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					<title>How America's Oil and Gas Dominance Weakens Iran</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55:27 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/how_americas_oil_and_gas_dominance_weakens_iran_693830.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-americas-oil-and-gas-dominance-has-weakened-iran-022d8e84?st=ocNn3v]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693830</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Allysia Finley, Wall Street Journal]]></author></item>
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					<title>What Does 'Regime Change' Look Like?</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55:29 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ Trump's aim to eradicate the Iranian regime seems for now an unlikely scenario.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/what_does_regime_change_look_like_693905.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://prospect.org/2026/03/09/iran-trump-regime-change-khamenei-kurds/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693905</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Ellen Ioanes, American Prospect]]></author></item>
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					<title>Iran Deeply Divided Over Khamenei's Son as Successor</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55:31 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ While pro-establishment crowds celebrate Khamenei's appointment as his father's successor, others believe it signals no change to how Iran is ruled.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/iran_deeply_divided_over_khameneis_son_as_successor_693903.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy8ldyp2zwo]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693903</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Habibiazad &amp; McGarvey, BBC]]></author></item>
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					<title>GOP Will Lose Enthusiasm the Longer This Goes On</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55:34 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/03/08/mollie_hemingway_republican_voters_will_lose_enthusiasm_the_longer_iran_war_goes_on.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/03/08/mollie_hemingway_republican_voters_will_lose_enthusiasm_the_longer_iran_war_goes_on.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">700693915</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Mollie Hemingway, FOX News]]></author></item>
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					<title>Crabs, a Helicopter and One Town's Fight vs. ICE</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55:36 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ Newport, on the quirky, impossibly beautiful Oregon coast finds itself a battleground in Trump's war on immigrants.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/crabs_a_helicopter_and_one_towns_fight_vs_ice_693913.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/09/ice-small-town-battle/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693913</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Garrett Epps, Washington Monthly]]></author></item>
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					<title>The Moment Mass Migration Started</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55:39 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ Before dawn on March 10, 2014, a group of roughly thirty migrants awoke in Tijuana, Mexico, packed their belongings, and ate one final meal before attempting to cross into the United States.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/the_moment_mass_migration_started_693911.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-moment-mass-migration-started/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693911</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Alicia Nieves, Compact Magazine]]></author></item>
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					<title>How Sanctuary Policies Led to Murder of Innocent Woman</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55:46 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ Fairfax County's lenient policy for prosecuting illegal immigrants led to a suspect allegedly stabbing a woman to death after multiple releases from jail.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/how_sanctuary_policies_led_to_murder_of_innocent_woman_693922.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4484074/fairfax-county-sanctuary-policies-illegal-immigrant-murdering-innocent-woman/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693922</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Mia Cathell, DC&nbsp;Examiner]]></author></item>
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					<title>Talarico's Challenging Road in Texas</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:56:10 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ Texas Democrats' promising Senate candidate must deliver on his theory of change.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/talaricos_challenging_road_in_texas_693904.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/talaricos-challenging-road-ahead]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693904</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Justin Vassallo, Substack]]></author></item>
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					<title>We Must Invest in Civics for America's 250th</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:56:13 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ The second week of March is Civic Learning Week. It's an annual observance marked by civics advocates with webinars, social media campaigns, and a big conference known as the National Forum, org]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/03/09/we_must_invest_in_civics_for_americas_250th_1169295.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/03/09/we_must_invest_in_civics_for_americas_250th_1169295.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200693901</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[Hans Zeiger, RealClearEducation]]></author></item>
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					<title>Can College Sports Be Saved?</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:56:15 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate><description><![CDATA[ James Piereson on the politicization of college sports.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/can_college_sports_be_saved_693927.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://newcriterion.com/dispatch/coaches-against-trump/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693927</guid>
				 <category>Early Morning Update</category> <author><![CDATA[James Piereson, The New Criterion]]></author></item>
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					<title>Appointing a New Leader Is the Least of Iran's Troubles</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:32:04 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Regime hands Khamenei's son the top job in a country reeling from the US-Israeli onslaught and virtually at war with its Gulf neighbours]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/appointing_a_new_leader_is_the_least_of_irans_troubles_693843.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/08/appointing-a-new-leader-is-the-least-of-irans-troubles]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693843</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour, The Guardian]]></author></item>
