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	<title>McMemo</title>
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	<description>The best - and sometimes the worst - of political developments.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mike Gravel hits on &#8216;Obama girl&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/05/08/mike-gravel-hits-on-obama-girl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While Hillary Clinton tries to pry superdelegates away from Barack Obama, another presidential candidate, Mike Gravel, is trying to steal Obama&#8217;s Girl.
Yes, Gravel is still officially in the race. If you&#8217;ve forgotten, he&#8217;s the former U.S. Senator from Alaska &#8212; a Democrat who recently turned Libertarian. He produced some quirky videos early in the campaign, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overnight commentary: It&#8217;s all over</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/05/07/overnight-commentary/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/05/07/overnight-commentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 05:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The final results from Indiana weren&#8217;t even in before bloggers, pundits and others were writing the obituary for Hillary Rodham Clinton&#8217;s campaign.
At the Huffington Post, Miles Mogulescu declared that &#8220;the task now is for the Democratic party to unite around its presumptive nominee &#8212; Barack Obama &#8212; and get ready to take on McSame in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama declared winner in N.C.</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/05/06/obama-declared-winner-in-nc/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/05/06/obama-declared-winner-in-nc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 23:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Only seconds after the polls closed in North Carolina, Fox News, CNN and the Associated Press have declared Barack Obama the winner there. 
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		<title>RNC: Seeking 10,000 volunteers; announcing Platform chair</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/05/05/rnc-seeking-10000-volunteers-announcing-platform-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/05/05/rnc-seeking-10000-volunteers-announcing-platform-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Conventions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GOP Convention]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Catching up with a couple of announcements from the Republican National Convention:
Seeking Volunteers: The RNC has selected Monster, the online jobs site, to help in its effort to recruit 10,000 volunteers for the convention in St. Paul.  Monster has created the online application for volunteers, which can be found at the convention&#8217;s website: www.msp2008.com.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaction to Franken&#8217;s tax problems</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/29/reaction-to-frankens-tax-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/29/reaction-to-frankens-tax-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Al Franken]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our story about Franken&#8217;s disclosure that he&#8217;s paying about $70,000 in back taxes and penalties resulted in plenty of comments being posted to the story, which you can read here.
Also, here&#8217;s a sampling of reaction from bloggers &#8212; first those on the right, and then those on the left.
Hugh Hewitt on Townhall.com says:
&#8220;There&#8217;s no other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch (or read) Rev. Jeremiah Wright&#8217;s speech, Q&#38;A</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/28/watch-rev-jeremiah-wrights-speech-qa/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/28/watch-rev-jeremiah-wrights-speech-qa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Rev. Jeremiah Wright]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Rev. Jeremiah Wright is back in the news with TV interviews and speeches over the weekend and Monday. Here are You Tube postings of his speech to the National Press Club on Monday, and the ensuing Q&#38;A. 
Since these videos sometimes get removed from You Tube, here&#8217;s the link for CSPAN, which aired his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overnight spin and predictions</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/23/overnight-spin-and-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/23/overnight-spin-and-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a sampling of the analysis, commentary and deft spinning in the hours since Hillary Rodham Clinton&#8217;s 10-point win in Pennsylvania.
Clinton campaign&#8217;s spin: Obama spent a gajillion dollars in Pennsylvania, went negative, can&#8217;t close the deal with voters and can&#8217;t win the key, working class states that are essential for a Democrat to win the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fox News declares Clinton the winner</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/22/fox-news-declares-clinton-the-winner/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/22/fox-news-declares-clinton-the-winner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fox News has projected that Hillary Rodham Clinton is the winner of the Pennsylvania Primary.
Returns are just starting to roll in, so Fox is basing this on exit polling. The exit polls likely project a fairly large win for Clinton, for Fox to call the race this quickly. 
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		<title>Making sense of Pennsylvania</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/21/making-sense-of-pennsylvania/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/21/making-sense-of-pennsylvania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, Hillary Clinton needs a big win Tuesday in Pennsylvania. But what, exactly does that mean?
Here&#8217;s an all-purpose, everything-you-need-to-know look at the Pennsylvania primary and the overall race for the Democratic nomination.
Delegates at stake
Pennsylvania will award 158 pledged delegates based on the primary results. Of that amount 55 will be allocated based on the statewide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pawlenty&#8217;s press release</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/21/pawlentys-press-release/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo/2008/04/21/pawlentys-press-release/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis J. McGrath</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[MnDOT]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim Pawlenty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the press release from Gov. Tim Pawlenty&#8217;s office, announcing the appointment of Tom Sorel as the new state transportation commissioner: 
Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today appointed Tom Sorel as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT).  
Mr. Sorel currently heads the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) division office in Minnesota. The [...]]]></description>
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