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    <title>Greta Van Susteren:  Genocide and Starvation in Sudan Is Getting Worse... and There Is Something We Can Do</title>
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    <published>2012-05-29T09:46:23Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-29T09:43:20Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Greta Van Susteren</name>
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		        Our politicians are consumed with the crisis in Syria and the suffering there, but I would like to draw their attention to the crisis in Sudan, too. I know we can&#039;t police the world, but there is a simply solution worth exploring.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/humanitarian-crisis&quot;&gt;Humanitarian Crisis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/omar-al-bashir&quot;&gt;Omar Al-Bashir&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sudan&quot;&gt;Sudan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Cantor, GOP Announce Summer Decision On Bush-Era Legislation</title>
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    <published>2012-05-25T16:02:12Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-25T16:02:49Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON &amp;mdash; The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majority Le...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house&quot;&gt;House&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-bush-tax-cuts&quot;&gt;Obama Bush Tax Cuts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-vote&quot;&gt;House Vote&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/george-w-bush&quot;&gt;George W. Bush&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bush-tax-cut-extension&quot;&gt;Bush Tax Cut Extension&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eric-cantor&quot;&gt;Eric Cantor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bush-tax-cuts&quot;&gt;Bush Tax Cuts&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Dem Backers Step Up As Urgency Builds</title>
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    <published>2012-05-25T08:21:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-24T22:27:00Z</updated>
    
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		        * House Majority PAC airms to win back House for Democrats                * Democrats will need net gain of 25 seats to take it back                * ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/super-pac&quot;&gt;Super Pac&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-majority-pac&quot;&gt;House Majority PAC&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-democrats&quot;&gt;House Democrats&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/reuters&quot;&gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/fundraising&quot;&gt;Fundraising&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democrats&quot;&gt;Democrats&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/super-pac-fundraising&quot;&gt;Super Pac Fundraising&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Women Allowed In Combat Under Senate Defense Bill</title>
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    <published>2012-05-24T16:39:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-24T16:39:27Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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		        WASHINGTON -- A measure to let women fight on the front lines is part of the massive defense bill proposed Thursday in the Senate.&lt;br /&gt;
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The National Def...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/women-in-combat&quot;&gt;Women in Combat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/women-in-war&quot;&gt;Women in War&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-military&quot;&gt;US Military&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/military&quot;&gt;Military&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/women-warriors&quot;&gt;Women Warriors&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ndaa&quot;&gt;Ndaa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/loretta-sanchez&quot;&gt;Loretta Sanchez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/kirsten-gillibrand&quot;&gt;Kirsten Gillibrand&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ground-combat-exclusion&quot;&gt;Ground Combat Exclusion&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Rafael Medoff:  President Obama Needs to Make a Phone Call Against Genocide</title>
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    <published>2012-05-24T10:07:47Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-24T10:08:04Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Rafael Medoff</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rafael-medoff/</uri>
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		        The leader of a small, deeply impoverished African country this week did more to combat genocide than all of President Obama&#039;s envoys, advisers, and boards put together.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/malawi&quot;&gt;Malawi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/joyce-banda&quot;&gt;Joyce Banda&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/omar-al-bashir&quot;&gt;Omar Al-Bashir&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/darfur-genocide&quot;&gt;Darfur Genocide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/president-obama&quot;&gt;President Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/genocide&quot;&gt;Genocide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/icc&quot;&gt;Icc&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ineragency-atrocities-prevention-board&quot;&gt;Ineragency Atrocities Prevention Board&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/international-criminal-court&quot;&gt;International Criminal Court&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Boehner Trumps Pelosi In Top Spot</title>
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    <published>2012-05-23T08:43:17Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-23T08:43:14Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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		        House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has raised more than $70 million for Republicans since winning the Speaker’s gavel, easily topping his fundraisi...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house&quot;&gt;House&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/speaker-john-boehner&quot;&gt;Speaker John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-of-representatives&quot;&gt;House of Representatives&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner-nancy-pelosi&quot;&gt;John Boehner Nancy Pelosi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nancy-pelosi-john-boehner&quot;&gt;Nancy Pelosi John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nancy-pelosi&quot;&gt;Nancy Pelosi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Bob Edgar:  The Constitution Rules, Even Over Senators</title>
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    <published>2012-05-22T16:25:30Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-22T16:25:52Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Bob Edgar</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-bob-edgar/</uri>
