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        <title><![CDATA[David Weigel - National Political Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Rand Paul Could Ride the Maharishi Effect to Victory]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The candidate has a ready-made base at Iowa’s Maharishi University.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-08/how-rand-paul-could-ride-the-maharishi-effect-to-victory</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When Cliven Met Rand]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The lightning-rod activist brings the candidate on board with the movement to end federal control of western land.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:14:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Conservatives Unleash Fury at One-Time Hero John Roberts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Now that he’s sided with Obama in King v. Burwell, and ahead of another potential Supreme Court win for Obama on gay marriage, Roberts is losing the confidence of the right.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sahil Kapur]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:58:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meet the Hilarious Comedian Now Impersonating Bernie Sanders]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[James Adomian, who previously nailed a dopey version of George W. Bush, has a surprisingly sympathetic—and absurdly funny—take on the Vermont senator running for president.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-23/meet-the-hilarious-comedian-now-impersonating-bernie-sanders</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Rand Paul Is Giving a White Nationalist's Money to Charleston Victims' Families]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[His approach to tainted campaign contributions differ from his father's.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-22/why-rand-paul-is-giving-a-white-nationalist-s-money-to-charleston-victims-families</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:21:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A New ‘Pro-Rand Paul’ Super-PAC is Making Paul’s Official Super-PAC Nervous]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What is the Concerned American Voters, and where does it fit into the pro-Paul landscape?]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-19/a-new-pro-rand-paul-super-pac-is-making-paul-s-official-super-pac-nervous</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2015 22:24:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rand Paul on Charleston Shooting: ‘There's A Sickness in Our Country’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Government can't solve the problem, the Republican presidential contender tells a conservative audience.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:05:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Charleston Shooting Suspect Wore the Flag of Apartheid South Africa]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Was the Charleston shooting suspect fomenting racial hate on Facebook?]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-18/was-the-charleston-shooting-suspect-fomenting-racial-hate-on-facebook-</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:50:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Signs on to Amendment Barring Ground Troops Against Islamic State]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The senator takes on another uphill battle.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-11/rand-paul-signs-on-to-amendment-barring-ground-troops-against-isis</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:16:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rand Paul to Baltimore Republicans: 'Understand the Anger of People']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kentucky senator continues to speak out about criminal justice reform.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-10/rand-paul-on-kalief-browder-it-makes-me-sad-</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 02:13:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Do the 1992 and 1984 Elections Teach Today's Democrats? Almost Nothing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The country has shifted dramatically over the past 30 years, making the lessons of past presidential contests less relevant.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-10/what-do-the-1992-and-1984-elections-teach-today-s-democrats-almost-nothing</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:09:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Runs on NSA Fight, As Privacy Advocates Wonder What He Actually Won]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Audiences and experts disagree about what the Republican presidential candidate has been able to do.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-09/rand-paul-runs-on-nsa-fight-as-privacy-advocates-wonder-what-he-actually-won</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:44:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Not to Make the SCOTUS Case Against Obamacare, in One Tweet]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Senator John Thune had an unusual analysis of why the Affordable Care Act is “bad for the American people.”]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-08/how-not-to-make-the-scotus-case-against-obamacare-in-one-tweet</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 22:13:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What It Feels Like in Those Huge Crowds for Bernie Sanders]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saturday's rally in Keene, New Hampshire, showed how much enthusiasm the Vermont senator is generating on the campaign trail.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-08/what-it-feels-like-in-those-huge-crowds-for-bernie-sanders</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 19:43:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meet the Voters Who Can't Decide Between Rand Paul or Bernie Sanders]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The battle for the protest vote in New Hampshire.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 15:53:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Reacts to Death of Kalief Browder]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The young black man, who committed suicide on Saturday, had been a mainstay in the senator's speeches to conservatives about criminal-justice issues.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:32:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rand Paul on Transgender Rights: 'Government Shouldn't Ask About Your Personal Life']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kentucky senator's libertarian streak makes him reluctant to condemn Obama policies.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2015 18:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rand Paul: 'We Shouldn't Do Things to Prevent People from Voting']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Some rare common ground with a Democratic foe.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2015 01:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Conservatives Ask How They Lost the Culture War Over Transgender Rights]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The calls for Republicans to fight back against the Caitlyn Jenner sensation.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rick Perry Borrows Elizabeth Warren's Message, But Does It Fit?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The former governor tries to thread the needle.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 14:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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