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      <title>Did US 2012 signify a shift to the Left?</title>
      <description>As laws approving gay marriage and legalising marijuana are passed, we ask if the US is becoming more socially liberal.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:43:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obama's second take</title>
      <description>As Barack Obama is re-elected, and significant ballot measures passed, we ask what the next four years have in store.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:10:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Voting for 'the devil you know'</title>
      <description>Should US voters cast their ballot for those whose principles they share, or simply for the lesser of two evils?</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:37:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Can Mitt Romney handle a crisis?</title>
      <description>Questions have been raised about the Republican's political ideology as health and natural disaster crises hit the US.</description>
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      <title>US 2012 climate dialogue runs aground</title>
      <description>Why have the US presidential candidates been avoiding discussing climate change in the run up to the elections? </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:31:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The other parties - excluded but not silenced</title>
      <description>As third party US presidential candidates hold their own debate, we ask if they can win over American voters.</description>
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      <title>US 2012: The foreign policy showdown</title>
      <description>In the last of the presidential debates, have the two main candidates convinced voters of their policies?</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:07:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>US voters: Not spoilt for choice</title>
      <description>Excluded from the presidential debates, ignored by the US media - why are third party candidates being sidelined? </description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:27:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Has Obama bounced back?</title>
      <description>The second presidential debate sees Obama and Romney exchange barbs on energy, the economy and foreign policy.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:43:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Biden vs Ryan: Who won the debate?</title>
      <description>An analysis of the highlights in the US vice-presidential debate in Kentucky.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:44:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Will new voter ID laws affect US 2012 result?</title>
      <description>As states consider passing voter ID laws we ask if the move will have any impact on who becomes the next US president.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:15:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Romney: A vision all his own?</title>
      <description>We discuss if the Republican presidential candidate has a distinct foreign policy vision.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:00:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>US presidential debates: Fact or fiction?</title>
      <description>With much of what Romney said in the first debate found to be untrue, we discuss the US media's role in the election.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obama vs Romney: The first debate</title>
      <description>A look at the highlights of the first presidential debate in Denver.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:07:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ignoring America's poor</title>
      <description>With 46 million people living in poverty, why are the presidential candidates so quiet on issues affecting the poor?</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:38:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Has the Afghan surge been a complete failure?</title>
      <description>As new data suggests that the US surge in Afghanistan has failed, we ask how it will impact the upcoming US elections.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:33:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Can Romney get his campaign back on track?</title>
      <description>Secretly-filmed clips show the Republican presidential nominee's candid worldview that some say are seriously damaging.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:34:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The political fallout of the Libya attack    </title>
      <description>As the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi raises questions about US policy, we ask if it will impact the election.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:57:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Should US schools be run like businesses?</title>
      <description>Increased private sector involvement in US education is raising questions over the future of the public school system.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/09/20129117142252173.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Will Americans stick with Obama?</title>
      <description>The US president says pragmatism will ensure things will change, we ask if he has made a convincing case for re-election.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:01:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What defines the Democrats?</title>
      <description>As the US presidential race enters its final leg, we ask if the Democratic Party is pragmatic or progressive.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:23:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Can the US' housing woes be fixed?</title>
      <description>As the country's largest banks enjoy rising profits, millions of Americans remain indebted.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:12:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Romney: 'Restoring the promise of America'</title>
      <description>Romney has formally accepted his party's nomination for the US presidency, but can his policy plans convince voters?</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:05:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obama hounded by conspiracy theories</title>
      <description>Lies and half-truths are nothing new in US elections but why is this cycle seeing new lows in campaign standards?</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are Republicans redefining women's rights?</title>
      <description>As debate rages over Republican positions on abortion, we ask if a war is being waged on women's right to choose.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/08/2012829103225925202.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:38:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Have Obama and Romney forgotten Afghanistan?</title>
      <description>We ask why the Afghan war is not a campaign issue in the race for the White House.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Why do many Republicans distrust scientists?</title>
      <description>As Todd Akin stirs up a storm over his 'legitimate rape' remark we ask why many Republicans' have issues with science.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:03:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Is the US war on drugs racist? </title>
      <description>We examine a policy that has destroyed communities and put a disproportionate number of African-Americans behind bars.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/08/2012823103039675592.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:59:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The decline of union power</title>
      <description>What role can unions play in the race for the White House as union membership decreases dramatically in the US?</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/08/201281582023810533.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Is Romney 'Ryan's man'?</title>
