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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Frankfort</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Agriculture receipts top $4 billion for 4th consecutive year in Kentucky</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Kentucky farmers exceed $4 billion in receipts

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer has congratulated Kentucky farmers for surpassing $4 billion in cash receipts for the fourth year in a row.
Farmer said the state&#8217;s agriculture industry achieved the feat despite economic challenges.
The University of Kentucky reported that cash receipts for 2009 will total $4.29 billion, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agriculture-receipts-top-4-billion-for-4th-consecutive-year-in-kentucky-241039/">Agriculture receipts top $4 billion for 4th consecutive year in Kentucky</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State agriculture group approves $1.2 million for farm projects across Kentucky</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Kentucky invests $1.2 million in farm projects

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Farmers in several counties will be able to tap into more than $1.2 million set aside for agricultural investments.
The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved the money last week.
The Boyle County Farm Bureau will receive $324,000, the largest single amount announced. The Washington County Cattlemen Association will .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-agriculture-group-approves-12-million-for-farm-projects-across-kentucky-234648/">Source article &nbsp;: State agriculture group approves $1.2 million for farm projects across Kentucky</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beshear administration doesn&#8217;t rule out special legislative session for economic development</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/beshear-administration-doesnt-rule-out-special-legislative-session-for-economic-development-227620/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Biesk</dc:creator>
		
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Special session could loom for Ky. legislature

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Steve Beshear&#8217;s administration is not ruling out a possible special session later this year to address special legislation needed in Kentucky&#8217;s attempt to lure a Harley Davidson motorcycle plant, his office said Thursday.
If Beshear does call a session later this year, it would deal exclusively .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beshear-administration-doesnt-rule-out-special-legislative-session-for-economic-development-227620/">Beshear administration doesn&#8217;t rule out special legislative session for economic development</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Paul redux? Texas congressman&#8217;s son taps Internet, rallies students for Ky. Senate bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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Ron Paul&#8217;s son borrows tactics for Ky. Senate bid

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Former presidential candidate Ron Paul&#8217;s son is borrowing a page from his father&#8217;s playbook for his U.S. Senate bid, leaning heavily on Internet fundraising and tapping the enthusiasm of young Republicans on college campuses.
The difference this time is that it could actually work. Eye ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ron-paul-redux-texas-congressmans-son-taps-internet-rallies-students-for-ky-senate-bid-226138/">Ron Paul redux? Texas congressman&#8217;s son taps Internet, rallies students for Ky. Senate bid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hitachi Automotive Products to add more than 100 jobs at Kentucky manufacturing plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Hitachi to expand Kentucky manufacturing plant

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Hitachi Automotive Products plans to expand its Harrodsburg, Ky., manufacturing plant and add more than 100 new jobs &#8220;in the near future.&#8221;
The plant that opened in 1986 already employs more than 600 people.
Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday that the expansion would add production lines for high pressure ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hitachi-automotive-products-to-add-more-than-100-jobs-at-kentucky-manufacturing-plant-225009/">Hitachi Automotive Products to add more than 100 jobs at Kentucky manufacturing plant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky senator wants to amend state constitution to allow expanded gambling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Ky. lawmaker seeks to expand gambling in state

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A state senator is proposing a constitutional amendment that — if approved by the General Assembly and then voters — would allow video gambling machines in Kentucky.
Sen. Damon Thayer, a Georgetown Republican, has filed legislation in anticipation of the upcoming 2010 legislative session. If voters ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kentucky-senator-wants-to-amend-state-constitution-to-allow-expanded-gambling-220619/">Original article on  : Kentucky senator wants to amend state constitution to allow expanded gambling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky governor says &#8216;time is of the essence&#8217; after Ohio voters approve casino gambling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Gov.: Ky. needs to act on casinos after Ohio vote

