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    <title><![CDATA[Man killed in scuffle near club]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:15 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Police say a man and woman leaving a popular nightclub in Allapattah were confronted before the man fired his gun.
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    <title><![CDATA[ BSO deputy kills armed man in Pompano Beach]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:40 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A brief standoff turned deadly Monday when a Broward Sheriff deputy shot and killed a man who had fired a shot then refused to drop his gun, according to sheriff&#39;s spokesman Jim Leljedal.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>A brief standoff turned deadly Monday when a Broward Sheriff deputy shot and killed a man who had fired a shot then refused to drop his gun, according to sheriff&#39;s spokesman Jim Leljedal.
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    <title><![CDATA[Two South Florida men charged with tax-refund fraud]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:07 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Two South Florida men were charged Monday with tax-refund fraud in an alleged scheme entailing the theft of sensitive documents from the Social Security Administration Office in Pembroke Pines.
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    <title><![CDATA[911 call during rape leads to arrest]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2640057/as-newborn-slept-coral-springs.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:23 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[As a Coral Springs woman was being raped, she managed to call 911 and leave the line open so police could pinpoint her location and catch her attacker.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/13/19/36/tlcip.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>As a Coral Springs woman was being raped, she managed to call 911 and leave the line open so police could pinpoint her location and catch her attacker.
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    <title><![CDATA[Jackson Health System board approves union contract, despite questions about savings]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639907/jackson-health-system-board-approves.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:35 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Jackson Health System&#x2019;s board on Monday approved three labor contracts despite questions, while an executive predicted that the hospital would start showing positive financial results this summer.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Jackson Health System&#x2019;s board on Monday approved three labor contracts despite questions, while an executive predicted that the hospital would start showing positive financial results this summer.
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    <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers cast symbolic vote for Haitians]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639897/lawmakers-cast-symbolic-vote-for.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:35 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ The Florida Senate departed from its relative silence on immigration issues Monday, passing a memorial that encourages the federal government to ease travel restrictions for Haitians looking to come to the United States.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p> The Florida Senate departed from its relative silence on immigration issues Monday, passing a memorial that encourages the federal government to ease travel restrictions for Haitians looking to come to the United States.
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    <title><![CDATA[Study finds risk to children from coal-tar sealants]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2640535/study-finds-risk-to-children-from.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:05 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Children living next to driveways or parking lots coated with coal tar are exposed to significantly higher doses of cancer-causing chemicals than those living near untreated asphalt, according to a study that raises new questions about commonly used pavement sealants.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Children living next to driveways or parking lots coated with coal tar are exposed to significantly higher doses of cancer-causing chemicals than those living near untreated asphalt, according to a study that raises new questions about commonly used pavement sealants.
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    <title><![CDATA[Do Your Part: Green goes high tech]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639416/do-your-part-green-goes-high-tech.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:18 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[We&#39;ve all heard the excuses about going green - it&#39;s too time consuming, too expensive, and just too difficult. Now, some high tech tools are making it downright easy to be energy efficient and save money. Do Your Part to find out which ones you can incorporate into your family&#39;s life to make a powerful impact.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>We&#39;ve all heard the excuses about going green - it&#39;s too time consuming, too expensive, and just too difficult. Now, some high tech tools are making it downright easy to be energy efficient and save money. Do Your Part to find out which ones you can incorporate into your family&#39;s life to make a powerful impact.
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    <title><![CDATA[EarthTalk: Where to look to find out what personal care products are safe?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639116/earthtalk-where-to-look-to-find.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:13 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dear EarthTalk: I know that there are many issues with personal care products being unsafe for our health, but where do I look to find out what&#39;s safe and what&#39;s not?
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Dear EarthTalk: I know that there are many issues with personal care products being unsafe for our health, but where do I look to find out what&#39;s safe and what&#39;s not?
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    <title><![CDATA[Could you go a week without fast food?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639118/could-you-go-a-week-without-fast.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:13 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Note to reader: This column addresses the &quot;100 Days of Real Food&quot; mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Note to reader: This column addresses the &quot;100 Days of Real Food&quot; mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gym generates electricity  and competition]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639120/gym-generates-electricity-and.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:13 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[For students at a University of California, Irvine gym, it might be the ultimate in multi-tasking: working out, generating electric power while they&#39;re doing it, and social networking for a bit of friendly competition.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>For students at a University of California, Irvine gym, it might be the ultimate in multi-tasking: working out, generating electric power while they&#39;re doing it, and social networking for a bit of friendly competition.
