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        <title><![CDATA[Alabama Farmers Federation survey shows another gain in grocery prices]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Grocery shoppers in Alabama are seeing prices go higher.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Staff Writer ]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2008/05/alabama_farmers_federation_sur_1.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2008/05/alabama_farmers_federation_sur_1.html"><![CDATA[The Birmingham News]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Alaska officials condemn federal polar bear listing]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's disappointed by a federal decision to list polar bears as a threatened species but relieved by the conclusion that the cause was not petroleum development, the mainstay of Alaska's economy.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Dan Joling, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://juneauempire.com/stories/051508/sta_279369938.shtml]]></link>
        <source url="http://juneauempire.com/stories/051508/sta_279369938.shtml"><![CDATA[The Juneau Empire (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State calls for closer look at Department of Corrections]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The State Department of Corrections will undergo an audit comparing its ratio of inmates to officers, in order to determine how Alaska compares to other states in terms of prison overcrowding.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Bill McAllister]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8327015]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8327015"><![CDATA[KTUU.com (Anchorage)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kohring attorney withdraws from case]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The defense attorney for convicted former Wasilla Rep. Vic Kohring is withdrawing his representation.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Angela Blanchard]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8326755]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8326755"><![CDATA[KTUU.com (Anchorage)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Legislators review Mat Maid audit]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A new audit conducted by the state examining the messy past of Matanuska Maid Dairy was released Wednesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Lori Tipton]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8326995]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8326995"><![CDATA[KTUU.com (Anchorage)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Alaska gas average price 1st to pass $4]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Alaska rose above $4 a gallon Wednesday, making it the first state in the nation to pass that mark.]]></description>
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        <link><![CDATA[http://www.adn.com/front/story/406870.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.adn.com/front/story/406870.html"><![CDATA[Anchorage Daily News (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Browne withdraws as Kohring's attorney]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Seattle lawyer who has represented former Alaska state Rep. Vic Kohring has stepped aside so Kohring can qualify for a public defender to appeal his conviction on federal corruption charges.]]></description>
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        <link><![CDATA[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004415088_apakpipelinebribe.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004415088_apakpipelinebribe.html"><![CDATA[The Seattle Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Some nurse practitioners can do first-term abortions, board says ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Nurse practitioners with special training can perform first-term abortions in Arizona, the state Board of Nursing decided Wednesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/239101]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/239101"><![CDATA[Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gov. defends agreement with builders on road tax]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Janet Napolitano is defending an agreement she made with home builders to take them off the financial hook for new road construction in exchange for a campaign contribution to the cause and a separate political deal.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/239064]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/239064"><![CDATA[Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Governor -- Warrants reason for funds shift]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Janet Napolitano says it was only in recent months that she learned of nearly 60,000 Arizona fugitives walking the street with felony warrants.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Matthew Benson and JJ Hensley]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0515fugitive0515.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0515fugitive0515.html"><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Illegal immigrant ban a first]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[N.C. community colleges are the first statewide system to bar illegal immigrants from seeking college degrees, according to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Franco Ordonez]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/624772.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/624772.html"><![CDATA[The Charlotte Observer (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Senator discloses new felony animal-cruelty proposal]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[State Sen. Sue Madison on Wednesday unveiled the latest draft of her proposal to make first-offense animal cruelty a felony crime and told lawmakers that she?s willing to do ?some fine-tuning? if they have suggestions.
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        <author><![CDATA[By Michael Wickline]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/may/15/senator-discloses-new-felony-animal-cruel-20080515/?news/arkansas]]></link>
        <source url="http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/may/15/senator-discloses-new-felony-animal-cruel-20080515/?news/arkansas"><![CDATA[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Floods, tornados destroy $27 million in infrastructure ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Severe storms and flooding this spring have caused at least $27 million in damage to Arkansas infrastructure alone, according to a federal estimate provided to Gov. Mike Beebe's office Wednesday.
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        <author><![CDATA[By Staff Reporters]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/05/15/News/346220.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/05/15/News/346220.html"><![CDATA[Arkansas News Bureau]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ark. court to review LR superintendent's firing, buyout ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Little Rock School Board's racially split vote last year to fire its superintendent and pay him $635,000 has prompted a review by Arkansas' highest court on whether such buyouts violate the state's constitution.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2008/05/15/ap-state-ar/d90liloo0.txt]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2008/05/15/ap-state-ar/d90liloo0.txt"><![CDATA[The Daily Citizen (Searcy)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beebe tours his 17th community in ruins]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[STUTTGART, Ark. - Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday toured his 17th storm-tossed community in 2008, this one in the Arkansas prairie, as Stuttgart residents continued to clean up after a nasty twister that dismantled the city's commercial district.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Ginny Laroe and Mike Linn]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/may/13/beebe-tours-his-17th-community-ruins-20080513/?news/weather]]></link>
        <source url="http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/may/13/beebe-tours-his-17th-community-ruins-20080513/?news/weather"><![CDATA[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Revised animal-cruelty bill headed to Ark. Legislature ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Some legislators expressed support Wednesday for a revised bill that would make animal cruelty a felony in Arkansas, although others said the wording may be so broad the state could prosecute humane pet owners and farmers who put a suffering animal out of its misery.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Peggy Harris, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2008/05/15/ap-state-ar/d90loujo0.txt]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2008/05/15/ap-state-ar/d90loujo0.txt"><![CDATA[The Daily Citizen (Searcy)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sponsor unveils revised animal cruelty measure ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Wednesday he plans to include an anti-animal cruelty bill in his proposed legislation for the 2009 regular legislative session.
