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		<title>SC governor admits affair, resigns GOP post after misleading staff about South American trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Davenport</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. Wiping away tears, he apologized to his family and gave up a national Republican Party post, but was silent on whether he would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC residents shocked by GOP governor&#8217;s confession of secretive international trip, affair</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne M. Schafer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford has always painted himself as a family man, a red state conservative whose annual Christmas cards featured pictures of his wife and their four sons.

So when he tearfully confessed a yearlong affair with a woman he visited on a secret trip to Argentina, reaction ranged from embarrassment over his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers, resigns from NY teachers union</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Verena Dobnik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The president of the nation&#8217;s largest teachers union announced Wednesday that she is resigning from her other job as head of New York&#8217;s United Federation of Teachers.

Randi Weingarten, who led the New York teachers union since 1998, was elected president of the 1.4 million-member American Federation of Teachers last July.
The 51-year-old labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summary Box: SC gov says he&#8217;s been unfaithful to his wife with friend from Argentina</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AFFAIR APOLOGY: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford apologized to his wife and four children at a press conference where he admitted taking a secret trip to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he&#8217;d been having an affair. He said the woman was a good friend for eight years but the romantic relationship started about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC first lady says she asked governor to leave 2 weeks before his public admission of affair</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-first-lady-says-she-asked-governor-to-leave-2-weeks-before-his-public-admission-of-affair-91223/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Davenport</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina&#8217;s first lady says she asked Gov. Mark Sanford to leave home and stop talking to her two weeks before he publicly admitted an affair with a woman he visited on a secret trip to Argentina.

Jenny Sanford said in a statement Wednesday that she needed a trial separation from her husband [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excerpts from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s news conference on his extramarital affair</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/excerpts-from-south-carolina-gov-mark-sanfords-news-conference-on-his-extramarital-affair-91192/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a rambling, nearly 20-minute news conference about his affair with a woman in Argentina, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford talked about his past adventures along the Appalachian Trail, God&#8217;s law, moral absolutes, and his first, low-budget gubernatorial campaign during which his former chief of staff slept in his basement, which was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas governor ready to raise campaign cash, Hutchison ready to raise a ruckus</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-governor-ready-to-raise-campaign-cash-hutchison-ready-to-raise-a-ruckus-91164/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelley Shannon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry is ready to raise campaign cash, while Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison may finally be ready to raise a ruckus as the Republican heavyweights begin combat for the governor&#8217;s office next year.

The race is projected to cost tens of millions of dollars. The winner of the GOP primary in March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. lawmakers debate budget fix as state controller warns of IOUs as early as next week</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-lawmakers-debate-budget-fix-as-state-controller-warns-of-ious-as-early-as-next-week-91140/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers have begun a sharp debate about a Democratic plan to close California&#8217;s projected $24 billion deficit but a quick resolution seems unlikely.

The plan debated Wednesday in the Assembly and Senate appears to lack enough support from Republicans to pass. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger criticizes the plan for raising some taxes and says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California doomsday: State could run out of cash in 5 weeks; budget crisis may bring big cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To hear Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state finance officials tell it, July 28 is California&#8217;s last stand before fiscal Armageddon.

Top financial officers say that&#8217;s when the state will run out of cash to pay its daily expenses unless lawmakers pass a balanced budget.
Schwarzenegger has warned that government will come to a &#8220;grinding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC Gov. Mark Sanford admits affair, resigns as chairman of Republican Governors Association</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-gov-mark-sanford-admits-affair-resigns-as-chairman-of-republican-governors-association-91112/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Davenport</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. Wiping away tears, he apologized to his family and gave up a national Republican Party post, but was silent on whether he would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP nominee for NJ governor will testify before House panel on settlement oversight contracts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — The Republican candidate for governor will tell a congressional subcommittee about white-collar crime settlements he approved as a federal prosecutor, including a deal potentially worth $52 million to his one-time boss, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Chris Christie is to testify before the House panel in Washington on Thursday, one of seven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC Gov. Mark Sanford says he&#8217;s been unfaithful to his wife with friend from Argentina</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-gov-mark-sanford-says-hes-been-unfaithful-to-his-wife-with-friend-from-argentina-91070/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Davenport</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he&#8217;d secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he&#8217;d been having an affair. He apologized to his wife and four sons and said he will resign as head of the Republican Governors Association.

