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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:00:01 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Palin to resign as Alaska governor (video)]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[WASILLA, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:15:01 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Franken to give Democrats a boost on key issues  ]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The jokes about Minnesota's prolonged recount can finally stop, just in time for Democrats to secure a reliable vote from a former funny man. Al Franken is on his way to Washington and the comedian-]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:40:02 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[First east, now west for well-traveled Pawlenty  ]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Just a couple of days after returning from a Washington education summit, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is headed west Thursday for another forum on the topic. Pawlenty will be in Aspen, Colorado until Friday for the]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:40:02 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Coleman could be the one to beat in governor's race ]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL -- The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken. But it's a]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:40:02 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[GOP loses last Jewish senator with Coleman loss ]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The defeat of incumbent Norm Coleman in the drawn-out Minnesota Senate race leaves Republicans without a Jewish senator for the first time in half a century]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:10:01 -0500</pubDate>
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