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		<title>Patience in the trenches</title>
		<link>http://hamaracongress.com/2009/06/01/patience-in-the-trenches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dignified young man, is how Tehelka&#8217;s Executive Editor Shoma Chaudhury describes him. Quiet, thoughtful, measured and at the epicenter of a &#8220;whirlwind of approval&#8221;. He was the party&#8217;s star campaigner and now his party is reaping the dividend of his measured decisions &#8211; to invest in the party&#8217;s future, encourage real talent identified by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hamaracongress.com&amp;blog=7341776&amp;post=367&amp;subd=votecongress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Home and the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 18:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Congress sweep has thrown up a host of talented and qualified MPs in Parliament and as Ministeries are being finalised, the spotlight is turning on to each of them. Shashi Tharoor, formerly at the UN, and prolific writer, was a closely-watched candidate and will surely be a keenly-followed Minister as well. So what was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hamaracongress.com&amp;blog=7341776&amp;post=362&amp;subd=votecongress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Young Congressman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 06:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[-By Sanjay Jha It was late spring, and the first symptoms of the oncoming summer was apparent; one could instinctively feel the seasonal shift. In the corridors of India&#8217;s political quarters, however, no major alterations, not even subtle adjustments were expected. The election dates had been formally announced, and the NDA was preparing their victory [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hamaracongress.com&amp;blog=7341776&amp;post=305&amp;subd=votecongress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bring back the abacus!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 10:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- by RAJEEV GOWDA Over the years, I’ve learned to balance the hard rationalist in me with an appreciation for the importance of some rituals. There’s something to be said for magic, for awe, for bells and fire, for rites of transition. As long as we don’t lose the plot and become superstitious or ritualistic, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hamaracongress.com&amp;blog=7341776&amp;post=286&amp;subd=votecongress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congress&#8217;s great dynastic hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 16:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article in the Economist at the start of this electoral season, a long-lens look at the Congress&#8217; position, its chances, the economy and of course that great big debate about dynastic rule, visited in a nutshell. Congress’s more distant hope—for a national revival under Rahul Gandhi—looks dicey. Its Gandhi cult unites a party [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hamaracongress.com&amp;blog=7341776&amp;post=264&amp;subd=votecongress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from the campaign trail &#8211; 2. The Mystery of the Urban Voter</title>
		<link>http://hamaracongress.com/2009/05/01/notes-from-the-campaign-trail-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- by RAJEEV GOWDA This is the way the world ends Not with a bang, but a whimper T. S. Eliot—The Hollow Men Rather than the end of the world, Eliot could well have been describing the high decibel, star-studded campaigns by corporates and civil society to get people to vote. These initatives included Tata [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hamaracongress.com&amp;blog=7341776&amp;post=243&amp;subd=votecongress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from the campaign trail &#8211; 1. Not So Strange Bedfellows</title>
		<link>http://hamaracongress.com/2009/04/24/notes-from-the-campaign-trail-1/</link>
		<comments>http://hamaracongress.com/2009/04/24/notes-from-the-campaign-trail-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- by RAJEEV GOWDA Growing up in a family of freedom fighters and politicians, I&#8217;ve seen an election or two. So I thought I&#8217;d reflect on how campaigning has changed over time. One worthy topic is the changing relationship between politicians and the media in urban India. Let&#8217;s begin by acknowledging some trends: 1. Media [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hamaracongress.com&amp;blog=7341776&amp;post=157&amp;subd=votecongress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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