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said it&#8217;s time for the state to act on approving expanded gambling now that Ohio voters approved casinos in four cities.
Beshear said Ohio residents will reap the benefits of thousands of new jobs and millions in new tax dollars. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kentucky-governor-says-time-is-of-the-essence-after-ohio-voters-approve-casino-gambling-219186/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky Capitol tree will be called &#8216;Christmas&#8217; tree, not &#8216;holiday tree&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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It&#8217;s a &#8216;Christmas&#8217; tree at the Ky. Capitol again

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he&#8217;s calling the tree on the Capitol&#8217;s front lawn a &#8220;Christmas&#8221; tree this holiday season.
A statement from the administration last week sparked Christmas consternation by referring to the yet-to-be-chosen evergreen as a &#8220;holiday&#8221; tree. Some Christians .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kentucky-capitol-tree-will-be-called-christmas-tree-not-holiday-tree-218295/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kentucky Capitol tree will be called &#8216;Christmas&#8217; tree, not &#8216;holiday tree&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ky. gov says $2.9 billion in federal stimulus money has created or preserved 2,300 jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Stimulus funds creates or preserves 2,300 Ky. jobs

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Steve Beshear says the $2.9 billion in federal stimulus funds awarded to Kentucky has created or preserved nearly 2,300 jobs in the state.
Beshear said in a written statement Friday that the money also allowed Kentucky to avoid deeper cuts to government services, including education.
That .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ky-gov-says-29-billion-in-federal-stimulus-money-has-created-or-preserved-2300-jobs-213229/" title="Ky. gov says $2.9 billion in federal stimulus money has created or preserved 2,300 jobs">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Audit: Ky. county association spent public money on booze, sports tickets and strippers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Ky. govt group spent lavishly on booze, strippers

FRANKFORT, Ky. — An audit finds a government group in Kentucky spent millions on booze, sports tickets, strippers and other questionable expenses over three years.
The Kentucky Association of Counties is a nonprofit group funded mostly by public money that&#8217;s supposed to advocate for the state&#8217;s 120 counties.
But a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/audit-ky-county-association-spent-public-money-on-booze-sports-tickets-and-strippers-211285/">Original source &nbsp;: Audit: Ky. county association spent public money on booze, sports tickets and strippers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Critics say Ky. governor is a Scrooge for calling Capitol evergreen a &#8216;holiday tree&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Christmas jeer: Ky. &#8216;holiday tree&#8217; angers critics

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Some Christians in Kentucky are angry over the governor&#8217;s yuletide terminology.
A giant evergreen that will brighten the Capitol lawn this winter won&#8217;t be called a Christmas tree. Instead, Gov. Steve Beshear&#8217;s administration has dubbed it a &#8220;holiday tree.&#8221;
The Rev. Jeff Fugate of Lexington says the change .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/critics-say-ky-governor-is-a-scrooge-for-calling-capitol-evergreen-a-holiday-tree-210182/">Critics say Ky. governor is a Scrooge for calling Capitol evergreen a &#8216;holiday tree&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky court says drugmaker inflated prices; AstraZeneca must reimburse state $14.7M</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky jury has hit British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC with a $14.7 million verdict in a case that claimed the company inflated its prescription drug prices for Medicaid reimbursements.

Attorney General Jack Conway said in a statement that he&#8217;s pleased the office was able to recover money for Kentucky&#8217;s Medicaid program. The Medicaid ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kentucky-court-says-drugmaker-inflated-prices-astrazeneca-must-reimburse-state-147m-197591/" title="Kentucky court says drugmaker inflated prices; AstraZeneca must reimburse state $14.7M">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ky. court says drugmaker inflated prices, hands down $14.7 million verdict</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky jury has hit British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC with a $14.7 million verdict in a case that claimed the company inflated its prescription drug prices for Medicaid reimbursements.

State Attorney General Jack Conway said in a statement he&#8217;s pleased the office was able to recover money for Kentucky&#8217;s Medicaid program.
The state&#8217;s Medicaid ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ky-court-says-drugmaker-inflated-prices-hands-down-147-million-verdict-197561/">Ky. court says drugmaker inflated prices, hands down $14.7 million verdict</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ky. politician who lived in father&#8217;s shadow emerges as suspect in slaying of ex-girlfriend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Steve Nunn said nothing in court. His glum, unshaven face spoke volumes.

