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		<title>Believing the Call to be a Prank, GOP Rep. Hangs Up on Obama Twice</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/12/03/believing-the-call-to-be-a-prank-gop-rep-hangs-up-on-obama-twice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Tawney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch as the left slams her for being an idiot because she hung up on somebody fearing it was a prank. You know, after they slammed Palin for not hanging up on somebody because she didn&#8217;t think the call was a prank. Damned if you do, damned if you don&#8217;t&#8230;
In a series of hang-up and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty Mel to Retire from Senate in &#8216;10</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/12/02/amnesty-mel-to-retire-from-senate-in-10/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/12/02/amnesty-mel-to-retire-from-senate-in-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Tawney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) won&#8217;t seek re-election in 2010, the Washington Post reports. One of the biggest supporters of amnesty is looking for more &#8220;free time&#8221;.
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez (R) has decided against seeking a second term, a decision he will formalize shortly in the Sunshine State, according to an informed party source.
Martinez’s decision was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems Vote By Secret Ballot&#8230;Again</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/20/dems-vote-by-secret-ballotagain/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/20/dems-vote-by-secret-ballotagain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Tawney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[They sure do like this secret ballot, don&#8217;t they? Unless, of course, it&#8217;s for American workers deciding whether or not to unionize their workforce. Then it&#8217;s a bad thing.
In a major win for environmentalists, Democrats in the House of Representatives voted Thursday to put Rep. Henry Waxman of California in charge of a key panel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irony: Congressional Dems to Vote on Lieberman By Secret Ballot</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/17/irony-congressional-dems-to-vote-on-lieberman-by-secret-ballot/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/17/irony-congressional-dems-to-vote-on-lieberman-by-secret-ballot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Tawney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Secret ballot for me but not for thee, apparently. Senate Democrats will vote on whether or not Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee by secret ballot.
Senate Democrats will vote by secret ballot on Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman ’s fate this week, according to North Dakota Sen. Byron L. Dorgan .
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems to Move Forward on Investigations of Bush Admin.</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/12/dems-to-move-forward-on-investigations-of-bush-admin/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/12/dems-to-move-forward-on-investigations-of-bush-admin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Tawney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, because that&#8217;s what Americans are really concerned about as they&#8217;re trying to pay their mortgage. Nevermind that major financial institutions are collapsing around us, we&#8217;re spending trillions bailing out other companies, the auto industry now wants billions of tax payer dollars, and that the down is hovering around 8,200. Let&#8217;s investigate the Bush Administration.
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		<title>Robert Byrd Steps Down from Committee Seat</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/08/robert-byrd-steps-down-from-committee-seat/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/08/robert-byrd-steps-down-from-committee-seat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I understand that seniority plays an important part in the U.S. Senate, but why was a former KKK Kleagle known to use the n-word ever placed in charge of the Appropriations Committee? Anyway, he&#8217;s stepping down from his seat, citing his age, to be replaced by the 84-year-old Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HA). All things are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Dogs to Pelosi: Slow Down There</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/08/blue-dogs-to-pelosi-slow-down-there/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/08/blue-dogs-to-pelosi-slow-down-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keep something in mind here: These conservative Republican districts didn&#8217;t suddenly become harbingers of liberalism. The Democrats who replaced Republicans tended to be conservatives and even Obama ran as a tax-cutting, family values guy. They start running too far left, as Pelosi &#38; Crew want to do now that they have near-total control, and they&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reid Looks to Remove Lieberman From Committee Chief Role</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/06/reid-looks-to-remove-lieberman-from-committee-chief-role/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/11/06/reid-looks-to-remove-lieberman-from-committee-chief-role/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a major surprise but it&#8217;s interesting to see your predictions come to fruition. Lieberman knew what would happen when he endorsed McCain, but he wasn&#8217;t willing to abandon his convictions in order to keep political power.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Joe Lieberman&#8217;s affiliation with Democrats was in question after a meeting Thursday with Majority Leader [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Murtha Calls Western Pennsylvanians &#8220;Racist&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/10/15/murtha-calls-western-pennsylvanians-racist/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/10/15/murtha-calls-western-pennsylvanians-racist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing endears you to the citizens of your state like saying that they&#8217;re not supporting your candidate of choice because they&#8217;re racists. Currently being featured in red font on the Drudge Report&#8230;
Mr. Murtha said it has taken time for the state&#8217;s voters embrace a black presidential candidate.
