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	<title><![CDATA[Vetting the Candidates: An American Tradition]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-mckay/vetting-the-candidates-an_b_98590.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>America is a country that prides itself on being able to identify a "straight shooter" or "the genuine article" when it comes to our leaders. As a nation we can "feel it in our gut" when someone is giving us a bum steer. We have a free press ("Free press" is trademarked by GE and Viacom) and freedom of speech (with the ability to monitor said free speech at the president's discretion). In other words, we vet our candidates thoroughly...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-05-03T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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