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<item><title>Failing Upward: The Palin Reality Show</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Palin Charms, Repulses During Her ‘Going Rogue’ Media Blitzkrieg</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/122416</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/122416</guid><author>Robert Zimmer | 2009-11-19 14:00:00</author></item><item><title>The Coming Show Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>A question of technicality
</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/122408</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/122408</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-11-18 20:03:00</author></item><item><title>Bestselling authors: Prejean and Palin?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Some advice for my Republican sisters…</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/122180</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/122180</guid><author>Joe Rivett | 2009-11-17 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Abortion and Public Health Care</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>The Stupak-Pitts Amendment is the latest threat to health care reform passing.  Is it a distraction, or an issue worth fighting over?</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121945</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121945</guid><author>Jason Douglas | 2009-11-13 15:24:00</author></item><item><title>411 Politics Round Table: Same Sex Marriage and the Referendum Process</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>&quot;Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results...&quot;</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121842</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121842</guid><author>J. Alexander Mitchell | 2009-11-12 14:12:00</author></item><item><title>Will Activist Supreme Court Preserve Absolute Immunity For Prosecutors?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Strict interpretation...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121759</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121759</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-11-11 20:05:00</author></item><item><title>Can You Tell Me How to Get... To Fair and Balanced Street?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Conservatives expose Socialist Street?</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121455</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121455</guid><author>Jake G. | 2009-11-09 05:04:00</author></item><item><title>411 Politics Reader's Roundtable: The Rebuilding Of The Republican Brand</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>We know how we feel... now tell us how YOU feel!</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121280</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121280</guid><author>J. Alexander Mitchell | 2009-11-07 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Why is Republican Leadership Embracing Nutjobs?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Even Obama was smart enough to dump Jeremiah Wright... </description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121349</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121349</guid><author>Joe Rivett | 2009-11-07 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Is It Possible To Change Washington?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>A year after Barack Obama's historic victory, why so little progress?</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121278</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121278</guid><author>Jason Douglas | 2009-11-06 10:55:00</author></item><item><title>The Politics of Obesity</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Pride and prejudice...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121097</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/121097</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-11-04 19:44:00</author></item><item><title>What If Health Insurance Was Like Car Insurance</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Who needs a public option when you can have GEICO cover your health...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120877</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120877</guid><author>Joe Rivett | 2009-11-03 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Same Cess, Different Pool</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Democrats giving 2006 Republicans a run for their corrupt dollar.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120742</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120742</guid><author>J.D. Dunn | 2009-11-01 12:00:00</author></item><item><title>411 Politics Round Table: The Public Option</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>How does the Public Option shape up among 411 Mania's writers?</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120541</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120541</guid><author>J. Alexander Mitchell | 2009-10-30 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Raw Is Not War</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>I seem to have struck some nerves with comments in my recent wrestling news column. Allow me to explain myself further.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120568</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120568</guid><author>Steve Cook | 2009-10-29 15:00:00</author></item><item><title>Breaking News – Obama Golfs with Woman</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>The feminine touch</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120460</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120460</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-10-28 21:16:00</author></item><item><title>Oklahoma HB 1595</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Should government legislate medical decisions based on motive?</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120235</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120235</guid><author>Jason Douglas | 2009-10-27 09:37:00</author></item><item><title>Game Time: Obama Must Now Publicly Commit to the Public Option</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>As health care reform nears passage in Congress, Obama needs to step in and settle the public option question.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120088</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/120088</guid><author>Robert Zimmer | 2009-10-25 16:55:00</author></item><item><title>How Far Should the Government Go to Punish Balloon Boy's Parents?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Other people's reality</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119802</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119802</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-10-22 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>The Shell Game</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Who wants a Chicago's School System? I didn't think so. </description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119635</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119635</guid><author>Grant Muioc | 2009-10-21 12:05:00</author></item><item><title>Obama's Lame Attack On Fox News' News</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Why attack Fox News when IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119710</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119710</guid><author>Joe Rivett | 2009-10-20 22:27:00</author></item><item><title>Don't Ask, Do Tell Obama to Keep His Word</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>There is a very easy way to strengthen our military...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119210</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119210</guid><author>Jason Douglas | 2009-10-15 11:09:00</author></item><item><title>Why Won’t Al Gore Debate Skeptics on Climate Change?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Inconvenience yourself...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119167</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/119167</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-10-14 20:37:00</author></item><item><title>WWSD - What Would Schlafly Do?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Maybe this is the real question we should be asking ourselves.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118783</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118783</guid><author>J.D. Dunn | 2009-10-11 12:00:00</author></item><item><title>Only in America</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Keep your peace prizes, we want more blood.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118699</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118699</guid><author>Jake G. | 2009-10-09 13:59:00</author></item><item><title>Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Distinguished award goes to President Obama for international diplomatic efforts...