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&lt;br /&gt;</description><category>Technology</category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:04:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Gingrich the best the GOP can produce?</title><link>http://www.news-journal.com/hp/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/07/04/07042009_forum_foster.html</link><guid>http://www.news-journal.com/hp/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/07/04/07042009_forum_foster.html199</guid><description>Newt Gingrich is emerging from the shadows of scandal a decade ago to position himself as the Republican Party nominee for president in 2012.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:43:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama is failing test over 'military coup' in Honduras</title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2009/07/03/calt03.ART_ART_07-03-09_A11_10EBSB3.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2009/07/03/calt03.ART_ART_07-03-09_A11_10EBSB3.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101200</guid><description>President Barack Obama immediately "meddles" in the affairs of Honduras, denouncing a military coup, the intent of which is to preserve the country's constitution, but when it comes to Iran's fraudulent election and the violent repression of demonstrators who wanted their votes counted, the president initially vacillates and equivocates.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:58:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Malkin: Railroading Amtrak's whistle-blower</title><link>http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090703/COLUMNISTS0205/907030314/1161/CUSTOMER06</link><guid>http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090703/COLUMNISTS0205/907030314/1161/CUSTOMER06201</guid><description>Editor's note: Kathleen Parker is on vacation this week. Watchdogs are an endangered species in the Age of Obama.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:55:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rangel lashes out at Obama for butting into NY Senate primary</title><link>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/03/2009-07-03_rangel_defends_maloneys_bid_for_gillibrand_senate_seat_criticizes_obama_for_butt.html</link><guid>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/03/2009-07-03_rangel_defends_maloneys_bid_for_gillibrand_senate_seat_criticizes_obama_for_butt.html202</guid><description>Rep. Rangel in February, 2009. Rangel stood up for Maloney while the state's senior senator, Chuck Schumer, and the Democratic establishment are rallying around Gillibrand.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:30:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The GOP Can Attract Minorities -- If They Can Stop Being Bigots</title><link>http://politikditto.blogspot.com/2009/07/gop-can-attract-minorities-if-they-can.html</link><guid>http://politikditto.blogspot.com/2009/07/gop-can-attract-minorities-if-they-can.html203</guid><description>Great article by Ruben Navarrette Jr. on PajamasMedia.com the other day: It's sad to watch.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:23:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Failure of Bailouts, Stimulus Packages, and Government Economic Planning</title><link>http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=222553&amp;t=01005804094523895625</link><guid>http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=222553&amp;t=01005804094523895625204</guid><description>Use access key #2 to skip to page content. #1) On July 03, 2009 at 11:06 AM, robstuck wrote: can you cite a source regarding the government promoting lower standards on home loans? A also, as scary as it may be, i'm not so sure the government plans on ever letting the bubble burst.</description><category>Mortgage,Home,Personal Finance</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Capitol Hell: Worst states to govern</title><link>http://www.auburnnews.net/publicationreturnframe.lasso?-token.address=http%3a%2f%2fus.rd.yahoo.com%2fdailynews%2frss%2fpolitics%2f*http%3a%2f%2fus.rd.yahoo.com%2fdailynews%2fexternal%2fpolitico_rss%2frss_politico_mostpop%2fhttp___www_politico_com_news_stories0709_24470_html%2f32577335%2fSIG%3d11mcnunim%2f*http%3a%2f%2fwww.politico.com%2fnews%2fstories%2f0709%2f24470.html</link><guid>http://www.auburnnews.net/publicationreturnframe.lasso?-token.address=http%3a%2f%2fus.rd.yahoo.com%2fdailynews%2frss%2fpolitics%2f*http%3a%2f%2fus.rd.yahoo.com%2fdailynews%2fexternal%2fpolitico_rss%2frss_politico_mostpop%2fhttp___www_politico_com_news_stories0709_24470_html%2f32577335%2fSIG%3d11mcnunim%2f*http%3a%2f%2fwww.politico.com%2fnews%2fstories%2f0709%2f24470.html205</guid><description>Forget about the quandary South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces as a result of his personal indiscretions.