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		<title>Carnaval Austin celebrates 35th year</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now the largest indoor Brazilian carnaval on Earth Carnaval Brasileiro, one of Austin’s longest-lived annual events, has grown into the largest indoor Brazilian Mardi Gras celebration anywhere on the globe; and it explodes at tomorrow, February 4th 9:00 p.m. at Austin’s Palmer Events Center, located 900 Barton Springs Road. For those who have never attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Soul Train&#8217; host Don Cornelius dead of suicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of TV&#8217;s &#8220;Soul Train&#8221; who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75. Police responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Mulholland Drive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from freed slave to former master draws attention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly discovered letter from a freed former slave to his onetime master is creating a buzz. Letters of Note explains that in August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee wrote to his former slave Jourdan Anderson, requesting that Jourdan return to work on his farm. In the time since escaping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5th Annual Austin Modern Home Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, February 4 from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, over 15 homes will be explored for their modern lifestyles, attitudes, and design at the 5th Annual Austin Modern Home Tour. Austinites will have the opportunity to view interiors of participating homes, walk around the vegetable gardens and xeriscaped yards, and meet the architects and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People may lie more when texting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks might fib more frequently when text messaging, a new study suggests. Researchers say it may be easier for people to lie in a text message than when they communicate through video or in person because they don&#8217;t feel as scrutinized. The new study was led by David Yu, assistant business professor at Wichita State [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer confronts Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[_Longstanding tension between Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and Democratic President Barack Obama flared into the public spotlight Wednesday just after Air Force One touched down in Phoenix. Brewer, who was on the tarmac to greet Obama, hand-delivered a letter before engaging the president &#8220;intensely&#8221; for several minutes, including pointing her finger directly at him, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APD recruiting for new officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these challenging economic times, where several employers are making cutbacks and consolidating, the Austin Police Department is currently recruiting and encourages all qualified applicants to apply. Applications are available for download for cadet classes starting in December 2012, April 2013 and August 2013. APD will continue to accept applications until all testing dates are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local gallery owner and community activist may face closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community activist, author and entrepreneur Joyce Adejumo has spent a lifetime helping the community. After establishing Mitchie’s Gallery, she opened the gallery doors for an extensive list of programs including weekly children activities such as science and math tutoring, art workshops, sign language with story time, monthly family friendly poetry, a Co-Dependent No More-Women Support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLK Holiday has several meanings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example &#8212; the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLK Memorial: The Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The Memorial’s address is 1964 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20024. The street number is a reference to the Civil Right’s Act of 1964, a milestone which Dr. King played an integral role in achieving. The approved site creates a visual “line of leadership” from the Lincoln Memorial, which honors the President who protected [...]]]></description>
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