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	<title><![CDATA[Palin Pass, or Dropped Ball?]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-donius/palin-pass-or-dropped-bal_b_225710.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Palin used the sports metaphor that she was passing the ball as her rationale for stepping down. Although, a <strong>passed ball</strong> makes sense on the playing field, she is leaving the playing field and more accurately <strong>dropping the ball</strong>. It seems hard to believe that Alaska's problems were solved in half a term? It is certainly her decision to quit. The decision is not a good one if she expects to win the confidence of the electorate down the...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-07-04T12:04:00-04:00</date_published>
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