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	<title><![CDATA[Power Lines: February 9, 2012]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 09, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Power Lines: Obama Picking More Losers than Winners  February 9, 2012 Some technologies don't pan out; some companies...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/02/09/power-lines-february-9</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 08, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &ldquo;Most new jobs are created in start-ups and small businesses.&nbsp; So let&rsquo;s pass an agenda that helps them...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/02/08/regulation-nation</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[President Obama Plays Unfairly]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 06, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/02/06/president-obama-plays-unfairly</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta:  February 6]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 06, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs&nbsp; Percentage of Working Americans Hits 30-Year Low: &nbsp;The labor force participation rate, which measures the percentage of able Americans...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/02/06/this-weeks-trifacta-february</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Medicare on Main Street -  Access:  "Worrisome" Trend Says MedPAC's Chair]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 06, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[A 2011 MedPAC (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) sponsored telephone survey of Medicare beneficiaries reported in MedPAC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Assessing Payment Adequacy:&nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/02/06/medicare-on-main-street</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[January Unemployment by the Numbers]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 03, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that 243,000 jobs were added in the month of January.&nbsp; While the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/02/03/january-unemployment-by-the-numbers</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 31, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &ldquo;We're also getting rid of absurd and unnecessary paperwork requirements that waste time and money. We're looking at...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/31/regulation-nation</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta - January 30]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 30, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs&nbsp; The Truth About Manufacturing Jobs Under Obama:&nbsp; During the State of the Union Speech, President Obama touted his record...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/30/this-weeks-trifacta</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[That's Not Fair!]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 26, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/26/thats-not-fair</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Power Lines: January 25, 2012]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 25, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Power Lines: President&rsquo;s State of the Union  January 25, 2012 This country needs an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/25/power-lines-january-25</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[In Response to the President's State of the Union Address]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 24, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[For your convenience, the House Republican Conference has compiled an analysis of President Obama&rsquo;s major claims and policy initiatives...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/24/in-response-to-the-presidents</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Facts About the State of the Union]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 24, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &ldquo;If I don't have this done in three years, then there&rsquo;s gonna be a one-term proposition.&rdquo; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/24/the-facts-about-the-state</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta - Janaury 23]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 23, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs&nbsp; 1 in 2 People are Poor or Low-Income:&nbsp; While President Obama is busy touting a summer internship programs at...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/23/this-weeks-trifacta</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[What Could You Do in 1,000 Days?]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 20, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[January 24, 2012, will mark the 1,000th day since Democrats in the Senate last bothered to do their job...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/20/what-could-you-do-in</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Power Lines: January 19, 2012]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 19, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;But I realize that for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/19/power-lines-january-19</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[1,000 Days and Counting Since the Senate Passed a Budget]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 19, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[January 24, 2012, will mark the 1,000 day since Democrats in the Senate last bothered to do their job...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/19/1-000-days-and-counting</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Unhappy Anniversary for Americans Looking for Work]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 19, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &ldquo;If I don't have this done in three years, then there&rsquo;s gonna be a one-term proposition.&rdquo; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &mdash;President...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/19/unhappy-anniversary-for-americans-looking</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta:  January 17]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 17, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs&nbsp; Unemployment Above 8 Percent for 35 Months:&nbsp; Unemployment (8.5 percent in December) has now been above 8 percent for...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/17/this-weeks-trifacta-january</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Medicare on Main Street:  Only Fundamental Reform Will Secure Future Access]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 13, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[In Forbes this week, Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute asks and answers a key question about Medicare&rsquo;s...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/13/medicare-on-main-street</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Economic Freedom Receding]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 12, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;[President Obama]'s brought change and he's begun to turn things around.&rdquo; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &mdash;Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL), Democrat National Committee Chairwoman,...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/12/economic-freedom-receding</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Food Stamp Presidency]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 11, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Under President Obama, the number of Americans relying on federal food assistance has reached an all-time high. According to...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/11/food-stamp-presidency</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Power Lines: January 11, 2012]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 11, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Power Lines: Canada Taking Their Resources to Asia  January 11, 2012 &nbsp; &ldquo;[W]hen a lot of folks are...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/11/power-lines-january-11</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta - January 9]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 09, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs Unemployment Would Be 10.9% If So Many Hadn&rsquo;t Stopped Trying To Find A Job:&nbsp; Unemployment would be substantially higher...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/09/this-weeks-trifacta</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[December Unemployment by the Numbers]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 06, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[After almost three years of the Obama Administration&rsquo;s destructive policies&mdash;including record spending, runway debt, excessive regulations, and the constant...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/06/december-unemployment-by-the-numbers</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Shovel Ready Jobs Turn Into Shovel Ready Internships]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 05, 2012</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;A Lack of Economic Leadership As a result of the failed economic and fiscal policies of the Obama Administration, the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/01/05/shovel-ready-jobs-turn-into</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 20, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &ldquo;Our economy is not a zero-sum game. Regulations do have costs; often, as a country, we have to...