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    <title>WAMU: The Politics Hour Podcast</title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sorting political fact from fiction, and having fun while we're at it. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It's March Madness! D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty may be an early favorite to pull off an electoral repeat. But two dark horse candidates are warming up and hoping to break the bracket of political odds-makers. Plus, Virginia's Republican Attorney General considers a "full court press"- plotting legal challenges to President Obama's national healthcare plan. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:11:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's March Madness! D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty may be an early favorite to pull off an electoral repeat. But two dark horse candidates are warming up and hoping to break the bracket of political odds-makers. Plus, Virginia's Republican Attorney General considers a "full court press"- plotting legal challenges to President Obama's national healthcare plan. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Virginia's governor says gay state workers are protected from discrimination. D.C. businesses guard their turf as the city woos a massive defense contractor. And Maryland companies look to shield themselves from the fallout of an earmarking crackdown on Capitol Hill. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:49:41 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Virginia's governor says gay state workers are protected from discrimination. D.C. businesses guard their turf as the city woos a massive defense contractor. And Maryland companies look to shield themselves from the fallout of an earmarking crackdown on Capitol Hill. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The D.C. Council moves to weaken the influence of a long-time lawmaker. Maryland lawmakers try to muscle up on drunk driving. And Virginia Democrats face down a crucial test of strength in a razor-think special election. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:11:35 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://wamu.org/programs/kn</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The D.C. Council moves to weaken the influence of a long-time lawmaker. Maryland lawmakers try to muscle up on drunk driving. And Virginia Democrats face down a crucial test of strength in a razor-think special election. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Maryland joins the movement to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. The District looks at hopping on board a growing nationwide trend of allowing medical marijuana. And Virginia legislators cool to signing up for their governor's plan of allowing more charter schools in the Commonwealth. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:04:23 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Maryland joins the movement to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. The District looks at hopping on board a growing nationwide trend of allowing medical marijuana. And Virginia legislators cool to signing up for their governor's plan of allowing more charter schools in the Commonwealth. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Virginia legislators fire shots in the first budget battle of the McDonnell era. Former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich warms the engine for a rematch against Martin O'Malley. And an ethics probe threatens to melt a longtime politician's standing on the D.C. Council. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:06:34 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Virginia legislators fire shots in the first budget battle of the McDonnell era. Former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich warms the engine for a rematch against Martin O'Malley. And an ethics probe threatens to melt a longtime politician's standing on the D.C. Council. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Local politicians learned one thing very quickly this week: there was no escaping the "Snowpocalypse." Winter weather wreaked havoc on every corner of our region, and local leaders often found themselves the target of public anger. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:59:53 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Local politicians learned one thing very quickly this week: there was no escaping the "Snowpocalypse." Winter weather wreaked havoc on every corner of our region, and local leaders often found themselves the target of public anger. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mayor Fenty faces chilly polling numbers in the District. Virginia parents are icy about potential cuts to education funding. And a four-year tuition freeze at Maryland universities starts to thaw. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mayor Fenty faces chilly polling numbers in the District. Virginia parents are icy about potential cuts to education funding. And a four-year tuition freeze at Maryland universities starts to thaw. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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    <item>
      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Virginia's new governor makes his debut on national airwaves with a Republican response to the State of the Union. D.C.'s school chief gets into a backyard brawl over things said to an out-of-town publication. And Metro's board welcomes new federal level representatives. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:08:48 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Virginia's new governor makes his debut on national airwaves with a Republican response to the State of the Union. D.C.'s school chief gets into a backyard brawl over things said to an out-of-town publication. And Metro's board welcomes new federal level representatives. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A Virginia lawmaker says its time to decriminalize marijuana. A Maryland county watches its unused federal housing funds go up in smoke. And a debate about the future of a D.C. high school ignites a new fire in the controversy over education reform. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:22:14 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Virginia lawmaker says its time to decriminalize marijuana. A Maryland county watches its unused federal housing funds go up in smoke. And a debate about the future of a D.C. high school ignites a new fire in the controversy over education reform. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Politics Hour</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The manager of the Washington region's public transit system makes plans to step down. A former governor in Maryland contemplates stepping back into statewide politics. And Virginia's new chief executive prepares to step over legislative obstacles that tripped up his predecessors. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:22:58 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The manager of the Washington region's public transit system makes plans to step down. A former governor in Maryland contemplates stepping back into statewide politics. And Virginia's new chief executive prepares to step over legislative obstacles that tripped up his predecessors. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.]]></itunes:summary>
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