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		<title>The Democrats&#8217; Election Interference Projection</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/the-democrats-election-interference-projection/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Schiff]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impeachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Mueller]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David Limbaugh</em></p>
<p>You know what doesn&#8217;t pass the smell test in the Democrats&#8217; sham impeachment crusade? Their main beef is that President <strong>Donald Trump</strong> abused his power to interfere with a presidential election (2020), yet that&#8217;s all they have been doing for the last three years.</p>
<p>Interference with a presidential election (2016) was also their allegation with the Russia-collusion hoax. Oh, my, how they revere the integrity of the election process.</p>
<p>Remember U.S. Rep.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/the-democrats-election-interference-projection/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Democrats’ Excessiveness Will Backfire</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/democrats-excessiveness-will-backfire/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2020 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Limbaugh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald J. Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Nadler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Mueller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia hoax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russiagate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian Collusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Squad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelensky]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David Limbaugh</em></p>
<p>How many times do Democrats get to cry wolf before a rational body politic tells them to go fly a kite? Instead of retreating with tails between their legs over their failed Russia hoax, they’re at it again.</p>
<p>Did any Democrats leading the false charge that President <strong>Donald J. Trump</strong> colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election ever apologize for putting the country through this nightmare? Did any of their media water carriers ever backpedal from their anti-Trump sensationalism?&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/democrats-excessiveness-will-backfire/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Electoral College Must Remain</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/the-electoral-college-must-remain/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electoral College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cohen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Elad Hakim</em></p>
<p>Rep.<strong> Steve Cohen</strong>, (D-Tenn.), recently introduced a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate the Electoral College.  This was obviously done in response to the fact that <strong><a href="http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/house-democrats-move-to-eliminate-electoral-college-limit-presidential-pardon-power">Hillary Clinton</a> </strong>lost the 2016 election despite winning nearly 3 million more votes than <strong>President Trump.</strong>  According to Cohen, the Electoral College is outdated and distorting.</p>
<p>In a recent <a href="http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/house-democrats-move-to-eliminate-electoral-college-limit-presidential-pardon-power">Fox News</a> article, Cohen was quoted as saying, &#8220;Americans expect and deserve the winner of the popular vote to win office.  &#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/the-electoral-college-must-remain/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Study Shows Google was Biased Toward Clinton</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/study-shows-google-was-biased-toward-clinton/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Written by Robert Eno</em></p>
<p>Which came first, the bias or the search results? That’s a question worth asking after reading a (<a href="http://aibrt.org/downloads/EPSTEIN_et_al_2017-SUMMARY-WPA-A_Method_for_Detecting_Bias_in_Search_Rankings.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PDF</a>) by a group of researchers looking at how search results could have affected the 2016 election.</p>
<p>In a short paper presenting their preliminary work, the social scientists showed that search results from Google, in particular, showed bias toward <strong>Hillary Clinton</strong> in the month leading up to the election. The same scientists, in 2015 (<a href="http://bit.ly/1REqzEY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PDF</a>), that biased search results may sway the results of elections.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/study-shows-google-was-biased-toward-clinton/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>STUDY: Trump Won Because Democrats Alienated Them With Their Culture War</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/study-trump-didnt-win-because-unemployed-white-workers-were-left-behind-by-the-economy-he-won-because-democrats-alienated-them-with-their-culture-war/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 11:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Political]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Ben Shapiro</em></p>
<p>Since President Trump’s election victory, we’ve heard experts proclaiming that it was Trump’s blue collar appeal that led him to the win. Free trade left Americans in rust belt states behind; Trump promised to quash that free trade. Government subsidies went only to areas beyond the horizon; Trump promised to bring them back. A solid mix of Democratic redistributionism and protectionism brought these voters home.</p>
<p>But now a <a href="https://www.prri.org/research/white-working-class-attitudes-economy-trade-immigration-election-donald-trump/">new study</a> says that the <em>real</em> reason so many white blue collar workers went for Trump had nothing to do with their <em>Hillbilly Elegy</em> economic status.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/study-trump-didnt-win-because-unemployed-white-workers-were-left-behind-by-the-economy-he-won-because-democrats-alienated-them-with-their-culture-war/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Kids These Days&#8230;&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #020)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-020/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennials]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6744 alignright" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg" alt="il_family-spotlight_125x125" width="125" height="125" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Monte and Dave are joined by Andrew Willis and John Kristof, Junior Fellows at the Illinois Family Institute. The two take their experiences at secular and Christian universities to express what it means to be a young Christian conservative today, and they discuss how millennials interact with politics and society.</p>
