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		<title>U.S. Offers $5 Million Reward For Capture Of Mexican Gunmen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today commended the announcement of a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of additional individuals responsible for the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE HSI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Invests $77 Million For Port Of Miami Dredge Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Scott announced plans today at the Port of Miami to fully fund the $77 million shortfall for the port dredging project so that larger ships can enter the port. “Today I directed the Florida Department of Transportation to amend their work plan to include $77 million so that Florida can take another leap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. To Promote Agribusiness Trade And Investment In Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA&#8217;s Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead 20 U.S. companies on an Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission to Lima, Peru, Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2011. There he will meet with 150 Peruvian and Ecuadorian entrepreneurs and buyers to develop business ties and explore opportunities for joint ventures. This trade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House Marks One Year Anniversary Of Haiti Earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the one year anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti.  Nearly a quarter of a million lives were lost, more than three hundred thousand people were injured and more than a million people were left homeless. The President called it a “cruel and incomprehensible” blow to a nation that has known its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia Invests $2.3 Million For Sydney Based Bronx International</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), the Australian Government’s export credit agency, has issued a US$2.3 million advance payment bond to support a new contract secured by Sydney-based exporter Bronx International Pty Ltd (Bronx). Bronx, a specialist in providing galvanising and paint lines, has won a contract for US$9.1 million to upgrade a continuous galvanising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EIB Invests EUR 7m For Rural Projects In The Dominican Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Investment Bank, the long-term lending institution of the European Union, has agreed to provide EUR 7m for rural microfinance projects in the Dominican Republic. The sixth European Investment Bank loan to Banco de Ahorro y Credito ADEMI demonstrates the Bank’s continued engagement to supporting economic growth in the Caribbean. The European Investment Bank’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Brewer Responds To Mexico&#8217;s Amicus Brief Challenging S.B. 1070</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I filed my response to the amicus brief that Mexico, with ten other foreign countries, filed in support of the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit challenging S.B. 1070. Mexico’s brief is nothing more than a political statement expressing its desire for lax enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. Arizonans, in a bipartisan fashion, have agreed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S Awards Funds To Massachusetts For Replacing Heating Systems In Public Housing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FEDERAL RECOVERY FUNDS Awarded To Massistusus for Replacing Heating Systems In Public Housing. As part of the Patrick-Murray Administration&#8217;s continuing efforts to promote job growth and long-term economic recovery, Governor Deval Patrick announced that $980,959 in federal weatherization assistance program recovery funds will be used to replace antiquated, inefficient heating systems at properties operated by 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Technology Is Donated to U.S. To Standardize Medical Terminology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Convergent Medical Terminology tools allow clinicians to use familiar language to achieve standard electronic health information exchange. Kaiser Permanente donated its Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) to the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO©) for U.S. distribution through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) so that all health care providers—large and small—can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House Outlines Benefits Of Small Business Jobs Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week The Obama Administration  highlighted some ways in which the Small Business Jobs Bill could benefit Tart Lumber, the small business in Sterling Virginia where Republicans laid out their &#8220;Pledge to America.&#8221; Apparently, Craig Fritsche, the President of Tart Lumber agrees telling MSNBC’s Ed Schultz last night, &#8220;I do like that bill. And I’m glad [...]]]></description>
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