<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>Why can't Barack Obama close the deal? : XML WIDGET</title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><link><id>59440</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Why can't Barack Obama close the deal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a question Hillary Rodham Clinton and her surrogates raised through the last days of the caustic Pennsylvania primary contest. And unfortunately for Obama - who lost to the former first lady by a 10-point margin Tuesday night - it's a question that bears repeating.]]></description><comments>6</comments><score>29</score><crdate>4/23/2008 1:09:55 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-23T13:09:55+01:00</atomdate></link><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%' style='padding-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;' class='trh'><tr valign='bottom'><td><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr valign='bottom'><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabs lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-comments'><a href='/politics/l/59440/1/' class='plime2 td mn'>comments (6)</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-related'><a href='/politics/l/59440-related/1/' class='plime td mn'>related</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-share'><a href='/politics/l/59440-share/1/' class='plime td mn'>share</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-history'><a href='/politics/l/59440-history/1/' class='plime td mn'>edit history (0)</a></td></tr></table></td><td class='minitabspc' style='width:100%' valign='middle'><table width='100%'><tr class='regular'><td align='right'> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&lt;</a><span> <b><a class='page-selected td' href='/politics/l/59440/1/'>1</a></b> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&gt;</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><comment><id>245769</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/xml_widget.rss#q7</url><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 4/23/2008 2:43:16 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[^_^]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/23/2008 2:43:16 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-23T14:43:16+01:00</atomdate></comment><comment><id>245767</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/xml_widget.rss#q6</url><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 4/23/2008 2:43:10 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[&lt;_&lt;]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/23/2008 2:43:10 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-23T14:43:10+01:00</atomdate></comment><comment><id>245766</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/xml_widget.rss#q5</url><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 4/23/2008 2:43:03 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/politics/l/59440/1/#q4"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>chinook</b> : You've got my flag upside down.  <br/><br/>Just in case you didn't notice.</i></div>&gt;_&gt;]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/23/2008 2:43:03 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-23T14:43:03+01:00</atomdate></comment><comment><id>245735</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/xml_widget.rss#q4</url><title><![CDATA[chinook @ 4/23/2008 2:11:06 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/politics/l/59440/1/#q3"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>coldbladed</b>&#160;:&#160;The pundits will spend the evening trying to figure out how Obama lost a state he never had a lead in. Reverend Wright, ABC&#8217;s debate debacle, bitter clingers, Soccer Moms and Bowling Grandparents, yada yada. The reason is: Clinton is popular in Pennsylvania - it&#8217;s not any more complicated than that. The truth is Elvis would beat them both hands down if his name were on the ballot. But you can&#8217;t really fill up six hours saying that.<br/><br/>-http://www.socksandbarney.com/</i></div>You've got my flag upside down.  <br/><br/>Just in case you didn't notice.]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/23/2008 2:11:06 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-23T14:11:06+01:00</atomdate></comment><comment><id>245694</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/xml_widget.rss#q3</url><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 4/23/2008 1:27:35 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[The pundits will spend the evening trying to figure out how Obama lost a state he never had a lead in. Reverend Wright, ABC&#8217;s debate debacle, bitter clingers, Soccer Moms and Bowling Grandparents, yada yada. The reason is: Clinton is popular in Pennsylvania - it&#8217;s not any more complicated than that. The truth is Elvis would beat them both hands down if his name were on the ballot. But you can&#8217;t really fill up six hours saying that.<br/><br/>-http://www.socksandbarney.com/]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/23/2008 1:27:35 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-23T13:27:35+01:00</atomdate></comment><comment><id>245692</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/xml_widget.rss#q2</url><title><![CDATA[DerAlt @ 4/23/2008 1:23:20 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[Because each state reflects a differing opinion?? Duh.]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/23/2008 1:23:20 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-23T13:23:20+01:00</atomdate></comment></items></xml>