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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2013/05/09/the-wealth-gap-is-really-a-values-gap-n1592130">
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    <title type="text">The Wealth Gap Is Really a Values Gap</title>
    <summary type="html">Liberals insist that spending more on social programs and raising taxes on the wealthy will close painful gaps between rich and poor. How, then,...</summary>
    <published>2013-05-09T18:52:00-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <content type="html">Liberals insist that spending more on social programs and raising taxes on the wealthy will close painful gaps between rich and poor. How, then,...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2013/05/09/the-wealth-gap-is-really-a-values-gap-n1592127">
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    <title type="text">The Wealth Gap Is Really a Values Gap</title>
    <summary type="html">Liberals insist that spending more on social programs and raising taxes on the wealthy will close painful gaps between rich and poor. How, then,...</summary>
    <published>2013-05-09T18:41:00-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <content type="html">Liberals insist that spending more on social programs and raising taxes on the wealthy will close painful gaps between rich and poor. How, then,...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2013/02/20/distorting-numbers-on-gay-identity-n1515818">
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    <title type="text">Distorting Numbers on Gay Identity</title>
    <summary type="html">A misleading new state-by-state study claims that nearly 4 percent of American adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender with...</summary>
    <published>2013-02-20T09:02:00-05:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <content type="html">A misleading new state-by-state study claims that nearly 4 percent of American adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender with...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/12/03/agree_on_goals_guys">
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    <title type="text">Agree on Goals, Guys</title>
    <summary type="html">The biggest obstacle to a bi-partisan deal for avoiding the fiscal cliff involves an inability to agree on specific, common goals. The underlying...</summary>
    <published>2012-12-03T14:28:37-05:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/12/03/agree_on_goals_guys" />
    <content type="html">The biggest obstacle to a bi-partisan deal for avoiding the fiscal cliff involves an inability to agree on specific, common goals. The underlying...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/29/the_real_lesson_of_clintonomics">
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    <title type="text">The Real Lesson of Clintonomics</title>
    <summary type="html">As Washington wrestles with budgetary crisis, no one seems willing to confront an uncomfortable question: if we&amp;rsquo;re considering going back to...</summary>
    <published>2012-11-29T14:58:47-05:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/29/the_real_lesson_of_clintonomics" />
    <content type="html">As Washington wrestles with budgetary crisis, no one seems willing to confront an uncomfortable question: if we&amp;rsquo;re considering going back to...</content>
  </entry>
  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/27/tribalism_not_religious_faith">
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    <title type="text">Tribalism, Not Religious Faith</title>
    <summary type="html">A recent story from Pakistan highlights the utter depravity of Muslim extremists who threaten all civilized societies. India recently executed...</summary>
    <published>2012-11-27T16:06:00-05:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/27/tribalism_not_religious_faith" />
    <content type="html">A recent story from Pakistan highlights the utter depravity of Muslim extremists who threaten all civilized societies. India recently executed...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/19/the_end_of_land_for_peace">
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    <title type="text">The End of "Land for Peace"</title>
    <summary type="html">The current conflict in Gaza should put an end, once and for all, to western pressure for &amp;ldquo;land for peace&amp;rdquo; negotiations in the Middle...</summary>
    <published>2012-11-19T15:49:51-05:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/19/the_end_of_land_for_peace" />
    <content type="html">The current conflict in Gaza should put an end, once and for all, to western pressure for &amp;ldquo;land for peace&amp;rdquo; negotiations in the Middle...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/19/killing_in_self_defense_is_not_assassination">
    <id>024f68c7-8cb8-43c3-97d6-bb813d87bd59</id>
    <title type="text">Killing in Self Defense Is Not "Assassination"</title>
    <summary type="html">When Seal Team Six killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, no one described it as an &amp;ldquo;assassination.&amp;rdquo; Why not? Because Osama wasn&amp;rsquo;t...</summary>
    <published>2012-11-19T15:45:44-05:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/19/killing_in_self_defense_is_not_assassination" />
    <content type="html">When Seal Team Six killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, no one described it as an &amp;ldquo;assassination.&amp;rdquo; Why not? Because Osama wasn&amp;rsquo;t...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/15/gay_marriage_issue_actually_helps_gop">
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    <title type="text">Gay Marriage Issue Actually Helps GOP</title>
    <summary type="html">Conventional wisdom argues that opposition to gay marriage hurt Republicans in the recent election cycle, but nothing in the numbers suggests that...</summary>
    <published>2012-11-15T17:51:00-05:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <content type="html">Conventional wisdom argues that opposition to gay marriage hurt Republicans in the recent election cycle, but nothing in the numbers suggests that...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/14/good_news_for_gop_the_party_of_grownups">
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    <title type="text">Good News for GOP: The Party of Grownups</title>
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Buried within dismal election night tallies, conservatives can find some encouraging numbers. Sixty percent of all American voters were...</summary>
    <published>2012-11-14T14:24:54-05:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <content type="html">
 

Buried within dismal election night tallies, conservatives can find some encouraging numbers. Sixty percent of all American voters were...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/01/awaiting_a_natural_disaster_that_didnt_happen">
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    <title type="text">Awaiting a Natural Disaster That DIDN'T Happen</title>
    <summary type="html">GUEST BLOG BY DIANE MEDVED
