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    <title><![CDATA[Abortions Increase By 25 Percent In Pro-Life Arizona]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Despite the spike in pregnancy terminations, the state health department continues to stand by its abstinence-only education program.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:14:15 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why Almost Half Of Americans Pay No Federal Income Tax]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Whatever Mitt Romney says, most of them are too poor to qualify.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:20:28 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Clemency Denied For Pennsylvania Inmate Who Killed His Alleged Sexual Abuser]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Terry Williams, who killed his sexual abuser, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct. 3.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/385607/20120918/terry-willaims-execution-board-denies-clemency.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:59:56 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[US, Libya Officials Offer Differing Accounts Of Deadly Benghazi Attack]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. says there is no evidence at this point to indicate the attack on the American consulate was premeditated, but Libya suggests it was plotted by foreign extremists.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:39:13 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Conservatives, Feeling Betrayed, Leaked Roberts Health Care Switch, Book Says]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chief Justice John Roberts had a change of heart after reflecting on how rejecting the health care law would impact his legacy on the court, according to a new book by Jeffrey Toobin.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/384845/20120917/john-roberts-health-care-switch-book-jeffrey.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:50:54 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Poll Says Obama Would Crush Romney In Fistfight. Because You Really Want To Know]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Maybe it&#039;s the age difference?]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/384839/20120917/poll-obama-beat-romney-fist-fight.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:33:23 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[At Least 14 Dead As Muslim Protests Spread To 20 Countries]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The protests, ignited over a low-budget American-produced video that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad, have spread across the world from France to Indonesia.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/384834/20120917/anti-muslim-protests-14-dead-innocence-muslims.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:54:55 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[More Voters Say Democrats Are Tough On Terrorism: Poll]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The poll, conducted a week before the wave of attacks on U.S. consulates in the Middle East, found voters believe Democrats are just as formidable as Republicans when it comes to protecting the U.S. from terrorism.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/384535/20120915/democrats-pull-even-republicans-terrorism-national-security.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:53:49 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[A Libertarian US President? Gary Johnson Will Be On Ballot In 47 States]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[If Ron Paul supporters unite behind Johnson, he could potentially siphon votes from Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in more than one swing state.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:20:50 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ladies, You&#039;re Still Earning Less: Census Reports Gender Wage Gap Didn&#039;t Budge In 2011]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Almost 50 years after the passage of the 1963 Equal Pay Act, women still take in 77 cents for each dollar earned by a man.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/384080/20120914/men-women-wage-gap-pay-equity-u.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:59:36 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Thanks To Obamacare And Medicaid, More Americans Have Health Insurance]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The good news: For the first time in three years, the number of uninsured Americans dropped in 2011. The bad news: Income inequality is on the rise.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 06:30:14 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mitt Romney Continues to Blast Obama For &#039;Disgraceful&#039; Libya Apology, But Republican Leaders Aren&#039;t Backing Him Up]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Even after the White House disavowed statements by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo that appeared to sympathize with the attackers, Mitt Romney continued to insist Obama is "apologizing" for America.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:43:23 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How Sheldon Adelson Could Save $2.3B Under Romney Tax Plan]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, Mitt Romney insisted his tax plan would not cut taxes on the rich. And yet, the Center for American Progress found it would lead to more than $2 billion in savings for the billionaire Sheldon Adelson. And that&#039;s not counting his heirs.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:48:18 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How Do Religious Americans Vote? According to These Charts, That Depends On Their Race]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Pew reports the largest demographic of Republicans are white evangelical protestants, while the biggest chunk of Democrats are -- surprise! -- religiously unaffiliated.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:58:50 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[&#039;ObamaCare&#039; Led To Record Drop In Uninsured Young Adults Last Year]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of uninsured people between the ages of 19 and 25 fell to its lowest level since 2007.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:02:13 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Obama Raised $114M In August, Outpacing Romney For First Time Since April]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Obama campaign broke the $100 million mark for the first time this election cycle.