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		<title>1 of every 133 Americans in prison or jail, new Justice Dept figures show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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Prison population growth slows in 2008
WASHINGTON — The U.S. prison population edged up slightly last year, though the number of total inmates dropped in 20 states, including New York, Georgia and Michigan.

Justice Department figures released Tuesday show the overall state and federal prison population stands at a record 1.6 million and is still rising, but ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1-of-every-133-americans-in-prison-or-jail-new-justice-dept-figures-show-241685/" title="1 of every 133 Americans in prison or jail, new Justice Dept figures show">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov&#8217;t: Fatality rates in drunken driving crashes fall in 40 states from 2007 to 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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Drunken driving death rates decline in 40 states

WASHINGTON — Drunken driving fatality rates have fallen in 40 states and the District of Columbia, an encouraging sign that crackdowns are improving highway safety.
The Transportation Department said Monday that 11,773 people were killed in drunken driving crashes in 2008 for a rate of 0.4 per 100 million .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/govt-fatality-rates-in-drunken-driving-crashes-fall-in-40-states-from-2007-to-2008-241046/">Gov&#8217;t: Fatality rates in drunken driving crashes fall in 40 states from 2007 to 2008</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As births outpace deaths, number of Utah residents tops 2.8 million, panel says</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Panel says Utah population tops 2.8 million

SALT LAKE CITY — The estimated number of people living in Utah has grown by more than 42,000 since July 2008.
The Utah Population Estimates Committee said Wednesday more than 2.8 million people now live in Utah. The figure was up by about 1.5 percent from 2008.
About 96 percent of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-births-outpace-deaths-number-of-utah-residents-tops-28-million-panel-says-239643/">As births outpace deaths, number of Utah residents tops 2.8 million, panel says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Military divorces edge up again in 2009 as couples cope with separation and stress in wartime</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Jelinek</dc:creator>
		
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Military divorces edge up again in 9th year of war

WASHINGTON — The divorce rate in the armed forces increased slightly again in the past year as military marriages continued to bear the stress of the nation&#8217;s ninth year at war.
The Pentagon says that in the budget year that ended Sept. 31, there were an estimated ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-divorces-edge-up-again-in-2009-as-couples-cope-with-separation-and-stress-in-wartime-236628/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Military divorces edge up again in 2009 as couples cope with separation and stress in wartime</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census: Small US cities have better quality of life but economic picture is steadily worsening</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Bass</dc:creator>
		
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Census: Small US cities lose luster in downturn
WASHINGTON — America&#8217;s small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighborhoods, a stable economy and affordable living.
A review of newly released census data shows, for example, that cities of between 20,000 and 50,000 residents have lagged behind their .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-small-us-cities-have-better-quality-of-life-but-economic-picture-is-steadily-worsening-230395/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Census: Small US cities have better quality of life but economic picture is steadily worsening</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ford&#8217;s top sales analyst says small cars will be biggest US market segment by 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Ford analyst sees small car segment growing

DETROIT — Small car sales will continue to grow in the U.S. and likely will become the largest segment of the market by 2013, according to Ford Motor Co.&#8217;s top sales analyst.
George Pipas told the Automotive Press Association in Detroit Friday that downsizing baby boomers and millenials entering the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fords-top-sales-analyst-says-small-cars-will-be-biggest-us-market-segment-by-2013-228676/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Ford&#8217;s top sales analyst says small cars will be biggest US market segment by 2013</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: Authorities eye life insurance policy in mysterious hanging death of census taker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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AP sources: Probers eye census worker&#8217;s insurance

WASHINGTON — Investigators trying to solve the mystery of a census taker found hanging from a tree with the word &#8220;fed&#8221; scrawled on his chest are examining whether he manipulated the scene in order to conceal a suicide and make a life insurance claim possible for his son, law .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-authorities-eye-life-insurance-policy-in-mysterious-hanging-death-of-census-taker-228032/">Read the original article &nbsp;: AP sources: Authorities eye life insurance policy in mysterious hanging death of census taker</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: Life insurance policy probe in death of census taker found hanging in Ky.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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AP sources: Insurance probed in census taker death

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A census taker found hanging from a tree had named his son as his life insurance beneficiary, and investigators are looking into whether the father manipulated the death scene to make a claim possible, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press Thursday.
In an interview with .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-life-insurance-policy-probe-in-death-of-census-taker-found-hanging-in-ky-227681/">AP sources: Life insurance policy probe in death of census taker found hanging in Ky.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge Va. budget growth over 10 years fueled by inflation, population, economic conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Lewis</dc:creator>
		
