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		<title>E-fighting fraud: With fewer auditors, ADRE is tracking firms with technology &#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If necessity is the mother of invention, a slumping economy fathered a state agency's need to implement electronic audits of property management companies amid growing concerns of fraud.]]></description>
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		<title>The not-so-fast track for constructing high-speed rail</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last time intercity passenger trains served Madison, Wisconsin's capital city, students at the University of Wisconsin campus there were protesting the Vietnam War. The trains stopped running when Amtrak took over passenger service around the country in 1971. But in January, the federal government announced it would give the state $810 million in stimulus money to return passenger trains to Wisconsin's second-biggest city for the first time in more than four decades.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite wide support, construction of a $187M medical school building still on hold &#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/03/08/despite-wide-support-construction-of-a-187m-medical-school-building-still-on-hold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Miller</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Contractors Association]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[downtown campus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health Sciences Education Building]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jaime Molera]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Kavanagh]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Kyrsten Sinema]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[medical school]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the surface, it seemed like a no-brainer to build a new Health Sciences Education Building for Arizona's three state universities.]]></description>
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		<title>Learning the game: Program prepares Democratic women to run for office &#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/22/learning-the-game-program-prepares-democratic-women-to-run-for-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Utacia Krol</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Women in Public Policy Feb. 2010]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Dana Marie Kennedy]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Emerge Arizona]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They come from various age groups, religions and ethnic backgrounds.

Some are wealthy, while others are struggling college students. But they are united by one belief: The state is moving in the wrong direction - and they've decided to do something about it by running for office.]]></description>
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		<title>AZ women continue political gains with CAP Board majority&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/22/az-women-continue-political-gains-with-cap-board-majority/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/22/az-women-continue-political-gains-with-cap-board-majority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Miller</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[water issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona has always had its fair share of larger-than-life politicians.

For years, the state has also been on the cutting edge of progressive politics, in selecting powerful women to hold its highest offices, in a traditionally male-dominated arena.]]></description>
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		<title>Road Warriors: Fight over texting while driving heating up &#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/15/road-warriors-fight-over-texting-while-driving-heating-up/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/15/road-warriors-fight-over-texting-while-driving-heating-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Miller</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[AAA Arizona]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Al Melvin]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[driving while texting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[S1334]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent automobile commercial, an actor carps about the perils of driving on America's roadways, describing the dangers of motoring next to a guy steering his vehicle with his knees while talking on his cellphone and eating a cheeseburger.]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses welcome increased traffic, leery of construction &#160;&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/15/businesses-welcome-increased-traffic-leery-of-construction/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/15/businesses-welcome-increased-traffic-leery-of-construction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tackett</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[U.S. 60/Grand Ave.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While increased traffic volume is typically welcomed by businesses along the way, the challenge for owners along the U.S. 60 will be to survive while construction limits access to their stores.]]></description>
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		<title>The Grand plan: Federal money will widen roadway at discount&#160;&#160;&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/15/the-grand-plan-federal-money-will-widen-roadway-at-discount/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/15/the-grand-plan-federal-money-will-widen-roadway-at-discount/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tackett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The priciest federally funded transportation project in Arizona will end up costing much less than originally projected.]]></description>
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		<title>Districts weigh options following election struggles&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/01/districts-weigh-options-following-election-struggles/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/01/districts-weigh-options-following-election-struggles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Miller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Education Jan. 2010]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[budgets]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[bond elections]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix Union High School District]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As if the budget situation for the Phoenix Union High School District was not bad enough, voters have handed the district another challenge - how to manage with an upcoming shortfall that could top $10 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Water-study program offers students two ways to learn&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/01/water-study-program-offers-students-two-ways-to-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/02/01/water-study-program-offers-students-two-ways-to-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tackett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona elementary school students are taught about the history and importance of water conservation, but for most students, instruction on the subject typically slows once they enter middle school.]]></description>
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