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		<title>The gunboat diplomacy over welcoming US troops</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/18/the-gunboat-diplomacy-over-welcoming-us-troops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/18/the-gunboat-diplomacy-over-welcoming-us-troops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hilary clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pine gap]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[US troops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us-china relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Iit was inevitable that Australia, in the absence of tough-minded governments, would eventually come to host a US military base, writes <b>Bruce Haigh</b>, a political and strategic analyst and retired diplomat]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Air Force One, Obama&#8217;s Armageddon fall-back, ready to rumble</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/17/air-force-one-obama-in-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/17/air-force-one-obama-in-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sandilands</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air force one]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama in Australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The two presidential flying command posts held at constant readiness at Canberra today are worth a moment’s contemplation in the context of the strategic implications of the Obama mission.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>With Christie and Palin out, Republican field looks set</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/06/with-christie-and-palin-out-republican-field-looks-set/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/06/with-christie-and-palin-out-republican-field-looks-set/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Christie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=251264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[America's Republican Party this week took another big step towards settling on a presidential candidate.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>What Barack Obama couldn&#8217;t do in the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/23/what-barack-obama-couldnt-do-in-the-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/23/what-barack-obama-couldnt-do-in-the-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel Palestinian conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle east]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=248959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Obama's UN speech was completely unable to hide the fact that America's Middle East policy is headed for an almighty train wreck.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>9/11: raising hopes slowly, even if Superman is a Brit</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/12/911-raising-hopes-slowly-even-if-superman-is-a-brit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/12/911-raising-hopes-slowly-even-if-superman-is-a-brit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[9/11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[george w bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[september 11 2001 terrorist attacks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=246335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to heal? Is time, itself, enough? Can we remember, and still move on? asks <b>Daniel Ziffer</b>, freelance reporter, from Ground Zero, New York.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/12/911-raising-hopes-slowly-even-if-superman-is-a-brit/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Afghan war: the waste in contracting out the war on terror</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/06/afghan-war-the-waste-in-contracting-out-the-war-on-terror/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/06/afghan-war-the-waste-in-contracting-out-the-war-on-terror/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Antony Loewenstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australians in afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war in Afghanistan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=245280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the 10 years since 9/11, millions of people have been killed but countless firms have benefitted from the explosion in Western defence spending.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Inside the Tea Party: why these culture wars are personal</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/23/inside-the-tea-party-why-these-culture-wars-are-personal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/23/inside-the-tea-party-why-these-culture-wars-are-personal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea Party Movement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=242357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tea Party’s wildfire success has fundamentally changed US politics and sown the seeds of its own undoing, writes <b>Harley Dennett</b> in Washington DC.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/23/inside-the-tea-party-why-these-culture-wars-are-personal/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rundle: why is Obama smiling? Perhaps it&#8217;s the polls</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/09/rundle-why-is-obama-smiling-perhaps-its-the-polls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/09/rundle-why-is-obama-smiling-perhaps-its-the-polls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guy Rundle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us presidential race]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=239992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could it get any worse for Barak Obama? Why, yes, there's a double-dip recession on the way -- indeed, it began months ago, and is only now starting to show up in the stats. Yet Obama always trots out, relaxed and grinning.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/09/rundle-why-is-obama-smiling-perhaps-its-the-polls/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>The vexed Palestine question facing Rudd and Gillard</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/08/the-vexed-palestine-question-facing-rudd-and-gillard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/08/the-vexed-palestine-question-facing-rudd-and-gillard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel Palestinian conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle east peace process]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=239819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't be surprised if the Gillard government also bends in the wind when it comes to Palestine.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Richardson: debt deal has some upside for Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/02/richardson-debt-deal-has-some-upside-for-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/02/richardson-debt-deal-has-some-upside-for-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US debt ceiling crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US debt deal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=238914</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite that win, Democrats seem more discontented with the deal than Republicans]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/02/richardson-debt-deal-has-some-upside-for-obama/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why corporate America can comfortably handle US’s debt</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/01/why-corporate-america-can-comfortably-handle-us%e2%80%99s-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/01/why-corporate-america-can-comfortably-handle-us%e2%80%99s-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Mayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US debt ceiling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=238693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With many companies valued at more than $100 billion, the US has ample corporate firepower to draw on when it comes to servicing government debt.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>New house sales on the wane</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/01/new-house-sales-on-the-wane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/01/new-house-sales-on-the-wane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new house sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wine in china]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=238629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The almost daily predictions of an interest rate rise seems to be having an impact on sales of new houses.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maley: hovering over a US debt trap</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/29/maley-hovering-over-a-us-debt-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/29/maley-hovering-over-a-us-debt-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US debt ceiling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us econ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Federal Reserve]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=238411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With still no sign that Washington has been able to craft a compromise solution for raising the debt ceiling, global markets are becoming increasingly worried, writes <b>Karen Maley</b>, of Business Spectator.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/29/maley-hovering-over-a-us-debt-trap/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The cheek of it all: does Gillard get a bum rap from cartoonists?