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		<title>NYU student misses mark with summer-job letter</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/10/nyu-student-misses-mark-with-summer-job-letter/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/10/nyu-student-misses-mark-with-summer-job-letter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This applicant's over-the-top approach may have kept him from getting a summer job on Wall Street, but you have to give him some credit for trying.]]></description>
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		<title>Hula hoop-cam: It’s kind of surprising</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/10/hula-hoop-cam-it%e2%80%99s-kind-of-surprising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Put a video camera on a hula hoop, then spin around and see what happens.]]></description>
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		<title>Dad teaches kid a lesson via Facebook</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/10/dad-teaches-kid-a-lesson-via-facebook/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/10/dad-teaches-kid-a-lesson-via-facebook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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Kid hates parents. Kid posts on Facebook saying so. Dad finds out. Dad records video. Dad empties magazine of .45 caliber hollow points into her laptop.
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		<title>Pizza Hut offers $10K proposal package</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/pizza-hut-offers-10k-proposal-package/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/pizza-hut-offers-10k-proposal-package/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ring, the limo, the flowers … the pizza? Pizza Hut is offering all the above in its Valentine’s Day proposal package. It may seem like a gag promotion, but the pizza chain is serious. Only 10 couples will be lucky enough to pay $10,010 (plus tax, sorry California) for a package that includes a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who needs air bags when you have 38KKK breasts?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/who-needs-air-bags-when-you-have-38kkk-breasts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/who-needs-air-bags-when-you-have-38kkk-breasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana.thompson@chron.com (Dana Thompson)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weird]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Texas' Sheyla Hershey wasn’t wearing a seat belt, but she walked away from the wreck thanks to her 38KKK breasts, the Daily Mail reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Zuckerberg inadvertently ‘likes’ Mitt Romney on Facebook</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/mark-zuckerberg-inadvertently-%e2%80%98likes%e2%80%99-mitt-romney-on-facebook/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/mark-zuckerberg-inadvertently-%e2%80%98likes%e2%80%99-mitt-romney-on-facebook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chayden@sfgate.com (Christine Hayden)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What do Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate, and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, have in common? Zuckerberg recently “liked” a link to Romney’s website on Facebook when it was posted by Slate write Farhad Manjoo with the text “just try looking at the Romney logo without seeing the word MONEY” next to it. These words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fans ask Oscars to let the Muppets sing</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/fans-ask-oscars-to-let-the-muppets-sing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/fans-ask-oscars-to-let-the-muppets-sing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, the hu-Muppet-y! For only the third time since 1946, producers of the Academy Awards have decided to nix the in-show performances of the Best Original Song nominees. Deadline Hollywood says it’s to make the broadcast shorter. But the timing is terrible: The Academy essentially nixed the Muppets, as the excellent song “Man or Muppet” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man who climbed Los Angeles tower lured down by McDonald’s</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/man-who-climbed-los-angeles-tower-lured-down-by-mcdonald%e2%80%99s/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/man-who-climbed-los-angeles-tower-lured-down-by-mcdonald%e2%80%99s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The bizarre tale of a man who climbed a tower in Los Angeles as he shed his clothes got even more bizarre Thursday, as the Los Angeles Times reported he was convinced by burgers to end the incident. According to the Times: At one point, police sources said, he asked for hamburgers from McDonald’s. Officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro driver filming car commercial has near miss with NorCal deer</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/pro-driver-filming-car-commercial-has-near-miss-with-norcal-deer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/pro-driver-filming-car-commercial-has-near-miss-with-norcal-deer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wkane@sfchronicle.com (Will Kane)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Viral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crews filming a commercial for Scion in Northern California had a near miss early this month with a deer who just wanted a little screen time. A professional driver was cruising along winding roads in the new car when a deer jumped out in front of him. “As I come across this left hand turn, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After 42 years, McDonald’s takes shamrock shakes nationwide</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/after-42-years-mcdonald%e2%80%99s-takes-shamrock-shakes-nationwide/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/after-42-years-mcdonald%e2%80%99s-takes-shamrock-shakes-nationwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.gallegos@chron.com (Anna Gallegos)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[McDonald’s may have dumped the pink goo, but it’s adding an even brighter color to its menu. The fast food giant will sell leprechaun-green shamrock shakes at 14,000 of its U.S. restaurants, according to CNN Money. The shakes have been around for a long time but haven’t been a chain regular until now. The shamrock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miss. lawmaker wants to make it the Gulf of America</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/miss-lawmaker-wants-to-make-it-the-gulf-of-america/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/miss-lawmaker-wants-to-make-it-the-gulf-of-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Democratic representative in the Mississippi statehouse, Steve Holland, has filed proposed legislation in Jackson to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Technically, he calls the body of water, "the body of water that is located directly south of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties," according to Wonkette.]]></description>
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		<title>Adorable Texas lady tears up after penguin hug</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/adorable-texas-lady-tears-up-after-penguin-hug/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/adorable-texas-lady-tears-up-after-penguin-hug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[animal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristen Bell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penguin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Texan goes all Kristen Bell on us after receiving a great big hug from a King Penguin at Sea World in San Antonio. The visit was a part of a special behind-the-scenes penguin encounter her husband (behind the camera) got her for her birthday. From the look on her face, it’s worth it. She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog bites anchor’s face on live TV</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/dog-bites-anchor%e2%80%99s-face-on-live-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/dog-bites-anchor%e2%80%99s-face-on-live-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.gallegos@chron.com (Anna Gallegos)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So many things can go wrong during a live newscast, especially when animals are involved. On Wednesday, an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff named Max bit Denver news anchor Kyle Dyer in the face during a broadcast. Dyer was interviewing Max’s owner and the firefighter who rescued Max from a frozen pond when the dog snapped at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Must-watch video: Will Ferrell’s hilarious starting lineup introductions</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/must-watch-video-will-ferrell%e2%80%99s-hilarious-starting-lineup-introductions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/09/must-watch-video-will-ferrell%e2%80%99s-hilarious-starting-lineup-introductions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Will Ferrell did the starting lineup introductions for Wednesday night’s Bulls-Hornets game in New Orleans, and, as you would expect, it was hilarious. On 80s night — why “Don’t Stop Believing” is blaring in the background — Ferrell insulted the Bulls and showed love for the home team. For Chicago’s Carlos Boozer, Ferrell said, “He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This poor woman has no waist</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/08/this-poor-woman-has-no-waist/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/08/this-poor-woman-has-no-waist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moffitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Romanian model who says she never diets has such a narrow midriff her figure resembles that of a Barbie Doll. Thirty-year-old Ioana Spangenberg attributes her 32-20-32 measurements to genes, not counting calories. In fact, she laments that she can’t seem to put on the pounds, a complaint that probably won’t earn much sympathy from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you afford a (fake) Louis Vuitton condom?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/08/can-you-afford-a-fake-louis-vuitton-condom/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/08/can-you-afford-a-fake-louis-vuitton-condom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard the one about the Louis Vuitton condom?]]></description>
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		<title>Vick, Woods are America’s most ‘disliked’ athletes</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/08/vick-woods-are-america%e2%80%99s-most-%e2%80%98disliked%e2%80%99-athletes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Vick and Tiger Woods are America’s most “disliked” athletes, according to Forbes. Vick, the Eagles quarterback who spent time in jail over dog fighting charges, and Woods, the golf superstar still recovering from a scandal over his extramarital affairs, each had a “dislike” score of 60 percent. The survey was conducted by Nielsen and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massive 40-foot shark found off the coast of Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/08/massive-40-foot-shark-found-off-the-coast-of-pakistan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/08/massive-40-foot-shark-found-off-the-coast-of-pakistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[whale shark]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A terrifying sea monster 40-foot-long whale shark was retrieved by fishermen in western Pakistan Tuesday, 10 days after they spotted the creature unconscious out in the Arabian Sea, ABC News reported. Their discovery is among the largest-ever whale sharks, a species of sharks that eats plankton and does not typically pose a threat to humans. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do the funky Gronkowski – tight end dances after defeat (video)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/do-the-funky-gronkowski-%e2%80%93-tight-end-dances-after-defeat-video/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/do-the-funky-gronkowski-%e2%80%93-tight-end-dances-after-defeat-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moffitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rob Gronkowski, hobbled by an aching ankle, didn’t have a very good Super Bowl. But great athlete that he is, he sucked it up and faced defeat like a man – a man on a mission to dance the night away. And by “dance,” we mean, bouncing up and down, waving his arms violently and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby survives after train hits stroller</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/baby-survives-after-train-hits-stroller/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.gallegos@chron.com (Anna Gallegos)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took only a second for a baby stroller to slip away and roll onto train tracks in Australia, security footage released this week shows. The 5-month-old boy survived with barely a scratch, according to the UK’s Telegraph. What’s really astounding: A passerby didn’t even look up from his phone as the baby rolled by him and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressman duped by Onion story</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/congressman-duped-by-onion-story/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/congressman-duped-by-onion-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.gallegos@chron.com (Anna Gallegos)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the truth is funnier than satire. Rep. John Fleming, R-La., alerted fans of his Facebook page on Friday to the opening of an “abortionplex” until followers noted that the article that he linked on his wall was from the satirical news site the Onion, according to Politico. A screen shot of the Congressman’s original [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEA says ‘no thanks’ to donation from former porn star Sasha Grey</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/nea-says-%e2%80%98no-thanks%e2%80%99-to-donation-from-former-porn-star-sasha-grey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.gallegos@chron.com (Anna Gallegos)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Education Association wants nothing to do with former adult film star Sasha Grey or the money made from her films. Assence Films sought to donate a portion of the profits from Grey’s upcoming movie as part of her “recent efforts to expose children to the world of literature,” according to the Huffington Post. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You probably didn’t see Will Ferrell’s Old Milwaukee Super Bowl ad</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/you-probably-didn%e2%80%99t-see-will-ferrell%e2%80%99s-old-milwaukee-super-bowl-ad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You probably thought you saw all the Super Bowl commercials on Sunday. Sadly, you missed out on seeing Will Ferrell’s ad for Old Milwaukee. The bizarre TV spot aired in exactly one television market on Sunday — North Platte, Nebraska. It has an estimated 15,180 television homes, making it the second-smallest television market in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Order up a bacon milkshake today at Jack in the Box</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/order-up-a-bacon-milkshake-today-at-jack-in-the-box/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/order-up-a-bacon-milkshake-today-at-jack-in-the-box/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In either a brilliant or moment of insanity, Jack in the Box will begin to sell a bacon-flavored milkshake at their fast food joints.]]></description>
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		<title>Chrysler edits protesters’ signs in Super Bowl ad</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/06/chrysler-edits-protesters%e2%80%99-signs-in-super-bowl-ad/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/06/chrysler-edits-protesters%e2%80%99-signs-in-super-bowl-ad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most powerful Super Bowl ads from Sunday is one from Chrysler about America's comeback, complete with Clint Eastwood and a catch phrase: "It's halftime in America." The message is that we're coming back from the financial precipice, like Detroit.]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook acknowledges deleted photos not removed for up to three years</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/06/facebook-acknowledges-deleted-photos-not-removed-for-up-to-three-years/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/06/facebook-acknowledges-deleted-photos-not-removed-for-up-to-three-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever posted a photo to Facebook and then regretted it? Well, turns out deleting it doesn’t actually remove it. Ars Technica first reported in 2009 the glitch that means a photo deleted from Facebook may disappear from the main site, but is still visible to users with a direct link for as many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country singer Randy Travis arrested outside of church</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/06/country-singer-randy-travis-arrested-outside-of-church/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/06/country-singer-randy-travis-arrested-outside-of-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Country singer Randy Travis was arrested for public intoxication outside of a Baptist church on Monday morning, according to a Dallas Morning News story.]]></description>
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		<title>When life gives you ice and snow, go out and play</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/06/when-life-gives-you-ice-and-snow-go-out-and-play/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/06/when-life-gives-you-ice-and-snow-go-out-and-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ice and snow covering Europe and beyond is creating problems for almost everyone. There is a baby elephant in Amsterdam, though, who seems quite thrilled to just play in the white stuff.]]></description>
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		<title>Eva Longoria criticizes Mitt Romney</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/03/eva-longoria-criticizes-mitt-romney/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/03/eva-longoria-criticizes-mitt-romney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bstewart@express-news.net (Bob Stewart)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actress Eva Longoria has used her celebrity before to express opinions about political causes. Now, the “Desperate Housewives” star is using Twitter to lash out at Republican hopeful Mitt Romney over his lack of support for citizenship for illegal aliens who attend college or serve in the military. Texas Monthly reports on the effort in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby plays ping pong like a champ</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/03/baby-plays-ping-pong-like-a-champ/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/03/baby-plays-ping-pong-like-a-champ/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He isn't Forrest Gump at ping pong, but for a baby, he's pretty good.]]></description>
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		<title>Fairfield musician serenades Sonic employee during order</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/03/fairfield-musician-serenades-sonic-employee-during-order/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/03/fairfield-musician-serenades-sonic-employee-during-order/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Cleary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giorgio Fareira set out to make the Sonic employee taking his order smile. In doing so, he&#8217;s put a grin on the face of hundreds of thousands around the country who have watched the video of him singing his food order. Fareira, 23, an aspiring musician who graduated from Bassick High School and now lives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ellen DeGeneres in JC Penney flap; Does push-ups with Michelle Obama</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/ellen-degeneres-in-jc-penney-flap-does-push-ups-with-michelle-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/ellen-degeneres-in-jc-penney-flap-does-push-ups-with-michelle-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a big week in Ellen’s world. First came Kristen Bell and her crazy sloth-love, now this. Recently, DeGeneres was hired as a new spokesperson for JC Penney. She worked there as a teen and said “I’m excited to tell everybody about this partnership.” But not everybody was excited: Today, one organization called for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roseanne for president: Comedic actress files papers</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/roseanne-for-president-comedic-actress-files-papers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/roseanne-for-president-comedic-actress-files-papers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana.thompson@chron.com (Dana Thompson)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TMZ is reporting that comedienne and self-proclaimed "domestic goddess" Roseanne Barr has filed documents to run for president.]]></description>
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		<title>The best Super Bowl ad you won’t see in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/the-best-super-bowl-ad-you-won%e2%80%99t-see-in-the-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warning: The following video might contain hockey-like content. For that reason, Budweiser will be showing its heartstring-tugging “Flash Fans” ad on Super Bowl Sunday in Canada only. But that’s too bad, because this is the only good “flash mob” ad ever made. If you’ve ever played rec sports, can you imagine if a massive crowd [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gisele asks friends and family to pray for Brady</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/gisele-asks-friends-and-family-to-pray-for-brady/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/gisele-asks-friends-and-family-to-pray-for-brady/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if two-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady didn’t have enough luck already, his supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen is petitioning for him to get a little more help … from the man upstairs. In an email obtained by the New York Post, Gisele asked friends and family for some positive vibes in advance of Sunday’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Stewart isn’t cutting Romney any slack over poor wording</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/jon-stewart-isn%e2%80%99t-cutting-romney-any-slack-over-poor-wording/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/jon-stewart-isn%e2%80%99t-cutting-romney-any-slack-over-poor-wording/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart There are some people saying Mitt Romney’s statement that he’s “not concerned about the very poor” has been taken out of context and does not represent his campaign overall. The Daily Show host Jon Stewart is not one of those people. Stewart ridiculed Romney on last night’s show for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Droid users most likely to have sex on the first date</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/droid-users-most-likely-to-have-sex-on-the-first-date/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/02/droid-users-most-likely-to-have-sex-on-the-first-date/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guys and girls with Android phones tend to get it on earlier in a relationship, while BlackBerry users are more reserved, according to a survey of Match.com users in Canada that seems to confirm some stereotypes about the various smartphones. Consumerist summed up the results, initially reported by the Toronto Star: They found that 62% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Houston millionaire adopts his girlfriend – really</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/houston-millionaire-adopts-his-girlfriend-%e2%80%93-really/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/houston-millionaire-adopts-his-girlfriend-%e2%80%93-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana.thompson@chron.com (Dana Thompson)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The move could affect an upcoming civil trial brought by the parents of Scott Wilson, who was killed in a crash with Goodman’s Bentley in Florida.]]></description>
