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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Should Unite With Socialists for Election Victories]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5962999-democrats-defeat-trump-policies/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>A. Scott Bolden</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats seeking majority control of the House and Senate in midterm elections should avoid fighting with each other and unify around winners of primaries across the ideological spectrum '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' whether they label themselves centrists, liberals, progressives or democratic socialists.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Credibility Gap Is Hurting America]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5880879-trump-lies-threaten-us-alliances/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>A. Scott Bolden</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Lyndon Johnson'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' lies about the Vietnam War'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' created what came to be called a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'credibility gap'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' when millions of people stopped believing him. Today, a credibility gap plagues President Trump because of his whoppers'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' about the war'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' with Iran and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' much...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bondi Fired for Failing To Weaponize Justice Department]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5818939-trump-fires-ag-bondi/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>A. Scott Bolden</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump, who treats the Justice Department as if it were his personal law firm,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' fired'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Attorney General'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Pam Bondi'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' because she failed to weaponize the department sufficiently. He wanted her to vindictively prosecute his enemies as effectively as he demanded, and she failed....]]></description>
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