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   <title><![CDATA[Rep. John Murtha of Pa. Dies at 77]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Tea-Party Convention: Lessons on Palin and the Movement]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Rather than form a new party, the movement will remain leaderless and campaign for approved conservatives. And they all love Sarah Palin]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Senator to Cease Blocks on Obama Nominees]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama will stop blocking Senate confirmation of about 70 government appointees nominated by President Barack Obama, his office said]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Officers to Retrieve Edwards Sex Tape]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[A North Carolina judge wants security officers to accompany a former John Edwards aide as he goes to retrieve a sex tape of his former boss.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Murtha's Death Sets Up Marquee House Race]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha's district in western Pennsylvania, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Pragmatism, Gentility at National Tea Party Convention]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The genteel atmosphere of the first day of the Tea Party convention was a far cry from the angry, raucous crowds usually associated with the right-wing protests]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Spokeswoman: NY Gov. Paterson Won't Resign]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Rumors around the Capitol and anonymous reports in some media outlets about Paterson's personal conduct come as he considers seeking election later this year]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Democratic Senate Majority at Risk as GOP Makes Gains]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[It may be a long shot, but with recent retirements, worrisome poll numbers and the entrance of strong GOP challengers, Democrats are genuinely worried about losing control of the Senate]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama Speech Confronts GOP on Bad Politics, Hypocrisy]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Obama is showing a welcome new taste for political combat. Too bad his opponents aren't serious]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Interrogating Terror Suspects: Why Didn't HIG Question the Undiebomber?]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[When the new mobile team of interrogators was announced in August, the idea received wide praise. So why isn't it operational yet?]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Palin Tells 'Tea Party': It's Revolution Time]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Filled with Palin's trademark folksy jokes, the speech amounted to a 45-minute pep talk for the coalition and promotion of its principles.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[The Survivor]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[A trusted aide to six Presidents, Robert Gates is the most powerful Defense Secretary in a generation. But what is the Republican at the head of Obama's war room fighting for?]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <media:credit><![CDATA[Lynsey Addario for TIME]]></media:credit>
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   <title><![CDATA[Douglas Elmendorf: The Numbers Man Whom Washington Trusts -- and Loathes]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[A profile of Douglas Elmendorf, the unassuming but much castigated director of the Congressional Budget Office]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[House Faces Tough Vote on $1.9 Trillion More Debt]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Facing a politically excruciating vote, House Democratic leaders are counting on new budget deficit curbs to help smooth the way for a bill allowing the government to go $1.9 trillion deeper into debt over the next year]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA['Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Military Gay Ban Up for Review]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA["Don't ask, don't tell," the policy that keeps openly gay people from serving in the U.S. military, is up for review as President Obama lets his top military officials take the lead in pressing for a change]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Gov. Declares Ill. Victory, Challenger Vows Fight]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[An Illinois primary election that was supposed to set the stage for a high-stakes political showdown in President Barack Obama's home state instead produced intense confusion: virtual ties in the Democratic and Republican races for governor]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Political Showdown Set in Illinois Primary]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The nominees who emerge from the nation's first primary in Illinois will fight for the chance to run a state so deep in debt that it can't pay bills on time]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Can the Republican Party's Opposition Strategy Pay Off?]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Republicans have succeeded by standing united against most of Barack Obama's agenda. But they know that they can't afford to be perceived as opposing everything]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Beck, O'Reilly Take Bold and Fresh Tour to Rochester]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[A TIME reporter mingles with the believers on the duo's Bold and Fresh tour as it makes its Rochester, N.Y., stop]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[A Rally of Tea Party Patriots in Scottsdale, Ariz.]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[A TIME reporter attends a Tea Party rally in an upscale suburb of Phoenix]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama State of the Union: Republican Response Frosty]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[While the Democrats at times seemed to be considering the exits, the Republicans in the crowd at President Obama's State of the Union address handled the event with a renewed sense of confidence]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Can Bank-Bashing Help Obama?]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Inside the Administration's populist -- and uncompromising -- assault on Big Finance]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Bernanke Wins Second Term as Fed Chairman]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The Senate has confirmed Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Senate Rejects Near Freeze on Spending]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Just days after President Barack Obama endorsed a partial freeze on domestic spending, his Democratic allies in the Senate have rejected a plan attempting to do pretty much the same thing]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Education Reform: Teachers' Unions Failing U.S. Schools]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[President Obama has no easy task in delivering his State of the Union speech. Here's what to watch for]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Can John Edwards Save Career After Love-Child Confession?]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Given the towering stack of strikes against him, can John Edwards resume any kind of public life?]