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		<title>Senator John Kerry says the Senate will pass his climate bill this year</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/senator-john-kerry-says-the-senate-will-pass-his-climate-bill-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 19:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global Warming]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) wrote in the Washington Post about the prospects of getting the climate bill passed this year &#8211; an election year. &#8220;Conventional wisdom says that Congress ducks tough choices in election years,&#8221; Kerry said, &#8220;predicting at best a watered-down energy bill. The same doubters said health reform was dead until <a href='http://press.take88.com/senator-john-kerry-says-the-senate-will-pass-his-climate-bill-this-year/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Mike Pence Tells Fox News Congress Should Investigate Obama&#8217;s &#8216;Slow Response&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/rep-mike-pence-tells-fox-news-congress-should-investigate-obamas-slow-response/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/rep-mike-pence-tells-fox-news-congress-should-investigate-obamas-slow-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 15:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Fox News&#8217; Neil Cavuto interviewed Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) about the congressional investigation into the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but Pence was more concerned with the alleged slowness of the Obama administration&#8217;s response to the disaster. Pence said the people &#8220;want to get to the bottom of what <a href='http://press.take88.com/rep-mike-pence-tells-fox-news-congress-should-investigate-obamas-slow-response/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mitch McConnell&#8217;s Lying Oily Smarmy Face Makes Me Downright Punchy</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/mitch-mcconnells-lying-oily-smarmy-face-makes-me-downright-punchy/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/mitch-mcconnells-lying-oily-smarmy-face-makes-me-downright-punchy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank Bailout]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I hear Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) speak I want choke him. I&#8217;m not necessarily a violent person, but when I see McConnell&#8217;s greasy white face on TV I want to punch him in the throat. The Senate minority leader is the current GOP hitman. It&#8217;s his job to lead the attack to kill every bill <a href='http://press.take88.com/mitch-mcconnells-lying-oily-smarmy-face-makes-me-downright-punchy/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gallup Poll Shows Unprecedented Opposition to Incumbents</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/gallup-poll-shows-unprecedented-opposition-to-incumbents/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/gallup-poll-shows-unprecedented-opposition-to-incumbents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Republicans will blame Democrats. Democrats will point their fingers at Republicans. Whoever is at fault, incumbents are set up to lose big in November&#8217;s mid-term elections &#8211; maybe. A new Gallup shows that only 28 percent think members of Congress deserve to be re-elected. Conversely, 65 percent of registered voters want to see current members <a href='http://press.take88.com/gallup-poll-shows-unprecedented-opposition-to-incumbents/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Krugman: Financial Reform 101</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/paul-krugman-financial-reform-101/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Regulating the health insurance was a big effing deal, but reigning in the the banks is arguably far more critical to US economic stability. As usual, Economist Paul Krugman is your guide to all things economic, and today he broke down financial reform in simple and easy to understand terms. There are three groups of <a href='http://press.take88.com/paul-krugman-financial-reform-101/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Media Matters for America&#8217;s Eric Boehlert: The Conservative Nervous Breakdown</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/media-matters-for-americas-eric-boehlert-the-conservative-nervous-breakdown/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/media-matters-for-americas-eric-boehlert-the-conservative-nervous-breakdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I hate cable news. At least 99 percent of all cable news is a bag of throwaway garbage that serves no purpose other than to confuse, distract, misinform and stink up the room. The same can be said about talk radio. It&#8217;s not that broadcasting can&#8217;t be used to inform and educate the populous, sometimes <a href='http://press.take88.com/media-matters-for-americas-eric-boehlert-the-conservative-nervous-breakdown/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats Will Win Big in November If &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/democrats-will-win-big-in-november-if/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The consensus among the talking heads, political wonks, hacks and bloviators is that Democrats will lose big in November&#8217;s elections. The logic is that the party in the White House always gets their ass handed to them in the first election after the president takes office. That&#8217;s what happened in 1994 after Clinton beat Bush <a href='http://press.take88.com/democrats-will-win-big-in-november-if/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Palin Says Obama is in Over His Head</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/sarah-palin-says-obama-is-in-over-his-head/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/sarah-palin-says-obama-is-in-over-his-head/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren," former half-term Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin is "interviewed" by Van Susteren who clearly has arranged this setup question with Palin so she can use some of her "zingers" against President Obama and health care reform.]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Health Care Reform Passes Despite Lies and Fear Mongering</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/historic-health-care-reform-passes-despite-lies-and-fear-mongering/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/historic-health-care-reform-passes-despite-lies-and-fear-mongering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama has been talking about health care reform since 2007. Back then he talked about single-payer and universal health care - and you elected Obama with a landslide victory. While you didn't get universal health care or single-payer - you did get health care reform.]]></description>
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		<title>Conservative Baseless Accusation Obama Buying Vote with Judicial Nomination</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/conservative-baseless-accusation-obama-buying-vote-with-judicial-nomination/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/conservative-baseless-accusation-obama-buying-vote-with-judicial-nomination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gnunews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=2005</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Watching the conservative echo chamber in action is a frightening experience that most people don't have to stomach on a daily basis.