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		<title>‘Star Trek’ captain charged with DUI</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98star-trek%e2%80%99-captain-charged-with-dui/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98star-trek%e2%80%99-captain-charged-with-dui/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cduray@ctpost.com (Christopher Duray)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actor Avery Brooks who starred as Capt. Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was arrested and charged with DUI in Wilton, Conn. according to the Hartford Courant. The Courant reports that Brooks, 63 and a New Jersey resident, was driving in Connecticut Sunday when police received a complaint about his driving. He was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McDonald’s stops using ‘pink slime’ in meat — did the Brits win?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-stops-using-%e2%80%98pink-slime%e2%80%99-in-meat-%e2%80%94-did-the-brits-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyrolph@seattlepi.com (Amy Rolph)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[McDonald’s recently confirmed it will no long use scrap meat treated with ammonium hydroxide to make hamburgers and chicken sandwiches, and all of the United Kingdom is claiming victory. OK, maybe not all of the UK — just the Daily Mail and so-called Naked Chef Jamie Oliver. “After years of trying to break America, Jamie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Lady rates political singers, including her husband</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/the-first-lady-rates-political-singers-including-her-husband/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/the-first-lady-rates-political-singers-including-her-husband/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Obama went on the The Tonight Show last night for the first time since becoming First Lady and let it slip that the president sings to her all the time. Last month the president sang Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together in an impromptu moment before starting a speech at the Apollo Theater. When she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Jersey Shore’ star Snooki denies she’s pregnant</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98jersey-shore%e2%80%99-star-snooki-denies-she%e2%80%99s-pregnant/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98jersey-shore%e2%80%99-star-snooki-denies-she%e2%80%99s-pregnant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is pregnant, according to a report in Star magazine.]]></description>
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		<title>‘Soul Train’ creator Cornelius dead in apparent suicide</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98soul-train%e2%80%99-creator-cornelius-dead-in-apparent-suicide/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98soul-train%e2%80%99-creator-cornelius-dead-in-apparent-suicide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Soul Train creator Don Cornelius was found dead at his Sherman Oaks, Calif., on home Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Times is reporting.]]></description>
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		<title>Fake Tom Brady officially lowers bar on celebrity look-a-likes</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/fake-tom-brady-officially-lowers-bar-on-celebrity-look-a-likes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/fake-tom-brady-officially-lowers-bar-on-celebrity-look-a-likes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As opposed to past Super Bowl Media Days, this year’s edition was fairly uneventful. So uneventful that the media ended up talking to this guy, a “Tom Brady look-a-like.” The man, 26-year-old Patriots fan Nick Lower, wore his Halloween costume to Media Day for kicks, but ended up being paid the compliment of being named [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laughter over Siri’s struggles with Scottish accents</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/laughter-over-siri%e2%80%99s-struggles-with-scottish-accents/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/laughter-over-siri%e2%80%99s-struggles-with-scottish-accents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vlae Kershner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Siri, ye cannae kin Scottish at aw. The Los Angeles Times reports that the iPhone 4S has become a top seller in Scotland despite its voice feature’s inability to decipher the accent of Robbie Burns, Sean Connery and Montgomery Scott. “What’s the weather like today?” Darren Lillie said hopefully into his iPhone recently here in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brit mom goes rock-climbing with toddler on her back</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/brit-mom-goes-rock-climbing-with-toddler-on-her-back/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/brit-mom-goes-rock-climbing-with-toddler-on-her-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moffitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“The Height of Stupidity?” queried the UK MailOnline headline. “This is shocking!” gasped a commenter. “Talk about stupid,” said another. “Fool,” sniffed a third. The subject of their disdain is Menna Pritchard, a Welsh single mother who went rock climbing with her 2-year-old daughter strapped to her back. The little girl, Ffion, was not wearing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl ads to be longer, more interactive this year</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/super-bowl-ads-to-be-longer-more-interactive-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/super-bowl-ads-to-be-longer-more-interactive-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With over a quarter billion dollars spent on Super Bowl commercials this year (The economy’s certainly booming in that sector), advertisers will be vying desperately for your attention this Sunday. This year, they’re trying a few new ways of getting it. One new strategy was to make commercials longer in order to make their spot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dad got to the wedding via Photoshop</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/dad-got-to-the-wedding-via-photoshop/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/dad-got-to-the-wedding-via-photoshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a couple's wedding date came up, the groom's dad was in the hospital. How to keep the old man connected to the memory? Photoshop him in.]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Colbert to FEC: “I’m rolling seven digits deep!”</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/stephen-colbert-to-fec-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-rolling-seven-digits-deep%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/stephen-colbert-to-fec-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-rolling-seven-digits-deep%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert’s super PAC might be a big joke, but it’s raising some serious bucks.]]></description>
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		<title>Video of Blake Griffin, LeBron James’ dunk of the year offerings</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/video-of-blake-griffin-lebron-james%e2%80%99-dunk-of-the-year-offerings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/31/video-of-blake-griffin-lebron-james%e2%80%99-dunk-of-the-year-offerings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin has already gained a reputation for being a big dunker in his young career, but he topped himself Monday night with a far-out jam over the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kendrick Perkins. See the dunk that sent the announcers and Twitter into a frenzy: The dunk came only one night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newt Gingrich sued for playing ‘Eye of the Tiger’ without permission</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/newt-gingrich-sued-for-playing-%e2%80%98eye-of-the-tiger%e2%80%99-without-permission/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/newt-gingrich-sued-for-playing-%e2%80%98eye-of-the-tiger%e2%80%99-without-permission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Harris Bloomberg News Newt Gingrich, fighting for the Republican Party’s nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, was sued for unauthorized use of “Eye of the Tiger,” the Grammy-winning theme song from “Rocky III.” Rude Music Inc., an Illinois corporation owned by Frank Sullivan, a co-author of the song, sued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eww… most Americans use cell phones in the bathroom</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/eww%e2%80%a6-most-americans-use-cell-phones-in-the-bathroom/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/eww%e2%80%a6-most-americans-use-cell-phones-in-the-bathroom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bathroom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three-fourths of Americans with cell phones use them in the bathroom, “talking, tweeting and typing” even while on the toilet, according to a new tech survey. Two-thirds of users say they’ve answered calls and sent text messages in the bathroom, and men are more likely to do so than women, marketing group 11mark found and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man forced to wear sign after skipping jury duty</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/man-forced-to-wear-sign-after-skipping-jury-duty/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/man-forced-to-wear-sign-after-skipping-jury-duty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Tribune reported that an Indiana man has been forced to stand in front of his local courthouse with a sign reading “I failed to appear for jury duty.” It’s a judge-ordered punishment for violating jury duty requirements. The 22-year-old was selected for a drunk-driving trial back in December, but he skipped out after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tebow, porn convention have something in common</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/tebow-porn-convention-have-something-in-common/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/tebow-porn-convention-have-something-in-common/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By way of the SportsGrid.com, we hear that Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos quarterback who regularly acknowledges his faith on the field, was ironically booked into the same Las Vegas hotel, this week as the world's largest porn convention.]]></description>
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		<title>Are you ready for some insane Super Bowl bets?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/are-you-ready-for-some-insane-super-bowl-bets/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/are-you-ready-for-some-insane-super-bowl-bets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All across the globe, billions of dollars will be placed on this Sunday’s Super Bowl. But why drop money on a boring wager when you can wager your home against how long it takes Kelly Clarkson to sing the national anthem? Clarkson’s anthem speed is just one of many crazy bets on the table for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muppets hit back at Fox News at press conference</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/muppets-hit-back-at-fox-news-at-press-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/muppets-hit-back-at-fox-news-at-press-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, a segment on the Fox Business Network accused the Muppets of being anti-oil with the latest movie featuring an evil oil baron as its villain and all.]]></description>
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		<title>Brits denied entry into U.S. over misinterpreted tweets</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/brits-denied-entry-into-u-s-over-misinterpreted-tweets/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/30/brits-denied-entry-into-u-s-over-misinterpreted-tweets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two British tourists were deported last week after landing at Los Angeles International Airport over tweets in which one of them joked about "diggin' up" Marilyn Monroe and "destroying" America.]]></description>
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		<title>Laughter over Siri’s problems with Scottish accents</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/29/laughter-over-siri%e2%80%99s-problems-with-scottish-accents/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/29/laughter-over-siri%e2%80%99s-problems-with-scottish-accents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vlae Kershner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Siri, ye cannae kin Scottish at aw. The Los Angeles Times reports that the iPhone 4s has become a top seller despite its voice feature’s inability to decipher the accent of Robbie Burns, Sean Connery and Montgomery Scott. “What’s the weather like today?” Darren Lillie said hopefully into his iPhone recently here in the Scottish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dude figures out when Ice Cube had ‘Good Day’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/dude-figures-out-when-ice-cube-had-%e2%80%98good-day%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/dude-figures-out-when-ice-cube-had-%e2%80%98good-day%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[January 20, 1992: Was this the day Ice Cube didn’t have to use his AK? In what may be the finest example of forensic hip-hop investigative calculations, some dude figured out the exact date Ice Cube had his famously good day — you know, the one he recorded a hit single about in 1993. Skateboarder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Google guess your age and gender?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/can-google-guess-your-age-and-gender/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/can-google-guess-your-age-and-gender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyrolph@seattlepi.com (Amy Rolph)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s the game that’s all the rage online today: Just who does Google think you are?

The search site infers demographics based on what websites users visit, then chooses advertising content based on that data.  Given a recent announcement from Google about privacy changes, now seems like a good time to find out what the company knows about you.]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Perry is spending his newfound freetime shooting things</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/rick-perry-is-spending-his-newfound-freetime-shooting-things/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/rick-perry-is-spending-his-newfound-freetime-shooting-things/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[range]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Perry is back in Texas, home on the range. The gun range, that is. Perry– who dropped out of the presidential race just over a week ago– tweeted pictures of himself workin’ some firearms in the Texas Hill Country. The governor bragged that he was able to shoot an egg from 100 yards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low IQ behind some conservative beliefs</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/low-iq-behind-some-conservative-beliefs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/low-iq-behind-some-conservative-beliefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7498</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Children with low intelligence are more likely to grow up to be social conservatives and racists, researchers found in a study published out of the U.K. The study, which appeared in the journal Psychological Science and was written up by LifeScience, built upon previous research linking low education with prejudice, using data from two studies [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bumper crop of Super Bowl teaser ads</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/bumper-crop-of-super-bowl-teaser-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/27/bumper-crop-of-super-bowl-teaser-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tneff@timesunion.com (Tim Neff, timesunion.com)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Broderick’s Ferris Bueller tease is just one of the Super Bowl ad promos hitting YouTube. Here’s a selection of them, including one from Volkswagen that looks something like an Alpo ad for the Empire.]]></description>
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		<title>Matthew Broderick teases Ferris Bueller Super Bowl ad</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/matthew-broderick-teases-ferris-bueller-super-bowl-ad/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/matthew-broderick-teases-ferris-bueller-super-bowl-ad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bueller? Bueller? The web is abuzz that Ferris himself may return during the Super Bowl, or maybe even to theaters, after a cryptic video was posted on YouTube today. The video shows Matthew Broderick throwing open some curtains and asking, “How can I handle work on a day like today?” The very Bueller “Oh Yeah” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paula Deen caught on video chowing down on cheeseburger</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/paula-deen-caught-on-video-chowing-down-on-cheeseburger/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/paula-deen-caught-on-video-chowing-down-on-cheeseburger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Paula Deen isn’t letting Type 2 diabetes keep her down. Splash has posted a video of the celebrity chef, who has come under fire for promoting a diabetes drug and hiding her disease, enjoying a cheeseburger and fries during her annual Paula Deen Party at Sea cruise. TMZ also has a photo if you want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Girl collapses after eating mostly chicken nuggets for 15 years</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/girl-collapses-after-eating-mostly-chicken-nuggets-for-15-years/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/girl-collapses-after-eating-mostly-chicken-nuggets-for-15-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a chicken-flavored version of the “Super Size Me” documentary, a British girl is apparently dealing with the consequences of eating nothing but chicken nuggets and french fries for 15 straight years. According to tabloids The Sun and the Daily Mail, 17-year-old Stacey Irvine of Birmingham has been eating chicken nuggets since the age of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart removes store greeters from overnight shifts</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/wal-mart-removes-store-greeters-from-overnight-shifts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/wal-mart-removes-store-greeters-from-overnight-shifts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[greeter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beloved Walmart greeters, who welcome shoppers as they enter the automatic doors and grab their carts at the big-box store, will no longer be there to say hi during all hours of the night, Bloomberg News reported. After three decades, the company decided to remove greeters from the 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leprosy group wants ‘Pirates’ to walk the plank</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/leprosy-group-wants-%e2%80%98pirates%e2%80%99-to-walk-the-plank/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/leprosy-group-wants-%e2%80%98pirates%e2%80%99-to-walk-the-plank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jillian.cohan@chron.com (Jillian Cohan)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The British animator Aardman will change a scene in its upcoming film, “Pirates: Band of Misfits,” after objections from leprosy advocacy groups, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 3D animated film voiced by the likes of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven and David Tennant is due in theaters April 27. The groups that came out against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A star is born: New dad freestyles to fetal monitor</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/a-star-is-born-new-dad-freestyles-to-fetal-monitor/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/a-star-is-born-new-dad-freestyles-to-fetal-monitor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jillian.cohan@chron.com (Jillian Cohan)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As he waited for his new son to arrive in the delivery room, U.S. Air Force Sgt. Charles McDaniel didn’t pick up a magazine or grab the TV remote.  Instead, he filled the room with a freestyle rap to the cadence of the fetal monitor, MSNBC is reporting: McDaniel, an Air Force staff sergeant based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>14-year-old Utah boy killed by tiny replica cannon</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/14-year-old-utah-boy-killed-by-tiny-replica-cannon/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/26/14-year-old-utah-boy-killed-by-tiny-replica-cannon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Utah police are investigating how a tiny replica cannon accidentally fired at a 14-year-old boy and killed him, according to an ABC News story.]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly bankrupt T.O. says, ‘I’M IN HELL’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/25/nearly-bankrupt-t-o-says-%e2%80%98i%e2%80%99m-in-hell%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/25/nearly-bankrupt-t-o-says-%e2%80%98i%e2%80%99m-in-hell%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moffitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When we last heard from Terrell Owens, he was announcing his return to pro football – not the NFL, mind you, the Indoor Football League. He’ll be paid $250,000 to $500,000 by the Allen Wranglers, which is a good thing, because Owens really needs the money. In fact, he’s nearly broke. Or so he tells [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s with the dumb joke, Mr. President?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/25/what%e2%80%99s-with-the-dumb-joke-mr-president/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/25/what%e2%80%99s-with-the-dumb-joke-mr-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NDN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some outlets are saying President Obama's joke about spilled milk in last night's State of the Union Address bombed, but it didn't. The captive audience laughed. Politely.]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer star’s girlfriend claims he’s on injury list because of too much sex</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/25/soccer-star%e2%80%99s-girlfriend-claims-he%e2%80%99s-on-injury-list-because-of-too-much-sex/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/25/soccer-star%e2%80%99s-girlfriend-claims-he%e2%80%99s-on-injury-list-because-of-too-much-sex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is there such thing as too much sex? If you are a professional soccer player, apparently yes. AC Milan standout midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng is on the sidelines with an injury, and his girlfriend Melissa Satta claims it’s because of their steamy bedroom behavior. “The reason why he is always injured is because we have sex [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/25/soccer-star%e2%80%99s-girlfriend-claims-he%e2%80%99s-on-injury-list-because-of-too-much-sex/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Mayor&#8217;s plan to help Latinos: &#8216;I might have tacos&#8217; for dinner</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/mayors-plan-to-help-latinos-i-might-have-tacos-for-dinner/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/mayors-plan-to-help-latinos-i-might-have-tacos-for-dinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Cleary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[trblib.fn.plugins.register('bcvideo'); trblib.fn.plugins.register('player_configs'); function onTemplateLoaded(item_id) { var id_number = item_id.replace("premiumVideo", ""); createNewVideoContainer(id_number, "wpix", "www.wpix.com", "embed"); jQuery(document).trigger( 'videoTemplateLoaded', { id: item_id } ); }; Original video from wpix.com. On the day where four East Haven police officers, including the local police union leader, were charged by federal authorities with civil rights abuses against Latino members of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Junk food at school isn’t making kids fat, study says</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/junk-food-at-school-isn%e2%80%99t-making-kids-fat-study-says/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/junk-food-at-school-isn%e2%80%99t-making-kids-fat-study-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jezebel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Junk food in schools: bad idea, you would say? So would I. So would most people, right? However, it's not exactly the reason American kids are getting fatter, so says a new study.]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Timeline is here whether you like it or not</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/facebook-timeline-is-here-whether-you-like-it-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/facebook-timeline-is-here-whether-you-like-it-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you been wondering about whether to go to the new Facebook Timeline feature? Stop daydreaming, it's a reality soon, whether you like it or not.]]></description>