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Population, inflation fuel Virginia budget growth

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia spent 74 percent more money overall in its most recent budget than it did 10 years earlier, the result of the economy, population growth and decisions by the General Assembly, according to the legislature&#8217;s watchdog agency.
Monday&#8217;s report to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-va-budget-growth-over-10-years-fueled-by-inflation-population-economic-conditions-225029/" title="Huge Va. budget growth over 10 years fueled by inflation, population, economic conditions">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. governor signs $11B water bond measure championing new dams, kicks off voter campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Calif. governor pushes $11B water bond plan, dams

FRIANT, Calif — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond intended to rebuild California&#8217;s crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years.
Yet at a time when several Western states are preparing to tear down dams rather than build ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-governor-signs-11b-water-bond-measure-championing-new-dams-kicks-off-voter-campaign-224102/">Original article on  : Calif. governor signs $11B water bond measure championing new dams, kicks off voter campaign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Utah girl&#8217;s suspension for piercing her nose shows challenge for Indian culture in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Washington</dc:creator>
		
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Utah girl&#8217;s pierced nose: US-Indian culture clash

To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah&#8217;s school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension.
To other Indians, the incident was emblematic of how it can still be difficult for the American melting pot to absorb .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-girls-suspension-for-piercing-her-nose-shows-challenge-for-indian-culture-in-america-222613/" title="Utah girl&#8217;s suspension for piercing her nose shows challenge for Indian culture in America">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Younger men, older women may be hot in Hollywood, but few of these relationships last</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan K. Scott</dc:creator>
		
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Cougars, hot in Hollywood, endangered in real life

NEW YORK — Darin Riggio has a thing for older women — he dated his first &#8220;Cougar&#8221; when he was a 19-year-old college student. She was 43.
Since then, the 24-year-old who lives in Boca Raton, Fla., has dated women old enough to be his mother.
&#8220;Women my age don&#8217;t .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/younger-men-older-women-may-be-hot-in-hollywood-but-few-of-these-relationships-last-219501/">Younger men, older women may be hot in Hollywood, but few of these relationships last</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: Suicide eyed in Kentucky census worker hanging; no anti-govt motive seen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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AP sources: Suicide eyed in Ky. census worker case
WASHINGTON — Investigators probing the death of a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word &#8220;fed&#8221; scrawled on his chest increasingly doubt he was killed because of his government job and are pursuing the possibility he committed suicide, law enforcement officials .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-suicide-eyed-in-kentucky-census-worker-hanging-no-anti-govt-motive-seen-219469/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: AP sources: Suicide eyed in Kentucky census worker hanging; no anti-govt motive seen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate blocks GOP proposal to require that census ask about citizenship status in 2010 count</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-blocks-gop-proposal-to-require-that-census-ask-about-citizenship-status-in-2010-count-219286/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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Senate blocks census citizenship question
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year&#8217;s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens.

The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding non-citizens from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-blocks-gop-proposal-to-require-that-census-ask-about-citizenship-status-in-2010-count-219286/" title="Senate blocks GOP proposal to require that census ask about citizenship status in 2010 count">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson wins 2nd 4-year term by landslide margin</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cleveland-mayor-frank-jackson-wins-2nd-4-year-term-by-landslide-margin-217823/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas J. Sheeran</dc:creator>
		
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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson wins 2nd term

CLEVELAND — Mayor Frank Jackson won a second four-year term by a landslide margin Tuesday, capitalizing on his campaign boast of maintaining city services and avoiding tax increases amid a recession that hurt the city&#8217;s manufacturing-dependent economy.
With 93 percent of precincts reporting unofficial results, Jackson received 54,480 votes, or ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cleveland-mayor-frank-jackson-wins-2nd-4-year-term-by-landslide-margin-217823/">Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson wins 2nd 4-year term by landslide margin</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SPIN METER: Expert argues international rankings unfair to American higher ed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Pope</dc:creator>
		
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SPIN METER: Rankings unfair to US higher ed?

