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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain Proposal Seeks Tax Breaks Worth $52 Billion]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-proposal-seeks-tax-breaks-worth-52-billion/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-proposal-seeks-tax-breaks-worth-52-billion/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct. 14 -- Sen. John McCain proposed $52 billion in tax breaks on Tuesday that aim to encourage savings and provide relief to seniors and the unemployed, ensuring that both presidential candidates will head into their final debate Wednesday night armed with fresh plans to ease...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gray Vote No Longer Reliably Red]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/gray-vote-no-longer-reliably-red/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/gray-vote-no-longer-reliably-red/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. -- The sign over the woodworking shop says &quot;Sawdust Engineers,&quot; and there was a time when the men now bent over the tools used to put on ties or make sales calls, building their pensions so they could one day leave the rat race for this warm world of unbroken sunshine.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Smaller Banks Resist Federal Cash Infusions]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/smaller-banks-resist-federal-cash-infusions/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/smaller-banks-resist-federal-cash-infusions/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Community banking executives around the country responded with anger yesterday to the Bush administration's strategy of investing $250 billion in financial firms, saying they don't need the money, resent the intrusion and feel it's unfair to rescue companies from their own mistakes.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lacking an Accord On Troops, U.S. and Iraq Seek a Plan B]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lacking-an-accord-on-troops-u-s--and-iraq-seek-a-plan-b/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lacking-an-accord-on-troops-u-s--and-iraq-seek-a-plan-b/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[With time running out for the conclusion of an agreement governing American forces in Iraq, nervous negotiators have begun examining alternatives that would allow U.S. troops to stay beyond the Dec. 31 deadline, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Forces Nine Major Banks To Accept Partial Nationalization]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--forces-nine-major-banks-to-accept-partial-nationalization/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--forces-nine-major-banks-to-accept-partial-nationalization/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:03:13 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--forces-nine-major-banks-to-accept-partial-nationalization/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government is dramatically escalating its response to the financial crisis by planning to invest $250 billion in the country's banks, forcing nine of the largest to accept a Treasury stake in what amounts to a partial nationalization.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Adds $60 Billion to Economic Plan; McCain Expected to Unveil Proposals Today]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-adds-60-billion-to-economic-plan-mccain-expected-to-unveil-proposals-today/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-adds-60-billion-to-economic-plan-mccain-expected-to-unveil-proposals-today/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:03:06 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-adds-60-billion-to-economic-plan-mccain-expected-to-unveil-proposals-today/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[TOLEDO, Oct. 13 -- Democrat Barack Obama advocated an immediate and expensive economic assistance package Monday, while Republican John McCain readied a set of specific new proposals of his own, as the candidates entered a three-week sprint toward a presidential election that appears certain to turn...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Up by 10 Points as McCain Favorability Ratings Fall]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-up-by-10-points-as-mccain-favorability-ratings-fall/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-up-by-10-points-as-mccain-favorability-ratings-fall/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-up-by-10-points-as-mccain-favorability-ratings-fall/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With just over three weeks until Election Day, the two presidential nominees appear to be on opposite trajectories, with Sen. Barack Obama gaining momentum and Sen. John McCain stalled or losing ground on a range of issues and personal traits, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Darfur Killings Soften Bush's Opposition to International Court]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/darfur-killings-soften-bushs-opposition-to-international-court/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/darfur-killings-soften-bushs-opposition-to-international-court/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[As his administration draws to a close, President Bush appears to be backing down from his long-held and fierce opposition to the International Criminal Court, an institution the president and his top advisers have rejected as a possible forum for frivolous cases against U.S. military and civilian...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Incumbents Are Attacked for Rescue Plan]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/incumbents-are-attacked-for-rescue-plan/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/incumbents-are-attacked-for-rescue-plan/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/incumbents-are-attacked-for-rescue-plan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On the evening of Sept. 30, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) helped unveil a bipartisan deal that would open the door to massive government intervention in the financial markets, calling it &quot;one of the finer moments in the Senate.