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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 &amp;ndash;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/11/30/mercer-survey-more-bad-news</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Regulation Nation]]></title>
	<pubdate>October 25, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;We're looking at the system as a whole to make sure we avoid excessive, inconsistent and redundant regulation.&amp;rdquo;...]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Medicare on Main Street]]></title>
	<pubdate>October 21, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[For the more than 11 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, the President&amp;rsquo;s government takeover of...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/10/21/medicare-on-main-street</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hensarling Statement on House Vote to Repeal Health Care Slush Fund]]></title>
	<pubdate>April 13, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &amp;ndash; House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) issued the following statement today regarding the House vote on...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/press-release/11/04/13/hensarling-statement-on-house-vote</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hensarling: Washington Should Be Empowering Small Businesses to File W-4s, Not 1099s]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 03, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) today issued the following statement as the House of Representatives passed...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/press-release/11/03/03/hensarling-washington-should-be-empowering</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[ObamaCare's Economic Destruction]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 19, 2011</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;ldquo;It&amp;rsquo;s about jobs.&amp;nbsp; In its life, [the healthcare bill] will create 4 million jobs&amp;mdash;400,000 jobs almost immediately.  &amp;mdash;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/11/01/19/obamacares-economic-destruction</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[ObamaCare: Scrap this flawed mess for real health fixes]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 17, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Rep. Brian Bilbray (CA) published a piece today on ObamaCare. Read an excerpt here: During the recent election, the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/12/17/obamacare-scrap-this-flawed-mess</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Mack Says 112th Should be "Repeal Congress"]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 16, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Rep. Connie Mack (FL) published a special piece in Roll Call today looking forward to the next two years....]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/12/16/mack-says-112th-should-be</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Stearns: Flaws in Healthcare Law Coming to Light]]></title>
	<pubdate>December 01, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Rep. Cliff Stearns (FL) published a blog post in the Hill today. Please read an excerpt of Flaws in...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/12/01/stearns-flaws-in-healthcare-law</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Flatlines: Day 1 Under ObamaCare's Patients Bill of Rights:  25 Percent Rate Increase in NYC]]></title>
	<pubdate>September 24, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The New York Post reports that a 62-year-old man in New York City received a 25 percent rate increase...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/09/24/flatlines-day-1-under-obamacares</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Flatlines: Obama's Job Loss Program Gets Worse—50 Million Americans Uninsured in 2009]]></title>
	<pubdate>September 17, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Census Bureau indicated that 50.7 million Americans were uninsured in 2009, up from 46.3 million in 2008.&amp;nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/09/17/flatlines-obamas-job-loss-program</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bilirakis On How ObamaCare Hurts Seniors]]></title>
	<pubdate>August 27, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL)  Throughout the healthcare debate, Democrats claimed that if you like your health care...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/08/27/bilirakis-on-how-obamacare-hurts</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Really?  1 in 5 Seniors Could be Forced Out of Their Medicare Prescription Drug Plan]]></title>
	<pubdate>August 26, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Rep. Dave Camp (MI), ranking member of the House Republican Committee on Ways and Means, published this recent analysis...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/08/26/really--1-in</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[ObamaCare Is a Hard Sell to Seniors]]></title>
	<pubdate>August 10, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[It's no wonder the White House is urging Democrats to focus on the economy instead of the recently passed...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/08/10/obamacare-is-a-hard-sell</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Not Helping: ObamaCare Hurts Small Businesses]]></title>
	<pubdate>August 09, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[ObamaCare's tax increases have provided endless evaluation for the policy shop at the House Republican Conference. While GOP leadership has...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/08/09/not-helping-obamacare-hurts-small</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[ObamaCare and Small Employers]]></title>
	<pubdate>August 06, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Small employers are the engines that drive the economy.&amp;nbsp; One of the biggest myths is that ObamaCare does not impact...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/08/06/obamacare-and-small-employers</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Obamacare and HSAs--Issues of Concern]]></title>
	<pubdate>August 03, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Current Status of HSAs:&amp;nbsp; Enacted in 2003, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) combine a tax-free account to pay for routine...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/08/03/obamacare-and-hsas-issues</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[America's New Health Care System Revealed (VISUAL)]]></title>