The latest misinformation parroted by the rightwing machinery is that President Obama is buying votes on health care with judicial nominations.]]></description>
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		<title>Exposing the Truth about Reconciliation and the &#8216;Nuclear Option&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/exposing-the-truth-about-reconciliation-and-the-nuclear-option/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/exposing-the-truth-about-reconciliation-and-the-nuclear-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gnunews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=1987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost all politicians stretch the truth, or outright lie, to convince people that what they're doing is for their benefit. But what's happening right now regarding a possible parliamentary move by Senate Democrats to use reconciliation to pass health care reform is just too much.]]></description>
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		<title>The Rachel Maddow Show: Republicans Go &#8216;Nuclear&#8217; with Health Care Reform Lies</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/the-rachel-maddow-show-republicans-go-nuclear-with-health-care-reform-lies/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/the-rachel-maddow-show-republicans-go-nuclear-with-health-care-reform-lies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gnunews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=1981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama appears to have finally realized that Republicans will never support any effort to reform health care. On Wed., Obama is expected to release a plan to pass health care reform. According to Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, the president would like Republicans to not filibuster the bill in the Senate and allow a simple up-or-down vote, but that's not going to happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Open Thread: The Filibuster</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/open-thread-on-filibuster-news-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=1961</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The filibuster is the issue I'm tracking today. There's a lot going on with Senators seeking to change rules, Republicans threatening more filibusters and pundits trying to figure it all out.

Here's what I have so far.]]></description>
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		<title>Should Democrats Call The GOP Filibuster Threat?</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/should-democrats-call-the-gop-filibuster-threat/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/should-democrats-call-the-gop-filibuster-threat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://press.take88.com/?p=1957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Holding up bills in the Senate is the Republican plan to prevent Obama and Democrats from scoring any political points. To accomplish this goal, Republicans are threatening to filibuster more than ever, and some Democrats want Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to call their bluff.]]></description>
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		<title>Rangel Ethics Documentation</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/rangel-ethics-documentation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gnunews</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Rangel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are all of the three documents released on Friday by the House ethics panel admonishing Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for ethics violations.]]></description>
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		<title>House Passes Bill Removing Anti-Trust Exemption From Insurance Companies</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/house-passes-bill-removing-anti-trust-exemption-from-insurance-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/house-passes-bill-removing-anti-trust-exemption-from-insurance-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gnunews</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anti-trust]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the US House of Representative passed a bill removing the anti-trust exemption from insurance companies. The legislation passed 406 to 19 after hours of debate over an amendment by Rep. Daniel Lungren (R-TX) that would provide a data-sharing exception to the bill. The amendment was not added to the bill, but Lungren still voted <a href='http://press.take88.com/house-passes-bill-removing-anti-trust-exemption-from-insurance-companies/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Remarks by President Obama Before Meeting with Congressional Leaders</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/remarks-by-president-obama-before-meeting-with-congressional-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/remarks-by-president-obama-before-meeting-with-congressional-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's the complete transcript and video of President Obama's remarks before the bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders. The transcript was prepared by the White House and downloaded from WhiteHouse.gov on Feb. 9, 2010 at 10:45 p.m.]]></description>
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		<title>How health lobbyists influenced reform bill</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/how-health-lobbyists-influenced-reform-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/how-health-lobbyists-influenced-reform-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bernard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Nexon had a big problem. An early version of national health care legislation contained a $40 billion tax aimed squarely at members of the medical device trade association he represents.]]></description>
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		<title>Open Health Care Up to the Free Market</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/open-health-care-up-to-the-free-market/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/open-health-care-up-to-the-free-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bernard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even a cursory examination of our current health care system reveals that it is not a free market. We need to end employer-provided health insurance as a benefit. People should purchase health care in a true free market. Congress needs to revoke the health insurance anti-trust exemption for it to work though.]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Congressman says he hunts &#8220;liberal tree-hugging Democrats&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://press.take88.com/republican-congressman-says-he-hunts-liberal-tree-hugging-democrats/</link>
		<comments>http://press.take88.com/republican-congressman-says-he-hunts-liberal-tree-hugging-democrats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gnunews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a joke - I think. But during an interview with Politico, Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Missouri, when asked what the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus does, he said "We hunt liberal, tree-hugging Democrats, although it does seem like a waste of good ammunition."]]></description>
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