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		<title>Didn’t like cartoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing in reference to the cartoon on page 7 (of April 18 issue). I feel this is in very poor taste for a newspaper to print. I wonder how the families of the 3 people killed would feel about seeing this. You should actually be ashamed of yourselves. Being a Vietnam vet we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review shows need for reform of overseas basing costs</title>
		<link>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/04/25/review-shows-need-for-reform-of-overseas-basing-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the Senate Armed Services Committee, which I chair, completed a year-long investigation into the costs of maintaining our nation’s overseas military presence.  The investigation produced a bipartisan report that reaches some troubling conclusions. ]]></description>
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		<title>Gas tax and fee discussion worth having</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan’s roads must be addressed, but the state government must first properly raise the funds.
Gov. Rick Snyder has proposed increased spending on Michigan roads, which is surely a discussion worth having]]></description>
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		<title>More progress in the fight against tax abuses</title>
		<link>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/04/11/more-progress-in-the-fight-against-tax-abuses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[blueprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Levin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sen. Carl Levin &#160; In March, the Senate passed a budget resolution. This blueprint for the fiscal year that begins in October represents an important step forward on an issue of great significance to American taxpayers: the need for balanced deficit reduction. An important part of balanced deficit reduction is reducing the deficit without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar Springs High School Montage</title>
		<link>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/03/28/cedar-springs-high-school-montage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cherri Rose]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, March 21, Cedar Springs High School held their “Montage” event, which is their annual talent show.]]></description>
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		<title>Women and Social Security</title>
		<link>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/03/22/women-and-social-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Social Security News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By: Vonda VanTil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist The Social Security program treats all workers—men and women—exactly the same in terms of the benefits they can receive. But women may want to familiarize themselves with what the program means to them in their particular circumstances. One of the most significant things women need to remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunshine Week OpEd</title>
		<link>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/03/14/sunshine-week-oped/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jane Briggs-Bunting, Michigan Coalition for Open Government &#160; Welcome to Sunshine Week, and no, I am not talking about the fickle weather in the state. I am talking about the public’s right and responsibility to keep an eye on what our government at the local, state and federal level are up to&#8211;from our legislators [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking on the challenges of the next two years</title>
		<link>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/03/14/taking-on-the-challenges-of-the-next-two-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sen. Carl Levin &#160; I have decided not to run for re-election in 2014. This decision was extremely difficult because I love representing the people of Michigan in the U.S. Senate and fighting for the things that I believe are important to them. As Barbara and I struggled with the question of whether I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student needs mementoes of Michigan</title>
		<link>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/02/28/student-needs-mementoes-of-michigan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, Good morning! My name is Sirriniti F. I’m a fifth-grade student at Harlan Intermediate School in Harlan, Iowa. My class is studying the history and geography of the United States. I would really appreciate it if you would send me your state rock, map and a souvenir. I am so glad I picked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast-tracked disability process now has 200 medical conditions</title>
		<link>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/02/21/fast-tracked-disability-process-now-has-200-medical-conditions/</link>
		<comments>http://cedarspringspost.com/2013/02/21/fast-tracked-disability-process-now-has-200-medical-conditions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Vonda VanTil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist With the addition of 35 new Compassionate Allowances conditions involving cancers and rare diseases, there are now a total of 200 disabling conditions that qualify for Social Security’s expedited disability process. The Compassionate Allowances initiative fast-tracks disability decisions to ensure that Americans with the most serious disabilities [...]]]></description>
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