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/20/regulation-nation</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta—December 19, 2011]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 19, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs Two-Month Payroll Tax Extension Would Cause &ldquo;Substantial Problems&rdquo; for U.S. Employers: Independent analysis released today shows that a two-month...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/19/this-weeks-trifacta-december-19</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Medicare on Main Street:  More Bad Poll Numbers for the President]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 16, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[A new December NBC/Wall Street Journal survey of adults reveals that the President&rsquo;s government takeover of healthcare law remains...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/16/medicare-on-main-street</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Power Lines: July 28, 2011]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 15, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[IN THE NEWS While the Obama administration continues to take energy options off the table, House Republicans are working...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/15/power-lines-july-28</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Keystone XL Pipeline Q&A]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 14, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; What is the Keystone Pipeline?  The Keystone Pipeline is an oil pipeline that runs from supply fields...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/14/keystone-xl-pipeline-q-a</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 13, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &ldquo;Our economy is not a zero-sum game. Regulations do have costs; often, as a country, we have to...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/13/regulation-nation</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta for December 13]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 13, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs&nbsp; &ldquo;Real&rdquo; Unemployment Would Be 11 Percent If People Didn&rsquo;t Stop Looking:&nbsp; Although the most recent jobs report showed a...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/13/this-weeks-trifacta-for-december</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Medicare on Main Street:  Obamacare hammers Granite State]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 09, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The New Hampshire Union Leader is believed by many people to be the most influential paper in the Granite...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/09/medicare-on-main-street</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Power Lines: December 7, 2011]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 07, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[IN THE NEWS &nbsp;According to the Washington Post, President Obama will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/07/power-lines-december-7</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[CFPB: The Omnipotent Government Agency]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 07, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &ldquo;A wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/07/cfpb-the-omnipotent-government-agency</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 06, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &ldquo;[R]ules have gotten out of balance, placing unreasonable burdens on business&mdash;burdens that have stifled innovation and have had...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/06/regulation-nation</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[November Unemployment by the Numbers]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 02, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[After more than two and a half years of the Obama Administration&rsquo;s destructive policies&mdash;including record spending, uncontrolled debt, the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/02/november-unemployment-by-the-numbers</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Medicare on Main Street:  Heritage and Kaiser Detail Medicare Challenges]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 02, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[In a Heritage Foundation piece published this week, author Robert Moffit captures well the context in which Medicare beneficiaries...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/12/02/medicare-on-main-street</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Mercer Survey: More Bad News for President's Health Law]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 30, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Mercer, a financial services consulting firm, recently published the results of its annual survey of employer-sponsored health plans &ndash;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/30/mercer-survey-more-bad-news</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Power Lines: November 30, 2011]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 30, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[IN THE NEWS   A recent Wall Street Journal editorial highlights the explosive growth of the U.S. oil...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/30/power-lines-november-30</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 29, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;[R]ules have gotten out of balance, placing unreasonable burdens on business&mdash;burdens that have stifled innovation and have had a...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/29/regulation-nation</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta for November 28]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 28, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs&nbsp; 31% of Jobless Have Been Out of Work for More than a Year:&nbsp; As President Obama&rsquo;s economic policies continue...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/28/this-weeks-trifacta-for-november</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 22, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;[R]ules have gotten out of balance, placing unreasonable burdens on business&mdash;burdens that have stifled innovation and have had a chilling...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/22/regulation-nation</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta for November 21]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 21, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs&nbsp; Economists Predict Little Growth in 2012:&nbsp; After 33 months of President Obama&rsquo;s failed economic policies and unemployment above 8...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/21/this-weeks-trifacta-for-november</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Medicare on Main Street:  New Physician Survey; Further Access Restrictions May Be on the Way]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 18, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The recently-released Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 2011 survey regarding Medicare reimbursement asks doctors how they would respond to...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/18/medicare-on-main-street</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Power Lines: November 16, 2011]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 16, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[IN THE NEWS Writing for The Weekly Standard, Adam J. White explains how federal regulation is hindering American energy...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/16/power-lines-november-16</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 15, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We're looking at the system as a whole to make sure we avoid excessive, inconsistent and redundant regulation.&rdquo; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/15/regulation-nation</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[This Week's Trifacta for November 14]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 14, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Jobs&nbsp; Real Underemployment Reaches 26 Million:&nbsp; According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Americans who are either...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/14/this-weeks-trifacta-for-november</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[UPDATED: Summary of 22 Jobs Bills Stalled in the Senate]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 10, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Campaigning for another failed stimulus and more job destroying taxes, President Obama has repeatedly&mdash;and falsely&mdash;asserted that &ldquo;Congress isn&rsquo;t willing...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/10/updated-summary-of-22-jobs</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bad Medicine: The President's Government Takeover of Health Care Law]]></title>
	<pubdate>November 09, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The more Americans learn about the President&rsquo;s Government Takeover of Health Care Law, the less they like it.&nbsp; Recent...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/09/bad-medicine-the-presidents-government</link>
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