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		        We&#039;re convinced that the Senate&#039;s power to adopt its own rules is limited to rules that do not conflict with the Constitutio
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/filibuster-reform&quot;&gt;Filibuster Reform&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/filibuster&quot;&gt;Filibuster&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/common-cause&quot;&gt;Common Cause&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-senate&quot;&gt;U.S. Senate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congress&quot;&gt;Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/senate&quot;&gt;Senate&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Michael Brenner:  Democrats&#039; Seven Deadly Sins</title>
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    <published>2012-05-21T11:31:52Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-21T11:31:26Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Michael Brenner</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brenner/</uri>
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		        Seven venal sins or seven mortal sins? Makes scant difference as far as public ethics are concerned. The accumulation of venal sins has mortal consequences.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/elections-2012&quot;&gt;Elections 2012&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democratic-party&quot;&gt;Democratic Party&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democrats&quot;&gt;Democrats&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2012-election&quot;&gt;2012 Election&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congress&quot;&gt;Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/barack-obama&quot;&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/president-obama&quot;&gt;President Obama&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Members Of Congress Speak Like High School Sophomores</title>
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    <published>2012-05-21T10:03:13Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-21T10:07:01Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        The sophistication of federal lawmakers&#039; speech patterns is on the decline, with members of Congress now talking, on average, at the level of high sch...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sunlight-foundation&quot;&gt;Sunlight Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congress-speech-patterns&quot;&gt;Congress Speech Patterns&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/dan-lungren&quot;&gt;Dan Lungren&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sat-words&quot;&gt;SAT Words&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mick-mulvaney&quot;&gt;Mick Mulvaney&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sat-test&quot;&gt;SAT Test&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Boehner: &#039;All Options Are On The Table&#039; In Contentious Investigation</title>
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    <published>2012-05-19T10:45:11Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-19T10:45:59Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner says &quot;all options are on the table&quot; in the ongoing congressional investigation into the &quot;Fast and Furious&quot; op...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/operation-fast-and-furious&quot;&gt;Operation Fast and Furious&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gun-running&quot;&gt;Gun Running&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nancy-pelosi&quot;&gt;Nancy Pelosi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eric-holder-fast-and-furious&quot;&gt;Eric Holder Fast and Furious&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/fast-and-furious&quot;&gt;Fast and Furious&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/department-of-justice&quot;&gt;Department of Justice&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eric-holder&quot;&gt;Eric Holder&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner-fast-and-furious&quot;&gt;John Boehner Fast and Furious&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>John Friedman:  A Lesson in Ethics From the Olympic Games</title>
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    <published>2012-05-18T17:42:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-18T17:42:35Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>John Friedman</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-friedman/</uri>
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		        Corporate leaders are realizing that in going the extra step, and engaging in transparency, openness and disclosure, they reveal the true character of their organization.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eugenio-monti&quot;&gt;Eugenio Monti&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/olympics&quot;&gt;Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/london-olympics&quot;&gt;London Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jessie-owens&quot;&gt;Jessie Owens&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/italy&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/michael-phelps&quot;&gt;Michael Phelps&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/summer-olympics&quot;&gt;Summer Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2012-olympics&quot;&gt;2012 Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/winter-olympics&quot;&gt;Winter Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/olympics-history&quot;&gt;Olympics History&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/sports&quot;&gt;Sports News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> House Passes Defense Budget That Breaks Spending Agreement</title>
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    <published>2012-05-18T13:17:31Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-18T13:17:07Z</updated>
    
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        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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		        WASHINGTON -- The House passed a defense budget Friday that exceeds the deal cut by Congress and President Barack Obama last summer, and that would ha...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-republican-budget&quot;&gt;House Republican Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/war-on-the-poor&quot;&gt;War on the Poor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ndaa&quot;&gt;Ndaa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/defense-spending&quot;&gt;Defense Spending&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/defense-budget&quot;&gt;Defense Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/medicaid-cuts&quot;&gt;Medicaid Cuts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/paul-ryan-budget&quot;&gt;Paul Ryan Budget&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Dem Rep Accused Of Drinking On The Job By GOP Colleague</title>