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:02:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rooney sworn in</title><link>http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/StoryAP/s0243-BC-FBN-Rooney-IrishAmba-07-02-0220</link><guid>http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/StoryAP/s0243-BC-FBN-Rooney-IrishAmba-07-02-0220206</guid><description>Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney is making his first official trip as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, one day after being sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:56:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New US Ambassador to present credentials today - Independent</title><link>http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/new-us-ambassador-to-present-credentials-today-1804022.html?FORM=ZZNR</link><guid>http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/new-us-ambassador-to-present-credentials-today-1804022.html?FORM=ZZNR566</guid><description>The incoming US Ambassador to Ireland is due to present his credentials to President Mary McAleese today. Seventy-six-year-old businessman Dan Rooney, the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers American football team, arrived in Ireland to take up the ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ex-President Bill Clinton to raise funds for challenger to NY Democratic senator</title><link>http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/article1015519.ece</link><guid>http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/article1015519.ece567</guid><description>Former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for a New York congresswoman challenging White House-backed Sen.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:34:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Steelers owner sworn as ambassador - Charleston Daily Mail</title><link>http://www.dailymail.com/mostRecent/200907030030?FORM=ZZNR5</link><guid>http://www.dailymail.com/mostRecent/200907030030?FORM=ZZNR5568</guid><description>PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney is making his first official trip as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, one day after being sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The State Department says Rooney is traveling to Dublin on ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honduras: A test for Obama and for the OAS</title><link>http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/07/03/opinion/opinion_30106631.php</link><guid>http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/07/03/opinion/opinion_30106631.php569</guid><description>The coup d'etat in Honduras and the uncertain future of the government led by ousted President Manuel Zelaya have become a crucial test for two key actors, the United States and the Organization of American States , at a time when both are seeking to play a more prominent role in the Americas.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hecker's finances detailed in bankruptcy filing</title><link>http://www.twincities.com/columnists/ci_12745409?source=rss</link><guid>http://www.twincities.com/columnists/ci_12745409?source=rss570</guid><description>It reads like an episode of Lifestyles of the Once Rich and Now Infamous. In a 124-page opus, lawyers for bankrupt Denny Hecker on Wednesday detailed the trappings of the fallen auto mogul's estate - the 53-foot yacht, the Rolex watches, the markers from high-end Las Vegas casinos, the expensive gifts and expansive homes, all laid out in black and ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:29:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oakland County news briefs: Board to vote on school uniforms</title><link>http://www.freep.com/article/20090701/NEWS03/907010353/1005/news03/Oakland+County+news+briefs++Board+to+vote+on+school+uniforms</link><guid>http://www.freep.com/article/20090701/NEWS03/907010353/1005/news03/Oakland+County+news+briefs++Board+to+vote+on+school+uniforms571</guid><description>The Pontiac Board of Education is to vote Monday on whether the district will require school uniforms for preschool through 12th grade next school year.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:40:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honduras: Crisis of Democracy &amp; Human Rights</title><link>http://www.grassrootsonline.org/news/blog/honduras-crisis-democracy-human-rights</link><guid>http://www.grassrootsonline.org/news/blog/honduras-crisis-democracy-human-rights572</guid><description>Last April my colleague Saulo Araujo and I visited Honduras. What impressed us the most was the strength and vibrancy of social movements, like our partners the Via Campesina and COCOCH , and our allies like COPINH and OFRANEH .</description><category>Manuel Zelaya</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:38:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Interview: John Esposito</title><link>http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/954/intrvw.htm</link><guid>http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/954/intrvw.htm573</guid><description>John Esposito tells Amira Howeidy now that Barack Obama is president of the United States and not a hopeful candidate he needs to move forward, get new faces into his administration and deliver John L Esposito's academic fame and his specialisation in issues like political Islam and Muslim-Christian relations make him something of an international ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:22:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Celebrating the End of American Independence</title><link>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284857/posts</link><guid>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284857/posts574</guid><description>The US Constitution no longer stands as the cornerstone of freedom. The average American is no longer well suited for self-governance. The federal government no longer serves at the pleasure of the people and the states and the future of the greatest nation ever known to mankind, is beyond bleak.