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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:15:56 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Help keep lawmakers from continuing their assault on federal and postal workers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear e-activist,

I am writing to update you on congressional action here in Washington with regard to H.R. 3813:

http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=74340

Rather than vote on H.R. 3813 now, the House ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:09:08 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Urgent: Call your representative and tell him or her to vote NO on H.R. 3813</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

As early as tomorrow (Thursday) morning, the House will consider H.R. 3813, the Securing Annuities of Federal Employees (SAFE) Act of 2012. However, if the SAFE Act as introduced by Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) became law, ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:22 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>President&apos;s Preview of the February 2012 Postal Record</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

This is the February 2012 edition of the &quot;President&apos;s Preview,&quot; a quick look at the upcoming edition of The Postal Record that&apos;s in the mail now. This e-mail message is part of our ongoing effort to ensure that your u]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:47:29 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Thank you for your action on S. 1789</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Thanks to you and your brothers and sisters across the country, S. 1789 will not be brought to the Senate floor next week. We were successful in delaying a floor vote on S. 1789 because letter carriers called their sen]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:29:01 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Tell your representatives: It is NOT OK to strip workers of their rights!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

This week, Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Indiana state legislature launched a new battle in the fight for workers&apos; rights. They want to limit the right of Indiana workers to organize and bargain collectively. Despite an ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:50:33 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Announcing 1 million signatures collected</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

At the National Rap Session in Las Vegas last October, I asked all members of the National Association of Letter Carriers to collect signatures in support of protecting the future of the United States Postal Service-an]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:58:51 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>President&apos;s Preview of the January 2012 Postal Record</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

This is the January 2012 edition of the &quot;President&apos;s Preview,&quot; a quick look at the upcoming edition of The Postal Record that&apos;s in the mail now. This e-mail message is part of our ongoing effort to ensure that your un]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:35:20 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>** MEDIA ADVISORY ** [correction] President Rolando will be a guest on KFPK&apos;s &quot;Background Briefing with Ian Masters&quot; tonight at </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 ++ MEDIA ADVISORY ++

NALC President Fredric Rolando will be a guest on KFPK&apos;s &quot;Background Briefing with Ian Masters&quot; tonight at 5:00 PT. The show can be heard in Los Angeles on 90.7 FM, in Santa Barbara on 98.7 FM, in China Lake on 99.5 FM]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:30:09 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>** MEDIA ADVISORY ** President Rolando WILL NOT APPEAR on MSNBC&apos;s &quot;The Ed Show&quot; Tuesday night</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 ++ MEDIA ADVISORY ++

NALC President Fredric Rolando will be a guest on KFPK&apos;s &quot;Background Briefing with Ian Masters&quot; tonight at 5:00 PT. The show can be heard in Los Angeles on 90.7 FM, in Santa Barbara on 98.7 FM, in China Lake on 99.5 FM]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>The payroll tax holiday should not be paid for by federal employees!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

As the House of Representatives prepares for a final vote on the payroll tax holiday extension later today, the Republican majority has once again turned to federal employees to foot the bill for it. NALC has weighed i]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Announcing the winners of this year&apos;s e-Activist Network contest</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

In the August issue of The Postal Record, I announced that every NALC member who was signed up in the e-Activist Network with a valid e-mail address would be entered in a raffle for ten $100 American Express gift card]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:30:02 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>President&apos;s Preview of the December 2011 Postal Record</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

This is the December 2011 edition of the &quot;President&apos;s Preview,&quot; a quick look at the upcoming edition of The Postal Record that&apos;s in the mail now. This e-mail message is part of our ongoing effort to ensure that your u]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Saving Saturday delivery: One battle down, two to go</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Five weeks ago, I asked all members of this union to collect signatures in support of protecting the future of the United States Postal Service, and you delivered. From every corner of this country, from big cities and]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:57:06 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Bargaining update: Modest progress leads to extension</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Before you gather with your family, friends and loved ones for Thanksgiving this year, I wanted to give you a brief report on the status of our contract negotiations with the Postal Service. Although we were not able t]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:04:27 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>How many petition signatures has your branch collected?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

As of today, NALC members in 705 branches from all 50 states have gathered signatures in support of saving Saturday mail delivery service as part of NALC&apos;s national petition drive.

