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	<title><![CDATA[From Iowa to Inauguration: A Retrospective on the Precariousness of Primary Politics]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maegan-carberry/from-iowa-to-inauguration_b_154045.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>As 2008 ends with Barack Obama heading to his new pad on Pennsylvania Avenue, my thoughts keep returning to what was happening at this time a year ago, when I ventured to the Iowa caucuses to find out why a bunch of farmers deserved to pick our president. While I remain pleased with the outcome of the election, I'm still not convinced that this system is the most effective way to select our nation's leaders. Inevitably, the issue will fall...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-01-29T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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