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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stevens Cruises; Young in a Dead Heat]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/stevens-cruises-young-in-a-dead-heat/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/stevens-cruises-young-in-a-dead-heat/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Alaska Republicans delivered a split verdict on two of the state's scandal-plagued political leaders Tuesday, propelling Sen. Ted Stevens to an easy primary victory despite his upcoming corruption trial but virtually deadlocking in Rep. Don Young's contest against a reformist challenger.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Businesses Cite a Catch-22 After Miss. Immigration Raid]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/businesses-cite-a-catch-22-after-miss--immigration-raid/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/businesses-cite-a-catch-22-after-miss--immigration-raid/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The arrests this week of nearly 600 immigrant workers at a manufacturing plant in Laurel, Miss., are fueling a national debate over a federal system to check new hires' work documents, a program whose expansion the Bush administration has made a cornerstone of its fight against illegal immigration.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Race for the Future Is On,' Warner Says]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/race-for-the-future-is-on-warner-says/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/race-for-the-future-is-on-warner-says/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/race-for-the-future-is-on-warner-says/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[DENVER, Aug. 26 -- Mark R. Warner held up Virginia as a model for good government and warned during his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention that Sen. John McCain of Arizona cannot be trusted to lead the country to a prosperous future.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tweet Nothings]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/tweet-nothings/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/tweet-nothings/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/tweet-nothings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fragmentary dispatches from people using Twitter.com to comment on the convention<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For Those From Swing States, The Watchword Is . . . Worry]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-those-from-swing-states-the-watchword-is-------worry/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-those-from-swing-states-the-watchword-is-------worry/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-those-from-swing-states-the-watchword-is-------worry/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[DENVER, Aug. 25 -- The anxiety comes in several forms, but particularly common is the pained look, followed by the quick glance away and the lengthy pause, in the face of a simple question: How is Barack Obama doing?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For Kaine, Selection of Obama VP Bittersweet]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-kaine-selection-of-obama-vp-bittersweet/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-kaine-selection-of-obama-vp-bittersweet/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-kaine-selection-of-obama-vp-bittersweet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Saturday that being seriously considered as a running mate for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was &quot;surreal&quot; and that finding out he had not been selected brought a &quot;mixture of emotions.&quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Norton Gives Parks Passing Grades but Vows Improvements]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/norton-gives-parks-passing-grades-but-vows-improvements/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/norton-gives-parks-passing-grades-but-vows-improvements/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has launched high-profile crusades to fix up the Mall and such icons as the World War I memorial.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BLM Office Made Improper Deals With Helium Refiners, Report Says]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/blm-office-made-improper-deals-with-helium-refiners-report-says/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/blm-office-made-improper-deals-with-helium-refiners-report-says/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/blm-office-made-improper-deals-with-helium-refiners-report-says/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An office of the Bureau of Land Management, which supplies much of the country's crude helium, entered into sweetheart deals with a group of private refiners, potentially costing taxpayers more than $100 million, according to an inspector general's report released yesterday.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Peace Corps to Pare Ranks of Volunteers]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/peace-corps-to-pare-ranks-of-volunteers/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/peace-corps-to-pare-ranks-of-volunteers/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/peace-corps-to-pare-ranks-of-volunteers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Peace Corps, the popular service program that President Bush once promised to double in size, is preparing to cut back on new volunteers and consolidate recruiting offices as it pares other costs amid an increasingly tight budget, according to agency officials.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Contracts Went to a Longtime Donor]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/contracts-went-to-a-longtime-donor/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/contracts-went-to-a-longtime-donor/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/contracts-went-to-a-longtime-donor/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, the office of Michelle Obama, the vice president for community relations at the University of Chicago Medical Center, published a glossy report detailing the improvements her office had made in the lives of local residents, in part by increasing ties to minority contractors.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Houses Add Up to A Snag for McCain]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/houses-add-up-to-a-snag-for-mccain/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/houses-add-up-to-a-snag-for-mccain/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/houses-add-up-to-a-snag-for-mccain/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. John McCain's inability to recall the number of homes he owns during an interview yesterday jeopardized his campaign's carefully constructed strategy to frame Democratic rival Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist and inspired a round of attacks that once again ratcheted up the negative tone...