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            <title><![CDATA[Justice Clinton?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It's not as far-fetched as you might think. Mark McKinnon and Myra Adams on how Supreme Court retirements could persuade the secretary of State to take a high-court seat. 
The political bombshell of the year could turn out to be Supreme Court Justice...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Grill Him Again!]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Obama's no-holds-barred meeting was good for him-and for Republicans. Mark McKinnon on why "question time" should be a regular feature.
In one day last week, Barack Obama did more than he's done in a year to prove he's willing to walk the walk to...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Not a Game-Changer]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Obama deserves credit for embracing conservative ideas like deficit reduction and a spending freeze. But he failed to see the need to rein in his liberal agenda.
The problem with State of the Union speeches is that they are by their nature and design...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bringing Back David Plouffe Will Totally Work]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former Bush and McCain strategist Mark McKinnon says the return of Obama campaign guru David Plouffe will work by getting the president better press coverage. But will a political fix solve a policy problem?
Here's a seeming contradiction for you....]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Shocking Win for Fat Cats]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  The ruling allowing unlimited campaign spending is a huge win for special interests. Mark McKinnon and Steve Hildebrand make the bipartisan case for how Congress can fix the political money mess.
The Supreme Court just sucker-punched hope and change...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:37:19 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The GOP's Tea Party Challenge]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jim DeMint is just the latest conservative flirting with the far right's growing insurgency. Mark McKinnon on who's who in the bid to lead the movement-and what Republicans can do to capitalize on it.
Tea is the new Kool-Aid for Republicans. And a lot...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romney Rises Again]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After laying low during Palinpalooza, the former governor is back atop the GOP pack for 2012. Mark McKinnon's year-end rundown of who's hot (Rick Perry) and who's not (Mike Huckabee).
The way things are going, maybe we should go ahead and hold the...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:56:01 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The GOP Frontrunner Curse]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mike Huckabee's pardon of a cop killer pretty much ended his 2012 presidential hopes. Mark McKinnon, in the ninth in a series of posts on the 2012 landscape, on why every GOP frontrunner seems to wind up like the drummers in Spinal Tap. 
The horrific...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:33:46 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The GOP's Blacklist]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Republicans' new so-called purity test is worthy of Joe McCarthy. Mark McKinnon on why it will doom their comeback.
Just as the opportunity to expand seems to have sprung magically from the political mists, the Republican Party seems determined to...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:01:49 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Palin Helps Bloomberg]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Wasilla's finest may be dominating the headlines today. But by 2012, the country may be sick of base politics and ready for an independent. Mark McKinnon makes the case for Mike Bloomberg in 2012. 
If Sarah Palin dominates Republican politics for the...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:51:29 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Huckabee's Power Surge]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 2008 also-ran is suddenly the hottest Republican in the 2012 presidential field. Bush adviser Mark McKinnon, who's chronicling the race for The Daily Beast, talks with Mike Huckabee's top strategist.
Mike Huckabee is the dark horse no longer.  In...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:07:21 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The GOP Surge Isn't Obama's Fault]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The president suffered a bruising at the polls Tuesday. Bush strategist Mark McKinnon on how he lost his magic-and why he's not really to blame.
The post-presidential election correction has officially kicked in. Barack Obama cannot translate his...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:47:46 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Worst Political Scandals]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Alan Grayson called a Fed lobbyist a shocking slur-the latest outrage in a year packed with sex and wackos. Mark McKinnon savors Sanford's steamy emails, Bachmann's battiness and more.
2009 isn't even over yet, but has already gone down as an epic...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:40:04 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama's George Bush Problem]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Obama ran for president on a pledge to change the tone in Washington. The right's reaction to the Olympic setback proves he's failed-just like Bush before him.
Civility really may be dead.
I was not surprised that Chicago did not get the Olympics. I...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:28:18 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama's G-20 Trade War]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[China's president decried protectionism at the world leaders' summit-taking a shot at the U.S. Mark McKinnon on the Obama sop to big labor that's launched a costly battle with Beijing.
It's pretty embarrassing when a Chinese president lectures an...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:12:27 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Buzz Board Pick - Music]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Lee Ann Womack is a country music throwback to the days when they served it up straight and strong, no pop filling. On her new CD, Call Me Crazy, Womack serves up a full menu of gut wrenching classics. Impossible not to get chills when she sings: "I...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Buzz Board Pick - Product/Service]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/beast-board/item/196///]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[I'm a freak for traveling light. Haven't checked a bag in years. Since I'm always looking to lighten the load, I finally broke down and bought a MacBook Air laptop, the world's thinnest notebook. My IT guys had warned me off saying it was fragile and...]]></description>
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