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	<title>National Alliance For Healthy Communities</title>
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	<description>Improving the Quality of Life for Individuals and Communities</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Health</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/09/health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Alliance for Healthy communities, in partnership with the professional soccer team Chivas USA, will be sponsoring the most significant health outreach event in the largest hispanic population in the United States on October 17th.  Los Angeles city council member Ed Reyes, along with city agencies, health care partners and others will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LED</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/09/led/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/09/led/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cities across California are excited about the energy and maintenance savings potential of LED street lights. Lighting manufacturers across the nation, the Department of Energy, and state and local customers to help bring this technology to market.
Financial incentives for metered customer-owned street lights will follow at a later date, as will incentives for other types [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paving</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recycling of tires in asphalt pavement is an idea that has proven as resilient as rubber itself. Yet in the approximately 50 years since first being tried, the idea has failed to revolutionize the United States paving industry.
That could change.
New technology and old concerns about the environment seem to be re-energizing the rubber asphalt revolution.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success and safety are often based upon mobility.</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/09/success-and-safety-are-often-based-upon-mobility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mobility over the years has changed.  The advantages of new technology has contributed to the change.  Today &#8220;being mobile&#8221; can mean simply having wireless access or a cell phone.
The challenge has become cost service access.
First, the need.  Cell phones have become a necessary service to voice and data.  To a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Department of Commerce through the National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks white papers for the &#8216;Technology Innovation Program&#8217; (TIP)</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/09/the-department-of-commerce-through-the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-seeks-white-papers-for-the-technology-innovation-program-tip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/09/the-department-of-commerce-through-the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-seeks-white-papers-for-the-technology-innovation-program-tip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Institute of Standards and Technology&#8217;s (NIST) Technology Innovation Progran (TIP) announces that it is seeking white papers from any interested party.  White papers will be used to identify and select areas of critical national need and the associated technical challenges to be addressed in future TIP competitions.
The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health-Care Cuts Could Shift Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/07/health-care-cuts-could-shift-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/07/health-care-cuts-could-shift-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health-Care Cuts Could Shift Costs
Private Sector May Face Greater Burden, Economists Say
President Obama&#8217;s plan to rein in federal spending on health care could end up shifting costs to the private sector, economists say.
Unless doctors and hospitals are able to respond to the government cuts by becoming more efficient, the result could be higher costs for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy Lifters For A Health-Care Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/07/heavy-lifters-for-a-health-care-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/07/heavy-lifters-for-a-health-care-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifteen years ago, when Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle was running interference for the Clintons&#8217; effort at health-care reform, his goal in life was to enlist Sen. Bob Dole, the hugely influential Republican leader, as a co-sponsor. Daschle never got him, and the enterprise crashed and burned.
When an interview was done with the two of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;Bipartisan&#8217; Trap In Health Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/07/the-bipartisan-trap-in-health-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/07/the-bipartisan-trap-in-health-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where did we get the idea that the only good health-care bill is a bipartisan bill? Is bipartisanship more important than whether a proposal is practical and effective? And if bipartisanship is a legitimate goal, isn&#8217;t each party equally responsible for achieving it?
This week, the health-care debate moved from general principles to the agonizing specifics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats Introduce Statutory PAYGO Legislation</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/07/democrats-introduce-statutory-paygo-legislation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/07/democrats-introduce-statutory-paygo-legislation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Introduction of President&#8217;s &#8220;Pay-As-You-Go&#8221; Legislation, Democrats Continue Commitment to Fiscal Discipline, Budget Reform
&#8220;The deficits that my Administration inherited reflect not only a severe economic downturn but also years of failing to pay for new policies&#8230;  Enacting Statutory PAYGO would&#8230;represent and important step toward strengthening our budget process, cutting deficits, and reducing national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Electricity Grid Aims to Increase Energy Efficiency</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/smart-electricity-grid-aims-to-increase-energy-efficiency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/smart-electricity-grid-aims-to-increase-energy-efficiency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every so often, America embarks on a project so audacious that it hardly seems possible. Prime examples: the top-secret Manhattan Project that made the first operable atomic bomb, the construction of the country&#8217;s interstate highway system starting in the 1950s, and President John F. Kennedy&#8217;s challenge to land men on the moon.