More than half a million signature]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Urgent: Ohio workers are under attack</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Almost 25 million people are unemployed, underemployed or have stopped looking for work-and wages are essentially flat. The middle class is shrinking. Working people-the 99 percent-are told to sacrifice more while the ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:38:30 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Reminder: National letter carrier teleconference this Sunday, Nov. 6</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

To follow-up on my e-Activist message that went out Wednesday-

http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=61012

-this is a reminder that this Sunday, Nov. 6, you will receive a phone cal]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:44:55 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Defeat H.R. 2309 and Save America&apos;s Postal Service</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

I know that you and your fellow members are extremely busy with the task of collecting petitions to save Saturday delivery in advance of the Nov. 14 deadline to get them to NALC Headquarters. We need you to keep workin]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:43:33 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>President&apos;s Preview of the October 2011 Postal Record</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=60153</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

This is the November 2011 edition of the &quot;President&apos;s Preview,&quot; a quick look at the upcoming edition of The Postal Record that&apos;s in the mail now. This e-mail message is part of our ongoing effort to ensure that your u]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:55:12 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>With your help, we can save Saturday delivery</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

A majority of representatives in the House has co-sponsored H.R. 1351, thanks to your hard work and dedication. Reaching this majority was a direct result of the lobby visits, rallies and media coverage you have generate]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:09:50 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Resending: Two &apos;We the People&apos; petitions now need your signature</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 [Some subscribers reported problems opening the links in the previous e-Activist message. We are resending this message using corrected links.]

Dear [[First_Name]],

NALC is leaving no stone unturned in our campaign to &quot;Save America&apos;s Po]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Two &apos;We the People&apos; petitions now need your signature</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

NALC is leaving no stone unturned in our campaign to Save America&apos;s Postal Service and to preserve Saturday mail delivery. We are lobbying in Washington, rallying our grassroots activists and using every channel availa]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:00:27 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Help preserve six-day delivery. Sign the &apos;We the People&apos; petition.</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

The Obama administration has devised a new way for people to make their voices heard.

Through the &quot;We the People&quot; petitions, the White House is asking citizens for their input on important policy decisions. The Whit]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>President&apos;s Preview of the October 2011 Postal Record</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

This is the October 2011 edition of the &quot;President&apos;s Preview,&quot; a quick look at the upcoming edition of The Postal Record that&apos;s in the mail now. This e-mail message is part of our ongoing effort to ensure that your un]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:44:35 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>** MEDIA ADVISORY ** President Rolando WILL NOT APPEAR on MSNBC&apos;s &quot;The Ed Show&quot; Tuesday night</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 ++ MEDIA ADVISORY ++

President Rolando will not appear as scheduled on MSNBC&apos;s &quot;The Ed Show&quot; on Tuesday night. The interview has been postponed. 

+++++

If you need to update your NALC e-Activist Network e-mail address, you need compl]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>** MEDIA ADVISORY ** President Rolando on MSNBC&apos;s &quot;The Ed Show&quot; Tuesday night</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 ++ MEDIA ADVISORY ++

Tuesday night, Sept. 27, NALC President Fredric V. Rolando will be a guest on MSNBC&apos;s &quot;The Ed Show.&quot; 

http://ed.msnbc.msn.com

The program will air at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, available on the basic tier of most cable]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>** MEDIA ADVISORY ** President Rolando on &quot;The Diane Rehm Show&quot; Tuesday</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 ++ MEDIA ADVISORY ++

Tuesday morning, Sept. 27, NALC President Fredric V. Rolando will be a guest on &quot;The Diane Rehm Show.&quot; 
http://thedianerehmshow.org/

The program will air live at 10 a.m. ET on Washington, D.C.&apos;s WAMU-FM 88.5, which]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:27:37 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Join us Tuesday to help us rally to Save America&apos;s Postal Service</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

Tomorrow -- Tuesday, September 27 -- letter carriers are joining with our brothers and sisters in the NRLCA, NPMHU and APWU to let people know what the real situation is at the U.S. Postal Service. 

