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					<title>Rubio Digs Into Past To Tout 'America First' Approach</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:13 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
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				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Andrew Roth, The Guardian]]></author></item>
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					<title>Our Political Labels Are Out of Date</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:15 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
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				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[David Dusenbury, Wall Street Journal]]></author></item>
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					<title>Mamdani's Surprisingly Persuasive Solution for U.S.</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:24 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/mamdanis_surprisingly_persuasive_solution_for_us_713508.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/opinion/zohran-mamdani-united-nations.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713508</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Lydia Polgreen, New York Times]]></author></item>
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					<title>Alleged Somali Gang Activity Ruins Homecoming in MN</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:19 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Reported Somali gang violence disrupted homecoming, raising questions about Minnesota's Democratic leadership amid mounting fraud scandals.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/alleged_somali_gang_activity_ruins_homecoming_in_mn_713503.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4757394/keith-ellison-minnesota-election-fraud-fallout/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713503</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Guy Benson, DC&nbsp;Examiner]]></author></item>
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					<title>Justice Alito Doth Protest Too Much</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:29 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The conservative justice told The Associated Press that being called MAGA is offensive to him. His rulings say otherwise.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/justice_alito_doth_protest_too_much_713599.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.ms.now/opinion/justice-samuel-alito-maga-rulings]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713599</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Hayes Brown, MS Now]]></author></item>
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					<title>Lying Media Ahead of the Midterms? Check</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:17 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/07/lying_media_ahead_of_the_midterms_check_713468.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.sashastone.com/p/lying-media-ahead-of-the-midterms]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713468</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Sasha Stone, Substack]]></author></item>
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					<title>How DOJ, NSBA Went After Parents</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:31 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/07/how_doj_nsba_went_after_parents_713498.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://restoration-news.com/the-doj-s-new-report-exposes-how-the-nsba-went-after-parents-what-s-next]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713498</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Victoria Manning, Restoration News]]></author></item>
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					<title>The Monopoly on the Open Road</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:21 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Patrick Industries announced a merger with its main competitor for selling components for recreational vehicles. A lawsuit alleges that it leverages market power.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/07/the_monopoly_on_the_open_road_713479.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://prospect.org/2026/10/07/monopoly-on-the-open-road-patrick-industries-rv/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713479</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[David Dayen, American Prospect]]></author></item>
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					<title>Hochul Can't Live in Her Own Economic Reality</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:23 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/08/hochul_cant_live_in_her_own_economic_reality_154572.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/08/hochul_cant_live_in_her_own_economic_reality_154572.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200713514</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Sam Raus, RealClearPolitics]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728364_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Inside the Final Push To Free the October 7 Hostages</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:27 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The negotiations had dragged on for nearly a year. Then, with just weeks left in the Biden administration, Brett McGurk joined forces with Steve Witkoff to make one last push to bring the hostages home.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/07/inside_the_final_push_to_free_the_october_7_hostages_713489.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.thefp.com/p/inside-final-push-israel-hostages-brett-mcgurk?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713489</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Brett McGurk, The Free Press]]></author></item>
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					<title>October 7 Revealed a Darkness in Britain</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:28:52 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ We must fight against the oldest hatred]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/07/october_7_revealed_a_darkness_in_britain_713500.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://nigelfarage.substack.com/p/october-7-revealed-a-darkness-in]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713500</guid>
				 <category>PM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Nigel Farage, Substack]]></author></item>
