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		<title>After 2 months, Jim Mattis is only Donald Trump pick at Pentagon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2017 16:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jim Mattis is not lonely in the Pentagon, but two months into his tenure as secretary of defense not a single political appointee has joined him. The retired Marine general, who took office just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in, has sparred with the White House over choices for high-priority civilian positions that, while rarely visible to the public, are key to developing and implementing defense policy at home and abroad. When the Obama administration closed shop in&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Marco Rubio backs James Mattis for Defense Secretary</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[A.G. Gancarski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While Sen. Marco Rubio has been a tough sell for some of Donald Trump&#8216;s Cabinet nominees, he&#8217;s all in behind James Mattis as Defense Secretary. A Friday statement from Rubio&#8217;s office made a strong case for Mattis at the Pentagon, saying he would serve &#8220;honorably and effectively as our next secretary of defense&#8221; and &#8220;will bring an unparalleled level of real-world experience, a pragmatic and clear-eyed view of the world and America’s unique role in it, and a principled commitment to America’s values.&#8221;&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Week 1: Cabinet picks contradict Donald Trump stands on some issues</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The lack of fireworks surrounding Senate consideration of President-elect Donald Trump&#8216;s Cabinet picks may reflect a slew of statements his choices have made contradicting the billionaire businessman&#8217;s position on key issues. Trump acknowledged the differences early Friday, posting a message on his Twitter account saying: &#8220;All my Cabinet nominee are looking good and doing a great job. I want them to be themselves and express their own thoughts, not mine!&#8221; This week&#8217;s confirmation hearings produced an odd political chemistry where,&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mitch Perry Report for 12.13.16 &#8211; It&#8217;s Rex Tillerson at State. Now what?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 09:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now that Donald Trump has selected Rex Tillerson, the chief executive of ExxonMobil, as his Secretary of State, perhaps we can take a moment in recent history to look at how influential &#8211; or not-  these men and women have been in presidential administrations. When I think of Madeleine Albright&#8217;s tenure with Bill Clinton, I think of her impassioned advocacy for the U.S. intervention into Kosovo. Remember Time Magazine&#8217;s cover story, calling it &#8220;Madeleine&#8217;s War&#8221;?  How about Colin Powell? Sadly, one of the first few paragraphs of&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Donald Trump drama rolls on: Disputes, falsehoods hit transition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 03:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The drama, disputes and falsehoods that permeated Donald Trump&#8216;s presidential campaign are now roiling his transition to the White House, forcing aides to defend his baseless assertions of illegal voting and sending internal fights spilling into public. On Monday, a recount effort, led by Green Party candidate Jill Stein and joined by Hillary Clinton&#8216;s campaign also marched on in three states, based partly on the Stein campaign&#8217;s unsubstantiated assertion that cyberhacking could have interfered with electronic voting machines. Wisconsin officials&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Head of NATO talks to Donald Trump</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/sen-charles-grassley-signals-green-light-jeff-sessions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump&#8216;s transition activities (all times EST): 2:15 p.m. — NATO says its secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg spoke with President-elect Donald Trump for the first time to congratulate the businessman on his election victory. The military alliance says both leaders agreed during a telephone call on Friday that progress has been made on making sure member countries are sharing the defense burden, but that there is more to do. NATO became a debated part of the presidential&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Darryl Paulson: It&#8217;s now or never for #NeverTrump</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Darryl Paulson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 22:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The opposition to Donald Trump has been constant from the start of the 2016 presidential campaign. However, it has been unfocused and essentially leaderless. Many Trump opponents believed he would not enter the race. When he entered, they believed he had no chance of winning. Now that Trump has won the nomination, they believe he can be stopped by an independent or third party campaign. As early as December 2015, before the first caucus or primary, Mike Fernandez, a Coral&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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