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			<title>Walter: GOP can break negative cycle</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28637866/ns/politics-national_journal/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Bylines/mugs/National Journal/Walter_Amy_natj_080624.thumb.jpg" alt="Sen. John Cornyn, left, Republican from Texas, and Sen. John Thune, right, Republican from South Dakota, speak to the media in Washington, D.C. on June 6, 2007." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Despite recent Senate retirements, incoming NRSC chairman John Cornyn has some reasons for optimism in 2010.</p><br clear="all" /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:42:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Mercurio: Gunning for a new RNC</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28541463/ns/politics-national_journal/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Bylines/mugs/National Journal/Mercurio_John_natj_080624.thumb.jpg" alt="Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, holds his shotgun while talking with his national campaign manager Chip Saltsman before pheasant hunting, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, near Osceola, Iowa. Salzman is now a contender to chair the RNC." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Who will the next Republican National Committee chairman be? The answer, apparently, depends on which one has the most guns. Seriously.</p><br clear="all" /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:36:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cook: How will Democrats govern?</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 17:39:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Brownstein: The GOP's dangerous imbalance</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28312115/ns/politics-national_journal/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Bylines/mugs/National Journal/Brownstein_Ron_natj_080624.thumb.jpg" alt="Dec. 8: The stress of the auto bailout bill on both Congress and the Obama administration may allow things to take a better turn for Republicans in 2010. The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson discusses their strategy to win back some sort of control in Congress. (Countdown)" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Congressional Republicans risk creating a vicious cycle that will keep them in the minority.</p><br clear="all" /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:56:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Blumenthal: Pollsters pretty accurate</title>
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