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  <title><![CDATA[A road map for healing]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/07/first_nations/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ How congregations can engage Aboriginal neighbours as part of the national journey toward justice
]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Youth mission trips, 21st-century style]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/06/exposure_trips/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Exposure visits, as they’re now called, can open young people’s eyes and change their view of the world. Here’s how to do them right.
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:10 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Street survivors]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/05/street_survivors/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Still a bastion of colonial civility, balmy Victoria is also a haven for the homeless. Newly opened, church-supported Our Place is part of the city’s response. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 12:14:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reconciled to hard truths]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/05/hard_truths/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Rebuffing accusations of genocide, churches join Aboriginal groups and Ottawa in an effort to account for children who died in residential schools]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:17:28 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The new kid in the coffee aisle]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/03/the_new_kid_in_the_coffee_aisle/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A two-part series on coffee and global justice concludes with a look at the impact of fair trade on Canadian consumers]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[&#39;All they want is a home&#39;]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/03/all_they_want_is_a_home/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Think adoption and babies come to mind. What about the 8,500 other Canadian children over the age of three who need a family?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:42:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Coffee with a conscience]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/02/coffee_with_a_conscience/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ How the fairness gets into fair trade coffee]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:39:04 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[From Harare to Hamilton]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/12/from_harare_to_hamilton/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Once a high-ranking official in Zimbabwe, refugee Chris Mazhandu hopes to become a United Church minister and a force for change back home]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/12/from_harare_to_hamilton/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:25:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Identity crisis]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/11/identity_crisis/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Cutbacks to United Church justice programs spark protest]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A change of body, mind and soul]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/11/a_change_of_body_mind_and_soul/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Transgendered people seek nothing more from churches than a genuine welcome]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/11/a_change_of_body_mind_and_soul/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Changing priorities lead to big job cuts]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/09/changing_priorities_lead_to_big_job_cuts/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Increased emphasis on congregations comes at the expense of justice work, critics say]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A too-quiet diplomacy]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/07/a_tooquiet_diplomacy/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ As Zimbabwe spirals deeper and deeper into crisis, churches have begun to stand up to Robert Mugabe]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/07/a_tooquiet_diplomacy/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Raising the rainbow-coloured flag]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/04/raising_the_rainbowcoloured_flag/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ The movement to welcome people of all sexual orientations into the United Church hits the quarter-century mark this year. While its numbers remain low, its influence is growing]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Generation Craig]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/04/generation_craig/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ </strong>Free the Children founder Craig Kielburger has inspired thousands of children to become social activists. As more and more kids get involved, our very notions of childhood are changing.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A time for truth-telling:?]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/03/a_time_for_truthtelling/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Will the commission looking into the wrongs of the Indian residential school system finally lead to awareness, healing and forgiveness?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Building hope in Sudan]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/02/building_hope_in_sudan/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ From London, Ont., to southern Sudan David Tennant went to Africa to prove a point. Now he's building hope in a place that needs it badly
]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[We're all panhandlers here]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/01/were_all_panhandlers_here/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/01/were_all_panhandlers_here/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[When war in not an option]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/2006/11/when_war_in_not_an_option/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/2006/11/when_war_in_not_an_option/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[From victim to victor]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/06/from_victim_to_victor/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/06/from_victim_to_victor/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hope's story]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/04/hopes_story/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ a faith that demands action]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/04/hopes_story/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Building new hope in Tamil Nadu]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/02/building_new_hope_in_tamil_nadu/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/02/building_new_hope_in_tamil_nadu/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Set apart, then set aside]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/02/set_apart_then_set_aside/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ 50 years later, an apology]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/02/set_apart_then_set_aside/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Salvadorans ask: "What price gold?&#34;]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/01/salvadorans_ask_what_price_gold/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ "What price gold?&#34;]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/01/salvadorans_ask_what_price_gold/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[How the residential schools deal got done]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/01/how_the_residential_schools_deal_got_done/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2006/01/how_the_residential_schools_deal_got_done/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[After the tsunami]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2005/06/after_the_tsunami/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ new life amid the wreckage]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2005/06/after_the_tsunami/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:56:22 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[An open door in the inner city]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2005/03/an_open_door_in_the_inner_city/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2005/03/an_open_door_in_the_inner_city/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:30:24 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The invisible Palestinians]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2005/01/the_invisible_palestinians/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2005/01/the_invisible_palestinians/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:27:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[North Korea&#39;s human face]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/12/north_koreas_human_face/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/12/north_koreas_human_face/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:21:49 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Twenty-five years of sponsoring hope]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/12/twentyfive_years_of_sponsoring_hope/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/12/twentyfive_years_of_sponsoring_hope/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:25:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The lonely road of Matty Wilson]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/11/the_lonely_road_of_matty_wilson/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/11/the_lonely_road_of_matty_wilson/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:10:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sanctuary in the spotlight]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/09/sanctuary_in_the_spotlight/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/09/sanctuary_in_the_spotlight/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:47:45 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Residential school surviviors come home]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/06/residential_school_surviviors_come_home/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/06/residential_school_surviviors_come_home/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:32:31 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lobbying for hope on Parliament Hill]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/05/lobbying_for_hope_on_parliament_hill/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/05/lobbying_for_hope_on_parliament_hill/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Angola: Will peace hold this time?]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/04/angola/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/04/angola/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Cherfi arrest: sanctuary violated]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/04/the_cherfi_arrest/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/04/the_cherfi_arrest/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Seeing the world for ourselves]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/03/seeing_the_world_for_ourselves/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ the Philippines]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/03/seeing_the_world_for_ourselves/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Confronting the stigma of HIV/AIDS]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/03/confronting_the_stigma_of_hivaids/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/03/confronting_the_stigma_of_hivaids/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[With a full stomach and a growing mind]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/02/with_a_full_stomach_and_a_growing_mind/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/02/with_a_full_stomach_and_a_growing_mind/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Not liable, but still responsible]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/01/not_liable_but_still_responsible/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2004/01/not_liable_but_still_responsible/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A violent corner in a violent world]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2003/06/a_violent_corner_in_a_violent_world/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2003/06/a_violent_corner_in_a_violent_world/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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