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<title><![CDATA[Sally Persons - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/38352.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Sally Persons]]></description><category domain="38352">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Challenges to Trump in 2020 Starting to Take Shape?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/21/challenges_to_trump_in_2020_starting_to_take_shape_138715.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Now that the midterms are a thing of the past, all eyes have turned to the 2020 presidential race and potential challengers to Donald Trump, including those within the GOP. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake &mdash; who are both in the process of transitioning out of their...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In MN Mining Region, GOP Cut Into Democrats' Turf]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/15/in_mn_mining_region_gop_cut_into_democrats_turf_138658.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Superior, they said, never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early.&rdquo;
DULUTH, Minn. -- Gordon Lightfoot&rsquo;s iconic song about the Edmund Fitzgerald, a Lake Superior iron ore ship that sunk with all hands aboard in a 1975 autumn storm, captures the intrepid...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Hits Cooperative -- and Feisty -- Post-Midterm Notes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/07/trump_hits_cooperative_--_and_feisty_--_post-midterm_notes__138581.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump kicked off the post-midterm new world order with a raucous press conference Wednesday, addressing the new Democratic majority in the House, immigration policies, assertions of voter suppression, and what he labeled as the GOP&rsquo;s &ldquo;tremendous success&rdquo; in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Judgment Day Is Nearly Here: A Midterm Overview]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/05/judgment_day_is_nearly_here_a_midterm_overview_138546.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Election Day is nearly here, and Americans &ndash; with Mississippians possibly excepted -- will soon be casting the final ballots of the 2018 election cycle. Wild predictions of a blue wave in the House have calmed to more tempered forecasts of a GOP loss in line with historical...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[RNC Pushes to Incorporate Trump Voters Into GOP's Base]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/01/rnc_pushes_to_incorporate_trump_voters_into_gops_base_138523.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the big questions surrounding this election has been whether President Trump can transfer his stunning 2016 success into victory for his party in the more challenging environment of a midterm election. Many Trump voters were first-time Republican voters -- some even first-time...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With Redistricting in Mind, Dems' Midterm Focus Is on States]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/29/with_redistricting_in_mind_dems_midterm_focus_is_on_states_138478.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s midterm races are nearing the finish line and politicos are already looking to 2020, but not all of the future focus is on the next presidential contest. The coming decade will signal another round of the U.S. Census and a chance for states to redraw the lines of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Latino Voters Still Up for Grabs in Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/22/latino_voters_still_up_for_grabs_in_midterms_138415.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, President Trump&rsquo;s candidacy &mdash; which centered around the promise of a physical wall on the U.S.-Mexico border &mdash; was supposed to drive waves of Latino voters to the polls for Democrats. It didn&rsquo;t. Turnout actually decreased slightly from 2012 among...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Tight Governor Races, Ticket-Splitting May Be Key]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/17/in_tight_governor_races_ticket-splitting_may_be_key_138373.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While the nation&rsquo;s midterm focus has primarily been on Republican efforts to maintain control of the House and Senate, the GOP is also playing defense with a number of key gubernatorial seats. Many of them are tossups in the final weeks before Election Day -- and are taking place...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[WH Sees Chinese Election Meddling; Others See No Red Flags]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/12/wh_sees_chinese_election_meddling_others_see_no_red_flags_138328.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump caused ripples at the United Nations Security Council last month when he singled out a new adversary that he said is engaged in a multi-pronged assault on American democracy. China, the president declared, &ldquo;has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Embrace Obamacare in Red-State Senate Races]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/05/dems_embrace_obamacare_in_red-state_senate_races_138262.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s health care, stupid.
In this year&rsquo;s midterm elections, that&rsquo;s the motto of Democrats seeking to upend the Republican majority in Congress. After the disastrous GOP attempt to undo the Affordable Care Act last year, Republicans are standing by their &ldquo;repeal...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why a Loss on Kavanaugh Could Mean a Win on Nov. 6]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/02/why_a_loss_on_kavanaugh_could_mean_a_win_on_nov_6_138230.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh have been a messy, often ugly, affair that has tarred those on all sides. Democrats have accused Republicans of trying to ram through their nominee to stack the Supreme Court, regardless of the sexual assault allegations...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ellison, MeToo Issues Shadow Female Candidates in Minn.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/26/ellison_metoo_issues_shadow_female_candidates_in_minn_138168.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PLYMOUTH, Minn. -- In this midterm election year, feminists are hoping for a reprise of 1992 &ndash; dubbed the &ldquo;Year of the Woman&rdquo; after a jump in the number of women elected to Congress &ndash; and believe that the #MeToo movement is a potent force in their favor....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump, Obama Hit the Trail -- for Better and for Worse]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/19/trump_obama_hit_the_trail_--_for_better_and_worse___138110.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Part 5 in a series
President Obama is back on the campaign trail stumping for Democrats as they push to retake the majority in Congress. He&rsquo;s headlined events in California and Ohio, subtly jabbing President Trump by telling voters that the Democratic Party is responsible for the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hurricane Donald: Trump Creates a New Twitter Storm]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/13/hurricane_donald_trump_creates_new_twitter_storm_138074.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This was going to be a story about how President Trump finally figured out a Twitter strategy that even his adversaries could appreciate: encouraging Americans in the path of Hurricane Florence to heed the advice of authorities and evacuate.
