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            <title><![CDATA[National Boy Scout Council adopts resolution to allow openly gay members; bans gay leaders]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 18:25:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Boy Scouts of America have officially voted tonight to allow gay members in their ranks.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[State Senate passes new law that aims to keep violent criminals behind bars]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Chapman]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The State Senate passed legislation today that requires certain violent felons to serve their maximum prison term, regardless of their behavior while in prison, if they pose an imminent threat to society.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cuomo says it would be a 'shame' if Anthony Weiner is elected mayor of NYC]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it would be a "shame" if Anthony Weiner was elected mayor of New York City.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 08:31:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tensions between libertarian-leaning and more mainstream Republicans were on vivid display Tuesday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cuomo warns Khloe Kardashian that T-shirt logo that may violate copyright]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 10:09:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't touch Khloe Kardashian's T-shirt, but he's sent her a letter saying the reality star's logo may be violating copyright law.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Benghazi report authors offer to testify in public, not private]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The authors of a report on the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, are telling a House Republican that they will testify in public -- but they won't submit first to private interviews with investigators for a House oversight panel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 03:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oneida Nation agrees to drop land claim for gaming exclusivity]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Dunbar]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to effectively end its decides-long land claim in Oneida and Madison counties in exchange for exclusive rights to operate a casino in Central New York.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Attorney General defends Justice Department's secret examination of AP phone records]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 09:15:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records, while at the same time declaring he had played no role in it.]]></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 08:45:00 EDT]]></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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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 08:20:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers outraged over another military sex case involving someone assigned to prevent sexual assault.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abortion doctor conviction bolsters NY Senate GOP opposition to Cuomo's proposal]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 13:04:12 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government secretly obtained wide set of Associated Press phone records in investigation]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 12:41:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an "unprecedented intrusion" into newsgathering.]]></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 08:55:00 EDT]]></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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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <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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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 07:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <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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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 07:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Acting IRS commissioner repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were targeted]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NY attorney general asks smartphone makers to do more to reduce theft]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 12:44:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New York state's attorney general is asking smartphone makers to do more to protect consumers from violent street crimes known as "Apple picking," or cell phone thefts.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton to speak at Hamilton College this fall]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 13:04:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak at Hamilton College this fall.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Boston cop to discuss bombings with Congress]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 08:25:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Top Boston cop to tell Congress he's OK with more cameras, not 'police state,' after bombings]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Governor Cuomo makes big commitment to tourism in NY]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 18:57:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The tourism industry in New York State will get $60-million to help encourage more people to visit.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Opposition mounts against Syracuse proposal targeting pawn shops]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=895214]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Roth]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 14:34:51 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Opposition continues to grow in Syracuse to a proposal targeting pawn shops.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New York City judge rips opposition to Plan B order]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 07:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Judge in New York rips government for opposing his order giving broader access to morning-after pill]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NJ Gov. Chris Christie had gastric band surgery to lose weight]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 10:54:14 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A spokesman says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oklahoma congressman uses farm bill to attack food stamps]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 06:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Oklahoma congressman proposes $20 billion spending cut over 10 years in nation's food stamps program]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[State senator John Sampson charged with embezzlement]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 13:46:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[State Sen. John Sampson has been indicted on charges of embezzlement, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Could immigration bill set off another backlash?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 08:40:09 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Supporters of the immigration bill brought forward last month by a group of four Republican and four Democratic senators have been cautiously optimistic.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senator Schumer wants to block 3D printed plastic guns]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 08:38:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New York Sen. Charles Schumer says the ability for making an untraceable and undetectable gun with a 3D printer is "stomach-churning."]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 08:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Senate to pass online sales tax bill in victory for national retailers; House fate uncertain]]></description>
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