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			<title><![CDATA[I'd give this test paper a "C" for "Creativity"]]></title>
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			<author>(Nick Assendelft)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Plenty of kids have tried to explain to their parents that the "E" they received on their homework or test was an "E" for "Effort."

Yeah, yeah. I know. It didn't work for me, either.

But this student in England did get credit for effort, despite the fact that the answer he gave on an exam had]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 11:49 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Maybe J.Lo will be wearing that ugly bridesmaid dress]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[That Virginia bride who auctioned off a spot in her wedding got more than she bargained for.


The winning bidder turned out to be a representative of the Dr Pepper Snapple company. And he said they're not going to pay the $5,700 amount that won the auction on eBay. Instead, they'll pay $10,000]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 1:45 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Someone would pay to wear that ugly dress?]]></title>
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			<author>(Nick Assendelft)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Weddings can be expensive. Or so I've heard since it's been more than two decades since I've gone through the experience.

But this woman combined some modern-day ingenuity to an event that's been around since the start of time.

Anything, I guess, to make the money end of the process a bit]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:50 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Police say woman fended off store workers with pan, blender]]></title>
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			<author>(Nick Assendelft)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[From the police blotter:

A 26-year-old Birmingham woman will face assault and other charges after an incident at the Oakland Mall in which she allegedly threatened workers with a pan and a blender.

When questioned last week after leaving a Macy's fitting room with fewer items than she had]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 4:15 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Only in New York do sports stars double as summer interns]]></title>
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			<author>(Nick Assendelft)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[It's been five years since NHL tough-guy Sean Avery played for the Red Wings, but every time his name is mentioned in our house, my daughter still gets wistful thinking about him.


And since he's left Detroit, you don't hear too much about him unless you follow hockey more than casually.

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			<pubDate>Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 12:17 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In severed feet investigation: Two steps forward, one step back]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[FLASH *** FLASH *** FLASH
Our Canadian bureau has just alerted us to this latest development in the case of the severed feet washing ashore in British Columbia: The sixth foot was a hoax!
The coroner's office said the foot, found Wednesday, was an animal's paw stuffed inside an Adidas sneaker.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 6:25 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Anger issues? Next aisle, please]]></title>
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			<author>(Nick Assendelft)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[The Weird News Tattler has seen so much crime news in its storied history (about five months now) that it often doesn't faze the staff anymore.

But once in a while a story comes over the transom that gives us pause. Like this one.

Just imagine, you're hungry, thirsty and tired and all you want]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 2:01 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Right, right, right, right, left, and now a right one again]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is just getting too strange.


A sixth foot, wearing and Adidas sneaker, has washed ashore near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It's the second one to do so this week.


The only thinga NOT washing ashore, are answers.


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			<pubDate>Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 12:10 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mayor re-elected, but he won't be able to serve out his term]]></title>
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			<author>(Nick Assendelft)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[In this political season, elections are in the news every day.

Voters are expected to make informed choices based on the issues and where the candidates stand on those issues.

Oftentimes, though, it comes down to a popularity contest, like this election in Romania.

]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 1:05 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fifth severed foot found floating in Canada]]></title>
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			<author>(Nick Assendelft)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Another foot has washed ashore in British Columbia, Canada. This makes five, all wearing sneakers.

Police haven't been able to tie the cases together.

But they're sure something is afoot.

If they don't run down any answers soon, someone is going to get the boot.

I'm sure they're working]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 7:22 PM</pubDate>
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