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	<title><![CDATA[The Conspicuous Silence At The Heart Of Obama's Patriotism Speech]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lumea/the-conspicuous-silence-a_b_110155.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Last Wednesday, in anticipation of the Fourth of July, Time magazine published a <a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1818037,00.html">pair of mini-essays</a> on patriotism -- one by Barack Obama, one by John McCain.</p>

<p>Given the holiday, the mainstream venue, and the fact that we're kicking off the general election of a presidential campaign, you know, without even asking, that -- no disrespect to Time magazine -- this was a set-up deal. You know that the feature wasn't conceived as a "point-counterpoint." You know that Time simply...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Off The Bus]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-07-09T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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