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      <title>Charlie Rangel's Career Might Be in Peril (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_141/Charlie-Rangel-Career-Might-Be-in-Peril-214809-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Rangel, the third-most-senior House member, has been weakened by health, the weight of an ethics rebuke and redistricting. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Management Versus Workforce (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis has become a target for congressional Republicans and their pro-business allies who claim that she is exploiting her Cabinet post to advance union causes.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>America's Tech Trade: Boxed In (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004090647.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Changes in technology, manufacturing, global trade and even military threats have made the country&apos;s export control regime, devised during the Cold War, look antiquated.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Maine GOP Finds Hope in Independent Angus King (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_141/Maine_GOP_Finds_Hope_in_Independent_Angus_King-214802-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Former Gov. Angus King, a formidable independent and Obama supporter, scared top Democrats out of the Senate race, and the GOP is now hopeful that its candidate could win a three-way contest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Facebook IPO Spurring a Raft of Legislative Efforts (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_141/Facebook_IPO_Spurring_Raft_of_Legislative_Efforts-214804-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Not many of the responses are formal, but a lot of lawmakers are interested. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Keeping Intelligence Panel's Agenda Under Wraps 'Seems Like an Innovation' (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004093306.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Senate panel went beyond its usual secrecy in a markup earlier this week. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title> Senate Democrats Make Play on Equal Pay (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_141/Senate-Democrats-Make-Play-on-Equal-Pay-214810-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Paycheck Fairness Act would update the Equal Pay Act signed into law in 1963. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Failing the Biofuels Grade (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004090627.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ When is a biofuel just not &amp;quot;bio&amp;quot; enough? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Stuart Rothenberg: Just How Competitive Is the Ohio Senate Race? (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_141/Rothenberg-Just-How-Competitive-Is-the-Ohio-Senate-Race-214801-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The candidates appear to be evenly matched, but there&apos;s one reason the Democrat seems to have an edge. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Deal Sets Up Passage of FDA User Fee Bill (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004093251.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Reaching the final agreement involved cutting deals to separately consider measures to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program and to maintain the interest rate for federal student loans. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Lawsuits Challenging Contraception Rule Get Little Play (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_140/Lawsuits_Challenging_Contraception_Rule_Get_Little_Play-214775-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Roy Blunt says he is looking into joining the challenge to the rule, which requires religiously affiliated hospitals and other institutions, excluding churches, to provide employee health insurance that includes access tocontraception. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>If Judicial Confirmations Slow This Election Year, It's the 'Leahy Rule' (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004092436.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Conservative legal groups are trying to rebrand the Senate&apos;s decades-old &amp;quot;Thurmond rule&amp;quot; on judicial confirmations. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Senators Find Fellowship and Relief From Politics on the Bike Trail (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_140/Senators-Find-Fellowship-and-Relief-From-Politics-on-the-Bike-Trail-214770-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ John Kerry likes to take his colleagues - Republican or Democrat - on long rides at tough times. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Despite Push, Sea Treaty Likely for Lame Duck (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004092430.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Approval of a multilateral treaty governing nations&apos; use of the oceans is likely to come down to a battle for votes and for floor time. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Outside Money Flows to California (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_140/Outside_Money_Flows_to_California-214774-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Third-party groups are dousing the Golden State with dollars ahead of its June 5 primaries. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title> Social Security's Planned Shortfall Raises Concerns (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004090645.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Although the program has plenty of income and assets, it&apos;s now adding every year to Washington&apos;s deep pool of red ink. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title> Appellate Judge Approval Lifts Democratic Hopes (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004091546.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Is it a breakthrough for Obama&apos;s list of nominees? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Stuart Rothenberg: How Citizens United Is Affecting Campaigns (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_139/How-Citizens-United-Is-Affecting-Campaigns-214705-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Wealthy individuals are using the system to their advantage. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Chamber of Commerce Shrugs Off Its Conflicts With Conservatives (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004091554.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;They are not crazies,&amp;quot; Thomas J. Donohue says. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Rand Paul Tests Political Influence (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_139/Rand_Paul_Tests_Political_Influence-214720-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ For now, it looks like he&apos;s trying to reshape Capitol Hill. But his eyes might be on bigger things in 2016. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Pakistan Aid Restrictions Considered (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004091547.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Lawmakers are threatening to roil the bilateral relationship further. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Ohio Senate Race Evolves Into Battleground (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_139/Ohio-Senate-Race-Evolves-Into-Battleground-214716-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A flood of outside spending has quietly moved it from a second-tier contest to a single-digit competition. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>John Cranford's Political Economy: Morgan's Ghost (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004090669.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The specter of &quot;too big to fail&quot; lurks in the shadows of the most recent losses by a big bank. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Chambers Stake Claims on Defense (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004089815.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ House Republicans offered a counterargument to the Obama administration&apos;s new defense strategy that reflects strong differences, but also leverages significant areas of agreement. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Lawmakers Seek to Clarify FDA Medical App Role (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004089818.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Congress is stepping into the murky area of health-related applications on mobile devices, trying to help determine when an app is just a helpful item on a smartphone and when it qualifies as a medical device. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Campaigns Quiet on Afghanistan (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004090642.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Americans are tired of the decadelong conflict, so with little of political value to be gained by raising the issue, candidates on both sides of the aisle are staying with domestic themes. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>J.T. Jezierski Connects Congress to Mitt Romney Campaign (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_138/Jezierski_Connects_Congress_to_Mitt_Romney_Campaign-214664-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Jezierski is charged with the delicate task of serving as the chief conduit between hundreds of GOP members and a presidential campaign hundreds of miles away. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Speaker Boehner Is in No Danger (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_138/Speaker-Is-in-No-Danger-214665-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ In interviews with Republicans from across seniority levels and the ideological spectrum, one theme remains constant - the Ohio Republican might have had his ups and downs, but he remains their leader. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Earmark Ban Changes Campaign Strategy (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_138/Earmark_Ban_Changes_Campaign_Strategy-214669-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Now that election season is in full swing, the dearth of parochial projects raises questions about how Beltway big shots can show voters at home they&apos;re still attentive to local needs. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Key to Nevada Senate Seat Lies in 'Battlegroundsville' (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_137/Key-to-Nevada-Senate-Seat-Lies-in-Battlegroundsville-214583-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The population heart of Northern Nevada&apos;s Washoe County is the center of gravity in the Democrats&apos; fight for the Silver State. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Cybersecurity: Rushing to Stall? (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004082570.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Despite broad accord on the need for action, hopes for rapid progress have dimmed as government, industry and privacy groups duel over their &amp;quot;no deal&amp;quot; provisions. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Will It Matter if Barack Obama 'Defines' Mitt Romney Early? (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_137/Will_It_Matter_if_Obama_Defines_Romney_Early-214574-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ In presidential races, voters eventually draw their own conclusions and assessments. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Facebook Co-Founder's Citizenship Change Spurs Senators to Offer Tax Bill (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004088227.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Schumer and Casey say it&apos;s obvious that Eduardo Saverin wanted to avoid taxes. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Obstacle Emerges on Violence Against Women Bill (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004088503.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ It&apos;s a revenue provision in the Senate-passed version. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Morgan Loss Slows House Attack on Dodd-Frank (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004087180.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The debate over implementation of the 2010 law has been thrown into sharp relief, with regulators under new pressure to finalize strict rules that might have prevented the blowup. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Budget Fight Likely to Go into 2013 (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004087181.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Some lawmakers and insiders say it is almost inevitable Congress and the White House will have to put off the automatic &amp;quot;sequester&amp;quot; spending cuts, providing time for the two parties to work out their differences. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Boehner's Debt Limit Demand Faces Skepticism (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_137/John-Boehner-Debt-Limit-Demand-Faces-Skepticism-214587-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Speaker John Boehner&apos;s demand that any new debt ceiling hike be offset with spending cuts is already being met with grumbling from some in his conference who believe the last promised cuts have not been realized. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Anti-Establishment PAC Taps Donors to Establishment GOP Causes (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_137/Tracking-Anti-Incumbent-PAC-Funds-214593-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Campaign for Primary Accountability, a super PAC that bills itself as nonpartisan, has raised nearly all of its $2.5 million from donors who have supported Republican candidates and the GOP committees the group claims to be working against. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Hit the Big Data Time (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004082555.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Obama administration in alliance with technology companies, is trying to change the terms of the debate over the massive amount of information that&apos;s stored on government and industry computers. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>House GOP Resets the Gas Price Campaign (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_136/House_GOP_Resets_the_Gas_Price_Campaign-214540-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The plan is called the American Energy and Jobs Tour, and it will focus on more than just prices at the pump - which aren&apos;t as high as they were a few weeks ago. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Can Lawmakers Sell Liability-Free Gas? (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004082569.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ As ethanol use increases, questions about liability only grow, especially because the fuel additive is mandated by the federal government. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Once More Unto the Budget Breach (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_136/Once-More-Unto-the-Budget-Breach-214538-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;We shouldn&apos;t dread the debt limit; we should welcome it,&amp;quot; Boehner says. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Senate Votes on Budgets Are Set to Fail (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_136/Senate-Votes-on-Budgets-Set-to-Fail-214541-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The series of measures appears to be mostly for political show. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>GOP Split on Domestic Violence Bill (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004085298.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Today&apos;s House vote will be a test of unity. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title> Consumer Groups Wary of Bill To Limit Wi-Fi Access by Google (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004085585.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Could Dick Durbin&apos;s measure have unintended consequences? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>John Cranford's Political Economy: The Real Sequester (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004082586.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Lawmakers are saying nothing about the cuts in years two through nine, which presumably would inflict far more pain. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Stuart Rothenberg: Is Pennsylvania in Play for November? Maybe. (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_135/Is-Pennsylvania-In-Play-for-November-214491-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The state has been 3 or 4 points more Democratic than the nation as a whole. That doesn&apos;t make it another Maryland, Massachusetts or Hawaii, but it also doesn&apos;t make it Ohio, Iowa or Colorado. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The usually obscure export credit financing agency has been a political football since March. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A libertarian organization that paid for plane tickets and other expenses for the Texas Republican says after an audit that he defrauded the group for about $20,000. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ So Obama hasn&apos;t completely cleaned up Wall Street. But the White House hopes to turn the JP Morgan disaster into Romney&apos;s problem. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ This month&apos;s Texas Republican Senate primary is crucial to the movement. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann say they were moved in part by the potential damage to the country they think the Republican Party risked over the past two years. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ After June, the bigger items might not have as much of a chance for passage. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Oversight chairman is trying to win more support for his case against the attorney general. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ He didn&apos;t offer any specifics, but the timing of his statements made it clear he wants to eliminate filibusters of motions to start debating bills. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Kerry, Harkin and Reid were among those who made significant pronouncements. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Justice Department is taking heat for prosecutorial misconduct in high-profile cases. Legislation would heighten scrutiny, but experts say it won&apos;t help much. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A column about Democrats&apos; problems in North Carolina generated more of a reaction than expected. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The legislation is, in part, a campaign document illustrating how Republicans would try to control the growing, $15-trillion-plus debt heading into the election. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The White House&apos;s director of legislative affairs has managed to build a measure of goodwill that stretches broadly across both sides of the aisle. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ House Armed Services Republicans effectively are flouting a deficit reduction law many of them supported. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ If Republicans regain control of the chamber on the back of the tea party, parts of McConnell&apos;s job could be nearly impossible. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Facing charges that the billions spent on them aren&apos;t paying off, many programs are seeking new ways to measure their return on investment. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Republicans point out that no Democrat not named Bayh has won a Senate seat in the state since 1970. