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			<title><![CDATA[ Great Earthquake in West Sumatera (with possibility of tsunami) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Sending prayers to the dead victims of the earthquake that happened in the coast of West Sumatera yesterday afternoon (7.6 Richter scale). I just checked on TV
this noon, so far 200 people found dead, many houses and buildings are severely ruined. Plenty of areas in West Sumatera are isolated due to the heavy damages
of infrastructure that occured in those areas. So sad. <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/txkittie/emoticons/mecry.gif" alt="image"><img... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:11:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <h2>Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72</h2>

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<h3><font size="1">By JAY LINDSAY, AP
<br></font>Thu Sep 17, 6:19 AM EDT</h3>

<p>Mary Travers, one-third of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary who were perhaps best known for their hit... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:37:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ patrick swayze ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/1955/t/patrick-swayze.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ he wasn&#39;t the greatest actor in the world, but i absolutely loved &#39;dirty dancing&#39;, and he wasn&#39;t half bad in &#39;ghost&#39;, either.  he died
today at 57 after nearly two years of battling pancreatic cancer.  i wish him and his family peace.
<br>
becks ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:19:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ edward m. kennedy ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ the torch has passed once again - ted kennedy died last night.
<br>
becks ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:55:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ perseids meteor shower ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ for those of us who are night owls, there&#39;s a big celestial happening going on tonight. i just hope the clouds go away so i&#39;ll be able to watch it. 
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<a target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090811/sc_space/strongmeteorshowerexpectedtonight">perseids</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:37:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ farrah fawcett ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/1925/t/farrah-fawcett.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ passed away a short while ago from cancer.  i was never a fan of &#39;charlie&#39;s angels&#39;, but farrah grew as an actress as the years went on, earning
six golden globe nominations.  she was wonderful in &#39;the burning bed&#39; and astonishing in &#39;extremities&#39;.
<br>
she was 62.  too young to die. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:16:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Can you believe this? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ When I first heard about this, I thought it had to be a spoof or a hoax, but no---it&#39;s for real.  I got the thing that I&#39;m going to post here in an
email, so there&#39;s no url to give you--but google it, there are lots of articles about it.
<br>

<blockquote>
  <br>
  ALA Files Comments, Urges CPSC To Exempt Libraries from Regulation Under Consumer Product Safety Act
  <br>
  <br>
  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Library Association (ALA) today filed comments with the Consumer... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:27:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Inauguaration Day ]]></title>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usmagazine.com/hot_pics_gallery?o=4">US Magazine</a>
<br></p> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ The Obama Administration ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Gosh, that has a nice ring to it.
<br>
<br>
I&#39;m excited about Tom Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services. It&#39;s the spot I hoped for. As some of you may know, I work at the library
(H.M. Briggs, South Dakota State University) that houses Tom&#39;s career papers. We&#39;re in the process of cataloging 2,000 linear feet of documents, 50,000
photographs, and over a Terabyte of digital material.
<br>
<br>
Here&#39;s an article from 1999 that has stayed with me.
<br>
<br>
<a... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:43:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ South African musical legend Miriam Makeba dies ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/1846/t/South-African-musical-legend-Miriam-Makeba-dies.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <h2>South African musical legend Miriam Makeba dies
<br></h2>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:32:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Election Day ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>I&#39;m off to the booths to become part of the greatest voter turnout in decades.  Must be why I&#39;m filled with excitement and anxiety.  If anything,
this has been an incredibly exciting, educational and entertaining election.
<br>
<br>
Remember to vote early and to vote often! <img height="18" src="http://draghnflyte.com/crowecrossing/312713174_kRTAC-O.gif" width="18" alt="image"></p> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:31:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ oj simpson ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/1835/t/oj-simpson.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ so, in an interesting twist of fate, thirteen years to the day after he was acquitted of the charges of killing his ex-wife and her friend, oj got convicted on
all counts of robbing two sports memorabilia guys at gunpoint.  he could get life in prison.
<br>
becks ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:03:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Debate transcripts ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I was going to put this in the Sarah Palin thread, but thought that wouldn&#39;t be fair to Joe Biden! Anyway, here&#39;s the transcript from the VP debate
last night:
<br>
<br>
<a title=" http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/transcripts/vice-presidential-debate.html"></a><a title="http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/transcripts/vice-presidential-debate.html" target="_blank"... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:34:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cheer up, smile, nertz ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/1830/t/Cheer-up-smile-nertz.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Scary as hell. Discussion?
<br>
<br>
I&#39;m watching CSPAN on and off. Is there an economist in the house? ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:48:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Women for Obama ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p class="headline"></p>

<blockquote>
  <p class="headline">National Organization for Women PAC Endorses Obama-Biden</p>

  <p align="center"><strong>STATEMENT OF KIM GANDY</strong>
  <br>
  <strong>Chair, National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC)</strong></p>

  <p><em>September 16, 2008</em></p>

  <p>It is with great enthusiasm that I announce today, on behalf of the nation&#39;s oldest and largest women&#39;s rights organization, that the National... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sarah Palin ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/1824/t/Sarah-Palin.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I know I can&#39;t be the only one closely following this. Maybe, like me, others have not wanted to start a discussion for fear of offending. But here is a
very interesting article from Salon. I&#39;m posting the link instead of the content because it links to several other interesting articles.
<br>
<br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/11/palin_sexism/index.html?source=rss&amp;aim=/mwt/broadsheet">A pile of Palin sexism</a>
When is it sexism and when is... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:06:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ DNC ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/1821/t/DNC.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I thought Michelle Obama&#39;s speech last night was wonderful, and I enjoyed her interview on PBS during tonight&#39;s telecast. Not only does the PBS
telecast have a better picture, there is much less hyperbole and more of the actual convention. I was moved by Hillary&#39;s speech tonight - it&#39;s the best
I&#39;ve heard her give. I thought she did a fine job of passing the baton and rallying the troops.
<br>

<blockquote>
  My mother was born before women could vote. But in this election... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:02:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ ~Massive pile-up~ ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=7307380" target="top">www.kmph.com</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>by Brian Morrow &amp; Alex Murray<br><br>A massive pile-up took the lives of two people and injured dozens Saturday morning in Fresno County.<br><br>108 vehicles were involved in the pile-up, 18 of which were commercial vehicles. <br><br>The incident... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (BudWhitesLady)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:09:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Health Care and Insurance in America ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/767/t/Health-Care-and-Insurance-in-America.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ It's something we all deal with on a regular basis. Here is an excellent commentary.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/comment/reply/3578#comment_form">S-CHIP and the rigged health insurance game</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION<br>by Eric Haas<br>Senior Fellow<br>The Rockridge Institute<br><br>The House on Thursday passed a modified version of the SCHIP bill, with a vote that was seven votes shy of a veto-proof majority.... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:40:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Politics - The Sport that's always in Season ]]></title>
			<link>http://crowecrossing.yuku.com/topic/762/t/Politics-The-Sport-that-s-always-in-Season.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Here are a couple of polls I found on my morning news crawl.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.dehp.net/candidate/">Pick your candidate</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Here's how it works, if you want to know. If you agree with a candidate, he gets point(s). If you disagree, take point(s) away. Unkown/other results in no points. The number of points given or taken depends on the weight you set.... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:28:49 GMT</pubDate>
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