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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/utility/FeedStylesheets/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>The XX Factor : plum assignments</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/plum+assignments/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: plum assignments</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)</generator><item><title>Yes, Hillary (Because I'm Rooting for Tracy Flick)</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/11/18/yes-hillary-because-i-m-rooting-for-tracy-flick.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4065</guid><dc:creator>Emily Bazelon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4065.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4065</wfw:commentRss><description>My fellow Emily , as usual I read your acerbic post and find myself about to disavow my own previously held views. Why did I find myself aflutter over the prospect of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton again? Oh right: She could ace this job! You are...(&lt;a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/11/18/yes-hillary-because-i-m-rooting-for-tracy-flick.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4065" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Hillary+Clinton/default.aspx">Hillary Clinton</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Hillary+Clinton_2700_+_2700_08+election/default.aspx">Hillary Clinton' '08 election</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/plum+assignments/default.aspx">plum assignments</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/secretary+of+state/default.aspx">secretary of state</category></item><item><title>Post-Election Washington Musings</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/11/10/post-election-washington-musings.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4036</guid><dc:creator>Bonnie Goldstein</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4036.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4036</wfw:commentRss><description>I am… Wondering why it takes a week to count fewer than 350,000 votes in Alaska. Anticipating D.C. getting its party plans on for our own version of Grant Park on Jan. 20. Witnessing spontaneous conversations in public places between white people and...(&lt;a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/11/10/post-election-washington-musings.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4036" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/civil+rights/default.aspx">civil rights</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/obama+family/default.aspx">obama family</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Washington+DC/default.aspx">Washington DC</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/inauguration/default.aspx">inauguration</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Alaska+turnout/default.aspx">Alaska turnout</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/White+House+puppy/default.aspx">White House puppy</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Sasha+and+Malia/default.aspx">Sasha and Malia</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/plum+assignments/default.aspx">plum assignments</category></item></channel></rss>