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The news that financier George Soros will soon give $2 million to a couple of progressive groups comes as small consolation. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It may be that Dick Lugar&apos;s ultimate downfall wasn&apos;t that he hadn&apos;t been playing the game right but that in recent years he didn&apos;t seem to be playing the game at all. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its allies held their ground against conservative groups such as the Club for Growth. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It was a conservative Oklahoma Republican who told the House GOP not to even start. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Social media were nowhere in sight in 1987, when revelations about Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork&apos;s video rentals spurred a public outcry and a new privacy law. Twenty-five years later, an effort by Netflix to update that law is forcing Congress to confront difficult questions about privacy in the digital age. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Both sides are prepared to engage in finger-pointing and political brinkmanship until the July 1 doubling of the interest rate draws closer. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The company&apos;s 77 registered lobbyists, including former members of Congress and some of the city&apos;s priciest and most prestigious firms, spend a lot of time waiting for orders. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Republicans in charge of the House Armed Services Committee unveiled on Monday major elements of a $642 billion defense bill, key sections of which will rub congressional Democrats and the White House the wrong way.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ One group won&apos;t have any rest for the weary, while the other might have a reason or two for hope. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The federal government is deeply engaged in the nation&apos;s credit markets in ways that don&apos;t always come to mind. Is Washington budgeting properly for the subsidy cost of all these loans? ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The matchup between John Mica and Sandy Adams is the one that leaves party leaders shaking their heads in dismay the most. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;It&apos;s not sexy ... but it&apos;s important,&amp;quot; a senior GOP leadership aide said about the House&apos;s upcoming work. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ GOP officials and aides said they expect significant pressure for the Steering Committee to grant the Budget panel&apos;s leader a waiver from the six-year term limits rule for committee chairmen. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Republicans are determined to stop Democrats from turning this week&apos;s student loan interest rate debate into a political issue. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ An account designed for the seemingly benign purpose of keeping Americans from getting sick has become one of the most hotly debated pieces of the health care law. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Maryland Democrat&apos;s report comes ahead of the Budget Committee&apos;s Monday markup and previews Democrats&apos; line of attack against the Republican proposals. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Congress is at the beginning of a new era of penny-pinching. Beyond mere frugality, big reductions in the ordinary operating costs of government are now the order of the day. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Rothman, now embroiled in a bitter primary, points to a loyalty to the former president that goes back a decade before 2008, when he backed Obama over Hillary Clinton. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In the ad, the Democrat highlights legislation she sponsored that ensures all VA medical centers are outfitted with substance abuse treatment services. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Cotton may get a boost from the endorsement in his competitive primary with the 2010 GOP nominee for the Arkansas 4th District seat. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Senate Armed Services chairman is expecting pressure from several directions. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Florida Republican&apos;s disputes with the agency may not be over. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Thirty-six House Republicans are signaling broad support for a measure that departs from what the Senate passed on April 26. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline has been making some enemies with its use of eminent domain to acquire private property for the project. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The danger to the Senate minority leader from the right - and the left - appears marginal. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The conservative nonprofit has come under fire for promoting Stand Your Ground laws such as the one at the center of the Trayvon Martin case. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ There are a lot of them this cycle. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Some lawmakers, however, are expressing new frustrations with the level of information they are getting. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Mobile-app-makers are increasingly convinced they need a cadre of lobbyists fully devoted to their fast-growing market. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The strategy again appears likely to deliver the White House a policy win and a messaging success. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Welcome to election year legislating, the time of the calendar when Republicans are going to grind through important if not particularly sexy legislation. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The group&apos;s spending trends speak for themselves. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ For some candidates in today&apos;s primary, their field and get-out-the-vote operations matter more than ever. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Insiders repeatedly turn to the fairness issue - and the Republican push for more tax breaks for the wealthy - as a key issue for voters heading into the fall elections. And the GOP keeps giving them more fuel. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It&apos;s tough to keep a scandal in the news once allegations are referred to prosecutors, who keep a tight lid on information until they are ready - if ever - to prosecute. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ http://roll.cl/20eyelashThe company behind Botox is lobbying Congress to make it harder for cosmetics makers to compete with a $100 million-a-year drug it markets to thicken eyelashes. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Yes, Congress is unpopular, but that is not why the handful of incumbents who lose primaries will come up short. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Female lawmakers are increasingly squaring off as surrogates as the battle for women&apos;s votes rages on the presidential campaign trail. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The race in Pennsylvania&apos;s 12th District could mark the end of the late House member&apos;s empire. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The trip highlights not just his growing role as a player on U.S. foreign policy but also some of the political and demographic assets he would bring to Republicans&apos; 2012 ticket. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;I&apos;ve lost clients over it,&amp;quot; says one lobbyist. He&apos;s hardly the only one. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Lawmakers are finding that &quot;ZIP code politics&quot; are important. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The immediate effect of the Senate Budget chairman&apos;s action will be to spare Democrats potentially difficult election year votes on spending priorities. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The House Rules chairman says a low approval rating isn&apos;t &quot;the determinant of the success of the institution.&quot; ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Money may not buy happiness or love, but it sure comes in handy for lobbyists who thrive on access to members of Congress. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004061792.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Nobody seems to be happy with a six-page memo issued by the Obama administration last June. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The former president&apos;s endorsement is often a reward for past support. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The GOP frontrunner once had a succinct take on Obama&apos;s presidency. Then things got a little more complicated. ]]></description>
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      <title>John Cranford's Political Economy: Not So E-Z (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ On taxes, economists have theories and lawmakers have rhetoric. Solutions, however, are in short supply. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It&apos;s a chance to flip the narrative on women&apos;s issues that went awry for the party last week. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The senator is moving ahead with his plan despite Reid&apos;s stated insistence that he will not bring a budget resolution to the floor. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ They don&apos;t know Tim Holden in Scranton. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004061657.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Democrats will get the first shot at influencing the political debate with a procedural vote on legislation that adheres to the &amp;quot;Buffett rule.&quot; ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:04:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ A decision by the retiring senator to move a budget blueprint this week has sparked questions over whether he is looking to bolster his legacy at the expense of his Democratic colleagues who are running for re-election. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:04:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004061660.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Some of the annual spending bills are among the measures potentially affected by the Supreme Court&apos;s activity. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:04:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Campaign officials are expected to be in constant communication with Boehner, McConnell and the two leaders&apos; staffs. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004061804.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Momentum for change is growing on Capitol Hill, as cash-strapped states seek congressional help to tap new revenue sources and technological advances ease concerns about the compliance burdens that confront smaller online enterprises.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Four Congressional committees are planning to grill current and former General Services Administration officials this week about a lavish Las Vegas conference held in 2010. Details continue to emerge about the agency&apos;s spending habits. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The authorization measure is one of the last major bills left on the Congressional docket in 2012 and already has taken millions of dollars in hits from previous deficit reduction efforts. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:04:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Making It in the 21st Century (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004057613.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ What role - if any - should the government play in promoting domestic manufacturing? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:04:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Look who&apos;s coming to the Hill: beer distributors, medical professionals in white coats, restaurant owners, music makers and court reporters. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004057614.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Congressional inertia on online privacy means that the vacuum is being filled by the European Union&apos;s privacy policies, ensuring that they will become the global standard. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_119/IE-Director-Is-Clear-Eyed-and-Cold-Blooded-213565-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Travis Lowe was on the verge of selling life insurance 11 years ago. Now he&apos;s a key part of helping House Democrats win back a majority. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It all comes down to what people believe about what the candidate says. ]]></description>