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		<title>Who gave John Kerry two black eyes and a broken nose?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/who-gave-john-kerry-two-black-eyes-and-a-broken-nose/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/who-gave-john-kerry-two-black-eyes-and-a-broken-nose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[black eye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boston]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. John Kerry showed off some serious battle wounds when he visited the White House Monday for an event honoring the Boston Bruins, who won the Stanley Cup last year. Coincidentally, the Massachusetts Democrat had injured himself on the ice, getting hit with a hockey stick during a recent game. He had bruising around his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take a little break to watch some extreme Yosemite</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/take-a-little-break-to-watch-some-extreme-yosemite/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/take-a-little-break-to-watch-some-extreme-yosemite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Delehanty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you need a reminder of how beautiful nature is, we found it. This Project Yosemite video, a time-lapse collaboration between two guys, Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty, who just had an idea to shoot Yosemite in time-lapse photos.]]></description>
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		<title>Disney theme parks reverse beard ban</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/disney-theme-parks-reverse-beard-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/24/disney-theme-parks-reverse-beard-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jillian.cohan@chron.com (Jillian Cohan)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[beards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disney world]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Disney theme parks will let their male employees look a little more like one of Snow White’s seven dwarves — at least when it comes to facial hair. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Walt Disney Co. announced that male employees will be allowed to sport beards and goatees after a 60 year ban. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police investigate Texas woman’s death in tanning bed</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/23/police-investigate-texas-woman%e2%80%99s-death-in-tanning-bed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/23/police-investigate-texas-woman%e2%80%99s-death-in-tanning-bed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff.bair@chron.com (Jeff Bair)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Authorities in the Dallas area are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found Sunday in a tanning bed. From television station WFAA: Investigators said they were called to a residence in the 5700 block of Terrace Trail (in the municipality of Sansom Park) at 12:17 a.m. A man told police he returned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olive Garden trying to get diners back after sales drop</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/23/olive-garden-trying-to-get-diners-back-after-sales-drop/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/23/olive-garden-trying-to-get-diners-back-after-sales-drop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dining]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italian restaurant chain Olive Garden says, “When you’re here, you’re family,” but in recent years, it’s been more like a dysfunctional family, struggling with dipping sales and a mixed reputation, the Chicago Tribune reported. The restaurant’s parent company, Darden (also the owner of Red Lobster), acknowledged that they let Olive Garden get into a rut, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steven Tyler’s horrible national anthem</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/23/steven-tyler%e2%80%99s-horrible-national-anthem/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/23/steven-tyler%e2%80%99s-horrible-national-anthem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WATCH Steven Tyler butcher sing the “Star Spangled Banner” at Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. While not quite a Roseanne Barr-sized screw up, I’m not sure the screeching was really necessary.]]></description>
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		<title>Joe Paterno’s health reportedly worsens</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/21/joe-paterno%e2%80%99s-health-reportedly-worsens/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/21/joe-paterno%e2%80%99s-health-reportedly-worsens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana.thompson@chron.com (Dana Thompson)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A family spokesman says former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who is battling lung cancer, is in serious condition after experiencing health complications.]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg, breweries bet big on NFC championship</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/bloomberg-breweries-bet-big-on-nfc-championship/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/bloomberg-breweries-bet-big-on-nfc-championship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Mickelson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/?p=3092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You see this hand? This hand is ready to literally slap the entire city of San Francisco if you beat my team this weekend. When the Giants and 49ers square off this Sunday, there will be more than a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Earlier this week, New York City Mayor Michael [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cook: Cruise ship captain ordered food amid emergency</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/cook-cruise-ship-captain-ordered-food-amid-emergency/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/cook-cruise-ship-captain-ordered-food-amid-emergency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The captain of the Costa Concordia ordered dinner for himself and a woman after the ship struck rocks off Italy's coast, a cook from the ship told a Filipino television station, CNN is reporting.]]></description>
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		<title>Worst performances of the National Anthem</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/worst-performances-of-the-national-anthem/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/worst-performances-of-the-national-anthem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nobody likes an excruciating National Anthem to start our ball games. Even the high-profile Super Bowl performers can screw it up. Remember Christina Aguilera last year in Dallas?]]></description>
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		<title>BYU mascot too offensive for Utah high school</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/byu-mascot-too-offensive-for-utah-high-school/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/byu-mascot-too-offensive-for-utah-high-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Utah high school is changing its mascot because the local school board finds it derogatory.]]></description>
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		<title>Man arrested for possessing a buttock of Saddam</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/man-arrested-for-possessing-a-buttock-of-saddam/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/man-arrested-for-possessing-a-buttock-of-saddam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[buttock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man in England has been arrested for possessing part of a statue of Saddam Hussein -- one half of his buttocks, more accurately "a buttock" -- which is a violation of the 2003 Iraq Sanctions Order prohibiting the importation of "Iraqi cultural property," British authorities claim in a story by the Guardian.]]></description>
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		<title>Hail to the crooner</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/hail-to-the-crooner/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/20/hail-to-the-crooner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fran Silverman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Will Obama be the next American Idol? Here&#8217;s his tribute to Al Green]]></description>
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		<title>Texas model makes first public appearance since plane accident</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/texas-model-makes-first-public-appearance-since-plane-accident/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/texas-model-makes-first-public-appearance-since-plane-accident/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrew.warren@chron.com (Andy Warren)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lauren Scruggs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7363</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TMZ online has published a photograph of Texas model/editor Lauren Scruggs appearing in public with her parents for the first time since she accidentally walked into the propeller of an airplane last month. Good Morning America also aired this video footage of the injured Plano fashionista, who lost her left eye and left hand in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former NFL star Terrell Owens resurfaces in Indoor Football League</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/former-nfl-star-terrell-owens-resurfaces-in-indoor-football-league/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/former-nfl-star-terrell-owens-resurfaces-in-indoor-football-league/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Terrell Owens is back on the field. In the Indoor Football League. Owens, one of the most productive receivers (and biggest personalities) in NFL history, will join the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. He made the announcement on a video, which appears to be shot in his house. “Uh oh! It’s official! It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch tennis player’s epic tantrum at Australian Open</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/watch-tennis-player%e2%80%99s-epic-tantrum-at-australian-open/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/watch-tennis-player%e2%80%99s-epic-tantrum-at-australian-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tennis players smashing their rackets in frustration happens all of the time. But four rackets? With two still in the plastic covers? That might be a first. Marcos Baghdatis took out his frustrations in the third set of his four-set loss to Stanislas Wawrinka Tuesday in the Australian Open. Baghdatis, a former Open runner-up, was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glen Davis earns one of the most bizarre technical fouls in NBA history</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/glen-davis-earns-one-of-the-most-bizarre-technical-fouls-in-nba-history/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/glen-davis-earns-one-of-the-most-bizarre-technical-fouls-in-nba-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Glen Davis’ nickname is “Big Baby.” Fitting. The Orlando Magic big man earned one of the most bizarre technical fouls in NBA history after protesting a foul on Richard Jefferson’s alley-oop dunk in San Antonio’s overtime win on Wednesday. Davis pulled his pants down. Just a few seconds into the video, the camera pans away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trinity squash team loses for first time in 14 years</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/trinity-squash-team-loses-for-first-time-in-14-years/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/19/trinity-squash-team-loses-for-first-time-in-14-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Doody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t get me wrong &#8212; the UConn women&#8217;s basketball team had a hell of a streak from 2008 to 2010, when the Huskies won 90 games in a row. As Jim Calhoun noted at the time, winning that many games in a row in Parcheesi would have been a noteworthy accomplishment. But here&#8217;s the thing: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter remembers Dr. Mel</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/twitter-remembers-dr-mel/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/twitter-remembers-dr-mel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Doody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[View the story "Twitter remembers Dr. Mel " on Storify]]]></description>
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		<title>Peyton Manning to retire … according to Rob Lowe; Manning’s dad says it’s not true</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/peyton-manning-to-retire-%e2%80%a6-according-to-rob-lowe-manning%e2%80%99s-dad-says-it%e2%80%99s-not-true/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/peyton-manning-to-retire-%e2%80%a6-according-to-rob-lowe-manning%e2%80%99s-dad-says-it%e2%80%99s-not-true/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning will retire, according to veteran NFL writer Rob Lowe. Wait … Rob Lowe? That Rob Lowe?? Why not?? After all, he LITERALLY is the finest sports writer on the planet. OK, so, he’s not a sports writer. Or a writer. (Except on West Wing). But maybe his great work in Parks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missing snowshoer burned money for warmth</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/missing-snowshoer-burned-money-for-warmth/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/missing-snowshoer-burned-money-for-warmth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[burn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Rainer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man missing on Mount Rainer was found alive earlier this week, having done everything he could to stay warm in the snow, from running in place to burning the money in his wallet, Seattle’s KOMO News reported. During the two nights he spent in the freezing weather, “he had some fire starters with him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Wahlberg apologizes for ‘irresponsible’ 9/11 comment</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/mark-wahlberg-apologizes-for-%e2%80%98irresponsible%e2%80%99-911-comment/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/mark-wahlberg-apologizes-for-%e2%80%98irresponsible%e2%80%99-911-comment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people are full of it. But some are more full than others. Today's example is Hollywood powerhouse Mark Wahlberg in a chat with the Men's Journal magazine.]]></description>
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		<title>Captain offers barely plausible excuse for leaving ship</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/captain-offers-barely-plausible-excuse-for-leaving-ship/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/captain-offers-barely-plausible-excuse-for-leaving-ship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moffitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Letterman’s writers do their Top Ten Captain Excuses for Abandoning the Costa Concordia they’ll be hard-pressed to surpass Capt. Francesco Schettino’s own lame explanation. According to The Guardian, the cruise liner captain on Tuesday told a court trying to determine whether he should be charged with manslaughter that he left the ship by accident. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dodd: SOPA protest a &#8220;dangerous gimmick&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/dodd-sopa-protest-a-dangerous-gimmick/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/18/dodd-sopa-protest-a-dangerous-gimmick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Duray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut&#8217;s own former senator Chris Dodd spoke out against the SOPA internet protest, Tuesday, telling the Los Angeles Times it was a &#8220;dangerous gimmick.&#8221; The internet strike involves prominent websites shutting down or altering content to protest a bill they say will facilitate unchecked censorship. Dodd, now Chief Executive for the Motion Picture Association of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oops: Airline crew mistakenly plays message saying plane’s gonna crash</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/17/oops-airline-crew-mistakenly-plays-message-saying-plane%e2%80%99s-gonna-crash/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/17/oops-airline-crew-mistakenly-plays-message-saying-plane%e2%80%99s-gonna-crash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Passengers aboard a British Airways flight between Miami and London’s Heathrow Airport got the scare of their lives when a recorded message told them they were about to crash, The Daily Telegraph is reporting: Many of those who were awake and heard the announcement began screaming. The plane was cruising at about 35,000 ft at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hear cruise ship captain argue with authorities as ship listed</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/17/hear-cruise-ship-captain-argue-with-authorities-as-ship-listed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/17/hear-cruise-ship-captain-argue-with-authorities-as-ship-listed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The captain of the Costa Concordia, which capsized Friday in Italy, made his terrible situation sound like a small problem to the authorities and later argued about reboarding the listing ship, according to recorded conversations obtained by Italian newspapers, the New York Times is reporting.]]></description>
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		<title>High school basketball players brutally beaten for Tebowing</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/17/high-school-basketball-players-brutally-beaten-for-tebowing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/17/high-school-basketball-players-brutally-beaten-for-tebowing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two South Carolina boys basketball players were slammed to the ground, punched and kicked “to the point of vomiting” for Tebowing during the game. Following a 20-point win, the Wando (S.C.) students were beaten by fans of West Ashley (S.C). The students celebrated during the game by getting down on one knee in Tebow’s signature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetes is sweet, y’all!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/17/diabetes-is-sweet-y%e2%80%99all/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/17/diabetes-is-sweet-y%e2%80%99all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norvo Nordisk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrity chef Paula Deen has been preaching the gospel of butter since I've heard of her. People (my mother) used to extol the virtues of Deen's cuisine but I always said that anything tastes good with a half a pound of butter in it.]]></description>
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		<title>John F. Kennedy’s white hearse to be sold at auction</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/16/john-f-kennedy%e2%80%99s-white-hearse-to-be-sold-at-auction/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/16/john-f-kennedy%e2%80%99s-white-hearse-to-be-sold-at-auction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[auction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A car auction company says it will put President John F. Kennedy’s white hearse on the block during an event in Scottsdale, Arizona, this week, Consumer Reports wrote. According to auctioneers Barrett-Jackson, the 1964 Cadillac Hearse transported the assassinated president from Parkland Memorial Hospital to Love Field Airport in Dallas. Its authenticity has been verified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diamond-studded business cards for the rich</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/16/diamond-studded-business-cards-for-the-rich/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/16/diamond-studded-business-cards-for-the-rich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If those paper business cards just aren’t good enough for you, you might want to think about something a little more fancy – like diamond-studded cards.]]></description>
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		<title>Missed the Globes? Here’s a recap</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/15/missed-the-globes-here%e2%80%99s-a-recap/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/15/missed-the-globes-here%e2%80%99s-a-recap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana.thompson@chron.com (Dana Thompson)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Having guaranteed he will not be receiving an invitation to return as host next year, Ricky Gervais announces the first presenter …” That was from last year’s Golden Globe entry. You’d think that after writing about the television business after all these years, I’d have learned my lesson by now. That lesson? In Hollywood, particularly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tebow inspires John 3:16 ad aired during Broncos game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/14/tebow-inspires-john-316-ad-aired-during-broncos-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/14/tebow-inspires-john-316-ad-aired-during-broncos-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana.thompson@chron.com (Dana Thompson)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Focus on the Family, the evangelical organization based in Denver that featured Tim Tebow and his mother in a Super Bowl ad in 2010, purchased a spot during the second quarter of Saturday night’s game between the New England Patriots and Tebow’s Denver Broncos on CBS.]]></description>
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		<title>North Texas pastor, wife hold 24-hour, rooftop ‘Sexperiment’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/14/north-texas-pastor-wife-hold-24-hour-rooftop-%e2%80%98sexperiment%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/14/north-texas-pastor-wife-hold-24-hour-rooftop-%e2%80%98sexperiment%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana.thompson@chron.com (Dana Thompson)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pastor Ed Young and Lisa Young started a 24-hour “bed-in” on Friday, braving cold temperatures on a bed atop Young’s Fellowship Church in Grapevine.]]></description>
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		<title>Paula Deen expected to reveal she has diabetes, y’all (but Novartis has nothing to do with it)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/13/paula-deen-expected-to-reveal-she-has-diabetes-y%e2%80%99all-but-novartis-has-nothing-to-do-with-it/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/13/paula-deen-expected-to-reveal-she-has-diabetes-y%e2%80%99all-but-novartis-has-nothing-to-do-with-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Update: Drugmaker Novartis has released a statement saying it has no plans to bring on Paula Deen as a spokeswoman for diabetes treatment. “The rumors that Novartis has signed a multi-million dollar spokesperson deal with Paula Deen for a Diabetes treatment are not true. Novartis is not working with Ms. Deen,” the company said. Their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen asks for boycott of Girl Scout cookies over transgender controversy</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/12/teen-asks-for-boycott-of-girl-scout-cookies-over-transgender-controversy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/12/teen-asks-for-boycott-of-girl-scout-cookies-over-transgender-controversy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phockaday@sfgate.com (Peter Hockaday)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debate over a transgender youth joining the Girl Scouts has flared up again, and now your Thin Mints are at stake. Back in October, transgender 7-year-old Bobby Montoya was first rejected, then eventually accepted by a Denver Girl Scout troop. Now, a group calling itself Honest Girl Scouts has published a web site and issued statements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 10 most outrageous excuses for being late</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/12/the-10-most-outrageous-excuses-for-being-late/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/12/the-10-most-outrageous-excuses-for-being-late/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ehuet@sfchronicle.com (Ellen Huet)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When most people are late to work, it’s because the kids got sick, the traffic was terrible or the alarm clock mysteriously failed. Sometimes, though, a fox stole your keys, the governor called or your cat had the hiccups. CareerBuilder.com asked employers to list the most outrageous excuses heard from tardy employees, and while only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There was one thing sex shop thieves didn’t take</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/12/there-was-one-thing-sex-shop-thieves-didn%e2%80%99t-take/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/12/there-was-one-thing-sex-shop-thieves-didn%e2%80%99t-take/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CBS13 Sacramento]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sex toys, magazines and videos were stolen from a Linda, Calif., erotica shop, but the thieves didn't touch the cash register.]]></description>