&#8220;There&#8217;s no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barney Frank&#8217;s Parter Was A Fannie Executive</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/10/03/barney-franks-parter-a-fannie-executive/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/10/03/barney-franks-parter-a-fannie-executive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, the same Barney Frank who said Fannie &#38; Freddie weren&#8217;t in any financial trouble when the Bush Administration wanted additional regulation of them in 2003. Had Frank been a Republican, this would&#8217;ve been splashed across the frontpage of every major paper. But he&#8217;s a Democrat, so it&#8217;s up to Fox News to report it.
Unqualified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate to Vote on Bailout Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/30/senate-to-vote-on-bailout-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/30/senate-to-vote-on-bailout-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate will vote on the $700 billion financial rescue bill on Wednesday, just two days after the House of Representatives rejected it. The vote will take place around 9PM ET according to Michelle Malkin&#8217;s sources.
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		<title>Kennedy Has Seizure; Updated</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/26/kennedy-taken-to-hospital-condition-unknown/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/26/kennedy-taken-to-hospital-condition-unknown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass) has been taken to a Cape Cod Hospital, multiple sources report. His condition is currently unknown. Fox News received confirmation from a captain at the Hyannais Port Fire Department that Kennedy was transported this evening.
Update: The Associated Press says he was complaining of feeling ill and 911 was dispatched. He was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look at That: Deal Blows Up</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/25/look-at-that-deal-blows-up/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/25/look-at-that-deal-blows-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ace doesn&#8217;t believe that a deal was ever reached and neither do I. It was mostly Democrats claiming a deal while House Republicans said there was no such thing. What motivation would there be to be dishonest? So they could say, to quote Ace, this
&#8220;McCain&#8217;s leadership meant nothing, his stunt had no effect, we&#8217;d already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems Incorrectly Closed House, Leading to Republican Loss on Bill</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/25/dems-incorrectly-closed-house-leading-to-republican-loss-on-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/25/dems-incorrectly-closed-house-leading-to-republican-loss-on-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Democrats incorrectly closed a floor vote on immigration in August 2007, leading Republicans to lose a vote they should&#8217;ve won. The penalty for the stolen vote? Nothing.
Democrats incorrectly closed a vote on the House floor in August 2007, which would have resulted in Republicans prevailing on an immigration issue, according to a special bipartisan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Approves Gimmick Offshore Drilling Bill</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/16/house-approves-gimmick-offshore-drilling-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/09/16/house-approves-gimmick-offshore-drilling-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It allows offshore drilling but only 50 miles out or more and only if the states agree. The Associated Press notes that 50+ miles out is well-beyond where most of the 18 billion barrels of oil is believed to be located. Basically it sounds like Democrats are trying to look good on the issue &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephanie Tubbs Jones Dies, AP reports</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/20/stephanie-tubbs-jones-dies-ap-reports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After conflicting reports of her health condition, the Associated Press now reports that Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) has died as a result of a brain aneurysm. She was 58.
Clinic spokeswoman Eileen Sheil says Tubbs Jones died at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm that burst and left her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Editor Note: Retracted</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/20/report-stephanie-tubbs-jones-dies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jones has not died, but remains on life support and in critical condition, Drudge and The Page report.
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Update: Jones suffered a brain aneurysm last evening and was taken to the hospital &#8220;for all intents and purposes dead&#8221;, according to WOIO in Cleveland. She was taken off of life support today.
Her office is unreachable for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Uprising, Part II</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/04/gop-uprising-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/04/gop-uprising-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I posted earlier, Republicans are back on the House floor today to discuss the issue on the minds (and wallets) of most Americans: gas prices. Democrats decided to adjourn the session without discussing any real solution, but that&#8217;s not going to stop Republicans from talking about it.
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich) isn&#8217;t there today, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans Return to House Floor</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/04/republicans-return-to-house-floor/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/04/republicans-return-to-house-floor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republicans are back on the House floor to discuss gas prices today, defying the Democratic adjournment. While Americans continue to pay ridiculously-high prices at the pump, Democrats decided to leave town for a paid vacation without discussing how to ease the pain.
The protest won&#8217;t be televised, as only cameras under Pelosi&#8217;s control are allowed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans to Resume Protest Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/03/republicans-to-resume-protest-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/03/republicans-to-resume-protest-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the House Republican caucus will resume their floor protest tomorrow, continuing to discuss high gas prices while Congress is on vacation. You&#8217;ll recall that Democrats adjourned on Friday without discussing high prices at the pump.