These government-sponsored projects often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOT Announces TIGER Grant Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/dot-announces-tiger-grant-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/dot-announces-tiger-grant-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Transportation Rau LaHood recently made available $1.5 billion in TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) discretionary grants for capital investment in surface transportation projects. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to projects that have a significant impact on the nation, a region or metropolitan area and can create jobs and benefit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hoyer Statement on President Obama&#8217;s Health Care Town Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/hoyer-statement-on-president-obamas-health-care-town-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/hoyer-statement-on-president-obamas-health-care-town-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on President Obama&#8217;s health care reform to a town-hall meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin:
&#8220;President Obama brought a strong case for health care reform to a town-hall meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin-the same case that has resonated with so many Americans all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dose of Reality:  Myth vs. Fact on Health Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/a-dose-of-reality-myth-vs-fact-on-health-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/a-dose-of-reality-myth-vs-fact-on-health-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Dose of Reality:  Myth vs. Fact on Health Reform
In an effort to obstruct the comprehensive health care reform that Americans want, Republicans have resorted to spreading false information about Democratic proposals to lower costs, preserve and expand patient choice, and assure access to quality, affordable care for all.  Americans want solutions, not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CALIFORNIA CITIES ENERGIZED OVER FEDERAL STIMULUS BLOCK GRANT</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/california-cities-energized-over-federal-stimulus-block-grant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/california-cities-energized-over-federal-stimulus-block-grant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state of California has been granted $1.1 billion by the Department of Energy (DOE) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and many California cities are hoping to capitalize on an opportunity to boost their energy efficiency because of it.
Of that $1.1 billion, $351.6 million will go to local governments for energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LATE NIGHT DEBATE:  HOW LATE IS TOO LATE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS?</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/late-night-debate-how-late-is-too-late-for-city-council-meetings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/late-night-debate-how-late-is-too-late-for-city-council-meetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many city councils, the price of democracy is that moment of peak fatigue, after deliberations have gone on too deliberately.  A rule of thumb, when the meeting goes late, the quality of discussion is not great.
For that reason, many city councils have rules that put a fence around how late a meeting can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WATER AGENCIES USE PLEAS AND PENALTIES TO ACHIEVE CONSERVATION GOALS</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/water-agencies-use-pleas-and-penalties-to-achieve-conservation-goals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/water-agencies-use-pleas-and-penalties-to-achieve-conservation-goals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After three years of drought that has left the state&#8217;s biggest reservoirs well below capacity, water agencies up and down the state are using methods to cajole customers into conserving California&#8217;s most precious commodity.  The Association of California Water Agencies reports that 62 agencies statewide have implemented voluntary conservation measures and 32 have imposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LATEST BUDGET PROPOSAL ELIMINATES CALWORKS, LETS OUT INMATES EARLY</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/latest-budget-proposal-eliminates-calworks-lets-out-inmates-early/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/06/latest-budget-proposal-eliminates-calworks-lets-out-inmates-early/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In California&#8217;s latest doom-and-gloom announcement, Governor Schwarzenegger&#8217;s Department of Finance on Tuesday proposed closing the state&#8217;s main welfare program, releasing nonviolent prisoners one year early and shuttering up to 80 percent of state parks to shrink the state&#8217;s $24.3 billion budget deficit.
Schwarzenegger wants $5.6 billion in new cuts to replace a like amount of borrowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 19th Winners and Losers</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/05/may-19th-winners-and-losers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/05/may-19th-winners-and-losers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 04:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bring on the autopsy. If the polling is any indication, California voters will defeat the five budget balancing measures, Propositions 1A through 1E, today. Not only do both the Field and PPIC polls show the measures losing, but opinion seems to be hardening against them. According PPIC, those voters following the measures closest are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuts Are Coming</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/05/cuts-are-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/05/cuts-are-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 04:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governor issues two budget proposals today, one suggesting how he plans to fill the budget hole if the special election ballot measures pass, the other showing how he&#8217;ll fill the bigger hole if they fail.
Either way, whether the budget is 15 billion dollars out-of-whack or 21 billion, cuts will happen.
Arguing that many of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for the Pandemic in Prisons</title>
		<link>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/05/preparing-for-the-pandemic-in-prisons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nafhc.org/2009/05/preparing-for-the-pandemic-in-prisons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 04:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the World Health Organizations raising the pandemic alert level to Phase 5 last week - which means human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region, a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation [...]]]></description>
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