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        <title><![CDATA[10/31/2012 Southeast BIO Investor Forum 2012]]></title> 
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        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/18/2012 Thompson Hine Partner Barry M. Kazan to Present at the DRI Business Litigation and Intellectual Property Conference 2012]]></title> 
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        <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/15/2012 Labor &amp; Employment @lert: District Court Strikes Down NLRB Shorter Election Cycles]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[In a decision filed on May 14, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia struck down the controversial NLRB union election rule because the NLRB did not have a quorum when it adopted the rule.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2497.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/14/2012 Shale Energy Update: Ohio’s JCARR Approves New Drilling Rules]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On May 7, Ohio's Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review approved long-awaited regulations developed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for horizontal oil and gas drilling wells in the state.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2496.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/10/2012 Thompson Hine’s Linda Striefsky Named ATHENA Award Winner]]></title> 
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        <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/09/2012 Thompson Hine Named Best-in-Class Winner - First Law Firm Named Best in Class]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Pleased to announce the firm has been selected to receive the Best-in-Class award for Middle Market Senior Management Diversity from the Commission on Economic Inclusion.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2493.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/09/2012 Chemical Industry Update: Is Your Company Prepared for OSHA’s New NEP for Chemical Facilities?]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[OSHA has issued a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) for chemical facilities to protect workers from the catastrophic release of highly hazardous chemicals.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2492.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/02/2012 ReCon: Chesterfield and Cherryland Decisions Bring Uncertainty to Mortgage Loans]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Recent decisions by Michigan state and federal courts surprised participants in the securitized mortgage loan markets.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2490.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/01/2012 Product Liability eNewsletter]]></title> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2491.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/01/2012 Shale Energy Update: EPA Finalizes NSPS and NESHAPS for Oil and Gas Industries]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The U.S. EPA released final regulations on April 17, 2012 that subject certain oil and gas operations, including hydraulic fracturing, to air quality regulation.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2489.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/27/2012 Labor &amp; Employment Update: EEOC Limits Employer Use of Criminal Records and Clarifies Title VII Covers Transgender Discrimination]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The EEOC recently issued guidance for employers regarding policies that exclude applications based on criminal records and a decision finding that Title VII covers claims of discrimination based on gender status and gender identity.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2488.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/26/2012 Ohio High Court Upholds Key Tort Reform Provisions]]></title> 
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/25/2012 Thompson Hine’s Washington Office Welcomes Seasoned Transportation and International Trade Team]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of a highly regarded team of transportation and international trade lawyers – Charles A. Hunnicutt, G. Brent Connor and Patricia N. Snyder.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2484.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/25/2012 Product Liability Update: FDA Issues Draft Nanotechnology Guidance to Food and Cosmetics Industries]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On April 20, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two draft guidance documents that address the use of nanotechnology by the food and cosmetics industries.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2485.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/23/2012 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: US/UK Treaty Reduces ITAR Requirements for Defense-Related US-UK Transactions]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On April 13, 2012, the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom entered into force with the exchange of diplomatic notes between the two countries.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2483.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/20/2012 Privacy &amp; Information Security Update: Ninth Circuit Narrows Scope of CFAA]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On April 10, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, in U.S. v. Nosal.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2482.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/18/2012 Labor &amp; Employment Update: NLRB Posting Rule Enjoined By D.C. Circuit]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On April 17, 2012, the NLRB posting requirement, scheduled to go into effect on April 30, was dealt another serious wound, this time by the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2481.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/13/2012 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: Brazil Initiates Antidumping Proceedings on U.S. Steel Products]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The Brazilian government has initiated an antidumping investigation on flat-rolled austenitic and stainless steels.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2480.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/13/2012 Employee Benefits Update: Is Your COBRA House in Order?]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The IRS may be visiting soon to confirm that your business is complying with COBRA requirements.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2479.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/12/2012 Investment Management Update: The JOBS Act: Impact on Investment Funds]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The JOBS Act will bring about a number of significant changes to federal securities laws.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2477.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/11/2012 Thompson Hine Bolsters New York Real Estate Practice]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce that Karen M. Kozlowski has joined its New York office as a partner in the Real Estate practice. Kozlowski joins from Sullivan &amp; Worcester LLP]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2478.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/05/2012 Business Law Update - Spring 2012]]></title> 
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        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/05/2012 Startup Companies Update: The JOBS Act: Impact on Capital-Raising for Startup Companies]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the JOBS Act, designed to bring about significant changes to federal securities laws and to drive job creation by facilitating capital-raising by startups and other emerging growth companies.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2475.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/03/2012 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: Tariff Relief Opportunity: Congress Starts 2012 MTB Process]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Congress announced at the start of this month that it is proceeding with temporary miscellaneous tariff legislation and that proposed bills must be introduced by April 30, 2012 to be considered for inclusion in this year's Miscellaneous Tariff Bill.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2474.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/03/2012 Chemical Industry Update: Is Your Company Prepared for OSHA’s Revised Hazard Communication Standard?]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On March 20, 2012, OSHA released a final rule modifying its current Hazard Communication Standard to comport with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2472.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[04/02/2012 Chambers Global Recognizes Thompson Hine’s International Trade Practice ]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Practice group leader Matt Nicely awarded &quot;very high marks&quot; and lauded for &quot;really terrific track record in trade policy work&quot;]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2473.