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S. clears path for offshore wind farms]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639108/us-clears-path-for-offshore-wind.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:08 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Wind farms could soon be on the horizon for much of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast, both figuratively and literally. The Interior Department has completed a study examining how offshore wind development would affect the region, announcing Feb. 3 that it threatens &quot;no significant environmental and socioeconomic impacts.&quot;
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Wind farms could soon be on the horizon for much of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast, both figuratively and literally. The Interior Department has completed a study examining how offshore wind development would affect the region, announcing Feb. 3 that it threatens &quot;no significant environmental and socioeconomic impacts.&quot;
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    <title><![CDATA[New book can help those feeling lost in the garden]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639103/new-book-can-help-those-feeling.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:08 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Growing your own garden may seem daunting for those who have never tried it. But with the new book, the &quot;Beginner&#39;s Illustrated Guide to Gardening&quot; by your side, you&#39;ll have the answers to your many questions right at your fingertips.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Growing your own garden may seem daunting for those who have never tried it. But with the new book, the &quot;Beginner&#39;s Illustrated Guide to Gardening&quot; by your side, you&#39;ll have the answers to your many questions right at your fingertips.
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    <title><![CDATA[Book review: This will make you long for a cloudy day]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639097/book-review-this-will-make-you.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:08 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I spotted &quot;The Cloud Collector&#39;s Handbook&quot; in a bin of shamelessly disregarded books near my editor&#39;s desk.
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    <title><![CDATA[Pro-fracking movie gets $22K in two days on Kickstarter]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639104/pro-fracking-movie-gets-22k-in.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:08 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In what may be interpreted as a backlash against the Oscar-nominated environmentalist film &quot;Gasland,&quot; a new production titled &quot;FrackNation&quot; received an eye-popping $22,000 in donations during its first two days on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
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    <title><![CDATA[Leaded lipstick: How much is too much?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639098/leaded-lipstick-how-much-is-too.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:08 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Lead is in many lipsticks. But is that OK?
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    <title><![CDATA[ Miami-Dade teachers approve new health contract]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2640156/miami-dade-teachers-approve-new.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:52 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Teachers and school employees sign off on a new health coverage deal with Miami-Dade Public Schools.
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    <title><![CDATA[UM President Shalala&#x2019;s role on two boards prompts questions of conflict]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2635483/um-president-shalalas-role-on.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:37 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[UM President Donna Shalala has a part-time gig that pays more than $360,000 a year &#x2014; moonlighting as a board member for companies run by university trustees.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fewer dollars flowing into statewide school repairs fund]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2638677/fewer-dollars-flowing-into-statewide.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:05 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The state fund for school repairs is facing a crisis &#x2013; and some lawmakers are reluctant to address it.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>The state fund for school repairs is facing a crisis &#x2013; and some lawmakers are reluctant to address it.
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    <title><![CDATA[Schools sniffing around for new tax revenue]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636898/schools-sniffing-around-for-new.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:53 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Money for buildings is a major issue for South Florida&#x2019;s public school districts. In Miami-Dade, the School Board is looking for new revenue sources, such as a sales surtax.
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    <title><![CDATA[How one charter school bucks trend, serves the disabled]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/12/2637030/how-one-charter-school-bucks-trend.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[An Orlando campus is proving that charter schools can serve students with disabilities.
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    <title><![CDATA[South Florida&#x92;s crumbling schools and how they got that way]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636869/south-floridas-crumbling-schools.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:57 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[When basketball coach Cleve Roberts took a Miami Norland team to play at Miami Jackson Senior High a few years ago, they encountered a new $70 million facility with shiny glass and fresh paint.
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    <title><![CDATA[Why school buildings don&#x2019;t last here]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636895/why-school-buildings-dont-last.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:24 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why the little old schoolhouse in Florida doesn&#x2019;t last as long as buildings in other parts of the country?
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Ever wonder why the little old schoolhouse in Florida doesn&#x2019;t last as long as buildings in other parts of the country?
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    <title><![CDATA[More Miami-Dade high school students jump into college classes]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2634914/more-miami-dade-high-school-students.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In one corner of Miami-Dade College&#x2019;s sprawling Kendall campus, Tiffany Pineda slips into class.  &lt;span class=&quot;italic&quot;&gt;Attenzione! &lt;/span&gt;It&#x2019;s time for Italian pronouns and grammar.
