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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Leading In Ohio, Poll Finds]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-leading-in-ohio-poll-finds/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/obama-leading-in-ohio-poll-finds/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<title><![CDATA[Nebraska Becomes Unlikely Battleground]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/nebraska-becomes-unlikely-battleground/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/nebraska-becomes-unlikely-battleground/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Oct. 5 -- With a month to go before Election Day, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, touched down here Sunday for an unexpected rally in a state that President Bush won by 22 percentage points in 2004.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Registration Gains Favor Democrats]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/registration-gains-favor-democrats/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/registration-gains-favor-democrats/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
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<description><![CDATA[As the deadline for voter registration arrives today in many states, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is poised to benefit from a wave of newcomers to the rolls in key states in numbers that far outweigh any gains made by Republicans.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Artful Dodging Trumps Open Evasion, Studies Show]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/artful-dodging-trumps-open-evasion-studies-show/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/artful-dodging-trumps-open-evasion-studies-show/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:03:11 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/artful-dodging-trumps-open-evasion-studies-show/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has gotten the most heat for being evasive in this season of political debates, but new research suggests that the contrast between her and the other top-of-the-ticket candidates has less to do with her lack of responsiveness than with the three...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Key Cases on a Busy Calendar]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/key-cases-on-a-busy-calendar/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/key-cases-on-a-busy-calendar/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/key-cases-on-a-busy-calendar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The following are some important cases on the Supreme Court docket this term:<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palin Seizes On Obama's Ayers Ties]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-seizes-on-obamas-ayers-ties/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-seizes-on-obamas-ayers-ties/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-seizes-on-obamas-ayers-ties/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEDONA, Ariz., Oct. 4 -- GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin opened a new assault on Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing the Democratic presidential nominee of being &quot;someone who sees America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists.&quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Fiscal Crisis Seems to Have Altered Political Map]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--fiscal-crisis-seems-to-have-altered-political-map/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--fiscal-crisis-seems-to-have-altered-political-map/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/u-s--fiscal-crisis-seems-to-have-altered-political-map/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The faltering economy has left Sen. John McCain on the political defensive, altering the landscape in many of the most important battleground states and providing a series of avenues for Sen. Barack Obama to claim the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House in November, according to pol...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Ordeal as Captive, Character Was Shaped]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-ordeal-as-captive-character-was-shaped/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-ordeal-as-captive-character-was-shaped/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-ordeal-as-captive-character-was-shaped/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HANOI The lake into which John McCain parachuted after his Navy plane was shot down is now surrounded by chic restaurants, cellphone stores and motorcycle dealerships. The prison camp where he confessed to being a &quot;black criminal&quot; has been turned into a multiplex cinema showing garish American...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Politics at the Five-and-Dime]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/politics-at-the-five-and-dime/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/politics-at-the-five-and-dime/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/politics-at-the-five-and-dime/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Pam Fleck has just finished vacuuming and scrubbing her mobile home into potpourri perfection when her phone rings and it's her sister, Sherry. Sherry lives over in Brighton. She drives a school bus, likes to hunt and votes Republican.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Guidelines Expand FBI's Surveillance Powers]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/guidelines-expand-fbis-surveillance-powers/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/guidelines-expand-fbis-surveillance-powers/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/guidelines-expand-fbis-surveillance-powers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Justice Department officials released new guidelines yesterday that empower FBI agents to use intrusive techniques to gather intelligence within the United States, alarming civil liberties groups and Democratic lawmakers who worry that they invite privacy violations and other abuses.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain Plans Fiercer Strategy Against Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-plans-fiercer-strategy-against-obama/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-plans-fiercer-strategy-against-obama/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mccain-plans-fiercer-strategy-against-obama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations, several top Republicans said.