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      <title>John Cranford's Political Economy: Too Many Economists (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ There&apos;s no consensus on tying the Fed&apos;s hands. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Many Keystone State Democrats quietly hope the underdog will eke out a primary victory later this month. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Victims of the California campaign treasurer who embezzled more than $7 million from dozens, if not hundreds, of clients&apos; accounts may have to hire private attorneys and scramble to replenish re-election funds even as the government&apos;s case ended in a guilty plea. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ At this time next year, it&apos;s possible Eric Fehrnstrom&apos;s telephone number will be among the most valuable commodities in Washington, D.C. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:04:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Days after a pair of Republican senators accused her of making misleading statements about cybersecurity legislation, the Homeland Security secretary said the lawmakers had distorted her words. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Missourian is using his position as GOP Conference vice chairman to streamline communications and coordination between House and Senate Republicans and their staffs in preparation for Senate Republicans to join the House GOP in holding the reins of power in their respective chambers. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ You don&apos;t need to be a brain surgeon to understand what is happening. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ America has high hopes that a vibrant, democratic India will become one of its closest partners. But neither may be ready for the compromises that would require. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Regardless of the &amp;quot;why&amp;quot; of a vacant office in the Rayburn, Longworth or Hart buildings, the &amp;quot;how&amp;quot; any office is run in a Member&apos;s absence follows a similar path. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Democrats are still pushing the Senate&apos;s two-year measure. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Condit, Kennedy, Goss and Wamp are among the names. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The nation&apos;s strategic petroleum stockpile means different things to different people. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The deep-pocketed Campaign for Primary Accountability also announced a &amp;quot;Watch List&amp;quot; of more than two dozen veteran Members whom it plans to evaluate and potentially target during the height of primary season during the next three months. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Both parties are jumping at a chance to impress Hispanic voters in an election year. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ For the first time in more than 30 years, lawmakers are preparing to extend the Food and Drug Administration&apos;s authority to regulate cosmetics, setting off a battle between large makeup manufacturers and consumer safety advocates over how far the government should go. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Six authorizing committees would have to find a total of $261 billion in cuts to mandatory programs. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The court&apos;s ruling this summer may not only affect health care, but also could draw a boundary around federal power in other spheres of social policy. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Skeptical questioning of the individual mandate by the Supreme Court&apos;s conservative bloc, and swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy in particular, raised hopes that the court will overturn the law. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>A Budget Proposal for Each Member's Taste (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_117/A-Budget-Proposal-for-Each-Members-Taste-213470-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ With seven budgets to consider during floor debate, it is becoming increasingly clear that Ryan&apos;s blueprint is the only one that can pass the chamber. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004053903.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The setback increases the stakes for Speaker Boehner, who has made a long-term overhaul linked to oil and gas exploration revenue a top priority. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004054073.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Reid&apos;s push to pass a bill without any amendments faced problems Tuesday, with Senate Republicans and at least one member of his own caucus pushing to strengthen the measure.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Education might become a real issue in this year&apos;s presidential campaign, thanks to an offhand comment by Rick Santorum and to Obama&apos;s campaign video. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_116/Romneys-Weaknesses-on-Health-Care-No-Longer-an-Issue-for-Most-Republicans-213426-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Senate Republicans are expressing confidence in the GOP presidential frontrunner and his ability to lead their party on this crucial issue come November. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Those following the case will be paying less attention to the lawyers&apos; arguments and more to any hint the justices give to which way they will come down in their decision. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The chamber is still unlikely to pass the bill, but both sides feel they have winning energy arguments that will resonate with voters. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks&apos; unconventional third-party bid for Congress would be groundbreaking under California&apos;s new election laws, and she has a realistic shot at becoming the first independent elected to the House since 2004. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Congressional budget writing has heavy politics, but very narrow legislative intent. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_115/Five-Races-in-Which-the-Health-Care-Debate-Will-Matter-213386-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ This year, Republicans hope they can continue to tie vulnerable incumbents in tossup states and districts to their vote for the unpopular health care law.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Neither the Obama administration nor the overhaul&apos;s opponents are arguing that the Anti-Injunction Act would prevent the court from ruling now on the challenge. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The health care case addresses overarching fundamentals about how the federal government wields its power over the states and also how the judiciary wields authority over those elected to govern. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Paul Ryan&apos;s financial blueprint will likely pass the House this week, but resistance from conservatives reveals a growing distrust of GOP leaders when it comes to deficit reduction. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The South Carolina senator and tea party favorite says that the Republican presidential frontrunner doesn&apos;t have to prove his conservative bona fides to him. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_114/what-next-race-president-newt-gingrich-213308-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ An upcoming poll might be more indicative than any primary. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ When the lawyers from both sides come before the Supreme Court next week, you might not know they&apos;re talking about the same law. ]]></description>
