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		<title>Sarah Palin set to kick off 3-week national tour in Mich. to promote her book, &#8216;Going Rogue&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Big crowds expected as Palin kicks off book tour

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Huge crowds are expected when Sarah Palin kicks off her national book tour in Michigan.
The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate is scheduled to sign copies of her book Wednesday evening at a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids. The book was released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit report: Pro-Cuba embargo money on the rise to congressional campaigns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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MIAMI — Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study released late Sunday night by a group supporting campaign finance reform.
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Public Campaign said the study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin&#8217;s bio goes rogue on some facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin&#8217;s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven&#8217;t become any truer over time.
Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer&#8217;s dime, a reformer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. governor says Patriots owner getting stimulus funding on merits, not campaign donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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Mass. gov.: No quid pro quo in Kraft donations

BOSTON — The governor of Massachusetts said Friday there is no connection between big donations to him and the Democratic Party from the family that owns the New England Patriots and the state&#8217;s support for development across the road from Gillette Stadium.
Gov. Deval Patrick said Patriots owner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP: In memoir, Palin says McCain aides cramped her style, but not a single word about Levi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard T. Pienciak</dc:creator>
		
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AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi

NEW YORK — Sarah Palin&#8217;s new memoir describes heart-wrenching anguish about her teen daughter&#8217;s pregnancy playing out before a national audience. But the 413-page tome doesn&#8217;t contain a single reference to the father of her grandson, soon-to-be Playgirl model Levi Johnston.
In &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; which will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. AG charges ex-House Speaker Perzel, 9 other Republicans in legislative corruption probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Scolforo</dc:creator>
		
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Perzel among 10 charged in Pa. legislative probe

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former House speaker, an ex-lawmaker and eight aides Thursday became the latest — and the first Republicans — to be charged in a 3-year-old investigation into the diversion of public resources and employees to Pennsylvania legislative campaigns.
Attorney General Tom Corbett said individuals within the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In new book, Palin says McCain aides kept her &#8216;bottled up&#8217;; Couric was &#8216;badgering&#8217; and biased</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard T. Pienciak</dc:creator>
		
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Palin in book: McCain aides kept me &#8216;bottled up&#8217;

NEW YORK — The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.
In Palin&#8217;s new memoir, &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; she confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin&#8217;s book confirms there was tension between her aides and those of Sen. John McCain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard T. Pienciak</dc:creator>
		
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Palin&#8217;s book confirms tension with McCain aides

NEW YORK — The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family. In Palin&#8217;s new memoir, &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; she confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate confirms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin book confirms tension with McCain aides</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Palin confirms tension with McCain aides
NEW YORK — The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.

In Palin&#8217;s &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; Palin confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate confirms that she had wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic candidates for Alabama governor split on health care bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Rawls</dc:creator>
		
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Alabama governor&#8217;s race splits on health care

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Health care legislation in Washington has split the Democratic candidates for governor in Alabama, with Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks accusing U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of betraying his constituents by voting against the bill.
&#8220;He was the only Black Caucus member to vote against it. I don&#8217;t get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge to decide whether to put campaign finance challenge on faster track</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Judge hears arguments on campaign restrictions
NEW ORLEANS — It&#8217;s now up to a federal judge in New Orleans to decide whether to put a challenge to campaign finance restrictions on a faster track to the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan heard arguments Monday by attorneys for Republican officials challenging the restrictions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq election head proposes national vote on Jan. 21 after parliament passes key legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq election head wants national vote on Jan. 21
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s electoral commission on Monday submitted a proposal to hold national elections on Jan. 21, five days after the previously scheduled date.
Parliament cleared the way for the national poll when it passed a crucial election law Sunday night after weeks of political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi parliament approves long-delayed election law, paving way for national vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.
The decision appeared to resolve a key sticking point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wash. voters approve R-71, expanding rights for gay couples to &#8220;everything but marriage&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel La Corte</dc:creator>
		
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Gay partnership measure approved by voters

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington voters have approved the state&#8217;s new &#8220;everything but marriage&#8221; law, expanding rights for domestic partners and marking the first time any state&#8217;s voters have approved a gay equality measure at the ballot box.
With about 72 percent of the expected vote counted Thursday in unofficial returns, Referendum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After nearly ousting Lieberman from Senate, Conn. anti-war phenomenon weighs run for governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Haigh</dc:creator>
		
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Conn. anti-war candidate weighs run for governor

