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    <title>2008 Elections Blog for Washington Bureau</title>
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    <dc:date>2008-05-12T15:26:00-04:00</dc:date>
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          <title>Now on the Campaign Trail &#8211; GI Benefits</title>
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                    In W.V., Obama jabs at McCain for failing to support veterans educational benefits.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-12T15:26:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Cheney makes stop in Mississippi</title>
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                    Republicans are bringing in the big guns in Mississippi today.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-12T14:04:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Live from New York</title>
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                    In case you missed, here's a good spoof of Hillary Clinton on "SNL."
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          <pubDate>2008-05-12T13:30:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Florida Congresswoman Defends GI Bill Proposal</title>
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                    In Op-Ed, Republican Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite defends her and Virigina Democratic Sen. Jim Webb's approach, but likely GOP presidential nominee John McCain, others, opposes it.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-05-12T11:54:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s Delegates Got To Do With It?</title>
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                    Sure, delegates may be the primary goal. But with Hillary Clinton trailing Barack Obama on that count, her team is busy coming up with other reasons why she should be the Democratic presidential nominee.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-09T14:14:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Not dead yet, Clinton campaign says</title>
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                    The news media have been chastised in the past for calling elections too soon. Her campaign says that's happening now. 
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          <pubDate>2008-05-09T12:53:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day from John McCain</title>
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                    John McCain&#8217;s campaign just sent around a message that tactfully combines a fundraising plea with a Mother&#8217;s Day message. 
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          <pubDate>2008-05-08T13:07:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>GOP Alphabet Soup Challenge</title>
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                    PACs, 527s, DNC, RNC - political types love  their acronyms. But now the Virginia Republican party has a new seven-letter string to spur 2008 GOTV (that's get-out-the-vote).
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          <pubDate>2008-05-08T12:45:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>N.C. Superdelegate Still Undecided Despite Big Obama Win In State</title>
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                    Gets call from Obama camp, but says she will wait until primaries are over.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T17:58:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Va. Superdelegate Switches Sides</title>
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                    A Virginia state delegate goes from Clinton-supporter to Obama-backer.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T17:21:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>N.C. Superdelegate backs Clinton today</title>
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                    A ray of hope from Tar Heel State for the beleaguered candidate
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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T13:41:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton&#8217;s millions</title>
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                    The  $11.5 million woman ... and counting <br />

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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T13:28:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Dodd Angered Over Efforts To Amend Nat&#8217;l Flood Insurance Bill</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/dodd&#45;angered&#45;over&#45;efforts&#45;to&#45;amend&#45;natl&#45;flood&#45;insurance&#45;bill/956/</link>
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                    Efforts to amend bill range from adding wind coverage to oil-drilling measures.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T12:50:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton Superdelegate Sits Tight</title>
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                    Awaiting word from their candidate, superdelegates are getting antsy about the summer calendar.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T11:33:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Plane Malfunctions Prompted Fla. Guv&#8217;s Plane To Turn Back</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/plane&#45;malfunctions&#45;prompted&#45;fla&#45;guvs&#45;plane&#45;to&#45;turn&#45;back/954/</link>
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                    Republican Charlie Crist Was On His Way To Washington
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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T11:12:00-04:00</pubDate>
          <guid>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/plane-malfunctions-prompted-fla-guvs-plane-to-turn-back/954/#When:15:12:00Z</guid>
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          <title>McCain Rains on Democratic Parade in North Carolina</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/mccain&#45;rains&#45;on&#45;democratic&#45;parade&#45;in&#45;north&#45;carolina/945/</link>
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                    How coincidental that John McCain chose North Carolina to deliver a major speech on judges this morning.  
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          <pubDate>2008-05-06T10:19:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>It&#8217;s Official: John and Elizabeth Edwards Won&#8217;t Endorse Clinton or Obama</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/its&#45;official&#45;john&#45;and&#45;elizabeth&#45;edwards&#45;wont&#45;endorse&#45;clinton&#45;or&#45;obama/944/</link>
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                    The former presidential candidate and his wife dish to People magazine -- PEOPLE magazine? 