The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world&#8217;s best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many — and is falling behind other countries.
No, the topic isn&#8217;t health care — it&#8217;s higher education.
The latest stinging report came last ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spin-meter-expert-argues-international-rankings-unfair-to-american-higher-ed-217071/">SPIN METER: Expert argues international rankings unfair to American higher ed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland&#8217;s mayor, big primary winner, looking to win second four-year term</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clevelands-mayor-big-primary-winner-looking-to-win-second-four-year-term-216386/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas J. Sheeran</dc:creator>
		
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Cleveland mayor looking to win second term

CLEVELAND — Mayor Frank Jackson&#8217;s campaign for election to a second four-year term has focused on maintaining city services and avoiding tax increases amid a recession that hurt the city&#8217;s manufacturing-dependent economy.
He held a big fundraising edge and carried the September nonpartisan primary with 71 percent of the vote ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clevelands-mayor-big-primary-winner-looking-to-win-second-four-year-term-216386/" title="Cleveland&#8217;s mayor, big primary winner, looking to win second four-year term">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UCLA study: Gay spouses similar to heterosexual married couples in age, income, parenting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Gay couples similar to straight spouses

SAN FRANCISCO — Same-sex couples who identify as married are similar to straight spouses in terms of age and income, and nearly one-third of them are raising children, according to Census data released Monday that provides a demographic snapshot of gay families in America.
The study released by a think ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ucla-study-gay-spouses-similar-to-heterosexual-married-couples-in-age-income-parenting-215662/">Original article on  : UCLA study: Gay spouses similar to heterosexual married couples in age, income, parenting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll reveals generation gap on democracy, capitalism in ex-communist European countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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Poll: generation gap in Eastern Europe on politics

WASHINGTON — Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a sharp generational schism has formed in how people in Europe&#8217;s former communist countries view the shift to democracy and capitalism, a survey has found.
People in nine Eastern European countries polled, who were born shortly before or ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-reveals-generation-gap-on-democracy-capitalism-in-ex-communist-european-countries-215027/">Poll reveals generation gap on democracy, capitalism in ex-communist European countries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Americans getting better at conserving water, as per-person use falls to 1950s levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flesher</dc:creator>
		
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Report: US getting better at conserving water

FRESNO, Calif. — Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies.
A report released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey also shows that industries as well as the general population are sucking .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-americans-getting-better-at-conserving-water-as-per-person-use-falls-to-1950s-levels-211552/">Source article &nbsp;: Report: Americans getting better at conserving water, as per-person use falls to 1950s levels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coroner, medical examiner confirm census worker died at tree where he was found in Ky. forest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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Coroner: Census worker died at tree in Ky. forest

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A part-time census taker died at the tree in a Kentucky forest where his body was found with a rope around his neck and the word &#8220;fed&#8221; scrawled on his chest, officials said Wednesday.
The naked body of Bill Sparkman, 51, was found hanging from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coroner-medical-examiner-confirm-census-worker-died-at-tree-where-he-was-found-in-ky-forest-210211/">Original article on  : Coroner, medical examiner confirm census worker died at tree where he was found in Ky. forest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census data shows college graduates choosing urban, high-tech meccas in recession</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-data-shows-college-graduates-choosing-urban-high-tech-meccas-in-recession-209071/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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Census: &#8216;Brain gains&#8217; for high-tech cities

WASHINGTON — Many college graduates are passing up industrial centers and former hotspots in the Southwest, which have been hit hard by the recession, in favor of life in urban, high-tech meccas. Their moves are fueling a resurgence of brainiacs in parts of California, North Carolina and Texas.
Census data released .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-data-shows-college-graduates-choosing-urban-high-tech-meccas-in-recession-209071/">Census data shows college graduates choosing urban, high-tech meccas in recession</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Gay Marriage Census</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Correction: Gay Marriage Census
SAN FRANCISCO — In an Oct. 22 story about the U.S. Census Bureau&#8217;s efforts to count married same-sex couples, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the assistant chief of the bureau&#8217;s field division. His correct name is Tim Olson, not Olsen. In addition, the story erroneously implied that a Web site .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-gay-marriage-census-207713/">Correction: Gay Marriage Census</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Complaints about new UK census questions that probe more deeply into people&#8217;s private lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sylvia Hui</dc:creator>
		
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More detailed questions in new UK census
LONDON — How many bedrooms in your home? What kind of heater do you use? Who&#8217;s staying over at your apartment tonight?

The British government wants to know all that and more, according to proposed questions for the 2011 national census. For the first time, the questionnaire will include personal ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/complaints-about-new-uk-census-questions-that-probe-more-deeply-into-peoples-private-lives-207272/" title="Complaints about new UK census questions that probe more deeply into people&#8217;s private lives">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census bureau reps say 2020 survey could include boxes for gay and transgender individuals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Census Bureau is making an unprecedented effort to include same-sex couples in next year&#8217;s national population count, but legally married gay couples won&#8217;t show up as such in the official once-a-decade tally, bureau representatives said Thursday.

