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	<title><![CDATA[Your Surrogate Conservative Father]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ricky-van-veen/your-surrogate-conservati_b_11296.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Arguing with your Republican father about politics: it's really nothing new. Among Thanksgiving traditions, it's as time-honored as "the kids table" and falling asleep on the couch. But what about the sons and daughters out there with rational Tom-DeLay-hating parents who are denied this hallowed tradition? What becomes of the 47% of Americans who get stuck talking about how this season's <em>Desperate Housewives</em> is stacking up to last season's (not well)?</p>

<p>I'm here to offer you Dick Van Veen -- your...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:46:00-04:00</date_published>
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