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		<title>Nigel Wright resigns. Now what?</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/two-possible-paths-from-nigel-wrights-resignation/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/two-possible-paths-from-nigel-wrights-resignation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 14:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Wherry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Geddes notes a new test of Harper's tactical acumen]]></description>
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	John Geddes notes a new test of Harper's tactical acumen
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		<title>Why nothing gets done on Senate reform</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-nothing-ever-gets-done-on-senate-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-nothing-ever-gets-done-on-senate-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Wherry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martin Patriquin explains why the status quo is here to stay ]]></description>
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	Martin Patriquin explains why the status quo is here to stay 
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		<title>How did Patrick Brazeau rate a seat in the Senate?</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/patrick-brazeaus-sordid-story-and-senate-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/patrick-brazeaus-sordid-story-and-senate-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Geddes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Removed from this week's news, it's a question worth asking]]></description>
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	Removed from this week's news, it's a question worth asking
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		<title>PM Stephen Harper — a.k.a. Mr. Canada — and the power of symbols</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-power-of-symbols/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-power-of-symbols/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Taylor-Vaisey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behind the PM's new focus on history and heritage]]></description>
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	Behind the PM's new focus on history and heritage
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		<title>2012 on Parliament Hill: John Geddes sums up a year in 12 chapters</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Geddes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A search for coherence at the closing of the year]]></description>
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	A search for coherence at the closing of the year
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		<title>Idle No More: more than protest is needed for progress</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/idle-no-more-more-than-protest-is-needed-for-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/idle-no-more-more-than-protest-is-needed-for-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Geddes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theresa Spence wants to meet with the PM. But for what?]]></description>
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	Theresa Spence wants to meet with the PM. But for what?
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		<title>More questions about the PM&#8217;s well-connected chief of staff</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/more-questions-about-the-pms-well-connected-chief-of-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/more-questions-about-the-pms-well-connected-chief-of-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Geddes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former private equity bigwig Nigel Wright gets lobbied despite ethical 'screen'—again]]></description>
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	Former private equity bigwig Nigel Wright gets lobbied despite ethical 'screen'—again
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		<title>Time for premiers to step into void</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/its-time-for-the-premiers-to-step-into-the-leadership-void/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/its-time-for-the-premiers-to-step-into-the-leadership-void/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macleans.ca</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Provinces must lead on economic as well as social policy]]></description>
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	Provinces must lead on economic as well as social policy
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		<title>Three reasons Stephen Harper is going easy on Thomas Mulcair</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/24/why-harper-is-going-easy-on-mulcair/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/24/why-harper-is-going-easy-on-mulcair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Wells</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Apart from some Conservative sass-talking, the NDP leader rises unhindered. Why? Paul Wells has theories]]></description>
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	 Apart from some Conservative sass-talking, the NDP leader rises unhindered. Why? Paul Wells has theories
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		<title>It&#8217;s Harper vs. Europe at the G20</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/just-say-non/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/just-say-non/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Geddes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s behind Stephen Harper’s refusal to pay into an European bailout fund? John Geddes explains]]></description>
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	What’s behind Stephen Harper’s refusal to pay into an European bailout fund? John Geddes explains
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		<title>About those pandas: a modest alternative proposal</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/misgivings-over-those-pandas-a-modest-alternate-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/misgivings-over-those-pandas-a-modest-alternate-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Geddes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To reject outright China’s generous offer of exotic creatures for public display would be unwise, of course]]></description>
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	To reject outright China’s generous offer of exotic creatures for public display would be unwise, of course
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		<title>[UPDATED] Black History Month, and the Canadian at Lincoln&#8217;s deathbed</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/black-history-month-and-the-canadian-at-lincolns-deathbed/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/black-history-month-and-the-canadian-at-lincolns-deathbed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Geddes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years back I came upon one of those historical footnotes that gets...]]></description>
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	A few years back I came upon one of those historical footnotes that gets...
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		<title>Stephen Harper in studio</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/stephen-harper-live/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/stephen-harper-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macleans.ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exclusive interview with the prime minister at Kitchener's 570News]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
	An exclusive interview with the prime minister at Kitchener's 570News
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		<title>Boiling the budget down to the number that matters most</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/02/boiling-the-budget-down-to-the-number-that-matters-most/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/02/boiling-the-budget-down-to-the-number-that-matters-most/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Geddes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHECK BACK after 4pm today for Maclean's coverage of the federal budget]]></description>
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	CHECK BACK after 4pm today for Maclean's coverage of the federal budget
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		<title>Credit where credit is due: A really pretty darned solid statement by the PM on the situation in Iran</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/22/credit-where-credit-is-due-a-really-pretty-darned-solid-statement-by-the-pm-on-the-situation-in-iran/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/22/credit-where-credit-is-due-a-really-pretty-darned-solid-statement-by-the-pm-on-the-situation-in-iran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kadyomalley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The reaction of the Iranian authorities to the demonstrations in Iran is wholly unacceptable....]]></description>
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	“The reaction of the Iranian authorities to the demonstrations in Iran is wholly unacceptable....
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		<title>See, he does have a soft spot for research scientists</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/16/see-he-really-does-have-a-soft-spot-for-research-scientists/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/16/see-he-really-does-have-a-soft-spot-for-research-scientists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kadyomalley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liveblogging the PM at the NSERC research awards]]></description>
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	Liveblogging the PM at the NSERC research awards
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		<title>So much for the New New New New Spirit of Cooperation &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/13/so-much-for-the-new-new-new-new-spirit-of-cooperation/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/13/so-much-for-the-new-new-new-new-spirit-of-cooperation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kadyomalley</dc:creator>
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	You&#8217;d think the Prime Minister would want to wait until after Jim Flaherty&#8217;s meeting...
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