<p>We&#8217;d love to hear from you! Email us at feedback@ifiaction.org&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-020/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Next Steps for the Pro-Life&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #019)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-019/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2018 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heartbeat bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kasich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pro-life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan B. Anthony List]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6744 alignright" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg" alt="il_family-spotlight_125x125" width="125" height="125" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Jill Stanek, the National Campaign Chair for the Susan B. Anthony List, joins the show to discuss the state of affairs of the pro-life movement.  Topics include Governor John Kasich&#8217;s recent decisions on abortion legislation and what victories are within the pro-life movement&#8217;s reach within the next election cycle.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-019/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Debrief: 2016 Election, Part 2 (Illinois Family Spotlight #016)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-016/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Madigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pro-life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transgender bathroom]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6744 alignright" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg" alt="il_family-spotlight_125x125" width="125" height="125" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Monte Larrick, David Smith, John Biver, and Ralph Rivera reconvene to continue discussing the recent general election.  In this episode, they review the four now-red House seats, the future of life and bathroom legislation, and how voters can influence an election beyond the ballot box.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-016/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Debrief: 2016 Election (Illinois Family Spotlight #015)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-015/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pro-life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roe v. Wade]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6744 alignright" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg" alt="il_family-spotlight_125x125" width="125" height="125" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Illinois Family Spotlight recaps the recent election, discussing how pro-family issues may be effected with our newly elected leaders.  Will our new president actually be pro-life?  Can Roe v. Wade be overturned?  Is the Illinois legislature growing more conservative?  Monte, Dave, John Biver, and Ralph Rivera (Illinois Citizens for Life) answer these questions and more.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-015/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Just Say No… to Speaker Madigan (Illinois Family Spotlight #013)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-013/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2016 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiscal Responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Madigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Morrison]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6744 alignright" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg" alt="il_family-spotlight_125x125" width="125" height="125" /></a>A number of candidates for state representative have signed a pledge declaring they will not vote for Michael Madigan as Speaker of the House.  In the first part of the show, Rep. Tom Morrison and guests state why voting against Madigan is so important for the future of Illinois.  Afterword, John Biver (special projects coordinator at Illinois Family action) joins Monte and Dave to discuss Madigan, the pledge, and why fiscal reform is so desperately needed.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-013/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Keeping up with the Crawfords (Illinois Family Spotlight #012)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-012/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 08:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservative action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pro-life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pro-marriage]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6856</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6744 alignright" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg" alt="il_family-spotlight_125x125" width="125" height="125" />Drs. Hiram and Jaronda Crawford visited Illinois Family Action earlier this week and were kind enough to join Dave and Monte on a special episode of Illinois Family Spotlight.  The Crawfords discuss the upcoming election and their recent efforts to promote pro-life policies and values in Chicago.</p>
<p>We&#8217;d love to hear from you!  Email us at feedback@ifiaction.org.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-012/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Debunking and Defunding (Illinois Family Spotlight #011)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-011/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 08:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[40 Days for Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partial birth abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6744 alignright" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg" alt="il_family-spotlight_125x125" width="125" height="125" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> Karen Hayes and Donna Melody of the 40 Days for Life campaign join Dave and Monte to discuss truths and myths about Planned Parenthood.  Later, the four discuss ways we can get involved to counter abortion, from our prayer bench to the voting booth.</p>
<p>We&#8217;d love to hear from you! Email us at feedback@ifiaction.org.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-011/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Campaigning for Life (Illinois Family Spotlight #010)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-010/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 08:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[40 Days for Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6744 alignright" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IL_Family-spotlight_125x125.jpg" alt="il_family-spotlight_125x125" width="125" height="125" />A two-part podcast about developments in the pro-life movement. First, Monte Larrick interviews David Daleiden, the creator of the widely circulated videos uncovering Planned Parenthood&#8217;s involvement in the illegal selling of baby body parts, to discuss the impact of his work and his current legal status against Planned Parenthood. Afterward, Karen Hayes and Donna Melody of the 40 Days for Life campaign join the show to discuss ways Christians can make an impact on abortion culture.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-010/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Huma Abedin&#8217;s Ties to the Muslim Brotherhood</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Huma-Abedin.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6763 aligncenter" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Huma-Abedin.jpg" alt="huma-abedin" width="552" height="329" srcset="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Huma-Abedin.jpg 552w, https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Huma-Abedin-300x179.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px" /></a></p>