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        <author><![CDATA[By Doug Thompson]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/05/15/News/346221.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/05/15/News/346221.html"><![CDATA[Arkansas News Bureau]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory. <em>(Read the <a href="http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S147999.PDF" target="_blank">California Supreme Court's decision</A>)</em>

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        <author><![CDATA[By Maura Dolan]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gaymarriage16-2008may16,0,6182317.story]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[California Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A sharply divided California Supreme Court today legalized same-sex marriage, a historic ruling that will allow gay and lesbian couples across the state to wed as soon as next month and inflame the social, political and moral debate over gay unions.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Howard Mintz]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9269719?nclick_check=1]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9269719?nclick_check=1"><![CDATA[The Mercury News (San Jose) (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gay marriage legal in California, court declares]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- A deeply divided California Supreme Court said Thursday that California's ban on gay marriage is not legal, a move that sent off wild cheers and celebration in San Francisco but one that will face new fights from opponents of same-sex marriage.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Crystal Carreon and Bill Lindelof]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/941526.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/941526.html"><![CDATA[The Sacramento Bee (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State Supreme Court overturns ban on gay marriage]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Sam Miller]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gay-wirep-san-2043524-class-california]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gay-wirep-san-2043524-class-california"><![CDATA[The Orange County Register]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[California court affirms right to gay marriage ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Adam Liptak]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/15cnd-marriage.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/15cnd-marriage.html?_r=1&amp;hp&amp;oref=slogin"><![CDATA[The New York Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Schwarzenegger budget for California would divert gas taxes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attempted to forge a path out of the state's financial mess Wednesday by offering concessions to both Democrats, who are demanding that schools and other services not be cut, and Republicans disdainful of new taxes.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Evan Halper and Patrick McGreevy]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget15-2008may15,0,5652117.story]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tough budget decision shifted to voters]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger outlined his revised budget Wednesday at a Department of Health Care Services auditorium. His proposal would borrow an idea Gov. George Deukmejian used in 1983, with a sales-tax increase that would be triggered if voters reject a lottery revenue proposal]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Kevin Yamamura]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/939952.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/939952.html"><![CDATA[The Sacramento Bee (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger defends using lottery funds to pay off budget deficit]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday defended his plans to borrow against future profits from the state lottery to help close a $15.2 billion budget deficit, arguing that the state's fiscal crisis is so deep that cutting spending alone is not a viable option.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Matthew Yi]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/14/MNGJ10M1AO.DTL]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/14/MNGJ10M1AO.DTL"><![CDATA[San Francisco Chronicle]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers take aim at budget ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to use money from an expanded lottery to plug a big state budget hole is not looking like a winning ticket.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Ed Mendel]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080515-9999-1n15budget.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080515-9999-1n15budget.html"><![CDATA[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Governor's big gamble with the budget]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's unusual proposal to borrow against future state lottery revenue to help erase the state's $17.2 billion budget deficit drew sharp criticism Wednesday from Democratic lawmakers and financial experts who say the idea is risky and irresponsible.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Matthew Yi and Cecilia Vega]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/05/15/MNOL10MF9F.DTL]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/05/15/MNOL10MF9F.DTL"><![CDATA[San Francisco Chronicle]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger has plan to close state budget gap]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - To close California's huge budget gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a plan: get a Wall Street investment firm to lend the state $15 billion against future proceeds from its rather unsuccessful lottery program, with the lending firm taking large risks for a low-yield return. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jennifer Steinhauer]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/15calif.html?ref=us]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/15calif.html?ref=us"><![CDATA[The New York Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sex offenders banned from ice cream trucks]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A measure that bars registered sex offenders from operating ice cream trucks in San Bernardino County has been unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Andrew Blankstein]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-icecream15-2008may15,0,6125871.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-icecream15-2008may15,0,6125871.story"><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cal State, UC hike fall tuition fees]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Despite angry protests from students that led to 16 arrests at UCLA, California's two public universities took actions Wednesday to charge higher fees for education in the fall.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Larry Gordon and Seema Mehta]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fees15-2008may15,0,5964769.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fees15-2008may15,0,5964769.story"><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Q&A- How the lottery proposal would work]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to borrow against lottery proceeds to help address the state's budget problems. Here's a quick look at the plan.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Dan Smith]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/939950.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/939950.html"><![CDATA[The Sacramento Bee (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[UF trustees approve cuts of $47 million]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of Florida's governing body unanimously approved $47 million in budget cuts Wednesday that will result in reducing enrollment and laying off some faculty.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flfufla0515sbmay15,0,2289487.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flfufla0515sbmay15,0,2289487.story"><![CDATA[The Sun-Sentinel (South Florida)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[CalPERS - No increase in health premiums]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gas costs more. So does food. Health insurance? Same thing ? unless you get it through one of the California Public Employees' Retirement System's preferred provider organizations. A key CalPERS committee on Wednesday recommended that the massive pension and health fund not raise the cost of PPO premiums for state workers in 2009.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jon Ortiz]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/939783.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/939783.html"><![CDATA[The Sacramento Bee (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Schools still may come up short, administrators say ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have backed off a worst-case scenario for public education in a new budget proposal, but administrators say his plan still could leave classrooms shorthanded.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jeff Ristine]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080515-9999-1n15react.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080515-9999-1n15react.html"><![CDATA[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Court overturns Calif. gay marriage ban ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- In a resounding victory for gay men and lesbians, the California Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a state ban on same-sex marriage.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Joan Biskupic]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-05-15-calif-gay-marriage_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-05-15-calif-gay-marriage_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip"><![CDATA[USA Today]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[California's top court overturns gay marriage ban]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Lisa Leff, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage]]></link>
        <source url="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage"><![CDATA[Yahoo! News]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage due]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- More than four years after San Francisco defied state marriage laws by allowing nearly 4,000 same-sex couples to wed at City Hall, the state Supreme Court is set to decide today whether gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Bob Egelko]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/14/BAMH10MC8M.DTL]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/14/BAMH10MC8M.DTL"><![CDATA[San Francisco Chronicle]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Calif. Supreme Court overturns ban on gay marriage]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages Thursday, potentially creating the second state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Ashley Surdin]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/15/AR2008051500589.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[State Supreme Court set to issue same-sex marriage opinion]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The California Supreme Court on Thursday will issue its ruling on one of the most volatile civil rights cases to come before the bench in decades: whether gay couples should be allowed to marry.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Crystal Carreon ]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/939969.html]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fugitive mom pins hopes on Granholm]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A suburban homemaker arrested at her upscale home near San Diego 32 years after escaping a Detroit-area prison is pinning her hopes of clemency on Gov. Jennifer Granholm.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By David Eggert, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/fugitive_mom_pins_hopes_on_gra.html]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[California high court to rule on gay marriage tomorrow]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The California Supreme Court says it plans to issue its long-awaited decision on whether to legalize same-sex marriage Thursday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Los Angeles Times Staff Writer]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gaymarriage15-2008may15,0,5395883.story]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Calif. top court to rule on gay marriage]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Both sides in the gay marriage debate will be watching California's highest court Thursday to see if the nation's biggest state goes the way of Massachusetts and legalizes same-sex marriage.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-05-15-california-gaymarraige_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Polygamous sect buying land in 2 Colorado counties]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Members of a polygamous sect have been quietly buying up property in Custer and Fremont counties and settling in, according to the Custer County sheriff.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Tillie Fong]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/14/polygamous-sect-buying-land-in-2-colo-counties/]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/14/polygamous-sect-buying-land-in-2-colo-counties/"><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain News (Denver)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Schaffer critics climb all over misplaced mountain]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[They say faith can move mountains. Apparently, so can political campaigns. But when a television ad for Republican Bob Schaffer's campaign for U.S. Senate mistakenly switched Mount McKinley in Alaska for Pikes Peak in Colorado, the consequences can be rugged and steep.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By John C. Ensslin]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/14/schaffer-critics-climb-all-over-misplaced/]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/14/schaffer-critics-climb-all-over-misplaced/"><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain News (Denver)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Colorado back on top-10 list for mortgage fraud]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Colorado is back on a top-10 list it never wanted to be on. The FBI ranked Colorado No. 9 as a mortgage fraud "hot spot" in 2007. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By John Rebchook]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/14/fbi-colo-mortgage-fraud-hot-spot/]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/14/fbi-colo-mortgage-fraud-hot-spot/"><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain News (Denver)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cole free-college deal pared]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[With the first group of former Cole Middle School students set to graduate from high school in upcoming weeks, a lingering question over whether illegal immigrants among them qualify for the same free-college pledge their classmates are getting has been answered: They don't. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Christopher N. Osher]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9262362]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9262362"><![CDATA[The Denver Post]]></source>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Blumenthal appeals No Child Left Behind suit dismissal]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's dismissal of the state's lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act, pledging to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Arielle Levin Becker ]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctnochild0515.artmay15,0,850994.story]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bysiewicz - No dead people voted]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A review of the state's voter rolls shows that no dead people are "voting" in Connecticut, but there are problems in making sure the rolls are accurate, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz said Wednesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-14182027.apds.m0657.bc-ct--deadmay14,0,928817.story]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gas restrictions upset State Police]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The state police union is challenging a new directive designed to reduce the department's gasoline consumption by prohibiting troopers from using state gas pumps on their days off.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=e2146894-bee0-4c87-8a7a-5ab9ad34583a]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Prison safety questioned after death row stabbing]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A stabbing on death row Wednesday drew state police to a Connecticut prison for the second time in two days, prompting one legislator to express concerns about safety in the system.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Katie Melone and Monica Polanco]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-prisonassault0515.artmay15,0,2180259.story]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rell announces Storrs Center project garage funds]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[MANSFIELD, Conn. - The governor announced Wednesday that $10 million in state bond funding will go to build a parking garage on the edge of the Storrs Center project that will abut the University of Connecticut campus.]]></description>
