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         <title>Sherwin Shayegan, Piggyback Bandit, is in Minnesota</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Shayegan is one frickin' bizarre individual.​Sherwin Shayegan is a serial piggybacker known as the Piggyback Bandit. And he has been spotted in Minnesota.Shayegan, 28, likes to show up at high school ]]></description>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Creepy</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">creeps</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Minnesota State High School League</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Piggyback Bandit</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Sherwin Shayegan</category>
        
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:13 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Lamborghini towed at University of St. Thomas [PHOTO]</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Attention: If you are the owner of this white Lamborghini, it has been towed.​Now here's something you don't see every day: A Lamborghini being towed away.The white Lambo was the talk of the Universit]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/lamborghini_towed_university_of_st_thomas_ust.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Epic Disappointments</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Law</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Stupid Stunts</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Bianca Jones</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Lamborghini</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">University of St. Thomas</category>
        
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:14 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Minnesota TimberTrolls: Top 7 images</title>
         <description><![CDATA[​Yesterday, we brought you the story of the TimberTrolls, the hottest thing to hit Minnesota Timberwolves' online fanbase since... well, they're probably the hottest thing to ever hit the Wolves' onli]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/minnesota_timbertrolls_top_ten_images.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Media is evolving</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Timberwolves</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Minnesota TimberTrolls</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">movie posters</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">photoshop</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Ricky Rubio</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">social media</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">social networks</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Spain</category>
        
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:02 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Controversial bill easing &quot;deadly force&quot; requirements advancing through legislature</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Defense of Dwelling and Person Act would broaden the range of situation in which deadly force can be lawfully used.​A controversial piece of legislation that would broaden the rights of property o]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/controversial_bill_easing_deadly_force_requirements_moving_through_legislature_minnesota_defense_of_dwelling_and_property.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Law</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Gov. Mark Dayton</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">gun rights</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">gun violence</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Minnesota Defense of Dwelling and Person Act</category>
        
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:56:32 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;It&apos;s hard to see racism when you&apos;re white&quot; billboards roil Duluth</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This billboard has some folks so upset they've threatened the Duluth mayor.​New anti-racism billboards in Duluth have sparked a heated debate.The billboards, created by the Un-Fair Campaign, tell pass]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/its_hard_to_see_racism_when_youre_white_billboards_duluth_controversy_un-fair_campaign.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Racism</category>
        
        
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Duluth</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Mayor Don Ness</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Un-Fair Campaign</category>
        
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:01:39 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Denny Hecker being transferred to mystery prison</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The reason behind transferring Denny Hecker is still unknown. &#8203;Once the owner of a 17,000+ square-foot mansion, fallen auto mogul Denny Hecker is now just trying to find a stable prison cell to ]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/denny_hecker_transferred_to_mystery_prison.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Denny Hecker</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Chris Burke</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Denny Hecker</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Federal Bureau of Prisons</category>
        
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:10:34 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>U of M paper finds no link between movie piracy and box office sales in U.S.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A U of M paper suggests the movie industry itself can reduce the impact of piracy without need for legislation.​An academic paper co-written by a University of Minnesota economics professor finds ther]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/u_of_m_paper_finds_no_link_between_movie_piracy_box_office_sales.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Media is evolving</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">BitTorrent</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">downloading</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Joel Waldfogel</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">movie piracy</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">PIPA</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">SOPA</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">University of Minnesota</category>
        
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:02:36 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Target pulls &quot;stalker&quot; Valentine&apos;s Day cards in response to social media outrage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Target's decision to sell this card created a social media firestorm.​Target pulled "stalker" Valentine's Day cards from shelves in response to an anti-making-light-of-stalking campaign led by Ginger ]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/target_pulls_stalker_valentines_day_cards_ginger_lee_social_media_outrage.php</link>
         <guid>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/target_pulls_stalker_valentines_day_cards_ginger_lee_social_media_outrage.php</guid>
        
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">cards</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Ginger Lee</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">social media</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">stalking</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Valentine&apos;s Day</category>
        
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:17:58 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Vikings stadium: Parking lot naming rights centerpiece of Ramsey County&apos;s revised plan</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Minnesota VikingsIn another step toward a dystopian future, Ramsey County wants to sell parking lot naming rights.​First we had the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Then, in order to capitalize on revenu]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/vikings_stadium_ramsey_county_parking_lot_naming_rights.php</link>
         <guid>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/vikings_stadium_ramsey_county_parking_lot_naming_rights.php</guid>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Vikings</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Arden Hills</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Mayor R.T. Rybak</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">naming rights</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Ramsey County</category>
        
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>U of M spent over $5 million per football win, but still made money</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The U of M ranked 20th overall in spending on college sports. ​Talk about getting little on-field bang for the buck. A Memphis Business Journal analysis indicates that during the 2010-11 academic year]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/university_of_minnesota_spends_6_million_per_football_win.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Sports</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">U of M</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">college football</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">sports economics</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">U of M football</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">U of M men&apos;s basketball</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">University of Minnesota</category>
        
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:45:04 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Game Informer grows explosively in 2011, now 4th largest magazine</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Game Informer continues to grow while other magazines shrink.​The market for print magazines in shriveling, according to a report released Tuesday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. During the fourt]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/game_informer_grows_explosively_2011_4th_largest_magazine.php</link>
         <guid>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/game_informer_grows_explosively_2011_4th_largest_magazine.php</guid>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Business</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Lists</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Media</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Game Informer</category>
        
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:34 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Tim Walz&apos;s STOCK Act approved by House, Senate</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Walz's STOCK Act was a bipartisan hit, but House GOPers stripped out a key provision.​Today, the U.S. House followed the Senate and passed a Congressional insider trading ban originally introduced by ]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/tim_walz_stock_act_approved_by_house_senate.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Eric Cantor</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">financial legislation</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">insider trading</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">President Obama</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Representative Tim Walz</category>
        
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:09:29 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Howard Stern attacks Michele Bachmann over Anoka-Hennepin suicides [AUDIO]</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Howard Stern goes after Michele Bachmann and other homophobes.​Howard Stern lit into Michele Bachmann on his Sirius satellite radio show in the wake of the Rolling Stone article on the spate of teen s]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/howard_stern_rolling_stone_michele_bachmann_sirius_radio.php</link>
         <guid>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/howard_stern_rolling_stone_michele_bachmann_sirius_radio.php</guid>
        
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Michele Bachmann</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Anoka-Hennepin School District</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">gay</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">GLBT</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Howard Stern</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Michele Bachmann</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Rick Santorum</category>
        
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:50:57 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Minneapolis 13th best city for social media jobs, study finds</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mpls' social media job market is very solid. ​Social media has revolutionized the way we publish and disseminate information. No longer are journalists ink-stained wretches trying to put together a st]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/minneapolis_13th_best_city_for_social_media_jobs_all_twitter_study.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Lists</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Media is evolving</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">All Twitter</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">job market</category>
        
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">social media</category>
        
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:42:12 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>The Minnesota TimberTrolls: From Spain with love, and GIF images [VIDEO]</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The TimberTrolls logo.​It turns out Ricky Rubio's Minnesota arrival reinvigorated the Timberwolves in more ways than one. We expected Ricky to draw some Spanish fans to the team -- but nobody saw the ]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/02/the_minnesota_timbertrolls_from_spain_with_love_and_gif_images.php</link>
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Media is evolving</category>
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category">Timberwolves</category>
        
        
          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">Anthony Tolliver</category>
        
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          <category domain="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag">social networks</category>
        
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:57:46 -0600</pubDate>
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