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			<title><![CDATA[Gospel Music Legend Dottie Rambo Dies In Highway Accident]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Missouri Highway Patrol says Rambo's tour bus ran off Interstate 44 and struck an embankment.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:59:49 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mount Vernon, MO -- Gospel singer and songwriter Dottie Rambo has been killed in a Mother's Day highway accident. She was 74. The Missouri Highway Patrol says Rambo's tour bus ran off Interstate 44 and struck an embankment. Seven other people on the bus were hospitalized with moderate to severe injuries. Joyce "Dottie" Rambo was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame last year. Some of her more than 2,500 published songs were recorded by Dolly Parton. In a statement, Parton said, "I know Dottie is in heaven in the arms of God right now, but our earth angel will surely be missed."]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How Much Is Mom's Work Worth?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The survey calculates a mom's market value by studying pay levels for 10 different job titles.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:53:49 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Boston, MA -- We all know a mother's work is never done. But just how much is mother's work worth? Well, according to a Mother's Day study from Salary.com, a mom's labors would bring nearly $117,000 dollars a year. The survey calculates a mom's market value by studying pay levels for 10 different job titles.

The mom-like jobs include housekeeper, day care center teacher, van driver, psychologist and CEO. The study also figures in plenty of overtime pay for mom. But even 100-K-plus sounds a little low to fulltime mom Samantha Russell of Fremont, New Hampshire. The former pastry chef says cleaning up after two young boys is a lot of work and not much fun.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Today In History May 12]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The body of Charles Lindbergh Junior was found in a wooded area near Hopewell, New Jersey in 1932.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:50:56 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Undated -- Today in History Today is Monday, May 12th, the 133rd day of 2008. There are 233 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 12th, 1958, the United States and Canada signed an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (later the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD for short). On this date: In 1870, an act creating the Canadian province of Manitoba was given royal assent, to take effect in July. In 1907, actress Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1932, the body of Charles Lindbergh Junior, the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was found in a wooded area near Hopewell, New Jersey. In 1937, Britain's King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey. In 1943, during World War II, Axis forces in North Africa surrendered. In 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade. In 1970, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Harry A. Blackmun as a Supreme Court justice. In 1975, the White House announced the new Cambodian government had seized an American merchant ship, the Mayaguez, in international waters. In 1978, the Commerce Department said hurricanes would no longer be given only female names. In 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who was trying to reach Pope John Paul II. Ten years ago: A day after India's first atomic test blasts in 24 years, neighboring Pakistan said it was ready to test a nuclear device itself. Indonesian President Suharto's security forces killed at least six student demonstrators. Five years ago: Suicide bombers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killed nine US citizens and 26 people overall. A suicide truck-bomb attack killed at least 60 at a government compound in northern Chechnya. L. Paul Bremer, the new American civilian administrator of Iraq, arrived in Baghdad; coalition forces announced they had taken custody of Doctor Rihab Rashid Taha, the Iraqi scientist known as "Dr. Germ." (Taha was later released after no charges were brought.) Fifty-nine Democratic lawmakers brought the Texas House to a standstill by going into hiding in a dispute over a Republican congressional redistricting plan. One year ago: Virginia Tech held its first commencement ceremonies since the April 16th shooting rampage that claimed 32 victims and the shooter. Voters in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch became the first in the nation to back an ordinance prohibiting landlords from renting to most illegal immigrants. A U.S. patrol was attacked south of Baghdad; four Americans and an Iraqi interpreter were killed, three soldiers were captured (the body of one abducted soldier was later found in the Euphrates River). A U.S.-led coalition operation supported by NATO troops killed the Taliban's most prominent military commander, Mullah Dadullah.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[DMX Arrested On Drug And Animal Cruelty Charges]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The indictment stems from an August search of the rapper's home.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:09:41 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Phoenix, AZ -- Authorities say DMX has been arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges in Phoenix following an overnight raid on the rapper's house. The Maricopa County sheriff's office says the 37-year-old, whose real name is Earl Simmons, at first tried to barricade himself in his bedroom. He came out as a SWAT team entered during the early-morning raid Friday. The indictment stems from an August search of the rapper's home prompted by reports of dogs being abused on his property. His attorney, Murray Richman, says he told his client to expect such a raid after his efforts to make DMX available to law enforcement were rebuffed. Richman says the animal cruelty charges are not supported by the evidence. DMX was also arrested Tuesday after speed-enforcement cameras captured him going 114 mph on a suburban Phoenix freeway.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Feds Investigating Reverend Al Sharpton's Overdue Taxes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[He tells the AP that it's an attempt to intimidate him and his colleagues.