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        <link><![CDATA[http://www.courant.com/community/news/ec/hc-stobond0515.artmay15,0,5736422.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.courant.com/community/news/ec/hc-stobond0515.artmay15,0,5736422.story"><![CDATA[The Hartford Courant (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Brazil opening consulate in Hartford]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A visiting Brazilian ambassador, Oto Agripino Maia, announced at the Shaheen Brazilian Community Center in Hartford on Wednesday that his country would open a consulate in Hartford later this year, a formal recognition of the growing Brazilian community in the state.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Mark Spencer]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.courant.com/community/news/hfd/hc-ctbrazil0515.artmay15,0,4736086.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.courant.com/community/news/hfd/hc-ctbrazil0515.artmay15,0,4736086.story"><![CDATA[The Hartford Courant (registration)]]></source>
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    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Delaware</link>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers briefed on budget woes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Raising taxes on alcohol and increasing the state's take of lottery revenues are among the possible "revenue enhancers" being discussed by lawmakers grappling with a projected $250 million shortfall for the coming fiscal year.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By J.L Miller]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS02/805150344/1006/NEWS]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS02/805150344/1006/NEWS"><![CDATA[The News Journal (New Castle-Wilmington)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Judge continues death penalty stay for Del.]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. -- A federal judge continued a stay on all executions in Delaware on Wednesday, saying she would hold a four-day evidence hearing later this year on a constitutional challenge to Delaware's use of lethal injection.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Sean O'Sullivan]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/805150346/1006/NEWS]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/805150346/1006/NEWS"><![CDATA[The News Journal (New Castle-Wilmington)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Prison standoff lasts over 5 hours]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A convicted robber surrendered peacefully Wednesday after holding another inmate hostage for more than 5 1/2 hours at a state prison in Wilmington, officials said.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Terri Sanginiti]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/805150377/1006/NEWS]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/805150377/1006/NEWS"><![CDATA[The News Journal (New Castle-Wilmington)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Va., Del. death row inmates challenge lethal injections]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Attorneys for death row inmates in Virginia and Delaware argued Wednesday that their states' lethal injection procedures need changing despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the most widely used method of execution.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Larry O'Dell, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LETHAL_INJECTION_VAOL-?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT]]></link>
        <source url="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LETHAL_INJECTION_VAOL-?SITE=VANOV&amp;SECTION=STATE&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"><![CDATA[The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) (registration)]]></source>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[U.S. high court to discuss Florida lethal injection case Thursday]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court will meet Thursday to decide whether to lift the stay on the execution of Florida Death Row inmate Mark Schwab.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Dara Kam]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2008/05/14/0514lethalinjection.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2008/05/14/0514lethalinjection.html"><![CDATA[The Palm Beach Post]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State bars Allstate policy sales]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Allstate agents in Florida can't sell new auto policies this morning. Renters' coverage and boat insurance are out, too.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Paul Flemming]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/CAPITOLNEWS/805150341]]></link>
        <source url="http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/CAPITOLNEWS/805150341"><![CDATA[Tallahassee Democrat]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rubio talks about 57 points of pride]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Marco Rubio has given himself a first-ever grade for a Florida House Speaker: 57. Rubio and his backers say that in his two years leading the state House, he was able to pass 57 of the proposals in his 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future initiative.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Marc Caputo]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.miamiherald.com/458/story/533728.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.miamiherald.com/458/story/533728.html"><![CDATA[The Miami Herald (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Get ready to dig deeper for home insurance]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Floridians' bill for the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes is about to grow another $600-million.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jennifer Liberto ]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article506664.ece]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article506664.ece"><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Crist - Preparation key to hurricane season]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Good luck and a brief prayer may have helped spare Florida from a destructive hurricane the past two years, but Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday warned residents not to rely on either this year.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Evan S. Benn]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/533669.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/533669.html"><![CDATA[The Miami Herald (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Officials warn of hurricane dangers at conference]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ? Floridians should respond to the upcoming hurricane season just like Malabar and Palm Bay residents have reacted to the wildfire menace, Gov. Charlie Crist said.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Rick Neale]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/CAPITOLNEWS/805150346]]></link>
        <source url="http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/CAPITOLNEWS/805150346"><![CDATA[Tallahassee Democrat]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State bans Allstate, nine affiliates from selling new policies]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Allstate Insurance Co. and nine of its affiliates were temporarily banned by the state insurance commissioner from selling new insurance policies in Florida.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Julie Patel]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzallstate0515sbmay15,0,7851950.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzallstate0515sbmay15,0,7851950.story"><![CDATA[The Sun-Sentinel (South Florida)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Consider this before you eat those frog legs]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Drop that frog leg. It might be bad for your health. State wildlife and health officials warned South Floridians on Wednesday against eating too many frog legs if they come from frogs caught in the state-controlled parts of the Everglades in western Miami-Dade and Broward counties.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Gary Fineout]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/533674.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/533674.html"><![CDATA[The Miami Herald (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Look before you leap - State issues mercury alert for legs from Everglades pig frogs]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Beware of the pig frog. That's the word from the state of Florida, which issued a mercury advisory Wednesday for pig frogs caught in sections of the Everglades in western Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
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        <author><![CDATA[By David Fleshler & John Tanasychuk ]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbfrog0515sbmay15,0,5383490.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbfrog0515sbmay15,0,5383490.story"><![CDATA[The Sun-Sentinel (South Florida)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Firefighters keep on battling blazes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The number of wildfires in Florida continued to grow Wednesday, but firefighters -- and police -- were making headway in one of the worst hit areas, Brevard County.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jim Ash]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/CAPITOLNEWS/805150342]]></link>
        <source url="http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/CAPITOLNEWS/805150342"><![CDATA[Tallahassee Democrat]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Businesses team up with state to help limit carbon emission]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Publix, The St. Joe Co. and PetroAlgae of Melbourne are among the companies that could help Florida benefit from federal climate-change regulations, environmental groups said Wednesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Bruce Ritchie]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/CAPITOLNEWS/805150343]]></link>
        <source url="http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/CAPITOLNEWS/805150343"><![CDATA[Tallahassee Democrat]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Court upholds Allstate suspension]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Allstate has lost its battle in court. The company's nine insurance companies operating in Florida now are barred from writing new policies until Allstate fully complies with a state subpoena for documents and information about its rate-setting process and rate filings. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Beatrice Garcia]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/533715.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/533715.html"><![CDATA[The Miami Herald (registration)]]></source>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ga. law allows guns in restaurants, public transit]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Permitted gun owners in Georgia will soon be allowed to carry concealed weapons in restaurants that serve alcohol, aboard public transportation and in parks under a new law observers called a significant expansion of gun rights.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Shannon McCaffrey, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.macon.com/220/story/351293.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.macon.com/220/story/351293.html"><![CDATA[The Macon Telegraph]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[New gun law frustrates police]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday signed legislation allowing guns in restaurants, on public transportation and in state parks, and the act drew immediate criticism from law enforcement officials.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Staff Reporters]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://savannahnow.com/node/497404]]></link>
        <source url="http://savannahnow.com/node/497404"><![CDATA[Savannah Morning News]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gov. signs bill pushing for border change]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Sonny Perdue gave Georgia a new tool in its quixotic bid to move the state's northern boundary just far enough north to tap into the Tennessee River. Perdue signed a measure Wednesday empowering Georgia's top attorney to sue to correct a flawed 1818 survey that mistakenly placed the state's northern line just short of the Tennessee River.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Greg Bluestein, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.macon.com/220/story/350944.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.macon.com/220/story/350944.html"><![CDATA[The Macon Telegraph]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Georgia No. 7 in foreclosure filings]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[More Georgia homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 28.5 percent versus the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company said Tuesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://savannahnow.com/node/497968]]></link>
        <source url="http://savannahnow.com/node/497968"><![CDATA[Savannah Morning News]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sales tax holidays slated for August, October]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Georgia shoppers should circle the first weekends in August and October as good times to spend.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Aaron Gould Sheinin]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/05/14/taxholiday_0515.html?COXnetJSessionIDbuild94_prod=YSLLLskYKHJr1Q2TnlCGbZJtd2qprx7jfk3xyhB10pM40JsQygfN!-2017870328&UrAuth=%60N\NUObNYUbTTUWUXUaUZT[UcUWUcU\UZUcUZUcTYWYWZV&urcm=y]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Perdue OKs budget]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday approved a $21.1 billion budget that boosts salaries for state employees and funnels money into new reservoirs for the drought-stricken state.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/051508/met_228622.shtml]]></link>
        <source url="http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/051508/met_228622.shtml"><![CDATA[The Augusta Chronicle]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dalton -- Tourism incentive bill key to Dalton hotel deal is killed by Gov. Perdue]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Sonny Perdue wielded his veto pen more lightly this year than last, but he used it to poke Dalton, Ga., in the eye.