&#8220;I&#8217;ve let down a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: SC governor&#8217;s odd disappearance latest problem for GOP in challenging Obama</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-sc-governors-odd-disappearance-latest-problem-for-gop-in-challenging-obama-90765/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Fouhy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s mysterious disappearance from his state, topped with misinformation from his staff about where he had gone and what he&#8217;d been doing, is the latest sign that Republican governors — once thought to be President Obama&#8217;s most credible adversaries — haven&#8217;t quite lived up to their billing.

From Louisiana [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Site of 1914 Ludlow Massacre where 19 died in Colo. to be dedicated National Historic Landmark</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/site-of-1914-ludlow-massacre-where-19-died-in-colo-to-be-dedicated-national-historic-landmark-89905/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUDLOW, Colo. — A southern Colorado site where 19 striking coal miners and family members were killed in 1914 is being dedicated as a National Historic Landmark.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will join United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil Roberts and other union officials for the dedication ceremony on Sunday at the Ludlow Massacre [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. budget crisis forces schools to slash programs, fire teachers, expand class sizes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Chea</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Calif. — California&#8217;s historic budget crisis threatens to devastate a public education system that was once considered a national model but now ranks near the bottom in school funding and academic achievement.

Deep budget cuts are forcing California school districts to lay off thousands of teachers, expand class sizes, close schools, eliminate bus service, cancel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gillibrand, NY&#8217;s new senator, trying to build a record, gets a little help from her friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hill</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — By any measure, New York&#8217;s new Democratic U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, got off to a rocky start. She was neither a Kennedy nor Clinton, just an unknown appointed by an unpopular governor.

But with a consistent, engaging style and help from powerful allies including President Barack Obama, Gillibrand has moved quickly to quiet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Schwarzenegger&#8217;s testicle gag receives chilly reception from Calif. Senate leader</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gov-schwarzeneggers-testicle-gag-receives-chilly-reception-from-calif-senate-leader-86332/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was a gift no girlie man would give.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has warned lawmakers they need to act boldly and make some tough budget choices, sent Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg a metal sculpture of bull testicles.
It was intended as a gag gift but Steinberg, a Sacramento Democrat, was not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine gay marriage opponents hire firm that led successful California Proposition 8 proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sharp</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage foes in Maine have hired the public relations firm that led the successful Proposition 8 proposal to overturn same-sex marriage in California, while supporters have turned to a legislative aide who led a successful campaign to retain Maine&#8217;s gay rights law.

Schubert Flint Public Affairs will provide guidance to the campaign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New fed. criteria favors Midwest, California in race for $8B in high-speed rail stimulus funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Tarm</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — High-speed rail plans in California and the Midwest appear to be front runners in the race for $8 billion in stimulus cash based on federal criteria released Wednesday that favor projects with established revenue sources and multistate cooperation.

California voters last November approved nearly $10 billion in state bonds that could be combined with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup car company to assemble autos in Louisiana, plans to employ 1,400 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holbrook Mohr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — A startup automobile company plans to assemble a new fuel-efficient car in Louisiana, employing an estimated 1,400 people once production starts, state and company officials announced Wednesday.

San Diego-based V-Vehicle Co. will take over a vacant plant in Monroe, Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference.
The state put up an incentive package [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After Prop 8 upheld, jubilation muted on anniversary of California&#8217;s first gay marriages</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-prop-8-upheld-jubilation-muted-on-anniversary-of-californias-first-gay-marriages-83565/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Grigsby</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Abernethy-Deppe vividly remembers the bustling city clerk&#8217;s office and the happiness of fellow couples a year ago Tuesday when California began granting same-sex marriage licenses.

But he and his now-husband, David, say their first anniversary won&#8217;t be nearly as jubilant. Last month the state Supreme Court upheld a gay-marriage ban while allowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats want higher taxes, fewer cuts to close California&#8217;s $24.3 billion deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An emerging Democratic plan to address part of California&#8217;s $24.3 billion deficit appears unlikely to win support from the governor and GOP lawmakers, raising the prospect of another prolonged deadlock that could jeopardize the state&#8217;s finances.