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					<title>We Choose the Unapologetic Pursuit of National Power</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:35:05 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The men who made the Parthenon built upwards. They held that the highest and most noble aspiration in life was to surpass all others, to strive to be the best in all things.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/07/rubio_urges_defense_of_western_civilization_at_acropolis_we_choose_the_unapologetic_pursuit_of_national_power.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/07/rubio_urges_defense_of_western_civilization_at_acropolis_we_choose_the_unapologetic_pursuit_of_national_power.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">700713488</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Marco Rubio, Athens]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728420_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Trump Is Making Biden-Like Mistakes</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:53:39 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Perhaps you CAN go broke underestimating the people]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/trump_is_making_biden-like_mistakes_713517.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://josephklein.substack.com/p/dumb-as-trump]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713517</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Joe Klein, Substack]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728427_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Much Less Crime Since U.S. Border Mess Fixed</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:36:44 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Trump has spent much of his second term cleaning up the mess created by Democrats who previously held power - many of whom want your vote again in November. There is still violent crime in the country, but there has been much less of it since Trump's second term began less than two years ago.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/much_less_crime_since_us_border_mess_fixed_713502.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4756837/trump-remove-worst-of-worst-golden-age-public-safety/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713502</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Christopher Tremoglie, DC&nbsp;Examiner]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728421_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Political Economy of Diesel</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:53:50 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Trump is trying every possible short-term trick to cut diesel prices. None of it will work; he might as well command the tide to recede.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/the_political_economy_of_diesel_713510.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://prospect.org/2026/10/07/political-economy-of-diesel-trump-iran-war/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713510</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Robert Kuttner, American Prospect]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728428_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Chilling Implications of Jack Smith's Goons</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:27:07 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ It is not clear where the victims can or will go for recompense, nor that the aggressors will face justice for their depredations.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/the_chilling_implications_of_jack_smiths_goons_713472.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/07/if-jack-smiths-goons-dont-pay-for-their-crimes-innocent-americans-will/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713472</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Ben Weingarten, The Federalist]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/62/622298_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Washington Needs the Tax-Reform Spirit of '86</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:40:36 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The tax code is overdue for a good housecleaning.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/washington_needs_the_tax-reform_spirit_of_86_713381.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/washington-needs-the-tax-reform-spirit-of-86-bbc2ee5e?st=pJeFg7]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713381</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Rahm Emanuel, Wall Street Journal]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728422_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>A Gen Z Blue-Collar Jobs Boom</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:54:41 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ A new generational opportunity is taking shape in the skilled trades.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/a_gen_z_blue-collar_jobs_boom_713497.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://mag.commonplace.org/p/the-gen-z-blue-collar-jobs-boom]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713497</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Skyler Adleta, Commonplace]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/65/654281_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>College Women Know the Cornell Story Is a Farce</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:45:21 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Which &quot;survivor&quot; statements are we supposed to believe?]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/college_women_know_the_cornell_story_is_a_farce_713505.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/opinion/cornell-7-drama-proves-the-campus-rape-panic-is-a-farce-and-women-know-it/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713505</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Heather Mac Donald, New York Post]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728423_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Why Weren't the Cornell Allegations Taken Seriously?</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:54:46 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Somewhere there exists a woman who could see that disgusting group chat urging others to come and get in on some &quot;free pussy&quot; and &quot;whip it out, boys&quot; at that Cornell Chi Phi frat party and assume after the most perfunctory possible investigation that the whole thing was consensual. But I don't think I know her. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/08/why_werent_the_cornell_allegations_taken_seriously.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/08/why_werent_the_cornell_allegations_taken_seriously.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200713507</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Melinda Henneberger,&nbsp;RCP]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728362_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>The Logical End Point of the Sexual Revolution?</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:03:12 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ The revolution taught that all young women must want sexual adventure-so any woman who doesn't seek it is a prude, and anyone advising against it must be a misogynist jerk trying to keep women in their place. Suggesting that girls should take precautions-be careful how much you drink, don't go upstairs in a fraternity-was preemptively victim-blaming, slut-shaming, and woman-hating.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/the_logical_end_point_of_the_sexual_revolution_713493.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.thefp.com/p/the-sexual-revolution-failed-jane-cornell-seven-feminism-?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713493</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Larissa Phillips, The Free Press]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728047_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>States Must Do More To Secure Elections</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:46:50 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Only American citizens should decide who governs them.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/states_must_do_more_to_secure_elections_713499.