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		<title>Governor Perry Convenes Texas Technology And Economic Development Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Perry has urged leaders in higher education and technology to continue working to make Texas the nation’s next hub for innovation, collaboration and competition in technology development and manufacturing. He spoke at the Governor’s Technology and Economic Development Forum, hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, where he was joined by business, technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Launches Performance Pay Incentives Initiative For Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awards of up to $5,000 for Exemplary Teachers in Hard-to-Staff Schools. Governor Bob McDonnell has invited 57 school divisions that may have difficulty attracting, retaining and rewarding experienced, fully licensed teachers to participate in his Virginia Performance-Pay Incentives initiative for hard-to-staff schools. The initiative (which was approved by the 2011 General Assembly) is a centerpiece [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island Partners With DEA To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will provide the public an opportunity to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unneeded prescription drugs. This is in partnership with state and local police departments, the RI Dept. of Elderly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Christie Demands Results For New Jersey&#8217;s Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Christie has proposed and sent to the legislature a package of bills that gets at the root of the problems in New Jersey’s public education system by reforming the tenure system to demand results for New Jersey’s children in the classroom and reward the best and brightest teachers. Governor Christie’s proposals tackle public education&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia Opens Muslim Women&#8217;s Center For Human Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorney-General Robert McClelland today launched the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights. The center is a new community organisation which will advocate on human rights issues and provide welfare services to Muslim women. Mr McClelland said he was pleased to support the new organization, which will be run by the Islamic Women’s Welfare Council [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FEMA Outlines U.S. Tsunami Preparedness: Lessons Learned</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written Statement of Nancy Ward, Region IX Administrator, and Ken Murphy, Region X Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations: &#8220;Tsunami Warning, Preparedness, and Interagency Cooperation: Lessons Learned&#8221;. Good afternoon Chairman Chaffetz, Ranking Member Tierney and distinguished Members of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Walker Testifies Before Congress On State Budget Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is the written testimony of Governor Scott Walker for the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s April 14 hearing on “State and Municipal Debt: Tough Choices Ahead”. Chairman Issa and Distinguished Committee Members, I appreciate this opportunity to testify before you today and look forward to our discussion regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Releases Public Higher Education Almanac</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Perry today emphasized his commitment to making higher education more affordable, accountable and accessible to Texans. The governor announced the release of the inaugural edition of the Texas Public Higher Education Almanac. The Almanac is a publication that spotlights key information about Texas’ higher education institutions in the effort to increase transparency and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Perdue Vetoes Bills To Protect Teachers And Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Perdue has vetoed two bills, House Bill 7 and Senate Bill 265, in an effort to protect teachers and give students more options for attending community college. She vetoed the bills around 6 p.m. on April 13, 2011. Below are her comments on vetoing the bills: House Bill 7, “An Act To Provide That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Beshear Highlights Prescription Drug Abuse Issues To Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Steve Beshear testified today before a congressional panel on the prescription drug abuse issues facing Kentucky and our nation. During his testimony, Gov. Beshear urged Congress to continue providing resources to the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Grant Program. The Governor also proposed mandatory training for those who prescribe controlled substances and requested that [...]]]></description>
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