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  <title><![CDATA[ The GOP Wins Big in Tuesday's Elections ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON -- Today is the first anniversary of President Obama's historic election but it is yesterday's election results that has the political world talking. 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Senate Dems Seek Higher Doctor Payments ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON (AP) -- Maneuvering to boost prospects for sweeping health care legislation, Senate Democrats hope first to win quick approval for a bill that grants doctors a $247 billion increase in Medicare fees over a decade but raises federal deficits in the process, officials said Wednesday. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Clinton Settles 'feud' Between O'Brien, NJ Mayor ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The nation's top diplomat has defused the facetious feud between Conan O'Brien and the mayor of Newark. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:54:20 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Congress Increases Its Own Budget ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has passed a spending bill to prevent keep the government running after a midnight deadline -- and to raise Congress' own budget by 6 percent. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:40:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds Turn Out for Candidate, AK-47 ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ GREENVILLE, SC -- There's nothing like a clip of bullets and the offer of a free AK-47 to draw folks to a South Carolina political rally.  ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:07:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Fan Pays $63,500 for Dinner with Palin ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A true fan of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is paying $63,500 to have dinner with her. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:11:12 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ WWE CEO Linda McMahon Resigns to Run for Senate ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ STAMFORD, CT - World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., the sports entertainment company behind shows such as "Friday Night SmackDown," said Wednesday that Linda McMahon has resigned as its CEO to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:55:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Early Voting Option Brings In Big Numbers ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The numbers are in from the early voting option in the city. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:07:36 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Political Phone Calls Have Voters Fed Up ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ JACKSONVILLE, FL -- With the Special election tomorrow, automated calls are going out by the thousands. Some voters say the calls have deterred them from voting. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:32:45 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds from First Coast Return From Washington Protest ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ <P>WASHINGTON, DC --&nbsp; Hundreds of residents of the First Coast were among thousands&nbsp;of people who marched in Washington&nbsp;Saturday to protest government spending and a health-care overhaul&nbsp; many call too expensive.</P> ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:18:40 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Lawmakers Denounce 'You lie' Outburst at Obama ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats and Republicans alike are denouncing Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, an extraordinary breach of decorum for which the South Carolina Republican swiftly apologized. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:02:34 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Lawmaker Resigns Over Sex Talk Caught on Microphone ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ LOS ANGELES -- A southern California state lawmaker resigned Wednesday, amid outrage over a videotape that shows him bragging about his sexual escapades.  ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:54:42 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ UNF Prof Discusses Politics Behind Health Care Reform ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Dr. Henry Thomas, a political science professor at UNF, talked about the politics&nbsp;involved with health care reform on Good Morning Jacksonville. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:02:26 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Ex-Ohio Congressman Jim Traficant Says Government Cheated ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) -- Former Ohio Rep. James Traficant told a crowd that gathered to welcome him back to Youngstown, Ohio, after seven years in federal prison that the government had to cheat to convict him of bribery and racketeering. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Obama's Speech Asks Kids to Pay Attention in School ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ <P>JACKSONVILLE, FL - The White House has posted what President Barack Obama will say to the nation's schoolchildren in his webcast address on Tuesday.</P> ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Parents May Pull Children Out of School During Obama Classroom Webcast ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ ATLANTA -- Some parents in Metro Atlanta and across the rest of the country plan to pull their children out of school on Tuesday rather than let them listen to President Obama's webcast address to the nation's <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 0.07em solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px !important; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent !important; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: darkgreen !important; FONT-SIZE: 100% !important; FONT-WEIGHT: normal !important; TEXT-DECORATION: underline !important; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=iAs href="#" target=_blank itxtdid="10723114" className="iAs">students</A>.  ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:44:10 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds File Past Sen. Kennedy's Casket in Boston ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ BOSTON (AP) -- The last time Ginger Romano saw Sen. Edward Kennedy, she wasn't at her best. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:05 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ SC Gov Would Allow an Ethics Probe to be Public ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ CONWAY, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he doesn't know if ethics investigators are looking at his travel, but the Republican says he will allow any probe to be public. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Kennedy to Lie in Repose at Library ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will lie in repose at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston before his funeral at a city church, a Democratic source familiar with the planning told The Associated Press. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:25:53 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Kennedy a 'Singular Figure' in America ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ <P dir=ltr>HYANNIS PORT, MA (AP) -- Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, last surviving brother in an American political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77.</P> ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:29:25 GMT</pubDate>
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