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush Enacts Historic Financial Rescue]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-enacts-historic-financial-rescue/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-enacts-historic-financial-rescue/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/bush-enacts-historic-financial-rescue/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With evidence mounting that the nation faces a sharp economic downturn, Congress yesterday gave final approval to what may be the biggest government bailout in American history, authorizing the Bush administration to spend $700 billion to try to thaw frozen credit markets and prevent a deep...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[With No Plan B, House Reluctantly Passes Politically Risky Measure]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/with-no-plan-b-house-reluctantly-passes-politically-risky-measure/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/with-no-plan-b-house-reluctantly-passes-politically-risky-measure/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/with-no-plan-b-house-reluctantly-passes-politically-risky-measure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Henry M. Paulson Jr. was in his corner office in the Treasury Department on Monday afternoon, too nervous to turn on his television, when his chief of staff poked his head into the Treasury secretary's office to tell him the stunning news playing out on Capitol Hill: The House had just defeated the...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Political Warfare in Missouri Led to Prosecutor's Firing]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/how-political-warfare-in-missouri-led-to-prosecutors-firing/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/how-political-warfare-in-missouri-led-to-prosecutors-firing/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/how-political-warfare-in-missouri-led-to-prosecutors-firing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In Missouri, evidently, Republican politics are exceptionally bloody, with clans fighting like rival mobs whose carnage spreads to other locales and sweeps in innocent civilians.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palin Delivers, But Doubts Linger]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-delivers-but-doubts-linger/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-delivers-but-doubts-linger/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-delivers-but-doubts-linger/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent much of the past two weeks on the defensive, hounded by critics over halting performances in television interviews and questioned even by conservative writers doubtful about whether she is ready to be vice president.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Courting Middle-Class Voters]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/courting-middle-class-voters/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/courting-middle-class-voters/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/courting-middle-class-voters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2 -- Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joseph R. Biden Jr. each sought to claim the mantle of &quot;kitchen table&quot; candidate in the first and only debate between the major-party vice presidential candidates last night, both arguing that their running mates better understand the concerns...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Support Rallied as House Readies for Its Second Bailout Vote]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/support-rallied-as-house-readies-for-its-second-bailout-vote/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/support-rallied-as-house-readies-for-its-second-bailout-vote/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/support-rallied-as-house-readies-for-its-second-bailout-vote/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A tide of lobbyists representing corporate executives, small-business owners, farmers and retirees swamped Capitol Hill yesterday in hopes of pushing an emergency economic rescue plan through Congress, but the fate of the measure remained uncertain as the House prepared for a climactic vote at...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pelosi Remarks on the Bailout Bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pelosi-remarks-on-the-bailout-bill/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pelosi-remarks-on-the-bailout-bill/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pelosi-remarks-on-the-bailout-bill/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[REP. NANCY PELOSI, D-CALIF., SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Madam Speaker, when was the last time someone asked you for $700 billion? It is a number that is staggering, but tells us only the costs of the Bush Administration's failed economic policies -- policies built on budgetary recklessness, on an anyt...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Democratic Leaders Speak After Bailout Bill Fails]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democratic-leaders-speak-after-bailout-bill-fails/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democratic-leaders-speak-after-bailout-bill-fails/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democratic-leaders-speak-after-bailout-bill-fails/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SPEAKERS: REP. NANCY PELOSI, D-CALIF., SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mukasey Appoints Prosecutor to Probe Gonzales's Role]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mukasey-appoints-prosecutor-to-probe-gonzaless-role/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mukasey-appoints-prosecutor-to-probe-gonzaless-role/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/mukasey-appoints-prosecutor-to-probe-gonzaless-role/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Investigators probing the firing of nine U.S. attorneys concluded that top Justice Department officials &quot;abdicated their responsibility&quot; by failing to supervise subordinates who carried out the botched plan, according to a long-awaited report released today.