&quot;<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sentencing Panel Mulls Alternatives to Prison]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/sentencing-panel-mulls-alternatives-to-prison/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/sentencing-panel-mulls-alternatives-to-prison/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/sentencing-panel-mulls-alternatives-to-prison/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As the nation's inmate population climbs toward 2.5 million, the U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering alternatives to prison for some offenders, including treatment programs for nonviolent drug users and employment training for minor parole violators.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Drops North Korea From Terrorism List]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--drops-north-korea-from-terrorism-list/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--drops-north-korea-from-terrorism-list/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--drops-north-korea-from-terrorism-list/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Bush administration removed North Korea from its terrorism blacklist yesterday, a move that was aimed at salvaging a sputtering nuclear disarmament deal but that sparked internal controversy, infuriated Japan and drew some Republican opposition.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Issue of Race Creeps Into Campaign]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/issue-of-race-creeps-into-campaign/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/issue-of-race-creeps-into-campaign/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/issue-of-race-creeps-into-campaign/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the first presidential campaign involving an African American nominee of a major party, both candidates have agreed on this much: They would rather not dwell on the subject of race.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No Magic From the GOP Version of Penn and Teller]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/no-magic-from-the-gop-version-of-penn-and-teller/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/no-magic-from-the-gop-version-of-penn-and-teller/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/no-magic-from-the-gop-version-of-penn-and-teller/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The president is voicing the right sentiments, but nobody seems to care.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stevens's Reputation 'Sterling,' Powell Says]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/stevenss-reputation-sterling-powell-says/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/stevenss-reputation-sterling-powell-says/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell told jurors in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens yesterday that the powerful Alaska Republican had a &quot;sterling&quot; reputation among the nation's military and political leaders.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World Leaders Vow Concerted Action]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/world-leaders-vow-concerted-action/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/world-leaders-vow-concerted-action/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:03:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/world-leaders-vow-concerted-action/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. stock markets gyrated wildly yesterday as the world's top finance ministers met in Washington to hammer out a joint set of principles aimed at containing the financial crisis and restoring badly damaged confidence.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Candidates Spar Over McCain Plan for Loans]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/candidates-spar-over-mccain-plan-for-loans/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/candidates-spar-over-mccain-plan-for-loans/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/candidates-spar-over-mccain-plan-for-loans/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Oct. 9 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday said rival John McCain's mortgage rescue plan &quot;punishes&quot; taxpayers and rewards lending institutions that created the crisis, while McCain charged that his opponent's response showed a lack of concern for...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush Creates Council for Transition]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-creates-council-for-transition/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-creates-council-for-transition/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-creates-council-for-transition/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush created a special council yesterday to guide the transition to a new administration, another step toward the end of Bush's eight tumultuous years in office.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PR Consultant Helped Palin Grab Spotlight]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pr-consultant-helped-palin-grab-spotlight/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pr-consultant-helped-palin-grab-spotlight/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pr-consultant-helped-palin-grab-spotlight/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[During her first months in office, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin kept a relatively light schedule on her workdays in Juneau, making ceremonial appearances at sports events and funerals, meeting with state lawmakers, and conducting interviews with Alaska magazines, radio stations and newspapers.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Battling Through Battleground States]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/battling-through-battleground-states/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/battling-through-battleground-states/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/battling-through-battleground-states/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 8 -- Barack Obama delivered a reassuring economic message and a combative John McCain blistered his opponent as ill-prepared and opportunistic as the two entered the final four weeks of the marathon presidential campaign with swings through the battleground states of the Midwest.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Urgently Reviews Policy On Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--urgently-reviews-policy-on-afghanistan/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--urgently-reviews-policy-on-afghanistan/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--urgently-reviews-policy-on-afghanistan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The White House has launched an urgent review of Afghanistan policy, fast-tracked for completion in the next several weeks, amid growing concern that the administration lacks a comprehensive strategy for the foundering war there and as intelligence officials warn of a rapidly worsening situation on...