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        <title><![CDATA[07/27/2010 ACC Docket July/August 2010]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Reprinted with permission of the authors and the Association of Corporate Counsel as it originally appeared.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2133.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/26/2010 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: Public Companies Using Certain Imported Raw Materials from Africa to Face Burdensome SEC Reporting Mandate]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains a little-publicized corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandate targeting publicly traded companies.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2132.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/22/2010 Executive Compensation Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Today, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &quot;Act&quot;).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2131.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/21/2010 Investment Management Update: SEC Adopts &quot;Pay-to-Play&quot; Rules for Investment Advisers]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On July 1, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted unanimously to adopt a rule designed to curb &quot;pay-to-play&quot; practices by investment advisers who seek to manage money for state and local governments.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2129.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/21/2010 Construction Update: Wrongfully Rejected Bidders May Recover Monetary Damages From a Public Authority]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Following the Ohio Supreme Court's decision in Cementech v. Fairlawn, there has been much debate over whether a disappointed bidder on a public project is entitled to recover monetary damages.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2128.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/20/2010 Leveling the Anti-Corruption Playing Field...Yet There is a Long Way to Go on Enforcement]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Yet There is a Long Way to Go On Enforcement]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2127.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/19/2010 International Trade &amp; Customs Update: GSP Review Deadline Looms for U.S. Companies Affected by Imports]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2126.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/14/2010 Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation Update - Health Care Reform: Grandfathered Plan Status]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine's employee benefits lawyers understand the rising costs, increasing scrutiny and changing legal landscape facing employers who provide group health plan benefits to employees.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2125.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/12/2010 Thompson Hine Names Two to Executive Committee]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP has elected two new members to the firm's executive committee, April Miller Boise and Tony White.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2124.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/07/2010 Thompson Hine Partner Recognized as 2010 Athena Awards Recipient]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Deborah Read receives 2010 Athena Award.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2123.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/07/2010 Thompson Hine Partner Recognized on Lawdragon List]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP partner Steve Kaufman is one of this year's Lawdragon 3000, a list of top lawyers in the country.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2122.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/06/2010 Thompson Hine Ranked a Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity, Women]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP has again received national recognition for its leadership in promoting diversity and advancing women within the legal profession.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2121.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/02/2010 Employment @lert: New Ohio Law Requires Two Weeks of Military Family Leave for Employers With 50 or More Employees]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Effective July 2, 2010, Ohio law requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide up to two weeks of unpaid leave to an employee who is the spouse or parent of a member of the uniformed services called to active duty or injured while on duty.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2120.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/01/2010 Investment Management Update: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act—Regulation D Impact]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On June 30, the House-Senate Conference Committee on the now-named Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act voted to send its conference report to the House and Senate for final approval.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2116.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/01/2010 New Orleans Comes to New York - Summer in the City Dinner]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2118.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[07/01/2010 Thompson Hine Represents National Interstate in Vanliner Insurance Acquisition]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP represented National Interstate Corporation and its principal insurance subsidiary, National Interstate Insurance Company, in the successful acquisition of Vanliner Insurance Company from UniGroup, Inc.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2119.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/30/2010 Mass &amp; Toxic Tort Update: EPA Declares Formaldehyde a Human Carcinogen]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, the(EPA) released its draft human health assessment for formaldehyde.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2117.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/29/2010 Employment @lert: DOL Creates Additional Obligations, Questions Under FMLA]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) wage and hour administrator publicly clarified this week the definition of &quot;child&quot; as it relates to FMLA rights where no biological or legal relationship to the employee exists.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2115.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/28/2010 Thompson Hine Expands Product Liability Practice Group]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Fern Phillips O'Brian has joined the Washington office of the law firm Thompson Hine LLP.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2114.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/25/2010 Competition, Antitrust &amp; White-Collar Crime Update: Supreme Court Limits Reach of &quot;Honest Services&quot; Statute]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On June 24, the United States Supreme Court substantially limited the scope of one of federal prosecutors' favorite tools for pursuing politicians and corporate executives-the &quot;honest services&quot; fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. &sect; 1346.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2113.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/24/2010 Transportation Update: Supreme Court Issues Cargo Liability Decision]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Kawasaki Kisen Ltd. et. al. v. Regal Beloit Corp. et. al., holding that the Carmack Amendment does not apply to the inland portion of international import shipments to the U.S.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2112.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/23/2010 Tax Update: Research Deductions in Spin Offs and Other Drop-Downs of Business Divisions --Section 59(e) and PLR 200812005 ]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[What happens to a corporate division's unamortized research costs for federal income tax purposes when the division is separated (in a tax free manner) from the corporation?]