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		<title>Op-ed: We&#8217;re Not High, it just Makes Sense: Pot Should be Legal in VA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zane Hurst</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[California’s Prop 19]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the interest of advancing the marijuana policy reform discussion, here are five of the most common arguments against legalizing marijuana and why they’re wrong.]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking HRT Buses in Real Time: Let&#8217;s Make a Transit API</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/lets-make-a-transit-api.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/lets-make-a-transit-api.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Curry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[API]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[philip shucet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Resella]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HRT is planning on making real time bus data public. Now it's up to 757 developers to come up with an app that makes this information useful to the public. Are you in? ]]></description>
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		<title>Op-ed: Sensible Parking in Downtown Norfolk</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/op-ed-sensible-parking-in-downtown-norfolk.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/op-ed-sensible-parking-in-downtown-norfolk.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clint Dalton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norfolk parking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Plus a solution: "Park Up Norfolk" parking.]]></description>
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		<title>The Wrong Way to Use a Norfolk.Gov Email Address</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-wrong-way-to-use-a-norfolk-gov-email-address.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-wrong-way-to-use-a-norfolk-gov-email-address.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a cautionary tale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fraim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norfolk elections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Norfolk employee sent an email from work asking for Fraim volunteers. Not good.]]></description>
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		<title>On Opening my Home to the Homeless on Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/on-opening-my-home-to-the-homeless-on-christmas.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/on-opening-my-home-to-the-homeless-on-christmas.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless in norfolk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We sat like a family around the dining room table. We held hands as Shelley said grace. I don't remember all that we talked about, but the talking never stopped.]]></description>
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		<title>Planning The Future of Norfolk: plaNorfolk 2030</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/news-profiles/planning-the-future-of-norfolk-planorfolk-2030.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/news-profiles/planning-the-future-of-norfolk-planorfolk-2030.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Carter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[community development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frank duke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long range planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norfolk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planorfolk 2030]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=108250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than any other single document, the General Plan will shape the future of our city. For the past several years the City of Norfolk has been quietly updating its vision of the future, the General Plan, which they have named plaNorfolk 2030. It&#8217;s a sweeping document encompassing everything from addressing transportation issues to enhancing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Norfolk City Council Informal Session, 3/1</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/video-norfolk-city-council-informal-session-31.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/video-norfolk-city-council-informal-session-31.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[757 labs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hampton Roads]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[norfolk city council]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we set up a camera and filmed the council in action. It's not the best video in the world, and sometimes the audio isn't perfect, but it's a start.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Map: Your Downtown NFK Cycling Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/entertainment/sports/map-your-downtown-nfk-cycling-experience.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/entertainment/sports/map-your-downtown-nfk-cycling-experience.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Cheney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike norfolk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cycling hampton roads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown Norfolk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Norfolk is more bike-oriented than ever. Downtown Granby Street is reverting to its centuries-old, humanistic roots: A fifteen mile per hour speed limit encourages drivers to take parallel streets to their on-ramps, leaving plenty of space for pedestrians and cyclists. T]]></description>
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		<title>Where Your Turkey Gets Stuffed: Cartoons by Douglas Orleski</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/where-your-turkey-gets-stuffed-cartoons-by-douglas-orleski.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/where-your-turkey-gets-stuffed-cartoons-by-douglas-orleski.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Orleski</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=105008</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does Rick Perry's living room look like? Doug O. knows. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Monroe: An Immodest Proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/fort-monroe-an-immodest-proposal.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/fort-monroe-an-immodest-proposal.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Paul Kleinman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[city of hampton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we are going to spend the money, time, and resources developing Fort Monroe, why not labor for a worthwhile idea rather than an arbitrary one? How about an economy boosting nudist colony? ]]></description>
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		<title>Buses, Trains, and Automobile: A South Hampton Roads Car Veteran is Reduced to Mass Transit Rookie</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/buses-trains-and-automobile-a-south-hampton-roads-car-veteran-is-reduced-to-mass-transit-rookie.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/buses-trains-and-automobile-a-south-hampton-roads-car-veteran-is-reduced-to-mass-transit-rookie.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Quam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How easy is it to get from Virginia Beach to ODU's campus using mass transit? Depends on what leg of the journey you're talking about. ]]></description>
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		<title>Night of the Living Cyclists: Critical Mass at the Oceanfront</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/night-of-the-living-cyclists-critical-mass-at-the-oceanfront.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/night-of-the-living-cyclists-critical-mass-at-the-oceanfront.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Jelercic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just like in the movies an outsider came into town and shook everything up. ]]></description>