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Number Based on Shaky Assumptions]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/number-based-on-shaky-assumptions/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/number-based-on-shaky-assumptions/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/number-based-on-shaky-assumptions/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;We're going to work with your employer to lower the cost of your premiums by up to $2,500 a year.&quot;<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For the New Contagion, the Same Old Prescriptions]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-the-new-contagion-the-same-old-prescriptions/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-the-new-contagion-the-same-old-prescriptions/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-the-new-contagion-the-same-old-prescriptions/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Against a backdrop of an unfolding meltdown in global financial markets and the near-certainty of a U.S. recession, the two candidates for president used the occasion of a much-anticipated town hall meeting last night to repeat all the talking points they were making long before the recent bank f...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[As Palin Brings Up Ayers, Obama Team Cites Keating]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/as-palin-brings-up-ayers-obama-team-cites-keating/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/as-palin-brings-up-ayers-obama-team-cites-keating/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/as-palin-brings-up-ayers-obama-team-cites-keating/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama for the first time criticized Sen. John McCain for his role in the &quot;Keating Five&quot; savings-and-loan scandal yesterday, saying the issue is fair game after a weekend of attacks by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin over the Democrat's ties to Vietnam War-era radical...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Leading In Ohio, Poll Finds]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-leading-in-ohio-poll-finds/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-leading-in-ohio-poll-finds/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-leading-in-ohio-poll-finds/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nebraska Becomes Unlikely Battleground]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/nebraska-becomes-unlikely-battleground/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/nebraska-becomes-unlikely-battleground/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/nebraska-becomes-unlikely-battleground/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Oct. 5 -- With a month to go before Election Day, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, touched down here Sunday for an unexpected rally in a state that President Bush won by 22 percentage points in 2004.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Artful Dodging Trumps Open Evasion, Studies Show]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/artful-dodging-trumps-open-evasion-studies-show/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/artful-dodging-trumps-open-evasion-studies-show/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:03:11 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/artful-dodging-trumps-open-evasion-studies-show/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has gotten the most heat for being evasive in this season of political debates, but new research suggests that the contrast between her and the other top-of-the-ticket candidates has less to do with her lack of responsiveness than with the three...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Key Cases on a Busy Calendar]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/key-cases-on-a-busy-calendar/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/key-cases-on-a-busy-calendar/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:03:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/key-cases-on-a-busy-calendar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The following are some important cases on the Supreme Court docket this term:<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Ordeal as Captive, Character Was Shaped]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-ordeal-as-captive-character-was-shaped/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-ordeal-as-captive-character-was-shaped/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-ordeal-as-captive-character-was-shaped/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HANOI The lake into which John McCain parachuted after his Navy plane was shot down is now surrounded by chic restaurants, cellphone stores and motorcycle dealerships. The prison camp where he confessed to being a &quot;black criminal&quot; has been turned into a multiplex cinema showing garish American...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Politics at the Five-and-Dime]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/politics-at-the-five-and-dime/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/politics-at-the-five-and-dime/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Pam Fleck has just finished vacuuming and scrubbing her mobile home into potpourri perfection when her phone rings and it's her sister, Sherry. Sherry lives over in Brighton. She drives a school bus, likes to hunt and votes Republican.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain Plans Fiercer Strategy Against Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-plans-fiercer-strategy-against-obama/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-plans-fiercer-strategy-against-obama/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-plans-fiercer-strategy-against-obama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations, several top Republicans said.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush Enacts Historic Financial Rescue]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-enacts-historic-financial-rescue/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-enacts-historic-financial-rescue/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[With evidence mounting that the nation faces a sharp economic downturn, Congress yesterday gave final approval to what may be the biggest government bailout in American history, authorizing the Bush administration to spend $700 billion to try to thaw frozen credit markets and prevent a deep...