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          <pubDate>2008-05-06T07:56:00-04:00</pubDate>
          <guid>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/its-official-john-and-elizabeth-edwards-wont-endorse-clinton-or-obama/944/#When:11:56:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Obama Drags N.C. Gov. Easley into the Gas Tax Fight</title>
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                    A day before North Carolina's primary, Obama's campaign releases a new ad going after Clinton's gas tax cut. 
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          <pubDate>2008-05-05T07:57:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Economists: Gas tax cut won&#8217;t save money.&amp;nbsp; Voters: Whatever.</title>
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                    Hillary Clinton's proposals to suspend the federal gas tax drew big cheers in North Carolina Saturday, despite the fact that economists say it will do nothing to lower gas prices
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          <pubDate>2008-05-03T12:27:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain and Bush Staffs Talk &#8220;Everyday&#8221;</title>
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                    A McCain senior adviser talks about Obama, race, and just how close Bush and McCain have become... well their staffs anyway.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-02T15:02:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fonzie gives Obama a thumbs up</title>
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                    Henry Winkler gives Obama an Ayyyyyyyy for his "intelligence and passion."
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          <pubDate>2008-05-01T14:10:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Wright issue trickles down to other campaigns</title>
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                    It&#8217;s fair to say that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright is a thorn in the side of Barack Obama that just won&#8217;t go away. But Obama's pastor may haunt other candidates in other races throughout the country.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-01T12:33:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Pelosi and the tanker</title>
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                    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will give the keynote address at the Alabama Jefferson Jackson dinner but by the time she leaves the state, Pelosi may be wishing she&#8217;d visited some other time.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-01T12:13:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: Heath Shuler for President?</title>
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                    The Washington Post imagines a not-to-distant future where the quarterback turned freshman Democratic future becomes the president.  You read that right. 
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          <pubDate>2008-04-30T08:45:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton Picks up Key NC Endorsement</title>
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                    North Carolina's governor throws his hat in for Hillary Clinton
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          <pubDate>2008-04-29T11:54:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>UNC basketball team shuts out Obama</title>
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                    Sen. Barack Obama, while clearly more at home on the basketball court than a bowling alley, failed to score during a pickup game with members of the University of North Carolina basketball team.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-29T11:38:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Florida Latinos To Demonstrate in D.C. Over Delegate Flap</title>
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                    Say they are being denied a say in Democratic Party's presidential nominating process.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-24T19:58:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>N.C.&#8217;s Burr: Why Are We Waiting When We Could Be Voting?</title>
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                    Politics delay a vote in the Senate? Shocking!
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          <pubDate>2008-04-23T16:39:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain pans N.C. GOP anti&#45;Obama ad</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/mccain&#45;pans&#45;nc&#45;gop&#45;anti&#45;obama&#45;ad/894/</link>
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                    Sen. John McCain asked the North Carolina Republican Party not to run a television ad that attacks Sen. Barack Obama, but state party leaders plan to show it anyway.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-23T16:34:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Strange Couch&#45;fellows</title>
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                    Together at last -- Pelosi and Gingrich.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-04-22T09:27:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Poll: Pennsylvanians &#8220;Sick to Death&#8221;</title>
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                    A Pittsburgh poll shows a lot of people would like to fast forward past Tuesday's primary.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-21T10:53:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>John Edwards really wants a jet ski</title>
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                    If Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton really want John Edwards' endorsement they have to do more than just promise to end poverty and supply universal health care.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-18T10:09:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Controversial Pastors, Mistaken Memory of Sniper Fire, Leave Little Impact on Voters</title>
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                    New Study Finds Democrats and Independents Still Find Obama, Clinton Strong and Trustworthy
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          <pubDate>2008-04-16T15:55:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>On Florida</title>
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                    Clinton says it would a "grave mistake" to ignore Florida.
                    <a href="http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/on-florida/859/"}">more</a>
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          <pubDate>2008-04-15T15:20:00-04:00</pubDate>
          <guid>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/on-florida/859/#When:19:20:00Z</guid>
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          <title>The controversies of the day</title>
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                    Clinton did not specifically address some of the biggest questions on the trail right now, but instead danced around them. 