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Giuliani, Lieberman Will Speak at GOP Convention]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/giuliani-lieberman-will-speak-at-gop-convention/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/giuliani-lieberman-will-speak-at-gop-convention/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/giuliani-lieberman-will-speak-at-gop-convention/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Socially moderate former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joseph I. Lieberman will have featured speaking roles at next month's Republican National Convention, party officials announced yesterday.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Silver Bullet]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/the-silver-bullet/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/the-silver-bullet/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/the-silver-bullet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Steve Schmidt will not budge, and Mark Salter is begging.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain Remarks at the VFW Convention]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-remarks-at-the-vfw-convention/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-remarks-at-the-vfw-convention/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-remarks-at-the-vfw-convention/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MCCAIN: Thank you all very much. National Commander George Lisicki, thank you for the kind introduction. Ladies Auxiliary President Virginia Carmen, Incoming National Commander Glen Gardner, Incoming Ladies Auxiliary President Dixie Hild, Adjutant General Gunner Kent, Executive Director Bob Walla...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Suggests $2 Billion In New Funding for NASA]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-suggests-2-billion-in-new-funding-for-nasa/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-suggests-2-billion-in-new-funding-for-nasa/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:03:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-suggests-2-billion-in-new-funding-for-nasa/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. Barack Obama has detailed a comprehensive space plan that includes $2 billion in new funding to reinvigorate NASA and a promise to make space exploration and science a significantly higher priority if he is elected president.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who's No. 2? Obama Keeps Everybody Guessing.]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/whos-no--2-obama-keeps-everybody-guessing-/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/whos-no--2-obama-keeps-everybody-guessing-/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/whos-no--2-obama-keeps-everybody-guessing-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is Veep Week. That, in reality, is about all that anyone outside Sen. Barack Obama's inner, inner circle knows -- that sometime before next week the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will announce his running mate. Beyond that, the political world is in a zone of fevered speculation.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Russia Leaves Troops in Georgia, Despite Conditions of Peace Deal]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/russia-leaves-troops-in-georgia-despite-conditions-of-peace-deal/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/russia-leaves-troops-in-georgia-despite-conditions-of-peace-deal/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/russia-leaves-troops-in-georgia-despite-conditions-of-peace-deal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 16 -- President Bush issued the latest in a series of stern warnings to Moscow on Saturday with little immediate effect, as Russian leaders failed to follow through on a new agreement to withdraw troops from Georgia.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Renewable Power's Growth in Colorado Presages National Debate]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/renewable-powers-growth-in-colorado-presages-national-debate/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/renewable-powers-growth-in-colorado-presages-national-debate/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/renewable-powers-growth-in-colorado-presages-national-debate/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[DENVER -- When Colorado voters were deciding whether to require that 10 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable fuels, the state's largest utility fought the proposal, warning that any shift from coal and natural gas would be costly, uncertain and unwise.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aug. 28 Has Room for Another Milestone]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/aug--28-has-room-for-another-milestone/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/aug--28-has-room-for-another-milestone/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/aug--28-has-room-for-another-milestone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. Barack Obama's upcoming acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention will further cement Aug. 28 as one of the most significant dates in the American civil rights movement.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Pa., Looking Out for No. 2]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-pa--looking-out-for-no--2/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-pa--looking-out-for-no--2/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-pa--looking-out-for-no--2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[YORK, Pa., Aug. 12 -- The bay door opened under a giant American flag, John McCain's dark-blue Straight Talk Express bus rolled into the exhibition hall to the inevitable (in Pennsylvania, at least) strains of &quot;Rocky,&quot; and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee emerged with not one but two...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush Warns Russia to Honor Cease-Fire Agreement]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-warns-russia-to-honor-cease-fire-agreement/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-warns-russia-to-honor-cease-fire-agreement/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-warns-russia-to-honor-cease-fire-agreement/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush today warned Russia to honor a cease-fire agreement in its conflict with Georgia, saying that reports of ongoing military actions by Moscow &quot;raise serious questions about its intentions&quot; and threaten its standing in the world.