Statistical problems related to the development of the 2010 census form and the evolving legal ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-bureau-reps-say-2020-survey-could-include-boxes-for-gay-and-transgender-individuals-204303/">Census bureau reps say 2020 survey could include boxes for gay and transgender individuals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census reps say future surveys could include gays and transgender individuals in count</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Census Bureau is making an unprecedented effort to include same-sex couples in next year&#8217;s national population count, but counting the number of individuals who identify as gay, lesbian or transgender could be next.

Census representatives told community leaders in San Francisco on Thursday that categories could be added in future editions ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-reps-say-future-surveys-could-include-gays-and-transgender-individuals-in-count-204215/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Census reps say future surveys could include gays and transgender individuals in count</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minority lawmakers oppose effort to ask about citizenship status in 2010 census</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A coalition of black, Latino and Asian lawmakers on Thursday expressed opposition to a proposal that would require next year&#8217;s census forms to ask about the status of a person&#8217;s citizenship.

The House lawmakers criticized a proposal by Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Bob Bennett, R-Utah, as a political ploy designed to discourage immigrants .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/minority-lawmakers-oppose-effort-to-ask-about-citizenship-status-in-2010-census-204022/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census director expresses concern about ballooning costs in plans for 2010 head count</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The head of the Census Bureau on Wednesday expressed concern about cost overruns in preparations for next year&#8217;s high-stakes count, saying he was taking steps to help prevent the expenses from ballooning further.

Appearing before a House panel, Robert Groves said poor planning had resulted in added costs in the address canvassing operation that .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-director-expresses-concern-about-ballooning-costs-in-plans-for-2010-head-count-202631/">Census director expresses concern about ballooning costs in plans for 2010 head count</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial service set for Census worker whose death in remote Ky. forest is still unexplained</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON, Ky. — A memorial service is scheduled next week for a part-time Census worker whose death is still under investigation more than a month after his body was found tied to a tree in a Kentucky forest.

The service for Bill Sparkman will be held Monday at a church in his southeast Kentucky hometown of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/memorial-service-set-for-census-worker-whose-death-in-remote-ky-forest-is-still-unexplained-201035/">Memorial service set for Census worker whose death in remote Ky. forest is still unexplained</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Revised formula puts number of poor people at 47.4 million _ 7 million more than official rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed.

A revised formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations show that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government&#8217;s official figure.
The disparity occurs because of differing formulas the Census Bureau and the National Academy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/revised-formula-puts-number-of-poor-people-at-474-million-_-7-million-more-than-official-rate-200852/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Revised formula puts number of poor people at 47.4 million _ 7 million more than official rate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: A premium cost generation gap</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at key issues in the health care debate:

THE ISSUE: Should older Americans have to pay higher insurance premiums than younger Americans?
THE POLITICS: The double-edged sword of the health care debate is the so-called age gap in insurance premiums. Americans between the ages of 50 and 65 who purchase their own insurance typically pay ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-a-premium-cost-generation-gap-197030/">Health care issues: A premium cost generation gap</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>To accurately count immigrants, Census 2010 will include outreach in more languages</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — With the launch of the 2010 census less than six months away, the U.S. Census Bureau is preparing its most targeted and far-reaching language outreach yet to more accurately count the country&#8217;s immigrants.

Census Director Robert Groves briefed San Francisco elected officials and community groups Wednesday on ways the federal agency is working .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/to-accurately-count-immigrants-census-2010-will-include-outreach-in-more-languages-196380/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: To accurately count immigrants, Census 2010 will include outreach in more languages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census director: Foreclosures will add challenges, costs to next year&#8217;s decennial census</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-director-foreclosures-will-add-challenges-costs-to-next-years-decennial-census-194914/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Taxin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Foreclosures will make it tougher and more expensive to get an accurate census count next year as families move in with relatives or are left homeless, the Census Bureau&#8217;s director said Tuesday.

Director Robert Groves said he expects some of the census questionnaires mailed out in 2010 will land at empty homes in .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-director-foreclosures-will-add-challenges-costs-to-next-years-decennial-census-194914/">Census director: Foreclosures will add challenges, costs to next year&#8217;s decennial census</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba denies blogger Yoani Sanchez permission to travel to US to accept top journalism prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne-marie Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HAVANA — A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country&#8217;s communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize.