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyer to Continue Inquiry Into Prosecutor's Firing]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lawyer-to-continue-inquiry-into-prosecutors-firing/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lawyer-to-continue-inquiry-into-prosecutors-firing/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/lawyer-to-continue-inquiry-into-prosecutors-firing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Top Justice Department officials named a longtime public corruption prosecutor yesterday to explore the basis for firing a U.S. attorney in New Mexico two years ago, escalating the uproar over political infusion in the process and raising the specter of a criminal investigation of lawmakers, Whit...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vote Underscores Bush's Loss of Influence]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/vote-underscores-bushs-loss-of-influence/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/vote-underscores-bushs-loss-of-influence/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/vote-underscores-bushs-loss-of-influence/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At 7:34 a.m. yesterday, President Bush strode onto the south driveway of the White House and urged Congress to approve his $700 billion Wall Street rescue package. &quot;With the improvements made to this bill, I'm confident that members of both parties will support it,&quot; he predicted.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Treasury, Fed Low on Rescue Options]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/treasury-fed-low-on-rescue-options/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/treasury-fed-low-on-rescue-options/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/treasury-fed-low-on-rescue-options/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The failure of the $700 billion bailout bill leaves Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke with few options to continue their urgent campaign to rescue the financial system.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Appeal and a Blame Game]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/an-appeal-and-a-blame-game/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/an-appeal-and-a-blame-game/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/an-appeal-and-a-blame-game/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 29 -- Reacting to the House's defeat of a $700 billion economic rescue proposal Monday, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain called on Congress to pass a new bill and then sought to blame each other for the deadlock on Capitol Hill.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palin Gets Ready For Eagerly Awaited Debate With Biden]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-gets-ready-for-eagerly-awaited-debate-with-biden/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-gets-ready-for-eagerly-awaited-debate-with-biden/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/palin-gets-ready-for-eagerly-awaited-debate-with-biden/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin flew yesterday to Sedona, Ariz., where she will spend the next two days at Sen. John McCain's ranch preparing for Thursday's vice presidential debate, a potentially pivotal event in what has been a whirlwind since she joined the Republican ticket.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Democrats See the Pros and Cons of Letting Biden Be Biden]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democrats-see-the-pros-and-cons-of-letting-biden-be-biden/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democrats-see-the-pros-and-cons-of-letting-biden-be-biden/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:03:13 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/democrats-see-the-pros-and-cons-of-letting-biden-be-biden/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Introducing Sen. Barack Obama at a rally in Detroit on Sunday, his running mate did not hold back.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For Many Americans, Fear and Distrust Run High]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-many-americans-fear-and-distrust-run-high/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-many-americans-fear-and-distrust-run-high/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/for-many-americans-fear-and-distrust-run-high/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The leaders of the country said: Trust us. The people said: Not this time.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How the Numbers Failed the Leaders]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/how-the-numbers-failed-the-leaders/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/how-the-numbers-failed-the-leaders/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/how-the-numbers-failed-the-leaders/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just before lunchtime yesterday, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and his lieutenants went through the final vote count and realized they had a problem: A rank-and-file uprising was on the verge of torpedoing a bill that had been heralded by President Bush, his top advisers and...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[House Rejects Financial Rescue, Sending Stocks Plummeting]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-rejects-financial-rescue-sending-stocks-plummeting/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-rejects-financial-rescue-sending-stocks-plummeting/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-rejects-financial-rescue-sending-stocks-plummeting/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A bipartisan rebellion in the House killed a $700 billion rescue plan for the nation's financial system yesterday, sending global stock prices plunging, prompting fierce recriminations on the presidential campaign trail and dealing President Bush his worst legislative defeat.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No Grand Jury for Gonzales]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/no-grand-jury-for-gonzales/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/no-grand-jury-for-gonzales/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/no-grand-jury-for-gonzales/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales will not be referred to a federal grand jury for his role in the 2006 firings of nine U.S. attorneys, but a long-awaited report to be released today will recommend that a prosecutor continue to probe the involvement of lawmakers and White House officials...