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          <pubDate>2008-04-15T15:10:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>This Is Our Country</title>
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                    That&#8217;s the theme she stuck to as she launched into her speech &#8211; which at times bordered on school lecture - about the power of the presidency.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-04-15T15:01:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Group Unimpressed With McCain&#8217;s Gas&#45;Tax Holiday Idea</title>
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                    Asks Why He Missed Vote in December On Repeal of Billions In Oil Subsidies
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          <pubDate>2008-04-15T14:51:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    They know how to answer the phone at 3 a.m.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-15T14:34:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Candidates &#45; they&#8217;re just like us!</title>
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                    The candidates are showing off their street cred to prove who is more &#8220;in touch&#8221; with American voters. 
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          <pubDate>2008-04-15T11:11:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Whoops</title>
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                    It turns out even journalists make mistakes.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T15:28:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>The highlight reel</title>
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                    After his speech, Obama answered some questioned that had been submitted by editors and publishers. <br />

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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T15:22:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Smooth transition</title>
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                    Obama seamlessly interwove his explanation of his comments on small-town America to continue to criticize Republican policies for leaving many Americans behind.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T15:02:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>More on the bitterness</title>
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                    Obama kicked of his speech at the Associated Press luncheon by acknowledging the elephant in the room &#8211; his controversial comments characterizing small-town America as &#8220;bitter.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T14:50:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Highlights of McCain&#8217;s talk</title>
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                    McCain took questions from two Associated Press reporters after his opening speech. Here are the highlights.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T12:05:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fla., Mich., Construction Workers To Picket DNC</title>
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                    They want national party to seat states' delegates at national convention
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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T11:56:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain on Obama&#8217;s &#8220;bitter&#8221; comments</title>
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                    Obama&#8217;s recent comments characterizing Americans who live in small towns as bitter provided McCain fodder to extol their virtues.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T11:44:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain on journalism</title>
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                    McCain opened up at the Associated Press annual meeting saying he has decided to be as open as possible with the media, but admitted relations with the press can be an &#8220;obstacle course.&#8221; 
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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T11:31:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s a candidate&#8217;s worst nightmare?</title>
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                    It might be an audience full of journalists.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T10:11:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton Campaign is on Fire</title>
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                    Literally.  Nobody was hurt, but a Clinton Indiana campaign office is destroyed.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-11T10:34:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Two Democratic Senators Defend McCain&#8217;s U.S. Citizenship</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/two&#45;democratic&#45;senators&#45;defend&#45;mccains&#45;us&#45;citizenship/839/</link>
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                    They submit resolution for Senate to declare McCain's birth in Panama Canal Zone doesn't disqualify him as presidential candidate.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-10T17:58:00-04:00</pubDate>
          <guid>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/two-democratic-senators-defend-mccains-us-citizenship/839/#When:21:58:00Z</guid>
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          <title>The Presidency Reconsidered</title>
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                    With seven months left until America chooses a replacement for President Bush, some of the candidates may wish they could reconsider a thing or two about the race.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-10T16:23:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton and Wally World</title>
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                    Flashback to 1991 -- it's Clinton and the Wal-Mart crowd.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-09T17:38:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Poll: Most Voters Clueless On Prez Candidates&#8217; Immigration Stances</title>
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                    McCain voters are unknowingly farthest out-of-step with their candidate's positions.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-09T14:26:00-04:00</pubDate>
          <guid>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/poll-most-voters-clueless-on-prez-candidates-immigration-stances/829/#When:18:26:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Democrats, Republicans and Independents Agree</title>
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                    Favorite book of all time? 
