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            <title><![CDATA[The Trouble With John McCain]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The original GOP maverick ran to the right in his 2008 presidential bid. So why is he suddenly so vulnerable to a conservative challenger that he needs Sarah Palin to help save him? 
As Arizona Senator John McCain runs for his fifth term, he should be...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Now's the GOP's Time to Strike]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Republicans have lucked out, gaining momentum they haven't earned. Reihan Salam on the surgical strikes that can help them shed the "the party of no" label.
Republicans are giddy, and for good reason. Despite the fact that they have in no way earned...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Taliban's Deadly Plan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  The attack on Kabul's presidential palace was just the first shot in a campaign of violence aimed at disrupting Afghan and U.S. politics. Reihan Salam on the mindset behind the assault.
While American attention has drifted to Haiti, a failing state...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What If Haiti Can't Be Saved?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Food and relief and American know-how may not be enough for Haiti. We may need to let its residents leave.
After the devastating earthquake that has leveled Port-au-Prince and led to the deaths of tens of thousands, the Obama administration has taken...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Democrats' Silver Lining]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  The wave of big-name departures is spooking the Democrats as the 2010 campaign begins. Reihan Salam on the upside of the exits-and why Obama should take a page from the Bush playbook.
Last night, Senate Democrats suffered a serious blow when Byron...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best Decade Ever]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sure, the 2000s brought war, terrror, and economic misery. But Reihan Salam sees a magical decade that created peace and prosperity that will be with us for years. 
As the 2000s draw to a close, there is a pervasive sense that this decade has been a...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heckuvajob, Napolitano]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The DHS secretary will likely survive her "the system worked" flub. The real damage, Reihan Salam says, is to Democrats' 2010 chances now that the GOP has a new opening for white voters.
Of all President Obama's cabinet members, Janet Napolitano was...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What's Next for the 'Party of No']]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ The GOP's strategy failed to derail health-care reform, now all but certain to pass. Reihan Salam on how Republicans can turn their opposition to political advantage-and clean up in 2010. Plus, our Big Fat Story presents six takes on the CBO's...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Left's Worst Enemy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ As liberals roll over on health care and Afghanistan, the president is latching onto conservative policies, says Reihan Salam-and the left, not Obama, will be blamed and discredited.
Of all the kooky conspiracies you've heard about President Obama,...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hillary Was Right]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Barack Obama wasn't ready to be president, and he better figure out what he's doing before it's too late.
As the first year of the Obama era draws to a close, the president is losing the battle for America's hearts and minds. It's hard not to feel...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The New Anti-War Right]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If Obama thinks the left is rapidly abandoning him on Afghanistan, wait till he sees the Republican defectors.
Thus far, President Obama has primarily been worried about his left flank as he sends more troops to Afghanistan. He should be just as...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The GOP's New Hope?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  Forget Palin. How Tim Pawlenty, a (mostly) moderate, working-class guy from the frozen North could win over the GOP in 2012.
As the Republican Governors Association gathers in Austin this week, there is a real sense among conservatives that the...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Saving Karzai Worth U.S. Lives?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ As the U.S. envoy casts doubt on an Afghan troop surge, America takes a skeptical new look at its dodgy partner. Reihan Salam on why we have to hold our nose and make it work. 
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's relationship with the Obama White House...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Collateral Damage to Muslims]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ The suspected Fort Hood shooter left more than a trail of carnage in his wake. He has sown fear in the hearts of millions of Muslim Americans-and inflamed hatred of Islam.
We don't have any solid answers as to why Major Nidal Malik Hasan murdered 13...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Iraq Slipping Away?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  As violence escalates, Prime Minister al-Maliki is losing control of his country. Reihan Salam on what America should do about it.
After weeks of relative calm, the Islamic State of Iraq, a collection of terrorist groups that includes the notorious...]]></description>
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