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		<title>Local government attempts to make citizens rat on welfare recipients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welfare recipients made to feel guilty for guilty pleasures.]]></description>
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		<title>Old technology a threat to publishers&#8217; bottom lines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who like reading books are increasingly getting over the need to own them.]]></description>
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		<title>You can&#8217;t take it with you: Horse gambler&#8217;s system stymied by tax law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bad bet: Osaka man busted by tax authorities over gambling winnings.]]></description>
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		<title>Theme parks make a comeback thanks to grandma and grandpa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theme parks and amusement parks are suddenly benefiting from a demographic perfect storm.]]></description>
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		<title>Fast-food joints hail relaxed rules for U.S. beef, signal end of the world</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. beef will be back in a big way come the new year.]]></description>
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		<title>Summertime blues: no place to go or no money to spend?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fewer people are getting away this summer, probably because they can't afford it.]]></description>
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		<title>Wag the dog: Pooch tax more than just a source of revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A city in Kansai finds its citizens surprisingly receptive to a tax on dogs.]]></description>
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