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	<title>Turning Left</title>
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	<description>On the Liberal Front</description>
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		<title>PA State Police Arrest 44 on Internet Child Porn Charges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

The arrest of a North-Central Pennsylvania man on internet child pornography charges spurred dozens of more arrests from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, state police said.
Half of the 44 men arrested since the investigation began three months ago are from Western Pennsylvania counties or connected to cases on this side of the state.
Two agencies, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/12/pa-state-police-arrest-44-on-internet-child-porn-charges/</link>
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		<title>Gov. Quinn Expected to OK Illinois Primary Election Move to March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From NBC Chicago:
Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday received a bill that would push Illinois&#8217; primary election back to March.
He&#8217;s expected to sign it.
Four years ago, lawmakers moved the state&#8217;s primary election in an effort to give then-Sen. Barack Obama an early win in a big state during the 2008 presidential campaign.  But last month&#8217;s election [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/11/gov-quinn-expected-to-ok-illinois-primary-election-move-to-march/</link>
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		<title>First Lady Marks International Women&#8217;s Day With Hillary &#8216;President&#8217; Joke (Video/Text)</title>
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From Yahoo! News: 

In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women&#8217;s Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/11/first-lady-marks-international-womens-day-with-hillary-president-joke-videotext/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Weir Deemed &#8216;Not Family Friendly&#8217; Enough to Perform in Stars on Ice Tour</title>
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From GLAAD:
GLAAD has learned from a source that wishes to remain anonymous that   sponsors of the Stars on Ice Tour, which include   Smuckers and IMG Entertainment, have refused to allow 3-time US National   Champion and 2-time Olympian Johnny Weir to   participate because they claim that he is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/11/johnny-weir-deemed-not-family-friendly-enough-to-perform-in-stars-on-ice-tour/</link>
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		<title>Mississippi School District Cancels Prom Over Lesbian Couple</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From GLAAD: 

A Mississippi school district cancelled a local high school&#8217;s prom on Wednesday after an openly lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend as a date, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.
In a statement released by the Itawamba County school district, school board members state that &#8220;Due to the distractions to the educational process [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/11/mississippi-school-district-cancels-prom-over-lesbian-couple/</link>
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		<title>Two Illinois Boys Abducted; Amber Alert Issued</title>
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From the Chicago Tribune:

Decatur police have issued an Amber Alert after two young boys, one  of them a 1-month-old infant, who were abducted this afternoon.
Authorities said that J-Amarcus Upchurch and Terry Antonio Smith  were taken by two men in the 1900 block of East Cantrell Street at  about 3:30 p.m.
They were last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/09/two-illinois-boys-abducted-amber-alert-issued/</link>
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		<title>Coward Shoots 22-Year-Old Man Dead in Washington Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Tribune:

A 22-year-old man was found shot in the face and unresponsive this morning on Chicago&#8217;s South Side.
Jovan Kelly, of the 8600 block of South Paxton Avenue, was pronounced dead this morning, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner&#8217;s office.

Police are investigating, according to the Trib. 
Any fool can shoot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/07/coward-shoots-22-year-old-man-dead-in-washington-park/</link>
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		<title>Coward Shoots 2 on West Side</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Sun-Times:

Bystanders flagged down a CTA bus for help after a man and a woman were critically shot on the West Side Saturday night.
Both victims, in their mid-20s, were taken from Cermak Road and Rockwell Street to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition at about 7:35 p.m. Saturday night, Fire Media Affairs spokesman [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/07/coward-shoots-2-on-west-side/</link>
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		<title>Coward Shoots 8 Teen Boys Outside Gary Skating Rink</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Sun-Times: 

Authorities say eight teenage boys were shot while leaving a Gary, Ind., skating rink where they were attending a concert.
Police Cpl. Gabrielle King says &#34;chaos broke loose&#34; when a fight erupted Friday night event at World of Skates. Police say the shooting started in the parking lot.
The victims were taken to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/07/coward-shoots-8-teen-boys-outside-gary-skating-rink/</link>
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		<title>Did You Know Ben Roethlisberger Weighs 241 Pounds?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ben Roethlisberger stands once again accused of sexual assault. The alleged victim is a Georgia college student, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

In the latest incident, a 20-year-old woman attending Georgia College &#38; State University in Milledgeville, near Mr. Roethlisberger&#8217;s off-season home, is the alleged victim, according to Milledgeville police Deputy Chief Richard Malone.
&#34;We had a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/06/did-you-know-ben-roethlisberger-weighs-241-pounds/</link>
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		<title>Chicago Bears Dole Out Millions for Top Talent: Peppers, Taylor &amp; Manumaleuna</title>
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These men are smiling because they are now filthy rich. 
Money talks.
From the Chicago Sun-Times:  

The Bears officially announced the signing of defensive end Julius Peppers to a six-year contract, running back Chester Taylor to a four-year contract and tight end Brandon Manumaleuna (Ma-nu-ma-li&#8217;u-na) to a five-year contract during a press conference at Halas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/06/chicago-bears-dole-out-millions-for-top-talent-peppers-taylor-manumaleuna/</link>
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		<title>Park Forest Bank Robbed Near High Noon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From ENEWSPF:
The Chicago F.B.I. has confirmed a report that the First Midwest Bank, 2 Main Street, Park Forest, was robbed this morning.
According to Special Agent Julia Meredith of the Chicago F.B.I., at approximately 11:40 a.m. Friday morning, two female employees were servicing the ATM on the north side of the building when they were approached [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/06/park-forest-bank-robbed-near-high-noon/</link>
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		<title>Remarks by President Obama on Health Care Reform, March 3, 2010 (Video and Text)</title>
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Washington, D.C.&#8211;March 3, 2010 &#8211; 1:50 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, all of you, for joining us today. And I want to thank Julie, Barbara, Roland, Stephen, Renee, and Christopher, standing behind me &#8212; physicians, physicians assistants, and nurses who understand how important it is for us to make much needed changes in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/04/remarks-by-president-obama-on-health-care-reform-march-3-2010-video-and-text/</link>
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		<title>Giannoulias Says Family Bank Likely To Fail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Tribune:  

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias sought to&#160;blunt a potentially damaging political issue today about questions regarding his involvement in his family&#8217;s struggling bank, which he said he expects will likely fail in the coming months.
But questions were still left unanswered following a more than 70-minute meeting with the Chicago [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/04/giannoulias-says-family-bank-likely-to-fail/</link>
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		<title>Sex Offender Charged With Murder In Chelsea King Case (Video)</title>
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News out of San Diego via WGN Chicago:

A convicted sex offender charged Wednesday with murdering 17-year-old  Chelsea King while raping or attempting to rape her was linked to the  crime by DNA from semen found in her clothing, a state Justice  Department spokeswoman said.
The break led to the weekend  arrest of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.turningleft.net/2010/03/03/sex-offender-charged-with-murder-in-chelsea-king-case/</link>
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