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					<title>Iran Regime's Longstanding Plot To Kill Trump Confirmed</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:47:47 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The reality of the Iran war was brought home on Friday in a Brooklyn courtroom when a jury convicted Asif Merchant for plotting with the Iranian government to assassinate President Trump and other ...]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/iran_regimes_longstanding_plot_to_kill_trump_confirmed_693916.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/opinion/as-operation-epic-fury-rages-the-iranian-regimes-longstanding-plot-to-kill-trump-was-confirmed/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693916</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Miranda Devine, NY Post]]></author></item>
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					<title>Problem(s) With Demanding Iran's Unconditional Surrender</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:32:21 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Asked about the White House's strategy, one Democratic senator said, They are making it up as they go along. It's an assessment with broad applicability.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/problems_with_demanding_irans_unconditional_surrender_693909.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-problems-with-trumps-demand-for-irans-unconditional-surrender]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693909</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Steve Benen, MS Now]]></author></item>
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					<title>Trump Won't Sign Other Laws Until Election Bill Is Passed</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:32:32 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/trump_wont_sign_other_laws_until_election_bill_is_passed_693908.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://rollcall.com/2026/03/09/trump-says-he-wont-sign-other-laws-until-election-bill-reaches-his-desk/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693908</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Niels Lesniewski, Roll Call]]></author></item>
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					<title>2/3 Back 'SAVE Act' To Require Voter ID, and It's Bipartisan</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:32:34 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The bitter debate between Democrats and Republicans over the SAVE Act - which would require voters to provide a valid ID to cast a ballot - has roiled political waters as both major parties gird themselves for the 2026 midterms. But do voters care? They sure do, and it's not good news]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/23_back_save_act_to_require_voter_id_and_its_bipartisan_693921.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://tippinsights.com/two-thirds-back-save-act-to-require-voter-id-and-support-is-bipartisan-i-i-tipp-poll/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693921</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Terry Jones, TIPP Insights]]></author></item>
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					<title>1st Midterm Primaries Show Enthusiastic Dem Turnout</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:32:37 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/1st_midterm_primaries_show_enthusiastic_dem_turnout_693919.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5772188-democratic-enthusiasm-advantage-texas/?tbref=hp]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693919</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Schoen &amp; Cooperman, The Hill]]></author></item>
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					<title>Jesse Jackson Jr. Slams Ex-Presidents Not Knowing Dad</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:32:39 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Jesse Jackson Jr. rips former presidents Biden, Obama and Clinton at his father's funeral saying]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/jesse_jackson_jr_slams_ex-presidents_not_knowing_dad_693923.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-jackson-jr-rebukes-obama-clinton-biden-not-truly-knowing-his-father-during-memorial-service]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693923</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Kaylee Holland, FOX News]]></author></item>
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					<title>Cancel Culture Comes to Palm Beach</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:32:44 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/09/cancel_culture_comes_to_trumpland_153925.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/09/cancel_culture_comes_to_trumpland_153925.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200693900</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Miller &amp; du Quenoy, RealClearPolitics]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/711547_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Hobby That AI Is Ruining for Its Fans</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:33:13 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/05/the_hobby_that_ai_is_ruining_for_its_fans_693606.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/hobby-ai-ruining-fans-110500691.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693606</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Alex Abad-Santos, Vox]]></author></item>
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					<title>For the Love of the Game, for the Love of Country</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:33:19 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Baseball is an American original. And at the World Baseball Classic some are playing it with a deep sense of gratitude for the United States.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/05/for_the_love_of_the_game_for_the_love_of_country_693608.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4481278/for-the-love-of-the-game-for-the-love-of-country/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693608</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Salena Zito, Washington Examiner]]></author></item>
