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            <title><![CDATA[Crime of the week: Suspect sought for convenience store robbery]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chelo Rivera]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:39:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[ Amarillo Crime Stoppers needs your help to locate this suspect in this week's Crime of the Week.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Texas news minute]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:54:14 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The latest headlines from around the state.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Construction to begin on Canadian River Bridge]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Lemmons]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:34:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tx-DOT will begin construction soon to repair the Canadian River Bridge.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Roofing companies seeing big business]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Lemmons]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:35 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[ Scott Green of Top of Texas Roofing has his hands full these days. He's not alone. Roofing companies are particularly busy since the destructive hail storm June 4th.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[N.M. disability payments jump by nearly 66 percent]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The number of people in New Mexico receiving disability payments through the Social Security system has exceeded even the increasing national trend.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abba House opens doors after year of renovations]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannel Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:35:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After a year of renovations, the Downtown Women’s Center opened the doors to its ABBA House Monday for women recovering from addiction.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[CISD to consider firearms and ammo storage on campus]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Flores]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:02:56 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Firearms and ammunition could soon be coming to Canyon ISD schools. On June 17, 2013, the school board will consider allowing campus officers to store the items on school property.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Good Life, Good Food: Summer Shrimp]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:40:05 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From the Panhandle's home for good news and great mornings, Chef Bud Andersen's recipe for Summer Shrimp.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Texas news minute]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:31:28 CDT]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pitt's Sports Challenge: Pro FG Kicker Jason Cunningham]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Pittman]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Amarillo's Jason Cunningham is hoping for a second opportunity to play in the NFL.  

Hear what Jason said about his chances of signing with an NFL team for training camp and watch what happens when he challenges Daybreak's Anthony Pittman to a field goal kicking competition.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clarendon City Hall said to be “dysfunctional”]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=910641]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Lemmons]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:58:43 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Texas Attorney General has informed the City of Clarendon they may meet despite the resignations of three Aldermen in the last few days.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flag Day means bricklaying]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Lemmons]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:49:06 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[On Flag Day, Friday, folks honoring loved ones laid bricks in the Patio of Honor at the Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[House members back for redistricting]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Texas House of Representatives is back in Austin to work on redistricting after holding hearings across the state.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Officials: Majority of New Mexico wildfires contained]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Officials say crews have contained the majority of the 94 square miles of wildfires raging throughout the New Mexico.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Father’s Day Fun]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Madelaine Mills]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:31:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The big holiday today is Father's Day and families in Amarillo spent this beautiful day celebrating those special men in many different ways.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Run Across America]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Madelaine Mills]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:27:47 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A group from the United Kingdom decided they wanted to do something to show their support for the Boston Marathon bombing victims and what better way than by running across America.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Panhandle residents continue to help victims of Moore tornado]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannel Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:03:56 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It was nearly a month ago that a tornado passed through the city of Moore, Oklahoma and destroyed everything in its path. However, efforts to help those victims are still continuing for Panhandle residents. Mudd Rack hosted a fundraising benefit to help raise money for those that had lost everything.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[2013 Juneteenth Celebrations kick off with Youth Gospel Explosion]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=910288]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannel Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:56:58 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The 2013 Juneteenth Celebrations kicked off Saturday with the very first Juneteenth Youth Gospel Explosion.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The 1 and Only Dogie Days]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:44:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Dumas and surrounding area locals gathered for the 1 and Only Dogie Days parade this morning, hosted by the Dumas Noon Lions Club.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Filled Saturday]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:39:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After a long wait of anticipation, the Amarillo Color Run did not disappoint.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Women receive breast cancer screenings at United Supermarket]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=910217]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannel Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:27:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Women shopping at United Supermarket Saturday received more than just your typical groceries and toiletries. All month long, the Breast Center For Excellence is teaming up with United Supermarkets to provide women with breast cancer screenings.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amarillo Color Run- A Color Crazy Day]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=910050]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Madelaine Mills]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:05:42 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With more than 8,000 participants of all ages already registered and more expected to sign up, the Amarillo Color Run is underway.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pampa allows alcohol to be sold on Sundays]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Flores]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:35:29 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Residents in Pampa will soon be able to purchase alcohol on Sundays after the city repealed an ordinance last week banning it's sale.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amarillo Child Support Court moves to Potter County Courthouse]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:41:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Child Support Court has relocated from the District Courts Building to 500 south Fillmore in the Potter County Courthouse.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[OSBI search for Cimarron County murder suspect]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:43:55 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The OSBI is searching for the suspect who shot 71-year-old Charles Nieman outside a Boise City convenience store.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Panhandle Spirit: Palo Duro Canyon keeps Quanah Parker’s spirit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Lemmons]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:04:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Musical Drama, Texas, has something special this season.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gov. Perry to sign drug testing for unemployment law]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:56:04 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Perry is to sign a law mandating drug testing for some unemployment benefits recipients.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate expected to approve voter maps]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:36:32 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Texas Senate is scheduled to vote on the state's political maps and a new sentence for 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Credit union officer sentenced to 3 years]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:20:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A loan officer at a credit union in the Texas Panhandle has been sentenced to three years in prison for faking documents and stealing about $442,000.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Repeat bank robber gets 35 years]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A repeat Texas bank robber has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.]]></description>
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