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        <title>Minneapolis bridge collapse from Minnesota Public Radio</title>
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        <description>The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007, plunging dozens of cars and their occupants into the river. The calamity disrupted transportation, aimed a spotlight on public infrastructure, and evoked an outpouring of public response.</description>
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			<title>Final report on 35W bridge collapse due in November</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The NTSB said Friday the draft report will identify the probable cause of the collapse and include safety recommendations to prevent future disasters.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/29/bridgereport/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:14:52 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Hundreds gather at the 35W bridge to remember</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Friday night marked the one year anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse. Several hundred people attended a memorial service near the foot of the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis to remember the tragedy.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/01/memorial_service/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:21:29 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Mother and son recall their response to bridge collapse</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Two people who remember the bridge collapse vividly are Julie Schwartz and her 19-year-old son, Alex. They were among the first of dozens of ordinary people who rushed to the scene of the 35W bridge collapse and started helping the victims. They spoke with MPR&#039;s Tom Crann.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/01/firstresponders/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:30:05 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Transportation secretary says nation&#039;s infrastructure improving</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said fewer bridges are
classified as functionally obsolete or structurally deficient
compared with a year ago.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/01/usdot_peters_transportation/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:18:21 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>1,000 gather in Mpls. to mourn bridge collapse</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Memorial services are being held throughout the day today to remember the 13 people who died and the more than 100 who were injured when the I-35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River last year on Aug. 1, 2007.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/01/bridgememorial/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:00:22 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>NTSB closer to answering why the bridge went down</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The National Transportation Safety Board grows closer to completing its investigation on the bridge collapse. Under-sized gusset plates and corrosion appear to be two factors.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/31/bridgeinvestigation_update/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Fired MnDOT official fired again</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Former Minnesota Department of Transportation
emergency response director Sonia Pitt lost her second job in less than a year on Thursday.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/01/pittfired/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:50:22 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>MnDOT: One year later</title>
			<description><![CDATA[MnDOT is a different agency than it was one year ago, when one of the worst infrastructure failures in U.S. history happened.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/31/mndot_oneyearlater/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Federal bridge funding on the anniversary of the bridge disaster</title>
			<description><![CDATA[After the 35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River a year ago, the outcry centered on the lack of funding for bridge repair and replacement.  But a year later, bills to enhance federal funding have yet to be approved.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/01/midmorning1/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>I-35W engineer answers concerns about the new bridge</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The engineer overseeing construction of the new I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis says the span may open as early as mid-September, which has caused some to wonder about its safety.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/30/issues_2004/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Drivers adapt to life without 35W bridge</title>
			<description><![CDATA[When the Interstate 35W bridge fell last August, approximately 140,000 vehicles were using it every day.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/30/35w_bridge_detours/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:11:40 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>The state of Minnesota bridges</title>
			<description><![CDATA[State Bridge Engineer Dan Dorgan will be our guest in the MPR studios a year after the 35W bridge collapse to talk about the condition of bridges in Minnesota and answer questions from listeners.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/30/midday1/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:37:34 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Lawmakers want tougher bridge regulations</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers rolled out a plan Monday they say would make Minnesota bridges safer.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/28/bridge_presser/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:31:07 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Bridge construction tours a habit for some</title>
			<description><![CDATA[More than 4,000 people have taken the official tours offered by the new 35W bridge&#039;s builders every Saturday.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/25/bridgetours/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Concrete poured to complete I-35W bridge link</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Construction workers have poured the final
batch of concrete to fill the remaining gap in the new Interstate
35W bridge.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/25/bridge_concrete/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:22:20 -0500</pubDate>
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