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	<title><![CDATA[The Perils of Pinata Politics]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-benen/the-perils-of-pinata-poli_b_116310.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever been to a child's birthday party in which there's a pinata? It's a pretty straightforward exercise -- the birthday boy/girl gets blindfolded, is handed a big stick, is spun around to cause minor disorientation, and is then encouraged to swing the stick wildly in every direction, in the hopes of hitting a target and getting a prize.</p>

<p>John McCain's campaign has been operating under a similar framework for quite a while now. Under McCain's version of Pinata Politics,...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-08-09T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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