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		<title>Wednesday links &#8211; post-primary edition</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/05/wednesday-links-post-primary-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post Primary Roundup: Labrador wins. State Rep. Raul Labrador held off party establishment favorite Vaughn Ward Tuesday to capture the GOP 1st Congressional District nomination in Idaho. Labrador upsets Ward, eyes Minnick. In a rebuke to the Republican establishment, state Rep. Raul Labrador defeated Vaughn Ward in western Idaho&#8217;s 1st Congressional District and punched his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABC&#8217;s Nightline on Idaho Militias</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/03/abcs-nightline-on-idaho-militias/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I caught this interesting story on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Nightline&#8221; website about the growing presence of militias in Northern Idaho. You can check out the lengthy story here. According to the article it was supposed to air last night but I didn&#8217;t see it on Hulu this morning, so maybe it&#8217;ll be on tonight &#8212; if so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the state of Idaho get out of the liquor business?</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/03/will-the-state-of-idaho-get-out-of-the-liquor-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Booze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In short&#8230;not anytime soon, but it is something that is being looked at finally. The state&#8217;s liquor dispensary was one of three areas that the Idaho Legislature’s Office of Performance Evaluation will look into next year after a recommendation from The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee &#8211; JLOC being the only evenly split legislative committee. From the Idaho Statesman&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local reactions to health care bill passage</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/03/local-reactions-to-health-care-bill-passage/</link>
		<comments>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/03/local-reactions-to-health-care-bill-passage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night&#8217;s passage of the landmark health care bill has elicited reactions from across the Idaho political spectrum, from Idaho Republicans who remain in opposition to Idaho Democrats who are disillusioned by Democratic Congressman Walt Minnick&#8217;s &#8220;no&#8221; vote. From editor&#8217;s pages, to news accounts to individual bloggers you will find all the reactions to this story and many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House approves landmark health care bill</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/03/house-approves-landmark-health-care-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times: Whether you agree with it or not, it was landmark legislation. Both of Idaho&#8217;s Congressmen in the House, Walt Minnick (D) and Mike Simpson (R) voted against the legislation. Here are some immediate effects that the law will have as soon as President Obama signs the legislation. Rep. Mike Simpson holding a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texting and driving, killing two birds with one stone</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/03/texting-and-driving-killing-two-birds-with-one-stone/</link>
		<comments>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/03/texting-and-driving-killing-two-birds-with-one-stone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the big bills coming out of the legislature this year is the ban on texting while driving, a bill that some say is pretty much unenforceable*. Some commentators say that this bill is just political posturing, as we&#8217;re sure to see this all over campaign literature come this fall and others say it&#8217;s like putting a band-aid on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho to raise the price of booze</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/02/idaho-to-raise-the-price-of-booze/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Booze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, I guess at least you can say they were against government control of industry before they were for it. KTRV Fox 12: Value Liquor It is not a secret; times are tough, and people are cutting back everywhere. However, there is one buy that isn&#8217;t being sacrificed: liquor. Idaho has now caught on to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Public Television and JFAC &#8211; this morning</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/01/idaho-public-television-and-jfac-this-morning/</link>
		<comments>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/01/idaho-public-television-and-jfac-this-morning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Watch Peter Morrill, IPTV General Manager this morning when he talks to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) about the survival of Idaho Public Television. You can watch it online at Idaho Legislature Live from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. this morning. Read more: Saving Idaho Public Television. Click here to contact members of JFAC and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nampa joins the 21st century</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/01/nampa-joins-the-21st-century/</link>
		<comments>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/01/nampa-joins-the-21st-century/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Booze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nampa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It only took 3 years and Mayor Dale to cast a deciding vote, but now Nampa residents can go to their favorite eating or imbibing locations on Sundays and enjoy a cocktail as responsible adults. Idaho Press-Tribune: Nampa establishments gear up for Sunday liquor sales. Nampa bar and restaurant owners say Sunday liquor-by-the-drink sales — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saving Idaho Public Television</title>
		<link>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/01/saving-idaho-public-television/</link>
		<comments>http://treasuredvalley.com/2010/01/saving-idaho-public-television/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the big issues in the Statehouse right now is that Gov. C.L. &#8220;Butch&#8221; Otter wants to cut funding for Idaho Public Television which could mean that rural Idahoans could see their service significantly reduced and  it could mean the end of Idaho Legislature Live (a service that the state should be providing no [...]]]></description>
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