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<title><![CDATA[Ohio less predictable in hard economic times]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/ohio-less-predictable-in-hard-economic-times/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/ohio-less-predictable-in-hard-economic-times/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Deb Sheriff remembers when it was different.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Biden, Clintons teaming up for Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/biden-clintons-teaming-up-for-obama/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/biden-clintons-teaming-up-for-obama/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/biden-clintons-teaming-up-for-obama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. Joe Biden is teaming up with the Clintons on Sunday for a rally in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lewis clarifies criticism of McCain, Palin]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lewis-clarifies-criticism-of-mccain-palin/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lewis-clarifies-criticism-of-mccain-palin/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lewis-clarifies-criticism-of-mccain-palin/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Georgia Rep. John Lewis said Saturday that controversial remarks he made comparing the feeling at recent Republican rallies to those of segregationist George Wallace were misinterpreted.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. takes North Korea off terror list]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--takes-north-korea-off-terror-list/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--takes-north-korea-off-terror-list/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--takes-north-korea-off-terror-list/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The United States on Saturday removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brown: Race shouldn't dominate campaign]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/brown-race-shouldnt-dominate-campaign/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/brown-race-shouldnt-dominate-campaign/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/brown-race-shouldnt-dominate-campaign/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We all know this election is about the economy; that's a given. But come November 4, once inside the privacy of the voting booth, how many people will factor in the color of one candidate's skin?    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Campaigns spending nearly same on negative ads]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/campaigns-spending-nearly-same-on-negative-ads/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/campaigns-spending-nearly-same-on-negative-ads/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/campaigns-spending-nearly-same-on-negative-ads/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The race for the White House is being waged in the final weeks in American living rooms through a blitz of negative campaign commercials.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain: Comments by Georgia Democrat 'shocking']]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-comments-by-georgia-democrat-shocking/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-comments-by-georgia-democrat-shocking/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-comments-by-georgia-democrat-shocking/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. John McCain called a statement by a Georgia congressman Saturday, which compared the feeling at recent Republican rallies to those of segregationist George Wallace, &quot;a brazen and baseless attack.&quot;    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greene: Palin, Obama and the new guy effect]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/greene-palin-obama-and-the-new-guy-effect/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/greene-palin-obama-and-the-new-guy-effect/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/greene-palin-obama-and-the-new-guy-effect/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it seems that the best thing you can be in a presidential election is the new guy.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palin heightens rhetoric on abortion]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-heightens-rhetoric-on-abortion/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-heightens-rhetoric-on-abortion/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-heightens-rhetoric-on-abortion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took her message to voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, lashing out at Sen. Barack Obama for his views on abortion.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palin denies state report that she abused power]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-denies-state-report-that-she-abused-power/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-denies-state-report-that-she-abused-power/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-denies-state-report-that-she-abused-power/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin denied Saturday that she had abused her power as Alaska's governor, a conclusion reached by a state investigator in a report released the day before.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush: U.S. will work to resolve financial crisis]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-u-s--will-work-to-resolve-financial-crisis/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-u-s--will-work-to-resolve-financial-crisis/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-u-s--will-work-to-resolve-financial-crisis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. President George Bush urged Americans on Friday to resist feelings of uncertainty and fear in the current economic crisis and assured them his administration is working to solve the problem.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Connecticut court legalizes same-sex marriage]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/connecticut-court-legalizes-same-sex-marriage/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/connecticut-court-legalizes-same-sex-marriage/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/connecticut-court-legalizes-same-sex-marriage/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay and lesbian couples have the right to get married.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rage rising on the McCain campaign trail]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/rage-rising-on-the-mccain-campaign-trail/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/rage-rising-on-the-mccain-campaign-trail/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/rage-rising-on-the-mccain-campaign-trail/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With recent polls showing Sen. Barack Obama's lead increasing nationwide and in several GOP-leaning states, some Republicans attending McCain-Palin campaign rallies have taken on a new emotion: Rage.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alaska lawmakers review Palin trooper report]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/alaska-lawmakers-review-palin-trooper-report/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/alaska-lawmakers-review-palin-trooper-report/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/alaska-lawmakers-review-palin-trooper-report/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Alaska lawmakers huddled behind closed doors Friday to review a report on Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, who says he was sacked for resisting pressure to fire the governor's ex-brother-in-law.