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		<title>If You Ride it, They Will Come</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/politics-blogs/if-you-ride-it-they-will-come.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/politics-blogs/if-you-ride-it-they-will-come.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the people who love this region and call it our home, it is our civic duty to ride and support The Tide. ]]></description>
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		<title>Op-ed: Why Norfolk Keeps Missing out on Major Grocers and Retailers</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/politics-blogs/op-ed-why-norfolk-keeps-missing-out-on-major-grocers-and-retailers.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/politics-blogs/op-ed-why-norfolk-keeps-missing-out-on-major-grocers-and-retailers.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas Doan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown Norfolk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downtown Norfolk Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenbuildit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norfolk economic development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plain and simple, downtown’s residential population is the linchpin to Norfolk reaching the next level of urban greatness. ]]></description>
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		<title>Norfolk Bike Share Program Keeps Pedaling Forward</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/norfolk-bike-share-program-keeps-pedaling-forward.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/norfolk-bike-share-program-keeps-pedaling-forward.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Bayer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An update on the program, plus a survey asking for community input. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Cycling in Norfolk</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-future-of-cycling-in-norfolk.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-future-of-cycling-in-norfolk.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike norfolk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging thoughts on Norfolk's cycling future from the city council, along with city manager Frank Duke's presentation on 'Bikeability in Norfolk.']]></description>
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		<title>A Crimson Tide Moment</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/a-crimson-tide-moment.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/a-crimson-tide-moment.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coby Dillard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being an African-American Tea Partier, Coby Dillard recounts why it is so important to him to be a local activist.]]></description>
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		<title>From Afghanistan to Einstein Bagels</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/from-afghanistan-to-einstein-bagels.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/from-afghanistan-to-einstein-bagels.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Hatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to explain to people outside of my small sphere how close we are, especially after a few gunfights together... I wish everyone could feel that level of brotherhood. We would be in a better society if there was that type of collective focus.]]></description>
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		<title>A Man with a Plan: Innovate!HamptonRoads&#8217; Rick Lally</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-man-with-a-plan-innovatehamptonroads-rick-lally.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-man-with-a-plan-innovatehamptonroads-rick-lally.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 19:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We spoke to the interim director of Innovate!HamptonRoads™, Rick Lally, about the strengths of Hampton Roads' economy, where we're headed, and what needs to happen for us to thrive in the next decade.]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting a Vibrant, Dynamic Norfolk</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/supporting-a-vibrant-dynamic-norfolk.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A presentation at the Norfolk City Council's informal session by Frank Duke, Norfolk City Planner. ]]></description>
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		<title>Full Text: Virginia Beach State of the City Address</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/2011-state-of-the-city-address-virginia-beach.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/2011-state-of-the-city-address-virginia-beach.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=62326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The present and future of Virginia Beach, according to Mayor Sessoms. ]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Redistricting: The New 2nd Congressional District</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/understanding-redistricting-the-new-2nd-congressional-district.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/understanding-redistricting-the-new-2nd-congressional-district.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=61472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What the redistricting means for Hampton Roads.]]></description>
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		<title>Op-ed: Understanding The New Districts, Pt. 1 (Norfolk Delegate Districts)</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/op-ed-understanding-the-new-districts-pt-1-norfolk-delegate-districts.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/op-ed-understanding-the-new-districts-pt-1-norfolk-delegate-districts.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silly me, I actually assumed our legislators wouldn't act like children and draw lines reminiscent of a kid with a box of crayons.]]></description>
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		<title>Op-ed: Dahlia Wasfi and the Pain of Iraq</title>
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		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/op-ed-dahlia-wasfi-and-the-pain-of-iraq.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mac McKinney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharp-minded, highly analytical and very articulate, Dahlia could see through all the lies and hypocrisy surrounding the war. She slowly began to speak out against it. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor Fraim Calls Out General Assembly for Gerrymandering Norfolk</title>
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		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/mayor-fraim-calls-out-general-assembly-for-gerrymandering-norfolk.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=58389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Plus, the effect of redistricting on Hampton Road's political power. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Crash Course in Redistricting</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-crash-course-in-redistricting.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-crash-course-in-redistricting.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Strickler</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=58333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If this process sounds unfair or even corrupt to you, you are not alone.]]></description>
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		<title>On Opening my Home to the Homeless on Christmas (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/on-opening-my-home-to-the-homeless-on-christmas-part-2.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/on-opening-my-home-to-the-homeless-on-christmas-part-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn't want my neighbors to know I was doing this because a lot of people are scared of the homeless, and I didn't want my neighbors to be scared. That's not fair to them. Sometimes we have to do what is right in secret because of how the world works.]]></description>
