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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL MEETS WITH CABINET MEMBERS, OTHER STATE AG'S]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mortgage Fraud Against Consumers Discussed


LITTLE ROCK-Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel met with three members of the President's cabinet, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and 11 other Attorneys General to discuss emerging trends and new actions in the housing market designed to protect consumers.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Attorney General Eric Holder, HUD Secret...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES TWO SETTLEMENTS WITH PFIZER INC.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is pleased to announce the State of Arkansas's participation in two pivotal settlement agreements with Pfizer Inc.  The first settlement was reached between over 40 states and the federal government and Pfizer.  The agreement settles civil and criminal allegations that Pfizer and its subsidiaries paid kickbacks and engaged in off-labeling marketing cam...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State Extends Offer in Desegregation Case]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel sent a letter extending an offer to the Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special School Districts in an effort to settle the long running desegregation case in Pulaski County.

This offer, if accepted, will set a clear ending date to the supplemental payments made by the state to the Pulaski County School Districts, which exce...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL STATEMENT ON ELECTED OFFICIAL RETIREMENT ISSUE]]></title>
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On June 1 of this year, I issued an opinion regarding retirement eligibility for members of the Arkansas Public Employee Retirement System (APERS).  Specifically, the opinion addresses what an elected official must do to "terminate" his or her employment in order to draw retirement benefits.  Since then, numerous questions have been raised about various elected officials who are receiving ret...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES MULTI-STATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. OVER MASSIVE DATA BREACH]]></title>
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Little Rock, Arkansas - Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, together with 40 other State Attorneys General announced a settlement with the TJX Companies, Inc.  The Assurance of Voluntary Compliance between the parties resolves an investigation concerning a massive data breach that placed thousands of consumers' personal data at risk, nationwide.
TJX has agreed  to implement and maintai...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AG FILES TWO MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST CAR WARRANTY CALLERS]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that his office has filed two more lawsuits in federal court against companies that are believed to be placing illegal telemarketing calls about car warranties to Arkansas consumers.

The lawsuits filed today against Explicit Media Inc., from Florida and SVM, Inc. from Nevada are the latest in a string of lawsuits filed against tel...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL SENDS LETTER TO U.S ATTORNEY GENERAL EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO REINSTATEMENT OF ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN ]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, along with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 21 other State Attorneys General, sent a letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder expressing their opposition to the reinstatement of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994's semi-automatic firearms prohibition, which is commonly referred to as the "A...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AG FILES COMPLAINTS AGAINST CAR WARRANTY CALLERS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[        LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that his office has filed lawsuits in federal court against three companies that are believed to be placing illegal telemarketing calls about car warranties to Arkansas consumers.

All across the country, consumers have been inundated with phone calls on their home phones, work phone, and even their cell phones from c...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AG to Discuss Legal Action Against Companies Making Car Warranty Call]]></title>
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Attorney General Dustin McDaniel will hold a media availability tomorrow, May 13th to discuss legal actions against companies making the car warranty telephone solicitations.

Where:  Arkansas Attorney General's Office
11th Floor Conference room

When:   May 13th

Time:   11:00 a.m.


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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKS ARKANSANS TO HELP]]></title>
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Any Information will help Investigation

LITTLE ROCK- LITTLE ROCK- Following up on last week's Consumer Alert, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel asked Arkansans to contact the Attorney General's office with information they may have gathered after being called by telemarketers selling auto warranties.

The entities responsible for the calls have made the investigation more difficult by using...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT]]></title>
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Names Newport Doctor to Tobacco Settlement Commission


LITTLE ROCK- Today, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced the appointment of Dr. Roddy Smart Lochala of Newport to the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission.

He will be replacing Dr. Anthony Fletcher effective October 1.  Dr. Fletcher is limited by law from serving another term.  Dr. Lochala will be serving a 4 year t...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Attorney General Congratulates House and Senate on Passage of Ethics Reform]]></title>
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Bill Now Headed to Governor



LITTLE ROCK-- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel congratulated the members of the Arkansas General Assembly on passage of SB 867, one of the ethics bills in his legislative package.

"I am pleased to see that 'absentee lobbying' will now be a thing of the past, no matter how rarely it happens," McDaniel said.  "Although the bill had some questions thi...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement from Attorney General's Office on Eighth Circuit Ruling in Desegregation Case]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK- Today, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed District Judge William R. Wilson's order declaring that the Little Rock School District ("LRSD") has satisfied the duties imposed on it in the desegregation case and should be released from federal court supervision.  The Attorney General is pleased with this ruling as it represents an historical milestone in this decades-long proc...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[McDaniel Speaks in Favor of Racial Profiling Hotline Bill]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and State Senator Hank Wilkins (D-Pine Bluff) spoke in favor of SB 1001, a bill that would establish a racial profiling hotline in the Attorney General's office.

The bill instructs the Attorney General's office to set up a dedicated toll free hotline housed within the office that will maintain statistics on complaints of reported racial ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Press Conference on Racial Profiling Bill]]></title>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE				              Contact: Gabe Holmstrom March 16, 2009				 		  	(501) 682-0517


**MEDIA ADVISORY**



Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and State Senator Hank Wilkins will hold a press conference tomorrow, March 17th to discuss details of SB 1001, the racial profiling legislation and release a copy of the bill.

