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		<title>It Only Took A Month&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/12/02/it-only-took-a-month/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/12/02/it-only-took-a-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;but the Republicans have finally confirmed that they will keep the Democrats shy of 60 seats.  With Minnesota still in the throes of an endless recount, the reelection of Georgia Republican Saxby Chambliss (Saxby Chambliss?  Sounds like a parody of an F. Scott Fitzgerald character) means the Democrats can, at most, reach 59 seats in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Good Luck And God Bless, President-Elect Obama</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/11/04/good-luck-and-god-bless-president-elect-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/11/04/good-luck-and-god-bless-president-elect-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the 10:00 Central hour passes, California has put Obama over the top&#8230;and I want to say, as a conservative and Republican, that I congratulate Barack Obama on his historic victory.  I sincerely &#8211; truly &#8211; hope he is a wonderful president.  We&#8217;ll have plenty of time later to go into further details&#8230;but let&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Team A Little Overconfident?</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/11/03/obamas-team-a-little-overconfident/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/11/03/obamas-team-a-little-overconfident/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donkeys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kerry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not his campaign team, but his media cheerleaders: At least one broadcast network and one Web site said Monday that they could foresee signaling to viewers early Tuesday evening which candidate appeared to have won the presidency, despite the unreliability of some early exit polls in the last presidential election. A senior vice president of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>On Eve Of Election, Palin Cleared Of Ethics Charge</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/11/03/on-eve-of-election-palin-cleared-of-ethics-charge/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/11/03/on-eve-of-election-palin-cleared-of-ethics-charge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The original story got hyped up, so let&#8217;s not downplay the sequel: an independent counsel (as opposed to the politicians of the Alaskan legislature) has said Palin is in the clear on Troopergate: A second investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office to pursue a personal vendetta has found “no [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Didn&#8217;t Watch The Obama Infomercial&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/29/i-didnt-watch-the-obama-infomercial/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/29/i-didnt-watch-the-obama-infomercial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;(my God, I can barely sit through a debate), but Calvin Woodward, writing for the AP, checks the facts and comes away less than impressed: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Campaign Shocker! Times Endorses Democrat!</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/23/campaign-shocker-times-endorses-democrat/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/23/campaign-shocker-times-endorses-democrat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the two people in the world who might had any doubt, rest assured: the New York Times has not, repeat, NOT endorsed the Republican candidate. I know, I know&#8230;you probably had to sit down after reading that.  Let&#8217;s take a peek: &#8230;The United States is battered and drifting after eight years of President Bush’s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis The Season&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/19/tis-the-season/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/19/tis-the-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Powell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;for endorsements galore.  Many major papers now have made their presidential preferences known, and like much else in this election, the tide is turning against McCain.  One paper that I have a lot of respect for is the Washington Post.  It leans left, perhaps, but not blatantly, nor is it so partisan that it is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Third Time Debating&#8217;s A Charm?</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/15/third-time-debatings-a-charm/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/15/third-time-debatings-a-charm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic Affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[McCain had better hope so&#8230;just opening a thread for now, in case anyone wants to comment&#8230;more later&#8230; UPDATE 8:06 p.m.: Didn&#8217;t take long for disappointment to creep in&#8230;McCain keeps flogging the mortgage principal renegotiation and slams the market again&#8230;and Obama appeals to protectionism by slamming tax breaks for &#8216;companies that ship jobs overseas&#8217; (i.e., that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Troopergate Shoe Falls, But Does Anyone Care At This Point?</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/10/troopergate-shoe-falls-but-does-anyone-care-at-this-point/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/10/troopergate-shoe-falls-but-does-anyone-care-at-this-point/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Lieberman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[McCain is so behind in the polls right now, and the economy is such an overwhelming issue, that presidential politics is almost an afterthought a mere three weeks or so before the election&#8230;but an Alaskan legislative panel has found that Sarah Palin abused her powers as governor by relentlessly pursuing the firing of a state [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>What The Hell, Let&#8217;s Open A Debate Thread&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/07/what-the-hell-lets-open-a-debate-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://informedspeculation.com/2008/10/07/what-the-hell-lets-open-a-debate-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;Here we go. I have no confidence whatsoever that we are going to hear anything worth hearing on the economy, but it would be a nice time for someone to step up to the plate. I&#8217;ll update throughout the night&#8230; UPDATE 8:08 p.m.: So Obama has no answer to the most immediate way to improve [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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