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		<title>Falling in Love with The Tea Party</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/falling-in-love-with-the-tea-party.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/falling-in-love-with-the-tea-party.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=31972</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(or The Day My Attorney General Shook Me). A trip to the the 2010 Virginia Tea Party PATRIOTS CONVENTION. ]]></description>
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		<title>Glenn Nye: It&#8217;s Lonely out There for an Independent</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/glenn-nye-its-lonely-out-there-for-an-independant.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/glenn-nye-its-lonely-out-there-for-an-independant.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A talk with--and thoughts on--Virginia Congressman Glenn Nye. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;It&#8217;s Just Crazy They&#8217;re Gonna Demolish It,&#8221; Say Potential Tenants of Waterside</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/its-just-crazy-theyre-gonna-demolish-it-says-potential-tenants-of-waterside.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/its-just-crazy-theyre-gonna-demolish-it-says-potential-tenants-of-waterside.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“We'd be fine going in now even if it's just for the short term to bring some life back into Waterside to see if we can have some influence to change the City's decision. We want to show them, ‘Hey, we actually can do something with this space.’”]]></description>
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		<title>Full Text: The Future of Waterside</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/full-text-the-future-of-waterside.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/full-text-the-future-of-waterside.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full text of the GNC, DNC, and VisitNorfolk's position paper on the future of Waterside. ]]></description>
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		<title>GNC, DNC, &amp; VisitNorfolk to City: Tear Waterside Down</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/gnc-dnc-visitnorfolk-to-city-tear-waterside-down.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/gnc-dnc-visitnorfolk-to-city-tear-waterside-down.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downtown Norfolk Council]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=26643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Greater Norfolk Corporation, Downtown Norfolk Council, and VisitNorfolk have presented the City with a position paper arguing that tearing down Waterside could be the answer. ]]></description>
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		<title>Norfolk Council Candidate: Earl Fraley</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/norfolk-council-candidate-earl-fraley.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/norfolk-council-candidate-earl-fraley.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben O. Weathers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“First of all, out of all the candidates he’s probably the most well-informed and articulate candidate running for the seat," says council member Paul Riddick. ]]></description>
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		<title>Want High Speed Rail? Tell the Feds!</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/want-high-speed-rail-tell-the-feds.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/want-high-speed-rail-tell-the-feds.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Kingsley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, the HSR plan for the Southeast Corridor, ends in just a few days. Here's how to tell them what's up.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Candidate: Angelia Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/meet-the-candidate-angelia-williams.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/meet-the-candidate-angelia-williams.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben O. Weathers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting to know Angelia Williams, candidate for Norfolk's Superward 7 City Council seat. ]]></description>
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		<title>Political Cartoon: 757 Celebretools</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/political-cartoon-757-celebretools.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/political-cartoon-757-celebretools.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when Michael Vick, James Holley, and Pat Robertson get together for the local meeting between Celebretools? ]]></description>
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		<title>A Crime of Fashion&#8230; The Ousting of Mayor James Holley</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-crime-of-fashion-the-ousting-of-mayor-james-holley.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-crime-of-fashion-the-ousting-of-mayor-james-holley.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pavar Snipe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could it be that James Holley’s savoir-faire was his ultimate downfall?]]></description>
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		<title>Meaning in a Madhouse: Freedom Fest @ The Ted</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/meaning-in-a-madhouse-freedom-fest-the-ted.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/meaning-in-a-madhouse-freedom-fest-the-ted.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[everybody wants to rule the world]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The logic of all arguments flowed in reverse, with each premise deriving its truth from the conclusion in a dizzying cycle of self-affirming reason.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Short Ride on The Tide</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-short-ride-on-the-tide.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-short-ride-on-the-tide.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[a noble tradition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political cartoon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Tide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[who you callin blue?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=20395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An animated political cartoon about Light Rail.]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Hampton Roads Pride</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/preview-hampton-roads-pride.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/preview-hampton-roads-pride.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joval Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=20160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Hampton Roads there is long standing tradition keeping Pride secluded deep in a park far away from the eyes of others. Hence the name “Out in the Park.”]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Republican Primary Winner: Scott Rigell</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/candidate-interview-scott-rigell.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/candidate-interview-scott-rigell.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=19063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["I am sounding an alarm to the people of Hampton Roads that all is not well with our finances and it is not something that can long be ignored."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Congressional Candidate Interview: Ed Maulbeck</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/congressional-candidate-interview-ed-maulbeck.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/congressional-candidate-interview-ed-maulbeck.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=18889</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["If there are Republicans that are not acting like Republicans, I will make them act like Republicans. If no one has the stomach to lead this effort than I will lead it. The stakes are too high, we must take back our country!"]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>We Want to Busk You Up</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/we-want-to-busk-you-up.