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	<title><![CDATA[GOP Obstruction Has Shattered Previous Record]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/09/gop-obstruction-has-shatt_n_105671.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>It has become a routine in the Senate. Last Friday, congressional Republicans, with the aid of a handful of Democrats, successfully obstructed the passage of a global warming bill that would have required major reductions in greenhouse gases.</p>

<p>The measure, falling 12 votes shy of the 60 needed, had the potential for majority support in the Senate -- neither presidential candidate made the vote, but both Barack Obama and John McCain said they likely would have sided with the yeas. Now,...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-06-17T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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