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        <author><![CDATA[By Lori Yount]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/may/15/dalton-tourism-incentive-bill-key-dalton-hotel-dea/?local]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tennessee -- Perdue backs border battle over water]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Tennesseans, guard your water. In an effort to re-examine the Georgia-Tennessee border, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed a resolution Wednesday that urges him to negotiate with Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Lori Yount]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/may/15/tennessee-perdue-backs-border-battle-over-water/?local]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/may/15/tennessee-perdue-backs-border-battle-over-water/?local"><![CDATA[The Tennessean (Nashville)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Runoff needed in special legislative election]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A political consultant and a former police officer will face each other in a runoff for a state House seat.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.macon.com/220/story/351200.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.macon.com/220/story/351200.html"><![CDATA[The Macon Telegraph]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Perdue signs law allowing guns in restaurants]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Georgians with carry licenses will be able to tote their concealed guns on public transportation, in restaurants that serve alcohol and in state parks under legislation signed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By James Salzer]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/05/14/bills_0515.html?UrAuth=%60N\NUObNYUbTTUWUXUaUZT[UcUWUcU\UZUcU[UcTYWYWZV&urcm=y]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hawaii kicking cookies out of schools]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[New health and nutritional guidelines adopted by the state Department of Education will rid public school campuses statewide of candies, cookies, sodas and fatty foods and will even change what schools sell at fundraisers, officials said yesterday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Loren Moreno]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS07/805150357/1001/LOCALNEWSFRONT]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS07/805150357/1001/LOCALNEWSFRONT"><![CDATA[The Honolulu Advertiser]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hawaiian prisoners want to stay in Ky.]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[HILO, Hawaii - Nearly 100 female inmates from Hawaii being held at a private prison in Kentucky say they don't want to come home.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/405432.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/405432.html"><![CDATA[Lexington Herald-Leader]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Schools to lop junk off menu]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students and parents will see a big change in Hawaii's public schools as "wellness guidelines" are put into action over the next four years.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Helen Altonn]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/15/news/story01.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/15/news/story01.html"><![CDATA[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]></source>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kempthorne makes tough call on polar bear listing]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne may have cast polar bears as the enduring symbol of the effects of global warming on Wednesday by protecting them with the Endangered Species Act. But Kempthorne also sought to prevent the use of the powerful federal law from regulating greenhouse gases around the country.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Rocky Barker and Erika Bolstad]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/381842.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/381842.html"><![CDATA[The Idaho Statesman (Boise)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Task force hopes to improve Idaho middle schools]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- An Idaho task force assigned to come up with ways to improve the education of middle school students held its first public meeting to take comments on the plans it has come up with.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.idahostatesman.com/531/story/381047.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.idahostatesman.com/531/story/381047.html"><![CDATA[The Idaho Statesman (Boise)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Paycheck Act tangled up in courts -- again]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Utah Education Association is going to have to wait to celebrate their seeming victory over the Legislature earlier this year. The so-called Paycheck Protection Act, which the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver overturned as unconstitutional on Jan. 10, again is tangled up in the courts.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Sheena McFarland]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9264239]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9264239"><![CDATA[The Salt Lake Tribune]]></source>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Senate committee rejects moment-of-silence action]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Senate committee dealt a severe setback Wednesday to efforts to change the state law requiring students to take a moment of silence to reflect or pray at the beginning of the school day.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[Tribune staff report]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-school-prayer-15may15,0,7757589.story]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[1st openly gay member of Illinois legislature]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Larry McKeon polished relations between Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago's gay and lesbian community in the early 1990s before becoming the first openly gay member of the Illinois General Assembly, where he successfully pushed legislation to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jeffrey Meitrodt, Ray Long and Trevor Jensen]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-hed-mckeon-15-may15,0,1974167.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-hed-mckeon-15-may15,0,1974167.story"><![CDATA[Chicago Tribune (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Campaign finance reform measure gains ground]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A once-unthinkable idea in Illinois -- to outlaw campaign contributions from state contractors to politicians -- is poised for likely passage in the state Senate today.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Kevin McDermott]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/7917ABA195F0AC388625744A001109BD?OpenDocument]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/7917ABA195F0AC388625744A001109BD?OpenDocument"><![CDATA[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bill to provide detained immigrants access to clergy passes Illinois House]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Illinois House unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would ensure immigrant detainees in county jails have access to priests, rabbis, imams and other religious workers. The bill, which could go to the Senate for a vote next week, comes as more raids and deportations have boosted the number of immigrants at facilities in McHenry County and Downstate Pulaski County.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Vanessa Bauz?]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-immigration_billmay15,0,610885.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-immigration_billmay15,0,610885.story"><![CDATA[Chicago Tribune (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sponsor -- Civil union bill would help seniors]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The question of whether to legalize civil unions in Illinois has focused largely on same-sex couples, but opposite-sex senior citizen couples actually stand to gain the most, says state Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Adriana Colindres]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sj-r.com/state/x194397179/Sponsor-Civil-union-bill-would-help-seniors]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sj-r.com/state/x194397179/Sponsor-Civil-union-bill-would-help-seniors"><![CDATA[The State Journal-Register (Springfield)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State program helped janitor become teacher]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Daniel Silva calls "amazing" his first year as an elementary school teacher on the Near West Side. Not too long ago, he was far from the front of the classroom, mopping up floors and cleaning toilets as a Chicago Public Schools janitor. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Maudlyne Ihejirika]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/951340,CST-NWS-teach15.article]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/951340,CST-NWS-teach15.article"><![CDATA[Chicago Sun-Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gambling opponents say Poe ignoring will of county voters]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Opponents of gambling say state Rep. Raymond Poe is ignoring the wishes of Sangamon County voters who want a say in whether expanded harness racing comes to the Illinois State Fairgrounds.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Doug Finke]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sj-r.com/news/x1902438150/Gambling-opponents-say-Poe-ignoring-will-of-county-voters]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sj-r.com/news/x1902438150/Gambling-opponents-say-Poe-ignoring-will-of-county-voters"><![CDATA[The State Journal-Register (Springfield)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Villa Park trustee bounced from state Senate ballot for voting as a Republican]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Villa Park Trustee Tom Cullerton wants to run as a Democrat against Republican incumbent state Sen. Carole Pankau, but the DuPage County electoral board said he can't because he voted in the Republican primary in February.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By James Kimberly]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-villa-park-trustee-15-both-may15,0,3794451.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-villa-park-trustee-15-both-may15,0,3794451.story"><![CDATA[Chicago Tribune (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Panel OKs measure to require insurance coverage of eating disorder treatments]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Legislation requiring insurance companies to cover treatment for anorexia and bulimia unanimously passed an Illinois Senate committee Wednesday. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Meagan Sexton]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sj-r.com/state/x934423748/Panel-OKs-measure-to-require-insurance-coverage-of-eating-disorder-treatments]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sj-r.com/state/x934423748/Panel-OKs-measure-to-require-insurance-coverage-of-eating-disorder-treatments"><![CDATA[The State Journal-Register (Springfield)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers want to know plans for vacant space in state offices]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Three Springfield-area Republican lawmakers said Wednesday they want specific answers about why vacant space in state office buildings here can?t be used to house transportation workers slated to be transferred to southern Illinois.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Doug Finke]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sj-r.com/news/x1902438137/Lawmakers-want-to-know-plans-for-vacant-space-in-state-offices]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sj-r.com/news/x1902438137/Lawmakers-want-to-know-plans-for-vacant-space-in-state-offices"><![CDATA[The State Journal-Register (Springfield)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[IDOT kills roadkill cleanup]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Amid roadside flowers, trees and fields, watch for this on your next drive on an Illinois highway: roadkill.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Aaron Chambers]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.rrstar.com/communities/x2118738435/IDOT-kills-roadkill-cleanup]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.rrstar.com/communities/x2118738435/IDOT-kills-roadkill-cleanup"><![CDATA[Rockford Register Star]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rezko calling...]