With officials ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:13:16 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>** MEDIA ALERT ** President Rolando on TV in Washington Thursday night, radio in Cleveland Friday</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 ++ MEDIA ADVISORY ++

Thursday night (tonight) at 8 p.m. ET, NALC President Fredric V. Rolando will again be the guest on &quot;Capital Insider&quot; on Washington&apos;s NewsChannel 8. The program has a large audience in the District of Columbia, Marylan]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:03:45 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Call your representative NOW and urge a NO vote on H.R. 2309 this Wednesday</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Chairman Darrell Issa of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee has called a subcommittee mark-up of his bill, H.R. 2309, for Wednesday, September 21, at 1:30 p.m. I am writing to ask that you call your member o]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:36:04 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>&apos;Save America&apos;s Postal Service&apos; update: Events page is now live</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 &apos;Save America&apos;s Postal Service&apos; update: Events page is now live

As you know, &quot;Save America&apos;s Postal Service&quot; rallies will take place in every congressional district in the United States on Sept. 27 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (local time).
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:38:47 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>** MEDIA ALERT ** President Rolando on KTYM-AM 1160 Friday</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 ++ MEDIA ADVISORY ++

NALC President Fredric V. Rolando is scheduled to be the guest on the &quot;The Hutchinson Report Newsmaker Hour&quot; on Los Angeles radio station KTYM (1460 AM) on Friday morning, Sept. 16, at 9:30 Pacific Time (12:30 p.m. Eas]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:42:46 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>[Update] Fight back against misleading information about the USPS and its employees</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear e-activist,
 
In an earlier e-activist message we accidentally sent you the wrong mailing address for the letter that should be sent to TheTeaParty.net.  The correct mailing address is:
 
Todd Cefaratti
TheTeaParty.net
1717 Pennsyl]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Fight back against misleading information about the USPS and its employees</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

It has come to my attention that a very misleading petition is being circulated on the Internet by a man who calls himself a &quot;Freedom Organizer&quot; affiliated with TheTeaParty.net. The petition pushes for action of Rep. D]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:34:23 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Nationwide &quot;Save America&apos;s Postal Service&quot; rallies set for Sept. 27</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Over the next month, Congress will be forced to make major decisions about the future of the Postal Service. We all must do our part to ensure that the concerns of both the customers and the hardworking men and women o]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:47:53 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Americans deserve the truth-not a misleading website</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

It was brought to my attention today that, under the direction of Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, an anti-USPS website was launched:

http://postal.overs]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:01:35 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Enough is enough! Stand up! Fight back! Make your voice heard!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

The NALC will be joining several other unions and the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council to personally protest Rep. Darrell Issa&apos;s failure to represent working families and his continuing attacks to destroy the ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:15:54 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Your opportunity to let Congress know we&apos;re ready to fight for reliable, universal service</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=49588</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

In the past, I have asked you to call your member of Congress about returning the Postal Service to solid financial footing. As a letter carrier, you are an integral part of your community. Now is your opportunity to e]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:42:53 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Stand in solidarity with your striking brothers and sisters at Verizon</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Two weeks ago, 45,000 Verizon employees across the northeast, members of both the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, went on strike to express their disappointment]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:37:20 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Stand in solidarity with your striking brothers and sisters at Verizon</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=49446</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Two weeks ago, 45,000 Verizon employees across the northeast, members of both the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, went on strike to express their disappointment]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:59:01 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Stand in solidarity with your striking brothers and sisters at Verizon</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=49436</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Two weeks ago, 45,000 Verizon employees across the northeast, members of both the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, went on strike to express their disappointment]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:52:09 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Please join our Verizon brothers and sisters to stand in support of middle-class wages and benefits</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=49158</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Two weeks ago, 45,000 Verizon employees across the northeast, members of both the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, went on strike to express their disappointment]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:04:10 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Fight USPS&apos;s campaign to gut our benefits, and refute its &quot;Big Lie&quot;</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=48825</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

On Thursday, mere days before the NALC formally opens collective bargaining negotiations with the U.S. Postal Service, letter carriers across the country received a mandatory stand-up talk from supervisors, part of a ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:18:34 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>President&apos;s Preview of the August 2011 Postal Record</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the &quot;President&apos;s Preview&quot; of the upcoming edition of The Postal Record, in the mail now. This message is part of our ongoing effort to ensure that your union stays in touch with eve]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:39:54 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>A debt ceiling negotiations update</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

I want to keep you updated on what is happening in the debt ceiling negotiations and ensure that you have the latest information available. 