Controller John Chiang has warned the state could run out of cash by the end of July [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deeds gets big-name boost in fundraising, organization from Obama in Monday e-mail</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/deeds-gets-big-name-boost-in-fundraising-organization-from-obama-in-monday-e-mail-82417/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Lewis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. — President Barack Obama plugged his party&#8217;s candidate for Virginia governor into his fundraising and organizational pipeline by e-mailing hundreds of thousands of Democrats on Monday.

Obama&#8217;s political action committee, Organizing for America, blasted out the e-mail in support of R. Creigh Deeds to its vast contact list and Democratic National Committee lists.
Obama&#8217;s e-mail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western governors say conservation, upgrades key to coping with region&#8217;s water woes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-governors-say-conservation-upgrades-key-to-coping-with-regions-water-woes-81661/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARK CITY, Utah — It&#8217;s an old quip in the West: Whiskey&#8217;s for drinkin&#8217; and water&#8217;s for fightin&#8217;. Only these days, there&#8217;s more people with a stake in the fight for water and a dwindling supply.

Quenching the growing demand for water in the warming West will require a bigger push for conservation, innovative technology and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico suspends 3 Social Security officials over day care fire; death toll rises to 45</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-suspends-3-social-security-officials-over-day-care-fire-death-toll-rises-to-45-80423/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexico suspended three Social Security Institute officials Friday pending investigations into whether negligence played a role in a fire that killed 45 children at a day care center.

The 45th victim died at a hospital Friday, a week after the blaze erupted in the northern Sonora state capital of Hermosillo, state Health Secretary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Kansas Gov. Sebelius: K-State coach Bill Snyder once considered for political post</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-kansas-gov-sebelius-k-state-coach-bill-snyder-once-considered-for-political-post-80377/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Funk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. — Kansas State coach Bill Snyder prefers football to politics.

Snyder told a crowd of football boosters in Winfield, Kan., this week that he was asked to be former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius&#8217; running mate in 2006. He said he seriously considered the job but eventually decided not to delve into politics.
Snyder&#8217;s comments were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Texas Gov. Bill Clements donates $100 million to UT Southwestern Medical Center</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-texas-gov-bill-clements-donates-100-million-to-ut-southwestern-medical-center-80303/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — Former Texas Gov. Bill Clements has given the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center a landmark $100 million gift.

Officials said Friday it&#8217;s the largest single gift in the school&#8217;s history.
There&#8217;s no restrictions on how the gift can be used.
UT Southwestern&#8217;s president, Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky, says the school will use the money to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moscow on the Hudson: Republicans stage a coup in the NY Senate; Democrats cry foul</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/moscow-on-the-hudson-republicans-stage-a-coup-in-the-ny-senate-democrats-cry-foul-77861/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gormley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — Pandemonium erupted on the floor, the lights went out and the live television feed went black as the coup unfolded.

The Republicans seized control of the New York Senate this week in a takeover that played out like comic opera, with the Democrats locking the chamber&#8217;s 15-foot brass gates and hiding the keys, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats say they will fight to keep now-shuttered NY Senate after GOP coup</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/democrats-say-they-will-fight-to-keep-now-shuttered-ny-senate-after-gop-coup-76586/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/democrats-say-they-will-fight-to-keep-now-shuttered-ny-senate-after-gop-coup-76586/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — State Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. enjoyed a whirlwind of media attention Tuesday, one day after a parliamentary plot ousted a leader, upended the Senate and put the Bronx Democrat in charge. But when he offered to bring reporters to &#8220;see my Democratic colleagues,&#8221; he took a wrong turn and ended up on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former DNC chairman among 3 candidates vying for Democratic nomination for Virginia governor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-dnc-chairman-among-3-candidates-vying-for-democratic-nomination-for-virginia-governor-76329/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. — Turnout was light Tuesday as voters chose a Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia&#8217;s primary.