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:08:20 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Sexual Abuse Victim Faces October Execution For Murdering Abuser]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Terry Williams, who has spent nearly his entire adult life in prison, allegedly experienced long-term sexual abuse at the hands of the man he murdered in 1986.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 06:26:16 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pundits On Obama&#039;s DNC Speech: OK, But Far From The Best]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[President Obama&#039;s address, as pundits noted, did not inspire the kind of enthusiasm that his speeches have become known for.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/381960/20120908/media-reaction-obama-dnc-speech-2012.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:26:09 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Obama Tells Nation His Path &#039;Leads To Better Place&#039;]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[President  Barack Obama made the case for change -- again -- after officially accepting the Democratic nomination for the presidency.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/381637/20120907/obama-dnc-speech-democrats-plan-leads-better.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:47:17 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Democrats Embrace Gay Equality Like Never Before At DNC 2012]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The convention featured gay and lesbian speakers in prime time slots only months after President Barack Obama officially endorsed same-sex marriage.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:09:47 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Obama Campaign Previews DNC Acceptance With &#039;Promises Kept&#039; Video]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The video, released on Thursday,  highlights the pledges President Obama has kept since entering the White House. But what promises hasn&#039;t he kept?]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:18:32 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton Makes Passionate Case For Second Obama Term]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA["I want you to know I believe it. With all my heart, I believe it," former President Clinton said, telling the audience that President Obama is the person who will improve the lives of middle class families.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/381151/20120906/dnc-2012-bill-clinton-speech-focus-economy.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:11:00 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[DNC 2012: Elizabeth Warren Says Obama &#039;Gets It&#039;, Calls Him Fighter For Middle Class [EXCERPT]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren casts Obama as a defender of middle class values in her DNC address.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/381130/20120906/elizabeth-warren-speech-dnc-2012.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:22:13 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[DNC 2012: Bill Clinton Speech Excerpt Indicates Former President Will Push Obama Economic Message]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA["The most important question is, what kind of country do you want to live in?  If you want a you&#039;re-on-your-own, winner-take-all society, you should support the Republican ticket. If you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility - a we&#039;re-all-in-this-together society - you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden," reads the prepared remarks.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/381123/20120906/bill-clinton-dnc-2012-speech-excerpt.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:46:30 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[10 Things To Know About San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Castro, already being hailed as a rising star in the Democratic Party, gave a much-praised keynote speech at the convention Tuesday when he made his national debut. But he has been a prominent presence in San Antonio&#039;s Chicano community since his teen years.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:58:15 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Democratic Platform 2012: Pro-Gay Marriage, Weak On Guns, And Completely Silent On Civil Liberties]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Democrats&#039; 2012 platform will be officially adopted on Tuesday night.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/380567/20120905/dnc-2012-platform-gay-marriage-guns-civil.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:53:22 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Obama Gives Himself &#039;Incomplete&#039; Grade On Economic Policy But Insists Recovery Underway]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Republican critics jumped on President Obama&#039;s remarks as more evidence that the he is not capable of reviving the economy.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/380476/20120905/president-obama-incomplete-grade-economy.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:54:48 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[President Obama Teams Up With A (Possibly) Stoned Kal Penn In New Campaign Video]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[When times are tough, there is one person the president can rely on -- Kal Penn.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:42:49 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Death With Dignity: Doctor-Prescribed Suicide For Terminally Ill May Soon Be A Way To Die In Massachusetts]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nearly two decades ago, Oregon became the first state to allow terminally ill patients to get a prescription for drugs that could be used to take their own lives. Since then, about 600 people in the state have chosen to die in this fashion. Now, it&#039;s Massachusetts&#039; turn to consider legalizing this controversial way of death.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:26:32 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[DNC 2012: Instead of Cash, AFL-CIO Offering &#039;Hugs From Thugs&#039;]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The nation&#039;s largest federation of labor unions, traditionally a major Democratic supporter, may have scaled back its financial support because of the event&#039;s location in a severely anti-union state.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:06:27 +1000</pubDate>
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