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    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/utahs-bob-bennett-on-the-tea-party-wilderness-and-life-after-congress">        <title>Utah's Bob Bennett on the Tea Party, wilderness and life after Congress</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/utahs-bob-bennett-on-the-tea-party-wilderness-and-life-after-congress</link>        <description>The Republican senator got booted from office in the 2010 Tea Party surge, after supporting wilderness legislation. HCN interviewed him about the prospects for public lands bills in the next Congress.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Paul Larmer</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Southern Utah wilderness</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Greater Canyonlands protection</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Bob Bennett</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Washington County, Utah</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-11-27T16:38:23Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.8/western-legislatures-grab-for-control-of-public-lands/western-legislative-roundup">        <title>Western legislative roundup</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.8/western-legislatures-grab-for-control-of-public-lands/western-legislative-roundup</link>        <description>Some recent Western legislative highlights are noted, accompanied by quotes from the legislators involved.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jodi Peterson</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>animal-rights movement</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>California Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Native American languages</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>animal cruelty laws</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Wyoming Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Colorado Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Washington Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Oregon Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Utah Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Arizona Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Idaho Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>New Mexico Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>wolves</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Sagebrush Rebellion</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Agenda 21</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-05-14T17:24:17Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/wotr/selling-whats-priceless-is-the-nuttiest-idea-of-all">        <title>Selling what's priceless is the nuttiest idea of all</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/wotr/selling-whats-priceless-is-the-nuttiest-idea-of-all</link>        <description>Some Western legislators want to sell off our public lands -- an idea that is
not only impractical, but contrary to the desires of most Westerners.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jeff Welsch</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Cliff Stearns</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>land</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Denny Rehberg</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>national parks</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republican Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>BLM</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Utah Legislature</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Forest Service</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Public lands</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>states’ rights</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Sagebrush Rebellion</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>federally owned lands</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-05-10T19:46:54Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
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                    <dc:subject>smart growth</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>ICLEI</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>land-use planning</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>La Plata County Commission</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Agenda 21</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>United Nations</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-06T18:53:58Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/residents-of-montanas-high-plains-are-angry-but-not-at-the-real-threats">        <title>Residents of Montana's High Plains are angry - but not at the real threats </title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/residents-of-montanas-high-plains-are-angry-but-not-at-the-real-threats</link>        <description>Though climate change and the economy are the issues threatening their livelihoods, many of the High Plains people are angry at almost everything else.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Joe Wilkins</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>farmers</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>High Plains</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>climate change</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>1980s farm crisis</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>right wing politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>global warming</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>rural life</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Joe Wilkins</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>water supply</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>political anger</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>drought</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>eastern Montana</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>agriculture</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>invasive plants</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republicans</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-03T14:16:35Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
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                    <dc:subject>campaign spending</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republican Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Election 2010</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Sarah Palin</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>midterm election results</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Ben Shelly</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Sharron Angle</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Lynda Lovejoy</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Democratic Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Western state legislatures</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>2010 Western ballot measures</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Russell Pearce</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Harry Reid</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-11-23T22:16:15Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
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                    <dc:subject>Idaho politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>rural life</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republicans</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Election Day</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Democrats</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>voting</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-10-26T20:27:13Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/wyoming-a-popular-governor-gets-mysterious">        <title>Wyoming: A popular governor gets mysterious</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/wyoming-a-popular-governor-gets-mysterious</link>        <description>Wyoming's popular Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal is carefully staying out of the race between his wannabe successors, Leslie Petersen and Matt Mead.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Ron Micheli</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Dave Freudenthal</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Wyoming Republicans</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Wyoming Democrats</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Election 2010</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Leslie Petersen</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Matt Mead</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Wyoming politics</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-10-20T17:40:13Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/oregon-tea-party-limbo">        <title>Oregon: Tea Party limbo</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/oregon-tea-party-limbo</link>        <description>John Kitzhaber, champion of land-use planning, is running for governor again -- and the Tea Party has failed to draw much attention.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jonathan Thompson</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Oregon politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Chris Dudley</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Oregon Republicans</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Election 2010</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>medical marijuana</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Oregon Democrats</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>John Kitzhaber</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-10-26T21:38:38Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/lynch-mob-politics">        <title>Lynch-mob politics</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/lynch-mob-politics</link>        <description>It's not the Old West -- it's our guide to this year's Western elections.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jonathan Thompson</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Democratic Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Western politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Robert Redford</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republican Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Jim Messina</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Election 2010</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-10-20T17:41:44Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/washington-tea-party-limbo-2">        <title>Washington: Tea Party limbo #2</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/washington-tea-party-limbo-2</link>        <description>A Tea Party loss ironically helps Republican Dino Rossi's effort to unseat Sen. Patty Murray, while conflicting ballot measures seek to raise taxes on wealthy people or choke off all potential tax hikes.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jonathan Thompson</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Washington Democrats</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Dino Rossi</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>anti-tax ballot measures</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Chris Didier</dc:subject>        
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                    <dc:subject>Election 2010</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Washington politics</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-10-20T17:39:12Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/california-dope-ebay-pollution-and-moonbeams">        <title>California: Dope, eBay, pollution and moonbeams</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/california-dope-ebay-pollution-and-moonbeams</link>        <description>California flashes back to the 1970s with campaigns to legalize marijuana and re-elect Jerry Brown as governor, while other key races are also sizzling hot.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jonathan Thompson</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Richard Pombo</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>California politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Carly Fiorina</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Jerry Brown</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>decriminalizing drugs</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Meg Whitman</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Barbara Boxer</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Election 2010</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>California Republicans</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>California Proposition 19</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>California Democrats</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-10-20T17:24:25Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.9/going-to-extremes">        <title>Going to extremes</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.9/going-to-extremes</link>        <description>Determined ideologues are hijacking Western politics, but some reformers are trying to change that.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring </dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Utah Republicans</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Arizona immigration law</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Mike Lee</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tim Bridgewater</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>political parties</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Bob Bennett</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-06-15T18:32:32Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/wotr/oregon-halts-corporate-affluenza">        <title>Oregon halts corporate affluenza</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/wotr/oregon-halts-corporate-affluenza</link>        <description>Oregon has it right: The more money you make, the more taxes you should pay.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Paul VanDevelder</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>income tax</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>assisted suicide laws</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tea Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Oregon politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>death with dignity</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-30T17:48:48Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>



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