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		<title>By: Francis</title>
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		<dc:creator>Francis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My  Prediction
Obama/Biden 291
McCain/Palin 247</description>
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Obama/Biden 291<br />
McCain/Palin 247</p>
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		<title>By: beverly</title>
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		<dc:creator>beverly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mc Cain has been playing the Rev Wright commercial here for the past 4 days non-stop every half hour

If the voters vote for Mc Cain because of this it will be ashame.

Mc Cain put himself before his country along with the media.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mc Cain has been playing the Rev Wright commercial here for the past 4 days non-stop every half hour</p>
<p>If the voters vote for Mc Cain because of this it will be ashame.</p>
<p>Mc Cain put himself before his country along with the media.</p>
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		<title>By: Alex, Florida</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alex, Florida</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I always stop and listen when David Gergen has an opinion to offer
about politics and policy. It usually makes a lot of sense and stays
above the bickering that passes for journalism these days. I hope
we see you advising another American president soon. Perhaps the new President will actually listen to advice gained through experience and knowledge as opposed to strident political conventional wisdom.
Thanks for bringing a smidgen of truth to daily political talk in the USA.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I always stop and listen when David Gergen has an opinion to offer<br />
about politics and policy. It usually makes a lot of sense and stays<br />
above the bickering that passes for journalism these days. I hope<br />
we see you advising another American president soon. Perhaps the new President will actually listen to advice gained through experience and knowledge as opposed to strident political conventional wisdom.<br />
Thanks for bringing a smidgen of truth to daily political talk in the USA.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Ohrstrom</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Ohrstrom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your analysis is spot on. Unfortunately hubris is not only a perogative of the right. Bin Laden brought down the empire with a small cadre and a simple, brilliant plan. The America we will see in the next ten years will resemble the Britain of Harold Wilson rather than the America of the post war era, a country that refuses to work and nourishes itself on nostalgia of the lost empire.

The problem is ultimately that Americans now lack character and grit. They talk a good game but in the end they want lots of benefits without sacrifice. They are fat  deer hunters, wearing paramilitary camo and waving around semi automatic weapons from atop 4 wheelers and pretending to be real hunters. 

If America could just convince the rest of the world to get into a huge war and destroy all their infrastructure, it could be king of the hill again.

If I was not subject to US taxation for the next 10 years even if I renounce my citizenship, I would be out of here and into a country with a future.
This place has already gone socialist under the right and it will just get worse under the super majority coming in today. It is already over here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your analysis is spot on. Unfortunately hubris is not only a perogative of the right. Bin Laden brought down the empire with a small cadre and a simple, brilliant plan. The America we will see in the next ten years will resemble the Britain of Harold Wilson rather than the America of the post war era, a country that refuses to work and nourishes itself on nostalgia of the lost empire.</p>
<p>The problem is ultimately that Americans now lack character and grit. They talk a good game but in the end they want lots of benefits without sacrifice. They are fat  deer hunters, wearing paramilitary camo and waving around semi automatic weapons from atop 4 wheelers and pretending to be real hunters. </p>
<p>If America could just convince the rest of the world to get into a huge war and destroy all their infrastructure, it could be king of the hill again.</p>
<p>If I was not subject to US taxation for the next 10 years even if I renounce my citizenship, I would be out of here and into a country with a future.<br />
This place has already gone socialist under the right and it will just get worse under the super majority coming in today. It is already over here.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Thomas</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Thomas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>David:
All of your hard work for Obama is finally paying off.  No questions, no scrutiny, no rigor.  Just adulation.  You should move over to MSNBC and join Chris Matthews.  CNN puts you out as an &#039;objective&#039; commentator and this is a big joke.   You and Anderson and all of the rest of you are &#039;in the tank&#039; for Obama.  Get ready for higher taxes, fewer jobs, and diminished national security</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David:<br />
All of your hard work for Obama is finally paying off.  No questions, no scrutiny, no rigor.  Just adulation.  You should move over to MSNBC and join Chris Matthews.  CNN puts you out as an &#039;objective&#039; commentator and this is a big joke.   You and Anderson and all of the rest of you are &#039;in the tank&#039; for Obama.  Get ready for higher taxes, fewer jobs, and diminished national security</p>
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		<title>By: Mark</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very good article David.  I have always listened to your commentary simply because you have been on both sides, which is a unique perspective.

For all of those whiny Repubs.......get over it.  If McCain was up in the polls you would not be on these blogs blaming the media and false polling.  You would tell the Dems to stop complaining.  Americans, nay, human beings, need to stop allowing themselves to be brainwashed (this is for Dems and Repubs).  Do your own homework instead of listening to overly biased commercials, websites, and media types.  I have read too many blogs where writers are just spitting back the rhetoric they&#039;ve been spoon fed.  It&#039;s ridiculous people.

