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	<title>Entertainment Daily &#187; Iowa</title>
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		<title>Gay Story Forces David Yost to Quit Power Rangers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taragana</dc:creator>
		
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LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) &#8212; Do you remember David Yost at the Serial &#8220;Mighty Morphin Power Rangers&#8221;? If you do, your views about David Yost is gonna change its rudder today. A recent interview with the Original Blue Ranger sparked a conversation that revealed the reasons behind Yost&#8217;s show stopping.
He says:
I left the show because .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/08/26/gay-story-forces-david-yost-to-quit-power-rangers-161123/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Gay Story Forces David Yost to Quit Power Rangers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio St? Penn St? Nah, Huskers are buzz at Big Ten football sessions a year from first snap</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/08/03/ohio-st-penn-st-nah-huskers-are-buzz-at-big-ten-football-sessions-a-year-from-first-snap-154930/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Seligman</dc:creator>
		
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Huskers the buzz of Big Ten with a year to go

CHICAGO — Not too long after Nebraska joined the Big Ten, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema approached the league with a request: How about a Badgers-Huskers game to finish the season?
&#8220;It was something I felt strongly about,&#8221; Bielema said. &#8220;And I thought it would be neat. ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/08/03/ohio-st-penn-st-nah-huskers-are-buzz-at-big-ten-football-sessions-a-year-from-first-snap-154930/">Ohio St? Penn St? Nah, Huskers are buzz at Big Ten football sessions a year from first snap</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belittled pageant winner&#8217;s message to Nats pitcher Batista: &#8216;Do not talk smack to an Iowan&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Nats make amends as Miss Iowa tosses first pitch

WASHINGTON — Turns out Miss Iowa really can pitch.
Pageant winner Katherine Connors threw out the ceremonial first toss before Friday night&#8217;s game between the Phillies and the Nationals. Her catcher: Washington reliever Miguel Batista, who recently made a comment about Miss Iowa as part of a self-effacing .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/07/30/belittled-pageant-winners-message-to-nats-pitcher-batista-do-not-talk-smack-to-an-iowan-153773/">Belittled pageant winner&#8217;s message to Nats pitcher Batista: &#8216;Do not talk smack to an Iowan&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Metal band Slipknot bassist Paul Gray found dead in Iowa hotel; no foul play suspected</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 06:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Meredith</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Slipknot bassist found dead in Iowa hotel

DES MOINES, Iowa — Paul Gray, the bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot, was found dead Monday in an Iowa hotel room, police said.
A hotel employee found Gray, 38, dead in a room at the Town Plaza Hotel in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines, police said in .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/05/25/police-metal-band-slipknot-bassist-paul-gray-found-dead-in-iowa-hotel-no-foul-play-suspected-131461/">Police: Metal band Slipknot bassist Paul Gray found dead in Iowa hotel; no foul play suspected</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA: Regional finals set as NCAA tournament separates the contenders from the pretenders</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/26/ncaa-regional-finals-set-as-ncaa-tournament-separates-the-contenders-from-the-pretenders-103526/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Skretta</dc:creator>
		
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NCAA: Separating the contenders from pretenders

The regional finals are set after two days of games that separated the contenders from the pretenders, the upstarts from the just starting to get serious.
It will be fifth-seeded Michigan State, playing without star guard Kalin Lucas, taking on sixth-seeded Tennessee in Houston. In the other regional final from that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/26/ncaa-regional-finals-set-as-ncaa-tournament-separates-the-contenders-from-the-pretenders-103526/">Read the original article &nbsp;: NCAA: Regional finals set as NCAA tournament separates the contenders from the pretenders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA: Duke beats Purdue 70-57; Michigan State beats No. 9 seed Northern Iowa 59-52</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Skretta</dc:creator>
		
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NCAA: Duke beats Purdue 70-57
Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer rescued Duke in the second half, heating up from the field after a miserable first 20 minutes and lifting the top-seeded Blue Devils to a 70-57 victory over fourth-seeded Purdue in the South Regional.

Kyle Singler also had a big game for the Blue Devils, but it&#8217;s .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/26/ncaa-duke-beats-purdue-70-57-michigan-state-beats-no-9-seed-northern-iowa-59-52-103520/" title="NCAA: Duke beats Purdue 70-57; Michigan State beats No. 9 seed Northern Iowa 59-52">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA: Michigan State beats No. 9 seed Northern Iowa 59-52, will play Tennessee on Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Skretta</dc:creator>
		
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NCAA: Michigan State beats Northern Iowa 59-52

Chris Allen managed a key putback with about 30 seconds left, and Michigan State used stellar defense and gritty determination down the stretch to fend off ninth-seeded Northern Iowa 59-52 in the Midwest Regional semifinals.
The Spartans put a somber ending on a dream run for the Panthers, who gave .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/26/ncaa-michigan-state-beats-no-9-seed-northern-iowa-59-52-will-play-tennessee-on-sunday-103501/">Source &nbsp;: NCAA: Michigan State beats No. 9 seed Northern Iowa 59-52, will play Tennessee on Sunday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama visits Iowa City bookstore mentioned in speech, spends $37 on kids&#8217; books</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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Obama mentions bookstore in speech, then visits

