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		<title>June Unemployment Update</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2011/07/22/june-unemployment-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael W.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), the June 2011 unemployment rates haven’t moved much from the previous months. Our country is currently experiencing an 8.1% unemployment rate.]]></description>
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		<title>New Arizona Immigration Law</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/04/28/new-arizona-immigration-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael W.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state of Arizona has stirred up a lot of controversy this week about immigration law. Their Republican Governor, Jan Brewer, signed into law, legislation allowing police to arrest anyone believed to be an illegal immigrant. President Obama as well as Mexico&#8217;s President Calderon, were very upset about the actions the state has taken. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Rig Explosion Leads to Spill</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/04/27/oil-rig-explosion-leads-to-spill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael W.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had a fatal accident, which caused the drilling platform to explode in the Gulf of Mexico. The only tragedy though to have come from this, were the deaths of the missing personnel. However, they did not see the environmental impacts of this explosion until now. It has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Rig Blast Gulf of Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/04/21/oil-rig-blast-gulf-of-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael W.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, there was a huge oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig, leased by energy giant BP, is still missing 12 members of it&#8217;s crew. Luckily, the coast guard reported that 98 of the 126 workers were safe and were on their way to shore. A further 17 had been flown to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miners Killed in West Virginia</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/04/05/miners-killed-in-west-virginia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael W.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, six miners were killed in an explosion in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The blast was reported around 3pm local time at Massey Energy Company&#8217;s Upper Big Branch mine. There are still 21 miners still unaccounted for, emergency personnel are still searching for the miners now. The mine produced 1.2 million tons of coal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Huge Earthquake Hits California</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/04/05/huge-earthquake-hits-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael W.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 3:40pm yesterday, a powerful earthquake was recorded near Mexicali, California. The 7.2 magnitude quake was followed by a series of aftershocks between 3.0 to 5.0 magnitudes. So far there has only been one reported death, but there are scores of people who are trapped amongst the rubble of their homes. The earthquake was the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Season On Offshore Drilling</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/04/01/open-season-on-offshore-drilling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael W.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, President Barack Obama made a bold move by announcing that he will allow oil speculation off the coast of the United States. This came as a huge shock considering how much opposition his administration has been getting from the Republican party. Many are saying that this move, although out of character for an environmentally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plane Crashes Into UPS Building</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/03/30/plane-crashes-into-ups-building/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Collin C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to media outlets in Virginia, a small plane has crashed into a UPS building near the airport. The freight facility located in Roanoke, was crashed into about two hours ago. Luckily, no one on the ground at the time was hurt too badly. While the plane was taking off, it somehow hit nearby power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phoebe Prince Bullied to Suicide</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/03/30/phoebe-prince-bullied-to-suicide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael W.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story is about a young girl named Phoebe Prince, who moved from Ireland to western Massachusetts last fall. She was a 15 year old freshman who became the target of older girls looking to put her in her place. The mean natured girls stalked, intimidated, and bullied her beyond her limits. On January 14th, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Adjusts Mortgage Program</title>
		<link>http://www.mediasteed.com/2010/03/26/obama-adjusts-mortgage-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Collin C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s administration plans to make some adjustments to his $75 billion mortgage program to account for the expected growth in foreclosures. They are predicting that over the next five years, there will be millions of foreclosures due to a poor economy and high unemployment rates. They expect the revisions will push the Home Affordable [...]]]></description>
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