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	<title><![CDATA[Neda's Martyrdom and the Pitfalls of Obama's Chronic Pragmatism]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-daou/nedas-martyrdom-and-the-p_b_218787.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>I've praised President Obama's discipline and focus, his calm demeanor. He is a thinker, reflective. He considers all angles of a problem. And he is chronically pragmatic. </p>

<p>There's nothing wrong with pragmatism - it's a precious commodity in a tumultuous world - but like anything else, too much of it can be a bad thing. Especially at such an inflection point in history, with climate change threatening our existence, violence and human rights abuses and hunger and disease rampant, weapons...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-06-23T13:14:00-04:00</date_published>
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