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Post a Comment</title><link>http://www.freep.com/article/20090703/FEATURES14/907030326/1025/FEATURES</link><guid>http://www.freep.com/article/20090703/FEATURES14/907030326/1025/FEATURES575</guid><description>Following in the footsteps of Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer and Kwame Kilpatrick, another powerful man has been caught having an affair.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:18:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gay sex decriminalised in India</title><link>http://forums.starnewsonline.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1661088265/m/8231012398/r/2191082398</link><guid>http://forums.starnewsonline.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1661088265/m/8231012398/r/2191082398576</guid><description>Population control. According to one estimate, more than 8% of homosexual men in India were infected with HIV, compared to fewer than 1% in the general population.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:17:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Advocates are back with real health care stories</title><link>http://ap.cjonline.com/pstories/us/20090702/458725732.shtml</link><guid>http://ap.cjonline.com/pstories/us/20090702/458725732.shtml577</guid><description>When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:14:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ten politicial philanderers who got away with it</title><link>http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2009/07/francois-mitterandwhen-francois-mitterand-died-the-world-learned-the-secret-kept-by-a-small-circle-throughout-his-presidency.html</link><guid>http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2009/07/francois-mitterandwhen-francois-mitterand-died-the-world-learned-the-secret-kept-by-a-small-circle-throughout-his-presidency.html578</guid><description>Will he go? Won't he go? As Govenor Sanford's political future hangs in the balance, 10 politicians who survived a public airing of their dirty laundry.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:08:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Talking back to Ext. 333</title><link>http://www.saljournal.com/news/story/talkback-july3</link><guid>http://www.saljournal.com/news/story/talkback-july3579</guid><description>"Seems like kind of a foolish time to be spending $300,000 on the I-70 North Ninth Street exit to spruce it up.</description><category>Salina, KS</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:57:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Finally, a topic to unify Congress: Sex scandals - Nashua Telegraph</title><link>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090703/OPINION04/307039964&amp;FORM=ZZNR10</link><guid>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090703/OPINION04/307039964&amp;FORM=ZZNR10580</guid><description>With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it's probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist's son, he married money, went into real estate, then politics. Like many South Carolina aristocrats, he's an Episcopalian ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Obama Chose Ghana</title><link>http://www.ghanamma.com/news/8311-why-obama-chose-ghana.html</link><guid>http://www.ghanamma.com/news/8311-why-obama-chose-ghana.html581</guid><description>President Barack Obamaa s decision to make Ghana his first port of call in his visit to sub-Saharan Africa since he took office in January 2009, has received overwhelming endorsement from Americans who described it as a well-thought-out trip.</description><category>Dayton, OH</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:31:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zelaya, Honduras, and the Leftists Of The World</title><link>http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2009/07/03/zelaya-honduras-and-the-leftists-of-the-world/</link><guid>http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2009/07/03/zelaya-honduras-and-the-leftists-of-the-world/582</guid><description>OK, let's get away from all the screaming headlines and global half-truths and examine the real story.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:23:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drug theory amuses</title><link>http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=62&amp;articleid=20090703_11_A16_hDrugt336009</link><guid>http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=62&amp;articleid=20090703_11_A16_hDrugt336009583</guid><description>I was amused by Bill Bly's recent letter . I believe drug patents were recently increased from seven or eight years to 17 for no reason except to further line the pockets of Big Pharma.</description><category>Opinion,Marketing</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RUN, CAROLYN, RUN</title><link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07032009/postopinion/editorials/run__carolyn__run_177355.htm</link><guid>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07032009/postopinion/editorials/run__carolyn__run_177355.htm584</guid><description>Rep. Carolyn Maloney of Manhattan says she's planning a primary chal lenge to Sen.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:09:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continue reading "Obama's honeymoon: Sixth month, still"</title><link>http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/07/obamas_honeymoon_sixth_month_s.html</link><guid>http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/07/obamas_honeymoon_sixth_month_s.html585</guid><description>Despite a roughly 10-point decline in public job-approval since the high start of his presidency in January, President Barack Obama is "arguably'' still enjoying a "honeymoon'' with the American public, the Gallup Poll's historical review suggests.