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dr. Paulson's Tough Medicine, In a Pill the Public Can Swallow]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/dr--paulsons-tough-medicine-in-a-pill-the-public-can-swallow/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/dr--paulsons-tough-medicine-in-a-pill-the-public-can-swallow/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/dr--paulsons-tough-medicine-in-a-pill-the-public-can-swallow/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After a week of political brinksmanship and 100 pages of concessions to political reality, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson seems to have finally won the power and money he asked for to mount an unprecedented rescue of the financial system.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Broad Authority, Lots of Money And Uncertainty]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/broad-authority-lots-of-money-and-uncertainty/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/broad-authority-lots-of-money-and-uncertainty/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/broad-authority-lots-of-money-and-uncertainty/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Congress is on the verge of granting Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. sweeping powers to stabilize the nation's financial system. He would stand largely unfettered by traditional rules, largely unrestricted in his ability to spend $700 billion of federal money.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sweeping Bailout Bill Unveiled]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/sweeping-bailout-bill-unveiled/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/sweeping-bailout-bill-unveiled/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/sweeping-bailout-bill-unveiled/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After a week of political tumult and deepening economic anxiety, congressional leaders yesterday rallied support for an historic proposal that would grant the government vast new powers over Wall Street and offer fresh help to homeowners at risk of foreclosure.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Questions About the Debates]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/8-questions-about-the-debates/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/8-questions-about-the-debates/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/8-questions-about-the-debates/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paulson's Powers of Persuasion Tested]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/paulsons-powers-of-persuasion-tested/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/paulsons-powers-of-persuasion-tested/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/paulsons-powers-of-persuasion-tested/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Behind closed doors at an early breakfast this summer, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke shared his concerns with Henry M. Paulson Jr. about the treasury secretary's plans for a massive bailout of a troubled segment of the financial markets: Could he really get a Democratic Congress to grant...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Few Stretched Truths, but No Major Stumbles]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/a-few-stretched-truths-but-no-major-stumbles/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/a-few-stretched-truths-but-no-major-stumbles/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/a-few-stretched-truths-but-no-major-stumbles/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Well, Senator Obama twice said in debates . . . he would sit down [with] Ahmadinejad, Chvez, Castro, without precondition, without precondition.&quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's New Leader Denies Firefight as Mullen Confirms It]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pakistans-new-leader-denies-firefight-as-mullen-confirms-it/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pakistans-new-leader-denies-firefight-as-mullen-confirms-it/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/pakistans-new-leader-denies-firefight-as-mullen-confirms-it/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday denied that American and Pakistani forces exchanged fire along the Afghanistan border this week, even as the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledged that the two sides engaged in a brief firefight.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[House Approves Plan to Pump Up Economy, but Veto Looms]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-approves-plan-to-pump-up-economy-but-veto-looms/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-approves-plan-to-pump-up-economy-but-veto-looms/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/house-approves-plan-to-pump-up-economy-but-veto-looms/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The House yesterday passed a plan by Democrats to pump $61 billion in government spending into the economy through public works projects, help for the jobless and money for states struggling with their Medicaid bills.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two Bills Aim for the Skies]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/two-bills-aim-for-the-skies/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/two-bills-aim-for-the-skies/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/two-bills-aim-for-the-skies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As it prepares to adjourn, Congress is close to passing and sending to President Bush two bills aimed at keeping American astronauts flying to the international space station during a five-year gap when NASA will have no manned spacecraft of its own capable of reaching the $100 billion orbiting...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In First Debate, Candidates Quarrel On Iraq, Express Optimism for Bailout]]></title>
<link>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-first-debate-candidates-quarrel-on-iraq-express-optimism-for-bailout/</link>
<comments>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-first-debate-candidates-quarrel-on-iraq-express-optimism-for-bailout/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamagirl</dc:creator>
<category>2008 Elections</category>
<guid>http://www.newsheat.com/2008Elections/in-first-debate-candidates-quarrel-on-iraq-express-optimism-for-bailout/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[OXFORD, Miss., Sept. 26 -- Sen. Barack Obama sharply criticized Sen. John McCain's judgment on the war in Iraq, repeatedly telling his presidential rival &quot;you were wrong&quot; to rush the nation into battle, directly challenging the Republican nominee on foreign policy as the two met in their first...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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