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palin Delivers, But Doubts Linger]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-delivers-but-doubts-linger/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-delivers-but-doubts-linger/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-delivers-but-doubts-linger/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent much of the past two weeks on the defensive, hounded by critics over halting performances in television interviews and questioned even by conservative writers doubtful about whether she is ready to be vice president.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Support Rallied as House Readies for Its Second Bailout Vote]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/support-rallied-as-house-readies-for-its-second-bailout-vote/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/support-rallied-as-house-readies-for-its-second-bailout-vote/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/support-rallied-as-house-readies-for-its-second-bailout-vote/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A tide of lobbyists representing corporate executives, small-business owners, farmers and retirees swamped Capitol Hill yesterday in hopes of pushing an emergency economic rescue plan through Congress, but the fate of the measure remained uncertain as the House prepared for a climactic vote at...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pelosi Remarks on the Bailout Bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pelosi-remarks-on-the-bailout-bill/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pelosi-remarks-on-the-bailout-bill/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pelosi-remarks-on-the-bailout-bill/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[REP. NANCY PELOSI, D-CALIF., SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Madam Speaker, when was the last time someone asked you for $700 billion? It is a number that is staggering, but tells us only the costs of the Bush Administration's failed economic policies -- policies built on budgetary recklessness, on an anyt...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Democratic Leaders Speak After Bailout Bill Fails]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democratic-leaders-speak-after-bailout-bill-fails/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democratic-leaders-speak-after-bailout-bill-fails/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democratic-leaders-speak-after-bailout-bill-fails/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SPEAKERS: REP. NANCY PELOSI, D-CALIF., SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mukasey Appoints Prosecutor to Probe Gonzales's Role]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mukasey-appoints-prosecutor-to-probe-gonzaless-role/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mukasey-appoints-prosecutor-to-probe-gonzaless-role/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mukasey-appoints-prosecutor-to-probe-gonzaless-role/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Investigators probing the firing of nine U.S. attorneys concluded that top Justice Department officials &quot;abdicated their responsibility&quot; by failing to supervise subordinates who carried out the botched plan, according to a long-awaited report released today.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyer to Continue Inquiry Into Prosecutor's Firing]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lawyer-to-continue-inquiry-into-prosecutors-firing/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lawyer-to-continue-inquiry-into-prosecutors-firing/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lawyer-to-continue-inquiry-into-prosecutors-firing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Top Justice Department officials named a longtime public corruption prosecutor yesterday to explore the basis for firing a U.S. attorney in New Mexico two years ago, escalating the uproar over political infusion in the process and raising the specter of a criminal investigation of lawmakers, Whit...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vote Underscores Bush's Loss of Influence]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/vote-underscores-bushs-loss-of-influence/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/vote-underscores-bushs-loss-of-influence/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/vote-underscores-bushs-loss-of-influence/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At 7:34 a.m. yesterday, President Bush strode onto the south driveway of the White House and urged Congress to approve his $700 billion Wall Street rescue package. &quot;With the improvements made to this bill, I'm confident that members of both parties will support it,&quot; he predicted.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Appeal and a Blame Game]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/an-appeal-and-a-blame-game/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/an-appeal-and-a-blame-game/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/an-appeal-and-a-blame-game/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 29 -- Reacting to the House's defeat of a $700 billion economic rescue proposal Monday, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain called on Congress to pass a new bill and then sought to blame each other for the deadlock on Capitol Hill.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palin Gets Ready For Eagerly Awaited Debate With Biden]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-gets-ready-for-eagerly-awaited-debate-with-biden/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-gets-ready-for-eagerly-awaited-debate-with-biden/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-gets-ready-for-eagerly-awaited-debate-with-biden/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin flew yesterday to Sedona, Ariz., where she will spend the next two days at Sen. John McCain's ranch preparing for Thursday's vice presidential debate, a potentially pivotal event in what has been a whirlwind since she joined the Republican ticket.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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