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/we-want-to-busk-you-up.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 20:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jESiO</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=18777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[JESiO investigates Norfolk's busking law (or lack thereof).]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Bert Mizusawa, Republican Hopeful for Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/qa-with-bert-mizusawa-republican-hopeful-for-congress.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/qa-with-bert-mizusawa-republican-hopeful-for-congress.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 14:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=18662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["I don’t want to be a politician; I want to be a leader. I am the only one who has actually done the things needed to successfully represent the district."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>City Offical on Waterside: &#8220;The Paper is Blank&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/city-offical-on-waterside-the-paper-is-blank.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/city-offical-on-waterside-the-paper-is-blank.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 17:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We spoke to Stanley Stein, assistant city manager in charge of Waterside, about where the City's mind's at when it comes to Waterside.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Fan Letter to Ken Cuccinelli</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-fan-letter-to-ken-cuccinelli.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/a-fan-letter-to-ken-cuccinelli.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ken cuccinelli]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=18199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First off let me say, I think you have been doing a bang up job. Not a week goes by without me turning on a television or picking up a paper and blamo! there you are doing something hilarious.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>132</slash:comments>
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		<title>Who Are We?</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/who-are-we.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/who-are-we.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=17537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to develop a "Sense of Place" in Hampton Roads. We have some stellar ideas. (And some really dumb ones... you decide which is which.) ]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Republican Hopeful for US Congress, Jessica Sandlin</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/qa-republican-hopeful-for-us-congress-jessica-sandlin.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/qa-republican-hopeful-for-us-congress-jessica-sandlin.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An exclusive interview with Jessica Sandlin, former English teacher, mother of five and candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2nd Congressional District.
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Republican Hopeful for US Congress, Scott Taylor</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/qa-republican-congressional-candidate-scott-taylor.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/qa-republican-congressional-candidate-scott-taylor.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scott taylor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=17555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An exclusive interview with Scott Taylor, who is running for the Republican candidacy to represent Virginia's Second Congressional District.]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake State of the City</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/chesapeake-state-of-the-city.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/chesapeake-state-of-the-city.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake State of the City]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=16967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Full text of Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff's speech.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Let&#8217;s Move Forward&#8221;: Virginia Beach State of the City</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/lets-move-forward-virginia-beach-state-of-the-city.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/lets-move-forward-virginia-beach-state-of-the-city.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=16674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The full text of Mayor Sessoms' speech last week at his State of the City address.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Cost Got to Do with It?</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/whats-cost-got-to-do-with-it.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/whats-cost-got-to-do-with-it.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Johnson Dahlke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=16169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Hampton Roads, a marriage license costs $30 and a Justice of the Peace union another $50. An unassuming, idealistic and naïve man and woman can bind their lives together legally for the same price as dinner and a movie.]]></description>
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		<title>Text: Mayor Fraim&#8217;s State of the City Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/text-mayor-fraims-state-of-the-city-speech.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/text-mayor-fraims-state-of-the-city-speech.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayor Fraim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norfolk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State of the City]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A relatively comprehensive and an extremely well-researched look back at the year that was, with allusions to what the future has in store for Norfolk. ]]></description>
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		<title>Norfolk Recycles?</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/norfolk-recycles.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/norfolk-recycles.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keep Norfolk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keep Norfolk Beautiful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We talked to Keep Norfolk Beautiful's education manager about Norfolk's (lack of) recycling laws, how the City helps you recycle, and what you *should do* with your old oysters and hazardous waste. ]]></description>
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		<title>Iran’s Children of the Revolution</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/irans-children-of-the-revolution.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/irans-children-of-the-revolution.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex DePaula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ahmedinejad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children of the revolution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tehran]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=14970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“What do you (Americans) think about us?” they would repeatedly ask me, which would invariably be followed by a sincere and deeply moving plea, “Please tell them that we are not terrorists.”]]></description>
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		<title>The Boy Who Would Be Norfolk&#8217;s Mayor</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-boy-who-would-be-mayor.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-boy-who-would-be-mayor.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[If it worked for Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norfolk Mayor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["It feels like I’m fighting a bear. I have no idea how bears fight, but one of us has to win. And it’s going to be me," says 20-year-old mayoral hopeful Ryan Cooper.
