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		<title>Has Our &#8220;System&#8221; Failed</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/23/has-our-system-failed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Hill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[narcissism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Austin Hill “The system has failed.” Have you heard this comment lately? Does it express how you feel about America? This one sentence, vague as it is, nonetheless captures a common sentiment about the current condition of the United States. With the “occupy” protesters...]]></description>
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		<title>Pension reform or bust</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/20/pension-reform-or-bust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/20/pension-reform-or-bust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Schlomach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state pension]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[A] a properly funded pension system should not be a Ponzi scheme, ever dependent on new members in order to stay afloat.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask For Your Money Back</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/20/ask-for-your-money-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/20/ask-for-your-money-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Weinstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupy Phoenix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protesters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How many handouts do Americans want from the federal government and the wealthy? ]]></description>
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		<title>Snow shovels needed for Goodyear city council</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/19/snow-shovels-needed-for-goodyear-city-council/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/19/snow-shovels-needed-for-goodyear-city-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Dranias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective bargaining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goodyear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meet and confer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[G]iving such bargaining power to public-sector unions results in...unsustainable levels of compensation...]]></description>
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		<title>Law Firm Runs Immigration Fraud Ring</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/18/law-firm-runs-immigration-fraud-ring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/18/law-firm-runs-immigration-fraud-ring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Cutler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earl Seth David]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illegal aliens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration fraud]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/?p=3129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The defendant allegedly continued to operate the [immigration] scheme from behind-the scenes even after he was suspended from practicing law...]]></description>
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		<title>Failing schools have nowhere to hide</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/18/failing-schools-have-nowhere-to-hide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/18/failing-schools-have-nowhere-to-hide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Butcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Report Card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Greene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K-12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school ratings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Eighty-five percent of students in Canada score better in math than the average Tucson Unified student.]]></description>
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		<title>Decision holding school district to its promise has potentially broad effects</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/12/decision-holding-school-district-to-its-promise-has-potentially-broad-effects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/12/decision-holding-school-district-to-its-promise-has-potentially-broad-effects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Kohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bond expenditures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCUSD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school districts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxpayer rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voter rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/?p=3125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The projects that persuaded voters to back a bond measure must be the ones the government undertakes.]]></description>
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		<title>Is certification required for teacher success?</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/11/is-certification-required-for-teacher-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/11/is-certification-required-for-teacher-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Butcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative teacher certification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teacher certification]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/?p=3121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We should give school leaders more freedom to hire talented individuals and hold both accountable...]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Bringing the Kool-Aid?</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/11/whos-bringing-the-kool-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/11/whos-bringing-the-kool-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Rosekrans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brief Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DCCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex with animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Protesters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/?p=3123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Democrats encouraging support for cult-like protesters.]]></description>
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		<title>More From the Culture of Narcissism</title>
		<link>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/10/more-from-the-culture-of-narcissism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.statebrief.com/briefblog/2011/10/10/more-from-the-culture-of-narcissism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Star Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimum wage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once government simply becomes a playpen for those who believe they run the universe and make its basic laws... we wind up where we are today.]]></description>
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