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            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 20:13:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gambling Pays Out Less for U.S. States]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Prison Population Is Actually Falling in the U.S.]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Visas May Bring More Fish Trimmers to Alaska and Coaches to Connecticut]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:41:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:15:02 GMT</pubDate>
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