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    <title>NPR: Backstage Pass: 2008 RNC in St. Paul</title>
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      <title>RNC Backstage Pass: Farewell St. Paul</title>
      <description>Michel Martin wraps up TMM&apos;s trip to St. Paul for the RNC, and the show&apos;s coverage of both political conventions. ... She&apos;s ready to come now.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>RNC Backstage Pass: Listening to McCain</title>
      <description>Michel Martin blogs from the RNC floor as she listens to Sen. John McCain accept the GOP nomination for president.</description>
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      <title>The Rest of the World, Remember That?</title>
      <description>Guest host Deborah Amos blogs about news happening in other parts of the world, in the backdrop of the political fanfare in the U.S.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Deborah Amos</dc:creator>
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      <title>RNC Backstage Pass: Random Impressions</title>
      <description>TMM host Michel Martin blogs her observations on the differences between last week&apos;s DNC and this week&apos;s RNC.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Michel Martin</dc:creator>
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      <title>Watching Palin And Taking Notes</title>
      <description>Guest host Deborah Amos blogs about how, like Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin is changing how people think about politics.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Deborah Amos</dc:creator>
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      <title>RNC Backstage Pass: Don&apos;t Mess With Texas</title>
      <description>Members of the Texas GOP delegation mix politics with style at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Michel Martin</dc:creator>
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      <title>RNC Backstage Pass: Signs of Normalcy, Star Power</title>
      <description>TMM host Michel Martin reports that things are slowly picking up pace at the RNC. Plus, TMM spots an award-winning music star in the RNC mix ...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Michel Martin</dc:creator>
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      <title>RNC Backstage Pass: On The Ground In St. Paul</title>
      <description>Just who is Sarah Palin? What does it mean to have a woman on the ticket?</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/tellmemore/2008/09/dispatch_from_the_rnc.html</link>
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