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        <title><![CDATA[ West Point Boss Demands Hymn Changes for Her]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The head of West Point is calling for changes to the military academy's two most beloved songs to represent thousands of female graduates, the Times Herald-Record reports. References to &quot;men&quot; and &quot;sons&quot; in the Alma Mater and the 1902 hymn The Corps should be switched to something more gender-neutral, Lt. Gen. Buster Hagenbeck told a congressional committee.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Fri, 16 May 2008 10:25:04 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ VA Doctor Discouraged Post-Traumatic Diagnoses]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A team leader at a veterans' medical center in Texas sent staffers an email urging them to avoid diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder, the Washington Post reports. &quot;Given that we are having more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out,&quot; wrote the psychologist, suggesting a milder condition be diagnosed instead.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Fri, 16 May 2008 09:55:37 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Clean-Air Changes   'Imperil Parks' ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Clean air rules likely to be changed this summer are causing serious concerns about future pollution at some of America's most spectacular national parks, reports the Washington Post. The changes will pave the way for 28 new coal-fired power plants near ten parks, according to a report supported by some National Park Service officials. Parks already have &quot;impaired visibility&quot; because of pollution, and the changes represent a major &quot;setback,&quot; said one official.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Fri, 16 May 2008 04:33:18 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[   Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Organizations staunchly opposed to same-sex unions are already mobilizing to reinstate a ban on gay marriages that was struck down yesterday by California's Supreme Court, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The coalition intends to hammer home the fact that&nbsp; four judges have &quot;overturned the will&quot; of millions of voters who approved the ban in a 2000 vote, said a spokeswoman for a conservative group in Sacramento.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Fri, 16 May 2008 04:03:42 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Oops! United Mistakenly Drops Fuel Charges for a Day]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[United Airlines gave travelers a big break on ticket prices today&mdash;by accident. The airline neglected to add fuel surcharges to prices this afternoon, saving lucky buyers up to $130 per flight, the Wall Street Journal reports. United made the mistake at 12:30pm, when it filed prices with the feds, and wasn't able to fix the problem until 8pm EST.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Thu, 15 May 2008 17:27:35 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[California gays are ecstatic about the state's supreme court striking down a ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. &ldquo;I'm feeling the joy all over,&rdquo; one gay man, and father, said. In Fresno, a gay couple applied for a marriage license from a somewhat bewildered county clerk who wondered about the &ldquo;exact language&rdquo; of the decision, the Bee observed.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Thu, 15 May 2008 17:10:40 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Missouri woman has been indicted in the case of a teenage girl who killed herself after receiving cruel messages on MySpace, the AP reports. The woman, Lori Drew, is charged with pretending to be a teenage boy on the site and having a helper taunt the 13-year-old victim. Drew faces up to 20 years in prison on counts of conspiracy and accessing protected computers.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Thu, 15 May 2008 15:39:03 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Best Place to Live? Charlotte ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Charlotte is the best place to live in America, thanks to an affordable array of housing options and a healthy economy, says Relocate.com&rsquo;s annual list. MarketWatch runs down the rest of the list:


    San Antonio, Texas
    Chattanooga, Tenn.
    Greenville, SC
    Tulsa, Okla.
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        <pubDate> Thu, 15 May 2008 14:06:06 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Chicago restaurant ban on foie gras pate that animal lovers love to hate has been lifted by city legislators after two years. The ban caused widespread derision among foodies, fury in the restaurant industry&mdash;and plaudits from animal rights advocates who wanted to save the force-fed ducks and geese whose super fatty livers make the pate. Mayor Richard Daley bulldozed the repeal through the City Council, reports the Sun Times.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:24 CDT  </pubDate>
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