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Before the Tony Rezko corruption case went to the jury this week, Rezko's defense team was quick to remind jurors that they heard Rezko's voice only a few times on wiretaps of star prosecution witness Stuart Levine's home phone. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Chris Fusco and Natasha Korecki]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/951431,CST-NWS-watchdog15good.article]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/951431,CST-NWS-watchdog15good.article"><![CDATA[Chicago Sun-Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Lakes compact passes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Both houses of the Legislature overwhelmingly approved the Great Lakes compact Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Jim Doyle and putting pressure on the states that have not yet ratified it.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Stacy Forster and Patrick Marley]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=751119]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=751119"><![CDATA[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michigan Legislature approves Great Lakes pact]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[After months of waiting, the Michigan Legislature on Wednesday unanimously approved a regional compact to prevent Great Lakes water from being sent to thirsty regions.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By David Eggert, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/michigan_legislature_approves.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/michigan_legislature_approves.html"><![CDATA[Booth Newspapers (Lansing)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Larry McKeon, state's first openly gay legislator, dies at age 63]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Larry McKeon, Illinois' first openly gay legislator and an advocate for expanding state discrimination laws to cover gay people, has died at age 63, friends and colleagues said Wednesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Nguyen Huy Vu, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.sj-r.com/state/x2118738612/Larry-McKeon-state-s-first-openly-gay-legislator-dies-at-age-63]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.sj-r.com/state/x2118738612/Larry-McKeon-state-s-first-openly-gay-legislator-dies-at-age-63"><![CDATA[The State Journal-Register (Springfield)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Senate committee rejects moment of silence change]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[State senators potentially killed an effort to change the embattled moment of silence for schools law Wednesday after a confusing debate that mixed religious differences and personal criticism. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Ryan Keith, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-xgr-momentofsilen,0,4914322.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-xgr-momentofsilen,0,4914322.story"><![CDATA[Chicago Tribune (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Insurers may have to cover eating disorders]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A bill that would mandate insurance coverage for people seeking treatment for eating disorders is making its way through the General Assembly. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Monifa Thomas]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/951354,CST-NWS-eating15.article]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/951354,CST-NWS-eating15.article"><![CDATA[Chicago Sun-Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State tourism secretary optimistic about summer]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Kelli Trumble said Wednesday in La Crosse that she?s very optimistic about tourism this summer, despite rising gas prices and uncertainty about the economy.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Steve Cahalan]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/z00tourism0515.txt]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/z00tourism0515.txt"><![CDATA[La Crosse Tribune]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Lakes compact earns final approval]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[After months of debate, the measure designed to prevent water diversions from the Great Lakes passed the Assembly late Wednesday afternoon. The vote came just hours after the Senate approved the bill.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Andrew Beckett]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=E9C3EB59-BA41-9AD6-39027092211FC8B0]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Lakes rising after record lows]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Great Lakes that touch on Michigan will be at or above their levels of last year through the summer, bringing at last some cheer to boaters and cottage owners who faced wide, weedy beaches and boat-scraping shallows last year, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Tina Lam]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/NEWS06/80514036/1008/NEWS06]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/NEWS06/80514036/1008/NEWS06"><![CDATA[Detroit Free Press]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michigan votes to join Great Lakes pact]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Without a single dissenting vote, the state Senate and House voted Wednesday to include Michigan in a historic international compact designed to reserve all of the water in the Great Lakes for the eight states and two Canadian provinces surrounding them.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Gary Heinlein]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/METRO/805150385/1409/METRO]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/METRO/805150385/1409/METRO"><![CDATA[The Detroit News]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Aurora may mellow on pot possession penalties]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Fewer hours in court and more fine money going back to Aurora city coffers would be two benefits of an ordinance change that allows police to issue tickets in small marijuana possession cases.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Dan Campana, Beacon News]]></author>
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    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Indiana</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Indiana]]></description>
    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Schellinger a no-show at JLT unity event]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Several top state Democrats publicly united Wednesday behind Jill Long Thompson, who became the party's nominee for governor with a razor-thin victory last week.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Patrick Guinane]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nwi.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/lake_county/doc385aa056dc68f6ed8625744a0009827c.txt]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nwi.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/lake_county/doc385aa056dc68f6ed8625744a0009827c.txt"><![CDATA[Northwest Indiana Times (Munster)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Brown to ask state to review rebate dispute]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[State officials said they stand ready to help clarify a dispute roiling Lake County taxpayers over distribution of property tax rebates.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Bill Dolan]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/lake_county/doc92d6b0fd2a44c5e98625744a000dd029.txt]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/lake_county/doc92d6b0fd2a44c5e98625744a000dd029.txt"><![CDATA[Northwest Indiana Times (Munster)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[BMV upgrades services Hoosiers can access online]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has created an online tool that allows customers to conduct 10 different services through the Internet.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Deanna Martin, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/LOCAL18/805150511/1304/LOCAL]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/LOCAL18/805150511/1304/LOCAL"><![CDATA[The Indianapolis Star]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Guardsman Joseph A. Ford, killed in Iraq, was fascinated with history]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Combat fascinated Joseph A. Ford, as it does a lot of young men. He was drawn to Greek and Roman mythology, the study of medieval battle tactics, the stories of King Arthur.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Will Higgins]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS10/805150507/1304/LOCAL]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS10/805150507/1304/LOCAL"><![CDATA[The Indianapolis Star]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA['Looking outside our borders']]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Laurie Burns McRobbie has been Indiana University's first lady for less than a year. Hardest part of the job? The parties.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Steve Penhollow]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/JG/20080515/FEAT/805150381]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/JG/20080515/FEAT/805150381"><![CDATA[The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[DNR planes spraying gypsy moths in area]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Indiana Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday sprayed selected sites in three counties, including Elkhart, to slow the spread of gypsy moths.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[Tribune staff report]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/News01/805150331/1052/News01]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/News01/805150331/1052/News01"><![CDATA[South Bend Tribune]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dems rally around Long Thompson]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Numerous Democrats joined Jill Long Thompson at the Statehouse on Wednesday in support of her quest to defeat Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS0502/805150512/1304/LOCAL]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS0502/805150512/1304/LOCAL"><![CDATA[The Indianapolis Star]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michigan votes to join Great Lakes pact]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Without a single dissenting vote, the state Senate and House voted Wednesday to include Michigan in a historic international compact designed to reserve all of the water in the Great Lakes for the eight states and two Canadian provinces surrounding them.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Gary Heinlein]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/METRO/805150385/1409/METRO]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/METRO/805150385/1409/METRO"><![CDATA[The Detroit News]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Lakes compact earns final approval]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[After months of debate, the measure designed to prevent water diversions from the Great Lakes passed the Assembly late Wednesday afternoon. The vote came just hours after the Senate approved the bill.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Andrew Beckett]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=E9C3EB59-BA41-9AD6-39027092211FC8B0]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=E9C3EB59-BA41-9AD6-39027092211FC8B0"><![CDATA[Wisconsin Radio Network]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Lakes compact passes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Both houses of the Legislature overwhelmingly approved the Great Lakes compact Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Jim Doyle and putting pressure on the states that have not yet ratified it.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Stacy Forster and Patrick Marley]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=751119]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=751119"><![CDATA[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michigan Legislature approves Great Lakes pact]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[After months of waiting, the Michigan Legislature on Wednesday unanimously approved a regional compact to prevent Great Lakes water from being sent to thirsty regions.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By David Eggert, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/michigan_legislature_approves.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/michigan_legislature_approves.html"><![CDATA[Booth Newspapers (Lansing)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Lakes rising after record lows]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Great Lakes that touch on Michigan will be at or above their levels of last year through the summer, bringing at last some cheer to boaters and cottage owners who faced wide, weedy beaches and boat-scraping shallows last year, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Tina Lam]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/NEWS06/80514036/1008/NEWS06]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/NEWS06/80514036/1008/NEWS06"><![CDATA[Detroit Free Press]]></source>