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[House Dems eye second stimulus package]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-dems-eye-second-stimulus-package/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-dems-eye-second-stimulus-package/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-dems-eye-second-stimulus-package/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[House Democratic leaders are putting together a second economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $150 billion, according to Democratic leadership aides.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain mortgage plan incites  conservative ire]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-mortgage-plan-incites--conservative-ire/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-mortgage-plan-incites--conservative-ire/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-mortgage-plan-incites--conservative-ire/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[John McCain is facing a fresh round of anger from members of his own party deeply opposed to the Arizona senator's proposal for the federal government to purchase troubled mortgage loans.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What effect does Bush have on economic crisis?]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/what-effect-does-bush-have-on-economic-crisis/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/what-effect-does-bush-have-on-economic-crisis/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/what-effect-does-bush-have-on-economic-crisis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush has tried to strike an awkward balance between reassurance and reality about the nation's financial crisis. On Friday, he will do so again, but the repetition raises the question: to what effect?    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Voter registration forms faked, officials say]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/voter-registration-forms-faked-officials-say/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/voter-registration-forms-faked-officials-say/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:03:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/voter-registration-forms-faked-officials-say/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[More than 2,000 voter registration forms filed in northern Indiana's Lake County by a liberal activist group this week have turned out to be bogus, election officials said Thursday.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Questions candidates should answer]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/questions-candidates-should-answer/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/questions-candidates-should-answer/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/questions-candidates-should-answer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The reset button has been pushed on the global financial system - and that changes everything for the next president.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic worries tipping Wisconsin toward Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/economic-worries-tipping-wisconsin-toward-obama/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/economic-worries-tipping-wisconsin-toward-obama/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/economic-worries-tipping-wisconsin-toward-obama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the last two presidential elections, Wisconsin has been balanced on a knife point between the Democrats and Republicans, but now economic worries are beginning to tip the state toward Sen. Barack Obama.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Personality trumping experience in race?]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/analysis-personality-trumping-experience-in-race/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/analysis-personality-trumping-experience-in-race/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/analysis-personality-trumping-experience-in-race/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Throughout the 2008 presidential campaign, the argument of experience has been tossed around a lot at both Sen. Barack Obama and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Poll: Half concerned McCain wouldn't finish term]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/poll-half-concerned-mccain-wouldnt-finish-term/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/poll-half-concerned-mccain-wouldnt-finish-term/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/poll-half-concerned-mccain-wouldnt-finish-term/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's one of the largest age gaps between presidential candidates in American history.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[White House: Treasury eyeing stake in banks]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/white-house-treasury-eyeing-stake-in-banks/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/white-house-treasury-eyeing-stake-in-banks/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/white-house-treasury-eyeing-stake-in-banks/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Treasury Department is &quot;actively&quot; looking at buying equity stakes in some of the nation's banks, according to White House spokesperson Dana Perino.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brown: Race-baiting wrong, so is overreaction]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/brown-race-baiting-wrong-so-is-overreaction/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/brown-race-baiting-wrong-so-is-overreaction/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/brown-race-baiting-wrong-so-is-overreaction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Look everybody, we all know we are in uncharted territory here. Never before has there been an African-American presidential nominee. So without question, race is going to be a part of the conversation.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain mortgage plan hits taxpayers]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-mortgage-plan-hits-taxpayers/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-mortgage-plan-hits-taxpayers/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-mortgage-plan-hits-taxpayers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Under a mortgage rescue plan announced at the debate Tuesday night by Senator John McCain, much of the burden of paying to keep troubled borrowers in their homes will shift to taxpayers.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bloomberg gains support on term-limit law changes]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bloomberg-gains-support-on-term-limit-law-changes/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bloomberg-gains-support-on-term-limit-law-changes/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bloomberg-gains-support-on-term-limit-law-changes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Read full story for latest details.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama not offended by 'that one' comment]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/michelle-obama-not-offended-by-that-one-comment/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/michelle-obama-not-offended-by-that-one-comment/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/michelle-obama-not-offended-by-that-one-comment/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told CNN's Larry King on Wednesday that she is not offended by a much-publicized comment made toward her husband in Tuesday night's debate.