The debt ceiling negotiations in Washington have been long on speeches but]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:17:52 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>No action on six-day mail delivery, yet</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

I contacted you last week to inform you that the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives was going to make a decision that could determine the fate of six-day mail delivery service. 

As of today, Tuesday, J]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:49:07 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Call your member of Congress and tell them to vote &quot;No&quot; on &quot;Cut, Cap and Balance&quot;</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

The Republicans&apos; so-called &quot;cut, cap and balance&quot; plan-a gimmick that is more accurately described as the &quot;duck, dodge and dismantle the government&quot; plan-is scheduled to come before the House of Representatives for a ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:20:13 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Keep the pressure on Congress to maintain six-day mail delivery</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

I emailed you earlier today to inform you that the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives was going to make a decision that could determine the fate of six-day mail delivery service. 

I want to let you kno]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:24:28 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Important update on six-day delivery</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=43873</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Today, the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives will make a decision that could determine the fate of six-day mail delivery service. 

Rep. Darryl Issa (R-CA) has requested that the provision preserving si]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:27:29 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Act now to save six-day mail delivery and thousands of letter carrier jobs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Act now to save six-day mail delivery and thousands of letter carrier jobs

Call your member of Congress immediately

Tomorrow (Wednesday), the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives will make a decision t]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:02:57 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Act now to save six-day mail delivery and thousands of letter carrier jobs</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=43769</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Act now to save six-day mail delivery and thousands of letter carrier jobs!

Call your member of Congress immediately!

Tomorrow (Wednesday), the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives will make a decision]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:51:15 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Jennifer Shilling in the special election July 12</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],


On Tuesday, July 12, please turn out and vote for NALC-endorsed candidate Jennifer Shilling in the Senate District #32 Democratic primary. Jennifer Shilling opposes Scott Walker&apos;s assault on Wisconsin&apos;s working famil]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:35:01 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Dave Hansen in the special election July 12</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

On Tuesday, July 19, please turn out and vote for State Sen. Dave Hansen. Sen. Hansen bravely stood up to Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican legislature to defend collective-bargaining rights for nurses, teachers, fi]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:22:48 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Jessica King in the special election July 12</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

On Tuesday, July 12, please turn out and vote for NALC-endorsed candidate Jessica King in the Senate District #18 Democratic primary. Jessica King opposes Scott Walker&apos;s assault on Wisconsin&apos;s working families, and it&apos;]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:22:13 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Fred Clark in the special election July 12</title>
			<link>http://afl.salsalabs.com/o/5875/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=43468</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

On Tuesday, July 12, please turn out and vote for NALC-endorsed candidate Fred Clark in the Senate District #2 Democratic primary. Fred Clark opposes Scott Walker&apos;s assault on Wisconsin&apos;s working families, and it&apos;s imp]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:09:44 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Shelly Moore in the special election July 12</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],


On Tuesday, July 12, please turn out and vote for NALC-endorsed candidate Shelly Moore in the Senate District #2 Democratic primary. Shelly Moore opposes Scott Walker&apos;s assault on Wisconsin&apos;s working families, and it]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:05:08 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Sandy Pasch in the special election July 12</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],


On Tuesday, July 12, please turn out and vote for NALC-endorsed candidate Sandy Pasch in the Senate District #8 Democratic primary. Sandy Pasch opposes Scott Walker&apos;s assault on Wisconsin&apos;s working families, and it&apos;s]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:59:57 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Nancy Nasbaum in the special election July 12</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