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      <title>The Issues Before the Justices (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004047675.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Is it too soon to rule? Is the individual mandate constitutional? Is Congress coercing states? ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004047674.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The health care cases raises the issue of whether &quot;severability&quot; applies to the 2010 law. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Unseating a 13-term congressman is a difficult undertaking for a startup, but Test PAC&apos;s crowdsourcing strategy holds the potential to dramatically change the way political contributors interact with outside groups. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_114/Expect-a-Nasty-Arizona-Member-Vs-Member-Battle-213298-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The GOP matchup between Ben Quayle and David Schweikert will be costly and divisive, insiders say. ]]></description>
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      <title>Nixing Medicaid Expansion Would Leave Millions Uninsured Below the Poverty Line (CQ HealthBeat)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/hbnews/hbnews-000004050339.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ If the Supreme Court affirms the health care law but strikes down its Medicaid expansion, millions of uninsured Americans with incomes below the poverty line won&apos;t get government help to line up health coverage - unlike their somewhat better off compatriots. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_114/Democrats-Offer-New-Argument-Health-Care-Act-213306-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The idea is that Republicans&apos; efforts to repeal the law will actually save it. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Into the Hangar Before They're Out of the Gate (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004047669.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Budget realities have made some drone aircraft less appealing than their manned counterparts. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_114/Paul-Ryan-Budget-May-Expose-GOP-Rift-213303-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Members and staff say they have a resounding sense of &amp;quot;Here we go again.&amp;quot; ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004050463.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ It would cost $45.9 billion over 10 years. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_114/Eric-Cantor-Uses-Real-Bullets-Primary-Endorsement-213305-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Despite some short-term gripes directed at the House majority leader, in the long run, his effort in Illinois could pay off for his own ambitions. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004050462.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Amendments proposed by Sens. Merkley and Reed could keep the bill from advancing directly to the president&apos;s desk. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Postal Service Overhaul Is Ready for Debate Before Recess, Lieberman Says (CQ Today)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004050103.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Action could begin early next week in the Senate. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Among Democrats hoping to take back the House in November and many New York members, there is disappointment with the way New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo handled the Empire State&apos;s federal redistricting process. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Over the course of the past four years, the Republican Young Guns brand has diffused into separate franchises and, in the process, may have lost some of its original flavor. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004047668.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman just might have the most undesirable job on Capitol Hill. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Kevin McCarthy bluntly said that the internal political goals of the Senate GOP have contributed to the obstruction of the House&apos;s agenda. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Appropriators at both ends of the Capitol said they are prepared to begin work using different spending levels for the coming fiscal year. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ He&apos;ll need nearly unanimous GOP support to get the measure out of committee.   ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Bobby Jindal and Bob McDonnell have a lot going for them, but Rubio looks like the better fit. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Manzullo vs. Kinzinger is the tip of the iceberg. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004047684.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Until a week ago or so, there had been a few voices complaining about a bill to relax the regulatory burden on small businesses that seek to raise capital by selling securities to the public. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The president&apos;s decision to back Cantor&apos;s bill early on has tied the hands of Senate Democrats, who will mount a last-ditch effort today to replace the bill with their own alternative. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ With the fiscal 2013 budget resolution on the horizon, Republicans released a campaign-style video that portrays the GOP plan as an honest effort to prevent a looming debt catastrophe that Democrats are ignoring.   ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The House majority whip has found himself in the uneasy position of having to tell Boehner &quot;no&quot; on key several pieces of legislation.   ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The release of a scathing report this week detailing widespread prosecutorial misconduct that botched the corruption trial of the late Alaska senator has reignited calls to revisit the rules requiring government prosecutors to hand over evidence that could help exonerate criminal defendants. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Illinois GOP Primary Pits Generations (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/Illinois-GOP-Primary-Pits-Generations-213183-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Don Manzullo has a slight edge over Adam Kinzinger going into Tuesday&apos;s member-versus-member showdown. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Members reject the notion of the salacious, tell-all memoir by instead embracing their inner academic. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ To the chagrin of some Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has limited the number of amendments to a House-passed jobs bill in an effort to pass the bill quickly. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Mitt Romney, far ahead in delegates, would love to knock out his rivals and sweep quickly to the GOP nomination. But that&apos;s not going to happen anytime soon. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus is in town, and so are animal rights activists who are protesting the event and praising Reps. Jim Moran and Bill Young for their bill to prohibit animals from participating in traveling circus acts. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The dustup is pitting consumer advocates against entrepreneurs. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The small export financing agency has become an unlikely political football this election year. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ His urban 2nd District was redrawn south into some of the state&apos;s most rural territory. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The American League of Lobbyists is sort of like the teen outcast who somehow comes up with the gumption to ask the most popular guy at school not only to stop making fun of her, but also for a date. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Senate may have engaged in a shocking display of bipartisanship Tuesday by moving toward passage of a two-year transportation spending plan, but don&apos;t expect the House to follow suit just yet. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Republican hawks on Capitol Hill are worried that some in their party are playing to the public instead of putting national security first, while longtime GOP critics of the war see the momentum on their side. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The U.S. central bank is an institution whose immense power invites attacks but also quashes them. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Having waded into a fight on Capitol Hill over federal health care mandates to cover the cost of birth control, the bishops essentially have two choices: confrontation or negotiation. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Senate Republicans expect their party to crown a nominee by the time the primary season ends in June, but they caution that failure to do so would be a political disaster. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The extended Republican presidential primary has left many GOP donors paralyzed - unsure of whether to invest in the upcoming battle against Obama or focus on congressional races.  ]]></description>
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      <title>John Cranford's Political Economy: A Lesson in Growth (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Delaware Gov. Jack Markell has a lot to say about education and its role in the economy. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Those fights do exist, and they could well presage a larger conflict within the party at some point in the future - either during a second Obama term or after he leaves office. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The exercise is designed to spotlight Republican reluctance to confirm President Obama&apos;s nominees to the federal judiciary. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_108/Super-PAC-Controversy-Threaten-Spencer-Bachus-Seat-213049-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Could an upset be brewing in the Deep South? ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ John McCain wants to head off efforts by some environmental groups to get the National Park Service to further restrict the sightseeing flights. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ What&apos;s striking about the wide-open spending in 2012 is not what&apos;s illegal, say some election lawyers - it&apos;s what&apos;s now permitted. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The $109 billion in automatic spending cuts scheduled to kick in next January is bringing pain earlier than expected, as House Republicans struggle to write a budget resolution that will recommend alternative savings. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ How the United States extricates itself will go a long way toward determining whether Afghanistan emerges as a minimally stable country or whether it descends once again into chaos. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ On Saturday, the fiery, 4-foot-11-inch Democratic senator from Maryland will surpass the late Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers as the longest-serving female member of Congress. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A general and a senior senator are worried that U.S. forces lack the spy planes they need to hunt down the man who has suddenly become the world&apos;s most wanted, Joseph Kony. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The think tank&apos;s scholars are waging an aggressive and methodical campaign to persuade Washington, D.C.&apos;s conservative leaders to support them in their feud with Charles Koch, the billionaire conservative who helped found the institution. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The agency&apos;s already controversial role is in dispute after questionnaires are sent to conservative groups. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As the military restructures itself to meet 21st-century threats, the nation&apos;s three-pronged nuclear strategy increasingly looks like a remnant of the Cold War era due for revision. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Romney probably isn&apos;t getting the credit he deserves for Tuesday because the early evening narrative was built around the beating he took in Tennessee and Santorum&apos;s early showing in Ohio. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ She should have seen it coming, the insiders say. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Such a promotion could cause heartburn among GOP leaders, but they appear unlikely to get in the way. ]]></description>
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