<p><em>Written by Kenneth R. Timmerman</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">The Clinton campaign is attempting once again to sweep important questions under the rug about top aide <strong>Huma Abedin</strong>, her family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and to Saudi Arabia, and her role in the ballooning Clinton email scandal.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>The New York Post</em> ran a <a href="http://nypost.com/2016/08/21/huma-abedin-worked-at-a-radical-muslim-journal-for-10-years/">detailed investigative piece</a> over the weekend about Ms. Abedin’s work at the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs from 1995 through 2008, a Sharia law journal whose editor in chief was Abedin’s own mother.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/10/huma-abedins-ties-to-the-muslim-brotherhood/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Election Shenanigans&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #008)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 09:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/illinois-family-spotlight.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-6676" src="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/illinois-family-spotlight-300x300.jpg" alt="illinois-family-spotlight" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/illinois-family-spotlight-300x300.jpg 300w, https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/illinois-family-spotlight-150x150.jpg 150w, https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/illinois-family-spotlight.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>Ed Ronkowski, a former Cook County prosecutor and former Will County Republican chairman,   joins Monte Larrick and David Smith on the show to take us behind the scenes of election day, sharing stories of voter fraud, corruption, and other political shenanigans from his experiences. The three also discuss voter IDs and other ways we try to reduce fraud.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-008/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Get Out Your Vote!&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #005)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-005/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 08:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2016 Election]]></category>
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Monte Larrick and David Smith are joined by John Biver, director of Illinois Family Action&#8217;s Get Out the Vote campaign.  In the first half of the show, the three discuss the opportunities offered through voting by mail.  Afterwards, they cover the importance of the upcoming election.</p>
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<p>&#160;&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-005/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>About Six in 10 Confident in Accuracy of U.S. Vote Count</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2016 12:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><em>Written by Justin McCarthy</em></p>
<p>About six in 10 Americans are confident that votes will be accurately cast and counted in the coming election. This is similar to their confidence level in 2008, but down from levels from 2004 to 2007 when confidence ranged between 71% and 75%.</p>
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<p>Despite the controversy over ballot accuracy in the 2000 election, Gallup&#8217;s trend shows that the highest level of voting confidence was in 2004 &#8212; the first time Gallup polled on this question &#8212; four months before that year&#8217;s presidential election.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/09/about-six-in-10-confident-in-accuracy-of-u-s-vote-count/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Max Lucado Broke His Political Silence for Trump</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2016 12:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="intro"><em><a class="intro" href="https://maxlucado.com/">Max Lucado</a> is a pastor in San Antonio and a bestselling author of 32 books, including the most recent <span class="citation"><a class="citation" href="http://glorydaysbook.com/">Glory Days</a></span>. In a 2004 piece, Christianity Today dubbed Lucado “<a class="intro" href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/march/8.58.html?share=8Wdo%2fu7n2vszfyWi6bdBWvQMwK4oF6SW">America’s Pastor</a>,” alluding to his broad appeal to mainstream Americans. Part of that appeal can be attributed to his approach to politics: typically, he stays out of it. He never endorsed or opposed a presidential candidate. Then Trump happened.</em></p>
<p class="intro"><em>In a <a class="intro" href="https://maxlucado.com/decency-for-president/">recent blog post</a>, Lucado chose to speak out against what he calls Trump’s “antics,” insisting that, “such insensitivities wouldn’t even be acceptable even for a middle school student body election.”</em>&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/02/why-max-lucado-broke-his-political-silence-for-trump/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Socialism Has Failed Spectacularly, But the Young Fans of Sanders Never Got That History Lesson</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/02/socialism-has-failed-spectacularly-but-the-young-fans-of-sanders-never-got-that-history-lesson/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><em>Written by Thomas Sowell</em></p>
<p>Many people of mature years are amazed at how many young people have voted for<strong> Senator Bernie Sanders</strong>, and are enthusiastic about the socialism he preaches.</p>
<p>Many of those older people have lived long enough to have seen socialism fail, time and again, in countries around the world. Venezuela, with all its rich oil resources, is currently on the verge of economic collapse, after its heady fling with socialism.</p>
<p>But, most of the young have missed all that, and their dumbed-down education is far more likely to present the inspiring rhetoric of socialism than to present its dismal track record.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/02/socialism-has-failed-spectacularly-but-the-young-fans-of-sanders-never-got-that-history-lesson/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nearly 40 Evangelical Groups Ask, ‘Who is the REAL Donald Trump?’</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/02/nearly-40-evangelical-groups-ask-who-is-the-real-donald-trump/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><em>Written by <a href="http://www.thefamilyleader.com/nearly-40-evangelical-groups-ask-who-is-the-real-donald-trump/">The FAMiLY LEADER</a></em></p>
<p><strong>Donald Trump</strong> remains one of the biggest stories of the year.</p>
<p>He also remains a bit of an enigma – a man whose pro-life, pro-family promises don’t seem to match up with his record or his behavior. And despite multiple invitations by our partners at CitizenLink to clarify the seeming contradictions, Mr. Trump has refused to resolve the very questions Americans need to have answered before they can vote for him in good conscience.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/02/nearly-40-evangelical-groups-ask-who-is-the-real-donald-trump/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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