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<title>H.R. 7154, The T-FELAS Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_7154.html</link>
<description> H.R. 7154 would amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows that will strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512878.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512878.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3364, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3364.html</link>
<description> S. 3364 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512123.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512123.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6654, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6654.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6654 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512092.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512092.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3289, The PRE-K Act - Cost per Average Family: $15.38</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3289.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3289 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve early education....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506934.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506934.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2759, The Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2759.html</link>
<description> S. 2759 would provide for Kindergarten Plus programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510328.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510328.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4057, The Teacher Tax Deduction Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4057.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4057 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508150.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508150.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1857, The Minority Serving Institutions for Advanced Technology and Education Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1857.html</link>
<description> S. 1857 would establish a digital and wireless network technology program....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506721.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506721.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2668, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2668.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2668 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505950.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505950.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-69, The 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-69.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2272 would invest in innovation through research and development, and it would improve the competitiveness of the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505280.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505280.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1828, The Teaching Fellows Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1828.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1828 would establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter and remain in the field of teaching at public schools....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504447.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504447.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1623, The Graduation for All Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1623.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1623 would improve graduation rates by authorizing the Secretary of Education to make grants to improve adolescent literacy....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504152.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504152.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 808, The RENEWAAL Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_808.html</link>
<description> S. 808 would provide grants to recruit new teachers, principals, and other school leaders to, and retain and support current and returning teachers, principals, and other school leaders employed in, public elementary and public secondary schools, and to help higher education, in areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503793.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503793.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1372, The RENEWAAL Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1372.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1372 would provide grants to recruit new teachers, principals, and other school leaders to, and retain and support current and returning teachers, principals, and other school leaders employed in, public elementary and public secondary schools, and it would help higher education, in areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503719.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503719.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 778, The T-FELAS Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_778.html</link>
<description> S. 778 would amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows that will strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503700.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503700.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1169, The Student Achievement and Successful Schools Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1169.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1169 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify Federal requirements under such Act....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503358.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503358.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 611, The Pathways for All Students to Succeed Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_611.html</link>
<description> S. 611 would provide for secondary school reform....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503252.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503252.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 694, The Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_694.html</link>
<description> H.R. 694 would establish a digital and wireless network technology program....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502547.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502547.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 315, The Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_315.html</link>
<description> S. 315 would establish a digital and wireless network technology program....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502327.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502327.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 291, The Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_291.html</link>
<description> S. 291 would establish a digital and wireless network technology program....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502255.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502255.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 362, The 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_362.html</link>
<description> H.R. 362 would authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502044.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502044.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 209, To authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_209.html</link>
<description> H.R. 209 would authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501444.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501444.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1764, An act to provide for the continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina - Cost per Average Family: $2.44</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1764.html</link>
<description> S. 1764 would extend the period of obligation until September 30, 2006, for Department of Education funds that were canceled or expired on September 30, 2005. The act also would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (at the request of the Secretary of Education) to transfer funds from the Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Katrina to the Department of Education, and it would shorten from 15 days to 3 days the period for certain advance notifications to the Congress under the Departments o...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500240.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500240.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 921, The Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $7.91</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_921.html</link>
<description> H.R. 921 would create a new grant program within the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for educational institutions that serve minority students. Eligible institutions could use the funds to improve instructional capabilities and infrastructure related to digital and wireless technologies....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500095.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500095.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 432, The Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $7.91</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_432.html</link>
<description> S. 432 would create a new grant program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) for educational institutions that serve minority students. Eligible institutions could use the funds to improve instructional capabilities and infrastructure related to digital and wireless technologies....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500081.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500081.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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