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		<title>Video supposedly shows Marines urinating on dead militants</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/11/video-supposedly-shows-marines-urinating-on-dead-militants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/11/video-supposedly-shows-marines-urinating-on-dead-militants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moffitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An extremely disturbing video purportedly showing U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of insurgents was posted on numerous websites Wednesday. The 39-second graphic video on TMZ, YouTube and other sites shows four men dressed in what appear to be Marine sniper uniforms exposing their genitals and desecrating the bodies. One of them can be heard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coors Light beats Budweiser to become America’s second-favorite brew</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/11/coors-light-beats-budweiser-to-become-america%e2%80%99s-second-favorite-brew/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/11/coors-light-beats-budweiser-to-become-america%e2%80%99s-second-favorite-brew/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coors Light became the second-most popular beer in the country in 2011, edging between Bud Light and Budweiser, which had held the No. 1 and No. 2 for nearly two decades. The Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday on the beer rankings, which were collected Beer Marketer’s Insight. Last year’s top selling brews were: 1. Bud Light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fans sit on the Mavericks bench during a game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/11/fans-sit-on-the-mavericks-bench-during-a-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/11/fans-sit-on-the-mavericks-bench-during-a-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about great seats. Check out these two fans who are sitting on the bench with the Mavericks during Tuesday’s game against the Pistons. Yes, on the bench. With the players. TV cameras caught the two fans, with beers in their hands, between Mavericks guards Delonte West and Vince Carter during the third quarter of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kayaker rescues injured dog swimming in Gulf of Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/10/kayaker-rescues-injured-dog-swimming-in-gulf-of-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/10/kayaker-rescues-injured-dog-swimming-in-gulf-of-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dean.betz@chron.com (Dean Betz)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A man kayaking in the Gulf of Mexico rescued an injured dog that was swimming offshore after fleeing when his owner was struck and killed by a car. The bizarre and sad tale unfolded Saturday afternoon on Siesta Key, a bucolic island community about 40 miles south of St. Petersburg that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man who lost wife in Tucson shootings says Giffords makes him sick</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/10/man-who-lost-wife-in-tucson-shootings-says-giffords-makes-him-sick/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/10/man-who-lost-wife-in-tucson-shootings-says-giffords-makes-him-sick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A 77-year-old Arizona man whose wife was killed in last year’s mass shooting in Tucson said the sight of fellow victim Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, makes him want to vomit, according to the UK’s Daily Mail online. George Morris, 77, was shot in the leg and back in the attack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook app allows you to have your “last word”</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/10/facebook-app-allows-you-to-have-your-%e2%80%9clast-word%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/10/facebook-app-allows-you-to-have-your-%e2%80%9clast-word%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media sites have turned into memorials after people die, but what if you could say something from the grave?]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado teen’s yearbook photo called too sexy</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/09/colorado-teen%e2%80%99s-yearbook-photo-called-too-sexy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/09/colorado-teen%e2%80%99s-yearbook-photo-called-too-sexy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sydney Spies is an 18-year-old senior at Durango High School in Colorado, but her classmates may not have a picture to remember her by in the yearbook. The reason the yearbook editors say, is that the senior photo she submitted is too sexy. The photo shows Spies in a short yellow skirt and midriff baring, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even Lady Gaga is a big fan of Tim Tebow</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/09/even-lady-gaga-is-a-big-fan-of-tim-tebow/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/09/even-lady-gaga-is-a-big-fan-of-tim-tebow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=7172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the You-Thought-You-Would-Never-See-This-Category, a headline involving Lady Gaga and Tim Tebow. Yes, even the pop superstar has become a fan of the miracle-working Denver Broncos quarterback. Gaga took to Twitter not long after Tebow’s latest masterpiece — and 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime that gave the Broncos a playoff victory over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tourist survives after bungee cord snaps</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/09/tourist-survives-after-bungee-cord-snaps/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/09/tourist-survives-after-bungee-cord-snaps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An Australian tourist survived after a bungee cord failed as she jumped off a bridge, according to The Guardian.]]></description>
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		<title>Star Wars fans can try black-bunned Darth Vader burger at French fast-food restaurant</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/06/star-wars-fans-can-try-black-bunned-darth-vader-burger-at-french-fast-food-restaurant/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/06/star-wars-fans-can-try-black-bunned-darth-vader-burger-at-french-fast-food-restaurant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[burger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[French burger chain Quick is inviting diners to “choose their side of the force,” offering dark burgers and jedi burgers to correspond with characters in the series, which is being re-released in 3D. Those who side with Darth Vader end up with a double-decker cheeseburger on a jet-black bun. Yoda’s version appears to have some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kardashians to get the Barbie doll treatment</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/06/kardashians-to-get-the-barbie-doll-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/06/kardashians-to-get-the-barbie-doll-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kim Kardashian and her sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, are to be immortalized as Barbie pal dolls, reports Us Weekly, in a limited edition line.]]></description>
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		<title>Girl Scouts introduce new, healthier cookie</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/06/girl-scouts-introduce-new-healthier-cookie/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/06/girl-scouts-introduce-new-healthier-cookie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Girl Scouts are celebrating their 100 years with a new, somewhat healthy, cookie that draws on the organization's Southern origins.]]></description>
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		<title>Titanic sinking anniversary brings film, huge auction</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/05/titanic-sinking-anniversary-brings-film-huge-auction/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/05/titanic-sinking-anniversary-brings-film-huge-auction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soon, it will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the mighty ship RMS Titanic, which hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage from England to New York City and fell to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge frees teen who stabbed school bully to death</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/05/judge-frees-teen-who-stabbed-school-bully-to-death/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/05/judge-frees-teen-who-stabbed-school-bully-to-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Florida teenager who stabbed a schoolmate to death will not face any criminal charges, a judge ruled this week in Naples, Fla.]]></description>
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		<title>Fight over Beyoncé’s status leads to stabbing, police say</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/05/fight-over-beyonce%e2%80%99s-status-leads-to-stabbing-police-say/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/05/fight-over-beyonce%e2%80%99s-status-leads-to-stabbing-police-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two guys talking outside an apartment. One says Beyoncé is married to Jay-Z. The other says it's not true. Next thing you know, the unbeliever stabs the guy.]]></description>
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		<title>Casey Anthony’s video diary appears online</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/05/casey-anthony%e2%80%99s-video-diary-appears-online/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/05/casey-anthony%e2%80%99s-video-diary-appears-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since she was released in July, Casey Anthony has kept a low profile. While she is still on probation for check fraud, supervised by Florida Department of Corrections, her location has not been public knowledge. Now the 24-year-old mother who was declared not guilty of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flies turning California honeybees into zombies</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/flies-turning-california-honeybees-into-zombies/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/flies-turning-california-honeybees-into-zombies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A parasite is decimating the honeybee population of Silicon Valley in California, turning the insects into zombies, San Francisco biologists theorize, according to MercuryNews.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatcher tells armed teen mom ‘do what you have to’ with intruder</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/dispatcher-tells-armed-teen-mom-%e2%80%98do-what-you-have-to%e2%80%99-with-intruder/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/dispatcher-tells-armed-teen-mom-%e2%80%98do-what-you-have-to%e2%80%99-with-intruder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A teen mom in Oklahoma home alone with a 3-month-old shot an intruder dead after a 911 dispatcher told her to "do what you have to do."]]></description>
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		<title>Texas woman tells police rock music led her to torch house</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/texas-woman-tells-police-rock-music-led-her-to-torch-house/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/texas-woman-tells-police-rock-music-led-her-to-torch-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[El Paso arson suspect Christina Paz, 29, told investigators she set fire to her childhood home because of messages in the heavy-rock music of Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails, a court document stated, the El Paso Times reported. No one was injured in the blaze.]]></description>
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		<title>Is today the day for Beyoncé’s baby?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/is-today-the-day-for-beyonce%e2%80%99s-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/is-today-the-day-for-beyonce%e2%80%99s-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A website called MediaTakeOut.com claims a person close to Beyoncé’s family told them when the Houston pop singer will give birth. According to a person CLOSE to a member of the family, Beyoncé WILL give birth on WEDNESDAY. The insider claims that FAMILY have been told that on Wednesday morning they will be taken to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL star rips Tim Tebow: “We don’t need God on our sidelines”</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/nfl-star-rips-tim-tebow-%e2%80%9cwe-don%e2%80%99t-need-god-on-our-sidelines%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/nfl-star-rips-tim-tebow-%e2%80%9cwe-don%e2%80%99t-need-god-on-our-sidelines%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many people who do not like Tim Tebow’s outward showing of his love of God. Terrell Suggs is one of them. The star Baltimore linebacker blasted Tebow after the Broncos’ 7-3 loss to the Chiefs in which the Tebow-led offense continued to struggle. “Once again God had to save Tim Tebow and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See brother slaps sibling with iPad</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/see-brother-slaps-sibling-with-ipad/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/see-brother-slaps-sibling-with-ipad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who hasn’t wanted to haul off and slap your brother? But few people would do it with an iPad.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposal goes very wrong on jumbo screen at sporting event</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/proposal-goes-very-wrong-on-jumbo-screen-at-sporting-event/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/04/proposal-goes-very-wrong-on-jumbo-screen-at-sporting-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We give you reason No. 984 why not to propose to your girlfriend on the jumbo screen at a sporting event. She may say no. During UCLA’s victory over Richmond on Dec. 23 (the video just recently surfaced), the “Mistletoe Cam” cut to a couple seated at courtside. The man pulled out a ring and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas restaurant called Fatty’s to serve a fried ice cream cheeseburger (bacon optional)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/texas-restaurant-called-fatty%e2%80%99s-to-serve-a-fried-ice-cream-cheeseburger-bacon-optional/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/texas-restaurant-called-fatty%e2%80%99s-to-serve-a-fried-ice-cream-cheeseburger-bacon-optional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The owner of San Antonio-based restaurant Fatty’s Burgers &#38; More has created the most unbelievable hamburger ever. Here’s how he did it: Mark Outing took a boring old cheeseburger, piled a scoop of fried ice cream on top and offered it with a side of fries and bacon. According to the San Antonio Express it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists design a safer cigarette</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/scientists-design-a-safer-cigarette/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/scientists-design-a-safer-cigarette/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you enjoy smoking, but hate all those pesky side effects like lung cancer and death? Well, bad news: smoking is bad for you, and always will be. But… some scientists have discovered a way to make cigarettes less horrible for you. In a study published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments, scientists from Cornell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7-year-old survives kangaroo attack</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/7-year-old-survives-kangaroo-attack/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/7-year-old-survives-kangaroo-attack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 7-year-old Australian girl was attacked by a wild kangaroo on New Year’s Day, but she was saved her step dad, according to WTSP 10 story.]]></description>
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		<title>Why you’ll never know if there was a mouse in your soda</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/why-you%e2%80%99ll-never-know-if-there-was-a-mouse-in-your-soda/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/why-you%e2%80%99ll-never-know-if-there-was-a-mouse-in-your-soda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mountain Dew will do more than just quench your thirst, according to an expert.]]></description>
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		<title>Three people hospitalized after exposure to suspicious powder</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/three-people-hospitalized-after-exposure-to-suspicious-powder/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/three-people-hospitalized-after-exposure-to-suspicious-powder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three people were hospitalized in Florida after being exposed to suspicious powder in the mail room of the state attorney’s office, according to a CNN story.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowan to America: ‘F@#$ you’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/iowan-to-america-%e2%80%98f-you%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/01/03/iowan-to-america-%e2%80%98f-you%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABOVE: The semi-clean version of “Iowa Nice.” As we all sit and collectively judge Iowa and their perceived backwards ways on the eve of the GOP caucuses, one proud Iowan sets out to redefine the stereotype. “You think we’re all hillbillies?” You probably do, and Scott Siepker has a few choice words for you, b—-.]]></description>
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		<title>Doggy musical enthusiast video goes viral</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/30/doggy-musical-enthusiast-video-goes-viral/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/30/doggy-musical-enthusiast-video-goes-viral/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libor Jany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Golden retrievers, it seems, are partial to the sound of acoustic guitars. How else would you explain this YouTube video of a Ridgefield dog bobbing its head to the sound of a guitar playing in the background? The short clip has been making the Internet rounds this week, generating nearly 3.4 million views in a matter of days. Its creator, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police release 911 call from Texas Christmas Day massacre</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/29/police-release-911-call-from-texas-christmas-day-massacre/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/29/police-release-911-call-from-texas-christmas-day-massacre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police released a 911 call believed to be from the accused shooter in the Grapevine massacre, adding more details to what lead up to the deadly shooting. After all the family members had been shot, police believe 56-year-old Aziz Yazdanpanah called 911 and then shot himself, according to a WFAA story. “On the recording, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharks vs. Killer Whales: Who wins?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/29/sharks-vs-killer-whales-who-wins/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/29/sharks-vs-killer-whales-who-wins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pod of orcas attacked a group of sharks off a beach in New Zealand as residents watched the two predators fight. Tracy Thomas, who saw the incident, told The National that it appeared like the orcas, known as killer whales, were hunting the sharks. One shark washed up with a bloody gash on its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s (not) Friday, Friday in Samoa tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/29/it%e2%80%99s-not-friday-friday-in-samoa-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/29/it%e2%80%99s-not-friday-friday-in-samoa-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There won't be a Friday in Samoa, the tiny Pacific island nation, tomorrow, or in neighboring Tokelau. They're going from Thursday straight into Saturday, just this once.]]></description>
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		<title>NASCAR star ripped, apologizes for breastfeeding remark on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/29/nascar-star-ripped-apologizes-for-breastfeeding-remark-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/29/nascar-star-ripped-apologizes-for-breastfeeding-remark-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne apologized Wednesday after expressing his disgust on Twitter when he saw a woman breastfeeding at a grocery store. The 31-year-old Kahne added, “One boob put away one boob hanging!! #nasty. “I don’t feel like shopping anymore or eating.” Breastfeeding moms gathered around the country Tuesday, including about 50 in the Houston [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Houston-area woman organizes breastfeeding flash mob at Target stores</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/28/houston-area-woman-organizes-breastfeeding-flash-mob-at-target-stores/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/28/houston-area-woman-organizes-breastfeeding-flash-mob-at-target-stores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jillian.cohan@chron.com (Jillian Cohan)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breastfeeding moms gathered around the country today, including about 50 in the Houston area, for “nurse-ins” in support of a Texas woman who says she was harassed last month while nursing her infant son at a Webster Target store. The nursing flash mobs were planned in 35 states after women heard about the case of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terrible Tweets about Christmas</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/28/terrible-tweets-about-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/28/terrible-tweets-about-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the story “Terrible Christmas tweets” on Storify]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas teen leaves YouTube video days before death</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/28/texas-teen-leaves-youtube-video-days-before-death/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/28/texas-teen-leaves-youtube-video-days-before-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Texas teenager with a life-threatening heart condition spoke about his life in a video posted on YouTube days before his death. Ben Breedlove, 18, died on Christmas day, but the teenager left one last video about his life for more than 60,000 followers on YouTube, according to KXAN News in Austin. Breedlove had been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch store employee knock out a would-be robber</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/27/watch-store-employee-knock-out-a-would-be-robber/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/27/watch-store-employee-knock-out-a-would-be-robber/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A robbery suspect got a lot more than cash when he tried to hold up a North Carolina store, WLOS-TV is reporting.]]></description>
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		<title>Victim of cheating boyfriend exacts revenge at Packers game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/27/victim-of-cheating-boyfriend-exacts-revenge-at-packers-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/27/victim-of-cheating-boyfriend-exacts-revenge-at-packers-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best headline for this story was already taken, from the Globe and Mail across the pond: Hell hath no fury like a Packers fan scorned at Christmas.]]></description>
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		<title>Is this the touchdown of the year?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/24/is-this-the-touchdown-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/24/is-this-the-touchdown-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson brought his holiday best to the field today. In their second-to-last regular season game of the year, Simpson caught a pass from Andy Dalton and took off at the two-yard line, leaping over a Cardinals defender … who was standing up. Check out the spectacular play here: So, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Injured fashionista makes scrambled eggs, mom reports</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/injured-fashionista-makes-scrambled-eggs-mom-reports/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/injured-fashionista-makes-scrambled-eggs-mom-reports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The family of Lauren Scruggs, who was severely injured walking into a plane propeller Dec. 3, made scrambled eggs during therapy Wednesday, her mother, Cheryl Scruggs, reported on her Caring Bridges blog.]]></description>