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/28/the-cheek-of-it-all-does-gillard-get-a-bum-rap-from-cartoonists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/28/the-cheek-of-it-all-does-gillard-get-a-bum-rap-from-cartoonists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel Campbell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill hayden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cartoonists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political cartoons]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=231698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you picture Julia Gillard in cartoon form, what comes to mind? Her pointy nose? Her flaming hair? Her receding chin and long neck? Or her bum?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s gay marriage flip-flop hints at campaign targets</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/obamas-gay-marriage-flip-flop-hints-at-campaign-targets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/obamas-gay-marriage-flip-flop-hints-at-campaign-targets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=231299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why is it so hard to believe a left-leaning politician might genuinely oppose same-sex marriage? The bigger problem for Barack Obama is not even he's sure what side he supports.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>US gets a blank cheque to do what it likes with our troops</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/us-gets-a-blank-cheque-to-do-what-it-likes-with-our-troops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/us-gets-a-blank-cheque-to-do-what-it-likes-with-our-troops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian troops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war in Afghanistan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=231331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Without an Australian input into US foreign policy and strategic plans in Afghanistan, our contribution becomes little more than supplying mercenaries, writes <b>Bruce Haigh</b>, a political commentator and retired diplomat.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Richardson: today Portugal, tomorrow America?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/07/richardson-today-portugal-tomorrow-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/07/richardson-today-portugal-tomorrow-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portugal economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=227697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The pattern for the past two years has been left-wing governments falling like ninepins, and European voters have been flocking to free-market and centre-right parties.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Narrowing Republican field favours the mainstream</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/26/narrowing-republican-field-favours-the-mainstream/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/26/narrowing-republican-field-favours-the-mainstream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 03:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[republican presidential nomination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us presidential candidates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Republican presidential field in the US, which not so long ago just looked like a confused mess, is rapidly sorting itself out. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits: Difference of opinion &#8230; when yes means yes</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/23/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-difference-of-opinion-when-yes-means-yes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/23/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-difference-of-opinion-when-yes-means-yes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 03:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Arbib]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voting age]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=224652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How refreshing to have that couple of stories in the past week suggesting that the Liberal Party is not completely full of "yes" politicians.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rundle: remnants of Bush subsumed into Obama&#8217;s agenda</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/rundle-remnants-of-bush-subsumed-into-obamas-agenda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/rundle-remnants-of-bush-subsumed-into-obamas-agenda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 03:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guy Rundle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al-Qaeda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newt gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osama bin laden dead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rundle US]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war in Libya]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=222036</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the killing of Osama bin Laden, Barack Obama's presidency has taken a new course -- and so has America, and the world.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/rundle-remnants-of-bush-subsumed-into-obamas-agenda/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ringside at a rally to celebrate bin Laden as a hero</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/05/ringside-at-a-rally-to-celebrate-bin-laden-as-a-hero/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/05/ringside-at-a-rally-to-celebrate-bin-laden-as-a-hero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 03:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amrozi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osama bin laden dead]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=221194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than a thousand observant Muslims gathered to vent their frustration at the US, condemning Barack Obama as a terrorist and declaring bin Laden a hero, writes <b>Stuart Ranfurlie</b> from Jakarta]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/05/ringside-at-a-rally-to-celebrate-bin-laden-as-a-hero/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rundle: Obama baptised in blood, reborn as tribal member</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/04/rundle-obama-baptised-in-blood-reborn-as-tribal-member/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/04/rundle-obama-baptised-in-blood-reborn-as-tribal-member/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 03:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guy Rundle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abe Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al-Qaeda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Rumsfeld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[george bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osama bin Laden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osama bin laden dead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ronald reagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheikh Khalid Mohammed]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=220936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Obama is now a foreign policy president, a war president. Having knocked the wannabee Republicans out of the park, he is now aiming to take out Gaddafi, at which point, in the American imagery, he will join seamlessly with Reagan. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/04/rundle-obama-baptised-in-blood-reborn-as-tribal-member/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Donald Trump&#8217;s pimpin&#8217; new role in wingnut history</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/28/donald-trumps-pimpin-new-role-in-wingnut-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/28/donald-trumps-pimpin-new-role-in-wingnut-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birthers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=219851</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump's pitch for the Republican US presidential nomination has been compared to recent media sideshows like Charlie Sheen and Rebecca Black. The better comparison is California’s 2003 recall election that became worldwide entertainment.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maley: US economy gets a Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s slapdown</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/19/maley-us-economy-gets-a-standard-poors-slapdown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/19/maley-us-economy-gets-a-standard-poors-slapdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us elections]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=218614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency Standard &#038; Poor’s has delivered a stunning vote of no confidence in US political leaders to come up with a solution for swollen budget deficits, writes <b>Karen Maley</b>, of Business Spectator.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rule of law out the window in Obama&#8217;s re-election strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/06/rule-of-law-out-the-window-in-obamas-re-election-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/06/rule-of-law-out-the-window-in-obamas-re-election-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al-Qaeda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Huckabee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mike romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newt gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Tea Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us elections]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=215912</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Obama remains an odds-on favourite for re-election. But it looks as if the US will have to endure some bad policy in the meantime.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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