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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Population Growth</title>
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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 ... <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">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</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 Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <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>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 .... <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">Source &nbsp;: 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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-governor-signs-11b-water-bond-measure-championing-new-dams-kicks-off-voter-campaign-224102/">Calif. governor signs $11B water bond measure championing new dams, kicks off voter campaign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson wins 2nd 4-year term by landslide margin</title>
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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  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cleveland-mayor-frank-jackson-wins-2nd-4-year-term-by-landslide-margin-217823/">Read the original article: here</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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clevelands-mayor-big-primary-winner-looking-to-win-second-four-year-term-216386/">Cleveland&#8217;s mayor, big primary winner, looking to win second four-year term</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 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-americans-getting-better-at-conserving-water-as-per-person-use-falls-to-1950s-levels-211552/">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 ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-government-reviewing-endangered-species-status-for-humpback-whales-180905/">Federal government reviewing endangered species status for humpback whales</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer Floridians for 1st time since &#8216;46; economy takes the blame as state sees jobs leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Researchers say Florida&#8217;s population has declined for the first time in 63 years and economists are blaming — what else? — the recession.

The head of the University of Florida&#8217;s Bureau of Economic and Business Research says Monday that the state&#8217;s total population dropped by 58,000 in the past year. It&#8217;s the first ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fewer-floridians-for-1st-time-since-46-economy-takes-the-blame-as-state-sees-jobs-leave-142073/">Fewer Floridians for 1st time since &#8216;46; economy takes the blame as state sees jobs leave</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Foundations&#8217; money sparks Pittsburgh&#8217;s robust economic recovery after steel industry collapse</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/foundations-money-sparks-pittsburghs-robust-economic-recovery-after-steel-industry-collapse-141431/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramit Plushnick-masti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — Barely 25 years ago, peep show women strutted in the 19th-century window arches of downtown Pittsburgh&#8217;s 803 Liberty Avenue, overlooking gritty bars, triple-X theaters and adult book stores.

Today, the building — renovated to preserve original brick and high ceilings — houses the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, created and largely funded by local foundations to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/foundations-money-sparks-pittsburghs-robust-economic-recovery-after-steel-industry-collapse-141431/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Foundations&#8217; money sparks Pittsburgh&#8217;s robust economic recovery after steel industry collapse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: What does GDP report mean to you and your pocketbook? Plenty, so pay attention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The worst bite from the recession into the U.S. economy may well be past — but that doesn&#8217;t mean an end to the pain, especially when it comes to job losses.

Friday&#8217;s report on gross domestic product will offer more clues on where things stand. Many analysts predict that the economy shrank at an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-what-does-gdp-report-mean-to-you-and-your-pocketbook-plenty-so-pay-attention-125758/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Meltdown 101: What does GDP report mean to you and your pocketbook? Plenty, so pay attention</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census: With fewer people moving, largest US cities now outpace rest of nation in growth</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-with-fewer-people-moving-largest-us-cities-now-outpace-rest-of-nation-in-growth-96274/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Reversing a decade-long trend, many of America&#8217;s largest cities are now growing more quickly than the rest of the nation, yet another sign of an economic crisis that is making it harder for people to move.

Census data released Wednesday highlight a city resurgence in coastal regions and areas of the Midwest and Northeast, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-with-fewer-people-moving-largest-us-cities-now-outpace-rest-of-nation-in-growth-96274/">Read more : Census: With fewer people moving, largest US cities now outpace rest of nation in growth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Migration, not just &#8216;natural growth,&#8217; boosting Jewish settler numbers in West Bank</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/migration-not-just-natural-growth-boosting-jewish-settler-numbers-in-west-bank-90434/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MAALEH ADUMIM, West Bank — Israelis moving to the West Bank accounted for more than a third of settler population growth in recent years, government statistics show, undercutting Israel&#8217;s argument that it is continuing settlement construction only to accommodate growing families already living there.

The so-called &#8220;natural growth&#8221; rationale for building on land the Palestinians claim ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/migration-not-just-natural-growth-boosting-jewish-settler-numbers-in-west-bank-90434/">Migration, not just &#8216;natural growth,&#8217; boosting Jewish settler numbers in West Bank</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census: World&#8217;s older population will triple by 2050, adding stress to government programs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-worlds-older-population-will-triple-by-2050-adding-stress-to-government-programs-89781/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The world&#8217;s 65-and-older population will triple by mid-century to 1 in 6 people, leaving the U.S. and other nations struggling to support the elderly.

The number of senior citizens has already jumped 23 percent since 2000 to 516 million, according to census estimates released on Tuesday. That&#8217;s more than double the growth rate for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-worlds-older-population-will-triple-by-2050-adding-stress-to-government-programs-89781/">Original article &nbsp;: Census: World&#8217;s older population will triple by 2050, adding stress to government programs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medvedev honors big families in Kremlin ceremony as Russia fights population decline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Gutterman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia has a long tradition of honoring it soldiers, scholars and scientists for outsized achievements. On Monday, it honored parents with outsized families with the &#8220;Order of Parental Glory&#8221; — part of a campaign to halt a dramatic population decline.

President Dmitry Medvedev gave couples with four, nine, 11 and as many as 16 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medvedev-honors-big-families-in-kremlin-ceremony-as-russia-fights-population-decline-69043/" title="Medvedev honors big families in Kremlin ceremony as Russia fights population decline">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Slowing immigration of Asians, Hispanics to delay by years when US minorities become majority</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slowing-immigration-of-asians-hispanics-to-delay-by-years-when-us-minorities-become-majority-62308/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 12:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Deterred by immigration laws and the lackluster economy, the population growth of Hispanics and Asians in the U.S. has slowed unexpectedly, causing the government to push back estimates on when minorities will become the majority by as much as a decade.

Census data released Thursday also showed that fewer Hispanics were migrating to suburbs ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/slowing-immigration-of-asians-hispanics-to-delay-by-years-when-us-minorities-become-majority-62308/">Slowing immigration of Asians, Hispanics to delay by years when US minorities become majority</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Citing 9 billion people in 2050, US envoy speaks of &#8216;renewed commitment&#8217; to slowing growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The new U.S. ambassador for global women&#8217;s issues pledged Thursday the Obama administration&#8217;s &#8220;deep commitment&#8221; to a U.N. blueprint aimed at slowing the world&#8217;s population explosion and empowering women.

At the heart of the action plan adopted at a U.N. population conference in Cairo 15 years ago is a demand for women&#8217;s equality through .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/citing-9-billion-people-in-2050-us-envoy-speaks-of-renewed-commitment-to-slowing-growth-36374/" title="Citing 9 billion people in 2050, US envoy speaks of &#8216;renewed commitment&#8217; to slowing growth">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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