{"id":292,"date":"2008-12-16T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T01:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=292"},"modified":"2008-12-16T20:38:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-17T01:38:00","slug":"this-obama-news-just-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=292","title":{"rendered":"This Obama News Just In!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/weblogg-ed.com\/\">Will Richardson<\/a> for the tip!<\/p>\n<p>Arne Duncan is a darling of the <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/57wh2x\">charter school movement<\/a>,  <a href=\"http:\/\/findarticles.com\/p\/articles\/mi_hb5554\/is_\/ai_n21806473\">Eli Broad<\/a>, the right-wing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edexcellence.net\/flypaper\/index.php\/2008\/12\/its-arne\/\">Thomas B. 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