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		<title>I Came Upon A Midnight Clearance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Capitol Steps continue their merry preparations for Christmas with their look at how Santa took advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program.  Our guest is Steps star Elaina Newport.
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		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4177</link>
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		<title>&#8216;This Is Fiscal Insanity&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate will debate for hours&#8230;on whether to start debate on the recently unveiled Democratic health care plan.  Will Republicans try to slow down the process by having all 2,074 pages read aloud on the floor?  Do they have the votes to block debate?  What argument do Republicans make for wanting to stop this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4176</link>
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		<title>I Came Upon A Midnight Clearance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Capitol Steps continue their Christmas fun with &#8220;I Came Upon A Midnight Clearance&#8217; - a look at how Santa upgraded during the Cash for Clunkers rush.
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		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4174</link>
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		<title>Abortions Galore In Senate Health Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Senate Democrats unveiled their 2,074 page health care bill.  President Obama and Congressional Democrats have promised throughout this debate that taxpayer dollars would not fund abortions if this legislation passes.  So why are pro-life experts calling this a total failure to keep that promise?  What does the bill specifically call for on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4171</link>
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		<title>Rep. Joe Wilson Wants Stimulus Audit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After numerous reports of money spent and jobs created in Congressional districts that don&#8217;t exist, Rep. Joe Wilson is demanding a full audit of the stimulus money spent thus far.  What does he hope to accomplish?  How did bogus reports happen in the first place?  And how is this fiasco proof that stimulating private sector [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4166</link>
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		<title>The Real Story of the Reid Health Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats are unveiling their health care plan at a reported cost of $849 billion over 10 years.  So why does our health care policy expert say the real 10-year cost is more like $2.5 trillion once the program actually starts?  What sort of accounting gimmicks are used to get to $849 over just six [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4163</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Mischief Leading to Murder&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gizzi of Human Events tells us about his conversation with former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who also served as trial judge in the wake of the 1993 World Trade Center bombings.  Mukasey says allowing civilian trials for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his allies could lead radical followers to target key witnesses who are crucial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4160</link>
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		<title>Civilian Trial Rewards Terrorists for Attacking U.S.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arizona Rep. Trent Franks slams the Obama administration defense of putting 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed on trial in federal court, saying &#8216;why don&#8217;t we just invite them into the nursery to teach our kids?&#8217;  He says such a move give terrorists incentive to target Americans on U.S. soil rather than confront our military.  He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4154</link>
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		<title>The Obama Jobs Charade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas Rep. Ted Poe says all the fictional data on the White House recovery.gov website proves there is no job creation for the administration to claim.  He also reveals that any worker who gets a raise counts as a &#8216;job saved&#8217; in the Obama calculations.  Poe says the upcoming &#8216;jobs bill&#8217; will probably be more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4153</link>
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		<title>On the Road to Rationing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Georgia Rep. Phil Gingrey is ripping new recommendations from the federal government regarding breast cancer prevention.  The new guidelines suggest mammograms for women starting at age 50 rather than the previous recommendation to begin at age 40.  They also say self exams are no longer necessary.  Why does Gingrey believe this puts women&#8217;s lives in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4149</link>
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		<title>Security Trumps Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Illinois Rep. Don Manzullo is strongly opposed to a prison in his district becoming the home for many Guantanamo Bay detainees.  Why?  Why does he see such a move negatively impacting his district?  Why does he see the argument that the detainees will mean 3,000 new jobs as false?  What is his plan for bringing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4145</link>
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		<title>Pataki: Terrorism Is Not Just A Crime, It&#8217;s An Act of War</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former New York Gov. George Pataki is outraged at the Obama administration decision to put 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other conspirators on trial in civilian court.  Why?  Why does Pataki say President Obama - like President Clinton - treats terrorists like the guy who robs the local liquor store?  Why does he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4142</link>
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		<title>Why the 9-11 Plotters Should Be Tried Before Military Commissions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, the Obama administration announced five 9-11 conspirators would stand trial in civilian court in New York City, including mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.  Why does a former Army prosecutor think that is a terrible decision?  Why did the administration order this while also ordering military commissions for five other detainees?  Why will our intelligence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4139</link>
