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							<title><![CDATA[Hochul Can&rsquo;t Live in Her Own Economic Reality]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is challenging the popular perception that her state is unfriendly to business. On the campaign trail, the governor has pointed to a seemingly straightforward fact: She has not raised New York'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s income or corporate tax rates since taking office in 2021...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fetterman Forever an Icon for &lsquo;Legalize Weed&rsquo; Movement]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/23/fetterman_forever_an_icon_for_legalize_weed_movement_154525.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[John Fetterman has been one of Pennsylvania'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most persistent advocates for legalizing marijuana and rolling back the criminalization of basic drug use. At a time when politicians have often treated marijuana users with a holier-than-thou attitude that is increasingly out of step...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t Lock Young Americans Into Social Security]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/07/dont_lock_young_americans_into_social_security_154307.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Social Security trust fund is projected to run out of money by 2032. Without legislative reforms, retirement benefits for tens of millions of Americans could face significant cuts.
As lawmakers debate how to preserve the program, most proposals focus on raising payroll tax revenue or...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s Nothing MAHA About Taking Away Fruits and Vegetables]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/25/theres_nothing_maha_about_taking_away_fruits_and_vegetables_154155.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nearly 5.4 million toddlers, preschoolers, and pregnant and postpartum women could lose access to the fruits and vegetables provided through WIC under the 2027 agricultural appropriations bill. With a proposed cut of $141 million in benefits, the Republican legislation would scale back...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Washington, Not the States, Should Set AI Rules]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/22/why_washington_not_the_states_should_set_ai_rules_153564.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president has spoken. As news broke that federal preemption of state-level artificial intelligence (AI) regulation is back in legislative consideration with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Trump fired off another one of his tweets.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Overregulation by the States is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Broadcast TV Is Obsolete. Let's Auction the Public Airwaves]]></title>
							<link>https://www.piratewires.com/p/broadcast-tv-is-obsolete-lets-auction</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Kimmel's brief cancellation revealed a deeper problem: the 80-plus-year-old design of public broadcast tv is outdated.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It May Soon Be Morning in America for TikTok, Too]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/17/it_may_soon_be_morning_in_america_for_tiktok_too_153052.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Freedom is in the air. America just celebrated the Fourth of July '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' our Independence Day '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' as the nation approaches its 250th birthday next year. The Trump administration has notched a major legislative victory, passing its long-promised reconciliation bill, which makes...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Chance for Conservatives To Build a Coalition]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/03/12/a_chance_for_conservatives_to_build_a_coalition_152486.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the most defining quotes of President Reagan'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s career is the line '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Perfectly summarizing his departure from the left, in his career as a Hollywood actor and union leader, Reagan'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s words...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Another Case Study for Reining In Presidential Authorities]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/01/14/another_case_study_for_reining_in_presidential_authorities_152192.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the new session of Congress begins, outgoing President Biden has chosen to continue pulling the levers of private enterprise even after the American people resoundingly rejected his administration and the Democratic Party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s bloated spending, excessive regulation, and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Ghost of COVID Past Looms Over Gen Z Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/06/01/the_ghost_of_covid_past_looms_over_gen_z_voters_151035.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Raus</author>
							<description><![CDATA[More than 40 million Gen Z voters will be eligible to vote this November. For context, that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s more eligible voters than the population of California. And while often characterized as extremely progressive, college kids could shock Boomers with their presidential ballots. This fall,...]]></description>
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