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 20:45:48 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[New York, NY -- Federal prosecutors are investigating the Reverend Al Sharpton over his taxes. Government records obtained by The Associated Press indicate that the civil rights leader and his business entities owe nearly 1.5 million dollars in overdue taxes and associated penalties. Sharpton has emerged as one of the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders, and he calls the investigation government "retaliation." He tells the AP that it's an attempt to intimidate him and his colleagues. Over the past year, Sharpton's lawyers and the staff of his nonprofit group, the National Action Network, have been negotiating with the federal government over the size of his debt. They dispute the government's figure. The group has also been trying to pay off tens of thousands of dollars it owes for failing to properly maintain workers compensation and unemployment insurance]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Actor Dennis Farina Arrested After Gun Found In Luggage At LAX]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Police say when the weapon was discovered at a security checkpoint.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 20:34:31 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA -- Dennis Farina, who's played a cop and was even a police officer in real life, is in trouble with the law. The actor was charged with a felony at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage. Police say when the weapon was discovered at a security checkpoint, Farina said he had forgotten the .22-caliber handgun was in his luggage. Farina was booked for investigation of carrying a concealed weapon. Bail was set at $25,000 before police discovered the weapon was not registered. Charges were upgraded to a felony, and Farina is now being held in lieu of $35,000 bail. Farina has starred in TV's "Law &amp; Order" series and in such movies as "Snatch" and "Get Shorty."]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Three-Year-Old Shot By Five-Year-Old]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investigators say he thought it was a toy and fired it at the girl.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 14:33:29 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lawton, Okla. -- A three-year-old girl has been accidentally shot by a five-year-old boy in Oklahoma. Police in Lawton say the girl was hit in the leg by a bullet fired by a .45-caliber handgun that the boy had found in his home. Investigators say he thought it was a toy and fired it at the girl. A police investigator says there were adults present at the time but, for now, no charges have been filed. The girl was airlifted to a hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Woman Pays Off 22-Year-Old Ticket]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[22 years after getting a $1.00 parking ticket, an unidentified woman has paid it off.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 09:45:18 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Calumet, MI -- Better late than never. An unidentified woman has paid off a parking ticket she got in Calumet, Michigan, on September 1st, 1976. Police in the Upper Michigan town had long ago written off the one-dollar ticket and were surprised when it showed up in the mail, along with a $20 bill and a note. The message: "I always had good intentions of paying it. I put it aside and every once in a while I would come across it and said `someday I'm going to pay it.' Now I think it's time." The woman apparently hopes the matter is closed. There's no return address on the envelope. And the notes says, "Please don't try and track me down. I am a respectable lady."]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Today In History May 11]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Glacier National Park in Montana was established in 1910.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:04:19 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Undated -- Today in History Today is Sunday, May 11th, the 132nd day of 2008. There are 234 days left in the year. This is Mother's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On May 11th, 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state of the Union. On this date: In 1502, Christopher Columbus left Cadiz, Spain, on his fourth and final trip to the Western Hemisphere. In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant arrived in New Amsterdam to become governor of New Netherland. In 1888, songwriter Irving Berlin was born Israel Baline in Temun, Russia. In 1910, Glacier National Park in Montana was established. In 1944, Allied forces launched a major offensive against German lines in Italy. In 1946, the first CARE packages arrived in Europe, at Le Havre, France. In 1973, charges against Daniel Ellsberg for his role in the "Pentagon Papers" case were dismissed by Judge William M. Byrne, who cited government misconduct. In 1985, 56 people died when a flash fire swept a jam-packed soccer stadium in Bradford, England. In 1988, master spy Harold "Kim" Philby, the notorious "Third Man" of a British espionage ring, died in the Soviet Union at age 76. In 1996, an Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Miami and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. Ten years ago: India set off three underground atomic blasts, its first nuclear tests in 24 years. Attorney General Janet Reno requested an independent counsel to investigate Labor Secretary Alexis Herman for alleged influence-peddling and solicitation of illegal campaign contributions (Herman was later cleared). A French mint produced the first coins of Europe's single currency, the euro. Five years ago: The United States declared Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's Baath Party dead. Lithuania became the first ex-Soviet republic to approve entry into the European Union as voters completed a weekend referendum. Canada beat Sweden 3-2 in Finland to win its first hockey world championship in six years. One year ago: Speaking aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Persian Gulf, Vice President Dick Cheney warned Iran the US and its allies would keep it from restricting sea traffic as well as from developing nuclear weapons. North and South Korea adopted a military agreement, enabling the first train crossing of their border in more than half a century.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Top Baby Names: Emily & Jacob]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emily tops list for 12th time; Jacob leads for 9th year.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:28:09 EDT</pubDate>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington -- Parents aren't branching out much when it comes to baby names. According to a list released today by the Social Security Administration, Emily is again at the top the list of most popular baby girl names for last year. It's the 12th straight time the name has registered at number 1. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row. Only one name -- Elizabeth -- is new to the top-10 list. Besides Jacob, other top picks for boys were Michael, Joshua and Matthew. For girls, Isabella, Emma and Ava came after Emily. Rounding out the top 10 for girls, in order, were Madison, Sophia, Olivia, Abigail, Hannah and Elizabeth. The rest of the top 10 for boys are Ethan, Daniel, Christopher, Anthony, William and Andrew.]]></content:encoded>
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