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            <title><![CDATA[The Mitt and Michele Show]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Romney showed front-runner status, while Bachmann proved she belonged on stage. Mark McKinnon on why they shone-and the rest of the debaters flopped Monday night.Plus: More Daily Beast contributors on the GOP debate 
The two clear winners in the GOP...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medicare Malpractice: How Doing Nothing Will Bankrupt America]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The debate over Medicare reform may well determine the outcome of the 2012 elections. Mark McKinnon on why politicians who ignore the problem are doing more than pushing Granny off a cliff.
America as we know it will end unless we end Medicare as we...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rick Santorum's Not So Bad After All]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former Bush and McCain strategist Mark McKinnon once called Rick Santorum "dangerous." But as the former senator announces his 2012 presidential bid, McKinnon says there are a few things to admire about Santorum.
If you're a hard-core conservative,...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:01:50 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Loosen Up, Mitt!]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney kicked off his presidential campaign with a speech promising to "bring this country back" from the economic brink. Mark McKinnon says to win, Romney needs to quit pandering, wear a tie and embrace his inner CEO. Plus, primary voters build...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:38:19 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sarah Palin's Calling the Shots for the 2012 GOP Field]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If the 2012 Republican field may be a circus, Sarah Palin is unquestionably its ringmaster, kicking off a bus tour next week that's much more than a publicity stunt. But Mark McKinnon says she's about to hit an immovable object.
She's become the P.T....]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 May 2011 21:36:38 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rick Perry's 2012 Window of Opportunity]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Given Mitch Daniels' and Mike Huckabee's decisions not to run, and Newt Gingrich's shaky campaign launch, the fiercely partisan Texas governor could be a top presidential contender among social conservatives and Tea Party types, writes Mark McKinnon....]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 May 2011 22:41:50 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can Herman Cain Win It for the Tea Party?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[He's a charming Southern black conservative with an American dream success story and the energy to whip crowds into a frenzy. Why the "pizza guy" could be this year's big surprise.
Herman Cain has "it." At pre-campaign appearances-part rally, part...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 May 2011 21:45:58 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich Presidential Campaign Goes Kaboom]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Torpedoing a GOP favorite son's budget plan, racking up a $500,000 debt at Tiffany's, succumbing to a confetti shower-Newt Gingrich has self-immolated in record time. And he's taking his party with him, says Mark McKinnon.
OK, I'll just say it...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mike Huckabee's Loss Is Ron Paul's Gain]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Now that Mike Huckabee has bowed out of 2012, the GOP field is likely to shift wildly-with Ron Paul becoming the ideal pick for voters who want to buck the status quo, says Mark McKinnon. Plus, Howard Kurtz on why Huckabee chose Fox. 
Give credit to...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 May 2011 09:16:57 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich Can't Save the GOP]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich will add substance to the Republican field when he declares his candidacy for president, but we already have a professor as president-and the country is looking for something new, says Mark McKinnon.
Out with The Donald, in with The...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 May 2011 23:09:28 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[George W. Bush Leads Wounded Warriors Ride]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-04-29/george-w-bush-lance-armstrong-lead-afghanistan-iraq-veterans-in-texas-ride/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[President George W. Bush and Lance Armstrong led U.S. service men and women in a three-day, 100-kilometer Texas ride highlighting the bravery and strength of veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. VIEW OUR GALLERY of photos from the ride. 
"I take...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:18:46 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Debt Daredevils]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With indebtedness and dependency threatening the nation, Mark McKinnon remembers the Alamo-and finds 10 brave souls in Washington, from Paul Ryan to Dick Durbin, who dare to take on the status quo.
Like James Bowie and Davy Crockett, who dared to...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:38:51 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Budget Fight: Obama Needs to Stop Playing Politics]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Instead of posturing for his 2012 campaign, the president needs to offer some bold ideas for the budget-and so do Republicans. Mark McKinnon on how the parties' stubborn battle hurts Americans.
As a fiscal tsunami imminently hurtles this way, our...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:00:15 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Mitt Romney Won't Be President]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The former Massachusetts governor launched a 2012 exploratory committee on Monday to a collective yawn. Romney should lead the GOP field-but his Tea Party misfires and connections to Obamacare mean he won't win, writes Mark McKinnon.
Mitt Romney tries...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government Shutdown: Who Was to Blame?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Polls show many Americans blame Republicans for bringing the federal government to the brink of a shutdown. But Mark McKinnon says a number of Democrats made the debate a debacle.
Okay, we got a deal. We can cheer briefly and let out a collective sigh...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:04:23 -0400]]></pubDate>
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