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    <published>2012-05-18T08:52:13Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-18T08:52:43Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        One congressman accused another of drinking on the job in the midst of a tense exchange Wednesday night over whether the House would debate an amendme...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jim-mcgovern-pete-sessions&quot;&gt;Jim McGovern Pete Sessions&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jim-mcgovern&quot;&gt;Jim McGovern&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jim-mcgovern-drinking&quot;&gt;Jim McGovern Drinking&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/pete-sessions&quot;&gt;Pete Sessions&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Don Cheadle:  Walk to End Genocide</title>
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    <published>2012-05-17T21:42:06Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-17T21:42:21Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Don Cheadle</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-cheadle/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Our political leaders have calculated that the American people are not interested in foreign policy in this election year. By walking, we&#039;re announcing to our leaders loudly and clearly that they are wrong.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nuba&quot;&gt;Nuba&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/omar-al-bashir&quot;&gt;Omar Al-Bashir&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nuba-mountains&quot;&gt;Nuba Mountains&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/elections-2012&quot;&gt;Elections 2012&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/los-angeles-walk-to-end-genocide&quot;&gt;Los Angeles Walk to End Genocide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/south-sudan-genocide&quot;&gt;South Sudan Genocide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sudan-genocide&quot;&gt;Sudan Genocide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/walk-to-end-genocide&quot;&gt;Walk to End Genocide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/south-sudan&quot;&gt;South Sudan&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/los-angeles&quot;&gt;Los Angeles News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Bill Cheney:  Five Things Small Business Owners Need to Know About Capitol Hill</title>
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    <published>2012-05-17T14:53:49Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-17T14:53:32Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Bill Cheney</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-cheney/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        If small business owners want to see more credit available, they need to keep their eye on Washington as much as their local lending institutions. And yes, we need the help.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/small-business-america&quot;&gt;Small Business America&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/national-small-business-week&quot;&gt;National Small Business Week&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congress&quot;&gt;Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/small-business&quot;&gt;Small Business&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/banks&quot;&gt;Banks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jobs&quot;&gt;Jobs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/job-creation&quot;&gt;Job Creation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/credit-unions&quot;&gt;Credit Unions&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/small-business&quot;&gt;Small Business News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Christopher Arterton:  Hoosier Heresy or Wisdom, 2012 Style?</title>
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    <published>2012-05-16T14:24:58Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-16T14:24:22Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Christopher Arterton</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-arterton/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        The recent primary victory by Richard Mourdock over Dick Lugar should send greater shock waves through Washington than merely the one Senate seat now potentially up for grabs. Evidently, Tea Party-backed candidates will be continuing their war against the politics of compromise.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/richard-mourdock&quot;&gt;Richard Mourdock&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/elections-2012&quot;&gt;Elections 2012&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congress&quot;&gt;Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2012-election&quot;&gt;2012 Election&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/richard-lugar&quot;&gt;Richard Lugar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tea-party-movement&quot;&gt;Tea Party Movement&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bipartisanship&quot;&gt;Bipartisanship&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tea-party&quot;&gt;Tea Party&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Deborah Weinstein:  Senate Budget Plans Range From Extreme to Unimaginable</title>
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    <published>2012-05-16T14:00:19Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-16T14:00:52Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Deborah Weinstein</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-weinstein/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Today, the Coalition on Human Needs sent a letter making these points to every senator.&lt;br /&gt;
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May 16, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
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Dear Senator:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today you will have the opportun...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/affordable-care-act&quot;&gt;Affordable Care Act&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/medicaid&quot;&gt;Medicaid&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/food-stamps&quot;&gt;Food Stamps&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/low-income&quot;&gt;Low-Income&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/federal-budget&quot;&gt;Federal Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/taxes&quot;&gt;Taxes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/snap-program&quot;&gt;SNAP Program&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/senate&quot;&gt;Senate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/budget-2013&quot;&gt;Budget 2013&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congress&quot;&gt;Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/budget&quot;&gt;Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/senate-budget&quot;&gt;Senate Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> GOP Freshmen Spent Millions On Mailings</title>
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    <published>2012-05-15T17:27:36Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-15T17:27:52Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
