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	<title type="text"><![CDATA[The Tipping Point]]></title>
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	<updated>2008-12-29T02:21:25-06:00</updated>
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	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Making the News]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/December-2008/Attractive-Vegans-Prove-Point/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-12-29:5269</id><published>2008-12-29T02:21:43-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-29T02:21:25-06:00</updated><author><name>Mike Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Republicans and Democrats often argue over whether the media is conservative or liberal. I've always thought that much of this perceived media bias can be explained by corporate consolidation, shrinking budgets and falling ad revenues leading to shallow and sensationalist coverage. A few days ago some attractive vegans proved my point.]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[2010's First Candidate]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/December-2008/2010s-First-Candidate/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-12-15:5259</id><published>2008-12-15T11:49:00-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-15T11:58:42-06:00</updated><author><name>Mike Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the 2010 race for the Blaine House began with the official announcement of the first gubernatorial candidate, Green Independent Party chair Lynne Williams.]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Maine Lawmakers Face Budget Crisis]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/December-2008/Cut-Backs-and-Taxes/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-12-08:5248</id><published>2008-12-08T10:00:00-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-08T11:13:25-06:00</updated><author><name>Mike Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The newly-elected Maine legislature is facing a daunting budget crisis and difficult decisions about where and how much to cut back on state services and whether to raise taxes to close the gap.]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Maine State Senate Results by the Numbers]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/December-2008/Maine-State-Senate-Results-by-the-Numbers/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-12-01:5237</id><published>2008-12-01T02:48:51-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-01T02:48:51-06:00</updated><author><name>Mike Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Interesting facts can be gleaned from the Secretary of State's 2008 results.]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[The Maine Blogscape]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/November-2008/The-Maine-Blogscape/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-11-24:5209</id><published>2008-11-24T03:14:42-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-24T03:14:42-06:00</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[There is a large and growing list of Maine political news blogs.]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Political Patronage?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/November-2008/Political-Patronage/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-11-19:5199</id><published>2008-11-19T09:37:00-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-19T09:41:21-06:00</updated><author><name>MIke Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Three Democrats vie for Maine Attorney General Appointment]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Maine's Best Pollster]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/November-2008/Maines-Best-Pollster/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-11-10:5190</id><published>2008-11-10T04:08:00-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-10T04:16:04-06:00</updated><author><name>Mike Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Tons of media coverage is devoted each election cycle to predicting the outcomes of upcoming races. In the weeks before the recent vote, a swarm of polling firms scoured the Maine electorate hoping to divine voter intentions in the high-profile presidential and senate elections. Each arrived at a different assessment of the state of Maine's major races.]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Post-Election Politics]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/November-2008/Post-Election-Politics/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-11-04:5182</id><published>2008-11-04T08:27:00-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T09:25:33-06:00</updated><author><name>Mike Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The voting is done tonight, but the politics will continue tomorrow. Here are some Maine political events to watch for in the coming weeks and months.]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[A Dogpile in Senate District 15]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/October-2008/A-Dogpile-in-Senate-District-15/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-10-29:5171</id><published>2008-10-29T08:47:57-06:00</published><updated>2008-10-29T08:47:57-06:00</updated><author><name>MIke Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Predicting the outcomes of state house races]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.downeast.com/The-Tipping-Point/October-2008/Predicting-the-outcomes-of-state-house-races/"/><id>tag:www.downeast.com,2008-10-22:5142</id><published>2008-10-22T10:38:00-06:00</published><updated>2008-10-23T10:07:37-06:00</updated><author><name>Mike Tipping</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Predicting the outcomes of state house races in Maine is difficult.]]></summary><category term="Community" /></entry>
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