Yoani Sanchez had hoped to go to Columbia University for a Wednesday ceremony to receive her Maria Moors ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cuba-denies-blogger-yoani-sanchez-permission-to-travel-to-us-to-accept-top-journalism-prize-194109/">Cuba denies blogger Yoani Sanchez permission to travel to US to accept top journalism prize</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: City funds and manpower to promote 2010 head count lag levels in previous census</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With the 2010 census looming, major U.S. cities whose residents are at high risk of being missed are struggling with a shortage of money and manpower to prepare for an accurate count.

A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts, released Monday, found several cities with substantially fewer resources than it had in 2000. City .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-city-funds-and-manpower-to-promote-2010-head-count-lag-levels-in-previous-census-193839/" title="Study: City funds and manpower to promote 2010 head count lag levels in previous census">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census official: Workers want to be in teams after colleague&#8217;s death in southeastern Ky.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-official-workers-want-to-be-in-teams-after-colleagues-death-in-southeastern-ky-193375/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BIG CREEK, Ky. — The manager of a part-time census taker who died under mysterious circumstances in southeastern Kentucky says other workers are requesting to visit houses in teams rather than alone.

Wayne Hatcher is regional director of the U.S. Census Bureau&#8217;s office in Charlotte, N.C.
He was at a memorial Sunday in the Daniel Boone National ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-official-workers-want-to-be-in-teams-after-colleagues-death-in-southeastern-ky-193375/">Census official: Workers want to be in teams after colleague&#8217;s death in southeastern Ky.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hanged Ky. census worker&#8217;s body released; police still not saying if death was homicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON, Ky. — Authorities have released the body of a part-time census worker but were still providing little information about the death of Bill Sparkman nearly a month after the substitute teacher was found in a remote Appalachian forest with a rope around his neck and the word &#8220;Fed&#8221; scrawled on his chest.

Sparkman&#8217;s son, Josh ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hanged-ky-census-workers-body-released-police-still-not-saying-if-death-was-homicide-188448/">Hanged Ky. census worker&#8217;s body released; police still not saying if death was homicide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Younger Americans find vast opportunities in recession, while older generations struggle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chip Cutter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The Great Recession has turned into the best of times for young investor Daniel Lee.

Early this year, the 30-year-old salesman in Scottsdale, Ariz., shelved expensive meals and vacation plans and threw &#8220;every spare dollar&#8221; into the stock market. The value of his portfolio has more than tripled as the market has rallied  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/younger-americans-find-vast-opportunities-in-recession-while-older-generations-struggle-187519/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN index rates quality of life best in Norway, worst in Niger; US ranks 13th</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Norway enjoys the world&#8217;s highest quality of life, while Niger suffers the lowest, a U.N. agency said Monday, as it released a ranking that highlights the wide disparities in well-being between rich and poor countries.

The annual Human Development Index, unveiled in Bangkok by the United Nations Development Program, takes into account life expectancy, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-index-rates-quality-of-life-best-in-norway-worst-in-niger-us-ranks-13th-187219/">UN index rates quality of life best in Norway, worst in Niger; US ranks 13th</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN report says Russia Russia should reform migration rules as population falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia should ease barriers to immigration in order to reduce the impact of labor shortages, slower economic growth and other pressures brought on by its ongoing demographic crisis, a United Nations report said Monday.

The report said that Russia should adopt legal and other reforms that insure basic rights and access to services for  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-report-says-russia-russia-should-reform-migration-rules-as-population-falls-186968/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census shows more Americans trying their hand at raising crops, livestock on &#8216;hobby farms&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GEM, Ind. — Most evenings, Gary Mithoefer can be found at the end of a long gravel driveway off a busy highway, tending two garden plots filled with white sweet potatoes, squash, cabbages and a dozen other vegetables still thriving in early fall.

The 62-year-old, who gardens after his workday ends at his state highway job, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-shows-more-americans-trying-their-hand-at-raising-crops-livestock-on-hobby-farms-186856/" title="Census shows more Americans trying their hand at raising crops, livestock on &#8216;hobby farms&#8217;">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Commerce Department rules out seeking a halt to immigration raids to improve census count</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With the 2010 census six months away, the Commerce Department said Thursday it won&#8217;t seek a halt to immigration raids as it did in the previous census in hopes of improving participation in hard-to-count communities.

In a statement, the department said it is committed to an accurate count of U.S. residents, including both legal ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/commerce-department-rules-out-seeking-a-halt-to-immigration-raids-to-improve-census-count-184455/">Commerce Department rules out seeking a halt to immigration raids to improve census count</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC study: Drug deaths surpass traffic fatalities in 16 states</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday.