On Tuesday, July 12, please turn out and vote for NALC-endorsed candidate Nancy Nasbaum in the Senate District #2 Democratic primary. Nancy Nasbaum opposes Scott Walker&apos;s assault on Wisconsin&apos;s working families, and it]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:24:02 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Janice Hahn in the special election July 12</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]], 

There are two distinct choices in Tuesday&apos;s special election for California&apos;s 36th Congressional District representative.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who is running against small-business owner Craig]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:35:59 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Do your part: Help convince Congress to protect USPS, your job security and your standard of living</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Last week, the U.S. Postal Service gave Congress and the Obama administration new evidence that urgent action is needed to avert a postal financial crisis before September 30. It took the extraordinary step of suspendi]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:39:33 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Clearing the air about the Postal Service&apos;s FERS announcement</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

As you may have heard, the Postal Service announced on June 22 that it is suspending its bi-weekly contributions to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) benefits. The ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:11:53 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Listen to President Rolando on Bradford&apos;s WESB Thursday</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Much of what you read and hear about the United State Postal Service continues to be laden with inaccurate or misleading information. It doesn&apos;t matter if it&apos;s in your local newspaper or in the national media-the truth]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:01:51 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Send the legislature a message: Oppose anti-voter initiatives</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

I want to call your attention to the latest attacks on hundreds of thousands of Ohio voters by Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio legislature, who are pushing several bills which would disenfranchise these voters. 

Click]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:16:34 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Please call Gov. Lynch and ask him to veto Senate Bill 3</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

This week, Senate Bill 3 will land on the desk of Gov. John Lynch, having been passed by both the New Hampshire House and the Senate.

If signed by the governor, SB 3 will overhaul the entire New Hampshire public-emp]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:10:48 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>no subject</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

As attacks on workers continue throughout the country, there is a rare opportunity in California to improve the lives of working men and women. The United Farm Workers union is urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill to]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:04:08 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Call your state rep in support of H. 5748</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An important message from the NALC e-Activist Network

 Dear [[First_Name]],

Tomorrow (Thursday), the Rhode Island House of Representatives will vote on H. 5748, a bill to allow Rhode Island voters to cast their votes through the mail if they would prefer to vote that way. 

Increased access ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:14:36 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Public Hearing Scheduled on LD 309: &quot;Right to Work&quot; (for less)</title>
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On Thursday, June 2, the Labor Committee of the Maine Legislature will hold a public hearing on LD 309, a &quot;right to work&quot; (for less) bill for public-sector employees.

Join our brothers and sisters from the Maine AF]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:32:52 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Please tell your House member to co-sponsor H.R. 1351 </title>
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We all understand that our jobs, and the quality of our union-negotiated compensation, depend on a financially-sound Postal Service. 

You can help make that a reality by acting right now.

The NALC is working to g]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:14:21 -0400</pubDate>
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Republicans in the Missouri State Senate have spoken, and their message is clear: Unions shouldn&apos;t be able to advocate on behalf of their members. 

On Thursday, Missouri Senate Republicans passed legislation common]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:27:28 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>We Are Ohio -- Rally in Columbus Saturday</title>
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The clock is officially ticking. On Friday, April 1, SB 5 was delivered to the Ohio Secretary of State after it was passed by both chambers of the Ohio legislature, and was signed into law by Gov. John Kasich. The peop]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:58:01 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>We Are One rallies in California: UPDATE!</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:10:49 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>UPDATE: Additional &quot;We Are One&quot; rally in Naples, Florida</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:59:44 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:56:18 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:49:52 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:39:54 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:30:06 -0400</pubDate>
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Today, as we appro]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:28:19 -0400</pubDate>
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Today, as we appro]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:25:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:20:41 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:17:29 -0400</pubDate>
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Today, as we appro]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:14:39 -0400</pubDate>
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Today, as we appro]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:12:18 -0400</pubDate>
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Today, as we appro]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:09:22 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:04:05 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:01:45 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:58:49 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:56:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:54:12 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:51:16 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:48:56 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:43:09 -0400</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:40:48 -0400</pubDate>
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Today, as we appro]]></description>
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Today, as we appro]]></description>
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Today, as we appro]]></description>
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