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      <title>Texas Republican Party Platform Calls For Repeal Of Voting Rights Act Of 1965</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Huffington Post&lt;/a&gt; - Jun. 27 - The Texas Republican Party has released its official platform for 2012, and the repeal of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of its central planks . &quot;We urge that the Voter Rights Act of 1965 codified and updated in 1973 be repealed and not re&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8788206?ref=rss&quot;&gt;4.1 average&lt;/a&gt; (not enough reviews) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8788206?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Review&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8788206/toolbar?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Debunking the CNN Fact Checkers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/sources/right_wing_news?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Right Wing News&lt;/a&gt; - By Lee Doren - Sep. 13 (Opinion) - Last night, CNN said Rick Perry wasn&#8217;t telling the truth about the Stimulus. CNN claimed the CBO said the stimulus created or saved about 1-3 million jobs, when Perry said it was zero. However, what CNN failed to mention is that the CBO assumed a positive multiplier. If you&#8217;re unsure what I mean, I made a video about it below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7831160?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Not rated yet&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7831160?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Info&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7831160/toolbar?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Perry Tales</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;creators.com - By Jim Hightower - Sep. 11 (Opinion) - Presidential wannabe Rick Perry is flitting all around the country - hither, thither and yon - spreading little 'Perry Tales' about himself and the many wonders he has worked as governor of Texas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7727295?ref=rss&quot;&gt;4.3 average&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7727295?ref=rss&quot;&gt;3&amp;nbsp;Reviews&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7727295/toolbar?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Shouldn't All Stories be 'Fact-Check' Stories?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/sources/columbia_journalism_review?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Columbia Journalism Review&lt;/a&gt; - By Greg Marx - Sep. 09 (Opinion) - On the subject of fact-checking the presidential debates, it&#8217;s worth noting that while the proliferation of &#8220;fact-check&#8221; stories over the last few years is probably a step in the right direction, it does come with a risk&#8212;that by assigning &#8220;fact-checking&#8221; responsibility to a particular story or blog, we send a message that the vast majority of political news...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7699916?ref=rss&quot;&gt;4.0 average&lt;/a&gt; (not enough reviews) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7699916?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Review&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7699916/toolbar?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Dumb is In -- Redneck Perry Re-sets Slickness Threshold</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/sources/op_ed_news?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Op Ed News&lt;/a&gt; - By Robert S. Becker - Sep. 06 (Opinion) - Palin-style dumb is out -- and slicker, smoother more ideological versions of hustling walk the landscape. Reversals makes once slow students into stars, aligning them with common folks. Watch out as Ponzi-schemer Perry redefines slickness, with skills beyond W.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7671396?ref=rss&quot;&gt;3.2 average&lt;/a&gt; (not enough reviews) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7671396?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Review&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7671396/toolbar?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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