Washington, Aug 3 - House Republicans will be back on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives again [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Open and Ethical Congress Ever? Hardly.</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/01/the-most-open-and-ethical-congress-ever-hardly/</link>
		<comments>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/01/the-most-open-and-ethical-congress-ever-hardly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Democrats took control of Congress in 2006, soon-to-be-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pledged to run an open and ethical Congress. In an article entitled, &#8221; Democrats will not disappoint&#8221;, Pelosi wrote:
They (voters) called for greater integrity in Washington, and Democrats pledge to make this the most honest, ethical, and open Congress in history.
Less than 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Finishes Floor Protest</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/01/gop-finishes-floor-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still giving interviews, but they protest has ended for the day. Not sure exactly what sparked its conclusion, but Robert Bluey (Heritage) reports having been escorted from the building by Capitol Hill Police. You&#8217;ll recall that I earlier reported the police were under strict orders to close the Capitol by 4:30PM.
Update: More from Robert:
I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Hill Police to Shut Down Capitol</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/01/capitol-hill-police-to-shut-down-capitol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Tawney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Update X2: A Democratic Congressman was just on Fox to say she would vote against offshore drilling even if gas were at $10/gallon. New Gingrich is discussing this uprising on Sean Hannity now. Rep. Virginia Fox (R-NC) is highlighting Dem achievements, via Rep. Pete Hoekstra:
Virginia Fox highlighting D achievements; commending uc soccer,Houston dynamos, monkey safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems Leave, Republicans Stay to Debate Gas Prices Part II</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/01/dems-leave-republicans-stay-to-debate-gas-prices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update X5: Rep. Pete Hoekstra updates:
Mike Pence speaking. He&#8217;s firing people up. His message. Hill isn&#8217;t in revolt, this is democracy at work. We&#8217;re looking for solutions.
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Update X4: Rep. John Culberson Tweets:
Message; Call Speaker Pelosi at 202 225 0100. Demand vote on energy legislation. Tweet your friends and call now.
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Update X3: Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mi) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems Turn Off House Lights, GOP Remains to Talk Energy; Blunt Orders Pizza</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/08/01/dems-turn-off-house-lights-gop-remains-to-talk-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FUTURE UPDATES POSTED HERE.
Update X2: According to Politico, Republicans were able to temporarily use the House&#8217;s public address system. How? Er, Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ) hacked the system:
Also, Republicans can thank Shadegg for turning on the microphones the first time. Apparently, the fiesty Arizona conservative started typing random codes into the chamber’s public address system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Obama: Team McCain Should be Less Paranoid</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/07/31/team-obama-team-mccain-should-be-less-paranoid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Tawney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This coming from the campaign that took a commercial comparing Obama to a celebrity and construed it to be a racist attack. They&#8217;re now going to tell other people not to be paranoid?
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		<title>Dems Won&#8217;t Allow More Drilling Even if Gas Hits $10 A Gallon</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/07/31/dems-wont-allow-more-drilling-even-if-gas-hits-10-a-gallon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if Americans were paying $10 a gallon at the pump, Congressional Democrats would still oppose expanded domestic drilling. Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) objected to every trigger price up to and including the $10 mark during Senate proceedings today. Watch below:

I&#8217;ve said it before and I&#8217;ll say it again: The GOP needs to own this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelosi&#8217;s Book Bombs on Amazon</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/07/31/pelosis-book-bombs-on-amazon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Tawney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently ranking #893 on its most popular list, coming in far behind such exciting best-sellers as Goodnight Bush, Taber&#8217;s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, and Have a New Kid by Friday. Just how bad is it? Let&#8217;s ask some reviewers from the site:
Anyone who buys this book should, out of deference for the planet, multipurpose the material [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Rep. Introduces Bill to Move GITMO Detainees to&#8230;SCOTUS Grounds</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/07/29/gop-rep-introduces-bill-to-move-gitmo-detainees-toscotus-ground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, seriously. It&#8217;s actually called the Giving Inmate Terrorists More Opportunities (GITMO) Act of 2008, and provides for the transportation of the detainees to the grounds of the SCOTUS.
To provide for the transport of the enemy combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Washington, DC, where the United States Supreme Court will be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelosi: I&#8217;m Trying to Save the Planet</title>
		<link>http://amerpundit.com/2008/07/29/pelosi-im-trying-to-save-the-planet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She can&#8217;t even save her approval ratings, what&#8217;s the likeliness she can save the planet?
With fewer than 20 legislative days before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, the entire appropriations process has largely ground to a halt because of the ham-handed fighting that followed Republican attempts to lift the moratorium on offshore oil and [...]]]></description>
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