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    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Iowa</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Iowa]]></description>
    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Culver vetoes union bill, executive pay raises ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday he will veto an expansion of collective bargaining rights for public employee unions, a crushing blow to legislators and labor leaders who hoped he would sign the measure.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Dan Gearino]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/iowa/932f97dc827089538625744a000152c5.txt]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/iowa/932f97dc827089538625744a000152c5.txt"><![CDATA[Sioux City Journal]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Criminal docket alarms attorneys]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WATERLOO, Iowa - Detainees from the Postville raid will move through the criminal process before they begin separate court hearings on being in the country illegally, federal immigration officials said Wednesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jennifer Jacobs]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS10/805150389/1011]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS10/805150389/1011"><![CDATA[The Des Moines Register]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Culver to OK hospital legislation]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Chet Culver has cleared the way for three Iowa hospitals to construct $78 million worth of new facilities without public hearings or state approval.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Clark Kauffman]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS10/805150398/1011]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS10/805150398/1011"><![CDATA[The Des Moines Register]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Iowa DOT gives notice on illegal vehicle salvage]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The spiraling price of scrap metal, now hovering at about $200 a ton, is inspiring the improper junking of vehicles without required documents, the Iowa Department of Transportation says.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Tom Saul]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/local/doc482b99da2c1f5010487448.txt?sPos=2]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/local/doc482b99da2c1f5010487448.txt?sPos=2"><![CDATA[Quad-City Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State hands out last Vision Iowa funds ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[After officials with the state's Vision Iowa program handed out the last dollars Wednesday for major recreation and cultural attractions, they will now turn their attention to a new program meant to fund riverfront improvements.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Charlotte Eby]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/iowa/1f81b63cf4ac90228625744a00015326.txt]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/iowa/1f81b63cf4ac90228625744a00015326.txt"><![CDATA[Sioux City Journal]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Appeals Court upholds ruling in favor of Blemond-Klemme principal]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a Wright County district court ruling that an elementary principal could not be fired in the middle of her contract even though the school district suffered budget problems.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Darwin Danielson]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=E936CEFB-9512-9690-C69FF7DFF237B654]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=E936CEFB-9512-9690-C69FF7DFF237B654"><![CDATA[Radio Iowa]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Iowa appeals court sides with dad in adoption dispute]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[An adoption battle is pitting a biological father who is a college student with a criminal history against a couple who are "excellent parents" who wish to adopt a 3 1/2-year-old boy named Daniel.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Ann McGlynn]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/local/doc482bbe0b96396843868754.txt?sPos=3]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/05/15/news/local/doc482bbe0b96396843868754.txt?sPos=3"><![CDATA[Quad-City Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Culver vetoes union-backed bill, pay raises for himself & other statewide elected officials]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Governor Chet Culver has said no to a union-backed bill and he's vetoed the pay raise legislators approved for Culver and other statewide elected officials.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By O. Kay Henderson]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=E979EE62-BB95-58C3-2CA25221CB392073]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=E979EE62-BB95-58C3-2CA25221CB392073"><![CDATA[Radio Iowa]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Vision Iowa fund has run dry]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Nearly eight years after the Vision Iowa program was established, the economic development fund has run dry. On Wednesday, the Vision Iowa Board awarded it's final grant to an attraction that has an overall price tag of at least $20 million.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Pat Curtis]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=ECC751CE-B3E1-8931-D352028C0DB69A43]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=ECC751CE-B3E1-8931-D352028C0DB69A43"><![CDATA[Radio Iowa]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Culver to veto union rights measure]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday that he will veto legislation that would have given Iowa's public employees the widest-reaching union rights in the nation. Culver said he will also veto a nearly $12,600 raise for himself as well as raises for other top elected officials set by lawmakers.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jason Clayworth and Thomas Beaumont]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS10/805150399/1011]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS10/805150399/1011"><![CDATA[The Des Moines Register]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Postville principal still seeing impact of immigration raid]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The principal at Postville's elementary and middle schools says Monday's immigration raid on the town's largest employer has had a dramatic affect on everyone in his building.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Pat Curtis]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=ECC610B4-BBB3-0B0C-F6D4E844598B32F5]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=ECC610B4-BBB3-0B0C-F6D4E844598B32F5"><![CDATA[Radio Iowa]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Visit the Stateline.org State by State Roundup]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.stateline.org/live/states]]></link>
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    <title>Stateline.org RSS - State by State Roundup</title>
    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Kansas</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Kansas]]></description>
    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Court ponders gambling law]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[With hundreds of millions of dollars riding on the outcome, the Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether the new gambling law complied with the constitutional requirement that casinos be state-owned and operated.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Scott Rothschild]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/15/court_ponders_gambling_law/?kansas_legislature]]></link>
        <source url="http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/15/court_ponders_gambling_law/?kansas_legislature"><![CDATA[The Lawrence Journal-World]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sebelius signs bills that affect doctors, soldiers]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Doctors will face tighter scrutiny and deployed soldiers will get more help with custody issues under bills the governor signed into law Wednesday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jeannine Koranda]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kansas.com/news/legislature/story/404563.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kansas.com/news/legislature/story/404563.html"><![CDATA[Wichita Eagle (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Statewide smoking ban proposal will be back]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The state's top health policy leader said Wednesday that her group plans to ask state legislators again next session for a statewide smoking ban.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Chad Lawhorn]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/15/statewide_smoking_ban_proposal_will_be_back/?kansas_legislature]]></link>
        <source url="http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/15/statewide_smoking_ban_proposal_will_be_back/?kansas_legislature"><![CDATA[The Lawrence Journal-World]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kansas Supreme Court considers question of casino ownership]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Kansas Supreme Court justices lost little time Wednesday getting to the key question about the state?s new gambling law: Would the casinos really be owned and operated by the state?]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Carl Manning]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/620578.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/620578.html"><![CDATA[Kansas City Star (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Regents direct universities to undertake background checks on new employees]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Kansas Board of Regents Wednesday afternoon directed all six state universities to implement background checks of new employees by September.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jonathan Kealing]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/14/regents_direct_universities_undertake_background_c/?kansas_legislature]]></link>
        <source url="http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/14/regents_direct_universities_undertake_background_c/?kansas_legislature"><![CDATA[The Lawrence Journal-World]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State names winning plate, wrong artist]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A plan to allow Kansans to submit license plate designs and then vote for their favorite went awry Wednesday when the Department of Revenue notified the wrong artist he had won.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Beccy Tanner]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/404574.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/404574.html"><![CDATA[Wichita Eagle (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Legislator dies at 73 after suffering stroke]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Rep. Ted Powers, a retired music teacher known for injecting levity into debates with humorous comments and snatches of song, has died from complications following a massive stroke.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By John Hanna, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://cjonline.com/stories/051508/sta_279220527.shtml]]></link>
