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			<title><![CDATA[Convention TV coverage: Plentiful, predictable]]></title>
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			<author>(George Bullard)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[On the tube: Overall, cable TV news delivered comprehensive coverage of the two political conventions. But you had to shop to get the the full picture.  Fox News, as usual, was over there plumbing issues on the right. MSNBC has surrendered a lot of its straight-reporting time to transform itself]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:12 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Office seekers have stake in war]]></title>
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			<author>(Nolan Finley)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[If elected in November, John McCain will be the first president in decades with a very personal stake in the decision he makes about using military force.
McCain's son Jimmy is a Marine who completed a tour in Iraq in February, and son Jack is just coming out of the Naval Academy.
Both vice]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 8:45 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama's ridiculous whining]]></title>
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			<author>(Nolan Finley)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[How cheeky of the Democratic presidential nominee to complain that Republicans are unfairly disparaging him and distorting his record during their national convention in St. Paul.
Does he think no one was watching the Democratic convention in Denver last week?
Democrats did everything but hang]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:10 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[DNC airs first Michigan ad]]></title>
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			<author>(Gordon Trowbridge)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[The Democratic National Committee begins airing this add today in several Michigan markets, beginning today:



The ad is the DNC's first of the general election campaign, not just in Michigan but nationwide, the latest sign of the state's significance this fall.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:24 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gov. Palin used Reagan grit and humor to quiet her critics]]></title>
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			<author>(Joel Westrom)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[ With a toughness and wit that was reminiscent of Ronald Reagan, Gov. Sarah Palin may have quieted her critics.  The Alaska governor showed a grace, poise and strength many experts doubted she had.  She delivered the red moose meat to a convention hungry for her next Obama-meal.  We all thought]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:46 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reality checks]]></title>
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			<author>(Gordon Trowbridge)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Some insta-questions about some of the e-mail traffic flying tonight.

--Obama campaign adviser Anita Dunn tonight, reacting to Mitt Romney's speech and his dig at Michelle Obama's proud-for-the-first time comments during the primaries: "Barack Obama has said that families are 'off-limits,' and we]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:56 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[That's one tough Hockey Mom!]]></title>
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			<author>(Joel Westrom)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[And it looks like she lives in our neighborhood..

Gov. Palin's speech has energized the convention from Alaska to Florida.  She couldn't have delivered a better speech.  She showed she's ready for the tough game of politics and yet showed she's a wife and a mother.

The Democrats have their]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:32 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Palin attacks, but doesn't sell herself]]></title>
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			<author>(Nolan Finley)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Apologies to those Republicans who've been hammering me all week for not drinking the Sarah Palin Kool-Aid, but nothing about her performance tonight changed my mind that she's not ready to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
Her challenge was to introduce herself as a confident, competent]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 10:42 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Palin's Michigan shout-out]]></title>
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			<author>(Gordon Trowbridge)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Michigan's economic woes just made their debut on the Republican convention stage.

In a passage attacking Barack Obama as advocating a massive increase in the U.S. tax burden, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin asked how small business owners could prosper under Obama's plan: "How are they going to be any]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 10:59 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama: Kilpatrick should step down]]></title>
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			<author>(Gordon Trowbridge)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[If Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is wavering on whether to agree to a plea deal that would remove him from office, Barack Obama is adding a little encouragement.

In response to questions, Obama spokesman Brent Colburn just released this statement: "Senator Obama believes that Mayor Kilpatrick's]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 10:51 PM</pubDate>
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