      <description>As the Republican presidential candidate chooses a staunch conservative as running mate, we analyse their politics.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/08/20128148326919318.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:55:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Analysing Obama's track record</title>
      <description>Cornel West and Paul Street weigh up Obama's achievements and shortcomings as we ask if he should get a second term.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/08/20128773951170473.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:49:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Foreign policy: Romney's political tightrope</title>
      <description>How would the Republican presidential candidate handle foreign affairs if he was elected?</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/07/201273171131319684.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Will rising poverty affect the US election?</title>
      <description>As the wealth gap in the US is growing, we ask if there is political will to improve the lives of the country's poor.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/07/2012728112843747214.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:40:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are US evangelicals exporting anti-gay views?</title>
      <description>A new report reveals conservative American Christian groups behind efforts to criminalise homosexuality in Africa.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/07/201272792948296720.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Does the US do enough for its war veterans?  </title>
      <description>As suicide and homelessness rates soar, we ask who US soldiers will vote for in the November presidential election.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:35:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Is Mitt Romney too rich for US voters?</title>
      <description>As Barack Obama's camp ups the ante against his rival, we ask what voters really care about in the presidential race.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/07/201271884115148498.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:05:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Can the Republicans attract black voters?</title>
      <description>As Romney fails to impress top US civil rights group, we ask what alienates African-Americans from the Republican party.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/07/201271292948769438.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:14:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Who won the US health care battle?</title>
      <description>Following the US Supreme Court ruling we ask if the law will bring more benefit or send more Americans into bankruptcy.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/06/201262910386983359.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:46:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Catholic nuns: Taking on Rome and Republicans</title>
      <description>Protesting Catholic nuns have ignited a debate on the role of religion and social justice in the US democratic process.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:13:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obama's immigration call: A reason to dream? </title>
      <description>The US president has announced that some undocumented migrants who came to the US as children could be allowed to stay.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/06/20126168381383127.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:45:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wisconsin: A nail in the coffin of US unions?</title>
      <description>As the governor celebrates a recall victory, we ask how the outcome will impact the US presidential race in November.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:28:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What happened to hope and change?</title>
      <description>With the presidential campaigns in full swing, we ask if they are based on fear and negativity.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 10:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are moderate Republicans on the way out?</title>
      <description>As the Tea Party takes a significant political scalp in Indiana, we ask if we are witnessing the movement's resurgence.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:01:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mitt Romney's tactical dilemma</title>
      <description>Should the expected Republican presidential candidate shift to the right or pivot to the centre?</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:11:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How tough should the US be on immigration?</title>
      <description>As the top US court assesses Arizona's immigration law, we ask what role this issue will play in the US election.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:59:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Why Americans doubt man-made climate change</title>
      <description>How are climate sceptics impacting the US political debate?</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:23:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obama: Progressive or pragmatist?</title>
      <description>We discuss why some of Barack Obama's strongest supporters have become his fiercest critics.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:28:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Did Santorum shift Republicans to the right?</title>
      <description>As Rick Santorum quits the Republican nomination race, we examine the legacy of his candidacy on the party.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:59:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ALEC: Shaping US politics behind the scenes</title>
      <description>Who is behind the American Legislative Exchange Council and how much influence does the group have on US state laws?</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>US education badly in need of reform?</title>
      <description>As Americans gear up to vote in a presidential election we ask if education is a pressing issue on voters minds.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:12:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Fear of a Black Republican'</title>
      <description>Why are the Republican candidates struggling to win the support of African American voters?</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:24:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What is at stake in the US healthcare debate?</title>
      <description>As Republican presidential candidates promise to repeal the law we ask if they have come up with a better alternative.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:05:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Can Obama win the support of women voters?</title>
      <description>Both Republicans and Democrats are working to solidify support among female voters who could turn the electoral tide.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/03/20123172913535604.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:28:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are US minorities being denied voting rights?</title>
      <description>As more states require voters to produce photo ID we ask if this is a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise minorities.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:48:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Is the protracted primary battle backfiring?</title>
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      <description>As the former governor wins Iowa's caucus by a whisker, we ask if the Republican Party can find a unified voice.</description>
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