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			 <description>Hearings on proposed district lines draw outcry from lawmakers and community groups who say that LATFOR is provide an unfair advantage to Senate Republicans and splitting up communities. </description>
			 <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>Bloomberg's Budget Avoids Teachers Cuts </title>
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			 <description>The Mayor's proposed budget spares teachers and uniformed employees and avoids raising taxes but it features hefty cuts to a number of other programs. </description>
			 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>Is the DEC Prepared For Hydraulic Fracturing?</title>
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			 <description>After major budget cuts is the Department of Environmental Conservation capable of overseeing hydraulic fracturing in New York? 
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			 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>Council Acts on Foreclosures </title>
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			 <description>Fulfilling pledges Speaker Christine Quinn made in last year's State of the City address, the Council passed two bills that will protect tenants of buildings facing foreclosure and add more transparency to contracts. </description>
			 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>Controversial Video Sparks Outrage at NYPD</title>
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			 <description>New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly faces calls for increased police oversight after revelations about his participation in an anti-Muslim video that was used to train officers. </description>
			 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>City Warns Against For-Profit Adult Education Scams </title>
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			 <description>A city-wide campaign warms New Yorkers away from for-profit education scams that can leave students in debt and without a job. </description>
			 <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>Stopping Apartments From Making Tenants Sick </title>
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			 <description>Poor conditions in apartments across the city lead to unhealthy tenants. A coalition of housing and health advocates have started a program to send health-care providers to tenants to treat housing-related illness. </description>
			 <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>City Hall and CCRB Negotiate Over Hiring Freeze </title>
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			 <description>Will City Hall grant an exception to the hiring freeze so that the Civilian Complaint Review Board
can hire a lawyer and independently prosecute police misconduct? </description>
			 <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>The Guns on Our Streets </title>
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			 <description>Two familiar firearms were used in the shooting of NYPD Officer Peter Figoski. Chris Opfer takes a look at the guns New York's criminals prefer. </description>
			 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>Politics Thwart Brooklyn Housing</title>
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			 <description>A housing project in Brooklyn that would provide 1,800 new apartments is delayed by political infighting. </description>
			 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>Community Members Struggle With Stop and Frisk </title>
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			 <description>Community members try to find a nuanced voice in their critique of the NYPD's stop and frisk program while dealing with the stigma of speaking out against the police. </description>
			 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title>Queens Groups Are Divided Over District Lines </title>
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			 <description>Queens groups are split over how they want 
to see legislative districts drawn in their 
communities. </description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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