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		<title>VIDEO: Rangel&#8217;s Run Nearing Its End?</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/22/video-rangels-run-nearing-its-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Seward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman Charles Rangel is one of New York City's most powerful and popular politicians. But with another recent round of alleged ethics violations, a cloud is hanging over his storied political career -- and competition for his long-held seat is heating up.]]></description>
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		<title>SLIDESHOW: The Life of a Congressman</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/17/the-life-of-a-congressman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kibkabe Araya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman Charles Rangel has been a major figure in Harlem politics since the 1960's, but recent controversies are beginning to overshadow that legacy. Here's his story.]]></description>
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		<title>Community Board 12 Chooses New Chair</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/11/community-board-12-chooses-new-chair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Chun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The abrupt departure of Community Board 12 chairman Manny Velazquez last month opened the way for first vice chair Pamela Palanque North to temporarily take over leadership of the civic board that represents the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods.]]></description>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: Powell IV: Will He Run?</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/08/powell-iv-will-he-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiran Moodley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a House Ethics Committee continues to investigate Rep. Charles Rangel, many are asking whether this could be the end of his 4 decades-reign in the 15th district. Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV is certainly looking to reclaim his father's mantle.]]></description>
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		<title>Cigarettes Lose Flavor But Keep Menthol</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/04/cigarettes-lose-their-flavor-but-keep-their-menthol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiran Moodley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House recently passed "The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act," which gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban flavored-cigarettes. But one flavor, menthol, was not included in the ban. The FDA will launch a committee to decide whether menthol should be included. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg Wins City But Loses Northern Manhattan</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/11/04/bloomberg-wins-city-but-loses-northern-manhattan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Plummer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although he pulled off a citywide win in an unexpectedly close race yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg lost heavily in northern Manhattan, where City Comptroller William Thompson outpolled him almost two to one. Voters in neighborhoods north of 96th Street said in interviews on Wednesday that they felt Bloomberg didn’t do enough to help their section of the city during his first two terms.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominicans Urged Not to Vote in Mayor&#8217;s Race</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/11/03/dominicanvote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kethevane Gorjestani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mayoral face-off between incumbent Mike Bloomberg and Democrat Bill Thompson, Latino voters in northern Manhattan are being urged to choose none of the above. Several small business owners have put up about 1,000 posters in Dominican storefronts, opposing both candidates as a form of protest.]]></description>
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		<title>Store Owners Fume Over Cig License Hike</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/10/20/store-owners-fume-over-cig-license-hike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kethevane Gorjestani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state of New York wants to increase the annual license fee that retailers must pay in order to sell cigarettes. The state has two goals: one, to discourage smoking -- and the other, to reduce the state’s budget deficit. The fee won’t be a big burden for large retailers, but some small shop owners are concerned.]]></description>
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