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      <title><![CDATA[Assault trial of Maine jail guard starts]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The trial of a Cumberland County jail guard accused of assaulting an inmate continues. Guard Nicholas Stein is accused of dragging and punching inmate Brian Cote last June. Cote testified Tuesday that he was injured after a jump from the second-floor balcony. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:55:47 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[No charges for owner of pit bull that attacked children]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Police say a pit bull owned by a Waldoboro family that attacked the family's 12-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy has been euthanized.<br><br>Police say the family will not face any charges other than having an unlicensed dog because the animal had never before exhibited aggressive behavior. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leader of Maine National Guard steps down]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The head of the Maine National Guard is stepping down after eight years at the helm.<br><br>Adrienne Bennett, spokeswoman for Gov. Paul LePage, told The Associated Press that Maj. Gen. John Libby has submitted his resignation effective March 16.<br><br>Libby is adjutant general of the Maine National Guard and commissioner of the state Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:50:53 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Your Weather Forecast]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:25:18 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[News 13's Diana Ichton gives birth to baby boy]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[News 13's Diana Ichton gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday. Reed Parker was born at 10:19am. He is 21 inches long, and weighs in at 8.6 lbs. Diana, her husband Jason and Reed are all said to be doing very well. Congratulations to the family, and welcome to  ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:19:44 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Donations accepted for Standish fire victims]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The South Portland Fire Department held a special fundraiser for one of their own on Tuesday. Josh Pobrislo is a firefighter in South Portland. His Standish home caught fire on Saturday, destroying much of what was inside. The fire department held a fundraiser in Portland. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:16:14 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tuesday snowstorm, potential of 50's on Wednesday]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Snow is falling across much of Maine Tuesday evening, but it is not expected to stay on the ground very long, as temperatures could reach into the 50's on Wednesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:15:14 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Saco Police looking for man accused of attacking teen]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Police in Saco are looking for a man they say attacked a teen this morning. Police say the attack happened at the intersection of Main and Fairfield Streets around 10:15am. The suspect is described as a white male in his 20's or 30's, about 6' 1", bald with a stocky build. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:12:34 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Report: Search for Ayla includes call for video from Portland convenience store]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The search for Ayla Reynolds reportedly will include a call for surveillance video from a Portland convenience store. A source tells the Portland Daily Sun investigators want to see video from a Cumberland Farms on Pine Street, where a clerk reportedly saw Ayla's father Justin DiPietro in December. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:09:21 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jail Guard On Trial for Attacking Inmate]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The tables were turned in a Portland courtroom Tuesday -- with a jail guard accused of attacking an inmate. Authorities say that inmate was injured and wearing handcuffs at the time. News 13's Beth Jones was in the courtroom. <br>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:08:47 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New legislation aimed at protecting Maine women and children from domestic violence]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[At the State House, The governor shined a light on one of Maine's ugliest truths-- that domestic violence is rampant in this state.&nbsp; The parents of Amy Lake joined Governor LePage at the State House in announcing new measures to try and prevent domestic violence and protect victims. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:02:23 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fire Code Debate]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A fire in your home is devastating and can be deadly. To save lives, some say installing sprinklers in your house is the answer, but others are very much against it. News 13's Jennifer Lynch shows us why there is such a debate and shows us dramatic video in this fire code controversy. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:57:44 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Maine State Housing Authority's Director Under Fire Again]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The director of the Maine State Housing Authority is in the hot seat once again.&nbsp; The agency's Board of Commissioners is raising more questions about spending records just released to the public. The questions focus on whether or not the agency spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars in areas it shouldn't have. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:44:50 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Westbrook Firefighter Laid to Rest]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Friends, family and first responders remembered one of their own Tuesday in Westbrook. Services were held for long-time Westbrook firefighter, Captain Gene Dunn. Dunn passed away this past weekend after a brief illness.<br>He served with the fire department for more than 27 years. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:50:55 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Board to issue Maine's first casino license]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Maine officials are poised to issue the state's first casino license.<br><br>The Gambling Control Board is slated to issue the license to Hollywood Slots in Bangor when it meets Tuesday in Augusta. Hollywood Slots is now licensed as a slots operator, but it requires a casino license now that it plans to add poker, blackjack and other table games in mid-March. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:59:05 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fishing Vessel Takes on Water]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two fishermen are safe after their fishing vessel began taking on water.