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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Downballot: Big day in Stevens' trial</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/20/1570474.aspx</link><description>Today could be a very dramatic day in the Ted Stevens trial, including cross-examination of the senator, closing arguments, and (perhaps) jury deliberations. 
CONNECTICUT: New England's lone House Republican is mounting what could be the GOP's last stand.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Downballot: Big day in Stevens' trial</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/20/1570474.aspx#1570489</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:12:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1570489</guid><dc:creator>Droppin' Science, Miami, Fl</dc:creator><description>WHO???&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;C'mon now... We had a whole weekend... This is how we start our Monday off?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;{One of them days, huh}</description></item><item><title>Downballot: Big day in Stevens' trial</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/20/1570474.aspx#1570494</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:13:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1570494</guid><dc:creator>LoOK</dc:creator><description>This latest corruption scandal will do no favors for the GOP. It is time to really change the way things work.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://lastofourkind.blogspot.com"&gt;http://lastofourkind.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Downballot: Big day in Stevens' trial</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/20/1570474.aspx#1570641</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:42:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1570641</guid><dc:creator>Eric, Salinas, CA</dc:creator><description>Maine needs to get real and go Democrat again. &amp;nbsp;I sure hope Shays bites the dust this election so New England is free of repugnant ones representing them poorly.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let's all hope for a GUILTY verdict against &amp;quot;Nowhere&amp;quot; Ted Stevens, the last of the repugnant Nixon foot soliders who needs to be shown the boot. &amp;nbsp;Come on Alaska you need to show us you people don't tolerate criminal politicians like him and &amp;quot;Sinner&amp;quot; Sarah.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Go Obama/Biden 08/12!</description></item><item><title>Downballot: Big day in Stevens' trial</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/20/1570474.aspx#1570832</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:24:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1570832</guid><dc:creator>Rock, Janesville, Wisconsin</dc:creator><description> Justice must prevail or it means nothing. The bottom line here is that Ted Stevens made bad choices that were very illegal and he knew it! Now Alaska needs to do it's duty and enforce the laws the land. Ted Stevens broke the trust of people acting out of economcic greed. Palin has obviously followed the lead of Ted Stevens, and justice in her case has not been enforced yet at all. This is a joke!</description></item><item><title>Downballot: Big day in Stevens' trial</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/20/1570474.aspx#1571017</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:04:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1571017</guid><dc:creator>Just A Guy, Cincy, OH</dc:creator><description>The exodus of Republican representation from New England &amp;nbsp;mirror's the rise of anti-intellectualism in the GOP. Republicans seem to be content with being the party of small towns and small ideas.</description></item><item><title>Downballot: Big day in Stevens' trial</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/20/1570474.aspx#1571089</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:16:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1571089</guid><dc:creator>jj</dc:creator><description>Palin is now building her own campaign... She is still pathetic and for starters, ask her husband about being Pro-American!Palin has her own agenda and we can see it starting now by comments being against issues that McCain supports. This is exacly how she became Mayor, then Govenor without much knowledge on what really matters! Oh... and does she think people are blind to &amp;quot;Troopergate&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Housegate&amp;quot; and her husband wanting Alaska to be independent from America?.....&lt;br&gt;Why no reporting from the media on this? did she put a spell on you guys or what?</description></item></channel></rss>