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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 : Department of Defense</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Department+of+Defense/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Department of Defense</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)</generator><item><title>Congratulations, Rosa!</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/04/09/congratulations-rosa.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:5238</guid><dc:creator>Emily Bazelon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/5238.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=5238</wfw:commentRss><description>Rosa Brooks, one of our XX Factor contributors, is taking a position at the Pentagon as an adviser to the Undersecretary of Defense for policy. She'll be working for Undersecretary Michele Flournoy, the #3 official in the DOD hierarchy, and the highest...(&lt;a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/04/09/congratulations-rosa.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5238" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Department+of+Defense/default.aspx">Department of Defense</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/michele+flournoy/default.aspx">michele flournoy</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/rosa+brooks/default.aspx">rosa brooks</category></item><item><title>Hillary for Senate</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/11/15/hillary-for-senate.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4055</guid><dc:creator>Melinda Henneberger</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4055.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4055</wfw:commentRss><description>Ann , don't you love how we've all turned into headhunters for Hillary, eager to pitch in and help her locate just the right job? State wouldn't be the best possible platform for her diplomatic and managerial skill set. But Hillary as war czar isn't quite...(&lt;a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/11/15/hillary-for-senate.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4055" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Barack+Obama/default.aspx">Barack Obama</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/John+McCain/default.aspx">John McCain</category><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/foreign+policy/default.aspx">foreign policy</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/_2700_08+election/default.aspx">'08 election</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Bill+Clinton/default.aspx">Bill Clinton</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/George+W.+Bush/default.aspx">George W. Bush</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Department+of+Defense/default.aspx">Department of Defense</category></item></channel></rss>