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		<title>Appeals court to hear Mass. law restricting direct shipments of wine to consumers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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Court hears appeal on Mass. wine shipment law

BOSTON — Gerald Leader loves California wines but lives in Massachusetts, where state law sharply limits the ability of out-of-state wineries to ship their products directly to consumers.
&#8220;I can&#8217;t go directly to wineries in Napa and Sonoma,&#8221; said Leader, a retired Boston University professor, who, along with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backers of major changes in Ind. alcohol sales fight on despite tough odds in full legislature</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — Backers of allowing Sunday carryout sales of alcohol in Indiana and letting venues besides liquor stores sell takeout cold beer are pledging to fight on, but they likely will face a tough time in the General Assembly.

An interim legislative committee recommended Tuesday that the full Legislature oppose both proposals.
And Republican Ron Alting of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nominees to state liquor commission would leave teetotalers in control</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Utah may have made recent strides to streamline its quirky liquor laws, but one booze-related oddity likely isn&#8217;t going anywhere anytime soon.

The state liquor board is controlled by teetotalers and it appears it will stay that way.
Gov. Gary Herbert made his nominations for two spots on the five-member panel this week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities in Iraq&#8217;s holy Shiite city of Najaf ban alcohol in city, province</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Local Iraqi authorities have outlawed alcohol in the province of Najaf, home to the holiest Shiite city, saying it contradicts the principles of Islam.

The decision to ban the sale and consumption of alcohol highlights efforts by religious parties to win support with Shiite voters before crucial parliamentary elections this January.
Alcohol consumption is forbidden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge rejects US Airways&#8217; effort to serve liquor on New Mexico flights</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Korte</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge has ruled New Mexico officials can keep US Airways from serving alcohol on its New Mexico flights after a passenger caused a drunken-driving crash that killed five people.

US Airways sued the state in 2007 after the New Mexico Regulation and License Department denied its application for a liquor license.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizonans with concealed weapons permits allowed to bring guns in bars starting Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Bartender Randy Shields was serving British brews and Arizona ambers as usual at Shady&#8217;s bar in east Phoenix when he saw a customer walk in with a hunting knife strapped to his hip.

A disturbing image flashed through his mind — &#8220;that knife sliding between my ribs.&#8221;
The customer willingly turned over the knife while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce to perform in Malaysia after canceling show last time amid dress code debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Beyonce Knowles says she will perform in Malaysia in October, two years after canceling a show in this Muslim-majority country after protesters threatened to disrupt the concert because of her sexy image and clothing.

The R&#038;B superstar&#8217;s upcoming show is already drawing the ire of conservatives in this country, where female performers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U of Minnesota tackles stadium drinking with breath tests for rowdy students</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS — Students who get kicked out of a University of Minnesota football game for drunken rowdiness won&#8217;t be allowed back next time unless they pass an alcohol breath test at the gate — one of the most extreme attempts yet by colleges to curb misbehavior in the stands.

The new Check BAC policy applies to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Department concerned over ArmorGroup delays in reporting allegations of guard misconduct</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Lardner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A member of a federal commission investigating wartime spending said Monday that photos showing private security guards in various stages of nudity at drunken parties may be as damaging to U.S. interests in Afghanistan as images of detainee mistreatment at Abu Ghraib were in Iraq.

Dov Zakheim, a former Pentagon comptroller, made the comment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian president orders limits on beer as part of anti-drinking campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev is ordering new restrictions on the sale of beer and similar beverages in what appears to be his first effort to battle Russia&#8217;s rampant alcoholism.

Medvedev has publicly decried Russia&#8217;s drinking problem and its effect on the nation&#8217;s well-being.
The planned new restrictions would bar the sale of beer in cans or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times: Kidnapped Times reporter freed in Afghanistan; Afghans: translator killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Commandos freed a New York Times reporter early Wednesday from Taliban captives who kidnapped him over the weekend in northern Afghanistan, but his interpreter was killed in the raid, the paper and officials said.

Gunmen seized reporter Stephen Farrell and interpreter Sultan Munadi in the northern province of Kunduz on Saturday, the Times reported. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British doctors call for blanket ban on alcohol advertising to control country&#8217;s drinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raphael G. Satter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — British doctors called for a ban on alcohol advertisements Tuesday, saying the move was necessary to challenge Britain&#8217;s dangerous drinking culture.

