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            <title><![CDATA[Rivals airbrush anti-Romney words]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 03:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SPIN METER: Never mind, the GOP also-rans make nice, airbrush their anti-Romney scripts]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medical marijuana supporter wins Oregon attorney general primary]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 03:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Medical marijuana supporter wins Democratic primary in Oregon attorney general race]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poll: 46 percent say Facebook will fade away]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2012 07:32:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Almost half of those polled think Facebook will fade as other social networks dominate our time.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gillibrand and Schumer visit Syracuse University, announce legislation to provide education for young veterans]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 13:54:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is making the rounds of upstate New York college campuses to promote legislation to help veterans get education and training needed for civilian jobs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ex-NY Senator Espada found guilty of embezzling money from a health care network]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 13:21:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Former New York state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. has been found guilty of embezzlement charges.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who will NY Republicans chose to run against Senator Gillibrand?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 10:37:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A new poll shows most New York Republicans have yet to settle on a primary candidate to face Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the general election.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poll shows Americans think same-sex relationships moral]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 07:33:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[For the third year in a row, a narrow majority of Americans consider gay and lesbian relations morally acceptable.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Congressman Owens says he'll repay $22,000 for Taiwan trip]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 06:42:40 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New York Congressman Bill Owens says he'll pay back more than $22,000 to the sponsor of a trip he and his wife took to Taiwan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 00:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters, tapping into unease about jobs, student loan debt]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Civil rights lawsuit filed against Arizona sheriff]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 May 2012 07:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Federal officials sue Arizona sheriff Arpaio over allegations of racial profiling of Latinos]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 May 2012 06:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Romney apologizes for 'stupid' high school pranks, denies targeting classmates for being gay]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How will President Obama's support for same-sex marriage affect the black vote?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 May 2012 00:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's support of same sex marriage is still a hot topic.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expensive trip could be political trouble for Congressman Bill Owens]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 21:10:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A non profit, independent news agency is reporting Democrat Congressman Bill Owens may have violated ethics rules when he took a trip in late 2010 to Taiwan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Central New Yorkers react to President Obama's comments about gay marriage]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Cain]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 15:25:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Central New Yorkers are reacting to President Obama's comments regarding gay marriage. In an interview Wednesday, the president said he believes a same sex couple should have the right to marry.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[President Obama supports gay marriage, local politicians weigh in]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maren Guse]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 07:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama says he now supports same-sex marriage, ending months of equivocation on a subject with powerful election-year consequences.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama, backing gay marriage, on fundraising tour]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 07:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Obama heads to Clooney gala fundraiser with gay marriage stance figuring to invigorate backers]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama making cultural waves, or just a ripple?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 05:25:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[First president to endorse gay marriage: Making history, or flowing along with it?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romney stands by his opposition to gay marriage]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 22:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Romney reaffirms opposition to gay marriage, calls issue a 'very tender and sensitive topic']]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama voices his support for gay marriage]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 15:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In unprecedented step, Obama voices his support for gay marriage]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poll shows support for Afghan war at new low]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 08:39:13 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A new AP-GfK Poll shows that just 27 percent of Americans support the war in Afghanistan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Effect of North Carolina gay marriage amendment unclear]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 08:31:11 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[President Obama speaks at SUNY Albany high-tech center]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is preparing to deliver a speech on the economy that will use the backdrop of a high-technology facility in Albany that grew out of a partnership with private enterprise and bipartisanship. 

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            <title><![CDATA[Will North Carolina voters be the next to ban gay marriage?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 03:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[North Carolina in the national spotlight as voters weigh in on gay marriage ban in state's constitution]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syracuse budget changes set up fight between mayor, councilors]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Hand]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 00:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Syracuse's Common Council passed the city budget, as expected, Monday afternoon.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Twitter plays outsize role in 2012 campaign]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 May 2012 03:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Twitter's role in 2012 presidential campaign extends beyond 140 characters]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New zoning law in Skaneateles takes aim at hydrofracking, natural gas drilling]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 May 2012 06:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After two years of research and public input, Town Board members in Skaneateles pulled the trigger on a new zoning law prohibiting hydrofracking and other forms of natural gas drilling.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Senate Leader Joe Bruno indicted on new fraud charges]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 03 May 2012 14:33:44 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The former New York Senate Majority Leader faces new federal fraud charges after his earlier convictions were overturned last year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democrats in GOP-leaning House races may aid Obama]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 03 May 2012 08:38:13 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Even if they lose their own races, the Democratic candidates may help bring out voters that can help Obama's re-election efforts.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Taliban announce start of annual Afghan offensive]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 May 2012 08:13:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Taliban warn of start of annual 'spring offensive' in Afghanistan]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fort Drum to test new rules for women in combat]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 May 2012 06:27:39 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Army's Fort Drum is among six posts that will participate in a six-month test of new rules allowing women to take more jobs closer to front lines.]]></description>
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