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:07:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bubba Defying Bam To Aid Maloney Bid</title><link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07032009/news/nationalnews/bubba_defying_bam_to_aid_maloney_bid_177458.htm</link><guid>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07032009/news/nationalnews/bubba_defying_bam_to_aid_maloney_bid_177458.htm586</guid><description>In a slap at President Obama, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fund-raiser for Rep.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bubba Defying Bam To Aid Maloney Bid</title><link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07032009/news/nationalnews/bubba_defying_bam_to_aid_maloney_bid_177458.htm</link><guid>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07032009/news/nationalnews/bubba_defying_bam_to_aid_maloney_bid_177458.htm587</guid><description>In a slap at President Obama, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fund-raiser for Rep.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. and Canada: old friends, good neighbors</title><link>http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090703/OPINION01/307039978</link><guid>http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090703/OPINION01/307039978588</guid><description>Since Canada Day was celebrated Wednesday, and Independence Day is coming on July 4, this is a good time to consider the historic speeches given by the leaders of our two countries when trying to describe ourselves to one another.</description><category>North America,Canada,Opinion,World News</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:59:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1908308,00.html</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1908308,00.html589</guid><description>Topol-M ballistic missile drive through Moscow's Red Square in May. Russia is spending billions to modernize its military, depleted since the Cold War NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP / GETTY It is not now as it hath been of yore.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:47:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Red ink drips over the thin blue line</title><link>http://www.telegram.com/article/20090703/NEWS/907030398/1116</link><guid>http://www.telegram.com/article/20090703/NEWS/907030398/1116590</guid><description>You've got to cross your fingers and remain optimistic. -- Ron Dellums, MAYOR OF OAKLAND, CALIF.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:38:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rangel defends Maloney's bid for Gillibrand Senate seat; criticizes ...  - New York Daily News</title><link>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/03/2009-07-03_rangel_defends_maloneys_bid_for_gillibrand_senate_seat_criticizes_obama_for_butt.html?FORM=ZZNR8</link><guid>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/03/2009-07-03_rangel_defends_maloneys_bid_for_gillibrand_senate_seat_criticizes_obama_for_butt.html?FORM=ZZNR8427</guid><description>Rep. Rangel in February, 2009. Rangel stood up for Maloney while the state's senior senator, Chuck Schumer, and the Democratic establishment are rallying around Gillibrand. "I really cannot say anything negative about a senior member who wants to run ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Craftsmen get fired up</title><link>http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090703_craftsmen_get_fired_up.html</link><guid>http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090703_craftsmen_get_fired_up.html428</guid><description>Guest artist and juror David Kurakoa says Raku Ho'olaule'a keeps inspiring "better and better work" By Joleen Oshiro POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 03, 2009 Thirty-three years after founding Hawaii Craftsmen's annual Raku Ho'olaule'a beach event, ceramist David Kuraoka is the guest artist and juror of the 2009 Raku Ho'olaule'a Juried Exhibition.</description><category>Hawaii,Honolulu, HI,Hana, HI,Arts,Theater</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Another scandal, another embarrassed wife</title><link>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090703/LIFE/907030310</link><guid>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090703/LIFE/907030310429</guid><description>I have been trying hard - really, really hard - to stay away from the topic of the latest Big-Time Pol Sexual Transgression.</description><category>South Carolina Government,South Carolina</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:21:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wesley Pruden:</title><link>http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/pruden070309.php3</link><guid>http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/pruden070309.php3430</guid><description>Too bad for Barack Obama and the Democrats, but George W. Bush is the shrinking man of American politics, growing ever smaller on the far horizon.