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Democrats Pick Warner As Keynote Speaker]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democrats-pick-warner-as-keynote-speaker/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democrats-pick-warner-as-keynote-speaker/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democrats-pick-warner-as-keynote-speaker/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Democratic Party leaders announced yesterday that former Virginia governor Mark R. Warner will deliver the keynote address at their national convention in Denver this month, positioning him prominently in a week-long lineup that seeks to pay homage to the party of the past while ushering in a new...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Coffman Wins Chance To Take Tancredo's Seat]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/coffman-wins-chance-to-take-tancredos-seat/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/coffman-wins-chance-to-take-tancredos-seat/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/coffman-wins-chance-to-take-tancredos-seat/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With his opponents conceding yesterday's's primary, Republican Secretary of State Mike Coffman looked set to succeed Rep. Tom Tancredo, the five-term Colorado congressman whose forceful opposition to illegal immigration vaulted him to national prominence.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hunter's Lawyer Issues Statement]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/hunters-lawyer-issues-statement/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/hunters-lawyer-issues-statement/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/hunters-lawyer-issues-statement/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Statement by Robert Gordon, attorney for Rielle Hunter:<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DHS, Rejecting Advice, Puts Mississippi on Shortlist for Facility]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/dhs-rejecting-advice-puts-mississippi-on-shortlist-for-facility/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/dhs-rejecting-advice-puts-mississippi-on-shortlist-for-facility/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/dhs-rejecting-advice-puts-mississippi-on-shortlist-for-facility/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security swept aside evaluations by government experts and named Mississippi -- home to powerful U.S. lawmakers with sway over the agency -- as a potential location for a $451 million national laboratory to study some of the world's most virulent biological threats, acc...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strong Energy Measures Wanted]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/strong-energy-measures-wanted/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/strong-energy-measures-wanted/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/strong-energy-measures-wanted/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new national poll shows broad public support for government action in the face of $4-a-gallon gas and other energy concerns, giving Republicans a rare opening to go on the offensive against congressional Democrats and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Credit Crisis Triggers Unprecedented U.S. Response]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/credit-crisis-triggers-unprecedented-u-s--response/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/credit-crisis-triggers-unprecedented-u-s--response/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/credit-crisis-triggers-unprecedented-u-s--response/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Since the credit crisis erupted a year ago, the Bush administration has presided over one of the broadest expansions of the government into private lending in U.S. history, risking public money to prop up financial firms both large and small.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Muslim Coordinator Resigns]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-muslim-coordinator-resigns/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-muslim-coordinator-resigns/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-muslim-coordinator-resigns/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama's national Muslim outreach coordinator has resigned amid a controversy of over his connections to a man who the Justice Department named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the racketeering trial last year of several alleged Hamas fund-raisers.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq Banks Billions in Surpluses, GAO Says]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/iraq-banks-billions-in-surpluses-gao-says/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/iraq-banks-billions-in-surpluses-gao-says/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/iraq-banks-billions-in-surpluses-gao-says/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Iraq's oil income will more than double this year, even as Baghdad continues to spend only a small percentage of its own money on reconstruction and services while it banks billions in surplus funds, according to projections by U.S. government auditors.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FBI to Show How Genetics Led to Anthrax Researcher]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/fbi-to-show-how-genetics-led-to-anthrax-researcher/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/fbi-to-show-how-genetics-led-to-anthrax-researcher/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/fbi-to-show-how-genetics-led-to-anthrax-researcher/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The FBI today will begin to unveil how it exploited the rapidly advancing science of genetics to link a single bioweapons researcher to samples taken from the victims of the 2001 anthrax attacks and to powder from the letters that killed them.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alaskans for Obama: A Rare Democratic Push in the Last Frontier]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/alaskans-for-obama-a-rare-democratic-push-in-the-last-frontier/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/alaskans-for-obama-a-rare-democratic-push-in-the-last-frontier/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/alaskans-for-obama-a-rare-democratic-push-in-the-last-frontier/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE -- In what might be the fullest realization of Barack Obama's pledge to run hard in parts of the country largely untouched by presidential campaigning, the Democrat's Alaska operation is making plans for organizers to hopscotch the state's vast and sparsely populated interior by bush pl...