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		<title>Will the UN Unilaterally Declare a Palestinian State?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Outgoing Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas is reportedly pushing the United Nations to declare a Palestinian state - something Israel says can only happen through negotiations and mutual agreements.  So is this a surprise?  Are we looking at another surge in violence?  Would it be one Palestinian state or two?  And why don&#8217;t Israelis trust the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4138</link>
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		<title>The Trouble with Judge Hamilton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Senate may vote this week on the nomination of Judge David Hamilton to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals.  Why are conservatives calling Hamilton &#8216;unacceptable&#8217;?  Why do they see him as a judicial activist and a threat to religious freedom and parental rights?  We ask Wendy Wright of Concerned Women for America, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4137</link>
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		<title>Palin:  Start of A Comeback Or Flash in the Pan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarah Palin&#8217;s highly anticipated book his the shelves on Tuesday.  It already tops the best-seller list.  Does this prove that Palin is still wildly popular and can mount a serious presidential run in 2012?  Or is she permanently branded as a policy lightweight who is past her peak?  What does she have to do to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4136</link>
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		<title>Trying 9-11 Terrorists in Civilian Court &#8216;An Affront to Every American Killed&#8217; in This War</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Retired U.S. Air Force General Tom McInerney slams the Obama Justice Department decision to try 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other 9-11 conspirators in civilian court.  Why?  What does this tell him about the Obama approach to terrorism?  What legal pitfalls could await this prosecution in civilian court?  How would it be different [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4127</link>
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		<title>Enemies emboldened, Obama Less Clear Than Bush</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt served as chief spokesman for the military in Iraq and was involved in the planning of the successful counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq.  Why is he concerned that President Obama is sending the wrong message to our enemies by ordering his national security team back to the drawing board [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4124</link>
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		<title>Transparency on Ft. Hood; Keep Politics Out of Afghan Decision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas Rep. Mike Conaway says it&#8217;s vital for the Obama administration to be fully transparent as the Ft. Hood investigation continues.  He says the public has a right to know all the findings.  Conaway also says he feels &#8216;unsettled at best&#8217; about the president&#8217;s latest delay on Afghan policy.  Why does he think that?
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		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4118</link>
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		<title>Rushing on Health Care, Stalling on Afghanistan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he is worried the length of time President Obama is taking to make his decision put our troops in danger.  Chaffetz also says he finds it curious that Obama and the Democrats breathlessly pushed their health care plan but have no sense of urgency at all on the policy in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4117</link>
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		<title>The Man Who Inspired the Ft. Hood Terrorist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More and more details are being learned about the Ft. Hood gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan - especially his support of and connections to radical Islam.  Who was the imam in the Washington area who became Hasan&#8217;s mentor?  What was this imam preaching?  What is his connection to organized terrorism?  We ask terrorism expert Daveed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4115</link>
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		<title>Senate Will Kill Obamacare; Dobbs Running for Congress?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gizzi of Human Events tackles the week&#8217;s biggest political stories.  How does he explain his inaccurate prediction that the House would not pass Obamacare?  Why is he still confident nothing will actually become law?  What does he make of the sudden resignation of Lou Dobbs from CNN?  Why does he think Dobbs could be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4114</link>
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		<title>Reagan Revived Respect for Veterans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Pentagon official K.T. McFarland says military service was scorned during and immediately after the Vietnam War.  She says President Reagan healed the wound by speaking on Veterans Day and thanking Vietnam veterans for their service.  She says Reagan also showed his appreciation by beefing up the military.  As for the current war, McFarland says [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4104</link>
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		<title>Congressional Term Limits Now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is pushing for a Constitutional amendment that would term-limit members of Congress.  Why?  What would fundamentally change if members of the House could serve no more than six years and senators had to leave after 12 years?  How can he ever find enough members to support limiting their own Congressional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4102</link>
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		<title>Obama Unwilling to Stop Iran</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Iran will have deployable nuclear weapons by this time next year unless President Obama takes simple steps that would bankrupt Iran and force it to abandon its nuclear goals.  What are those simple steps?  Why won&#8217;t Obama take them?  Why do Obama and the Clintons hate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?  Would an Israeli military [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dateline.radioamerica.org/archives/4097</link>
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