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					<title>Iran's Lionesses Stood Up to Tehran--U.S. and Australia Answer</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:36:53 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/09/irans_lionesses_stood_up_to_tehran_the_free_world_answered_153926.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/09/irans_lionesses_stood_up_to_tehran_the_free_world_answered_153926.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200693920</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Ed Tarnowski,&nbsp;RCP]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/711562_1_.png" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>We're Willing To Go as Far as We Need</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:06:05 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ &quot;It means we're fighting to win,&quot; Hegseth said. &quot;It means we set the terms. We'll know when they're not capable of fighting. There'll be a point where they'll have no choice but to do that. Whe-- whether they know it or not, they will be combat-ineffective. They will surrender.&quot; ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/03/08/hegseth_to_60_minutes_this_is_not_a_remaking_of_the_iranian_society.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/03/08/hegseth_to_60_minutes_this_is_not_a_remaking_of_the_iranian_society.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">700693826</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Secretary&nbsp;Pete Hegseth, 60 Minutes]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/711544_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Why Escalation Favors Iran</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:01:03 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ America and Israel may have bitten off more than they can chew.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/why_escalation_favors_iran_693878.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/why-escalation-favors-iran]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693878</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Robert Pape, Foreign Affairs]]></author></item>
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					<title>War Reshaping the Middle East With Surprising Speed</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:55 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The war with Iran is reshaping the entire Middle East from the Gulf States to Lebanon with surprising speed.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/war_reshaping_the_middle_east_with_surprising_speed_693873.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://quillette.com/2026/03/08/irans-risky-gamble-hezbollah-israel-kurds-gulf/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693873</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Benny Morris, Quillette]]></author></item>
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					<title>The Public Deserves To Know Why Trump Attacked Iran</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:59:58 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Sen. Chris Coons: President Trump showed a stunning and reckless lack of planning on Iran]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/the_public_deserves_to_know_why_trump_attacked_iran_693883.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.ms.now/opinion/iran-war-trump-congress-chris-coons]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693883</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Sen. Chris Coons, MS Now]]></author></item>
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					<title>New Ayatollah Shows Regime Has Learnt Nothing</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:16 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ On a dark night, it would be difficult to distinguish the old Ayatollah, Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who met his death in a salvo of 30 Israeli sparrow missiles on February 28, and his successor, ...]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/new_ayatollah_shows_regime_has_learnt_nothing_693840.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/iran-malevolent-ayatollah-shows-regime-083633695.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693840</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Jake Wallis Simons, The Telegraph]]></author></item>
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					<title>&amp;lsquo;The Most Dangerous Man in the World'</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:12 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/lsquothe_most_dangerous_man_in_the_worldrsquo_693844.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://archive.is/i0RZy]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693844</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Graeme Wood, The Atlantic]]></author></item>
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					<title>Our Goal in Iran Is Not the Same as Israel's</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:01:06 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Israel has been an incredible ally throughout Operation Epic Fury. But while our interests are aligned with those of our great ally, they are by no means identical.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/our_goal_in_iran_is_not_the_same_as_israels_693882.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://batyaus.substack.com/p/our-goal-in-iran-is-not-the-same]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693882</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack]]></author></item>
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					<title>Regime Change Is Never Painless</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:59 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/regime_change_is_never_painless_693874.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/regime-change-never-painless-130000000.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693874</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Matt Bai, Rolling Stone]]></author></item>
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					<title>Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:02:22 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/long-feared_persian_gulf_oil_squeeze_is_upon_us_693831.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/persian-gulf-oil-squeeze-d9a39190?st=nzCWeA]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693831</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Wallace, et al,&nbsp;Wall Street Journal]]></author></item>
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					<title>To Win in November, GOP Must Focus on Seniors</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:02:38 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/to_win_in_november_gop_must_focus_on_seniors_693836.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/8/win-november-republicans-must-focus-seniors/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693836</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Michael McKenna, Washington Times]]></author></item>
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					<title>The War on Fraud Is Really a War on the Poor</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:03:44 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/08/the_war_on_fraud_is_really_a_war_on_the_poor_693825.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5771082-fraud-governing-logic-poverty/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693825</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Sara Sternberg Greene, The Hill]]></author></item>