So I was just talking to my family in Seattle as Shabbat ended here in Honolulu, catching up on the day when suddenly,...</summary>
    <published>2012-11-01T15:32:50-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/01/awaiting_a_natural_disaster_that_didnt_happen" />
    <content type="html">GUEST BLOG BY DIANE MEDVED
So I was just talking to my family in Seattle as Shabbat ended here in Honolulu, catching up on the day when suddenly,...</content>
  </entry>
  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/01/the_democrat_plan_for_racebased_victory">
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    <title type="text">The Democrat Plan for Race-Based Victory</title>
    <summary type="html">For conservatives, Barack Obama&amp;rsquo;s presidency represents such an obvious failure that they can&amp;rsquo;t understand why the contest is even...</summary>
    <published>2012-11-01T15:11:21-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/11/01/the_democrat_plan_for_racebased_victory" />
    <content type="html">For conservatives, Barack Obama&amp;rsquo;s presidency represents such an obvious failure that they can&amp;rsquo;t understand why the contest is even...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/30/the_lilly_ledbetter_lie">
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    <title type="text">The "Lilly Ledbetter" Lie</title>
    <summary type="html">In his desperate focus on female voters, President Obama not only cites an imaginary GOP &amp;ldquo;War on Women&amp;rdquo; but trumpets his own epic...</summary>
    <published>2012-10-30T12:16:55-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/30/the_lilly_ledbetter_lie" />
    <content type="html">In his desperate focus on female voters, President Obama not only cites an imaginary GOP &amp;ldquo;War on Women&amp;rdquo; but trumpets his own epic...</content>
  </entry>
  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/29/billions_for_burgers">
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    <title type="text">Billions for Burgers</title>
    <summary type="html">Most Americans know that the budget deficit stems from reckless spending, but they remain unaware of the wasteful nature of the so called...</summary>
    <published>2012-10-29T15:43:45-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
    </author>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/29/billions_for_burgers" />
    <content type="html">Most Americans know that the budget deficit stems from reckless spending, but they remain unaware of the wasteful nature of the so called...</content>
  </entry>
  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/25/needless_negativity">
    <id>6d0f3a5a-5080-499d-9a36-bee07282dd3a</id>
    <title type="text">Needless Negativity</title>
    <summary type="html">Of all the disappointments associated with Barack Obama&amp;rsquo;s leadership, the most painful involves the president&amp;rsquo;s failure to bring us...</summary>
    <published>2012-10-25T16:21:01-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
    </author>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/25/needless_negativity" />
    <content type="html">Of all the disappointments associated with Barack Obama&amp;rsquo;s leadership, the most painful involves the president&amp;rsquo;s failure to bring us...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/23/the_death_of_opportunity">
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    <title type="text">The Death of Opportunity?</title>
    <summary type="html">The Governor of New York alarmed his audience by announcing the death of opportunity in America. &amp;ldquo;Equality of opportunity as we have known...</summary>
    <published>2012-10-23T18:08:44-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/23/the_death_of_opportunity" />
    <content type="html">The Governor of New York alarmed his audience by announcing the death of opportunity in America. &amp;ldquo;Equality of opportunity as we have known...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/17/the_battle_of_biographies">
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    <title type="text">The Battle of Biographies</title>
    <summary type="html">The Obama-Romney duel isn&amp;rsquo;t just a contest of vision and values, but also a battle of biographies. Mitt Romney has devoted his life to...</summary>
    <published>2012-10-17T22:02:08-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
    </author>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/17/the_battle_of_biographies" />
    <content type="html">The Obama-Romney duel isn&amp;rsquo;t just a contest of vision and values, but also a battle of biographies. Mitt Romney has devoted his life to...</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/11/president_obama_delays_decisions_and_courts_disaster">
    <id>9a2655ca-b964-42c7-a253-86b3e0a86751</id>
    <title type="text">President Obama Delays Decisions and Courts Disaster</title>
    <summary type="html">If President Obama continues to block agreements with Congress, on January 1st &amp;ndash; three weeks before inauguration day!&amp;ndash; taxes will go...</summary>
    <published>2012-10-11T16:12:36-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/11/president_obama_delays_decisions_and_courts_disaster" />
    <content type="html">If President Obama continues to block agreements with Congress, on January 1st &amp;ndash; three weeks before inauguration day!&amp;ndash; taxes will go...</content>
  </entry>
  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/09/will_evangelicals_really_sit_out_the_election">
    <id>6558ea2c-d8da-4849-8b80-a2bb75f90681</id>
    <title type="text">Will Evangelicals Really Sit Out the Election?</title>
    <summary type="html">Recent polls produced confusing results in the presidential contest &amp;ndash; with Barack Obama ahead over-all, but Mitt Romney leading comfortably...</summary>
    <published>2012-10-09T13:35:02-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
    </author>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/09/will_evangelicals_really_sit_out_the_election" />
    <content type="html">Recent polls produced confusing results in the presidential contest &amp;ndash; with Barack Obama ahead over-all, but Mitt Romney leading comfortably...</content>
  </entry>
  <entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/04/with_no_id_bigger_problems_than_voting">
    <id>f9381339-fde4-44ef-893e-7abf849593a5</id>
    <title type="text">With No I.D., Bigger Problems than Voting</title>
    <summary type="html">Left-wing activists have launched a ferocious fight against laws in more than twenty states that require a photo ID in order to vote. Most...</summary>
    <published>2012-10-04T13:51:44-04:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T10:53:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michael Medved</name>
    </author>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/10/04/with_no_id_bigger_problems_than_voting" />
    <content type="html">Left-wing activists have launched a ferocious fight against laws in more than twenty states that require a photo ID in order to vote. Most...</content>
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