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		<title>Model arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine in breast, butt implants</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/model-arrested-for-trying-to-smuggle-cocaine-in-breast-butt-implants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/model-arrested-for-trying-to-smuggle-cocaine-in-breast-butt-implants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A 33-year-old woman was arrested by Italian police after she tried to smuggle more than five pounds of cocaine in her breast and buttock implants. The woman, who was not identified, hoped to sneak by police with help from her plunging neckline and tight clothes. Instead, she attracted the attention of airport security, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Buy cancels some Black Friday orders days before Christmas</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/best-buy-cancels-some-black-friday-orders-days-before-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/best-buy-cancels-some-black-friday-orders-days-before-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some customers are still waiting to receive electronics purchased online in December and November, including some Black Friday specials.]]></description>
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		<title>‘Deck the Hall and Oates’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/%e2%80%98deck-the-hall-and-oates%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/%e2%80%98deck-the-hall-and-oates%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a couple of days after the Hall and Oates emergency help line went viral, the Philadelphia comedy group, Bird Text, and elementary school teacher Chip Chantry, released a hilariously awesome video of original Christmas carols parodying classic Hall and Oates cuts. With songs like King of the Jews! (You Make My Dreams Come True), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers say Shroud of Turin is authentic</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/21/researchers-say-shroud-of-turin-is-authentic/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/21/researchers-say-shroud-of-turin-is-authentic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know a major Christian holiday is coming up when researchers are presenting their evidence for or against a holy site/object/person/story. This time, they’re a little off, though. Here we’ve got The (U.K.) Telegraph reporting on Jesus burial cloths, called the Shroud of Turin, which Italian scientists have declared to be authentic and not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon’s most popular 2011 holiday gifts</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/21/amazon%e2%80%99s-most-popular-2011-holiday-gifts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/21/amazon%e2%80%99s-most-popular-2011-holiday-gifts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you know what's going on at Amazon's stores, you have your finger on the pulse of the American consumer, or so the thinking goes at 24/7 Wall Street. Site writers conclude that since Amazon is the largest online store by far, then maybe what they sell can tell us something about the most popular gifts in America.]]></description>
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		<title>Cocaine found on nine out of 10 public baby changing tables</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/20/cocaine-found-on-nine-out-of-10-public-baby-changing-tables/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/20/cocaine-found-on-nine-out-of-10-public-baby-changing-tables/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attention cocaine users of the world: Parents everywhere would like you to know that changing tables are generally covered in baby poop, and we’d appreciate it if you’d think of that the next time you’re looking for a place to snort a line. According to an informal study out of the United Kingdom, 92 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl to be streamed online for first time</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/20/super-bowl-to-be-streamed-online-for-first-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/20/super-bowl-to-be-streamed-online-for-first-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If peering over commuters’ shoulders in the morning is any indication, laptops, tablets and smart phones are quickly becoming many people’s preferred means of watching videos. Now, they’ll be able to watch the biggest event of them all on the small screen: the Super Bowl. The NFL announced on Tuesday that it will be streaming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angry player says NFL team disrespected America</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/18/angry-player-says-nfl-team-disrespected-america/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/18/angry-player-says-nfl-team-disrespected-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carolina tight end Jeremy Shockey had a reason for his rather obnoxious (yet un-penalized) taunt after his touchdown reception on Sunday against Houston. He made the Texans pay for disrespecting America. Or so he says. “Personally, myself, I was really upset they weren’t showing respect to America during the National Anthem,” Shockey told the media. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus tells Tim Tebow to tone it down on SNL</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/18/jesus-tells-tim-tebow-to-tone-it-down-on-snl/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/18/jesus-tells-tim-tebow-to-tone-it-down-on-snl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday Night Live’s Jason Sudeikis took on the role of Jesus in last night’s show and he has a suggestion for Tim Tebow: Tone it down. Tebow, the Denver Broncos quarterback, is known for his outspoken love for Jesus and has faced some criticism lately from those who wonder if God really cares about who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Injured fashionista moves to rehab</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/17/injured-fashionista-moves-to-rehab/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/17/injured-fashionista-moves-to-rehab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caringbridges.org]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lauren Scruggs, the Dallas-area model who was severely injured walking into a plane propeller Dec. 3, has moved to inpatient rehabilitation facility in Dallas, her sister wrote on her hospital blog last night.]]></description>
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		<title>Britney Spears to get married again</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/britney-spears-to-get-married-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/britney-spears-to-get-married-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WENN]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Britney Spears is planning her third wedding, according to U.S. reports.]]></description>
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		<title>TSA lets rapper keep his weed, leaves note</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/tsa-lets-rapper-keep-his-weed-leaves-note/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/tsa-lets-rapper-keep-his-weed-leaves-note/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bun-B]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper Freddie Gibbs got his stash by airport security… kind of. The baggage screeners at the Denver airport found a half ounce of weed in his luggage and scribbled him the words “C’mon son” on the screening notice. Gibbs tweeted a photo: “The TSA found my weed and let me keep it,” he wrote. “They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Facebook for the Obama girls</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/no-facebook-for-the-obama-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/no-facebook-for-the-obama-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president's daughters, Melia and Sasha, may get all the books they want, but they're banned from Facebook by Mom and Dad.]]></description>
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		<title>Neti pots may infect you with a brain-eating amoeba if used improperly</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/neti-pots-may-infect-you-with-a-brain-eating-amoeba-if-used-improperly/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/neti-pots-may-infect-you-with-a-brain-eating-amoeba-if-used-improperly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[amoeba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re one of the many people who use neti pots (also known as a nose bidet) to help deal with sinus or congestion problems, here’s a warning you’ll want to pay close attention to: Use distilled, bottled or boiled water. It’s a safety precaution the makers of neti pots recommend and it turns out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage proposal hoax on ‘Ellen’ show</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/marriage-proposal-hoax-on-%e2%80%98ellen%e2%80%99-show/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/marriage-proposal-hoax-on-%e2%80%98ellen%e2%80%99-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[proposal hoax]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[toofab.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Ellen show audience got punked this week when a marriage proposal went south, but it turned out to just be an elaborate hoax to introduce "Ellen's 12 Days of Giveaways."]]></description>
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		<title>High school students suspended for Tebowing</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/high-school-students-suspended-for-tebowing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/high-school-students-suspended-for-tebowing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jordan Fulcoly, Wayne Drexel and brothers Tyler and Connor Carroll of Riverhead High School in New York received one-day suspensions earlier this week for taking a knee a resting their foreheads on the fists, emulating Tim Tebow’s iconic pose, according to an ESPN story.]]></description>
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		<title>Comet’s ride through sun’s corona shocks scientists</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/comet%e2%80%99s-ride-through-sun%e2%80%99s-corona-shocks-scientists/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/16/comet%e2%80%99s-ride-through-sun%e2%80%99s-corona-shocks-scientists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly discovered comet, which was on a course for certain death into the sun's atmosphere -- roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit -- survived the plunge at about 6 p.m. Central Time Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds unattractive men most likely to incorrectly think women really dig ‘em</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/15/study-finds-unattractive-men-most-likely-to-incorrectly-think-women-really-dig-%e2%80%98em/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/15/study-finds-unattractive-men-most-likely-to-incorrectly-think-women-really-dig-%e2%80%98em/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists may have just found an evolutionary answer for why that idiot keeps hanging all over you at the bar without taking the hint that you’re just not that into him. (You know the one… the one who continues to wink at you, or offer to buy you a drink, and you’re forced to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends create video for injured Texas model</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/15/friends-create-video-for-injured-texas-model/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/15/friends-create-video-for-injured-texas-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CaringBridge.org]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dallas-area model Lauren Scruggs, who was severely injured walking into a plane propeller Dec. 3 lost her left eye after surgery Wednesday, according to her CaringBridge journal.]]></description>
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		<title>See who Anna Nicole’s little girl looks like</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/see-who-anna-nicole%e2%80%99s-little-girl-looks-like/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/see-who-anna-nicole%e2%80%99s-little-girl-looks-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The daughter of Texas native Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead, DannieLynn is growing up and looking a lot like her mother, people are saying.]]></description>
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		<title>NBA player has dramatic weight loss</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/nba-player-has-dramatic-weight-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/nba-player-has-dramatic-weight-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some players enjoyed a lazy extended off-season, gaining a little bit of weight during the NBA lockout. Not Kendrick Perkins. He worked off 30 pounds during the offeseason and reported to Oklahoma City Thunder camp looking like a different player than during last season’s run to the Western Conference finals. Perkins was up to 298 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Injured model to have eye surgery today</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/injured-model-to-have-eye-surgery-today/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/injured-model-to-have-eye-surgery-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dallas-area model who was severely injured walking into a plane propeller Dec. 3 is having eye surgery today, according to her CaringBridge journal.]]></description>
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		<title>If you love Mountain Dew, read this</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/if-you-love-mountain-dew-read-this/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/if-you-love-mountain-dew-read-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mountain Dew has a flame retardant in it.]]></description>
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		<title>Real story behind Marine’s ‘cheating girlfriend’ revenge?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/real-story-behind-marine%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98cheating-girlfriend%e2%80%99-revenge/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/real-story-behind-marine%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98cheating-girlfriend%e2%80%99-revenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhowell@mysanantonio.com (mhowell)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Think twice before cheating on a Marine. The revealing anecdote of a deployed Marine dealing with a cheating girlfriend has become a web sensation on Facebook and social media site BuzzFeed. The Marine is unidentified, and there are no details to prove the validity of the story. In fact, the story bears a striking similarity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch NBC’s Chuck Todd flip the bird on TV</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/watch-nbc%e2%80%99s-chuck-todd-flip-the-bird-on-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/14/watch-nbc%e2%80%99s-chuck-todd-flip-the-bird-on-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MSNBC political analyst Chuck Todd apologized Wednesday for flipping the bird on national television in what appeared to be a light-hearted moment in which he may not have known he was on air.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandusky’s lawyer gives phone number for gay sex line</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/13/sandusky%e2%80%99s-lawyer-gives-phone-number-for-gay-sex-line/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/13/sandusky%e2%80%99s-lawyer-gives-phone-number-for-gay-sex-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jerry Sandusky’s attorney really isn’t doing him any favors. Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant coach who has been accused of over 50 counts of sexual assault against young boys, waived his preliminary hearing this morning. His attorney, Joseph Amendola, then addressed the media in an impassioned — if horribly misguided — manner. Amendola announced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honey, I shrunk the Hummer</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/13/honey-i-shrunk-the-hummer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/13/honey-i-shrunk-the-hummer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Hummer is back, but it won’t remind you much of the gas guzzling monster SUV.]]></description>
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		<title>Walmart shoplifter stabs worker at Georgia store</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/13/walmart-shoplifter-stabs-worker-at-georgia-store/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/13/walmart-shoplifter-stabs-worker-at-georgia-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walmart can be a dangerous place, especially if you live in northern Georgia. A suspected shoplifter stabbed a security officer in the parking lot of a Walmart this weekend. The location was the same store where several shoppers recently found syringes tucked into their purchases. The 32-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas model who hit propeller can walk, smile</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/13/texas-model-who-hit-propeller-can-walk-smile/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/13/texas-model-who-hit-propeller-can-walk-smile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Dallas-area model and fashion blogger walked unassisted Monday for the first time since being severely injured walking into the propeller of a small airplane Dec. 3. Lauren Scruggs, 23, of Plano lost her left hand in the accident, plus suffered head, brain and shoulder injuries from the plane propeller. She’s in a Dallas hospital. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video of toddler Taekwondo is the cutest thing you’ve ever seen</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/12/video-of-toddler-taekwondo-is-the-cutest-thing-you%e2%80%99ve-ever-seen/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/12/video-of-toddler-taekwondo-is-the-cutest-thing-you%e2%80%99ve-ever-seen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has kids knows that watching toddlers play sports is a parent’s favorite pastime. Yes, the kids get exercise and learn a skill, or whatever, but even better is seeing those pint-sized balls of energy in over-sized uniforms fall all over themselves. Hilarious! You really don’t have to be a parent to love toddlers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennifer Aniston named sexiest woman of all time</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/11/jennifer-aniston-named-sexiest-woman-of-all-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/11/jennifer-aniston-named-sexiest-woman-of-all-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MensHealth.com has announced Jennifer Aniston is the sexiest woman of all time. From the story: Funny is sexy, and Jennifer Aniston is funny—she was invited to join Saturday Night Live before her big break with Friends. Her down-to-earth persona makes her seem attainable, and anyone who’s seen her in Office Space has to admit she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Siri could referee between husband and wife</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/09/if-siri-could-referee-between-husband-and-wife/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/09/if-siri-could-referee-between-husband-and-wife/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We're not sure Siri could ever actually convey messages, but if she could, a fight between a husband and a wife might go a little something like this.]]></description>
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		<title>Injured model sees her face for the first time</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/09/injured-model-sees-her-face-for-the-first-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/09/injured-model-sees-her-face-for-the-first-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lauren Scruggs, the Dallas-area model who was severely injured when she walked into an airplane propeller last weekend, has looked in a mirror for the first time since the accident, msnbc.com is reporting.]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden pictures discovered in Mona Lisa</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/hidden-pictures-discovered-in-mona-lisa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/hidden-pictures-discovered-in-mona-lisa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rubie Edmondson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the world’s most fiercely debated paintings just became even more mysterious. Artist Ron Piccirillo recently discovered “a secret that has been hiding for five hundred years” — three animal heads in the landscape of the Mona Lisa. Piccirillo claims to have figured out Leonardo da Vinci’s “secret vantage point” for viewing paintings, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLB star crashes Maserati, allegedly spits at cops</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/mlb-star-crashes-maserati-allegedly-spits-at-cops/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/mlb-star-crashes-maserati-allegedly-spits-at-cops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman James Looney was arrested in November after allegedly smashing his Maserati into three cars and later spit at a police offer, according to a report by TMZ. Loney was arrested because he was believed to be under the influence of drugs after he swerved into one car and careened into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proud cheerleader mom ‘throws that swagger!’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/proud-cheerleader-mom-%e2%80%98throws-that-swagger%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/proud-cheerleader-mom-%e2%80%98throws-that-swagger%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little known fact about parenting teenagers: embarrassing the hell out of them is a lot of fun. This woman, caught on tape cheering for her daughter at a Louisiana High School Athletic Association Cheer &#38; Dance Competition in Lake Charles, is clearly very proud of her daughter. We have no evidence that her child ‘threw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Principal who suspended 9-year-old for calling a teacher cute forced to retire</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/principal-who-suspended-9-year-old-for-calling-a-teacher-cute-forced-to-retire/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/principal-who-suspended-9-year-old-for-calling-a-teacher-cute-forced-to-retire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A principal in North Carolina received a lot of criticism nationwide after he suspended a 4th-grader for sexual harassment after the boy allegedly called a teacher “cute.” Now, according to the Associated Press, that principal has been forced to resign. School officials have confirmed the 9-year-old’s actions did not amount to sexual harassment. Jerry Bostic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burger King to introduce Coca-Cola Freestyle machines</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/burger-king-to-introduce-coca-cola-freestyle-machines/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/08/burger-king-to-introduce-coca-cola-freestyle-machines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The company announced it plans to install the Coca-Cola’s Freestyle soda fountain machine in all 850 U.S. company-owned restaurants, according to a Wall Street Journal story. Burger King hopes to install the machines by April 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Southpaws get a bum rap, but A list is full of ‘em</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/07/southpaws-get-a-bum-rap-but-a-list-is-full-of-%e2%80%98em/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/07/southpaws-get-a-bum-rap-but-a-list-is-full-of-%e2%80%98em/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jillian.cohan@chron.com (Jillian Cohan)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lefties]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my family, I was nicknamed "Leftie" for all the wrong reasons. It meant I was awkward, clumsy and sure to score poorly on those handwriting assignments in second grade.]]></description>
