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            <title><![CDATA[Do sunscreen SPF ratings really mean anything?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Consumer watchdog group warns that most sunscreens meet FDA standards, but questionable SPF ratings persist]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Are consumers ready to spend more?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In survey, economists say consumers are poised to boost spending, offset government cuts]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Twitter town hall teaches public]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kerri Copello]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 04:51:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Local leaders are looking to bring more solar power to the state of Georgia.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unemployment rate continues to fall]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[FOX 31 News Team]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 08:01:09 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.2 percent in April.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Georgia Chamber of Commerce talks business at breakfast]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Streicher]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 07:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video; The Georgia Chamber of Commerce continues their regional Power Lunch program with a special breakfast this morning in Albany.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Facebook says audit finds privacy practices sufficient]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Facebook says independent audit following FTC settlement found privacy practices sufficient]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Local donation helps community LIVE UNITED]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Streicher]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video; Publix Super Markets, Inc. presents the United Way of Southwest Georgia a check for $28,400 towards the annual campaign to support community impact work in the area.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Albany GAP store set to close]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Fairley]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:05:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[If you love to shop at the GAP store, soon you'll have to travel farther than the Albany Mall in order to shop there.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wild Adventures open to crowds for the 2013 Season]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[FOX 31 News Team]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:50:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video; Wild Adventures Theme Park employees lined the gates of the park to welcome guests to the first day of the 2013 season when the park opened at 10:00 a.m.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[No change to Georgia's unemployment rate]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[FOX 31 News Team]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:28:06 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 8.7 percent, unchanged from December.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Four people indicted for 2009 salmonella outbreak]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:54:18 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A federal grand jury has indicted four people in a 2009 salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processing plant. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merchants anticipated Mardi Gras boost]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Fairley]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video; Flint Riverquarium officials approached the Downtown Merchants Association to discuss plans for the Fifth Annual Mardi Gras Turtle Race.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flippin' flapjacks for free to support Children's Miracle Network]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Kendall]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:54:42 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[IHOP gives away free pancakes to raise awareness for Children's Miracle Network.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Perceiving beauty throughout generations]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kerri Copello]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:35:30 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video; Beauty - we all know the meaning, but how has it changed generationally through time?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gun Show comes to Albany]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Highfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:48:13 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Hasan Temple held a gun show this weekend for local venders and members of the community to buy, sell, and trade guns.]]></description>
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