HARTFORD, Conn. — Ned Lamont, the anti-Iraq war political phenomenon who nearly knocked Joe Lieberman out of the U.S. Senate, has turned his attention to next year&#8217;s race for the Connecticut governorship.
While his entry into an already crowded field of Democrats has created a stir in this state, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Alabama Gov. Riley Cabinet member says Miss. tribe with casinos gave to gov&#8217;s campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Rawls</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-Ala. gov aide: Indian casinos gave to governor

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A former member of Gov. Bob Riley&#8217;s Cabinet claimed Thursday that Riley received campaign contributions from Mississippi Indians who operate casinos, with the money intended to limit their competition in Alabama.
The claim by Bill Johnson triggered denials by top Riley aides, the state Republican Party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for same-sex marriage loss in Maine; conservatives rejoice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine
SAN FRANCISCO — Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama&#8217;s lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate.
Conservatives, in contrast, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking odds: Ohio casino operators tout benefits of gambling palaces, foes plan next attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Ohio ponders a future with casinos
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Developers of four new Ohio casinos looked eagerly to the future Wednesday, even as opponents concocted plans to stymie their efforts and surrounding states braced for economic losses.

Penn National Gaming Inc. president Dan Wilmott showed off the site where a 300,000-square-foot Hollywood Casino-Columbus employing 2,000 people is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: Liberal groups intensify pressure on moderate Democrats in health debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Fram</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don&#8217;t count on our help in your re-election.
That&#8217;s the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party. Their demands: Support a bill that offers optional government-run health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg wins 3rd term as NYC mayor, beats back strong Dem challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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Bloomberg wins 3rd term as NYC mayor
NEW YORK — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York mayor Tuesday in a closer-than-expected race against a Democratic challenger who stoked voter resentment over the way Bloomberg changed the city&#8217;s term-limits law so he could stay in office.
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		<title>Senate leader indicates timetable for completing health care this year may slip</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — In a blow to the White House, the Senate&#8217;s top Democrat signaled Tuesday that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislation, leaving the measure&#8217;s fate to the uncertainties of the 2010 election season.
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		<title>Remaining 2 candidates duke it out in unpredictable upstate NY congressional race</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Bauman</dc:creator>
		
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2 hopefuls duel in upstate NY after surprise turn

ALBANY, N.Y. — With the Republican out of the race and unions lining up behind their candidate, national Democrats on Monday used a high-profile campaigner and ramped up get-out-the-vote efforts to try to grab a congressional seat in a district held for decades by the GOP.
On the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stakes are high in Maine&#8217;s vote on gay marriage; out-of-state money pours in from both sides</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sharp</dc:creator>
		
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Stakes are high in Maine&#8217;s vote on gay marriage

PORTLAND, Maine — Bolstered by out-of-state money and volunteers, both sides jockeyed Monday to boost turnout for a Maine referendum that could give gay-rights activists in the U.S. their first victory at the ballot box on the deeply divisive issue of same-sex marriage.
The state&#8217;s voters will decide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National stars pour fuel on fire in once-obscure upstate NY congressional campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Bauman</dc:creator>
		
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Stars shine on once-obscure upstate NY campaign

ALBANY, N.Y. — A burst of star power Monday brought the vice president, a former presidential candidate, a country singer and the man who used to be &#8220;America&#8217;s mayor&#8221; to a largely rural patch of upstate New York as a Democrat tried to fend off a late-campaign surge from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earmarks sponsored by and campaign contributions to Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Earmarks by and campaign contributions to Inouye

Hawaii companies that would benefit from earmarks sponsored by U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, that are in the Senate version of the fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations measure. The firms&#8217; executives and other employees have contributed to Inouye&#8217;s campaign committees since 1997.
— Pacific Marine/Navatek Ltd., Honolulu: $2.2 million to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After Blago scandal, Ill. lawmakers approve deal on capping most political contributions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Ill. lawmakers OK caps on political donations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers have approved the state&#8217;s first limits on the size of political contributions — one of the highest-profile ethics proposals since former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#8217;s (blah-GOY&#8217;-uh-viches) impeachment.
But the legislation passed by the state Senate on Friday would still let major political leaders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ill. governor says he looks forward to signing &#8216;excellent&#8217; bill capping campaign donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Ill. gov says he supports campaign finance bill