Experts said the startling shift reflects two opposite trends: Driving is becoming safer, and the legal and illegal use of powerful prescription painkillers is on the rise.
For decades, traffic accidents have been the biggest cause of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-study-drug-deaths-surpass-traffic-fatalities-in-16-states-183176/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : CDC study: Drug deaths surpass traffic fatalities in 16 states</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC: Drug deaths surpassing traffic fatalities in more states; states affected double to 16</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-drug-deaths-surpassing-traffic-fatalities-in-more-states-states-affected-double-to-16-182777/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Drug-related deaths outnumber those from motor vehicle accidents in a growing number of states, according to new government data that highlight a shift in the top cause of deaths after disease and illness.

Crashes still cost more lives nationwide, but state-by-state calculations show the rate of drug-induced deaths outpaced vehicle accidents in 16 states .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-drug-deaths-surpassing-traffic-fatalities-in-more-states-states-affected-double-to-16-182777/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: CDC: Drug deaths surpassing traffic fatalities in more states; states affected double to 16</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Out of the fields, into classrooms: New funds but long waiting lists to educate migrant kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Armario</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OCALA, Fla. — Elizabeth Pineda climbs out from bed, her 4-year-old son Adrian asleep nearby. She lays out a tiny pair of shorts and a white T-shirt for his first day of school, gathers her purse and tiptoes outside. Her cousin will get the boy up and off to class in a few hours.

It is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/out-of-the-fields-into-classrooms-new-funds-but-long-waiting-lists-to-educate-migrant-kids-182414/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Out of the fields, into classrooms: New funds but long waiting lists to educate migrant kids</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census data show a widening income gap in US as poor people take bigger hit in recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravaged household budgets.

The wealthiest 10 percent of Americans — those making more than $138,000 each year — earned 11.4 times the roughly $12,000 made by those living near or below ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-data-show-a-widening-income-gap-in-us-as-poor-people-take-bigger-hit-in-recession-182214/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Census data show a widening income gap in US as poor people take bigger hit in recession</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Out of the fields, into classrooms: New funds aim to educate more migrant children</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/out-of-the-fields-into-classrooms-new-funds-aim-to-educate-more-migrant-children-181894/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Armario</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OCALA, Fla. — Elizabeth Pineda climbs out of bed, her 4-year-old son Adrian asleep nearby. She lays out a tiny pair of shorts and a white T-shirt for his first day of school, gathers her purse and tiptoes outside. Her cousin will get the boy up and off to class in a few hours.

It is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/out-of-the-fields-into-classrooms-new-funds-aim-to-educate-more-migrant-children-181894/">Source &nbsp;: Out of the fields, into classrooms: New funds aim to educate more migrant children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Latinos hope the use of bilingual census forms will aid the 2010 count despite obstacles</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/latinos-hope-the-use-of-bilingual-census-forms-will-aid-the-2010-count-despite-obstacles-181195/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Taxin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONG BEACH, Calif. — When Teresa Ocampo opens her census questionnaire, she won&#8217;t have to worry about navigating another document in English.

The 40-year old housewife who only speaks basic English will be able to fill hers out in Spanish — which is exactly what U.S. officials were banking on when they decided to mail out .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/latinos-hope-the-use-of-bilingual-census-forms-will-aid-the-2010-count-despite-obstacles-181195/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Latinos hope the use of bilingual census forms will aid the 2010 count despite obstacles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Exclusive: Son says he&#8217;s certain Ky. census taker found dead with &#8216;fed&#8217; on chest was slain</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-son-says-hes-certain-ky-census-taker-found-dead-with-fed-on-chest-was-slain-181125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON, Ky. — The son of a U.S. Census Bureau worker found hanged from a tree in eastern Kentucky with the word &#8220;fed&#8221; scrawled on his chest says he has no doubt his father was slain.

Josh Sparkman tells The Associated Press he&#8217;s frustrated investigators won&#8217;t confirm that and continue to say they haven&#8217;t ruled out  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-son-says-hes-certain-ky-census-taker-found-dead-with-fed-on-chest-was-slain-181125/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal government reviewing endangered species status for humpback whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades.

Known for their acrobatic leaps from the sea and complex singing patterns, humpback whales were nearly hunted to extinction for their .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-government-reviewing-endangered-species-status-for-humpback-whales-180905/">Original article &nbsp;: Federal government reviewing endangered species status for humpback whales</a>.]]></description>
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