Lastly, to the Repubs who really have done their homework and think the country is going into the tank amidst a Dem &quot;windfall&quot;, might I suggest taking some of Cindy McCain&#039;s DADDY&#039;s money, buy an island (we&#039;ll call it Loser&#039;s Island) and live there for the next four years under the current &quot;rich getting richer&quot; tax plan.

BTW......I am a registered Indie, just tired of self-serving, egotistical, crybaby attitudes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very good article David.  I have always listened to your commentary simply because you have been on both sides, which is a unique perspective.</p>
<p>For all of those whiny Repubs.......get over it.  If McCain was up in the polls you would not be on these blogs blaming the media and false polling.  You would tell the Dems to stop complaining.  Americans, nay, human beings, need to stop allowing themselves to be brainwashed (this is for Dems and Repubs).  Do your own homework instead of listening to overly biased commercials, websites, and media types.  I have read too many blogs where writers are just spitting back the rhetoric they&#039;ve been spoon fed.  It&#039;s ridiculous people.</p>
<p>Lastly, to the Repubs who really have done their homework and think the country is going into the tank amidst a Dem &#034;windfall&#034;, might I suggest taking some of Cindy McCain&#039;s DADDY&#039;s money, buy an island (we&#039;ll call it Loser&#039;s Island) and live there for the next four years under the current &#034;rich getting richer&#034; tax plan.</p>
<p>BTW......I am a registered Indie, just tired of self-serving, egotistical, crybaby attitudes.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Lahey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Lahey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It doesn&#039;t deserve a response because the logic is cracked, but those who question Obama&#039;s being a citizen need to remember that McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone. Not that there&#039;s anything wrong with that...either.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn&#039;t deserve a response because the logic is cracked, but those who question Obama&#039;s being a citizen need to remember that McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone. Not that there&#039;s anything wrong with that...either.</p>
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		<title>By: Gene Penszynski from Vermont</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gene Penszynski from Vermont</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well all the nonesense speculation is about to be put to the test.

My prediction Obama wins in a lanslide !. Once again America on the brink of a monumental disaster has saved  itself. God Bless the USA !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well all the nonesense speculation is about to be put to the test.</p>
<p>My prediction Obama wins in a lanslide !. Once again America on the brink of a monumental disaster has saved  itself. God Bless the USA !</p>
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		<title>By: Mark Burns</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mark Burns</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m sure that the American people will sleep much better at night knowing that President Obama is running the country.  I&#039;m sure his grandmother will be watching down on him as he wins today.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;m sure that the American people will sleep much better at night knowing that President Obama is running the country.  I&#039;m sure his grandmother will be watching down on him as he wins today.</p>
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		<title>By: KG</title>
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		<dc:creator>KG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MelindaCharlotte,

You are forgetting that those pundits are also voters as well and since they are seen on CNN, Fox, and MSNBC almost everyday their opinions carry a lot of weight with their audience.   Last I heard is that David Gergen is non-partisan and he&#039;s served with Republicans and Democrats in the White House.  His opinions are more objective and unbiased then Bay Buchanan or Roland Martin.  What he says is true.  Obama is still leading but John McCain is catching up.  If you look at the how much money Obama has raised for his campaign (which came mostly from small donations by supporters.) and saw his rallies, you could see that there are more people wanting Obama in the presidency.  I do believe that this race will be very close so we really don&#039;t know if Obama will become the President-elect or McCain.  If you&#039;ll recall,t these pundits were asked to make a prediction and they are going by what they see in the polls and the response to both campaigns by the public.  You&#039;re reacting emotionally because you like the McCain/Palin ticket and David is not gushing over them like Cindy from Ga would want him to.  Even Ed Rollins, the Republican pundit,  agrees that Obama could very well be the next president.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MelindaCharlotte,</p>
<p>You are forgetting that those pundits are also voters as well and since they are seen on CNN, Fox, and MSNBC almost everyday their opinions carry a lot of weight with their audience.   Last I heard is that David Gergen is non-partisan and he&#039;s served with Republicans and Democrats in the White House.  His opinions are more objective and unbiased then Bay Buchanan or Roland Martin.  What he says is true.  Obama is still leading but John McCain is catching up.  If you look at the how much money Obama has raised for his campaign (which came mostly from small donations by supporters.) and saw his rallies, you could see that there are more people wanting Obama in the presidency.  I do believe that this race will be very close so we really don&#039;t know if Obama will become the President-elect or McCain.  If you&#039;ll recall,t these pundits were asked to make a prediction and they are going by what they see in the polls and the response to both campaigns by the public.  You&#039;re reacting emotionally because you like the McCain/Palin ticket and David is not gushing over them like Cindy from Ga would want him to.  Even Ed Rollins, the Republican pundit,  agrees that Obama could very well be the next president.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a young black kid growing up in Texas during the sixties I saw many horrific things.  I experienced cross burning in the outfield of our High School Baseball Games. Watched kids like me being harassed and jailed for throwing rocks near a school.  Saw kids from my neighborhood dragged from their homes without warrants or probable cause, beatened, jailed an accused of committing crimes they did not commit because Officers were bored.  I saw a young black man beaten, and dragged from the back of a car by his feet until most of the flesh from his bones was removed just because he walked in a white neighborhood.  Blacks were denied the right to vote, my mother (Valedictorian of your High School Class) was not allowed to enrolled in State Universities in Texas, watched my father work in the same Muffler Shop for 45 years from age 17 to his early death of Asbestos poisoning at age 62 because blacks were not given the opportunity to compete for jobs held by whites and the government did not see the need to regulate or warn workers of the dangers of asbestos used in brakes.  Heard stories from my grandmother about tales her grandmother who was a slave told her.  Too horrific to repeat....
I managed to overcome all of that and graduate with a Master Degree in Public Administration.  I&#039;m one of the lucky few blacks who earn six figures, own my house in California and a beach house in Mexico.
 