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		<title>So what if lefties are prone to more psychiatric disorders? They’re also prone to greatness.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/07/so-what-if-lefties-are-prone-to-more-psychiatric-disorders-they%e2%80%99re-also-prone-to-greatness/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/07/so-what-if-lefties-are-prone-to-more-psychiatric-disorders-they%e2%80%99re-also-prone-to-greatness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why are people left-handed? It's not all genetic. Scientists believe one's handedness, left, right or mixed, is due primarily to how a baby's brain develops in the womb and may be related to stress.]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor warns smoking could cause your nipples to fall off</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/07/doctor-warns-smoking-could-cause-your-nipples-to-fall-off/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/07/doctor-warns-smoking-could-cause-your-nipples-to-fall-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leeches]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Chart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there was ever an effective anti-smoking campaign, this one is probably it. Plastic surgeon Anthony Youn, of CNN’s The Chart, is warning women who’ve had breast surgery and are smokers to kick the nicotine habit. Because of the damage smoking does to your lungs? Nope. Because it could make your nipples fall off. Seriously. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TV survey says Dems like comedy, while Repubs like reality TV</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/tv-survey-says-dems-like-comedy-while-repubs-like-reality-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/tv-survey-says-dems-like-comedy-while-repubs-like-reality-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is Parks and Recreation a liberal-leaning show? Every year, the Experian-Simmons group measures the consumer preferences of TV viewers who self identify as either ‘Liberal Democrat’ or ‘Conservative Republican,’ and compiles a list of the top shows and who likes them. This year’s survey is out, and the results are pretty amusing. Here are some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th grader suspended for sexual harassment for calling a teacher ‘cute’? Maybe not</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/4th-grader-suspended-for-sexual-harassment-for-calling-a-teacher-%e2%80%98cute%e2%80%99-maybe-not/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/4th-grader-suspended-for-sexual-harassment-for-calling-a-teacher-%e2%80%98cute%e2%80%99-maybe-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mom in North Carolina was understandably upset after she says her 9-year-old son’s school called her to say he was getting a two-day suspension for sexual harassment after telling a friend he thought a teacher was “cute.” The allegation has caused a firestorm of controversy with the media debating if the punishment fits the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>.XXX domains goes on sale today</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/xxx-domains-goes-on-sale-today/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/xxx-domains-goes-on-sale-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than 100,000 websites with the .xxx domain are on sale now. The .xxx domain was touted last year by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees the Internet’s naming system, as a way to alert readers to of the adult content. The address went on sale to the general public at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School cop dresses as a gynecologist for Halloween</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/school-cop-dresses-as-a-gynecologist-for-halloween/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/school-cop-dresses-as-a-gynecologist-for-halloween/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So you have this great idea to dress up as Dr. Harry Beaver, gynecologist for Halloween at work. Nothing could go wrong, right? Except that you work as a police officer in a public high school in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Enter Officer Donnie Riggins. But it gets better, Officer Riggins made this stellar judgement call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa rushes the field … and nobody cares</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/santa-rushes-the-field-%e2%80%a6-and-nobody-cares/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/santa-rushes-the-field-%e2%80%a6-and-nobody-cares/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday’s BYU-Hawaii college football game played host to one of the strangest incidents of a fan rushing the field you’ll ever seen. As you can see in the video, a fan dressed as Santa ran on to the field. And seemingly nobody cared. He wasn’t stopped at all while running on the field. Players didn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vaccine developed against Ebola virus</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/vaccine-developed-against-ebola-virus/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/06/vaccine-developed-against-ebola-virus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have developed a vaccine that can protect mice from the deadly Ebola virus, according to a BBC story. The vaccine uses a synthetic viral protein that helps the body’s immune system better identify the Ebola virus, the British new service reported. The vaccine was successful in protecting 80 percent of the mice infected with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man survives three days on beer</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/05/man-survives-three-days-on-beer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/05/man-survives-three-days-on-beer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who says beer isn’t good for you? A 52-year-old man survived three days in a snowdrift on frozen Coors Light and snow. Clifton Vial, 52, went on a drive in the Alaskan city of Nome, but 40 miles out of town, his Toyota Tacoma plunged into a snowdrift, according to the Alaska Daily News. Since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Woods wins tournament, loses fashion show</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/05/tiger-woods-wins-tournament-loses-fashion-show/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/05/tiger-woods-wins-tournament-loses-fashion-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rubie Edmondson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a painful 749-day losing streak, Tiger Woods is finally back on top. The golfer eked out a one stroke victory Sunday in the Chevron World Challenge, finishing up four rounds of solid play with a birdie-birdie finish on the final two holes. In fact, Woods only made one glaring mistake yesterday, and it had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marlin impales fisherman in Panama</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/05/marlin-impales-fisherman-in-panama/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/05/marlin-impales-fisherman-in-panama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Marlin impaled an American fisherman after jumping out of the waters near Panama. American Stephen Schultz was fishing off Panama in 2008 when the 600 pound marlin sprung out of the water and impaled him in the face. The Daily Mail reported this weekend the marlin’s sword pierced through Schultz cheek and nasal cavity. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LSU fan shop website hacked, displays rival Alabama’s merchandise</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/05/lsu-fan-shop-website-hacked-displays-rival-alabama%e2%80%99s-merchandise/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/05/lsu-fan-shop-website-hacked-displays-rival-alabama%e2%80%99s-merchandise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If Sunday was any indication, this could be a long, sometimes entertaining month, leading up to the college football national championship game between SEC rivals Alabama and LSU. Just five hours after the pairing was officially announced, someone hacked into the LSU fan shop website and replaced all of the LSU options with Alabama material. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 injured when fans storm field after Okla. State victory over Oklahoma</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/04/13-injured-when-fans-storm-field-after-okla-state-victory-over-oklahoma/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/04/13-injured-when-fans-storm-field-after-okla-state-victory-over-oklahoma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of fans stormed the field and tore down goalposts after Oklahoma State’s 44-10 victory over archrival Oklahoma, leaving at least 13 people injured, including two in critical condition, medical authorities said early Sunday. Michael Authement, who heads the command post at emergency medical provider LifeNet EMS, told The Associated Press that a throng so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Ticketmaster refund may be coming soon</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/your-ticketmaster-refund-may-be-coming-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/your-ticketmaster-refund-may-be-coming-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[consumerist.com]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who hasn't bought a Ticketmaster ticket between Oct. 21, 1999 and Oct. 19, 2011? If you did, a refund may be on the way soon.]]></description>
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		<title>Two people hurt in England by dropped concrete blocks</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/two-people-hurt-in-england-by-dropped-concrete-blocks/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/two-people-hurt-in-england-by-dropped-concrete-blocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A passenger was seriously injured and another suffered only minor injures after someone dropped concrete blocks from an overpass on their passing cars, the BBC reported. A woman suffered sustained head and chest injuries when someone dropped a concrete block through her windshield, the British news agency reported. The BBC reported her injuries appeared to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Texas school district bans Santa, gifts for Christmas</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/north-texas-school-district-bans-santa-gifts-for-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents say the Grinch is coming to the Fort Worth school district. The school district announced this week that it won’t allow Santa to visit classrooms or students to hand out gifts to each other during the school day, &#60;a href=”http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/12/01/3565292/fort-worth-school-district-bans.html#my-headlines-default” target=”_blank”&#62;according to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram story. &#60;/a&#62; The district’s attorney explained the decision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17-year-old misses flight because of replica gun on purse</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/17-year-old-misses-flight-because-of-replica-gun-on-purse/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/17-year-old-misses-flight-because-of-replica-gun-on-purse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old girl missed a flight after Transportation Security Administration agents stopped her for having a design of a gun on her purse, according to a News4Jax.com story. Vanessa Gibbs said she didn’t have an issues getting through Security at Jacksonville International Airport, but TSA agents at Norfolk airport took issue with the gun design, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family sues AA, claims poisoned in-flight meal killed patriarch</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/family-sues-aa-claims-poisoned-in-flight-meal-killed-patriarch/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/02/family-sues-aa-claims-poisoned-in-flight-meal-killed-patriarch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Days after American Airlines said it will file for bankruptcy, the airline has been hit with a lawsuit. Family members of a Miami man who died after he ate a meal on an American Airlines flight are suing the airliner and its caterer alleging the meal gave him food poisoning and ultimately killed him, CNN is reporting.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital takeovers, eluding authorities: The dark side of the flying squirrel revealed</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/hospital-takeovers-eluding-authorities-the-dark-side-of-the-flying-squirrel-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/hospital-takeovers-eluding-authorities-the-dark-side-of-the-flying-squirrel-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrew.dansby@chron.com (Andrew Dansby)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best quote of the day will very likely be this one: “What are the odds of having two flying squirrels in the same emergency room?” For a frame of reference, it comes from this story about a flying squirrel entering a hospital ER and eluding the fire department. (How’d the FD land flying squirrel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See the new Coke can that caused a national outcry</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/see-the-new-coke-can-that-caused-a-national-outcry/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/see-the-new-coke-can-that-caused-a-national-outcry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coca-Cola found a marketing idea in the Arctic that combined its red-canned product with saving the snow-white polar bears. It turned its red Coke cans white for the holidays.]]></description>
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		<title>Maybach brand gets the ax; desecrated in Jay-Z/West video</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/maybach-brand-gets-the-ax-desecrated-in-jay-zwest-video/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/maybach-brand-gets-the-ax-desecrated-in-jay-zwest-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sales of Maybach ultraluxury cars have not lived up to expectations, so Daimler is axing its flagship Mercedes-Benz brand.]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing video of 18-foot shark circling boat off N.C.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/amazing-video-of-18-foot-shark-circling-boat-off-n-c/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/amazing-video-of-18-foot-shark-circling-boat-off-n-c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch — video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.]]></description>
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		<title>Hungary outlaws homeless people</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/hungary-outlaws-homeless-people/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/hungary-outlaws-homeless-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 10, 000 people in Budapest are now criminals under a new law in Hungary that outlaws being homeless. From The BBC: A new legal regulation has come into force in Hungary making homelessness punishable by a fine of around $600 or prison. MPs from the ruling conservative party proposed the regulation, on the grounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Siri can’t find you an abortion clinic, but Apple says the glitch wasn’t intentional</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/siri-can%e2%80%99t-find-you-an-abortion-clinic-but-apple-says-the-glitch-wasn%e2%80%99t-intentional/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/12/01/siri-can%e2%80%99t-find-you-an-abortion-clinic-but-apple-says-the-glitch-wasn%e2%80%99t-intentional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After some anti-abortion organizations rejoiced at the discovery that the iPhone 4S’ digital assistant, Siri, won’t provide a list of abortion providers when asked “I want an abortion” or “Where can I get an abortion?” and in some cases listed anti-abortion women’s clinics, the Internet launched a debate over whether the gadget was really “pro-life.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craigslist ad seeks girlfriend — only for the holidays</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/craigslist-ad-seeks-girlfriend-%e2%80%94-only-for-the-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/craigslist-ad-seeks-girlfriend-%e2%80%94-only-for-the-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ehuet@sfchronicle.com (Ellen Huet)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Single ladies, weep no more: Your white knight has arrived to keep you safe and snuggled for the holidays — and he’s even considerate enough to let you know exactly when he’ll be dumping you. That’s the premise of a Craigslist ad (spotted last week at SF Weekly) that’s seeking a San Francisco girlfriend from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$2 subs available at Subway this December</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/2-subs-available-at-subway-this-december/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/2-subs-available-at-subway-this-december/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s better than a $5 footlong? A $2 six-inch sub. Subway plans to launch a deal making its meatball and cold-cut subs available for only two bucks during December, USA Today reported, joining a number of other fast food chains with cheap specials during a down economy. From USA Today: December is typically a slower [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria’s Secret moms are called out for being too thin</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/victoria%e2%80%99s-secret-moms-are-called-out-for-being-too-thin/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/victoria%e2%80%99s-secret-moms-are-called-out-for-being-too-thin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four of last night’s Victoria’s Secret Angels are moms. Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes both gave birth in January, Adriana Lima has a 2-year-old at home and Alessandra Ambrosio had a daughter in 2008. According to Ed Razek, chief marketing officer for Victoria’s Secret’s parent company, the fact that the women are moms is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burger King announces new french fries</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/burger-king-announces-new-french-fries/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/burger-king-announces-new-french-fries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burger King is shaking up their french fry recipe for the first time since 1998 according to Reuters: Burger King said it made the new fries thicker, reduced sodium and added a coating that makes them crisper and keeps them hotter longer. (Read more) I&#8217;m all for less salt (not really, I love salt), but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tech firm bans email</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/tech-firm-bans-email/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/30/tech-firm-bans-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jillian.cohan@chron.com (Jillian Cohan)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine your workplace without email. That fantasy (or nightmare) will soon be reality for thousands of people who work for information technology firm Atos. The company, which has offices in the Houston area and in Norwalk, Conn., manages IT for the Olympics. Its clients include oil field services firms Schlumberger and Baker Hughes. ABC news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona gun club offers a high-caliber Christmas</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/arizona-gun-club-offers-a-high-caliber-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/arizona-gun-club-offers-a-high-caliber-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrew.warren@chron.com (Andy Warren)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Arizona gun club is getting into the high-caliber Yuletide spirit, offering a photo opportunity with Santa with your choice of machine gun, MSNBC reports.  Members of the Scottsdale Gun Club Gun pay just $5 and non-members pay $10, and get to pose with their choice of M60s, M249s, M240s and a modified AR15 amid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kidnapper sues former hostages for breach of contract</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/kidnapper-sues-former-hostages-for-breach-of-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/kidnapper-sues-former-hostages-for-breach-of-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a bizarre case, a Colorado man is suing the newlywed couple he kidnapped for breach of contract, claiming they agreed to hide him for money after he crashed a stolen vehicle into their yard, then held them at knifepoint. From The Huffington Post: In his lawsuit, 25-year-old Jessie Dimmick of Aurora, contends that after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ann Coulter’s insults censored on MSNBC’s Morning Joe</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/ann-coulter%e2%80%99s-insults-censored-on-msnbc%e2%80%99s-morning-joe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fox News favorite Ann Counter ventured over to MSNBC this morning. It appears her comments were not welcome, judging by the hefty use of bleeping during her conversation on Morning Joe. Politico decoded the early-morning clip and determined that Coulter was referring to Sen. John McCain: Coulter appeared to call John McCain (R-Ariz) a “douche [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miley Cyrus finally sounds off on the Occupy movement</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/miley-cyrus-finally-sounds-off-on-the-occupy-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/miley-cyrus-finally-sounds-off-on-the-occupy-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sskinner@sfgate.com (Scott Skinner)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neil Young. Bob Dylan. Bruce Springsteen. These artists are responsible for some of the classic American protest songs of the last 50 years. But who will address the Occupy movement and emerge as the voice for this generation’s struggles? Third Eye Blind and Miley Cyrus are both applying for the job. Earlier this week, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pastor’s kid describes seeing heaven in near-death experience</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/pastor%e2%80%99s-kid-describes-seeing-heaven-in-near-death-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old Nebraska boy appeared on the Today show to talk about the vivid details of his visit to heaven amid treatment for a life-threatening medical condition several years before. Colton Burpo’s story—complete with sitting on Jesus’ lap, hearing angles sing, talking to late family members and more—is the subject of the book “Heaven is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are the Greenwich lottery winners a front?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/are-the-greenwich-lottery-winners-a-front/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/29/are-the-greenwich-lottery-winners-a-front/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Doody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story&#8217;s everywhere, from national TV broadcasts to the front page of Tuesday&#8217;s New York Post, which summed up the thoughts of many with an all-caps headline proclaiming &#8220;RICH GET RICHER.