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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>Down the ballot: Dems win in LA</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/980555.aspx</link><description>The New York Times: “The Democratic victory in a special House election in Louisiana this weekend was interpreted by leading Democrats on Sunday as a sign that Republicans would fail in their efforts to damage Congressional candidates by tying them to</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Down the ballot: Dems win in LA</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/980555.aspx#980570</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:15:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:980570</guid><dc:creator>donna</dc:creator><description>“Even as Democrats rejoiced Sunday at having snatched a Louisiana congressional seat long held by Republicans, observers warned it doesn't necessarily mean voters are spurning the GOP&amp;quot;. &lt;br&gt;******************************************************&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh Dream On!&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: Dems win in LA</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/980555.aspx#980590</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:20:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:980590</guid><dc:creator>BJ, CA</dc:creator><description>Be the first to sell your vote for gasoline...&lt;br&gt;(the oil companies win again)&lt;br&gt;I thought the jobs and economy was the issues..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anybody agree? </description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: Dems win in LA</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/980555.aspx#980593</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:21:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:980593</guid><dc:creator>ge`pa`</dc:creator><description>Dear MSNBC, &amp;nbsp;I was surprised Sunday to see a new program on instead of Meet the Press. &amp;nbsp;It was called &amp;quot;Soft Ball with Tim Russert.&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;Tim was so soft with Obama, he treated him with Kit Gloves. &amp;nbsp;But if that was Hillary he would have pounced right on her, like he always did.</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: Dems win in LA</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/980555.aspx#980761</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:56:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:980761</guid><dc:creator>Eric, Salinas, CA</dc:creator><description>Hurray for Cazayoux and Obama for winning another seat for the Dems. &amp;nbsp;The media said anyone riding Obama's coattails would lose, yeah goes to show how smart the media pundits are.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Go Obama!</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: Dems win in LA</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/980555.aspx#980893</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:22:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:980893</guid><dc:creator>P</dc:creator><description>I am hoping this is a &amp;quot;tell&amp;quot; for the upcoming general election, but I have never professed to be any kind of soothsayer, and I would say this electorate is very unpredictable..&lt;br&gt;Has to go with being angry and dissillusioned..</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: Dems win in LA</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/980555.aspx#981012</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:51:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:981012</guid><dc:creator>S.B. Stein E.B. NJ</dc:creator><description>This election was a small indicator as to how part of the country feels. &amp;nbsp;If a Democrat can win in a part of Louisiana that is somewhat conservative, then there could be possiblity that &amp;quot;blue dog&amp;quot; Democrats could make some gains in the southern states. &amp;nbsp;I don't know if many of these states will give their electoral votes to Obama (or Clinton) in the General Election though.</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: Dems win in LA</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/980555.aspx#981046</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 15:00:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:981046</guid><dc:creator>Dwaine, CS, CO.</dc:creator><description>ge`pa` (Sent Monday, May 05, 2008 9:21 AM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Remember the 21st Debate scandel? &amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Srew-Um&amp;quot; with Hillary Clinton, George Stephanopoulos, Charly Gibson, Hannity, and GOP.</description></item></channel></rss>