As tough as it has been for me and people like me, some of us never stopped believing that if we worked hard, played by the rules, loved and cherished our family, helped others while not being judgmental that our time would come.  
 
Barack&#039;s time has come.  He&#039;s earned it.  He&#039;s run the best campaign in recent memory but what makes me most proud of Barack is not that he may win tomorrow but that he did it the right way.  Barack has put himself in a position to win the presidency without resorting to personal attacks, cheap political tricks or tactics aimed at dissecting and dividing our country along racial, regional, religious or cultural lines.
 
Whatever you may think of Barack, you have to admit to yourself that he did it the right way.
I&#039;m frankly tired of having a president who governs 45% of America.  We need a President who will govern all of us.  Listening to all of our concerns even when he doesn&#039;t agree with some of them.
I respect everyone&#039;s right to express their opinion but please if Barack is elected President later today just give him an opportunity to succeed.  That&#039;s all.  No more; no less.

Tomorrow can be historic, you will remember this day for the rest of your lives with he wins...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a young black kid growing up in Texas during the sixties I saw many horrific things.  I experienced cross burning in the outfield of our High School Baseball Games. Watched kids like me being harassed and jailed for throwing rocks near a school.  Saw kids from my neighborhood dragged from their homes without warrants or probable cause, beatened, jailed an accused of committing crimes they did not commit because Officers were bored.  I saw a young black man beaten, and dragged from the back of a car by his feet until most of the flesh from his bones was removed just because he walked in a white neighborhood.  Blacks were denied the right to vote, my mother (Valedictorian of your High School Class) was not allowed to enrolled in State Universities in Texas, watched my father work in the same Muffler Shop for 45 years from age 17 to his early death of Asbestos poisoning at age 62 because blacks were not given the opportunity to compete for jobs held by whites and the government did not see the need to regulate or warn workers of the dangers of asbestos used in brakes.  Heard stories from my grandmother about tales her grandmother who was a slave told her.  Too horrific to repeat....<br />
I managed to overcome all of that and graduate with a Master Degree in Public Administration.  I&#039;m one of the lucky few blacks who earn six figures, own my house in California and a beach house in Mexico.</p>
<p>As tough as it has been for me and people like me, some of us never stopped believing that if we worked hard, played by the rules, loved and cherished our family, helped others while not being judgmental that our time would come.  </p>
<p>Barack&#039;s time has come.  He&#039;s earned it.  He&#039;s run the best campaign in recent memory but what makes me most proud of Barack is not that he may win tomorrow but that he did it the right way.  Barack has put himself in a position to win the presidency without resorting to personal attacks, cheap political tricks or tactics aimed at dissecting and dividing our country along racial, regional, religious or cultural lines.</p>
<p>Whatever you may think of Barack, you have to admit to yourself that he did it the right way.<br />
I&#039;m frankly tired of having a president who governs 45% of America.  We need a President who will govern all of us.  Listening to all of our concerns even when he doesn&#039;t agree with some of them.<br />
I respect everyone&#039;s right to express their opinion but please if Barack is elected President later today just give him an opportunity to succeed.  That&#039;s all.  No more; no less.</p>
<p>Tomorrow can be historic, you will remember this day for the rest of your lives with he wins...</p>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Melinda, a psychic would not by definition make a prediction because if they actually existed they would just tell you the future. A prediction is just an educated guess based on evidence and remember you probably make several hundred small predictions every day that you just don&#039;t think about, they just go by a different name &quot;Reason&quot;.  If I asked you who do you think will win, what would you say? Remember according to your logic if you give any answer at all then you&#039;re in the same boat that you are putting David. Also don&#039;t confuse conversation with anyone deciding the election, you&#039;re right only voting does that. This is just political discussion and you&#039;re making yourself sound foolish. Please believe me, I am just trying to help.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Melinda, a psychic would not by definition make a prediction because if they actually existed they would just tell you the future. A prediction is just an educated guess based on evidence and remember you probably make several hundred small predictions every day that you just don&#039;t think about, they just go by a different name &#034;Reason&#034;.  If I asked you who do you think will win, what would you say? Remember according to your logic if you give any answer at all then you&#039;re in the same boat that you are putting David. Also don&#039;t confuse conversation with anyone deciding the election, you&#039;re right only voting does that. This is just political discussion and you&#039;re making yourself sound foolish. Please believe me, I am just trying to help.</p>
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		<title>By: dan cucich</title>
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		<dc:creator>dan cucich</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>President Bush ran as a compassionate conservative,(read: moderate conservative) but he turned aroud and governed as a far right ideologue-afetr losing the popular vte in 2000.  