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					<title>Paxton Makes Thune an Offer He Can't Refuse</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:08:04 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ And Trump has dramatically upped the pressure on the Senate Majority Leader to take the deal.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/paxton_makes_thune_an_offer_he_cant_refuse_693865.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://spectator.org/paxton-makes-thune-an-offer-he-cant-refuse/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693865</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[David Catron, The American Spectator]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/711545_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Filibuster Actually Lessens Senate's Power</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:10:31 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The best argument against eliminating the filibuster is also proof positive that the filibuster is an extra-constitutional invention that weakens the experiment in self-government that our nation's Founders intended.I'll admit I was pushed off-kilter for a minute when one reader warned about D.C. statehood and the prospect of  &quot;two Marxist senators&quot; as a counter to my last column on ending the filibuster.Sure enough, the admission of new states by a simple majority in Congress could result in a partisan advantage for Democrats should they opt to offer statehood to the District of Columbia,...]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/09/filibuster_actually_lessens_senates_power_153923.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/09/filibuster_actually_lessens_senates_power_153923.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200693823</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/711438_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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				 	<media:title><![CDATA[ Filibuster Actually Lessens Senate&#039;s Power]]></media:title>
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					<title>Betty Yee Not Dropping Out of CA Governor's Race</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:11:54 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Betty Yee knows what people are thinking. She's heard what they've said and read the many emails she's gotten.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/betty_yee_not_dropping_out_of_ca_governors_race_693837.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/barabak-culling-field-california-governor-100000895.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693837</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Mark Z. Barabak, LA Times]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/711546_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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				 	<media:title><![CDATA[ Betty Yee Not Dropping Out of CA Governor&#039;s Race]]></media:title>
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					<title>California Dreamin' Isn't What It Used To Be</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:47:01 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/09/california_dreamin_isnt_what_it_used_to_be_153922.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/09/california_dreamin_isnt_what_it_used_to_be_153922.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200693893</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Kenin Spivak, RealClearPolitics]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/711430_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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				 	<media:title><![CDATA[ California Dreamin&#039; Isn&#039;t What It Used To Be]]></media:title>
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					<title>Why Musk Is Right To Fight the EU's Empire of Censorship</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:02:58 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Brussels is desperate to regulate X into oblivion - and to silence the European people.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/why_musk_is_right_to_fight_the_eus_empire_of_censorship_693877.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/03/09/why-musk-is-right-to-fight-the-eus-empire-of-censorship/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693877</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Paul Coleman, Spiked]]></author></item>
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					<title>Our Declaration of Independence's Most Novel Phrase</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:12:50 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>03/09/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Today, happiness is equated with self-fulfillment. But the pursuit of happiness is no mere rhetorical gimmick.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/our_declaration_of_independences_most_novel_phrase_693835.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/us-news/the-pursuit-of-happiness-remains-a-novel-moment-in-us-history/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100693835</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Steven Hayward, California Post]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/48/482021_1_.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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				 	<media:title><![CDATA[ Our Declaration of Independence&#039;s Most Novel Phrase]]></media:title>
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					<title>Voters Should Decide TX GOP Senate Runoff, Not Trump</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/voters_should_decide_tx_gop_senate_runoff_not_trump_693890.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.statesman.com/opinion/editorials/article/trump-shouldn-t-decide-texas-gop-senate-21957674.php]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100693890</guid> 					
					<category>Editorials</category>					
					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:18:27 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Austin-American Statesman]]></author></item>
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					<title>With Kristi Noem Out, DHS Can Get Serious About Immigration</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/with_kristi_noem_out_dhs_can_get_serious_about_immigration_693889.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-kristi-noem-dhs-serious-113600579.html]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100693889</guid> 					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:14:28 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[CT Insider]]></author></item>
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					<title>Cracking Down on Graduation Speeches Won't Solve the Problem</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/cracking_down_on_graduation_speeches_wonrsquot_solve_the_problem_693888.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://archive.is/6Hn2m]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100693888</guid> 					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:12:35 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Washington Post]]></author></item>
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					<title>Domestic Energy Dominance Makes Us Safer</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/03/09/domestic_energy_dominance_makes_us_safer_693838.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4483510/domestic-energy-dominance-makes-us-safer/]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100693838</guid> 					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:10:03 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Washington Examiner]]></author></item></channel></rss>