The British Medical Association argued in a report that a rapid increase in alcohol consumption among young Britons in recent years was being underpinned by &#8220;clever alcohol advertising&#8221; and that a prohibition on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 US troops killed in Afghanistan; NATO confirms civilians died in airstrike</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Four U.S. troops died Tuesday in a militant attack in eastern Afghanistan, and NATO forces acknowledged for the first time that civilians were among the dozens killed in an airstrike on two hijacked fuel trucks.

Top NATO and U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal appointed a Canadian major general to lead an investigation into Friday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO confirms civilians died in German-ordered Afghan airstrike; 4 US troops killed in east</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — NATO forces acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that Afghan civilians were among the dozens killed in a German-ordered airstrike last week, while four U.S. troops died in a militant attack in the country&#8217;s east.

Top NATO and U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal appointed a Canadian major general to lead an investigation into Friday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samoa bans alcohol sales, locals pray for calm as drivers switch to other side</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[APIA, Samoa — Residents prayed for calm as Samoa prepared Monday to become the first country in nearly 40 years to switch driving from one side of the road to the other.

Critics have predicted traffic chaos in the Pacific island nation of 180,000, and the country is banning alcohol sales for three days as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Security assigned to watch guards at Kabul embassy; alcohol banned after sex accusations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has banned alcohol and assigned American personnel to watch the embassy&#8217;s security guards following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct at their living quarters.

The announcement of the crackdown on embassy guards came as NATO reported the deaths of two U. S. service members in southern Afghanistan. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Security assigned to guard guards at Kabul embassy; alcohol banned after sex accusations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has banned alcohol and assigned American personnel to watch over the embassy&#8217;s security guards following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct at their living quarters.

An independent watchdog group alleged this week guards hired by a private contractor were threatened and intimidated at their offsite living quarters, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malaysia reverses ban, says Muslims can attend Black Eyed Peas concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Zappei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Malaysian government has agreed to let Muslims attend a concert by U.S. hip-hop stars Black Eyed Peas, reversing an earlier ban imposed because the show is sponsored by an alcoholic beverage company, officials said Wednesday.

Ticket sales opened to Muslims on Wednesday for the Sept. 25 show, backed by Irish beer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia debates Aboriginal policy after UN expert called it a human rights violation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Gelineau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY — A U.N. expert&#8217;s harsh criticism of Australia&#8217;s Aboriginal policy reopened a national debate Friday on a decades-old issue: how best to help the country&#8217;s original settlers and most disadvantaged minority.

The government defended its measures as necessary to bridge the gap between black and white Australians. At issue is whether in pushing hard for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN expert says Australia breached Aborigines&#8217; rights with measures mean to curb child abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod Mcguirk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, Australia — Australia breached international obligations on human and indigenous rights by imposing radical restrictions on Aborigines during a crackdown on child abuse in Outback communities, a United Nations expert said Thursday.

The U.N. special rapporteur on indigenous human rights, James Anaya, said his 12-day fact-finding tour of Australia revealed that the Aboriginal minority still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University of Wisconsin bans advertising by beer companies during sports broadcasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan J. Foley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin football fans listening to games on the radio this fall will hear few, if any, beer ads for the first time in years.

The university has ended long-standing sponsorship agreements with MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev for advertising during Badgers sports broadcasts. The deals, which brought the university about $425,000 per year, were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vino no-no: Alabama ban of California wine with naked nymph on label becomes a marketing tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Rawls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama&#8217;s ban on a wine that features a nude nymph on the label became a business opportunity for a California vintner who is preparing a marketing campaign to capitalize on being &#8220;Banned in Bama.&#8221;

The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board recently told stores and restaurants to quit serving Cycles Gladiator wine because of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easy on the vino, bambino! Milan becomes first city in Italy to ban alcohol for teens under 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — For the first time in Italy&#8217;s wine-steeped history, a city government has banned alcohol for those under 16 in an effort to curb drinking problems among youths.