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://americanmind.org/salvo/states-must-do-more-to-secure-our-elections/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713499</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Kristina Celeste, The American Mind]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/722937_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Is This the Oddest Democrat in Congress?</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:57:40 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has a habit of championing niche issues. Now she's facing a strong challenge from a Republican with a similar instinct for local politics.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/is_this_the_oddest_democrat_in_congress_713509.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://newrepublic.com/post/216334/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-red-delicious-apple]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713509</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Emma Janssen, The New Republic]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728429_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Trump Casts Long Shadow Over Campaigns in California</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:01:37 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Even before Donald Trump's confusing gaffe Monday night in Nebraska about Iran bombing Los Angeles and San Diego, the president was looming large over nearly every hotly contested California election campaign. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/08/trump_casts_long_shadow_over_california_campaigns.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/08/trump_casts_long_shadow_over_california_campaigns.html]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">200713513</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Susan Crabtree,&nbsp;RCP]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728342_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>Steve Witkoff Keeps the Light On</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:48:42 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Steve Witkoff reunites with freed teacher Marc Fogel, reflecting on loss, diplomacy, and bringing prisoners and hostages home.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/steve_witkoff_keeps_the_light_on_713469.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4755159/steve-witkoff-marc-fogel-reunion-russia-prisoner-exchange/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713469</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Salena Zito, Washington Examiner]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728424_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>How Can So Many People Celebrate a Massacre?</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:10:58 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Remember, pro-Palestinian protesters cheered cold-blooded mass murder on October 7 even before Israel retaliated.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/how_can_so_many_people_celebrate_a_massacre_713512.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/07/october-7-how-can-so-many-people-celebrate-a-massacre/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713512</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728430_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>October 7 Attack, 3 Years Later</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:11:03 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, October 7th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Contributor Richard Porter, and RCP White House Correspondent, Carolina Lumetta]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/october_7_attack_3_years_later_713490.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry-rQZCcK8c]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713490</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Bevan,&nbsp;Porter &amp; Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728426_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>John Cleese Is Not a Terrorist</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:51:02 -0500</pubDate>
					<fullpubdate>10/08/2026/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Cleese has responded to the Prevent referral in the best possible way: by mocking it. &quot;One of the proudest moments of my life,&quot; he posted on X. &quot;I would like to thank everyone concerned.&quot;]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/john_cleese_is_not_a_terrorist_713471.html]]></link><originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/07/comedian-john-cleese-is-free-speech-furor-over-islam-comments/]]></originalLink>	<guid isPermaLink="false">100713471</guid>
				 <category>AM Update</category><author><![CDATA[Andrew Doyle, Washington Post]]></author><media:content url="https://assets.realclear.com/images/72/728425_1_.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="190" width="250" />
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					<title>A Good Step To Build Wealth for American Kids</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/a_good_step_to_build_wealth_for_american_kids_713562.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/06/trump-accounts-will-help-more-young-people-feel-bought-into-markets/]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100713562</guid> 					
					<category>Editorials</category>					
					<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:25:23 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Washington Post]]></author></item>
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					<title>France Should Try Secure Borders and Fiscal Discipline</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/france_should_try_secure_borders_and_fiscal_discipline_713557.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/7/editorial-french-riots-islamism-not-education/]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100713557</guid> 					
					<category>Editorials</category>					
					<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:25:27 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Washington Times]]></author></item>
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					<title>Political Class in France Needs To Heed the Voice of Students</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/political_class_in_france_needs_to_heed_the_voice_of_students_713570.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/the-guardian-view-on-the-french-school-protests-the-political-class-needs-to-heed-the-voice-of-students]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100713570</guid> 					
					<category>Editorials</category>					
					<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:28:14 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></author></item>
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					<title>Will the Supreme Court Stop Climate Lawsuits?</title><description></description>
					<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/08/will_the_supreme_court_stop_climate_lawsuits_713491.html</link>
					<originalLink><![CDATA[ https://deepbackground30.substack.com/p/will-the-court-stop-climate-lawsuits]]></originalLink><guid isPermaLink="false">100713491</guid> 					
					<category>Editorials</category>					
					<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:28:32 -0500</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Deep Background]]></author></item></channel></rss>