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		        Republican freshmen who came to Congress last year promising to transform Washington&#039;s free-spending culture are no different from most other lawmaker...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gop-freshmen&quot;&gt;GOP Freshmen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gop&quot;&gt;Gop&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gop-freshmen-mailers&quot;&gt;GOP Freshmen Mailers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-gop&quot;&gt;House GOP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/political-mailers&quot;&gt;Political Mailers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-republicans&quot;&gt;House Republicans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mailers&quot;&gt;Mailers&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Nancy Pelosi: &#039;Just Win, Baby&#039;</title>
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    <published>2012-05-15T11:35:49Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-15T11:35:50Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became the most powerful woman in American history when she was sworn in as Speaker of the House in 2007. She lost that p...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congress&quot;&gt;Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democratic-fundraising&quot;&gt;Democratic Fundraising&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democrats&quot;&gt;Democrats&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/fundraising&quot;&gt;Fundraising&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/campaign-fundraising&quot;&gt;Campaign Fundraising&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nancy-pelosi&quot;&gt;Nancy Pelosi&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>MJ Rosenberg:  House Votes This Week to Tie Obama&#039;s Hands on Iran</title>
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    <published>2012-05-13T20:23:58Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-13T20:22:19Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>MJ Rosenberg</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Presidents need latitude to make decisions affecting matters of national security and, until now, all presidents have been afforded it, as provided for in the United States Constitution. But, in the case of Iran, the cheerleaders for war are trying to change the rules.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/iran&quot;&gt;Iran&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/iran-nuclear-weapons&quot;&gt;Iran Nuclear Weapons&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/aipac&quot;&gt;Aipac&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel-support&quot;&gt;Israel Support&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-aipac&quot;&gt;Obama AIPAC&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Census Boss: House Bill &#039;Devastates&#039; America&#039;s Data</title>
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    <published>2012-05-11T17:33:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-11T17:33:24Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        WASHINGTON -- The head of the U.S. Census Bureau hammered the House of Representatives on Friday for passing a bill that he said &quot;devastates&quot; the nati...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/census&quot;&gt;Census&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/census-cuts&quot;&gt;Census Cuts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/census-bureau-director-robert-groves&quot;&gt;Census Bureau Director Robert Groves&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/census-bureau&quot;&gt;Census Bureau&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-budget-cuts&quot;&gt;House Budget Cuts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/daniel-webster&quot;&gt;Daniel Webster&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/american-community-survey&quot;&gt;American Community Survey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/robert-groves&quot;&gt;Robert Groves&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/american-community-survey-cut&quot;&gt;American Community Survey Cut&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Sudan Will &#039;Chop Off Any Hand&#039; Trying To Take Land In Conflict With South Sudan</title>
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    <published>2012-05-10T15:45:33Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-10T15:57:07Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan&#039;s president vowed revenge for any attacks by South Sudan against the north&#039;s territory, saying Thursday his forces will &quot;chop...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/omar-al-bashir&quot;&gt;Omar Al Bashir&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sudanese-war&quot;&gt;Sudanese War&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sudan&quot;&gt;Sudan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sudan-bombing&quot;&gt;Sudan Bombing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sudan-south-sudan-conflict&quot;&gt;Sudan South Sudan Conflict&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sudan-south-sudan-war&quot;&gt;Sudan South Sudan War&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sudan-president&quot;&gt;Sudan President&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/south-sudan&quot;&gt;South Sudan&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> House Passes Bombs-Not-Bread Bill To Spare Military, Cut Food Aid</title>
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    <published>2012-05-10T14:19:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-10T14:19:22Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday passed its plan to spare the military&#039;s growing budget from mandatory cuts, instead slashing Medicaid, benefits fo...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bca&quot;&gt;Bca&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program&quot;&gt;Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/food-stamps&quot;&gt;Food Stamps&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112-congress&quot;&gt;112 Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/budget-control-act&quot;&gt;Budget Control Act&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/paul-ryan-budget&quot;&gt;Paul Ryan Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/temporary-assistance-for-needy-families&quot;&gt;Temporary Assistance for Needy Families&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/paul-ryan-reconciliation&quot;&gt;Paul Ryan Reconciliation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-republicans-budget-cuts&quot;&gt;House Republicans Budget Cuts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/112th-congress&quot;&gt;112th Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tanf&quot;&gt;Tanf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/budget-reconciliation&quot;&gt;Budget Reconciliation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/snap&quot;&gt;Snap&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/paul-ryan&quot;&gt;Paul Ryan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/reconciliation&quot;&gt;Reconciliation&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> House Votes To End Census Survey Done Since Jefferson&#039;s Time</title>
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		        WASHINGTON –- The House voted Wednesday to eliminate the detailed surveys of America that have been conducted by the Census Bureau since the nation...
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