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iReporters say Obama won second debate]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/ireporters-say-obama-won-second-debate/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/ireporters-say-obama-won-second-debate/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/ireporters-say-obama-won-second-debate/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[iReporters across the country agree that Sen. Barack Obama won the second presidential debate Tuesday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High court weighs whether sonar harms whales]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/high-court-weighs-whether-sonar-harms-whales/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/high-court-weighs-whether-sonar-harms-whales/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/high-court-weighs-whether-sonar-harms-whales/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court appeared conflicted Wednesday as it juggled national security and environmental concerns in a case over whether the U.S. Navy is doing enough to protect whales from underwater sonar tests it conducts.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Perfect storm' could give Dems 'magic 60' in Senate]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/perfect-storm-could-give-dems-magic-60-in-senate/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/perfect-storm-could-give-dems-magic-60-in-senate/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/perfect-storm-could-give-dems-magic-60-in-senate/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the face of an economy in crisis and a deeply unpopular president, some analysts believe the situation is ripe to give Democrats a 60-seat filibuster-proof majority in the Senate in November.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Martin: Ayers case is risky for McCain-Palin]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/martin-ayers-case-is-risky-for-mccain-palin/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/martin-ayers-case-is-risky-for-mccain-palin/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/martin-ayers-case-is-risky-for-mccain-palin/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[During the Democratic primaries, I wrote a column for CNN.com about how easy it is for any candidate to tar and feather another about their associations with less-than-acceptable figures.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawmakers steamed over ritzy AIG retreat]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lawmakers-steamed-over-ritzy-aig-retreat/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Read full story for latest details.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Independent groups are new power in political ads]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/independent-groups-are-new-power-in-political-ads/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/independent-groups-are-new-power-in-political-ads/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/independent-groups-are-new-power-in-political-ads/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pundits may have spent the year declaring the passing of the 527 era, but the view from primary states this month is beginning to make the reports of that death look just a bit premature.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Was debate a game changer? Not this time]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/analysis-was-debate-a-game-changer-not-this-time/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/analysis-was-debate-a-game-changer-not-this-time/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/analysis-was-debate-a-game-changer-not-this-time/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Game changer it was not.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Poll: Obama seen as more compassionate]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/poll-obama-seen-as-more-compassionate/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/poll-obama-seen-as-more-compassionate/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/poll-obama-seen-as-more-compassionate/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just hours before the start of the second presidential debate, a new national survey suggests that Sen. Barack Obama is making gains among Americans as a compassionate candidate.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Records: Ayers, Obama crossed paths on boards]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/records-ayers-obama-crossed-paths-on-boards/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/records-ayers-obama-crossed-paths-on-boards/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/records-ayers-obama-crossed-paths-on-boards/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[More than 30 years ago, William Ayers was a fugitive leader of the Weather Underground, an antiwar terrorist group known for its bombings of police stations, the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judge: Lawyer signaled witness in Stevens trial]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/judge-lawyer-signaled-witness-in-stevens-trial/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/judge-lawyer-signaled-witness-in-stevens-trial/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/judge-lawyer-signaled-witness-in-stevens-trial/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The judge in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens said Tuesday he saw an attorney for the government's star witness trying to communicate with his client while he was on the stand Monday.    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Aggressive' debate expected between McCain, Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/aggressive-debate-expected-between-mccain-obama/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/aggressive-debate-expected-between-mccain-obama/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/aggressive-debate-expected-between-mccain-obama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With just four weeks left until Election Day, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are preparing to face off in Tuesday night's high-stakes presidential debate.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary: America's $53 trillion debt problem]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/commentary-americas-53-trillion-debt-problem/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/commentary-americas-53-trillion-debt-problem/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/commentary-americas-53-trillion-debt-problem/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act contains plenty to make lawmakers on the left and right shudder. On the right, it's the apparent abandonment of free-market principles. On the left, it's the absence of punishment for high-flying Wall Street CEO's.    <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rice: Iraq 'harder' than she 'personally imagined']]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/rice-iraq-harder-than-she-personally-imagined/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/rice-iraq-harder-than-she-personally-imagined/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CNNPolitics</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/rice-iraq-harder-than-she-personally-imagined/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday the road for the U.S. in Iraq has been &quot;harder, longer, and more difficult that I personally imagined&quot; and warned that despite some recent progress, success in Iraq is &quot;not a sure thing.&quot;    <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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