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		<title>The March of the Virginia People’s Assembly</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-march-of-the-virginia-people%e2%80%99s-assembly.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-march-of-the-virginia-people%e2%80%99s-assembly.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=13858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sure, shouting loudly that you want justice is not the most rational approach, nor the most elegant, but sometimes it is what people need. It is the democratic equivalent of running into the woods and screaming until your bones shake and you feel something intangible leave you.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is High Speed Rail Coming to Hampton Roads?</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/is-high-speed-rail-coming-to-hampton-roads.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/is-high-speed-rail-coming-to-hampton-roads.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high speed rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=13552</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For Hampton Roads, major High Speed Rail questions will confront us very, very soon. Are you ready to advance your druthers? If not, who will? As is always the case, we need to brush up and get ready.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>ORF Executive Director Questions Delta and TSA</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/orf-executive-director-questions-delta-and-tsa.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/orf-executive-director-questions-delta-and-tsa.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=13192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WAVY-10 reported that a package at ORF tested positive for containing explosives. The package was safe. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>MacArthur Center Station: An Icon or Just Another Light Rail Stop?</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/macarthur-center-station-an-icon-or-just-another-light-rail-stop.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/macarthur-center-station-an-icon-or-just-another-light-rail-stop.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas Doan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beautiful train stations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MacArthur Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norfolk city icon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norfolk Light Rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This Is Our City]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=12544</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MacArthur Center Station is an opportunity to invigorate Norfolk’s urban core and should serve as an upbeat force to our urban streetscape.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>My Ballot</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/my-ballot.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/my-ballot.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Virginia election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attornery general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creigh Deeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jody Wagner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenny Alexander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lieutenant Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Shannon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[who should I vote for?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=10330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who I'm voting for, why, and links to a number of newspaper endorsements, if you want to learn more about the candidates. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can Obama Save It for Creigh Deeds?</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/can-obama-save-it-for-creigh-deeds.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/can-obama-save-it-for-creigh-deeds.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Serrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=10057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Will his message of odds-defying hope be enough to bolster the Democratic candidate, who many criticize as being too negative in his campaign and too uncertain about his own platform?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Your Lunch This Friday Will Shape History</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/how-your-lunch-this-friday-will-shape-history.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/how-your-lunch-this-friday-will-shape-history.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Cothran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amtrak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high speed rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=9823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hampton Roads has for decades been left out of the planning of high-speed rail--trains connecting us to New York, DC and Atlanta. This Friday the HRTPO will push an agenda that will affect your region and your tax dollars--with or without your endorsement. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Remembering Leyte and MacArthur&#8217;s Vow of &#8220;I Shall Return&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/remembering-leyte-and-macarthurs-vow-of-i-shall-return.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/remembering-leyte-and-macarthurs-vow-of-i-shall-return.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Zobel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[battle for Manila]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corregidor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D-Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General MacArthur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leyte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MacArthur Memorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roosevelt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterans soldiers heroes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World War II]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/forum/?p=9151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday veterans of the Leyte landing will gather at Norfolk’s MacArthur Memorial to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of what was the opening phase in the campaign to liberate the Philippines.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Was This Family Denied Entrance to Mallory Country Club?</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/why-was-this-family-denied-entrance-to-mallory-country-club.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/why-was-this-family-denied-entrance-to-mallory-country-club.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Johnson Dahlke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homophobia is as bad as racism or sexism I wonder why we don't treat it the same way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legalize gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mallory Country Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ODU]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/forum/?p=9088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We'll give you one guess. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>McDonnell&#8217;s Plan is Nothing but a Big Shell Game</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/mcdonnells-plan-is-nothing-but-a-big-shell-game.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/mcdonnells-plan-is-nothing-but-a-big-shell-game.