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		<title>The Body of bin Laden</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/the-body-of-bin-laden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 20:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting in my 10th grade Chemistry class on September 11th of 2001. I remember my teacher, Mr. Sufka telling us what had happened. We were able to see some images from Yahoo, but the internet was overwhelmed that day and our schools TVs were unfortunately down for repair.  We discussed what happened and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does more government = less liberty?</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/does-more-government-less-liberty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I saw a Tweet that made me think, “more government = less liberty &#60;- you can&#8217;t pare it down any more than that.” This was from Brooks Bayne (@brooksbayne). He is a writer from the website, thegraph.com, a site that seemingly aligns itself with a Libertarian ideology. So, how do we determine if in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Renewed Beginning</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/a-renewed-beginning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This is not a time for compromise, and I can tell you that we will not compromise on our principles,&#8221; Boehner said during an appearance on conservative Sean Hannity&#8217;s radio show. He continued; &#8220;To the extent the president wants to work with us, in terms of our goals,  we&#8217;d welcome his involvement.&#8221; The GOP has [...]]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Brooks Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Franken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Lieberman]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=2889</guid>
		<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>The Politics Behind 24 (2006)</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/the-politics-behind-24-2006/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/the-politics-behind-24-2006/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brooks Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[24]]></category>
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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>Cash Money</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/current-events/cash-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found two interesting and contradictory articles online recently.One of these is a Politico article by James Hohmann. He says in his byline, “More bad polls. More bad fundraising numbers. More dreary talk on the Sunday shows.” Many of you may see this and say, ‘so what?’ In a very contradictory article, CNN.com (a more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP campaign roughed up and handcuffed a reporter</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/current-events/gop-campaign-roughed-up-and-handcuffed-a-reporter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Miller]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Miller, the candidate for Senate in Alaska has also gotten some bad press lately. This time it is because his security staff who reportedly roughed up and handcuffed a reporter after it was found out he wanted to ask Miller about his past. From CNN.com: The reporter, Tony Hopfinger, said he was trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>She&#8217;s a Nut Job</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/current-events/shes-a-nut-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meghan McCain, the daughter of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain has made some interesting and enlightening statements regarding Christine O’Donnell, the Republican candidate for Joe Biden’s senate seat in Delaware. &#8220;Christine O&#8217;Donnell is making a mockery of running for public office. She has no real history, no real success in any kind of business.&#8221; &#8220;I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To purge or not to purge.</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/to-purge-or-not-to-purge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/to-purge-or-not-to-purge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hugo Chavez]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The fear and panic that grips a country when laws are not enforced cannot be underestimated. In Ecuador on 9-30-2010 there was an alleged coup attempt that was allegedly orchestrated by various members of the police. From CNN.com: &#8220;This is a coup attempt,&#8221; President Rafael Correa said in a TV interview from the hospital, where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wiretapped phones, now Internet?</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/wiretapped-phones-now-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/wiretapped-phones-now-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.politablog.com/?p=3760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8211; Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations of the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is &#8220;going dark&#8221; as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone. Essentially, officials want Congress to require all services that enable communications &#8212; including encrypted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe to Assume Naval Power</title>
		<link>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/safe-to-assume-naval-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politablog.com/government/obama-administration/safe-to-assume-naval-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The highly anticipated arrival of the new Chinese Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is finely upon us and (predictably) many in the US are unnecessarily fretting over this development. With a purported range of up to 1,900 miles, this missile is capable of striking at the core of the US naval power in the pacific. Carrier [...]]]></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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		<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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