IOWA CITY, Iowa — After mentioning an Iowa City bookstore in his health care speech Thursday, President Barack Obama stuck his head in and spent $37 on kids&#8217; books.
Obama said the Prairie Lights bookstore would benefit from his health care overhaul. He said the store has offered coverage to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/25/obama-visits-iowa-city-bookstore-mentioned-in-speech-spends-37-on-kids-books-102718/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Obama visits Iowa City bookstore mentioned in speech, spends $37 on kids&#8217; books</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan State&#8217;s star guard Kalin Lucas out 4 to 6 months with ruptured left Achilles&#8217; tendon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Lage</dc:creator>
		
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Michigan State&#8217;s Lucas ruptured Achilles&#8217; tendon

DETROIT — Michigan State star Kalin Lucas will miss the rest of the NCAA tournament after an MRI has confirmed he ruptured his left Achilles&#8217; tendon.
In Lucas&#8217; place on Sunday, Korie Lucious made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put the Spartans into the round of 16 with an 85-83 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/22/michigan-states-star-guard-kalin-lucas-out-4-to-6-months-with-ruptured-left-achilles-tendon-101636/" title="Michigan State&#8217;s star guard Kalin Lucas out 4 to 6 months with ruptured left Achilles&#8217; tendon">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madness: Mid-majors, other underdogs help turn NCAA tournament upside down</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Pells</dc:creator>
		
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Mid-major uprising hardly biggest NCAA surprise

Not so long ago, having Butler and Xavier among the last 16 teams in the NCAA tournament would have spawned feel-good stories about the plucky mid-major conferences and the wonderful hoops democracy that is March Madness.
This year, those teams barely caused a buzz outside their own campuses, mostly because they&#8217;re ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/22/madness-mid-majors-other-underdogs-help-turn-ncaa-tournament-upside-down-101174/">Read : Madness: Mid-majors, other underdogs help turn NCAA tournament upside down</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madness: Plucky underdogs bust brackets, move within two wins of NCAA tournament Final Four</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Pells</dc:creator>
		
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Week 2 filled with broken brackets, underdogs

Brackets across the country are obliterated. Underdogs, meanwhile, keep moving on.
No. 12 seed Cornell upset Wisconsin on Sunday to join No. 11 Washington and No. 10 Saint Mary&#8217;s among the 16 teams left in the NCAA tournament — three double-digit seeds who know precisely how to put the madness .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/21/madness-plucky-underdogs-bust-brackets-move-within-two-wins-of-ncaa-tournament-final-four-101106/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Madness: Plucky underdogs bust brackets, move within two wins of NCAA tournament Final Four</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA: Regional semifinals set after thrilling and exhausting first two rounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Skretta</dc:creator>
		
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NCAA: Finally, a break from the madness
The NCAA tournament&#8217;s regional semifinals are set after a thrilling and exhausting first two rounds, which filled wastepaper baskets with battered brackets and left coaches on their knees in agony and throwing their arms to the heavens in joy.

On Thursday in Salt Lake City, No. 1 seed Syracuse hopes .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/21/ncaa-regional-semifinals-set-after-thrilling-and-exhausting-first-two-rounds-101104/" title="NCAA: Regional semifinals set after thrilling and exhausting first two rounds">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Missouri Valley Conference deeper this season, may get more than automatic bid to big dance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Marshall</dc:creator>
		
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Missouri Valley deeper behind N Iowa, Wichita St

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Valley Conference got one team into last year&#8217;s NCAA tournament, leaving Creighton wondering what happened. The year before, Illinois State found itself watching the dance from outside the bubble.
Play in a mid-major conference, slights are going to happen.
That could change this year.
Led .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/01/26/missouri-valley-conference-deeper-this-season-may-get-more-than-automatic-bid-to-big-dance-84505/">Missouri Valley Conference deeper this season, may get more than automatic bid to big dance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Orange Bowl blackout averted after broadcasters agree to 8-day extension in cable TV talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Mediacom accepts extension in cable TV dispute

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two companies feuding over the cost of carrying broadcast stations have agreed to an eight-day extension which will allow Iowans to watch the Orange Bowl.
Mediacom Communications Corp. agreed on Thursday afternoon to an extension on negotiations with Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Mediacom will pay a higher rate ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/31/orange-bowl-blackout-averted-after-broadcasters-agree-to-8-day-extension-in-cable-tv-talks-75694/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Orange Bowl blackout averted after broadcasters agree to 8-day extension in cable TV talks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New program helps Iowa residents dispose of unwanted medication while protecting environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Lorentzen</dc:creator>
		
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Effort helps Iowa dispose of unwanted medication