        <source url="http://cjonline.com/stories/051508/sta_279220527.shtml"><![CDATA[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State - juvenile center is working to improve]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A state agency says a company is taking steps to properly operate a Goddard juvenile offender facility under investigation for child abuse allegations.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Tim Potter]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/404417.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/404417.html"><![CDATA[Wichita Eagle (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Music, service defined Powers]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Ted Powers taught music in Mulvane for almost four decades, then took the qualities that defined him as a teacher -- honesty, a sense of humor and a love of music -- to the Capitol.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jeannine Koranda]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kansas.com/news/legislature/story/404573.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kansas.com/news/legislature/story/404573.html"><![CDATA[Wichita Business Journal (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kansas justices consider casinos]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A high-stakes legal drama played Wednesday during oral argument before the Kansas Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the state's plan to expand casino gambling.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Tim Carpenter]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://cjonline.com/stories/051508/sta_279219765.shtml]]></link>
        <source url="http://cjonline.com/stories/051508/sta_279219765.shtml"><![CDATA[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[KU graduation on Sunday]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE, Kan. - More than 4,000 members of the class of 2008 are expected to make the traditional walk down Mount Oread and into Memorial Stadium during The University of Kansas' 136th commencement Sunday.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Capital-Journal Staff]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://cjonline.com/stories/051508/kan_279219559.shtml]]></link>
        <source url="http://cjonline.com/stories/051508/kan_279219559.shtml"><![CDATA[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]></source>
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    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Kentucky</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Kentucky]]></description>
    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kentuckians want casinos on ballot, but half would vote against them]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Despite a contentious legislative session with lawmakers deeply divided over casino gambling, most Kentuckians still wish the issue were on the ballot. But about half of them want to vote against it.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Janet Patton]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/404983.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/404983.html"><![CDATA[Lexington Herald-Leader]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[55% favor higher cigarette tax]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Kentuckians want a tax increase. A majority of 600 likely voters surveyed in a Herald-Leader/WKYT Kentucky Poll said they favor increasing the state's cigarette tax by 70 cents to $1 a pack, a proposal unsuccessfully pushed by Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear during the 2008 session of the General Assembly.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Sarah Vos]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/405220.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/405220.html"><![CDATA[Lexington Herald-Leader]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Taxes help promote mining]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Kentucky gives about $400,000 a year in tax dollars to the coal industry for public campaigns that promote mining, including the controversial practice of mountaintop removal.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By John Cheves]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/405369.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/405369.html"><![CDATA[Lexington Herald-Leader]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beshear grants $1.2M for recreational trails]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. Steve Beshear, in conjunction with the Governor's Office for Local Development (GOLD) and the Recreational Trails Advisory Board, has announced the approval of 25 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grants for a total allocation of $1,231,844.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Jessica Noll]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kypost.com/content/news/commonwealth/story.aspx?content_id=b1a80cc3-217b-4be7-9bc3-f80f83f755d2]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kypost.com/content/news/commonwealth/story.aspx?content_id=b1a80cc3-217b-4be7-9bc3-f80f83f755d2"><![CDATA[The Kentucky Post (Covington)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lawsuit challenges closed meetings on Floyds Fork]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Louisville environmental group trying to create a water-quality plan for Floyds Fork is suing one of its partners in the effort.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Marcus Green]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/805150416/1008/NEWS01]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/805150416/1008/NEWS01"><![CDATA[The Courier-Journal (Louisville)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hawaiian prisoners want to stay in Ky.]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[HILO, Hawaii - Nearly 100 female inmates from Hawaii being held at a private prison in Kentucky say they don't want to come home.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/405432.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/405432.html"><![CDATA[Lexington Herald-Leader]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Jindal offers employers a guarantee on workers]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Louisiana's community and technical colleges began offering a guarantee Wednesday that graduates from their programs will be prepared for the workplace or their new employers can send them back for free retraining. 

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        <author><![CDATA[By Robert Travis Scott]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1210828947323990.xml&coll=1]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1210828947323990.xml&amp;coll=1"><![CDATA[The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Medical review panel in disasters backed]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Legislation designed to rein in criminal prosecutions of doctors and nurses for actions in helping the sick and injured after a natural disaster or during a state of emergency unanimously cleared the House Judiciary Committee and now heads to the full House for debate. 

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        <author><![CDATA[By Ed Anderson]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121082940540410.xml&coll=1]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121082940540410.xml&amp;coll=1"><![CDATA[The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Senate bill corrects parts of new ethics law]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A state Senate committee Wednesday approved bills aimed at correcting parts of the new ethics law passed during a special session.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Mark Ballard]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962209.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962209.html"><![CDATA[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[House crisis care bill moves]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Legislation prompted by New Orleans' Dr. Anna Pou, a surgeon once accused of murdering patients during Hurricane Katrina, was approved by a House committee Wednesday.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Sarah Chacko]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962484.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962484.html"><![CDATA[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Senate supports video bingo limit]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[State legislation that would cut off the expansion of video bingo machines that resemble video poker or slot machines was approved Wednesday in Senate.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Jordan Blum]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962204.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962204.html"><![CDATA[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Panel advances prosthetic mandate]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A measure that would require health insurance companies to cover prosthetic devices is nearing the end of the legislative process, having narrowly passed a state Senate committee Wednesday.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Sarah Chacko]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962239.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962239.html"><![CDATA[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bill lets judges continue to serve]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A day after a state court judge ruled that a 2006 law merging the civil and criminal courts in New Orleans is unconstitutional, a House committee approved legislation that would allow the judges of the two courts to stand for re-election this fall and serve on separate courts as they do now. 

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        <author><![CDATA[By Ed Anderson]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1210828958323990.xml&coll=1]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1210828958323990.xml&amp;coll=1"><![CDATA[The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gas pact dispute flares in panel]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A dispute over whether a state senator?s company is large enough to handle natural gas for big industry spilled over Wednesday at the State Capitol.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Michelle Millhollon]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962224.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962224.html"><![CDATA[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State tech schools offer free retraining]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Louisiana's community and technical colleges are offering to retrain students for free if businesses deem them not prepared enough after hiring them.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Jordan Blum]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962229.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962229.html"><![CDATA[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Panel backs tax break]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[With Gov. Bobby Jindal?s backing, a House committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would reduce state taxes by $300 million a year.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Michelle Millhollon]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962514.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/18962514.html"><![CDATA[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Stelly change could be felt Jan. 1]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A repeal of income tax increases that arose from passage of the Stelly Plan tax shift in 2002 is headed to the House floor for debate.

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        <author><![CDATA[By Mike Hasten]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/805150319]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/805150319"><![CDATA[The News Star (Monroe)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[FEMA approves cash to raise houses in La.]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In early 2007, long before he became Gov. Bobby Jindal's Louisiana Recovery Authority director, Paul Rainwater was just an agency staff member, in charge of $1.4 billion reserved for work that will protect storm-ravaged homes during future storms. 

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        <author><![CDATA[By David Hammer]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121082973940410.xml&coll=1]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121082973940410.xml&amp;coll=1"><![CDATA[The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Jindal agrees to eliminate Stelly plan's tax increases]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Facing growing momentum for some sort of tax cut, Gov. Bobby Jindal and legislative leaders agreed Wednesday to roll back the 2002 Stelly plan income tax increases starting in 2009. 

