-to-be-a-trillionaire-if-america-doesnt-turn-against-him-first]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He has wiggled his way into power thanks to his wealth. But once he is making decisions that affect people's daily lives, Musk may find the shine wears off, writes Arwa Mahdawi]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[UnitedHealthCare CEO's Death Has Elicited Little Sympathy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/07/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/07/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[UnitedHealthcare is egregious among US insurers for charging enormous premiums, then denying care]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obsequious Trumpers Genuflect to the President-Elect]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/30/thanksgiving-trump-muck-vance</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/30/thanksgiving-trump-muck-vance]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk seems to have abandoned his many children to hang out with Trump's family and JD Vance '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' is just weird]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are Women Protesting Trump by Swearing Off Sex?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/16/4b-movement-trump-women-media</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/16/4b-movement-trump-women-media]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ever since the election, there have been endless headlines about US women emulating South Korea's fringe 4B movement]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Vance Is Repelling Women Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/17/jd-vance-women</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/17/jd-vance-women]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Does Donald Trump's running mate think there is any point to 'postmenopausal females' beyond free childcare?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is in Full Meltdown. Will He Destroy His Campaign?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/13/donald-trump-full-meltdown-mode-could-he-destroy-his-own-campaign</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/13/donald-trump-full-meltdown-mode-could-he-destroy-his-own-campaign]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former president is in freefall. But there is no room to ignore the immense danger he still poses, says Arwa Mahdawi]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Did Trump Just Win the Election?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/15/did-donald-trump-just-win-the-election</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/15/did-donald-trump-just-win-the-election]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There's still a lot we don't know about the rally shooting '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' but it will almost certainly boost his campaign]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Caitlin Clark's Name Has Been Used To Push Bigotry]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/22/caitlin-clark-fouls-far-right-racism-homophobia</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/22/caitlin-clark-fouls-far-right-racism-homophobia]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Clark made a bit of a wishy-washy statement, but after the shrill rightwing complaints, she should be applauded for speaking up]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Man Who Kicks Balls Wants Women To Stay in the Kitchen]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/18/harrison-butker-misogyny-speech</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/18/harrison-butker-misogyny-speech]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We're going backwards: a football player can say hateful things from a university podium while students are being arrested]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Discussing Sotomayor's Retirement Is Strategic, Not Sexist]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/27/sonia-sotomayor-retirement-supreme-court</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/27/sonia-sotomayor-retirement-supreme-court]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The liberal justice has been called the supreme court's conscience but we can't afford a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Doesn't Really Love Free Speech]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/06/elon-musk-free-speech-lawsuits</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/06/elon-musk-free-speech-lawsuits]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The X owner is paying legal bills of people 'unfairly treated' over their posts while weaponizing the law to shut down his critics]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What's the Real Reason TikTok Spooks US Lawmakers?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/16/tiktok-ban-progressive-politics-activism</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/16/tiktok-ban-progressive-politics-activism]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers say they're on the warpath because TikTok's owner is a national security threat. Some users think the app has become a hub for progressive activism]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Anti-Abortion Extremists' Holy War Against Women]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/24/alabama-frozen-embryo-ivf-anti-abortion-patriarchy</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/24/alabama-frozen-embryo-ivf-anti-abortion-patriarchy]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans aren't content with just forcing women to give birth, they are intent on controlling all facets of reproductive healthcare, as we're seeing in Alabama]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No, Michelle Obama Probably Won't Be the Next President]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/17/republican-rumours-michelle-obama-president</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/17/republican-rumours-michelle-obama-president]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arwa Mahdawi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The murky depths of the rightwing mind have turned up conspiracies lately on Taylor Swift and the former first lady]]></description>
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