A measure approved in the northern city of Milan on Friday calls for fines of up to €500 ($700) for younger teens caught drinking and for those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okla. congressman returning to DC after treatment for alcohol addiction, will seek re-election</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Rep. John Sullivan, who is returning to Washington after a 30-day stay in a treatment center for alcohol addiction, said Monday he plans to work harder than ever and will seek re-election next year.

The four-term Republican checked into the Betty Ford Center in California on May 28. In a phone interview [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah bartenders throw open their doors as decades-old liquor restrictions are cast aside</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-bartenders-throw-open-their-doors-as-decades-old-liquor-restrictions-are-cast-aside-96977/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Jeremy Kristic and several of his friends pounded on the door at Oscar&#8217;s bar Wednesday promptly at 11 a.m. They wanted it to open immediately, and they wanted to drink. They had after all other bars to go to — before closing time at 1 a.m.

&#8220;This is the one day we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah&#8217;s bars open doors to public as decades-old restrictions on liquor sales are cast aside</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/utahs-bars-open-doors-to-public-as-decades-old-restrictions-on-liquor-sales-are-cast-aside-96493/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Getting into a bar in Utah is now as simple as showing a bouncer a valid ID.

For 40 years, Utah required customers to fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member of a private club before they were allowed to set foot in a bar.
On Wednesday, those requirements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah bids farewell to law requiring membership forms, fees for the right to enter a bar</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-bids-farewell-to-law-requiring-membership-forms-fees-for-the-right-to-enter-a-bar-95926/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — For the last 40 years, dropping into a bar in Utah has been a complicated affair: Patrons have to fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member before they can go in for a drink.

It is one of several restrictive rules governing alcohol consumption in Utah that made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah ready to bid farewell to law requiring membership forms, fees for the right to enter bars</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-ready-to-bid-farewell-to-law-requiring-membership-forms-fees-for-the-right-to-enter-bars-95724/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — No fees. No forms. No hassle.

On Wednesday, getting into a bar in Utah will be as simple as showing the doorman a valid ID.
That&#8217;s when a new state law will go into effect eliminating a requirement that has made every bar in Utah a private club for the past 40 years.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia tries to heal ailing Aboriginal communities with &#8216;tough love&#8217; _ but is it enough?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-tries-to-heal-ailing-aboriginal-communities-with-tough-love-_-but-is-it-enough-80033/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-tries-to-heal-ailing-aboriginal-communities-with-tough-love-_-but-is-it-enough-80033/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Gelineau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WADEYE, Australia — Along the dusty red road that leads from the lonely airstrip into town, the signs flash by: &#8220;No alcohol,&#8221; says one. &#8220;Petrol sniffing kills,&#8221; admonishes another. &#8220;Don&#8217;t bring gunja into our town,&#8221; warns a third.

And then, one more: &#8220;Welcome to Wadeye. Give every Aboriginal kid a chance.&#8221;
Up the road, a dozen people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate panel&#8217;s proposals for taxes on alcohol, sweetened drinks to help finance health care</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-panels-proposals-for-taxes-on-alcohol-sweetened-drinks-to-help-finance-health-care-70979/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-panels-proposals-for-taxes-on-alcohol-sweetened-drinks-to-help-finance-health-care-70979/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate Finance Committee has said it is considering raising federal taxes on alcohol and creating a new tax on sugar-sweetened drinks to help pay for revamping the nation&#8217;s health care system, an overhaul that could cost $1.5 trillion over the next decade.

—Alcohol tax: Federal alcohol taxes currently differ by type of beverage, and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last call for Utah liquor licenses leaves state&#8217;s largest city thirsty in attracting tourists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/last-call-for-utah-liquor-licenses-leaves-states-largest-city-thirsty-in-attracting-tourists-68630/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is easing its liquor laws to encourage tourism, but the state&#8217;s most-visited city needs to prepare for a buzz kill: A review of state records shows that Utah is quickly running out of liquor licenses for bars and restaurants.

That means it could take much longer to create a downtown entertainment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Rep. John Sullivan, R-Okla., says he&#8217;s entered Betty Ford Center for alcohol addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma congressman John Sullivan said Friday that he has entered the Betty Ford Center in California to receive treatment for his addiction to alcohol.

&#8220;I value my relationship with the citizens of Oklahoma&#8217;s First Congressional District, whom I am privileged and honored to have served for the past eight years. So, I wanted [...]]]></description>
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