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			<title>Builders prepare for stricter rules on lead paint</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Even though lead paint has been banned since 1978, it&#039;s still a problem -- especially in older homes. Starting next spring, Minnesota builders and remodelers will have to comply with new federal guidelines for preventing lead contamination.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Payment shift makes rough waters for charter schools</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Charter schools in Minnesota are bracing for a cash flow crunch that could determine whether some survive.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Pastoral path runs through nursing homes, jails</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Callings from a higher power don&#039;t come in the form of a well-written letter or a carefully worded voice mail, so Jerry David understands why the ministerial path he&#039;s on has taken some detours.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Homeless shelters running out of room</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Homeless shelters for adults in St. Paul are running out of room, while providers and city officials work to open an overflow shelter as soon as possible before the temperature drops.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/16/homeless/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Forests being cut down for biomass</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels, and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Visiting the land of invented languages</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Linguist Arika Okrent speaks many languages, including several such as Klingon and Esperanto, which someone sat down and invented from scratch. In her new book &quot;In the Land of Invented Languages,&quot; Okrent explores nine centuries of linguistic invention, and the belief that a better language could lead to a better world.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>At S.D. summit, Klobuchar promotes small business exports</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A bipartisan coalition of Midwest lawmakers and business groups is working to promote export activity among the region&#039;s small and mid-sized businesses.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/23/export-summit/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:30:32 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Petters case could go to jury today</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Closing arguments are set in the fraud
trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters, who&#039;s accused of
running a Ponzi scheme that cost investors over $3 billion.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/23/petters-case-could-go-to-jury/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:21:49 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor&#039;s mansion decked out for holiday open houses</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Governor&#039;s Residence is all
decked out for the holidays. And people can get a look at the
decorations at three open houses in December.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/23/governors-mansion-decked-out-for-holiday-open-houses/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:18:15 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>7 months after fire, St. Charles plant still closed</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Residents of St. Charles still wonder
about the future of the North Star Foods plant, seven months after
fire devastated the city&#039;s largest employer.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/23/st-charles-plant/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:06:06 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Northern Minn. ski resort waits for cold weather</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Officials at Giants Ridge Golf and Ski
Resort are hoping for colder weather so they can use their new
snow-making equipment.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/23/northern-minn-ski-resort-waits-for-cold-weather/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:01:40 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Favre nearly perfect in Vikings&#039; 35-9 romp over Seahawks</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Quarterback Brett Favre completed a career-high 88 percent of his passes for 213
yards and four touchdown passes, and the Vikings delivered their
most complete performance of the season in a 35-9 victory over the
Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/22/vikings-seattle/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:23:56 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Dems nail down 60 votes; health reform marches on</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy,
Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care
legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of
Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack
Obama. There was not a vote to spare.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/21/health-care-bill/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:45:20 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Schmidt Brewery to sell pristine spring water</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Long before glaciers rolled through Minnesota, a massive pool of water circulated throughout the Twin Cities, and soon, residents will be able to line up at a well in St. Paul, and fill up their jugs with the water that experts say is about 30,000 years old.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/21/schmidt-brewery-to-sell-pristine-spring-water-/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Metro Transit officials concerned over Elk River&#039;s Northstar station</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Metro Transit officials say they&#039;re concerned about the safety of commuters crossing tracks to reach the platform at the Northstar rail station in Elk River.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/20/northstar-elkriver-station/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:49 -0600</pubDate>
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