The primary marks the first bid for elective office for former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, who led Hillary Clinton&#8217;s 2008 White House run. He faces state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds and former Democratic legislative leader Brian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP says Palin will attend fundraiser, ending will-she-or-won&#8217;t she mystery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gop-says-palin-will-attend-fundraiser-ending-will-she-or-wont-she-mystery-75648/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Evans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Republicans said Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will attend a major congressional fundraiser Monday night, ending a will-she-or-won&#8217;t-she mystery that has overshadowed the event and frustrated the GOP.

Republican officials involved in organizing the event said Palin, the party&#8217;s 2008 vice presidential nominee, had accepted an invitation to attend without a speaking role. The officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pockets empty, Calif considers deep cuts in spending for the state&#8217;s most vulnerable residents</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pockets-empty-calif-considers-deep-cuts-in-spending-for-the-states-most-vulnerable-residents-74600/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With empty pockets and maxed-out credit, California is debating whether it can continue honoring all parts of its social contract with the state&#8217;s most vulnerable residents.

The state faces an unprecedented drop in tax revenue and a widening budget deficit amid the deepest recession in decades, prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to propose cost-cutting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico day care fire kills 38 children; father rams pickup through to reach babies, toddlers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HERMOSILLO, Mexico — Grieving parents began burying their children after a devastating daycare fire killed 38 infants and toddlers in a tragedy that stunned Mexico and prompted its president to promise a thorough investigation.

The family of 2-year-old Maria Magdalena Millan dropped white roses onto her casket and attached a Dora the Explorer balloon to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayors in NJ and CA gain huge following on Twitter, 140 characters at a time</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mayors-in-nj-and-ca-gain-huge-following-on-twitter-140-characters-at-a-time-74082/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Epstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Cory Booker and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom are blazing a new trail in political discourse from opposite sides of the country as they build huge Internet followings on Twitter&#8217;s fast-growing social network.

They don&#8217;t lead the biggest U.S. cities — San Francisco ranks 13th and Newark 64th — but have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin to celebrate Alaska&#8217;s 50th anniversary at home of William Seward in upstate NY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUBURN, N.Y. — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is in upstate New York to help Auburn town officials celebrate their inaugural Founder&#8217;s Day and 50 years of Alaska statehood.

Palin will take part in a parade and speak later Saturday at a fundraiser at the Seward House, which is organizing the event.
Alaska and Auburn are linked through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire at Mexican day care center kills at least 31 children: Sobbing parents flood hospitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HERMOSILLO, Mexico — A fast-moving fire killed 31 children in a day care center in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through the walls and fought their way through flames to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside.

At least 25 children and five employees were hospitalized after Friday&#8217;s fire in ABC day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch treat: Netherlands spends $8M on NYC, upstate events marking Henry Hudson&#8217;s 1609 voyage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — The Dutch are coming — again — and they&#8217;re bringing more than the $24 they supposedly paid for Manhattan.

The Netherlands government this year is spending $8 million promoting and staging events and exhibits in New York and elsewhere to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson&#8217;s voyage on the river that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republican doesn&#8217;t rule out trying to block Senate confirmation vote on Sotomayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Senate&#8217;s top Republican said Friday it&#8217;s &#8220;way too early to know&#8221; whether his party will try to block a vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor&#8217;s confirmation, leaving open a possibility that a so-far mild debate on her confirmation could turn bitter.

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to break with others in his party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cash-strapped Mich. officials announce closings of 3 state prisons, 5 prison camps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Eggert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. — Three state prisons will be shut down in coming months and their inmates released or moved elsewhere to save money as Michigan grapples with a budget deficit, officials said Friday.

The sweeping announcement by Gov. Jennifer Granholm&#8217;s administration also affects the state&#8217;s five minimum-security prison camps. It drew immediate criticism from the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY ticket scalping law expires, restoring cap on markups of $2 over face value of tickets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gormley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — Want to score a ticket to the sold-out Beyonce concert at Madison Square Garden this month? It&#8217;ll cost you only two extra bucks — for now.

