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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is There So Much Lying in Politics Today?]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>J. Budziszewski</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lying in politics has changed. Politicians used to lie in hopes of getting away with it. Now they don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t care. If you throw enough mud on the windshield, some of it will stick.
Case in point: Sen. Dick Durbin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s use on the Senate floor of an obviously doctored image of...]]></description>
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