	<pubdate>July 28, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Rep. Kevin Brady (TX), senior House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, is back with a new and revised...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/07/28/americas-new-health-care-system</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[ObamaCare's High Risk Pools and Abortion Coverage]]></title>
	<pubdate>July 20, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Under ObamaCare, states had the option to administer their own high risk pool for people who are sick or...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/07/20/obamacares-high-risk-pools-and</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[ObamaCare's Temporary High Risk Pools: An Update]]></title>
	<pubdate>July 02, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[ObamaCare provided $5 billion for high risk pools over two years for sick people who can&amp;rsquo;t qualify for health...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/07/02/obamacares-temporary-high-risk-pools</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[President Obama to Skip Details in Health Care Townhall]]></title>
	<pubdate>June 08, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Today, President Obama will attempt to sell his health care plan to the public in a national tele-townhall meeting.&amp;nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/06/08/president-obama-to-skip-details</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Hill: GOP Moves to Repeal Healthcare Law]]></title>
	<pubdate>May 28, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[From The Hill:  House Republican leaders introduced a bill Thursday to repeal and  replace the sweeping healthcare...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/05/28/the-hill-gop-moves-to</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Feds Will Run High Risk Pools in At Least 18 States]]></title>
	<pubdate>May 06, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[At least 18 states - AL, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, LA, MN, MS, ND, NE, NV, SC,...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/05/06/feds-will-run-high-risk</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[CMS Confirms ObamaCare Will Increase Spending]]></title>
	<pubdate>April 23, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new analysis of ObamaCare, confirming that our nation's health care...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/04/23/cms-confirms-obamacare-will-increase</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Does ObamaCare Answer the Problem of Preexisting Conditions?]]></title>
	<pubdate>April 15, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[One of the provisions in ObamaCare that has received the most media attention is the mandate that insurance policies...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/04/15/how-does-obamacare-answer-the</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Obama-Pelosi Premium: Bad and Getting Worse]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 31, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;ldquo;From all indications, we&amp;rsquo;re going to see $3 gas again this summer.&amp;rdquo;  &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;mdash; John B. Townsend...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/31/the-obama-pelosi-premium-bad</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[ObamaCare Flatlines: The Voice of the American People]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 31, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Polling data since the passage of the Democrats&amp;rsquo; government takeover of health care shows what the American people really...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/03/31/obamacare-flatlines-the-voice-of</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Largest Tax Cut in History?  Are They Kidding?]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 24, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[And when this exchange is up and running, millions of people will get tax breaks to help them afford...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/24/the-largest-tax-cut-in</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Pence on Stupak Abortion Deal on Fox News]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 21, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[It is disappointing to see Members of Congress exchange 30 years of pro-life law for a piece of paper...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/wtas/10/03/21/pence-on-stupak-abortion-deal</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Legislative Digest: H.R. 4872 Senate Democrat Health Care Takeover and the Reconciliation Act of 2010]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 21, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[FLOOR SITUATION  On Sunday, March 21, 2010, the House is scheduled consider H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/21/legislative-digest-h-r</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Pence Discusses Health Care Reform on CNN’s "State of the Union"]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 21, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike  Pence, Chairman of the House Republican     Conference, made...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/wtas/10/03/21/pence-discusses-health-care-reform</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Government Takeover of Healthcare Will Destroy the Student Loan Market]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 19, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[H.R. 4872 includes a reconciliation provision to alter federal student loan programs by eliminating the Federal Family Education Loan...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/19/the-government-takeover-of-healthcare</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Water Torture - Another Backroom Deal for Health Care Takeover?]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 19, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Have the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats dipped to a new level to secure votes for their government takeover...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/19/water-torture--another</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Health Care Takeover By the Numbers]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 19, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Republican Conference has compiled a list of important numbers relevant to Democrats' Senate bill combined with the proposed...