Thanks to a missed deadline in Albany, reselling tickets to concerts, sports events and other attractions at large markups is now illegal because state lawmakers haven&#8217;t agreed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC court orders gov to request federal stimulus cash, likely ends months of political battles</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-court-orders-gov-to-request-federal-stimulus-cash-likely-ends-months-of-political-battles-72384/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Davenport</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina&#8217;s Supreme Court ordered Gov. Mark Sanford on Thursday to request $700 million in federal stimulus money aimed primarily at struggling schools, ending months of wrangling with legislators who accused him of playing politics with people&#8217;s lives.

The nation&#8217;s most vocal anti-bailout governor had refused to take the money designated for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich calls himself &#8216;Mr. Mom&#8217; during wife Patti&#8217;s appearance on TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY&#8217;-uh-vich) says he&#8217;s &#8220;Mr. Mom&#8221; during his wife&#8217;s tenure on an NBC reality show.

Blagojevich appeared Wednesday on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;Larry King Live.&#8221; He said he and his two daughters have missed the girl&#8217;s mother, Patti, a contestant on &#8220;I&#8217;m a Celebrity &#8230; Get Me Out of Here!&#8221;
The impeached ex-governor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeal planned for ruling that allows company to dispose of Italy&#8217;s nuclear waste in Utah</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/appeal-planned-for-ruling-that-allows-company-to-dispose-of-italys-nuclear-waste-in-utah-71393/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — An eight-state radioactive-waste-management entity plans to appeal a federal court ruling that said a company can dispose of foreign nuclear waste at its facility in the western Utah desert.

A judge last month ruled against the Northwest Compact, which includes Utah and seven other states. The compact&#8217;s executive director, Mike Garner, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House passes bills to federally recognize seven Indian tribes in North Carolina, Virginia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Clare Jalonick</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Seven Indian tribes in North Carolina and Virginia would be federally recognized under legislation passed by the House on Wednesday, but they would not be allowed to build casinos.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and six Virginia tribes would be eligible for up to $800 million in federal funds for housing, education and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor signs bill legalizing gay marriage in New Hampshire after legislators OK revisions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norma Love</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage Wednesday in a move that reflects the state&#8217;s changing demographics from reliably Republican and conservative to younger and more liberal.

The Senate and House passed key language on religious rights, Gov. John Lynch — who personally opposes gay marriage — signed the legislation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Hampshire&#8217;s governor signs gay marriage law as state becomes 6th to recognize gay marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norma Love</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire&#8217;s governor has signed legislation making the state the sixth to allow gay marriage.

Gov. John Lynch was Surrounded by cheering supporters of the move as he signed the three bills about an hour after the key vote on the legislation in the House.
The law will take effect in January, exactly two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legalizing mixed martial arts moves ahead in NY as key Assembly committee gives OK</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Virtanen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — Mixed martial arts moved closer to New York arenas Wednesday after lawmakers touting tax revenue and safety rules squared off with colleagues decrying the sport&#8217;s contribution to an American culture of violence.

The combination of kickboxing, wrestling and martial arts pits fighters in a cage or other enclosure, wearing only shorts and small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger&#8217;s plan to sell off Calif. landmarks is questioned; too risky in ths market?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — San Quentin State Prison. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The California State Fairgrounds.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s plan to put some of his state&#8217;s biggest landmarks up for sale to help erase a $24 billion budget deficit is fraught with questions, chief among them: How can California taxpayers possibly get a good deal in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Hampshire legislators advance gay marriage bill; fate now hinges on House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Senate has passed revised gay marriage legislation and sent it to the House.

If it passes there, Gov. John Lynch is expected to sign it into law later Wednesday. It would make New Hampshire the sixth state to allow gays to marry.
The bill would expand religious protections that Lynch says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican federal agents question 48 police officers in customs official&#8217;s disappearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VERACRUZ, Mexico — Federal investigators questioned 48 Veracruz city traffic officers Wednesday about the disappearance of the top customs official for one of Mexico&#8217;s most important ports.

Customs administrator Francisco Serrano has not been seen since his smashed government vehicle was found abandoned at an accident scene three days ago, Veracruz state prosecutor Salvador Mikel said. [...]]]></description>
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