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	<title><![CDATA[The Ascendancy of Barack Obama in Small Town America]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin/the-ascendancy-of-barack-_b_83682.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><strong>UPDATE, 1-30-08: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin/exposing-racism-a-worthw_b_84117.html">Exposing Racism: A Worthwhile Thing To Do</a></strong></p>

<p>For those of you wondering how the Obama ascendancy is playing out in Small Town America, I offer you <a href="http://hamptons.plumtv.com/stories/independent_article_sparks_obama_controversy">this column</a> from the <em>Independent</em>, a weekly newspaper published on the East End of Long Island by Jerry Della Femina, the former advertising executive turned restaurateur and columnist. This particular piece was written by Rick Murphy under his weekly "Low Tidings" column. Murphy is also credited as a publisher of the...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-10-13T13:09:00-04:00</date_published>
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