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Blankenship</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob McDonnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creigh Deeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gubernatorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=5643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Draining public education funds to build roads is not a solution, but the means to a more crippling problem, writes Young Democrat Kyle Blankenship.]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for McDonnell&#8217;s Transportation Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-case-for-mcdonnells-transportation-plan.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/the-case-for-mcdonnells-transportation-plan.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DJ Spiker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob McDonnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creigh Deeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gubernatorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDOT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=5542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Deeds' refusal to put out specifics on an issue that is arguably among the most pressing for all Virginians borders on cowardice, writes DJ Spiker, Chairman of the Norfolk/Portsmouth Young Republicans. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Congratulations to the Class of G20</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/congratulations-to-the-class-of-g20.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/congratulations-to-the-class-of-g20.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Serrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G-20]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=4072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My main thought really is, why is there so much of this lovey-dovey ass-slappin' going on? I mean, I know they're feelin good and riding high after pulling together on this deal, but these guys really look like they actually want to go grab some beers right after this.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Video: Obama&#8217;s News Conference Addressing Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/video-obama-delivers-news-conference-addressing-recession.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/video-obama-delivers-news-conference-addressing-recession.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Serrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=2691</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama held a prime-time news conference last night addressing the economic recession, his administration's recovery strategy, and other current events during the first 60 days of his presidency.
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Making Sense of Losing Dollars</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/making-sense-of-losing-dollars.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/making-sense-of-losing-dollars.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Serrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stimulus package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TARP program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=1198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Econ Prof. Peter Shaw makes sense of the failing economy, crashing markets, skyrocketing unemployment rates and Washington’s proposed stimulus package. But for local and global consumers, the outlook for 2009 is bleak.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Where Your Turkey Gets Stuffed: Cartoons by Douglas Orleski 2</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/where-your-turkey-gets-stuffed-cartoons-by-douglas-orleski-2.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/where-your-turkey-gets-stuffed-cartoons-by-douglas-orleski-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Orleski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visual Arts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=105011</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#60;&#60; Back &#124; Next &#62;&#62;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Where Your Turkey Gets Stuffed: Cartoons by Douglas Orleski 3</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/where-your-turkey-gets-stuffed-cartoons-by-douglas-orleski-3.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/where-your-turkey-gets-stuffed-cartoons-by-douglas-orleski-3.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Orleski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visual Arts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=105012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#60;&#60; Back &#124; For more of Doug: A Cartoonist’s Perspective &#124; Comics by Douglas Orleski For The Love Of Cartoons]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Buses, Trains, and Automobile &#124; Page 2</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/buses-trains-and-automobile-page-2.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/buses-trains-and-automobile-page-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2001 16:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Quam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=81747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I could not help but think what the native people of Nawfuk, those born and raised early last century onward, would think of our good ol’ Tide.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Falling in Love with The Tea Party, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/falling-in-love-with-the-tea-party-part-2.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/falling-in-love-with-the-tea-party-part-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2000 18:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cuccinelli]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=31973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guns, Ron Paul, Ayn Rand, Hell for gays and Jews, and Cuccinelli. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Falling in Love with The Tea Party, Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/falling-in-love-with-the-tea-party-part-3.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/falling-in-love-with-the-tea-party-part-3.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2000 17:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Scaccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cuccinelli]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.altdaily.com/?p=31976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Phase three, when Cooch gets his shake on. ]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Norfolk City Council Informal Session, 3/1, Part 4</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/video-norfolk-city-council-informal-session-31-part-4.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/video-norfolk-city-council-informal-session-31-part-4.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2000 18:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AltDaily Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;&#60; Back to Part 3 &#124; Back to Part 1 &#60;&#60;]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Norfolk City Council Informal Session, 3/1, Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/politics/video-norfolk-city-council-informal-session-31-part-3.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2000 18:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Video: Norfolk City Council Informal Session, 3/1, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2000 18:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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