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		<title>White House Highlights Economy Is Better But Not Good Enough</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Along with a massive snowstorm, Friday brought a blizzard of new info on the job market.   From the perspective of our work at the White House, two points stand out, one about where we are and the other about where we’ve been.
First, while there are encouraging signs regarding jobs, they are early signs and must [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/economy/white-house-highlights-economy-is-better-but-not-good-enough-23480.html</link>
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		<title>British Columbia Negotiators And Health Care Employees Come To Terms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Facilities Bargaining Association, representing over 47,000 health-care workers, has reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract with the Health Employers Association of B.C., Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced today.

The agreement covers about 270 different jobs in every area of health care, including nursing, health records, information technology, logistics and supply, diagnostic testing, pharmacy, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/economy/british-columbia-negotiators-and-health-care-employees-come-to-terms-23479.html</link>
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		<title>Illinois Announces Caterpillar To Join FutureGen Alliance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Machine Giant, CAT, Joins World’s Leading Energy Companies in Support of FutureGen Clean-Coal Project.

Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin today announced that Caterpillar, a global leader in the manufacturing of heavy machinery, will join the FutureGen Alliance.
This is the second major new Alliance member signed up in just over a week. Caterpillar&#8217;s move [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/illinois-announces-caterpillar-to-join-futuregen-alliance-23475.html</link>
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		<title>European Debate For Gender Equality Starts Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Equal pay for men and women, paternity leave and tackling violence are at the heart of a report being debated Monday evening by MEPs. 
The state of relations between men and women across Europe will be in the spotlight as Belgian Socialist Marc Tarabella&#8217;s report is debated. It calls for a change in attitudes so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/europe/european-debate-for-gender-equality-starts-now-23474.html</link>
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		<title>Georgia Announces Constitutional Amendment To Create A Cabinet Form Of Government</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today Governor Sonny Perdue announced that Senator Bill Heath, the Governor’s Floor Leader in the Senate, is introducing legislation and a Constitutional Amendment to create a cabinet form of government. 
Under the proposal the heads of the state’s Agricultural, Insurance, Education, and Labor departments would be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
“This proposal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/georgia-announces-constitutional-amendment-to-create-a-cabinet-form-of-government-23470.html</link>
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		<title>Safeguarding The Rights Of Children With Disabilities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Committee of Ministers has just adopted a text recommending that member states no longer place children with disabilities in institutional care and instead give preference to community living.
There are many concerns about the compatibility of institutional care with the exercise of children’s rights. Barring exceptional circumstances, no children should be placed in institutional care. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/europe/safeguarding-the-rights-of-children-with-disabilities-23468.html</link>
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		<title>Texas Credits Film Incentive Program Creates Almost 900 Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas filmed “Temple Grandin” to premiere Saturday on HBO.

Governor Rick Perry today touted the Texas Film Incentive Program with helping attract nearly 900 jobs and more than $5 million in capital investment to the state from the production of the HBO biopic Temple Grandin.
The $352,800 investment through the Texas Film Incentive Program in the production [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/texas-credits-film-incentive-program-creates-almost-900-jobs-23462.html</link>
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		<title>Can The Banking Sector And Davos Ever Be Friends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reform of the banking system was one of the key themes at this year&#8217;s World Economic Forum in Davos, with bankers coming in for a lot of criticism.
 &#8220;Bankers have lost their friends in Davos. There was general disapproval of the disproportionate self-rewarding in the banking sector,&#8221; European Parliament Vice-President Silvana Koch-Mehrin said.
US President Barack [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/europe/23464-23464.html</link>
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		<title>UK Still Repaying Council Housing Debts After 65 Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Councils&#8217; hands are tied from paying off a mountain of council housing debt.
But a new plan launched today says that freedom from Whitehall would mean they could pay it off in only 25 years. According to a new report published today by Southwark Council and the Local Government Information Unit, lower interest rates mean this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/europe/uk-still-repaying-council-housing-debts-after-65-years-23460.html</link>
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		<title>New York To Keep Saint Vincent&#8217;s Medical Center Open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Governor David Paterson today announced progress in the effort to assist Saint Vincent&#8217;s Medical Center.
The Governor made the following statement:

&#8220;Since I called together all stakeholders earlier this week to address the crisis at Saint Vincent&#8217;s, there have been hours of intensive discussions and calls between all parties, including the crisis management team at Saint Vincent&#8217;s, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/new-york-to-keep-saint-vincents-medical-center-open-23452.html</link>
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