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/30/2012 Investment Management Update: CFTC Adopts Rule Amendments Affecting CPOs and CTAs]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently adopted amendments to Part 4 of the regulations implementing the Commodity Exchange Act.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2471.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/29/2012 ReCon: Oil and Gas Boom Impacts Real Estate]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Oil and gas exploration in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations has piqued the interest of many property owners, investors and lenders, calling for caution and good counsel.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2469.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/26/2012 Thompson Hine, David J. Hooker Receive Inaugural Diversity Awards From Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine is pleased to announce that the firm is an inaugural recipient of two Diversity &amp; Inclusion Innovation Awards presented by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2468.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/26/2012 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: Is Your Company’s Website Revealing International Trade Law Violations?]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Your company's website may be revealing international trade law violations that could result in significant civil and/or criminal penalties.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2467.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/20/2012 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: United States Challenges China’s Export Restrictions on Key Industrial Minerals]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) last week initiated World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations regarding China's export restraints of key industrial minerals.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2466.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/15/2012 2012 Employee Benefits Briefing]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[We invite human resources and employee benefits professionals to attend this informative breakfast briefing.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2465.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/14/2012 Transportation Update: STB Requires Release of Four Years of Waybill Data in Three-Benchmark Rate Proceedings]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On March 12, 2012, the Surface Transportation Board issued a decision stating that it will release to the parties in a Three-Benchmark rate proceeding the most recent four years of the defendant carrier's unmasked Carload Waybill Sample data.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2464.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/13/2012 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: New Law Effectively Overturns Decision Barring CVD Cases Against NME Countries]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On March 13, 2012, President Obama signed legislation that allows the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose countervailing duties on imports from China and other non-market economy countries.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2463.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/13/2012 Intellectual Property Update: Federal Circuit Rules on Broadening Reissuance of Patent Claims]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On March 5, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided In re Staats, interpreting the patent reissue statute.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2462.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/13/2012 Shale Energy Update: ODNR Proposes to Tighten Rules Governing Brine Disposal Wells]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[On March 9, 2012, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) announced its intent to propose new rules designed to tighten the regulatory framework governing Class II underground injection wells in Ohio.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2461.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/12/2012 Transportation Update: STB Rejects Federal Preemption in Utility Condemnation Action]]></title> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2460.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/09/2012 Investment Management Update: SEC Amends Performance Fee Rule]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Amendments to the performance fee rule going into effect this spring will change the way such fees are calculated.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2459.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/08/2012 Thompson Hine Outgrows, Relocates Washington Office]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[&quot;We are excited about the move, having outgrown our existing space, and our new space offers room for further expansion as we continue to grow,&quot; said David A. Wilson, partner-in-charge of Thompson Hine's Washington office.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2458.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/07/2012 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: U.S. Companies Gain Easier Access to FTZs Under Revised Regulations]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[New Department of Commerce regulations provide easier access to foreign-trade zones to U.S. companies importing goods for assembly, exhibition, manufacture, storage, processing or export.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2457.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/06/2012 Southwest Ohio Franchise Business Network To Hold Program on March 6 at Thompson Hine’s Dayton Office]]></title> 
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        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/05/2012 Chemical Industry Update: EU and US EPA to Evaluate Risks of Dozens of Chemicals]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[European and American regulatory agencies recently announced that they will evaluate dozens of chemicals for potential risks they may pose to public health and the environment.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2456.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[03/01/2012 Business Litigation Update: Zubulake Discovery Standards Adopted By New York State Courts]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[A New York state appellate court adopted the widely accepted federal Zubulake standard as the default approach in New York state courts clarifying which party initially bears the costs of document production in discovery.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2455.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/27/2012 Business Litigation Update: Court OKs Use of Computer-Assisted Review of Electronically Stored Information]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[A federal court for the first time approved defendants' use of computer-assisted review, a/k/a predictive coding, and acknowledged that it can be a faster, more reliable and cost-effective method for document review and production.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2454.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/23/2012 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: U.S. Film Industry Gains Increased Access to China’s Market]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The U.S. film industry is poised to gain a significant amount of business in China as a result of China's recent decision to eliminate measures restricting imports of foreign films.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2453.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/22/2012 Transportation Update: FRA Issues Guidance on One-Time Movement of Hazardous Materials by Rail]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a standing authorization to cover certain low-risk, one-time movements of tank rail cars that no longer meet the FRA's hazardous materials regulations.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2451.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/21/2012 Thompson Hine Lawyers David Hooker and Derek Bork Named to BTI Client Service All-Star List Again ]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce that David J. Hooker and Derek D. Bork have been recognized again in The 2012 BTI Client Service All-Stars, an annual report published by BTI Consulting Group.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2452.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[02/16/2012 Shale Energy Update: Ohio EPA Issues Final General Air Permit for Shale Oil and Gas Production]]></title> 
                <description><![CDATA[In response to concerns arising from the shale oil and gas boom, on February 1, 2012 Ohio EPA issued a final general permit for air emissions associated with shale oil and natural gas production.]]></description> 
                <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2449.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012  Eastern Standard Time</pubDate> 
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