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		<title>AK and MS Updates</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2026 Election]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Plus info on Boebert's re-election status.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wounded Duck Presidency</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Presidency]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's going to be a long two years.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump Begs UFC Head to be His Press Secretary</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let's get ready to rumble?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sunday’s Forum</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/sundays-forum-308/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Forum]]></category>
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		<title>Gadi Eisenkot Will Get First Shot At Forming a Government</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Comparative Democracies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conscription]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A task with no good options.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ron DeSantis Planning 2028 Run</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/ron-desantis-planning-2028-run/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2028 Election]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[WaPo (&#8220;Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planning another White House run&#8220;): Gov. Ron DeSantis is preparing to run for the GOP’s 2028 presidential nomination, according to three people briefed on his plans, after his home state of Florida was one of the few conservative bastions to survive the Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory. “Florida’s walls not being [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Saturday’s Forum</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/saturdays-forum-307/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Susie Wiles Out, Stephen Miller In</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/susie-wiles-out-stephen-miller-in/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Hill (&#8220;Susie Wiles out, Stephen Miller in, as Trump’s chief of staff&#8220;): President Trump announced Friday that his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is leaving the White House and longtime advisor Stephen Miller will take her place. “I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Democrats Want to End Iran War: What Does That Mean?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Affairs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On this morning&#8217;s episode of The Daily, Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer vowed that, once they take power in January, his party will cut off funds for the war: How do you end the war? Power of the purse. You deprive the Department of Defense of the money required to conduct the war. Right. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talarico’s Boots Were Made for Winning</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I generally find columns dedicated to our politicians&#8217; fashion choices amusing. Vanessa Friedman&#8216;s NYT assessment of &#8220;The Many Meanings of James Talarico’s Cowboy Boots&#8221; is no exception. This has been a notably image-centric midterm election. Maybe it’s the relentless harping on appearance promoted by the president, which called the attention of those who would oppose [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rubio’s Dilemma</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2028 Election]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[NYT (&#8220;Rubio Dismisses Reports He Will Leave His Jobs to Run for President&#8220;): Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday dismissed reports that he was planning to leave the Trump administration and declined to answer questions about his political future. Working for President Trump until the end of his term has “always been my plan,” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Photo for Friday: “Under the Dock”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Under the Dock&#8221; October 14, 2026 Pike Road, AL]]></description>
		
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		<title>Friday’s Forum</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/fridays-forum-306/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Forum]]></category>
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		<title>Blame it on Trump</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Who could have predicted it?]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham was right, just premature in his declaration.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ted Cruz Launches 2028 Campaign</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/ted-cruz-launches-2028-campaign/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unofficially, but unmistakably.]]></description>
		
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