Then the president got to thinking about...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With Caveat, Issa Says Tariffs Could Curb IP Theft]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/12/with_caveat_issa_says_tariffs_could_curb_ip_theft__138061.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s hardball play on tariffs and sanctions against foreign bad actors has created divisions among Republicans, with many in farming communities feeling unfairly leveraged. But one congressman &mdash; who has been heavily involved in efforts to protect information...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kavanaugh Fight Has Red State Dems Ducking for Cover]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/12/kavanaugh_fight_has_red_state_dems_ducking_for_cover_138049.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh&rsquo;s nomination to the Supreme Court has prompted one of the most contentious battles on Capitol Hill since Donald Trump became president. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee threw every punch at Kavanaugh they...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[For Trump, Pence and America: A Changed World Since 9/11]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/11/for_trump_pence_and_america_a_changed_world_since_911_138048.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Unlike that sunny day 17 years ago, Americans on the East Coast woke up to a cooler, cloudy Sept. 11 as the mid-Atlantic braces for a hurricane barreling down on the coast. In New York, it seemed fitting that the 9/11 anniversary would bring such a vastly different skyline than when the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trade Deal -- or Lack of One -- Is Key in N.D. Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/06/trade_deal_--_or_lack_of_one_--_is_key_in_nd_senate_race_137999.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the upper Midwest, the brisk autumn air has already signaled the annual harvest season. But farmers in North Dakota, where an election in two months could be pivotal in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate, are feeling another kind of chill: They fear that President Trump&rsquo;s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Cruz-O'Rourke Senate Race Turn Texas Blue?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/27/can_cruz-orourke_senate_race_turn_texas_blue_137901.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t mess with Texas, or so says the state&rsquo;s famous phrase, but Democrats don&rsquo;t seem to have gotten the word. They are committed to messing with Republicans in the GOP&rsquo;s Lone Star State stronghold. Reliably red Texas has one of the most interesting Senate races...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Presidents' Descendants to Focus on White House Legacy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/24/presidents_descendants_to_focus_on_white_house_legacy_137876.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Every U.S. president except George Washington lived in the White House, and despite America&rsquo;s current anxiety about its political leaders, the home that Abigail Adams called &ldquo;the great castle&rdquo; remains an alluring draw for visitors who come to the nation&rsquo;s capital...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[W.Va. Senate Race May Hinge on Trump's Coattails]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/22/wva_senate_race_may_hinge_on_trumps_coattails_137863.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For years, the most popular politician in West Virginia, hands down, was Joe Manchin. Twice elected governor, the centrist Democrat is now running for re-election as the Mountain State&rsquo;s senior senator.
 In 2016, however, Manchin&rsquo;s mantle was passed to Donald Trump, who...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[For Both Parties, Trump Seen as Key in Senate Races]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/20/for_both_parties_trump_seen_as_key_in_senate_races_137842.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Part 3 in a series
The upcoming midterm races have captured national attention as both parties look to prove that voters are coming out to support their agenda and send a message to President Trump&mdash;in Democrats&rsquo; case, a stern one. Not surprisingly, then, both parties say that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Twitter Support Is a Boon in GOP Primaries]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/15/trump_twitter_support_is_a_boon_in_gop_primaries.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Part 2 in a series
Donald Trump has taken a lot of grief for his tweeting habit from critics who view his use of the social media platform as decidedly unpresidential. He&rsquo;s receiving only gratitude, however, from Republican candidates he&rsquo;s endorsed on Twitter &ndash;...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are Trump Voters 2018's Fizzled 'Obama Coalition'?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/10/are_trump_voters_2018s_fizzled_obama_coalition_137777.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Following Tuesday&rsquo;s final special election since Donald Trump took office, and with the 2018 midterm primaries winding down, the results signal a major concern for Republicans heading into the fall races: turnout.
Data indicate that the unique group of voters who swept Trump into...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Safeguarding Election Is Top Trump Priority, Officials Say]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/02/safeguarding_election_is_top_trump_priority_officials_say_137707.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday that there are &ldquo;ongoing&rdquo; threats -- primarily coming from Russian sources -- to election security in the upcoming midterms. Speaking at the daily White House briefing, they emphasized that President Trump wants to address this concern...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Speaker Race: If Trump Endorses, Will It Matter?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/02/speaker_race_if_trump_endorses_will_it_matter.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump has been known to wade into political races with Twitter endorsements and enthusiastic encouragement for those he favors, but he&rsquo;s presented with a difficult dilemma in the coming House speaker race. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been a loyal ally of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Koch Group's Poll Cites Barriers to Achievement]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/28/koch_groups_poll_cites_barriers_to_achievement_137656.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A new survey from a group founded by conservative mega donors Charles and David Koch shows Americans believe a growing number of barriers &ndash; some of which are government-imposed -- are preventing them reaching their full potential in life.
The poll was conducted by In Pursuit Of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Hails Trade Progress in Agreement With EU]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/26/trump_hails_trade_progress_in_agreement_with_eu__137635.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's tariff-heavy approach to "fair trade" -- much criticized even by those within his own party &ndash; showed signs of bearing fruit on Wednesday with a surprise announcement at the White House. Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said they agreed to work...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Access to Digital Economy Seen as Key in Rural U.S.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/26/access_to_digital_economy_seen_as_key_in_rural_us_137643.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A day after President Trump announced trade talks with the European Union, one Rust Belt Republican said he&rsquo;s hoping they result in a solid deal, and soon. 
Ohio Rep. Steve Chabot spoke at an event Thursday hosted by RealClearPolitics on the issue of bringing digital economy access...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Citing VA Reforms, Trump Cements His Bond With Veterans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/25/citing_va_reforms_trump_cements_his_bond_with_veterans_137617.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sally Persons</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump touted reforms at the Department of Veterans Affairs in a speech Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars&rsquo; annual convention in Kansas City. He pointed to a new hotline for veterans at the White House, expanded private medical options and, most especially, increased...]]></description>
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