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      <title>Opinion: American Politics Is Messy. But Here&apos;s A Little Global Perspective</title>
      <description>NPR&apos;s Scott Simon offers some context to America&apos;s political chaos by looking at how authoritarian regimes around the world have tightened their grips on power.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 07:32:20 -0500</pubDate>
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