DES MOINES, Iowa — A pilot program launched this month will help Iowa residents who have unused medications stashed in medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers and elsewhere around their homes safely dispose of the drugs for free and in a more environmentally friendly way.
More than 300 pharmacies across the state .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/09/new-program-helps-iowa-residents-dispose-of-unwanted-medication-while-protecting-environment-58688/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: New program helps Iowa residents dispose of unwanted medication while protecting environment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meredith 1Q earnings fall as political ads dry up, auto slump cuts into other ad revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Meredith 1Q earnings fall as political ads dry up

DES MOINES, Iowa — A $5 million decline in political advertising revenue contributed to a drop in its fiscal first-quarter net income for magazine, TV and radio station owner Meredith Corp. — and it would have been worse without a tax benefit.
The publisher of Better Homes and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/29/meredith-1q-earnings-fall-as-political-ads-dry-up-auto-slump-cuts-into-other-ad-revenue-54617/">Meredith 1Q earnings fall as political ads dry up, auto slump cuts into other ad revenue</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaf-peeping in Iowa: Mississippi River, bridges of Madison County

DES MOINES (AP) — Whether you&#8217;re on a river, in the woods or driving by the famed bridges of Madison County, autumn colors are easy to find in Iowa.
The foliage is pretty anywhere along the Mississippi River but particularly in Pikes Peak State Park in McGregor, about  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/03/travel-briefs-21717/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s not Michael! Iowa fair nixes plans for King of Pop butter statue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie S. Welte</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Jesus Christ and his apostles made the cut. So did John Wayne, Elvis and Tiger.

But Michael Jackson will not have his buttery likeness displayed at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines this summer, after support for a creamy statue of the King of Pop melted in an online vote.
Kent Lehs, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/18/i-cant-believe-its-not-michael-iowa-fair-nixes-plans-for-king-of-pop-butter-statue-17317/">I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s not Michael! Iowa fair nixes plans for King of Pop butter statue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Companies building ethanol, fertilizer plants in Iowa offer corn farmers cash for cobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Meredith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Two new technologies offer the promise that corn growers could turn their cobs into cash.

Cobs, the refuse left behind after harvest, are now plowed back into fields. But companies from California and South Dakota plan to start changing that by building two plants in Iowa, one to turn the material into ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/16/companies-building-ethanol-fertilizer-plants-in-iowa-offer-corn-farmers-cash-for-cobs-16873/">Companies building ethanol, fertilizer plants in Iowa offer corn farmers cash for cobs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Girls from Ames&#8221; chronicles evolution of longtime friendships of 11 women from Midwest town</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/02/girls-from-ames-chronicles-evolution-of-longtime-friendships-of-11-women-from-midwest-town-13277/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Crumb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — A year before it became a best seller, author Jeffrey Zaslow wondered if all the time he&#8217;d put into his book about the longtime friendship of 11 women would be wasted.

The women initially had been eager to talk about their enduring relationship, which began as teens in Iowa and continued decades .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/02/girls-from-ames-chronicles-evolution-of-longtime-friendships-of-11-women-from-midwest-town-13277/">Source &nbsp;: &#8220;Girls from Ames&#8221; chronicles evolution of longtime friendships of 11 women from Midwest town</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa State Fair to honor Michael Jackson with butter statue of the pop icon</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/01/iowa-state-fair-to-honor-michael-jackson-with-butter-statue-of-the-pop-icon-12938/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Michael Jackson is getting a new tribute. And it&#8217;s in butter.

Iowa State Fair organizers announced Tuesday that in addition to their annual butter cow statute, there would be one of the pop music icon. Jackson died Thursday at age 50.
Both the butter sculptures will be on display in a 40-degree cooler .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/01/iowa-state-fair-to-honor-michael-jackson-with-butter-statue-of-the-pop-icon-12938/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Iowa State Fair to honor Michael Jackson with butter statue of the pop icon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Borders Group superstore chain looks to &#8220;make&#8221; best-sellers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/05/borders-group-superstore-chain-looks-to-make-best-sellers-2751/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 18:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The Borders Group chain, which has been struggling to stay in business, is seeking renewal through the timeless art of &#8220;hand-selling&#8221; books.

In January, soon after CEO Ron Marshall was hired, Borders began an independent-style strategy on a superstore scale. With thousands of titles from which to choose, the idea was to select  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/05/borders-group-superstore-chain-looks-to-make-best-sellers-2751/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A day in the recession: Job hunting, a free meal, an auction - and a prayer</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/04/a-day-in-the-recession-job-hunting-a-free-meal-an-auction-and-a-prayer-2583/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Cohen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a rainy spring morning and Tamara Ogier plants herself at a table in a Spartan room in the Atlanta federal courthouse, computer and tape recorder at hand, ready to hear another day&#8217;s stories of financial ruin.

Couples facing foreclosure. Down-and-out real estate agents. Merchants who&#8217;ve shut their doors. Some clutch folders, some couples hold on ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/04/a-day-in-the-recession-job-hunting-a-free-meal-an-auction-and-a-prayer-2583/">A day in the recession: Job hunting, a free meal, an auction - and a prayer</a>.]]></description>
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