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Facing a divided Congress and a dissatisfied nation, President Barack Obama will unveil a jobs-heavy agenda in his State of the Union address Wednesday, retooling his message more than his mission]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[State of Union: Lessons Obama Can Learn from Reagan]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[As President Obama prepares for his second State of the Union address, here are some elements from Ronald Reagan's arsenal that Obama would be smart to follow]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will ask Congress to freeze spending for some domestic programs for three years beginning in 2011, administration officials said Monday]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Congress Estimates a $1.35T Budget Deficit]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The latest congressional budget estimates due Tuesday predict a $1.35 trillion deficit for this year, a top Capitol Hill aide says]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Wall Street: Obama's Bank Crackdown Signals Policy Shift]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Obama's proposals to crack down on Wall Street signal a somewhat new approach to financial reform -- and a very new approach to politics and governing: more populist, more confrontational, less deferential to Congress, less eager for common ground]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama Plans Stimulus for Middle Class]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Monday offered help for people struggling to pay bills and care for their families, appealing to a middle-class he says has been "under assault for a long time"]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Campaign-Finance Ruling: Big Business Win?]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Depending on which opinion in the campaign-finance case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission you prefer, the Supreme Court either struck a blow for the First Amendment or sold American politics into bondage to corporations]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Beau Biden Won't Seek Father's Senate Seat]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Delaware attorney general Beau Biden announced Monday that he will not seek election to the U.S. Senate seat once held by his father, Vice President Joe Biden.]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Justice Department Defends Handling of Christmas Bomber]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Under growing criticism from Capitol Hill, the Justice Department on Thursday defended its decision to interrogate and arrest the suspected Christmas Day bomber as a criminal rather than an enemy combatant]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[The party may choose between two business-minded candidates as a big election year for governors across the nation takes shape]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama After One Year: Can He Revive Agenda, Popularity?]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[One year in, President Obama's agenda is on life support. What he must do to revive it]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[President Obama talks with TIME's Joe Klein, in an interview conducted on Jan. 15, 2010]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Corporate Campaign Spending Limits Ended]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on campaign participation]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she lacks the votes to quickly move the Senate's sweeping health overhaul bill through the House, a potentially devastating blow to President Barack Obama's signature issue]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Scott Brown in Massachusetts: How He Shook Up Politics]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Scott Brown's surprise Massachusetts Senate win may have derailed President Obama's health care reform]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Scott Brown TIME Interview: No on Health Care Bill]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Scott Brown, the GOP upset victor in the Massachusetts Senate race, warns that Americans are tired of the political maneuvering over health care]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Bernanke Faces Senate Fray for Second Term]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faced mounting Senate opposition for another four-year term Friday]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Scott Brown Senate Win Puts Health Care Reform at Risk]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Even if House liberals accept the Senate health reform bill's more-conservative provisions, the big concern is that Scott Brown's Massachusetts Senate victory could set off a stampede of moderate Democrats away from the legislation]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[Democrats are looking for explanations -- not just for the Massachusetts debacle, but for Obama's first-year disappointments]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama's TSA Nominee Withdraws Name]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Transportation Security Administration withdrew his name Wednesday]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[GOP's Brown Wins Mass. Senate Race]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Mass. Loss Costs Obama a Health Care Vote]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[A stinging loss Tuesday in Massachusetts has cost President Barack Obama and the Democrats the 60-vote Senate majority they've relied on to push a historic health care overhaul to the verge of enactment]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[After Upset Win, Brown Heads to Washington]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown was visiting the nation's capital Thursday to pay a round of courtesy calls on his new colleagues.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Senate Race: Brown Edge Rattles Democrats]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Senate seat that the Democrats long took for granted could go Republican on Tuesday, and Obama's health care bill could be in jeopardy as a result]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Corruption Scandal Scrambles Pennsylvania Politics]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1954271,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[Leaders of both parties are implicated in allegations of using state funds for campaign purposes]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Republicans Gain in Edward Kennedy's Senate Seat Run]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The Republican candidate has exploited an electorate that feels bruised and ignored]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama Now Seeks Pared-Down Health Bill]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1955264,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[Chastened by the Democratic Senate loss in Massachusetts, President Barack Obama and congressional allies signaled Wednesday they will try to scale back his sweeping health care overhaul]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Poll Shows Mixed Verdict for Obama's First Year]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1955010,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[While nearly nine in 10 people like President Barack Obama personally, he earns decidedly mixed reviews in a new Associated Press-GfK poll judging his first year in office]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Democrat Coakley Fights for Massachusetts Senate Seat]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1953034,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[Democrats seem to have been rudely awakened by the closeness of the race to fill Ted Kennedy's seat -- and what it says about the other electoral battles that lie ahead in November]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <media:credit><![CDATA[From left: Elise Amendola / AP; Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP]]></media:credit>
