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		<title>Kagan brings necessary balance to the Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/12/kagan-brings-necessary-balance-to-the-bench/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nuria Marquez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan, while limited in judicial experience, will bring a necessary moderate ideology to the court.]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from Helen Thomas controversy on debate without insult</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/09/lessons-from-thomasgate-for-student-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/09/lessons-from-thomasgate-for-student-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart Longsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, seniors can detach themselves from a national spectacle and just enjoy their graduation, one of the most important and touching transitions of their lives.]]></description>
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		<title>Ambulance fees make injuries even more painful</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/07/ambulance-fees-make-injuries-even-more-painful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/07/ambulance-fees-make-injuries-even-more-painful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Stahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambulance fees will make calling 9-1-1 even more painful, and deter people in need from recieving treatment.]]></description>
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		<title>Ambulance fees shouldn&#8217;t raise alarm</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/04/ambulance-fees-shouldnt-raise-alarm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/04/ambulance-fees-shouldnt-raise-alarm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas Roldos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While seemingly burdensome, proposed ambulance fees will improve medical technology and efficiency, protecting priceless human lives.]]></description>
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		<title>To save paper, set flier limit and print double-sided</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/04/administration-should-limit-student-use-of-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/06/04/administration-should-limit-student-use-of-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Levy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The administration should take decisive action to reduce the amount of paper the school wastes.]]></description>
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		<title>Closed ballot, open mind</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/05/25/closed-ballot-open-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 19:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beatriz Forster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here it goes — my last high school political column.  Politically, it’s been a hell of a ride.  Both my first and last articles were about healthcare, which says a lot about the course of policymaking this past year.  And I know that I wasn’t the only one keeping an eye out for changes on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers should allow students to use a wider variety of online databases for research</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/05/20/teachers-should-allow-students-to-use-a-wider-variety-of-online-databases-for-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/05/20/teachers-should-allow-students-to-use-a-wider-variety-of-online-databases-for-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 21:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nuria Marquez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the one sheet you need for any research project: the list of passwords to MCPS’s subscription databases. But what happens when you’ve combed through the brief list of MCPS-approved resources and still can’t find that perfect quote to add to your paper? MCPS places restrictions on which databases students are allowed to access when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislators should ban the Arizona immigration law</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/05/19/legislators-should-ban-the-arizona-immigration-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/05/19/legislators-should-ban-the-arizona-immigration-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 19:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas Roldos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Civil rights activists and even the president disagree with the new Arizona immigration law, passed April 23, because it paves the way for racial profiling. One exception, Maryland state legislator Pat McDonough, is in favor of the new legislation and wishes to pass a similar bill in Maryland. 
The law states that police must question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics: a year in review</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/05/18/politics-a-year-in-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/05/18/politics-a-year-in-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 01:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beatriz Forster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ll say it for the last time then — it’s all about health care.  Over the past year, health care proved to be the most prominent issue in national politics.  To put this in perspective, half of the stories I wrote this year were related to the reform package. Proponents can boast a legislative victory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students should take finals if they leave AP exams too early</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/04/24/students-should-take-finals-if-they-leave-ap-exams-too-early/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/04/24/students-should-take-finals-if-they-leave-ap-exams-too-early/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Neuman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the end of most students’ high school career, taking their last AP exams is almost like a rite of passage. Students are not required to take the AP exam, yet the entire course is geared toward the exam. To not take it, and ruin the chance of gaining college credit for that course, seems [...]]]></description>
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