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2111.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/21/2010 Privacy &amp; Information Security Update: Supreme Court Fails to Clarify Employers' Rights to Access Employees' Communications]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Businesses have been eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court's decision in a case addressing whether an employer may access and review an employee's communications made via employer-provided devices.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2110.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/18/2010 Land Use and Real Estate Litigation Alert: Supreme Court Rules in Florida Zoning Case]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday ruled against a group of property owners in Florida in deciding that Florida's beach restoration program does not violate their property rights.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2109.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/17/2010 Thompson Hine Lawyer Named to Leadership Position]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Thompson Hine LLP associate Bill Hubbard has been named vice chair of DRI's Building Products Specialized Litigation Group (SLG).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2108.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/15/2010 Thompson Hine Again Recognized as Leading U.S. Law Firm: Eleven Practices and 43 Lawyers Ranked by Chambers USA]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND – JUNE 14, 2010 – Thompson Hine LLP has been recognized for the eighth year in a row.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2107.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/14/2010 Women's Initiative: Thompson Hine Puts Family Values to Work]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Cincinnati Business Courier]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2130.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/11/2010 Transportation Update: STB Now Involved in Rail Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The fuel surcharge antitrust class action litigation against the Class I railroads continues to progress.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2106.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/11/2010 President Obama's National Export Initative and the U.S. Biomass Industry]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[In the 2010 State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a National Export Initiative to double U.S. exports in five years with the goal of creating 2 million new jobs.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2105.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/10/2010 Easy Prey: Small Cap Companies Often Neglect Takeover Defenses]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[In the world of takeovers, battles for control of small cap companies  are the most unpredictable and, from a takeover lawyer's perspective, often the most bizarre.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2090.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/09/2010 Director Obligations - Lexis Nexis Emerging Issues Analysis]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Jurgita Ashley wrote an article entitled &quot;Director Obligations,&quot; which appeared in the May 2010 edition of the Lexis Nexis Emerging Issues Analysis.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2104.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/04/2010 Product Liability Update - CMS Announces New Medicare Reporting Option for RREs: Direct Data Entry]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[We previously alerted businesses to new requirements under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2103.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[06/02/2010 Privacy &amp; Information Security and Investment Management Update: Compliance Date for Identity Theft Rules Delayed Again]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[We previously reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had on several occasions delayed enforcement of its &quot;Red Flags Rule.&quot;]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2102.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/27/2010 Environmental Update: EPA Issues Rule Regulating Larger Sources of CO2 Emissions]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On May 13, the U.S. EPA published the final version of its &quot;Tailoring Rule&quot;.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2101.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/27/2010 Tax Update: New Grants and Tax Credits for Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Projects]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 provides $1 billion to fund grants and tax credits for qualifying therapeutic discovery projects.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2100.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/26/2010 Antitrust, Competition and Distribution Update: Supreme Court Ruling Will Affect Cooperative Ventures in Sports and Other Business Activities]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[The Sherman Act prohibits conspiracies and agreements in restraint of trade, but most agreements among entities within a single economic enterprise are not prohibited.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2099.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/26/2010 Thompson Hine Expands New York Office]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Michael J. Hagan has joined the law firm Thompson Hine LLP as a partner in the New York office.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2098.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/25/2010 Employment @lert - Supreme Court: Employers May Face New Disparate Impact Liability for Old Actions]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court held on May 24 that a disparate impact discrimination charge may be considered timely if it is filed within the appropriate time.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2097.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/24/2010 Employment @lert: DOL Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Post Notice of Employee Rights Concerning Unionization]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[On May 19, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule requiring most  federal contractors to post an 11x17 poster notifying employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2096.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/17/2010 Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation Update: Health Care Reform: Adult Child Coverage and Related Tax Treatment]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2092.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/12/2010 The Coming Wave of Greenwashing Class Action Lawsuits]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Going green with your company's products is both a positive corporate value and the commercially smart thing to do.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2093.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/11/2010 Sandra Brown was quoted in the Article &quot;Coal dust dispute heads to summer decision&quot;]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[Sandra Brown was quoted in the Article &quot;Coal dust dispute heads to summer decision&quot;.]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2095.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/10/2010 Privacy in M&amp;A Deals: Two Worlds Collide]]></title> 
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        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2091.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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        <title><![CDATA[05/04/2010 Transportation Update: Recent Developments From the FMC]]></title> 
        <description><![CDATA[NOTICE OF HEARING ON VESSEL CAPACITY AND EQUIPMENT MATTERS]]></description> 
        <link>http://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/publication2089.html</link> 
        <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010  Eastern Daylight Time</pubDate> 
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