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          <pubDate>2008-04-09T07:33:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Taking Attendance Tomorrow</title>
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                    When Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the multi-national force in Iraq, gives his congressional testimony on the war Tuesday, all three presidential candidates could be among his questioners.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-07T15:48:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton Top Aide Steps Down</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/clinton&#45;top&#45;aide&#45;steps&#45;down/820/</link>
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                    Balancing his own company's interest with the candidate's resulted in Mark Penn losing his high-profile role with Clinton.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-07T10:10:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Tax returns</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/tax&#45;returns/816/</link>
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                    The Clinton campaign has released Bill and Hillary Clinton&#8217;s tax returns from 2000 through 2007.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-04T16:29:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain and the GI Bill</title>
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                    Third-party groups are jumping on John McCain to support a new GI bill.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-04T16:12:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Poll: America on the Wrong Track</title>
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                    How's this for optimism? Four in five Americans say the country is headed on the wrong track according to a new poll.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-04T09:45:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Take a guess</title>
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                    Is Georgia&#8217;s &#8220;super-superdelegate&#8221; making an endorsement in the Democratic race for the White House?
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          <pubDate>2008-04-03T16:45:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>The Next Great TV Pundit</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/the&#45;next&#45;great&#45;tv&#45;pundit/810/</link>
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                    A new Web contest allows you to pick the next big thing -- in TV politics.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-03T11:41:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    <i>USA Today</i> says the Tar Heel State might be the turning point in the Clinton-Obama race.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-03T11:15:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain Talks Temper at High School Alma Mater</title>
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                    A wrestler in high school, John McCain didn't only fight back on the mat, he told students at his alma mater today.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-01T15:39:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Chelsea starts getting tough questions</title>
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                    Is Chelsea Clinton fair game on the campaign trail?
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          <pubDate>2008-04-01T11:18:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATED AGAIN: NC Congressmen for Obama?</title>
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                    The Wall Street Journal says yes.  Their spokesmen say no.  
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          <pubDate>2008-03-31T15:30:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Opening Day: Bush at the Ballpark</title>
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                    Any presidential candidate would have loved the 15 minutes of air time President Bush enjoyed last night on ESPN.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-31T12:04:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama Scores Another Senate Democrat</title>
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                    Senator from Minnesota is the latest to endorse Obama. 
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          <pubDate>2008-03-31T10:07:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Does Florida Have Enough Vice Presidential Timber&#8212;For Both Parties?</title>
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                    It's nice to have delegates. But wouldn't a governor or senator on the presidential ticket be even better?
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          <pubDate>2008-03-28T17:20:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama&#8217;s Surprise Pennsylvania Endorsement</title>
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                    Sen. Bob Casey is to endorse Sen. Barack Obama at an event later today in Pittsburgh.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-28T09:22:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Straight Talk Express headed South</title>
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                    While the Democrats are focused on primary voters in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, the Straight Talk Express is heading South next week.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-26T13:19:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Gore in &#8216;08?</title>
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                    Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney floats the possibility of a bizarre outcome of the Democratic nominating convention on August.
                    <a href="http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/gore-in-08/768/"}">more</a>
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          <pubDate>2008-03-25T14:51:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>A Boycott By Any Other Name Is &#8230;</title>
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                    Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign disputes that not campaigning in Florida and Michigan was a part of a 'boycott'.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-25T11:38:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Campaign Ad Contest to Feature Celebrity Judges</title>
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                    MoveOn.org to give away $20,000 in video equipment to next great political ad creator.
                    <a href="http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/campaing-ad-contest-to-feature-celebrity-judges/763/"}">more</a>
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          <pubDate>2008-03-24T13:27:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama&#8217;s Friend at Fox News</title>
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                    Obama coverage inspires an on-air squabble at Fox News.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-24T10:37:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>You&#8217;re the Pundit</title>
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                    Tell the world what you think in our new interactive feature -- "You're the Pundit" -- on mgwashington.com
                    <a href="http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/youre-the-pundit/758/"}">more</a>
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          <pubDate>2008-03-21T16:12:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Lawsuit Involving Alleged 1998 Beating Of Bill Clinton Protestors Settled</title>
          <link>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/civil&#45;suit&#45;involving&#45;alleged&#45;1998&#45;beating&#45;of&#45;bill&#45;clinton&#45;protestors&#45;settle/756/</link>
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                    Siblings said they were attacked by pro-Clinton Teamsters In Philadelphia
                    <a href="http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/civil-suit-involving-alleged-1998-beating-of-bill-clinton-protestors-settle/756/"}">more</a>
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          <pubDate>2008-03-21T12:25:00-04:00</pubDate>
          <guid>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/civil-suit-involving-alleged-1998-beating-of-bill-clinton-protestors-settle/756/#When:16:25:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Obama Not Alone in Passport Snooping Case</title>
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                    After firing employees for snooping in Barack Obama's passport files, the State Department confirms McCain and Clinton's files were breached as well.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-21T11:03:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>The Never&#45;ending Reverend</title>
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                    The controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright appears to have some Clinton ties too.