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    <title><![CDATA[Florida offers look at problems with education law]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634893/florida-offers-look-at-problems.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Florida, home to several of the nation&#39;s largest school districts, offers a look into what went wrong with No Child Left Behind and why states are now clamoring for relief.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p> Florida, home to several of the nation&#39;s largest school districts, offers a look into what went wrong with No Child Left Behind and why states are now clamoring for relief.
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    <title><![CDATA[Pinecrest Gardens Youth Arts Festival seeks students]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634715/pinecrest-gardens-youth-arts-festival.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:50 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Pinecrest Gardens&#x2019; second annual Big Gig is accepting applications from children who are interested in free mentorship and training in theater, dance, music and visual arts.
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    <title><![CDATA[How one charter school bucks trend, serves the disabled]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/12/2637030/how-one-charter-school-bucks-trend.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[An Orlando campus is proving that charter schools can serve students with disabilities.
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    <title><![CDATA[Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2637020/poverty-homelessness-rising-sharply.html</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[An analysis of data on child poverty and subsidized lunches shows how much poorer Florida has become since the recession.
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    <description><![CDATA[Did Henry Flagler have an explosive secret? Some in Palm Beach County say yes.
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:35 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Two years after an unprecedented and unimaginable natural disaster, Haiti still mourns its dead, struggles to rebuild, has had to cope with cholera and has seen international assistance fall victim to donor fatigue.
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    <title><![CDATA[ How church, Castros learned to coexist]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:39 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Enrique L&#xF3;pez Oliva remembers the days when Cuban Catholics hung their religious icons in their grandmother&#x2019;s rooms, hoping that Fidel Castro&#x2019;s communist government would not dare punish an &#x201C;abuelita.&#x201D;
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:32 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Pink. Yellow. Green. Blue.
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:30 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Two weeks after Frances Robles returned from a reporting trip to Honduras, she received a phone call from a source.
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    <description><![CDATA[ By any measure, the sinking of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy on Jan. 13 was a human tragedy. At least 11 passengers died and many others suffered serious injuries due to the careless and negligent actions of the captain &#x2014; who now faces a host of criminal charges &#x2014; and the crew.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami-Dade pet lovers push to consider tax to protect unwanted animals]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:19 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Bucking anti-tax sentiment, animal advocates are petitioning on behalf of a levy to help treat unwanted pets more humanely.
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    <description><![CDATA[Police aren&#39;t filing charges against a father who briefly played a pornographic video instead of &quot;The Smurfs&quot; at his child&#39;s birthday party.
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    <description><![CDATA[Members of Hamilton police Chief Neil Ferdelman&#39;s family have held public safety jobs serving their southwestern Ohio city for 87 years straight, but that run will end with his retirement next month.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:23 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Augusta Independent School Principal Robin Kelsch had enough to worry about with the flu. Kelsch didn&#39;t need a student&#39;s report of bedbugs at the school to make things worse.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:28 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Volkswagen beetle owned by the Carter County Sheriff&#39;s Department became an improvised pursuit vehicle - at about 20 mph. The beetle won.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:46 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine&#39;s Day.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:01 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.
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    <title><![CDATA[Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A suspect in an auto theft was arrested Thursday after a bizarre five-hour standoff on the rooftops of a Westwood neighborhood.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:41 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?
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    <description><![CDATA[The Washington State Patrol says an irate driver apparently whacked a man in the shoulder with a small sledge hammer in a road rage dispute.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:18 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The childhood friends killed for the first time less than three months after their high school graduation in 1984. Then they seemingly killed with impunity for the next 15 years, with one man making barroom boasts about their ability to make people disappear.
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    <description><![CDATA[Indian investigators were searching Tuesday for the motorcycle assailant who attached a bomb to an Israeli diplomatic car in the heart of New Delhi in an attack the Jewish state blamed on Iran or its proxies.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:40 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A brief standoff turned deadly Monday when a Broward Sheriff deputy shot and killed a man who had fired a shot then refused to drop his gun, according to sheriff&#39;s spokesman Jim Leljedal.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:25 EST</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[U.S. inability to cut illegal drug consumption leaves Guatemala with no option but to consider legalizing the use and transport of drugs, President Otto Perez said Monday, a remarkable turnaround for an ex-general elected on a platform of crushing organized crime with an iron fist.
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    <description><![CDATA[Authorities were investigating a 14-year-old girl&#39;s actions before they say she attacked two students with a hammer at Columbine High School in the first assault with a weapon since the deadly shootings there in 1999.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:07 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Two South Florida men were charged Monday with tax-refund fraud in an alleged scheme entailing the theft of sensitive documents from the Social Security Administration Office in Pembroke Pines.
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