&nbsp; The U.S. Coast Guard says they received a call at 7:20 this morning that an 81-foot fishing vessel named Plan B was taking on water.&nbsp; The U.S.C.G. dispatched rescue vessels from South Portland and Portsmouth, as well as a helicopter from Cape Cod. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:22:31 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[On The Border Robbed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[South Portland Police are searching for men they say robbed the On The Border restaurant just before 11 o'clock Monday night.&nbsp; According to police one robber held an employee at the back of the restaurant, while another robber entered the building demanding money. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:14:41 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Occupy Maine looking to end lawsuit against Portland]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Occupy Maine has announced that it plans to ask a judge to dismiss the group's lawsuit against the city.<br><br>The protest group also announced Monday that it plans to form an organization to protect Lincoln Park, the site of its 133-day encampment.<br><br>Occupy Maine said in a statement that is dropping its suit because the "energy and resources required to continue litigation would be of better use in service to the community. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:02:41 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Your Weather Forecast]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:50:27 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bangor Man says he was Attacked with Tire Iron]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A business owner speaks out about getting attacked by a man who was wielding a tire iron.&nbsp; Police say 30-year-old Randy Barner approached the owner of a Bangor bowling alley, demanding to be let in as the owner was closing.&nbsp; The owner says things got violent when he refused to let him in. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:02:29 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bath Woman Stabbed in Neck]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In Bath, police say a man stabbed his girlfriend in the neck.&nbsp; Police responded to an apartment on Washington Street where they say they found the 38-year-old victim with stab wounds to her neck.&nbsp; Police arrested Matthew Wycoff a short time later in Topsham. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:01:09 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Medicaid Spending and Budget Battle]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The budget battle continues.&nbsp; Governor Paul LePage wants steep cuts to Medicaid.&nbsp; He says Maine spends far more than the national average on Medicaid and new numbers show he's right.&nbsp; Federal statistics show Maine had the fifth-highest Medicaid coverage rate in fiscal year 2009. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:58:41 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Carolina Dogs Come to Maine to Find Homes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dozens of dogs are rescued and ready for adoption this week.&nbsp; They're at the Androscoggin County Humane Society in Lewiston.&nbsp; The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals brought up the dogs from South Carolina, and soon they should be ready for new, loving homes. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:25:26 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Maple Syrup Season Comes Early]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The maple syrup season came early this year thanks to this crazy warm winter. At the Slattery Farm and Maple Syrup Company, normally, they would just be starting to tap the trees this week. Instead, this is the last piece of equipment they need to set up before the sap starts to flow. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:12:10 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kim Block Takes Us Behind The Scenes at CBS News Sunday Morning]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A staple of CBS News since 1979, the news magazine show, "CBS Sunday Morning" is unlike anything else on television. For 90 minutes each Sunday, viewers hear about national and world headlines, but Sunday Morning also includes significant coverage of the fine and performing arts, including coverage of topics usually not covered in network news, such as architecture, painting, ballet, opera, and music. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:50:55 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Planning for Civic Center Renovation Continues]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Cumberland County Civic Center celebrates its 35th birthday next month. Over the years its seen a wide variety of talent grace its stage. But while those passing through its doors have changed with the times, the building has not. But multimillion dollar plans to update the venue continue to progress. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:39:53 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of Portland Woman Dragged and Run Over Speaks About the Assault]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[She was dragged, run over by a car , and is now recovering from serious brain injuries following an alleged assault. It happened Saturday in the parking lot of this apartment complex on Auburn Street in Portland. The victim's brother watched it happen. He alleges 27-year old Mohamed Abdulkarim showed up with a gun and started a fight. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:17:30 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fire in Portland Sends Two To Hospital]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Investigators in Portland are trying to figure out what started a fire at an apartment building on the corner of State &amp; Sherman streets. The fire was contained to one apartment, but two people had to be taken to the hospital.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:15:46 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Limington home destroyed by fire]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Limington home is a total loss after a Monday morning fire. Limington Fire Chief Michael Hartford says the fire broke out around 9:15 at 82 Shaving Hill Road. The family of five had been sleeping when one of the sons smelled smoke. The family managed to escape unharmed with the dog, but over a dozen birds were left inside. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:32:11 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[At Home Gender Prediction Kits]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's a common question people ask pregnant women, "Are you having a boy or girl?" One product claims it can tell parents-to-be the answer from a simple at-home test, even weeks before the ultrasound. News 13's Giovanna Bechard, who is expecting baby number two this spring, put the gender test to the test -- to see if it could accurately predict a boy or girl. ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:57:34 EDT</pubDate>
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