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush Says It's 'Important to Engage' China]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-says-its-important-to-engage-china/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-says-its-important-to-engage-china/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-says-its-important-to-engage-china/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug. 4 -- Three days before he is set to arrive in Beijing for the Olympics, President Bush offered a mixed assessment of China's role in the world, praising its efforts to curb the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran, expressing disappointment about its recent move to...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Alaska, Praise for Sen. Stevens]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-alaska-praise-for-sen--stevens/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-alaska-praise-for-sen--stevens/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-alaska-praise-for-sen--stevens/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last week, President Bush's Justice Department announced that Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska had been indicted on federal corruption charges. Yesterday, the two men came together at a military base in Stevens's state, where Bush warmly praised the Senate's longest-serving Republican.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientist Set to Discuss Plea Bargain In Deadly Attacks Commits Suicide]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/scientist-set-to-discuss-plea-bargain-in-deadly-attacks-commits-suicide/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/scientist-set-to-discuss-plea-bargain-in-deadly-attacks-commits-suicide/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/scientist-set-to-discuss-plea-bargain-in-deadly-attacks-commits-suicide/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Authorities investigating the deadly 2001 anthrax mailings used previously unavailable techniques to trace the lethal powder to the office where scientist Bruce E. Ivins worked at the sprawling Army biodefense laboratory at Fort Detrick, Md., according to sources briefed on the investigation.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Both Presidential Campaigns Make It Clear That Florida Matters]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/both-presidential-campaigns-make-it-clear-that-florida-matters/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/both-presidential-campaigns-make-it-clear-that-florida-matters/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/both-presidential-campaigns-make-it-clear-that-florida-matters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[TITUSVILLE, Fla., Aug. 2 -- Barack Obama's two-day campaign swing through economically hard-hit areas of Central Florida and John McCain's country concert extravaganza in the Panhandle Friday night put the nation on notice: After all the melodrama and bitterness of 2000 and 2004, Florida and its ...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Addresses Economy at Campaign Event]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-addresses-economy-at-campaign-event/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-addresses-economy-at-campaign-event/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-addresses-economy-at-campaign-event/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[OBAMA: I've often said that this election represents a defining moment in our history. On major issues like the war in Iraq or the warming of our planet, the decisions we make in November and over the next few years will shape a generation, if not a century.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Tries to Show Missouri Concern for Small-Town Issues]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Obama_Tries_to_Show_Missouri_Concern_for_Small-Town_Issues/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Obama_Tries_to_Show_Missouri_Concern_for_Small-Town_Issues/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Obama_Tries_to_Show_Missouri_Concern_for_Small-Town_Issues/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[UNION, Mo., July 30 -- Sen. Barack Obama campaigned through the conservative heart of rural Missouri on Wednesday, determined to prove that a Democrat can capture this bellwether state by winning over voters in its far-flung small towns as well as in its urban centers.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cosmic Markdown: EPA Says Life Is Worth Less]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Cosmic_Markdown_EPA_Says_Life_Is_Worth_Less/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Cosmic_Markdown_EPA_Says_Life_Is_Worth_Less/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Cosmic_Markdown_EPA_Says_Life_Is_Worth_Less/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Someplace else, people might tell you that human life is priceless. In Washington, the federal government has appraised it like a '96 Camaro with bad brakes.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Montana on the Fourth, a Barometer of Obama's Chances]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/In_Montana_on_the_Fourth_a_Barometer_of_Obamas_Chances/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/In_Montana_on_the_Fourth_a_Barometer_of_Obamas_Chances/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/In_Montana_on_the_Fourth_a_Barometer_of_Obamas_Chances/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BUTTE, Mont., July 4 -- With Sen. John McCain taking the holiday off, Sen. Barack Obama wrapped up a week-long swing through Republican America swathed in the pageantry of a Fourth of July parade and family picnic, trying to mesh his theme of activist change with an emphasis on family and...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Secretive Agency Under the Spotlight]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Secretive_Agency_Under_the_Spotlight/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Secretive_Agency_Under_the_Spotlight/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:03:06 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/Secretive_Agency_Under_the_Spotlight/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Soon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago, Michael V. Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency: virtual invisibility.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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