Let&#039;s also remember that the republican senate majority leader, Bill Frist, threatened to change the senate rules to abolish the fillibuster
 if democrats tried to filibuster the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.

That means the majority party does not really need a filibuster proof majority: they can simply change the Senate rules to abolish the filibuster and pass what they please  by simple majority votes-if Harry Reid has the guts to give the republicans a taste of their own medicine. I hope the democrats remember how  the republicans  ran roughshod over them the last 12 years,

I also hope Obama reinstates the fairness doctrine  and reins in
 the rabid hate rado jocks who have so polarized this country with their vile  angry rants which has stir red so much hatered and division among Americans.

dan cucich</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President Bush ran as a compassionate conservative,(read: moderate conservative) but he turned aroud and governed as a far right ideologue-afetr losing the popular vte in 2000.  </p>
<p>Let&#039;s also remember that the republican senate majority leader, Bill Frist, threatened to change the senate rules to abolish the fillibuster<br />
 if democrats tried to filibuster the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.</p>
<p>That means the majority party does not really need a filibuster proof majority: they can simply change the Senate rules to abolish the filibuster and pass what they please  by simple majority votes-if Harry Reid has the guts to give the republicans a taste of their own medicine. I hope the democrats remember how  the republicans  ran roughshod over them the last 12 years,</p>
<p>I also hope Obama reinstates the fairness doctrine  and reins in<br />
 the rabid hate rado jocks who have so polarized this country with their vile  angry rants which has stir red so much hatered and division among Americans.</p>
<p>dan cucich</p>
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		<title>By: J.V.Hodgson</title>
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		<dc:creator>J.V.Hodgson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very frankly speaking, whichever party wins both need not only to win the electoral college but also a firm and manageable majority in the Senate and House as well. 
I say again irrespective of who is elected president.
Why? The American economy is in tatters, and dragging the global economy down with it as well. Two major military based wars Iraq and Afghanistan, and the so called global war on terrorism.
Therefore whoever is elected president  must be able to avoid the gridlock in washington characteristic of the last two years.
I am personally more for common sense and bipartisan ship much talked about as &quot; accross the aisle&quot; but that phrase inherently says Ideology rules.
Whoever wins has to have the power to put in place a coherent strategy to resolve the economy and rescue America&#039;s international reputation with consistent new ideas on US diplomacy and improving the US A&#039;s badly damaged International reputation.
Regards,
Hodgson.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very frankly speaking, whichever party wins both need not only to win the electoral college but also a firm and manageable majority in the Senate and House as well.<br />
I say again irrespective of who is elected president.<br />
Why? The American economy is in tatters, and dragging the global economy down with it as well. Two major military based wars Iraq and Afghanistan, and the so called global war on terrorism.<br />
Therefore whoever is elected president  must be able to avoid the gridlock in washington characteristic of the last two years.<br />
I am personally more for common sense and bipartisan ship much talked about as &#034; accross the aisle&#034; but that phrase inherently says Ideology rules.<br />
Whoever wins has to have the power to put in place a coherent strategy to resolve the economy and rescue America&#039;s international reputation with consistent new ideas on US diplomacy and improving the US A&#039;s badly damaged International reputation.<br />
Regards,<br />
Hodgson.</p>
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		<title>By: shrink</title>
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		<dc:creator>shrink</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the analysis, David. 