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he supports a compromise on how to cap political contributions.
The Democratic governor says he looks forward to signing the measure, which he calls an &#8220;excellent&#8221; bill.
It would create the state&#8217;s first limits on the size of campaign donations. For instance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats have upper hand as they seek to retain open Northern California congressional seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, a fixture in state and national politics for 35 years, is expected to maintain the Democratic Party&#8217;s hold Tuesday on a congressional seat that stretches from the eastern San Francisco Bay area through the California delta.
The special election in California&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens of House members under scrutiny, from early review to full probe, ethics report shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Margasak</dc:creator>
		
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Ethics panel scrutinizing dozens of House members

WASHINGTON — Dozens of lawmakers have drawn scrutiny from their ethics monitor this year for everything from financial dealings to travel and campaign donations, according to a leaked account showing an active House panel secretly at work.
Seven of the lawmakers — four not previously known — serve on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ill. Senate OKs bill that would cap most political contributions, sends measure to governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Illinois Senate OKs caps on political donations

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate signed off Friday on a compromise that would establish the state&#8217;s first limits on campaign donations, sending it to the governor despite Republican complaints that the bill concentrates power in the hands of a few political insiders.
The bill would cap the amount of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former NC Gov. Mike Easley&#8217;s campaign penalized $100K for flights; criminal probe requested</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary D. Robertson</dc:creator>
		
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Panel fines ex-NC governor, seeks criminal probe

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina elections officials penalized former Gov. Mike Easley&#8217;s campaign $100,000 Friday for not reporting flights provided by a political ally and asked prosecutors to investigate whether he or others broke laws by trying to hide them or other expenses.
The unanimous State Board of Elections decision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois House approves deal that would cap most political contributions but not all</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Suhr</dc:creator>
		
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Illinois House OKs caps on political donations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House on Thursday passed a Democrat-driven compromise that would establish Illinois&#8217; first limits on campaign donations and avoid an embarrassing failure on one of the highest-profile ethics proposals to follow the Blagojevich scandal.
Republicans condemned the measure before it cleared the House 66-49. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even in corruption-as-usual New Jersey, recent stings color local elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Corruption stings color elections in New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. — Did you hear the one about the best way to identify public officials in New Jersey? Check for the handcuff marks on their wrists.
A massive federal corruption sting over the summer again made New Jersey a punch line for late-night comedians, but it has also turned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wis. Supreme Court adopts rules allowing judges to hear cases involving campaign supporters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan J. Foley</dc:creator>
		
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Wis. high court: Donations don&#8217;t require recusals

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted rules Wednesday allowing judges to hear cases involving their biggest campaign contributors, siding with business interests and rejecting calls for reform.
Voting 4-3, the court approved rules saying donations by groups and individuals to judges and independent spending to help them get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaraguan Congress fails to force debate on allowing president&#8217;s re-election</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Nicaraguan Congress will not debate re-election

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Nicaraguan Congress on Wednesday narrowly rejected an initiative to force a debate on whether to annul a hotly disputed court ruling allowing President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.
The vote in the National Assembly&#8217;s controlling commission went along party lines with congressional leader Rene Nunez — a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political partisans Dean, Rove trade arguments, one-liners on health care at Penn State forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genaro C. Armas</dc:creator>
		
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Health care debate draws Dean, Rove to Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It sounded like the makings of raucous political theater: Former Democratic Party chief Howard Dean and former Bush administration official Karl Rove sharing a stage to discuss health care.
They didn&#8217;t disappoint, even if the students who brought the political heavyweights to Penn State [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg keeps mayoral opponent on the defensive in debate; Democrat struggles to define self</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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NYC mayor, Dem have final debate
NEW YORK — The Democrat aiming to unseat New York City&#8217;s rich and popular mayor, Michael Bloomberg, struggled to define himself in their final debate before Election Day, while Bloomberg kept him on the defensive.

Bloomberg, who finances his own campaign, has outspent William Thompson Jr. $85.2 million to $6 million, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NJ Gov. Corzine winning money race with huge spending advantage over Republican, independent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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Gov. Corzine has a huge money advantage in NJ race

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — If Republican Chris Christie is being outspent by Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey&#8217;s down-to-the-wire gubernatorial election, independent Chris Daggett is being swamped.
Corzine, a former Wall Street executive who funded his own winning campaigns for U.S. Senate in 2000 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wis. business group proposes rule allowing justices to hear cases involving campaign backers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan J. Foley</dc:creator>
		
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Wis. group: Justices shouldn&#8217;t have to step aside

MADISON, Wis. — A powerful business group that spent millions of dollars to help elect two Wisconsin Supreme Court justices is proposing a rule that would allow them to hear its cases.
The court will consider the rule proposed by Wisconsin Manufacturers &#038; Commerce during a public hearing Wednesday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine gay marriage supporters lead opponents in campaign donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Adams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUGUSTA, Maine — Supporters of Maine&#8217;s same-sex marriage law continued Friday to collect far more campaign contributions than their opponents in a referendum that&#8217;s being watched nationally.

NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality said in its campaign finance report to the state that it has raised $4 million in its campaign to keep Maine&#8217;s same-sex marriage law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama raises campaign cash for anemic Democrats during New England fundraising swing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — President Barack Obama lent his popularity and cash-raising abilities to embattled fellow Democrats on Friday, defending White House allies whose potential losses would deliver embarrassments to the president.

Obama began a day of politicking with a quick event at Cambridge&#8217;s Massachusetts Institute of Technology to challenge the nation to lead the global economy in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama hits campaign trail for NJ Gov Jon Corzine in tight re-election race</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-hits-campaign-trail-for-nj-gov-jon-corzine-in-tight-re-election-race-202378/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HACKENSACK, N.J. — President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged New Jersey to keep Democrat Jon Corzine as governor, calling him an honorable man who puts the people&#8217;s interests first.

&#8220;That&#8217;s the kind of governor that Jon Corzine has been. That&#8217;s the kind of governor that Jon Corzine will continue to be. That&#8217;s why New Jersey needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Blagojevich aide pleads guilty to corruption, may testify against ousted governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A former chief of staff and longtime friend of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooperate with federal prosecutors in their corruption case against the former governor.

Alonzo &#8220;Lon&#8221; Monk, 51, said that as Blagojevich&#8217;s top aide he had witnessed efforts to shake down roadbuilders, a hospital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is a Google search a political ad? States starting to consider campaign rules for Internet age</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/is-a-google-search-a-political-ad-states-starting-to-consider-campaign-rules-for-internet-age-199337/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — To promote his recent campaign for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Wagman bought an ad that popped up online when anyone ran a Google search for his opponents&#8217; names.

He was hardly the first to employ the tactic, which didn&#8217;t stop a rival campaign from complaining the ad did not have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIA asks Vatanen, Todt to avoid &#8216;negative campaigning&#8217; in vote to succeed Mosley as president</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — The FIA has asked the two candidates running to succeed Max Mosley as president of motor racing&#8217;s governing body to avoid &#8220;negative campaigning.&#8221;

Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt and ex-world rally champion Ari Vatanen will face off for the presidency in an Oct. 23 vote.
The FIA said in a statement Friday they should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today in History - Oct. 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Thursday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2009. There are 77 days left in the year.

Today&#8217;s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 15, 1969, peace demonstrators staged activities across the country, including a candlelight march around the White House, as part of a &#8220;moratorium&#8221; against the Vietnam War.
On this date:
In 1858, the seventh and final [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain strategist who criticized Palin&#8217;s presidential hopes defends her as &#8216;08 running mate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A top adviser from John McCain&#8217;s presidential campaign who has criticized Sarah Palin&#8217;s odds as a 2012 presidential candidate defended Wednesday the decision to pick her as McCain&#8217;s 2008 running mate.

Steve Schmidt, who was chief strategist for the Republican&#8217;s campaign during the 2008 election, said choosing Palin — then a little-known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In 1st debate, NYC mayor spars with Dem challenger over money in politics, education, economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Democratic challenger bickered vigorously about money in city politics during their first debate, trading accusations about who has bought support and who has been bought.

City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. accused Bloomberg, who&#8217;s a philanthropist and the richest person in the city, of buying off New Yorkers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In 1st debate of NYC mayoral race, Dem challenger goes on attack, calls Bloomberg a liar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The Democrat trying to unseat popular billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate Tuesday, calling him a liar and saying he spends an obscene amount of money buying votes and support for his policies.

City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. sought to portray Bloomberg as opportunistic for political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supporters of Maine gay marriage law collect $2.7M; opponents report $1.1M as vote draws near</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUGUSTA, Maine — Supporters of Maine&#8217;s gay marriage law said Tuesday they&#8217;ve collected $2.7 million for their campaign against a ballot proposal to repeal it, more than double the amount the measure&#8217;s supporters said they raised.

The group, called NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality, also reported that it has spent $2.2 million on its campaign to [...]]]></description>
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