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            <title><![CDATA[Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 02:50:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[House considers term limits referendum]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The House is considering asking voters to approve term limits for future officeholders - which could send a message to Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Justice Department investigating IRS tea party targeting]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 07:45:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party; government watchdog blames lax management]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Does the military have a sex problem?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers outraged over another military sex case involving someone assigned to prevent sexual assault.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 07:55:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pentagon poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Minnesota latest state to allow gay marriage]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Minnesota Legislature passes same-sex marriage, governor to sign bill allowing Aug. 1 gay weddings]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top IRS official didn't reveal tea party targeting]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Acting IRS commissioner repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were targeted]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Studying CSCOPE Part 2]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindsey Stiner]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We're now getting to the controversy surrounding the curriculum management system. Why have state leaders, educators and even parents been up-in-arms over it?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Health care records to go electronic]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Flores]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 19:09:33 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration is offering incentives for the implementation of electronic health records, or Meaningful Use, in medical offices. Texas State Senate Bill 166 is also proposing that physicians be allowed to use a driver's license to obtain personal information.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canyon pleased with Charter Amendment Election turnout]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Lemmons]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Canyon had a daunting job to do leading up to Election Day, but they say they’re pleased with the results.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Studying CSCOPE Part 1]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindsey Stiner]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[CSCOPE is a controversial curriculum system that is sweeping into more and more Texas Schools.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Election results 2013]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 May 2013 19:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Election Results 2013.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Local Elections 2013]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Texas House bills dead-at least for now]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 13:04:59 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The final gun for passing legislation proposed by lawmakers in the Texas House has sounded, killing hundreds of bills.]]></description>
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