                    <a href="http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/the-never-ending-reverend/753/"}">more</a>
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          <pubDate>2008-03-21T10:33:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Richardson Endorses &#8230; Obama?</title>
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                    Bill Richardson, a longtime Clinton ally, turns on his old friends.  
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          <pubDate>2008-03-21T08:36:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Everyone Has a Bracket, But Not Everyone is a Former Senator</title>
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                    George Allen makes his picks in the NCAA tournament.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-20T16:52:00-04:00</pubDate>
          <guid>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/everyone-has-a-bracket-but-not-everyone-is-a-former-senator/750/#When:20:52:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Another House GOP Retirement</title>
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                    Today's announcement by NY's Tom Reynolds brings the total to 29.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-20T12:56:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>The next Obama scandal</title>
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                    Alert the authorities (and the Clinton campaign!)  Barack Obama is doing something illegal!  Of course, so are thousands of other Americans.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-20T12:30:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton&#8217;s schedules</title>
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                    Maybe because it&#8217;s the political version of US Weekly, but I find reading about the release of Hillary Clinton&#8217;s schedule fascinating. 
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          <pubDate>2008-03-20T11:49:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton Campaign Claims Momentum</title>
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                    Clinton points out Obama's slide in recent poll, but Obama still leads among Democrats nationwide.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-20T11:40:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>2 Florida Lawmakers Have New Plan To Split Delegates</title>
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                    The say the idea could resolve Obama-Clinton standoff on issue.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-19T16:31:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama Campaign Spells Out  Concerns About Michigan Redo</title>
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                    Illinois Senator's campaign team says idea frought with potential for errors and litigation. 
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          <pubDate>2008-03-19T10:27:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain: Wanna Be In My NCAA Pool?</title>
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                    The McCain campaign gets in on March Madness and collects a few e-mail addressees along the way.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-17T15:20:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Elton John is a Hillary Clinton Backer</title>
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                    Will give NYC concert for senator's presidential campaign
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          <pubDate>2008-03-17T11:34:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>With friends like these&#8230;</title>
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                    The presidential candidates draw the line: Mouthiness is uncool. 
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          <pubDate>2008-03-15T12:12:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain Marks 35&#45;Year Anniversary of His Release From Hanoi</title>
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                    His campaign notes the anniversay in an e-mail sent to supporters.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-14T18:12:00-04:00</pubDate>
          <guid>http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008ElectionBlog/article/today-is-35-year-anniversary-of-mccain-release-from-hanoii/728/#When:22:12:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Florida  Mail&#45;In Primary Idea Seen As Dead</title>
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                    Focus shifts to other potential compromises, such as splitting Fla. delegate count.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-14T14:16:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Former Clinton Administration Figures Head Panel That Could Rule On Florida Delegates</title>
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                    Their potential role in deciding the controversy could itself ignite controversy.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-03-13T13:07:01-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Good night from the Obama party.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T23:36:01-04:00</pubDate>
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                    How Obama's visit to Jackson made the difference with one voter.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T23:11:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    With victory assured, this crowd can rest easy.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T22:50:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Former vice presidential candidate speaks out on the race.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T22:31:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    The role that race played in Obama's victory.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T22:05:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Now it's on to Pennsylvania.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T21:44:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Looking to the past and the future</title>
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                    Supporters take the stage.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T21:37:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Look at the folks supporting Obama.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T21:13:00-04:00</pubDate>
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