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		<title>Thursday’s Forum</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/thursdays-forum-309/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Private Lives and Taxpayer Dollars</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/private-lives-and-taxpayer-dollars/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior officials face a quandary balancing personal interest and the appearance of impropriety.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hegseth Survives First Impeachment Attempt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[No Republicans joined Massie. Not enough Democrats bothered to show up.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Veteran’s Day Forum</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/wednesdays-forum-315/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Jim Jordan to Be New Minority Leader</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/jim-jordan-to-be-new-minority-leader/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Evangelicals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jordan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Memphis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[And a semi-related note about one of the new US Representatives from Tennessee.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Just Following Orders…</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/just-following-orders-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[In Front of Our Noses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Presidency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Constitution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Who could have predicted it?]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Clearly, this is the message.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Hegseth Impeachment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A vote could come as soon as this evening.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tueday’s Forum</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Forum]]></category>
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		<title>The Democratic Leadership Question</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/the-democratic-leadership-question/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2026 Election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If not Jeffries and Schumer, who?]]></description>
		
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		<title>National Popular Vote Compact Back in the News</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/national-popular-vote-compact-back-in-the-news/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[US Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Census]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Doug Mataconis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electoral College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electoral votes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Popular Vote]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It could actually become a reality after two decades.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ancient Geeks:  Green Arrow/Green Lantern</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/ancient-geeks-green-arrow-green-lantern/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient Geeks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Trek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Wars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white supremacy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Looking back to a classic 70s run.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Monday’s Forum</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/mondays-forum-287/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven L. Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Forum]]></category>
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		<title>AK and MS Updates</title>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/ak-and-ms-updates/</link>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[US Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizenship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></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>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/wounded-duck-presidency/</link>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[US Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George W. Bush]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kansas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kosovo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mississippi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rahm Emanuel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ronald Reagan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tenure]]></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>
		<link>https://outsidethebeltway.com/trump-begs-ufc-head-to-be-his-press-secretary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Joyner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[US Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let's get ready to rumble?]]></description>
		
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