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            <title><![CDATA[CMU moves forward with medical school project]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 05:17:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University trustees have approved an additional $350,000 for planning and design for the Saginaw campus of its new medical school.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cancer patients rally for Medicaid expansion]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 05:09:46 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[About 75 people who have experienced cancer and their family members are planning to visit Michigan's Capitol on Tuesday to meet with lawmakers. The effort is part of the American Cancer Action Network's annual Lobby Day.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flood damage in Kent County increases to $10.6 million]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 07:10:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Officials are boosting the estimate for spring flooding property damage in Kent County.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Concerns about MEAP questions will change some scores]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 06:16:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michigan gets $2.3 million in drug fraud settlement]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 05:47:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Michigan is expected to receive a $2.3 million share of a $500 million settlement of claims that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[State budget could reap millions more in revenue]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 16:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH POLL: Michigan could take in $542 million more in revenue than projected 4 months ago.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers discuss improving women's health care]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 05:09:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers discuss sweeping changes to Medicaid]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 05:22:56 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A plan unveiled Thursday limits "abled-bodied" adults to being covered for 4 years. That's believed to the first such proposal in the country.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Snyder signs bills to keep 0.08 pct. for drivers]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 16:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation to prevent a scheduled rise in the state's blood-alcohol content limit for drivers.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mich. lawmakers, Snyder differ on saving for later]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:37:47 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers don't agree on how much money to set aside in Michigan's savings account.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zombies to invade University of Michigan]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:55:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A "zombie apocalypse" exercise set for Tuesday is designed to make students in the Ann Arbor university's School of Public Health contemplate likely scenarios in disasters and the appropriate response.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michigan jobless rate hits lowest level since late 2008]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:56:58 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The state says Michigan's unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 8.5 percent in the latest month, as number of people working rose while the number of jobless people shrank.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal cuts impact programs for Michigan kids]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:33:40 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Federal education funding will drop $54 million and affect special education programs, after-school programs and aid for schools with more students in poverty.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amber Alert: Missing 5-year-old in Detroit]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Update: The missing 5-year-old was returned safe to her home early Monday morning.  She was not hurt.  The Detroit Police Department tells 7&amp;4 News the Amber Alert is cancelled.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Easing stress with four legs and a leash]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:47:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There's a remedy for college students looking to ease stress before final exams in Kalamazoo: four legs and a leash.]]></description>
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