&#8221; Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson of Greenwich-based Belpointe LLC, an asset management firm, stepped forward and revealed themselves as the winners of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staples will carry Dunder Mifflin paper from ‘The Office’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/28/staples-will-carry-dunder-mifflin-paper-from-%e2%80%98the-office%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/28/staples-will-carry-dunder-mifflin-paper-from-%e2%80%98the-office%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fictional Scranton paper company made famous by The Office has moved into reality and will soon be carried through Staples. The Wall Street Journal reports: Staples’ Quill.com has struck a licensing deal with NBC’s parent company to launch a Dunder Mifflin brand. Priced largely above private-label copy paper, the Dunder Mifflin packages will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>73-year-old former football rivals get in fist fight</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/28/73-year-old-former-football-rivals-get-in-fist-fight/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/28/73-year-old-former-football-rivals-get-in-fist-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about grudges. Two 73-year-old former football rivals got into a fist fight Friday night at a CFL Alumni Legends Luncheon. The rivalry between Joe Kapp and Angelo Mosca dates back to the 1963 Gray Cup game between Kapp’s B.C. Lions and Mosca’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The grudge started when Mosca hit running back Willie Fleming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL kicker relieves himself on the sidelines during game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/28/nfl-kicker-relieves-himself-on-the-sidelines-during-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/28/nfl-kicker-relieves-himself-on-the-sidelines-during-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Um, when you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go. Even if it is in the fourth quarter of a tied NFL game. And you are the kicker. On the sidelines. Just ask San Diego’s Nick Novak, who, yes, relieved himself on the sidelines during Sunday’s game against the Broncos. He tried to get cover from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Idol ‘messed up’ national anthem</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/24/former-idol-%e2%80%98messed-up%e2%80%99-national-anthem/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/24/former-idol-%e2%80%98messed-up%e2%80%99-national-anthem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aubrey Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former American Idol contestant Lauren Alaina made the best of it Thursday after she flubbed the national anthem on national television. “I’m not a robot. I have No excuses. I messed up,” the singer wrote on her Twitter feed. “You know what can ya do. At Least didn’t fall down again.” Alaina sang the national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit’s Suh ejected for stomping on Packer</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/24/detroit%e2%80%99s-suh-ejected-for-stomping-on-packer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/24/detroit%e2%80%99s-suh-ejected-for-stomping-on-packer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aubrey Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit Lions star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was ejected from Thursday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, and could be suspended, after stomping on an opposing player’s arm. Suh pushed Evan Dietrich-Smith’s head into the ground and then stomped on his right arm while getting up in the third quarter. Watch the play here. After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mall tapping cellphones to monitor shoppers</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/23/mall-tapping-cellphones-to-monitor-shoppers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/23/mall-tapping-cellphones-to-monitor-shoppers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bstewart@express-news.net (Bob Stewart)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Los Angeles Times blog is reporting that some California malls are tracking movements of Thanksgiving weekend shoppers using their cellphones. The blog says there’s more than one mall taking advantage of the technology. “The Temecula Promenade is one of two malls testing out the new technology, which mall operators said is designed to monitor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newt Gingrich: Child labor laws are ‘truly stupid’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/newt-gingrich-child-labor-laws-are-%e2%80%98truly-stupid%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/newt-gingrich-child-labor-laws-are-%e2%80%98truly-stupid%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(photo Lewis Hine via AP, circa 1908) Current GOP presidential front runner Newt Gingrich is taking a shot at Social Security, once considered politically invincible. The former speaker of the House suggests letting younger workers opt their share of Social Security dollars out of the program and invest in the market. Some might consider this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samoan rugby manager fined 100 pigs for losing</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/samoan-rugby-manager-fined-100-pigs-for-losing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/samoan-rugby-manager-fined-100-pigs-for-losing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sskinner@sfgate.com (Scott Skinner)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuala Mathew Vaea, manager of the Manu Samoa rugby team has been fined 100 pigs after rumors of bad behavior at the Rugby World Cup surfaced, according to the New Zealand Herald. These allegations came to light when the captain of Vaea’s team sent a report to the Samoan Prime Minister, criticizing the manager’s behavior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neo-Nazi group adopts a highway in Delaware</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/neo-nazi-group-adopts-a-highway-in-delaware/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/neo-nazi-group-adopts-a-highway-in-delaware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, states will take any help they can get to maintain their roads. In Delaware, a Neo-Nazi group was allowed to join the state’s Adopt-a-Highway program, but only on the condition that the word “Nazi” not appear on their highway signs over a two-mile stretch of rural Cedar Grove Road in Sussex County, The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White Sox GM robbed of World Series ring, frozen pizza</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/white-sox-gm-robbed-of-world-series-ring-frozen-pizza/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/white-sox-gm-robbed-of-world-series-ring-frozen-pizza/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Wayne L. Field wanted to do was live the high life. He kicked off his shoes, defrosted a lobster and put on a World Series ring. Only problem was — none of those things belonged to him. Field was arrested this week for the alleged burglary of the home of White Sox GM Kenny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama heckled by Occupy-ers in N.H.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/obama-heckled-by-occupy-ers-in-n-h/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/22/obama-heckled-by-occupy-ers-in-n-h/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama took his message on his USA Jobs Act to a high school gym today in Manchester, N.H., where he was interrupted by protesters, the Boston Globe is reporting.]]></description>
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		<title>Professor tells politician: “I pay your salary”</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/professor-tells-politician-%e2%80%9ci-pay-your-salary%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/professor-tells-politician-%e2%80%9ci-pay-your-salary%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley created a national stir today when he got into a heated verbal exchange with Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska,after testifying about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.]]></description>
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		<title>UC Davis ‘Casual Pepper Spray Everything Cop’ is now a meme</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/uc-davis-%e2%80%98casual-pepper-spray-everything-cop%e2%80%99-is-now-a-meme/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/uc-davis-%e2%80%98casual-pepper-spray-everything-cop%e2%80%99-is-now-a-meme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Photo via knowyourmeme.com) We don’t officially* know his name because the chief — who has since been put on leave —won’t release it, but the UC Davis cop who pepper sprayed a bunch of sitting protesters is now a meme. Congratulations, unnamed cop, you now join the ranks of internet lore along with Antoine Dodson, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIM’s ‘running man’ icon comes to a stop</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/aim%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98running-man%e2%80%99-icon-comes-to-a-stop/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/aim%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98running-man%e2%80%99-icon-comes-to-a-stop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwight Silverman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, AOL has used a the cartoon figure of a yellow, running man as a brand mark. The symbol graced the millions of floppy disks and then CDs that the company mailed out in its heyday, and in 2009 was entered into the Madison Avenue  Advertising Walk of Fame. But AOL’s man is running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama gets boos at NASCAR race</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/michelle-obama-gets-boos-at-nascar-race/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/michelle-obama-gets-boos-at-nascar-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First lady Michelle Obama was booed Sunday at the NASCAR season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway where she and the second lady, Dr. Jill Biden, served as grand marshals of the event. From the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: Maybe they were just upset about having to wait in long lines to pass through metal detectors before entering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OWS news: Newt Gingrich doesn’t like dirty hippies</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/ows-news-newt-gingrich-doesn%e2%80%99t-like-dirty-hippies/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/21/ows-news-newt-gingrich-doesn%e2%80%99t-like-dirty-hippies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich, who is riding a wave of conservative support following the surprise resurrection of his presidential campaign, has a few choice words for Occupy Wall Street protesters: “Go get a job right after you take a bath.” Oh yeah, and stop using those public restrooms.]]></description>
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		<title>Fake doctor in Florida arrested for dangerous butt injections</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/19/fake-doctor-in-florida-arrested-for-dangerous-butt-injections/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/19/fake-doctor-in-florida-arrested-for-dangerous-butt-injections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A woman was arrested by Florida police for using a mixture of superglue, cement, mineral oil and other chemicals in illegal, butt-enhancing cosmetic procedures, according to reports by NBC Miami and the Miami Herald. Oneal Ron Morris, a 30 year-old transgendered woman, faces charges of practicing medicine without a license for injecting a woman who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon’s “O” has an alternate meaning</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/18/oregon%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9co%e2%80%9d-has-an-alternate-meaning/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/18/oregon%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9co%e2%80%9d-has-an-alternate-meaning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sskinner@sfgate.com (Scott Skinner)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the University of Oregon has become the fourth ranked college football team in the nation, fans of the Ducks have shown their support by holding up their hands in the shape of the letter “O.” They may want to start thinking of a different hand shape to show that support. When someone who understands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher suspended for airing ‘Daily Show’ in class</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/18/teacher-suspended-for-airing-%e2%80%98daily-show%e2%80%99-in-class/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/18/teacher-suspended-for-airing-%e2%80%98daily-show%e2%80%99-in-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A high school government teacher has been suspended for showing clips of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in his class, according to Jezebel.]]></description>
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		<title>Was Ryan Gosling robbed of ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ title?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/18/was-ryan-gosling-robbed-of-%e2%80%98sexiest-man-alive%e2%80%99-title/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/18/was-ryan-gosling-robbed-of-%e2%80%98sexiest-man-alive%e2%80%99-title/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s no denying Ryan Gosling is hot right now. So then why was Bradley Cooper named this year’s “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine? We’re unsure, but some folks think there may be a conspiracy. One group of Gosling supporters even went so far as to picket the offices of the magazine. From CNN: Call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s more popular than the U.S. Congress? Almost everything</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/what%e2%80%99s-more-popular-than-the-u-s-congress-almost-everything/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/what%e2%80%99s-more-popular-than-the-u-s-congress-almost-everything/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sskinner@sfgate.com (Scott Skinner)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to recent polls, Congress is on track to record the lowest annual approval rating in Gallup polling history. The most recent Gallup monthly poll shows Congress having an approval rating of just 13 percent. Last month, however, a New York Times/CBS poll showed Congress’ approval rating dipping into the single digits–bottoming out at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Packers WR says being white is his secret to success</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/packers-wr-says-being-white-is-his-secret-to-success/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/packers-wr-says-being-white-is-his-secret-to-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson says he has a competitive advantage over the league. That advantage? He’s white. Nelson told the Green Bay Press Gazette this week that he thinks being white has helped him rank among the league’s leaders in receiving yards (Oh, and the quarterback throwing to him isn’t bad either.) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McDonald’s customer would rather eat burger than deal with her burning car</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-customer-would-rather-eat-burger-than-deal-with-her-burning-car/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-customer-would-rather-eat-burger-than-deal-with-her-burning-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mississippi woman’s burger run ended with her car destroyed by a fire and her arrest, according to a video posted by Hattiesburg, Miss. TV station WDAM. Drive-thru workers at a McDonald’s let a customer know that her car was on fire as she pulled up to the window. The woman parked the car and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex hog heaven for bacon lovers is finally here</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/sex-hog-heaven-for-bacon-lovers-is-finally-here/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/sex-hog-heaven-for-bacon-lovers-is-finally-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've heard of BaconSalt you may be familiar with J&#38;D's, who also make Baconnaise, BaconPop, Bacon Ranch Dressing and Bacon Croutons. Now they've gone way outside the kitchen box with Bacon Lube, which started as a joke, but now is a reality.]]></description>
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		<title>Benetton’s ‘leaders kissing’ ads raise papal ire</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/benetton%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98leaders-kissing%e2%80%99-ads-raise-papal-ire/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/17/benetton%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98leaders-kissing%e2%80%99-ads-raise-papal-ire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Italian clothing retailer United Colors of Benetton — long-known for its controversial advertising campaigns — has drawn the ire of the Vatican this time. Apparently, Pope Benedict XVI, wasn’t overly thrilled with the Photoshopped image of him locking lips with Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed El-Tayeb, an Egyptian religious leader. Benetton has since pulled the image, according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian baseball team ‘London Rippers’ draws criticism</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/16/canadian-baseball-team-%e2%80%98london-rippers%e2%80%99-draws-criticism/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/16/canadian-baseball-team-%e2%80%98london-rippers%e2%80%99-draws-criticism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A minor league baseball team in Ontario is feeling the heat this week for naming itself the “London Rippers.” But, before you jump to any crazy conclusions, the ownership claims that the name is a reference to a hockey player who could “rip the cover off baseballs.” What, you didn’t know that story? If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netherlands set to ban tourists from cannabis coffeeshops</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/netherlands-set-to-ban-tourists-from-cannabis-coffeeshops/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/netherlands-set-to-ban-tourists-from-cannabis-coffeeshops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But where will Woody Harrelson vacation? In a move that many feel will only increase crime rates in the country, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte plans to ban pothead tourists from visiting the Netherlands’ many legal cannabis coffeehouses. Under his new plan, residents would have to carry cannabis cards to frequent any of the country’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA warns travelers: We’re not the Grinch, but we may unwrap your presents</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/tsa-warns-travelers-we%e2%80%99re-not-the-grinch-but-we-may-unwrap-your-presents/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/tsa-warns-travelers-we%e2%80%99re-not-the-grinch-but-we-may-unwrap-your-presents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Americans approach the holiday season, and holiday travel, the Transportation Securities Administration has already begun to notice complaints referring to screeners as Grinch, Scrooge and even Heat Miser for their policy of unwrapping Christmas presents when necessary. The TSA blog tells passengers to quit the Christmas-villain name-calling, and they promise they’ll only open your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook investigating flood of porn, violence spamming</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/facebook-investigating-flood-of-porn-violence-spamming/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/facebook-investigating-flood-of-porn-violence-spamming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Attention Facebook users: Your sweet aunt is not really sending you images of pornography, violence or bestiality. The social media site has found itself tormented by spammers of the most vulgar kind. The links and images are being sent to you unbeknownst to the person Facebook is doing the sending. So if you’ve found your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL player penalized for saluting troops</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/nfl-player-penalized-for-saluting-troops/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/nfl-player-penalized-for-saluting-troops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker planned his Veteran’s Day touchdown celebration, he probably thought he’d come up with a nice, respectful gesture. After all, why wouldn’t the NFL want to honor America’s soldiers? Well, as it turns out, protocol overrode tribute on this particular day. After scoring a 56-yard touchdown, Decker dropped to one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PETA takes on fur-wearing Super Mario</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/peta-takes-on-fur-wearing-super-mario/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/peta-takes-on-fur-wearing-super-mario/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ABOVE: That’s not paint thrown by a PETA activist. Mario has been stomping koopas and taking names with his brother Luigi since 1983, but he’s gone too far according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Now he’s wearing fur. Actually, PETA is 24 years late, since Tanooki Mario appeared first in Super Mario [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are the Whalers coming back to Hartford?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/are-the-whalers-coming-back-to-hartford/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/15/are-the-whalers-coming-back-to-hartford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Cleary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could a National Hockey League team be back in Hartford in five years? If you ask Howard Baldwin, the president of Whalers Sports and Entertainment and chairman of the Connecticut Whale minor league hockey team, the answer is yes. Baldwin unveiled Tuesday morning a plan to revitalize Hartford, centered around a renovated XL Center in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A first look at ‘The Hunger Games’ trailer</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/14/a-first-look-at-%e2%80%98the-hunger-games%e2%80%99-trailer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/14/a-first-look-at-%e2%80%98the-hunger-games%e2%80%99-trailer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karenr@sfgate.com (Karen Reardanz)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Move over “Twilight.” There’s a new teen-fiction series headed to the big screen. For fans of Suzanne Collins‘ wildly popular, post-apocalyptic “The Hunger Games,” today’s a big day. The trailer for the first film in the trilogy debuted on “Good Morning America” this morning, giving a first live-action look at who is bringing the characters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bills WR gives touchdown ball to Dallas Cowboy cheerleader</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/14/bills-wr-gives-touchdown-ball-to-dallas-cowboy-cheerleader/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/14/bills-wr-gives-touchdown-ball-to-dallas-cowboy-cheerleader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone just earned a whole lot of brownie points in this relationship. In case you didn’t catch it on Sunday, here’s Buffalo Bills receiver David Nelson scoring a fairly run-of-the-mill touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys. The real action happens after the score, however. Nelson takes a long victory lap around the field to find his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Storage Wars’ cast uncovers real-life Pirates’ Chest</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/14/%e2%80%98storage-wars%e2%80%99-cast-uncovers-real-life-pirates%e2%80%99-chest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sskinner@sfgate.com (Scott Skinner)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cast of A&#38;E’s  ’Storage Wars’ has ensured that more people than ever will soon start attending storage locker auctions, hoping to strike gold. Literally. According to Storage Auction Guru, cast members Dan and Laura Dotson came across the show’s most astonishing–and most lucrative–find while rummaging through a storage locker in Contra Costa County, on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homosexuality at Baylor: Hate the drug, love the addict</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/11/homosexuality-at-baylor-hate-the-drug-love-the-addict/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/11/homosexuality-at-baylor-hate-the-drug-love-the-addict/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhowell@mysanantonio.com (mhowell)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Roy Bragg In the movie Stripes, characters Russell Ziskey and John Winger are signing up for the Army. The recruiter asks them if they’re gay. Actors Bill Murray and Harold Ramis ponder the question, then answer. “No,’ Ramis says, “but we are willing to learn.” Now, there’s a place where they can learn — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart will open on Thanksgiving Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/10/wal-mart-will-open-on-thanksgiving-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/10/wal-mart-will-open-on-thanksgiving-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Walmart is planning to open earlier this year than last, and to date, earlier than anyone else has announced so far: 10 p.m., according to news reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Tyson plays Herman Cain in parody ad</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/09/mike-tyson-plays-herman-cain-in-parody-ad/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/09/mike-tyson-plays-herman-cain-in-parody-ad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Herman Cain, if not the most viable candidate for president, has certainly made his case for most blog-worthy. The blogosphere has lit up with jokes about Cain, and now Mike Tyson has jumped in to make fun of the Republican candidate. In this skit for Funny or Die, Tyson plays Cain in a mock campaign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Sexually