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        <author><![CDATA[By Jan Moller]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121082989540410.xml&coll=1]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121082989540410.xml&amp;coll=1"><![CDATA[The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[House backs N.O. tuition grant program]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[After more than three hours of intense debate, the House gave a 60-42 approval Wednesday to Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed $10 million private school tuition grant program for New Orleans students transferring from public schools. 

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        <author><![CDATA[By Bill Barrow]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121082949640410.xml&coll=1]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121082949640410.xml&amp;coll=1"><![CDATA[The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)]]></source>
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    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Maine</link>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kenduskeag: Farmers meeting seeks dairy solution]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[KENDUSKEAG, Maine - State, local and federal officials sat shoulder to shoulder with dairy farmers Wednesday, trying to solve what some are calling a crisis in farming. In the end, the two-hour forum, called by a local dairy farmer, was as much about frustration at current pricing policies as it was looking ahead toward solutions.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Sharon Kiley Mack]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164370&zoneid=500]]></link>
        <source url="http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164370&amp;zoneid=500"><![CDATA[Bangor Daily News]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[What's up at the supermarket? Prices for almost everything]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Food inflation hit an 18-year high in April, with grocery prices rising 1.5 percent for the month, the government said Wednesday. Prices rose in every aisle - dairy, breads, meats, beverages, fruits and vegetables. It means $53 more a month to feed a family of four with a typical food budget. ]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Tom Webb]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.twincities.com/ci_9260446]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.twincities.com/ci_9260446"><![CDATA[St. Paul Pioneer Press (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State investments: safe or lucrative?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Legislation putting tighter restrictions on state investments died when lawmakers adjourned last month, but the controversy continues and likely will be before lawmakers next year.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Mal Leary, Capitol News Service]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164373&zoneid=500]]></link>
        <source url="http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164373&amp;zoneid=500"><![CDATA[Bangor Daily News]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[State approves flood assistance]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Gov. John E. Baldacci on Wednesday announced the approval of the additional requests for public assistance covering Aroostook, Knox, Lincoln, Piscataquis, Somerset and Waldo counties.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Staff Writer ]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5060128.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5060128.html"><![CDATA[Morning Sentinel]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Auburn lets residents join its heating oil deal]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[AUBURN, Maine? The Auburn City Council has approved a test program to allow residents to take advantage of the city's buying power and lock in a low price on heating oil for the coming winter.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=187772&ac=PHnws]]></link>
        <source url="http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=187772&amp;ac=PHnws"><![CDATA[Portland Press Herald]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Deal in the wind for TransCanada]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[FARMINGTON -- Franklin County residents can hear tonight about a proposed tax break for TransCanada's wind farm project.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Betty Jespersen]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5057579.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5057579.html"><![CDATA[Morning Sentinel]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Meister a newcomer to politics, party]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In his job as a pediatrician, Steve Meister often becomes frustrated that he can't get better information about the effectiveness of his treatment.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Kevin Wack]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=187861&ac=PHnws]]></link>
        <source url="http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=187861&amp;ac=PHnws"><![CDATA[Portland Press Herald]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Appeal involving Tobin of Bangor still pending]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A former Republican consultant who served three months in prison for his role in the Election Day 2002 phone-jamming operation against New Hampshire Democrats said Wednesday he knows of no connection between the White House and the plot.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Andrew Miga, The Associated Press]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164365&zoneid=500]]></link>
        <source url="http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164365&amp;zoneid=500"><![CDATA[Bangor Daily News]]></source>
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    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Maryland</link>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Critics - slots revenue inflated]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Slots opponents say Maryland officials expect more money from slot machines than they are likely to get and that slots supporters inflate revenue estimates to garner public support.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Tom LoBianco]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/METRO/231921891/1004]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/METRO/231921891/1004"><![CDATA[The Washington Times]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[As bills fail, city officials fume]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Baltimore's top law enforcement officials accused a key House of Delegates committee yesterday of disrespecting them and killing a slate of bills that they thought would help control crime in the city.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Melissa Harris]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.cjcc15may15,0,6964346.story]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.cjcc15may15,0,6964346.story"><![CDATA[The Sun (Baltimore)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Runoff problems follow heavy rains]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In addition to flooding roads and snapping tree limbs and power lines, the storms over the past week also sent dirty water pouring off construction sites around the county.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Pamela Wood and E.B. Furgurson III]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/05_14-13/TOP]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/05_14-13/TOP"><![CDATA[The Capital (Annapolis)]]></source>
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    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Massachusetts</link>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Double or nothing - GOP senators renew bid for casinos]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Republican state senators are reviving Gov. Deval Patrick's casino bill in an amendment to the state budget - a move meant to intensify pressure on House leaders, who were accused of railroading the measure to defeat.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Casey Ross]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1094142]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1094142"><![CDATA[Boston Herald]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[DiMasi's friend resigns from firm]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Richard D. Vitale resigned yesterday from the large Charlestown accounting firm he cofounded 30 years ago, Vitale, Caturano & Co., after the recent disclosure that he helped Massachusetts ticket brokers push legislation on Beacon Hill while failing to register as a lobbyist.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Andrea Estes and Stephen Kurkjian]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/05/15/dimasis_friend_resigns_from_firm/]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/05/15/dimasis_friend_resigns_from_firm/"><![CDATA[The Boston Globe (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sal's CPA pal leaves firm amid lobby controversy]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[An accountant and close friend to House Speaker Sal DiMasi yesterday abruptly stepped down from the firm he founded amid legal pressure over a $250,000 loan he gave the speaker before successfully pushing a ticket scalping bill on Beacon Hill.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Casey Ross]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1094169]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1094169"><![CDATA[Boston Herald]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mass. teens watch TV, but not what they eat]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Despite widespread concern about the burgeoning waistline of America's teenagers, Massachusetts adolescents last year ate no better than they did six years earlier, while remaining glued to their televisions and computers.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Stephen Smith]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/15/mass_teens_watch_tv_but_not_what_they_eat/]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/15/mass_teens_watch_tv_but_not_what_they_eat/"><![CDATA[The Boston Globe (registration)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rogers claims he has lead vs. DeLeo]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Just days after Speaker Salvatore DiMasi denied reports that his lieutenants were jockeying for his job, House Majority Leader John Rogers says he is leading an active internal fight for the position against Ways and Means Chairman Robert DeLeo.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Casey Ross]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1094148]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1094148"><![CDATA[Boston Herald]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers agree on ocean zoning plan]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Massachusetts legislative leaders have agreed on a bill that would allow wind farms and other renewable energy projects in state waters, putting the measure on track to become law in the next few weeks.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Beth Daley]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/15/lawmakers_agree_on_ocean_zoning_plan/]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/15/lawmakers_agree_on_ocean_zoning_plan/"><![CDATA[The Boston Globe (registration)]]></source>
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    <link>http://www.stateline.org/live/states/Michigan</link>
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    <ttl>60</ttl>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michigan lawmakers surprised at cost of tax breaks for movie makers]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Movies go over budget all the time. So too, apparently, do movie incentive programs. Lawmakers on Wednesday seemed somewhat stunned by the estimated $110 million price tag of Michigan's new film promotion program.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Peter Luke]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/michigan_lawmakers_surprised_a.html]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/michigan_lawmakers_surprised_a.html"><![CDATA[Booth Newspapers (Lansing)]]></source>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michigan votes to join Great Lakes pact]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Without a single dissenting vote, the state Senate and House voted Wednesday to include Michigan in a historic international compact designed to reserve all of the water in the Great Lakes for the eight states and two Canadian provinces surrounding them.]]></description>
        <author><![CDATA[By Gary Heinlein]]></author>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/METRO/805150385/1409/METRO]]></link>
        <source url="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/METRO/805150385/1409/METRO"><![CDATA[The Detroit News]]></source>
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