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118646</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118646</guid><author>Robert Zimmer | 2009-10-09 05:26:00</author></item><item><title>What Constitutes a Fair Wage?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Challenging our perception of what we deserve...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118565</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118565</guid><author>Jason Douglas | 2009-10-09 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Apparently We Need the FTC to Regulate Blogs Now</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>They’re here to help...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118491</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118491</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-10-08 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Chain of Command</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Obama and McChrystal, and the decision making problems of Afghanistan</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118450</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118450</guid><author>Grant Muioc | 2009-10-07 14:10:00</author></item><item><title>Keith Olbermann: Mission Accomplished?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Keith Olbermann ends his show the same stupid way every single day...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118238</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118238</guid><author>Joe Rivett | 2009-10-05 18:36:00</author></item><item><title>So Explain This: You Say You Want A Revolution... But You Don't.</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Are we still the trailblazing, rough riding country we once were?</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118005</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/118005</guid><author>J. Alexander Mitchell | 2009-10-03 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>The Redistribution of Wealth in America</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Are we headed in the right direction?</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117882</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117882</guid><author>Jason Douglas | 2009-10-02 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>As If the Tax Hike Wasn’t Enough, Feds Ban Flavored Cigarettes</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>For your own good...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117813</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117813</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-10-01 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>How Health Reform Could Increase Your State/Local Taxes</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>If Baucus' bill covers 30 million more Americans many of which will be covered by expanding Medicaid, won't States and Local Municipalities (you) be forced to pick up the tab? </description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117592</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117592</guid><author>Joe Rivett | 2009-09-30 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb-Bomb Iran?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>A test of American resolve draws near with Iraq's troublesome neighbor to the east.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117590</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117590</guid><author>Robert Zimmer | 2009-09-29 00:46:00</author></item><item><title>**FIX FORMATTING, COLUMN A MESS, HALF ITALICS, THERE IS A PREVIEW FUNCTION, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS** 411 Politics Fact or Fiction</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>The new guy tries to take over with the help of two 411 mainstays as guests.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117574</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117574</guid><author>John Galbraith | 2009-09-28 21:49:00</author></item><item><title>Preserve Artistic Freedom – End the National Endowment for the Arts</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>No accounting for taste</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117165</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117165</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-09-24 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Us vs. Them: The Erosion of Civil Discourse</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>These days when the average person thinks they're not being heard, they just talk louder.  Imagine getting everyone, even those who generally disagree with you, to willingly hear you out.  It's time to open our lines of communication...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117095</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/117095</guid><author>Jason Douglas | 2009-09-23 09:46:00</author></item><item><title>Can Straight Porn Make You Gay?</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>GOP staffer warns of the risks of pornography at this weekend’s Values Voter Summit.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116907</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116907</guid><author>Robert Zimmer | 2009-09-21 21:34:00</author></item><item><title>Obama's Missile Drama</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Obama is trying to end the Cold War for the second time...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116727</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116727</guid><author>Joe Rivett | 2009-09-20 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Intensely Demonstrating Animosity</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>&quot;I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.&quot;</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116676</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116676</guid><author>J. Alexander Mitchell | 2009-09-19 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Was President Obama Lying About Healthcare</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Was Joe Wilson telling the truth? Join the debate!</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116521</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116521</guid><author>Grant Muioc | 2009-09-18 15:23:00</author></item><item><title>Busting a Nut</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116515</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116515</guid><author>J.D. Dunn | 2009-09-17 15:00:00</author></item><item><title>You Can’t Withhold Healthcare From Illegal Immigrants</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Stop pretending...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116469</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116469</guid><author>Enrique | 2009-09-17 10:00:00</author></item><item><title>(Another) Federal Judge Dismisses (Another) Birther Lawsuit</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Birther suit compared to &quot;Alice in Wonderland&quot;.</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116458</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116458</guid><author>Robert Zimmer | 2009-09-17 00:00:00</author></item><item><title>Wake Up White People!</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Why White America needs its own Jesse Jackson...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116423</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116423</guid><author>Jake G. | 2009-09-16 15:05:00</author></item><item><title>Obama Gets A Sista Soulja Moment</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>Kanye gets Obama a break...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116335</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116335</guid><author>Ashish | 2009-09-15 12:59:00</author></item><item><title>Republican Obstruction and the I Got Mine Theory</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>A look at the inner workings of &quot;the party of no&quot;, and the role it should play in the years ahead...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116285</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116285</guid><author>Jason Douglas | 2009-09-15 10:34:00</author></item><item><title>Conservative Protesters Storm Washington DC</title><pubDate></pubDate><description>While the silent majority continues its silence...</description><link>http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116140</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/116140</guid><author>Joe Rivett | 2009-09-14 02:15:00</author></item><item><title></title><pubDate></pubDate><description></description><link>http://www.411mania.com///</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.411mania.com///</guid><author> | </author></item></channel></rss>