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<title>P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-343.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3159, The Enumerated Powers Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3159.html</link>
<description> S. 3159 would require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511524.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511524.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6319, The Commission on Affordable Health Care Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6319.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6319 would establish the Commission on Affordable Health Care to study and provide recommendations for establishing a health care system to provide affordable health care to all citizens of the United States and for the roles of certain health care entities in providing such services under such system, and it would provide for expedited Congressional consideration of such recommendations....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511515.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511515.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3083, The TRADE Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3083.html</link>
<description> S. 3083 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6180, The TRADE Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6180.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6180 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the House of Representatives that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511277.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511277.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6186, The Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6186.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6186 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511283.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511283.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6148, The Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6148.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6148 would make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511198.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511198.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6110, The Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6110.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6110 would provide for the reform of health care, the Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and business, and the budget process....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511152.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511152.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6105, The Fiscal Integrity through Transparency (FIT) Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6105.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6105 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions on the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511147.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511147.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3006, The Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3006.html</link>
<description> S. 3006 would establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511012.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511012.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5995, The Gas Tax Relief and Earmark Moratorium Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5995.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5995 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the highway fuels taxes, to provide for a Joint Committee on Earmark Reform, and to prohibit earmarking for the remainder of the 110th Congress....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510965.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510965.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. Con. Res. 70, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013 - Cost per Average Family: $26383.51</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SC_70.html</link>
<description> S. Con. Res. 70 would set forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510219.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510219.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2627, The Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2627.html</link>
<description> S. 2627 would provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and it would enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200509963.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200509963.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2611, The Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2611.html</link>
<description> S. 2611 would make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200509835.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200509835.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-160, The Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $114.10</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-160.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2761 would extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506104.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506104.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4664, The Social Security Surplus Protection Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4664.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4664 would provide for investment and protection of the Social Security surplus....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508985.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508985.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4338, The Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4338.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4338 would establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the social security and medicare hospital insurance trust funds....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508605.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508605.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3857, To establish requirements for the consideration of supplemental appropriation bills</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3857.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3857 would establish requirements for the consideration of supplemental appropriation bills....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507817.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507817.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3738, The Earmark Reform Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3738.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3738 would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to set a cap on allocated funds for earmarks....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507647.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507647.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3724, The The Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3724.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3724 would establish a National Commission on Entitlement Solvency....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507625.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507625.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3654, The SAFE Commission Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3654.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3654 would establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507510.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507510.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1607, The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.64</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1607.html</link>
<description> S. 1607 would provide for identification of misaligned currency, and it would require action to correct the misalignment....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506018.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506018.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1731, The United States Authorization and Sunset Commission Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1731.html</link>
<description> S. 1731 would provide for the continuing review of unauthorized Federal programs and agencies and to establish a bipartisan commission for the purposes of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful Government spending....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506397.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506397.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2941, The Victims of Crime Act Preservation Fund Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2941.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2941 would safeguard the Crime Victims Fund....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506378.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506378.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2817, The Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2817.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2817 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public financing for House of Representatives general elections....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506196.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506196.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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