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		<title>Franken becoming Dems Future Leader?</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/franken-becoming-dems-future-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Franken has faced a daunting challenge in his first year as a US Senator. He barely won a highly contested and much publicized election with Norm Coleman and is part of a party/movement that is losing momentum rather quickly. Franken has also had to overcome a number of other obstacles. Many people (Republicans) have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRIC in 2050</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/bric-in-2050/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2003, Goldman Sachs introduced what they perceive as the new wave of economic powerhouses.  Brazil, Russia, India and China are listed as the four countries that will become the economic juggernauts by the year 2050. Out of the four countries selected by Goldman Sachs, China is performing the best; they have the largest increase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Politics Behind 24 (2006)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jack Bauer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“So all our show is an exaggerated sort of expression of that stuff that I think the policymakers in this country have to face every day,” said Joel Surnow co-creator and executive producer of the TV show ’24’ (Espach, CNSNews.com). ‘24’ has been entertaining viewers with suspense and riveting action scenes for five seasons now. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death Penalty: The Fallible System.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/death-penalty-the-fallible-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/death-penalty-the-fallible-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[capital punishment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Our system of criminal justice, for all its protections, is sufficiently fallible that innocent people are convicted of capital crimes with some frequency (United States v. Quinones, p. 466).  The morality of the death penalty has been hotly debated for almost a century in the U.S. The debate has swayed both ways, resulting in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preserve Freedom and “slit our wrists.”</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/preserve-freedom-slit-wrists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/preserve-freedom-slit-wrists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Bachman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Bachmann was the guest of honor at a recent question and answer session for the Independence Institute, a libertarian organization from Colorado. In response to a question about the current health care proposal she said: “This cannot pass. What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA Marijuana for Profit.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/usa-marijuana-for-profit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=2830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is obvious to many people that our nation is undergoing a change and we are trying to do so at a time of unparalleled debt. This can be a tricky thing to do. How can one manage the budget, fight multiple wars and have socially progressive programs? This seems like a recipe for disaster, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Party Fear and Hate.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/tea-party-fear-and-hate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/tea-party-fear-and-hate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyday I get more and more befuddled by the mess that we call the news. I am shocked to see so many people attack science, intellectualism and education. I am shocked to see so many people cling to pre-modern beliefs that are bad ideas. I am not talking about beliefs such as religion or morality; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bin Laden, China and Power.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/bin-laden-china-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Commerce for the People’s Republic of China issued a statement today, 9-14-2009, concerning US and Chinese trade. China launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidies investigations into some automobile and chicken products originally produced in the United States, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Sunday. The probe follows complaints from Chinese manufacturers. They alleged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIXON</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/nixon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/nixon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hunter S. Thompson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No figure in American politics has caused as much controversy and disgust as that of Richard Nixon.  One of Nixon’s greatest adversaries, the journalist Hunter S. Thompson, phrased the anti-Nixon sentiment; “It is Nixon himself who represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character almost every other country in the world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Sure, will check back.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/not-sure-will-check-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ignorance is one of the leading problems in the world of politics. It has been for a long and most likely will continue. To many, this sounds harsh, dismissive and arguably ignorant. But, let me explain. I am a firm believer in moderate politics. When a country is too extreme we see problems. Currently, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial Day</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/memorial-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/memorial-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3498</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all! We will not be updating the site over the next 5 days or so, until Memorial Day. Both Dave and I will be attending the Bella Vida music festival in southern MN. This fest will include 4 days of camping and music as well as art, community and other fun entertainment. You can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Senate nominee Rand Paul questions Civil Rights Act</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/gop-senate-nominee-rand-paul-questions-civil-rights-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/gop-senate-nominee-rand-paul-questions-civil-rights-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 19:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is why I have a problem, in general, with the Tea Party. They do not even represent this country, in fact, it seems that they are very un-American. Here is a link to a previous Rand Paul article that got a lot of heat from the Tea Partiers. Money Bomb Towards Freedom! http://bit.ly/6uWbXi From [...]]]></description>
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