provocative” Dakota Fanning ad banned</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/09/%e2%80%9csexually-provocative%e2%80%9d-dakota-fanning-ad-banned/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/09/%e2%80%9csexually-provocative%e2%80%9d-dakota-fanning-ad-banned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rubie Edmondson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Marc Jacobs perfume advertisement featuring teenage actress Dakota Fanning has been banned in the UK, following several complaints that the photograph sexualized children. In the ad for Jacobs’ new fragrance “Oh, Lola!,” Fanning poses in a lace dress, an oversized bottle of perfume placed suggestively between her legs. The UK Advertising Standards Authority released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deer crashes lunch at bar-restaurant in Georgia</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/09/deer-crashes-lunch-at-bar-restaurant-in-georgia/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/09/deer-crashes-lunch-at-bar-restaurant-in-georgia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[animal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taco Mac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even animals can’t escape the irresistible lure of tacos, no, brews and buffalo wings. A deer crashed into a Taco Mac near Atlanta a few days ago, shocking customers as it broke windows and jumped around the restaurant, which was full of football fans eating late lunch and watching games, station WYFF reported. The poor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfer sets world record by riding 90 foot wave</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/surfer-sets-world-record-by-riding-90-foot-wave/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/surfer-sets-world-record-by-riding-90-foot-wave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thrill seekers, your mark has been set. Garrett McNamara logged a new world record, riding a towering 90 foot wave in beautiful Nazare, Portugal this week. According to his personal website, McNamara had dedicated his life to finding — and riding — the biggest waves in the world. I think we can all agree that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Wall Street spurs Wal-Mart banking boom</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/occupy-wall-street-spurs-wal-mart-banking-boom/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/occupy-wall-street-spurs-wal-mart-banking-boom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Transfer Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupy LA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days after Bank Transfer Day, a movement to get customers to close accounts at America’s largest financial institutions, the New York Times wrote that consumer distaste for big banks has them turning to big box store Wal-Mart. Yes, Wal-Mart is a beneficiary of the anti-corporation, anti-commodification Occupy Wall Street movement. Wal-Mart is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matt Millen cries on ESPN while discussing Penn State scandal</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/matt-millen-cries-on-espn-while-discussing-penn-state-scandal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/matt-millen-cries-on-espn-while-discussing-penn-state-scandal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The disturbing allegations that former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky molested and raped young boys for years — while the higher ups at Penn State knew and did nothing — has the potential to become the worst sports scandal in history. In a rare unscripted moment on ESPN, former Penn State player and Second Mile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6,000 copies of Call of Duty: MW3 video game stolen from hijacked truck</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/6000-copies-of-call-of-duty-mw3-video-game-stolen-from-hijacked-truck/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/6000-copies-of-call-of-duty-mw3-video-game-stolen-from-hijacked-truck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The uproar over the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 video game just got crazier. Just look at the long lines in front of video game retailer Game stop, the trending topic on twitter, and the news of a truck hijacking and robbery in France. From DVice: How coveted is Activision’s Call of Duty: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In wake of scandal, Penn State preps for Joe Paterno’s departure</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/in-wake-of-scandal-penn-state-preps-for-joe-paterno%e2%80%99s-departure/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/08/in-wake-of-scandal-penn-state-preps-for-joe-paterno%e2%80%99s-departure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Sandusky]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a year full of scandal in the NCAA, everything pales in comparison to the horrifying child abuse charges leveled against former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky. And, as the terrible details have unfolded endlessly in the media this week, the backlash against head coaching legend Joe Paterno — who knew of the sex abuse allegations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boughton tweet: &#8216;Who is with me&#8217; on classaction suit?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/07/boughton-decries-clps-lackadaisical-response-to-snowstorm/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/07/boughton-decries-clps-lackadaisical-response-to-snowstorm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libor Jany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is once again venting his frustration with Connecticut Light &#38; Power. Sunday and Monday, the mayor has taken to Twitter to lash out at CL&#38;P executives , using the hashtag &#8220;#classaction.&#8221; At 7:45 a.m., Monday, Boughton &#8211; who&#8217;s been tweeting feverishly since the Oct. 29 snowstorm - posted, &#8220;#classaction&#8221;. Two minutes later, he sent a tweet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MMA fighters foil robbery attempt</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/07/mma-fighters-foil-robbery-attempt/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/07/mma-fighters-foil-robbery-attempt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Luis Rosales picked the wrong time to try to rob a hotel clerk. He made his robbery attempt and tried to escape as two mixed martial arts fighters were entering the Comfort Inn in Los Angeles. They subdued Rosales and held him until the police arrived. Brent Alvarez and Billy Denney were in town from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zoo to split up ‘gay’ Canadian penguins</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/07/zoo-to-split-up-%e2%80%98gay%e2%80%99-canadian-penguins/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/07/zoo-to-split-up-%e2%80%98gay%e2%80%99-canadian-penguins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Zookeepers in Toronto, while “fascinated” by male African penguins who appear to be a couple, even displaying signs of mating rituals, plan on splitting up the pair for the sake of captive breeding. In case you are getting this confused with an episode of Parks and Recreation, you aren’t, this is real life: Toronto Star: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Lennon’s tooth sold at auction for $31,200</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/06/john-lennon%e2%80%99s-tooth-sold-at-auction-for-31200/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/06/john-lennon%e2%80%99s-tooth-sold-at-auction-for-31200/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of John Lennon’s molars was sold to a Canadian dentist for $31,200 at auction this weekend, according to CNN. From the story: Michael Zuk, a Canadian dentist, is claiming responsibility for the winning bid. Omega Auction House, which sold the tooth, did not immediately respond to requests for comment Saturday. Lennon gave the tooth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell Dippin’ Dots, the supposed ‘ice cream of the future’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/04/farewell-dippin%e2%80%99-dots-the-supposed-%e2%80%98ice-cream-of-the-future%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/04/farewell-dippin%e2%80%99-dots-the-supposed-%e2%80%98ice-cream-of-the-future%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dippin' Dots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ice cream]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sad news for lovers of overpriced, flash-frozen, beaded ice cream: Dippin’ Dots Inc. filed for bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Since 1988, it’s claimed to be the “ice cream of the future.” Well, the future is now, and Dippin’ Dots is $12 million in debt and can’t make it work, the WSJ said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High school football player in wheelchair scores touchdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/high-school-football-player-in-wheelchair-scores-touchdown/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/high-school-football-player-in-wheelchair-scores-touchdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muscular dystrophy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might want to tell your co-workers that there’s some dust in your eyes after seeing this clip. Fairfield Union High senior Trent Glaze of Ohio is the captain of his football team. He loves watching film and keeping his teammates focused. But Trent has muscular dystrophy and cannot leave his wheelchair. So, in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother in beating video flap reportedly acknowledges custody threat</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/mother-in-beating-video-flap-reportedly-acknowledges-custody-threat/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/mother-in-beating-video-flap-reportedly-acknowledges-custody-threat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corpus Christi Caller Times]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports that Hallie Adams, Hillary's mother, who has been divorced from Hillary's father, County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams, since 2007, "acknowledged that (the video's) release comes as Judge Adams seeks to regain custody of their 10-year-old daughter."]]></description>
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		<title>Jose Canseco and Lenny Dykstra in cable grudge match</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/jose-canseco-and-lenny-dykstra-in-cable-grudge-match/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/jose-canseco-and-lenny-dykstra-in-cable-grudge-match/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reality television, late-night commercials and celebrity boxing are where washed up former athletes go to fade away.  Sometimes, though, the impending results threaten to shake American popular culture to its core. Enter Jose Canseco. And Lenny Dykstra. In the ring. Boxing. Each other. Canseco, the former A’s slugger, has long been on a roller coaster [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daughter in beating video tells Today Show that dad’s ‘been punished enough’</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/daughter-in-beating-video-tells-today-show-that-dad%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98been-punished-enough%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/daughter-in-beating-video-tells-today-show-that-dad%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98been-punished-enough%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura.haynes@chron.com (Laura Weisman)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Hillary Adams talks with the Today show‘s Matt Lauer about why she decided to release this video of her father hitting her with a belt seven years ago: “I’ve experienced everything from crying about it to almost just laughing,’’ Hillary told TODAY. “I’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FBI lists Juggalos on gang watch list</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/fbi-lists-juggalos-on-gang-watch-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/03/fbi-lists-juggalos-on-gang-watch-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Preovolos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6070</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They might look like a bunch of clowns, but the FBI is taking the threat posed by fans of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse seriously. And not just for their assault on the lyrical sensibilities of the hip-hop listening public. Yes, the feds have listed so-called “Juggalos” as a gang, right there in between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was this storm under-hyped?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/jeff-butler-suggests-saturdays-storm-was-under-hyped-gilsimmons-tweets-suggest-otherwise/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/jeff-butler-suggests-saturdays-storm-was-under-hyped-gilsimmons-tweets-suggest-otherwise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Doody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[View the story "Looking back ... " on Storify]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t it make your brown eyes blue? Doctor says he can</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/don%e2%80%99t-it-make-your-brown-eyes-blue-doctor-says-he-can/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/don%e2%80%99t-it-make-your-brown-eyes-blue-doctor-says-he-can/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever dreamed of having the big blue eyes of stars like Nicole Kidman or Kate Bosworth, you’re in luck – according to Dr. Gregg Homer you may be able to change your eye color from brown to blue. His technique, which he claims he has been perfecting for the past 10 years, involves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Bush memoir outsells Steve Jobs biography</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/george-bush-memoir-outsells-steve-jobs-biography/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/george-bush-memoir-outsells-steve-jobs-biography/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George W. Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Jobs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6058</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe people prefer to read about a former president than a tech visionary. The Atlantic Wire reports the George Bush memoir Decision Points outsold the highly-anticipated Walter Isaacson Steve Jobs biography in the first week of sales. From the article: Selling 379,000 copies in just seven days, Steve Jobs sold better than any other book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best father-daughter dance ever</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/best-father-daughter-dance-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/best-father-daughter-dance-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6043</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nobody likes watching the long boring dance of bride and father at a wedding reception. Nobody. Generally in a wedding this is the part of the evening when you quietly sneak a fifth glass of champagne. Meet Ashley Richmond. She’s an accountant for a Houston oil company and last August she married her husband Nicholas. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family claims ghosts have sex in their house</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/family-claims-ghosts-have-sex-in-their-house/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/02/family-claims-ghosts-have-sex-in-their-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Shellnutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ghost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weird]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even in the afterlife, ghosts like to get it on, according to an Ohio family who says they saw it first-hand in their living room and caught it on camera. Don’t worry, their local station is on the story, complete with shadowy footage, Halloween music and a host speaking by the light of a single [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Groupon for the Groupon IPO? The deal is on!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/01/a-groupon-for-the-groupon-ipo-the-deal-is-on/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/01/a-groupon-for-the-groupon-ipo-the-deal-is-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moffitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Groupon is offering the Groupon IPO, once valued at $40 a share, at only $16, according to a tongue-in-cheek ad at runningshoes.com. The advertising copy gushes: “Owning a piece of what Forbes deemed “the fastest growing company ever” will be akin to governing a province in the Roman Empire. People on the street? They’ll know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer team puts Twitter handles on backs of jerseys</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/01/soccer-team-puts-twitter-handles-on-backs-of-jerseys/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/01/soccer-team-puts-twitter-handles-on-backs-of-jerseys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mexican first division soccer team Jaguares de Chiapas has a reputation for being a forward-thinking, innovative club. That makes sense, since the club has only been in existence since 2002. Its latest bold move takes the social media craze right onto the playing field. Jaguares unveiled new jerseys on Friday that replace the names on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McRib sandwiches contain same ingredient as yoga mats, shoe soles</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/01/mcrib-sandwiches-contain-same-ingredient-as-yoga-mats-shoe-soles/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/01/mcrib-sandwiches-contain-same-ingredient-as-yoga-mats-shoe-soles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonalds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McRib]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attention: Your McRib sandwich is probably not good for your heart. It has 980 mg of sodium and 10 grams of saturated fat. But then we already knew that it wasn’t exactly health food. According to Time’s healthland blog, that’s not all it has: The sandwich contains 70 other ingredients. And some of those ingredients, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBA star Durant plays in intramural flag football game on Oklahoma State campus</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/01/nba-star-durant-plays-in-intramural-flag-football-game-on-oklahoma-state-campus/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/11/01/nba-star-durant-plays-in-intramural-flag-football-game-on-oklahoma-state-campus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=6015</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Durant is a star on the basketball court, no doubt. But with the NBA lockout, life was “boring” for the former UT and current Oklahoma City star. So on Monday night, Durant became one of the most famous and wealthy intramural flag football players in the history of Oklahoma State University. And, of course, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kardashian divorce prompts #thingslongerthanKimsmarriage</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/31/kardashian-divorce-prompts-thingslongerthankimsmarriage/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/31/kardashian-divorce-prompts-thingslongerthankimsmarriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[View the story "#ThingslongerthanKimsmarriage" on Storify]
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		<title>Let the jokes fly! Kardashian divorce is comedy gold on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/31/let-the-jokes-fly-kardashian-divorce-is-comedy-gold-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/31/let-the-jokes-fly-kardashian-divorce-is-comedy-gold-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Kardashian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kris Humphries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The news of Kim Kardashian’s 72 day marriage and unexpected divorce has provided a stage for would-be comedians and those that just like to mock a Kardashian. Here’s a taste of the tweets on the Kardashian-Kris Humphries quickie marriage and divorce. @GeorgeTakei (of Star Trek fame) Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 72 days. Another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim Kardashian files for divorce</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/31/kim-kardashian-files-for-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/31/kim-kardashian-files-for-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sskinner@sfgate.com (Scott Skinner)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odd]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=5991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That didn’t take long. After only 72 days, the marriage of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries looks to be kaput. TMZ reports that Kardashian has filed for divorce. The reality TV star and the basketball player were married in a lavish ceremony on Aug. 20 in Montecito, Calif. Rumored to cost an estimated $10 million, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHL player, wife dress up as Jay-Z, Beyonce (including dark skin) for Halloween</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/31/nhl-player-wife-dress-up-as-jay-z-beyonce-including-dark-skin-for-halloween/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/31/nhl-player-wife-dress-up-as-jay-z-beyonce-including-dark-skin-for-halloween/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=5985</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wearing blackface is never a good idea. Even for a Halloween Party. Just ask Phoenix hockey player Raffi Torres. Torres showed up to the Coyotes annual party dressed as Jay-Z (including dark skin) with his wife dressed up as Beyonce (with a baby bump, even). To nobody’s surprise, Torres took heat for the racially charged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Tebow gets Tebowed in memorable taunt</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/30/tim-tebow-gets-tebowed-in-memorable-taunt/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/30/tim-tebow-gets-tebowed-in-memorable-taunt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=5976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tim Tebow was Tebowed in one of the more memorable moments in taunting history. In a act that surely will be talked about across the country for a while, Detroit’s Stephen Tulloch sacked Tim Tebow and then got down on one knee in front of the Denver quarterback. WATCH THE PLAY It’s the cool new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who’s cuter, Ryan Gosling or a puppy?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/30/who%e2%80%99s-cuter-ryan-gosling-or-a-puppy-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/30/who%e2%80%99s-cuter-ryan-gosling-or-a-puppy-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Viral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=5971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Gosling, the current king of all celebrity-related internet memes, is back with what may be the cutest, best thing to happen to the actor and/or puppies. Ryan Gosling vs puppy asks you, the humble internet user to decide “Is Ryan Gosling Cuter Than a Puppy?” Puppy or Gosling? Gosling or puppy? Like anyone could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who’s cuter, Ryan Gosling or a puppy?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/30/who%e2%80%99s-cuter-ryan-gosling-or-a-puppy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/30/who%e2%80%99s-cuter-ryan-gosling-or-a-puppy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francisca Ortega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/?p=5966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Gosling, the current king of all celebrity-related Internet memes, is back with what may be the cutest, best thing to happen to the actor and/or puppies. Ryan Gosling vs. puppy asks you, the humble Internet user to decide “Is Ryan Gosling Cuter Than a Puppy?” Puppy or Gosling? Gosling or puppy? Like anyone could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL QB caught dropping a very naughty word on TV</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/30/nfl-qb-caught-dropping-a-very-naughty-word-on-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are dangers of having microphones on an NFL sideline. After all, the language isn’t always meant for children to hear. Case in point, Sunday’s Jaguars-Texans game. CBS microphones clearly caught Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert telling Texans linebacker Brian Cushing, “Whoa there, m***********.” Gabbert’s name quickly became a top trending topic on twitter during the [...]]]></description>
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