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   <title><![CDATA[Could All 50 States Get the Cornhusker Kickback?]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1954158,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Both Sides Look to Turn Out Voters in Senate Race]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1954542,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[Democrats and Republicans ramped up election eve get-out-the-vote efforts in their close battle for a Massachusetts Senate seat that could decide the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <media:credit><![CDATA[From left: Elise Amendola / AP; Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP]]></media:credit>
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   <title><![CDATA[Democrats Look at Bypassing Senate Health Care Vote]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1954422,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[A panicky White House and Democratic allies scrambled Sunday for a plan to salvage their hard-fought health care package in case a Republican wins Tuesday's Senate race in Massachusetts, which would enable the GOP to block further Senate action]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Game Change: On Fox, Will Sarah Palin Take On GOP Critics?]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1953032,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[Now that she is becoming a talking head on Fox News, Sarah Palin may have no choice but to engage with her Republican critics -- which could threaten her public image more than anything so far]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama to Banks: 'We Want Our Money Back']]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1953685,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama said Thursday he wants to tax banks to recoup the public bailout of foundering firms at the height of the financial crisis]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <media:credit><![CDATA[Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty]]></media:credit>
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   <title><![CDATA[Health Care Reform: Pelosi Faces Debate on Insurance Tax]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1952816,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[With the House set to return to Washington this week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi finds herself walking a narrow line on President Obama's top domestic priority]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <media:credit><![CDATA[Ron Sachs / CNP / Corbis]]></media:credit>
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   <title><![CDATA[The Uncertain Future of Sarah Palin]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1953520,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[Is she done with politics? Or just getting started?]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama to Announce Bank Fees Thursday]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1953239,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama plans to announce a new fee Thursday on the country's biggest financial firms to recover up to $120 billion in taxpayers' money used to prop up corporations during the economic crisis]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama to Request $33B More for War]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on top of a record request for $708 billion for the Defense Department next year]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Midterm Elections: Five Roadblocks to the GOP's Revival]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1952807,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[Republicans can hardly believe their good fortune these days, but there are several ways they could stumble between now and the November elections]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Republicans Cite Lott in Calling for Reid to Quit]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1952847,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[A double standard? Republicans seeking Sen. Harry Reid's resignation as majority leader over racial remarks he made about Barack Obama say yes]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Dodd, Dorgan Retirements Point to 2010 Election Fight]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1952166,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[If you thought health-care reform and climate change legislation were tough to get through, the emerging electoral landscape pretty much guarantees the Dems will take big hits in the Senate and House]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <media:credit><![CDATA[From left: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP; Susan Walsh / AP; Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP]]></media:credit>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama's Troubled First Year: Grading Him on the Key Issues]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1955150,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[On the anniversary of Barack Obama's historic Inauguration, TIME takes a look at what the President has been able to accomplish and what he still hopes to do]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[CIA Bombing Attack: How Bad for U.S. War in Afghanistan?]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1952149,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[The lethal attack on the CIA by Jordanian suicide bomber Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi raises doubts about the reliability of America's allies in the war in Afghanistan]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obama Pledges $100M Aid to Haiti]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama says "one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history" is moving toward Haiti]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Immigration-Reform Debate Looms for Obama This Year]]></title>
   <link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1950219,00.html?xid=rss-politics</link>
   <description><![CDATA[The President has stepped up enforcement while moving ahead on plans to push for immigration reform]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Bloggers Left and Right Agree to Hate Health Care Reform]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[The left is attacking health care reform as a sellout -- and helping right-wing populists in the process]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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   <media:credit><![CDATA[Illustration by Stephen Kroninger for TIME]]></media:credit>
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