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/19/health-care-takeover-by-the</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Washington Has an Expensive Habit of Underestimating the Real Cost of Government Program]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 18, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[At today's White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs implied that American taxpayers might see more savings in...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/conference-call/10/03/18/washington-has-an-expensive-habit</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Does Speaker Pelosi Still Trust the Senate?]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 18, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Will skeptical House Democrats follow her lead? On Monday, Speaker Pelosi said she was willing to trust the Senate:...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/conference-call/10/03/18/does-speaker-pelosi-still-trust</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Shady Deals and Backroom Bargains in the Senate Takeover of Health Care]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 18, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[These negotiations will be on C-Span, and so the public will be part of the conversation and we'll see...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/18/shady-deals-and-backroom-bargains</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Subprime Health Reform: Will The Funding Bubble Burst?]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 18, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[[Rising federal debt] leaves us very vulnerable to a global rise in interest rates that might be substantially beyond...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/18/subprime-health-reform-will-the</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Democrat Spin Ignores the “Rough Outlook” of CBO Score]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 18, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Are House Democrats ready to make a $940 billion gamble on an imprecise estimate? Democrat spin on the Congressional...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/conference-call/10/03/18/democrat-spin-ignores-the</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Pence: “The American People Know We Can Do Better”]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 17, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Monica: Congressman Mike Pence, Republican of Indiana joins us now.&amp;nbsp; He's also the Republican Conference Chair.&amp;nbsp; Congressman, great to...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/wtas/10/03/17/pence-the-american-people</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Pence Discusses Health Care Reform on FOX News’ “On the Record, With Greta Van Susteren”]]></title>
	<pubdate>March 12, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following remarks last night...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/wtas/10/03/12/pence-discusses-health-care-reform</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Obama vs. Obama: President Admits His Plan Will Raise Costs]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 25, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[And breaks critical campaign promise in the process THAT WAS THEN:&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;For those who have insurance now, nothing will...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/conference-call/10/02/25/obama-vs-obama-president</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Medicare Experts Disagree, Madam Speaker]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 25, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Speaker Pelosi charges that her plan for a government takeover of health care is the cure to save Medicare:...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/conference-call/10/02/25/medicare-experts-disagree-madam</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Latest White House Health Care Proposal:  The Same Big Government Takeover]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 22, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[On February 22, 2010, the President released a summary of his latest health care proposal in advance of the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/02/22/latest-white-house-health-care</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Party Of What?]]></title>
	<pubdate>February 02, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; First, we were the party of no ideas: One of our two great parties is now an...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/conference-call/10/02/02/the-party-of-what</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Right Way—and the Wrong Way—to Reform Insurance Markets]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 25, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Background:  In light of Sen.-elect Scott Brown's special election win last week, some Democrats have begun...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/01/25/the-right-way-and-the</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[POLICY BRIEF: Issues to Be Resolved Between Pelosi and Reid Health Care Bills]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 08, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The New Year has seen Democrats once again retreat behind closed doors to finalize a single version of their...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/01/08/policy-brief-issues-to-be</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[PAJAMAS MEDIA "Dear Mr. President: Your Policies Are Damaging Women the Most"]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 07, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[In a PJM exclusive, ten GOP congresswomen tell the president how to make 2010 a better year for struggling...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/wtas/10/01/07/pajamas-media-dear-mr</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[“Behind Closed Doors”]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 06, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC - While the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats are planning to negotiate a government takeover of health...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/press-release/10/01/06/behind-closed-doors</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[President’s Model for Reform?]]></title>
	<pubdate>January 04, 2010</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Mayo Clinic was praised by President Obama for providing outstanding care  There are some places, like the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/conference-call/10/01/04/president-s-model-for-reform</link>
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