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	<title>FiveThirtyEight</title>
	
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	<description>Nate Silver\'s Political Calculus</description>
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		<title>Is Democratic Criticism on N.S.A. Hurting Obama’s Approval Rating?</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/is-democratic-criticism-on-n-s-a-hurting-obamas-approval-rating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[approval ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[N.S.A.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past episodes that did the most damage to President Obama's political standing involved public disagreements with members of his own party. ]]></description>
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		<title>In Massachusetts Senate Race, Odds for G.O.P. Upset Are Slim</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/in-massachusetts-senate-race-odds-for-g-o-p-upset-are-slim/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/in-massachusetts-senate-race-odds-for-g-o-p-upset-are-slim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Markey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabriel Gomez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Elections]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/in-massachusetts-senate-race-odds-for-g-o-p-upset-are-slim/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With just eight days until the vote on June 25, Gabriel Gomez trails Edward J. Markey in the polls by an average of nine percentage points and has raised only about one-third the money Mr. Markey has raised.]]></description>
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		<title>Polls Show Chemical Weapons Affect Public’s View on Syria</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/polls-show-chemical-weapons-affect-publics-view-on-syria/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/polls-show-chemical-weapons-affect-publics-view-on-syria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By MICAH COHEN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/polls-show-chemical-weapons-affect-publics-view-on-syria/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Polls have found that public support for intervention in Syria increases sharply under circumstances where it is confirmed that the Assad regime used chemical weapons.]]></description>
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		<title>Heat’s Clutch Stats Meet Match in Spurs’ Strategy</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/heats-clutch-stats-meet-match-in-spurs-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/heats-clutch-stats-meet-match-in-spurs-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeBron James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami Heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[N.B.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio Spurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Duncan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/heats-clutch-stats-meet-match-in-spurs-strategy/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Miami Heat were heavy favorites over the San Antonio Spurs before the N.B.A. finals began, in part because of the notion that the Heat could elevate their play to close out a game or series. Now, that idea will be put to the test.]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic Surveillance Could Create a Divide in the 2016 Primaries</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/domestic-surveillance-could-create-a-divide-in-the-2016-primaries/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/domestic-surveillance-could-create-a-divide-in-the-2016-primaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[N.S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patriot Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surveillance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea Party]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/domestic-surveillance-could-create-a-divide-in-the-2016-primaries/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Attitudes toward the security state could split the establishment from outsiders within each party, possibly creating a wedge issue in both party primaries in 2016.]]></description>
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		<title>Early Leader in Polls Usually Wins New York Mayoral Primary</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/early-leader-in-polls-usually-wins-new-york-mayoral-primary/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/early-leader-in-polls-usually-wins-new-york-mayoral-primary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By MICAH COHEN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[_featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Weiner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christine Quinn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new york]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primaries]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/early-leader-in-polls-usually-wins-new-york-mayoral-primary/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The early Democratic frontrunner in recent New York City mayoral races has a near perfect record in going on to win the party's nomination, according to an analysis of polls conducted since 1989.]]></description>
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		<title>Special Election Timing in New Jersey Points to a Weak G.O.P. Field</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/special-election-timing-in-new-jersey-points-to-a-weak-g-o-p-field/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/special-election-timing-in-new-jersey-points-to-a-weak-g-o-p-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Christie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cory Booker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Lautenberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Christie's decision to schedule a special election for Senator Frank R. Lautenberg's seat on Oct. 16 suggests that he evaluated the potential Republican challengers and did not like what he saw. ]]></description>
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		<title>How Christie Can Maximize the G.O.P.’s Chances in New Jersey</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/how-christie-can-maximize-the-g-o-p-s-chances-in-new-jersey/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/how-christie-can-maximize-the-g-o-p-s-chances-in-new-jersey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Christie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cory Booker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Lautenberg]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/how-christie-can-maximize-the-g-o-p-s-chances-in-new-jersey/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Any Republican that Gov. Chris Christie appointed to replace Senator Frank R. Lautenberg would probably be an underdog in an election. But if Mr. Christie wants to maximize his party's chances of holding the seat, his path is fairly straightforward.]]></description>
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		<title>Lautenberg’s Death Continues Sharp Decrease in Military Veterans in Senate</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/with-lautenbergs-death-senate-lacks-a-world-war-ii-veteran/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/with-lautenbergs-death-senate-lacks-a-world-war-ii-veteran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By MICAH COHEN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Lautenberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/with-lautenbergs-death-senate-lacks-a-world-war-ii-veteran/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the late 1970s, 81 of 100 senators had served in the military. Today, just 16 have.]]></description>
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		<title>A Predictable Decline in Hillary Clinton’s Popularity</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/predictable-decline-in-hillary-clintons-popularity/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/predictable-decline-in-hillary-clintons-popularity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 19:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benghazi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[favorability ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polls]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/predictable-decline-in-hillary-clintons-popularity/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The drop in Mrs. Clinton's favorability ratings was likely just a matter of time -- and if the Benghazi hearings had not triggered it, something else would have. ]]></description>
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