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    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/wotr/an-obama-huntsman-ticket-would-get-my-vote">        <title>An Obama-Huntsman ticket would get my vote</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/wotr/an-obama-huntsman-ticket-would-get-my-vote</link>        <description>It might be a radical pairing, but if Huntsman ran as Obama's vice president, he'd get this writer's vote.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Mormon politicians</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>vice president</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Democratic party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republican primary</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Barack Obama</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republican Party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Jon Huntsman Jr.</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>2012 presidential race</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-19T15:58:30Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/video-of-trapped-bobcat-riles-las-vegas">        <title>Video of trapped bobcat riles Las Vegas</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/video-of-trapped-bobcat-riles-las-vegas</link>        <description>County commissioners call wildlife official's video "mean ... disheartening" and "disgusting"</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                <dc:date>2012-01-17T19:15:47Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/amid-scandal-alaskas-wildlife-conservation-director-quits">        <title>Amid scandal, a top Alaska wildlife official quits</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/amid-scandal-alaskas-wildlife-conservation-director-quits</link>        <description>Corey Rossi, a Sarah Palin legacy, is charged with illegal hunting -- a sign that reforms are needed</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                <dc:date>2012-01-14T22:34:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.22/jon-huntsman-jr.-a-pragmatic-westerner-for-the-white-house">        <title>Jon Huntsman Jr. -- a pragmatic Westerner for the White House </title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.22/jon-huntsman-jr.-a-pragmatic-westerner-for-the-white-house</link>        <description>Despite poor poll showings, the worldly Jon Huntsman Jr. is the most qualified candidate in the Republican primary, especially when it comes to environmental issues.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Republican right wing</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Utah Gov. Huntsman</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Utah politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Huntsman environmental policy</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>political polarization</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republican party</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>political campaigns</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republican primary</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Huntsman accomplishments</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Obama running mate</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Jon M. Huntsman Jr.</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Barack Obama</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>2012 presidential election</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Huntsman's background</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Republican political candidates</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Western governors</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>right wing politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Huntsman's term as governor</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-26T18:07:18Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
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                    <dc:subject>wild animals in captivity</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>wildlife management</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>captive bears</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>exotic pets</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>grizzly reintroduction</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Western wildlife</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Cascade Range grizzly bears</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>captive mountain lions</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Roadside zoos</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>captive bobcats</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-11-10T21:11:05Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
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                    <dc:subject>ballot initiatives</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>petition signing</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>direct democracy</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>grassroots initiatives</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Colorado Proposition 103</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Western state politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Jerry Brown</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Citizens in Charge</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>California Proposition 13</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>ballot measures</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>initiative process reform</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Western state constitutions</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>political petitions</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-31T15:21:43Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-real-side-effect-of-medical-marijuana">        <title>The real side effect of medical marijuana</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-real-side-effect-of-medical-marijuana</link>        <description>In a country where cigarettes and alcohol kill so many people every year, the argument against medical marijuana is pure hypocrisy.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-08-24T19:28:12Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.14/relying-on-navajo-guides">        <title>Relying on Navajo guides</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.14/relying-on-navajo-guides</link>        <description>In this issue's feature story, reporter Marilyn Berlin Snell turns to Navajo guides to understand the challenges facing today's tribal government.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>political corruption</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Navajo Indians</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Canyon de Chelly</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Navajo government</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Marilyn Berlin Snell</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Navajo traditions</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>tribal governments</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-08-19T17:39:46Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/articles/rocky-mountain-wolf-recovery-leader-is-not-your-average-bureaucrat">        <title>Rocky Mountain wolf recovery leader was not your average bureaucrat</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/articles/rocky-mountain-wolf-recovery-leader-is-not-your-average-bureaucrat</link>        <description>An interview with Ed Bangs, who recently retired from heading the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's gray wolf recovery program</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-07-19T22:20:27Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/articles/montanas-top-gun-rights-advocate-has-a-national-impact/name-gary-marbut">        <title>Name: Gary Marbut</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/articles/montanas-top-gun-rights-advocate-has-a-national-impact/name-gary-marbut</link>        <description></description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Camillia Lanham and Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-07-12T23:50:46Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Sidebar Blurb</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/articles/montanas-top-gun-rights-advocate-has-a-national-impact">        <title>Montana's top gun-rights advocate has a national impact</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/articles/montanas-top-gun-rights-advocate-has-a-national-impact</link>        <description>Gary Marbut's case for state rights in gun regulations is spreading from Montana to the rest of the country.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Camillia Lanham and Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-07-13T19:34:57Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.11/a-lonely-crusade">        <title>A lonely crusade</title>        <link>http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.11/a-lonely-crusade</link>        <description>A Wyoming farmer's long struggle to find out what's polluting his water gets the attention of the EPA - and inspires reporter Abrahm Lustgarten of ProPublica.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Ray Ring</dc:creator>        <dc:rights></dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>journalism</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>ProPublica</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Hydraulic fracturing</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>fracking</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Louis Meeks</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Abrahm Lustgarten</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>natural gas drilling</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-06-28T17:03:06Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>
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                    <dc:subject>Grand Canyon overflights</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tusayan politics</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Gruppo Stilo USA</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>Tusayan incorporation election</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>developers</dc:subject>        
                    <dc:subject>air tour industry</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-06-09T21:19:46Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Article</dc:type>    </item>



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