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:14:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pro/Con: NO: Cuba must restore various freedoms first - Post-Crescent</title><link>http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20090702/APC06/907020469/Pro/Con--NO--Cuba-must-restore-various-freedoms-first?FORM=ZZNR4</link><guid>http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20090702/APC06/907020469/Pro/Con--NO--Cuba-must-restore-various-freedoms-first?FORM=ZZNR4431</guid><description>Even before his inauguration, President Barack Obama promised to improve relations with Cuba. He has since taken steps to let Cuban-Americans travel freely to the island and send more remittances. And Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has authorized ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Iranians Have Doubted U.S. Commitment to Democracy - Gallup</title><link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/121370/Iranians-Doubted-Commitment-Democracy.aspx?FORM=ZZNR7</link><guid>http://www.gallup.com/poll/121370/Iranians-Doubted-Commitment-Democracy.aspx?FORM=ZZNR7432</guid><description>WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Obama administration reacted Monday to the final declaration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner of Iran's disputed election with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton simply saying, "these internal matters are for ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cast Couture: Politicos Who Persevere In Crutches, Casts, And Slings ...  - Huffingtonpost.com</title><link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/02/cast-couture-politicos-wh_n_223287.html?FORM=ZZNR6</link><guid>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/02/cast-couture-politicos-wh_n_223287.html?FORM=ZZNR6433</guid><description>When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broke her elbow outside the White House on June 18th, her injury put her in good company: Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor recently fractured her ankle and has been hobbling around in a cast ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lyons: We've become a nation of bipartisan Peeping Toms - MetroWest Daily News</title><link>http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/opinion/x89169307/Lyons-Weve-become-a-nation-of-bipartisan-Peeping-Toms?FORM=ZZNR5</link><guid>http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/opinion/x89169307/Lyons-Weve-become-a-nation-of-bipartisan-Peeping-Toms?FORM=ZZNR5434</guid><description>With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it's probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist's son, he married money, went into real estate, then politics. Like many South Carolina aristocrats, he's an Episcopalian ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Noam Unger: Beyond How Many Troops</title><link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noam-unger/beyond-how-many-troops_b_225263.html</link><guid>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noam-unger/beyond-how-many-troops_b_225263.html435</guid><description>Yesterday's Washington Post featured a front page article by Bob Woodward with the headline " Key in Afghanistan: Economy, Not Military ." The article focused mostly on discussions National Security Adviser James L. Jones has been having with, well, our military on the ground in Afghanistan, and it did not include a single quote from a government ...</description><category>US Military,US Marine Corps</category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:27:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton to skip Russia - Straits Times</title><link>http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_398469.html?FORM=ZZNR3</link><guid>http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_398469.html?FORM=ZZNR3436</guid><description>WASHINGTON - US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton is unable to travel to Moscow next week because she needs to continue physical therapy on her 'shattered' elbow, a US official said on Thursday. A State Department official announced that the chief ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton skips Russia for 'shattered' elbow therapy - Raw Story</title><link>http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Clinton_skips_Russia_for_shattered__07022009.html?FORM=ZZNR2</link><guid>http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Clinton_skips_Russia_for_shattered__07022009.html?FORM=ZZNR2437</guid><description>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is unable to travel to Moscow next week because she needs to continue physical therapy on her "shattered" elbow, a US official said Thursday. A State Department official announced Wednesday that the chief US ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bill Clinton to appear at Maloney fundraiser - Newsday</title><link>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-usmalo0312939590jul02,0,3743724.story?FORM=ZZNR7</link><guid>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-usmalo0312939590jul02,0,3743724.story?FORM=ZZNR7438</guid><description>WASHINGTON - Rep. Carolyn Maloney's plan to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the Democratic primary next year will get a surprising boost later this month: a fundraiser headed by Bill Clinton . The former president is scheduled to raise money for ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton to skip Obama's Moscow visit? - ONE News</title><link>http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/clinton-skip-obama-s-moscow-visit-2825482?FORM=ZZNR</link><guid>http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/clinton-skip-obama-s-moscow-visit-2825482?FORM=ZZNR439</guid><description>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who broke her right elbow two weeks ago, will not accompany President Barack Obama to Moscow next week, a US official said. "Secretary Clinton is not going to go to Moscow," the official told reporters, saying ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>