The politician who had lived a life of privilege hobnobbing with Kentucky&#8217;s political elite wasn&#8217;t at all pleased with the Fayette County jail where he is being held on a murder charge for allegedly gunning down his ex-girlfriend.
Nunn, heir to one ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ky-politician-who-lived-in-fathers-shadow-emerges-as-suspect-in-slaying-of-ex-girlfriend-195823/">Ky. politician who lived in father&#8217;s shadow emerges as suspect in slaying of ex-girlfriend</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ky. politician who lived in father&#8217;s shadow finds notoriety on his own as slaying suspect</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Steve Nunn said nothing in court. His glum, unshaven face spoke volumes.

The politician who had lived a life of privilege hobnobbing with Kentucky&#8217;s political elite wasn&#8217;t at all pleased with the Fayette County jail where he is being held on a murder charge for allegedly gunning down his ex-girlfriend.
Nunn, heir to one .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ky-politician-who-lived-in-fathers-shadow-finds-notoriety-on-his-own-as-slaying-suspect-195519/" title="Ky. politician who lived in father&#8217;s shadow finds notoriety on his own as slaying suspect">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky officials bestow governor&#8217;s award for the arts on native son George Clooney</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky is honoring native son George Clooney with an award from the governor.

Clooney&#8217;s parents, Nick and Nina Clooney, were at the Kentucky State Capitol on Tuesday to receive the award on their son&#8217;s behalf. The actor won the &#8220;national award&#8221; category in the 2009 Kentucky Governor&#8217;s Awards in the Arts.
The award is .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kentucky-officials-bestow-governors-award-for-the-arts-on-native-son-george-clooney-188381/">Kentucky officials bestow governor&#8217;s award for the arts on native son George Clooney</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coroner: &#8216;Fed&#8217; written in felt-tip pen on Ky. Census worker found hanging from tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BIG CREEK, Ky. — Authorities said a U.S. Census worker died by asphyxiation but were releasing few other details about the mysterious case nearly two weeks after Bill Sparkman&#8217;s body — with the word &#8220;fed&#8221; scrawled on the chest — was found hanging from a tree near a family cemetery secluded by Appalachian forest.

The word .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coroner-fed-written-in-felt-tip-pen-on-ky-census-worker-found-hanging-from-tree-178974/">Coroner: &#8216;Fed&#8217; written in felt-tip pen on Ky. Census worker found hanging from tree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Ex-lawmaker charged with murder told police he was &#8216;at end of his rope&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — A one-time Kentucky political star whose reputation was tarnished by an ex-girlfriend&#8217;s domestic violence allegations told police of wanting revenge when he was arrested in a cemetery hours after she was shot to death.

Republican Steve Nunn, who had aspirations of using what one lawmaker called his family&#8217;s &#8220;magic name&#8221; to follow his ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-ex-lawmaker-charged-with-murder-told-police-he-was-at-end-of-his-rope-169517/">Police: Ex-lawmaker charged with murder told police he was &#8216;at end of his rope&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Lexington police charged former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn with murder Monday in the death of his ex-girlfriend.

Nunn, 56, was also charged with violation of a protective order. Lexington police said warrants were served on Nunn after he was taken Monday to the Hart County jail.
Nunn had been under guard at The Medical ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-ky-lawmaker-charged-with-murder-violation-of-protective-order-in-womans-death-168527/" title="Ex-Ky. lawmaker charged with murder, violation of protective order in woman&#8217;s death">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge declares unconstitutional Ky. Homeland Security law that requires dependence on God</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It is one thing to trust in God, but quite another to be ordered to rely on protection from above during national emergencies, a judge has ruled.

Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate said in Wednesday&#8217;s decision that references to a dependence on &#8220;Almighty God&#8221; in the law that created the Kentucky Office of .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-declares-unconstitutional-ky-homeland-security-law-that-requires-dependence-on-god-150789/">Judge declares unconstitutional Ky. Homeland Security law that requires dependence on God</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Kentucky governor&#8217;s mansion opening for tours soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. —The &#8220;Old Governor&#8217;s Mansion,&#8221; which has been undergoing a needed revitalization, is scheduled to open for public tours next month.

The mansion, completed in 1798 and on the National Register of Historic Places, has hosted numerous dignitaries over the years, including former presidents Andrew Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt.
The governor&#8217;s office says the High Street .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-kentucky-governors-mansion-opening-for-tours-soon-135907/">Original source &nbsp;: Former Kentucky governor&#8217;s mansion opening for tours soon</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Rand Paul, the son of 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul, ended months of speculation Wednesday by saying he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by fellow Republican Jim Bunning.

The Bowling Green ophthalmologist told The Associated Press he is entering the race and plans to run as a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/republican-rand-paul-son-of-ron-paul-joins-ky-race-for-us-senate-seat-after-bunning-retires-131806/">Original article &nbsp;: Republican Rand Paul, son of Ron Paul, joins Ky. race for US Senate seat after Bunning retires</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coal miners boycotting Tennessee over Sen. Lamar Alexander&#8217;s effort to ban mountaintop removal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Angry Appalachian coal miners are refusing to vacation in Tennessee because they say one of that state&#8217;s political leaders wants to eliminate needed jobs by banning mountaintop removal.

Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is sponsoring legislation that would bar coal companies from the controversial mining practice that involves blasting away mountaintops to unearth .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coal-miners-boycotting-tennessee-over-sen-lamar-alexanders-effort-to-ban-mountaintop-removal-112923/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Coal miners boycotting Tennessee over Sen. Lamar Alexander&#8217;s effort to ban mountaintop removal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Communities confront &#8216;ghostbox&#8217; buildings when big-box retailers leave</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/communities-confront-ghostbox-buildings-when-big-box-retailers-leave-100107/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Hundreds of anxious shoppers watched as city officials used power saws to cut 2-by-4s during Home Depot Inc.&#8217;s ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 102,700-square-foot building center in Bismarck. Less than three years later, the home improvement retailer shuttered the underperforming store, leaving a big orange empty eyesore on the outskirts of town.

The building, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/communities-confront-ghostbox-buildings-when-big-box-retailers-leave-100107/" title="Communities confront &#8216;ghostbox&#8217; buildings when big-box retailers leave">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky&#8217;s Bunning blames GOP Senate leader for Specter defection, says party is losing clout</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kentuckys-bunning-blames-gop-senate-leader-for-specter-defection-says-party-is-losing-clout-53124/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 23:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky&#8217;s embattled junior senator is blaming GOP leader Mitch McConnell for losing Arlen Specter to the Democrats and costing the party Senate seats.

Sen. Jim Bunning has been at odds lately with McConnell, Kentucky&#8217;s senior senator. McConnell hasn&#8217;t publicly asked Bunning to retire but hasn&#8217;t endorsed him for re-election next year.
Bunning says he&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kentuckys-bunning-blames-gop-senate-leader-for-specter-defection-says-party-is-losing-clout-53124/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kentucky&#8217;s Bunning blames GOP Senate leader for Specter defection, says party is losing clout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ky. secretary of state forms committee to look at run for GOP Jim Bunning&#8217;s US Senate seat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ky-secretary-of-state-forms-committee-to-look-at-run-for-gop-jim-bunnings-us-senate-seat-46728/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — A rising star in the Kentucky GOP said Thursday he is looking at a possible run for U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning&#8217;s seat, a signal that the two-term Republican senator could be considering retirement.

Secretary of State Trey Grayson, who has insisted that he won&#8217;t run unless Bunning decides to abandon his re-election bid, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ky-secretary-of-state-forms-committee-to-look-at-run-for-gop-jim-bunnings-us-senate-seat-46728/" title="Ky. secretary of state forms committee to look at run for GOP Jim Bunning&#8217;s US Senate seat">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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