If Obama&#039;s governance is anywhere near as effective as his campaign, the country will be well served. Let&#039;s hope so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the analysis, David. </p>
<p>If Obama&#039;s governance is anywhere near as effective as his campaign, the country will be well served. Let&#039;s hope so.</p>
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		<title>By: Hussein</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hussein</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s over. Sen. Hillary Clinton was a far more formidable opponent than McCain. It will be a landslide...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#039;s over. Sen. Hillary Clinton was a far more formidable opponent than McCain. It will be a landslide...</p>
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		<title>By: DANAH</title>
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		<dc:creator>DANAH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama will be our next president I strongly believe this, He is For the People And He Is That Fresh Breath of Air We Need To Revive this Great Country OBAMA`08 ALL THE WAY MESSIN WIT MC CAIN YU WILL HAVE SUM DRAMA SO VOTE OBAMA &quot;CHANGE IS GOOD&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama will be our next president I strongly believe this, He is For the People And He Is That Fresh Breath of Air We Need To Revive this Great Country OBAMA`08 ALL THE WAY MESSIN WIT MC CAIN YU WILL HAVE SUM DRAMA SO VOTE OBAMA &#034;CHANGE IS GOOD&#034;</p>
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		<title>By: TB</title>
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		<dc:creator>TB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ann Dunham was born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas while her father was in the US army .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ann Dunham was born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas while her father was in the US army .</p>
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		<title>By: sabina</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i&#039;ve placed a lot of hope on obama and his abilities to put some order on this mess the bush era casued to the whole world....the wrong war  with thousands of victims, all the money spent to pursue in his cowboy way of leading the once-used-to-be most powerfull nation......the price america is paying, and will continue to pay for a long time, is to high and the americans should wake up....... obama is the good start for the big change, McCain is to much war minded and to much bush oriented to give serenity to americans and the rest of the world.
i believe that if america wants to avoid the big depression (and it is reaching that point so fast!!!) .... obama might be the solution, but mccain definitely will be the second mistake americans do (the fisrt was give g.w. bush the chance to lead the nations...unfortunatelly he lead toward economical disctruction).
start healing you sick contry, VOTE OBAMA (and maybe the world will give you thanks!!!!)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i&#039;ve placed a lot of hope on obama and his abilities to put some order on this mess the bush era casued to the whole world....the wrong war  with thousands of victims, all the money spent to pursue in his cowboy way of leading the once-used-to-be most powerfull nation......the price america is paying, and will continue to pay for a long time, is to high and the americans should wake up....... obama is the good start for the big change, McCain is to much war minded and to much bush oriented to give serenity to americans and the rest of the world.<br />
i believe that if america wants to avoid the big depression (and it is reaching that point so fast!!!) .... obama might be the solution, but mccain definitely will be the second mistake americans do (the fisrt was give g.w. bush the chance to lead the nations...unfortunatelly he lead toward economical disctruction).<br />
start healing you sick contry, VOTE OBAMA (and maybe the world will give you thanks!!!!)</p>
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		<title>By: Rick</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the historical perspective, David. 
I&#039;m sure Obama will take any extra political capital that he can get, but his success will be determined ultimately by the quality of solutions offerred.   Bush had political capital in spades- yet squandered it.   It is something that quickly erodes if not put to good use. 
It&#039;s too bad that McCain&#039;s campaign - cut out of the same cloth as Bush campaigns- has been so divisive, because sulking Republicans won&#039;t be  easily won over.  But if they get beat badly enough....  maybe they can start to accept that their time-honored formula of using fear has run its course and will quit this game of distorting their brand of Conservatism as somehow being ordained by God and that &quot;trickle down&quot;  is the only way to grow an economy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the historical perspective, David.<br />
I&#039;m sure Obama will take any extra political capital that he can get, but his success will be determined ultimately by the quality of solutions offerred.   Bush had political capital in spades- yet squandered it.   It is something that quickly erodes if not put to good use.<br />
It&#039;s too bad that McCain&#039;s campaign &#8211; cut out of the same cloth as Bush campaigns- has been so divisive, because sulking Republicans won&#039;t be  easily won over.  But if they get beat badly enough....  maybe they can start to accept that their time-honored formula of using fear has run its course and will quit this game of distorting their brand of Conservatism as somehow being ordained by God and that &#034;trickle down&#034;  is the only way to grow an economy.</p>
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