Where:  Capitol Rotunda
State Capitol Building
...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ETHICS BILLS TO BE FILED MONDAY]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today his two ethics bills will be filed in the Senate Monday, March 9, where he expects swift passage.  The two bills saw minor changes and additions since being released in draft form last week.
Senator Steve Faris (D- Central) will be the lead sponsor on the bill that impacts lobbying practices; including reporting requirements, absente...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2009]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK -Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board awarded $291,608.14 in reparations to 129 crime victims during February 2009.  Additional expenses were paid in 70 previously submitted cases.
Created by the 76th General Assembly in 1987, the program provides compensation for victims' unexpected expenses, including medical treatmen...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO OPEN AT 10 AM TODAY]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK--The Arkansas Attorney General's Office will open at 10 AM CST today, Wednesday, January 28, 2009, due to the weather. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE CLOSED TODAY]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Check back later in the day for more updates.


LITTLE ROCK- Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2009, the Arkansas Attorney General's office will be closed due to the weather.

Please check back here for more information later in the day.

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ISSUES STATEMENT ON INCORRECT WEEKEND HEADLINES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AG Office Did NOT Object to Motion to Intervene


LITTLE ROCK- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued the following statement to correct stories that ran in the Associated Press and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette over the weekend:

"The Response to the Motion to Intervene filed last Friday, January 23, by my office did not object to the Family Council's intervention in this litigation.  Before o...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL FILED IN SENATE]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Looks for Swift Passage of Landmark Legislation

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel discussed details and distributed copies of his animal cruelty bill for the first time with the media and general public.  Senate Bill 77 is sponsored by Senator Sue Madison-(D-Fayetteville) and Representative Pam Adcock (D-Little Rock).  At the time the bill was filed, the bill listed 38 co-spo...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ARKANSAS, 42 OTHER STATES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT WITH CRAIGSLIST]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that Arkansas and 42 other states have reached an agreement with the online classified ad website Craigslist that will greatly limit inappropriate content and illegal activity in its erotic services section.  This effort was led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Also joining in this agreement is the National Cent...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=201</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[STATE SETTLES CLAIMS AGAINST PFIZER INC. RESOLVING FIVE-YEAR INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMPANY'S MARKETING OF BEXTRA AND CELEBREX]]></title>
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Arkansas and 32 other states share in $60 million settlement

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a stipulated judgment with Pfizer Inc. resolving a five-year investigation by 33 states concerning the company's promotion of the "Cox-2" drugs Celebrex&#174; and Bextra&#174;. In addition to a $60 million payment to the participating states, the Consent Judgment filed in the Pulaski ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY CEPHALON TO PAY]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced on September 29, 2008 that the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units joined the federal government to reach an agreement in principle with pharmaceutical manufacturer, Cephalon, Inc. to settle allegations of improper off-label marketing of three pharmaceutical drugs. As a result, Cephalon will pay the states and the federa...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and The Humane Society of the United States Announce Animal Fighting Reward Program]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and The Humane Society of the United States have teamed up to combat animal fighting in Arkansas. At a press conference held today at the Office of the Attorney General, they announced that The HSUS is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person involved in illegal animal fighting.

"Animal fighting...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ARKANSANS RESPOND TO CALL, MCDANIEL TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS]]></title>
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More Information Requested From Retailers across the State

LITTLE ROCK- Friday, in the face of Hurricane Ike, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel raised concerns about price gouging at the gas pumps.  In an effort to address that concern, General McDaniel asked Arkansans to send his office photographs and other documentation of what they believe to be unreasonable gas prices.  Arkansans quickly ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ASKS FOR ARKANSANS HELP]]></title>
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Email or Text Pictures of Price Gouging

LITTLE ROCK- Hurricane Ike is approaching the Texas coastline today, and threatening both oil refinery capacity and gasoline supply lines into Arkansas.  As a result both rumors and accurate accounts of gas price increases are flooding the Attorney General's office.

Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel asks Arkansans to send his office documen...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB SETTLES FOR $389 MILLION TO RESOLVE MEDICAID PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING AND MARKETING ALLEGATIONS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[  BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB SETTLES FOR $389 MILLION TO RESOLVE MEDICAID PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING AND MARKETING ALLEGATIONS

Arkansas to Receive $1.3 Million

LITTLE ROCK-Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced the State of Arkansas's settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb company (BMS) and its former wholly owned subsidiary Apothecon, Inc. that will return $1.3 million to the Ark...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Attorney General McDaniel Settles Litigation Against American Veterans Coalition]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that his office entered into a settlement of a consumer protection lawsuit that was filed against American Veterans Coalition. In December of 2007, McDaniel filed suit against the Washington-based group, claiming that it had deceived Arkansas residents during solicitations for donations.  McDaniel alleged that less than 1% of the don...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL TOUTS ONLINE PHARMACY DATABASE]]></title>
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Pseudoephedrine Purchases Now Monitored Real Time Statewide

SEARCY- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that every pharmacy in Arkansas that sells products containing pseudoephedrine is online and using the electronic logbook, which is monitored by local and state law enforcement.  Using this new technology, law enforcement can tell who is buying how much pseudoephedrine and w...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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