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		<title>Fleeing the Congo for Phoenix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Videlinata Istina Krishna grew up in a world most of us could never imagine, and she uses her life experiences to help those who have walked down similar paths.
Krishna, 24, was raised in the Republic of Congo in central Africa. She moved to Arizona in 2004 after spending four years in Cote d&#8217;Ivoire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly one million cattle take heavy toll on Arizona&#8217;s land, water</title>
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If you&#8217;re like me, when you go to the local grocery store, you find it fairly easy to slip into the mindset that imagines all those vacuum-sealed cuts of beef lined up in the climate-controlled meat aisle simply popped out of some magical stainless steel machine, a clean, efficient marvel of our technological age.
But as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/11/nearly-one-million-cattle-take-heavy-toll-on-arizonas-land-water/</link>
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		<title>Pima County in court over inmate suicide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON — The mother of a Tucson teenager claims officials at the Pima County Jail ignored several warning signs about her son&#8217;s suicidal tendencies, leading to his death just days after he was incarcerated.
Daryl Marie Kramer is suing the county, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik and Correctional Medical Services, a St. Louis-based government contractor that administers medical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/11/pima-county-in-court-over-inmate-suicide-5109/</link>
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		<title>AG sues major drugmaker for false advertising</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON — Pfizer misrepresented the risks associated with one of its products and recruited doctors to promote it in order to reap up to $4 billion in sales, a recent lawsuit claims.
The Arizona Attorney General filed a 15-page court complaint recently that alleges New York-based Pfizer Inc. repeatedly deceived consumers to pump up sales of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/11/ag-sues-major-drugmaker-for-false-advertising-7707/</link>
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		<title>Food, fun and mass transit – hey now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just got word that light rail officials will be hosting &#8220;rail parties&#8221; around the Valley for the grand opening of the 20.4-mile track on Dec. 27.
At every METRO station, residents will find nine major fiestas that include music, street performers and food. Given the current economic climate, we should take every chance we get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catfight brews over pet cemetery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON — An outside investor group wrested control of one of the city&#8217;s largest pet cemeteries away from its original owner, thanks in part to its connections at the Bank of Tucson, a recent lawsuit claims.
The court action comes from Darla Norrish, who ran the Pet Cemetery of Tucson from 1998 until last May. She [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/11/catfight-brews-over-pet-cemetery-0107/</link>
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		<title>For Toyota, a &#8216;green&#8217; lemon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON — A local woman is invoking Arizona&#8217;s &#8220;lemon law&#8221; for a refund on her 2008 Toyota Prius, alleging the vehicle conked out on her after just 60 days on the road.
The hybrid vehicle is one of the most talked-about models from Toyota. Its fuel efficiency has driven American competitors to follow up with their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/11/for-toyota-a-green-lemon-4427/</link>
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		<title>Lawsuit raises stink over sewer line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NOGALES — The city and its attorney, who developed a convenience store, are using their bureaucratic powers to stymie a competing project by not allowing it to hook up to the local sewer system, a recent court complaint claims.
The bizarre case in Santa Cruz County Superior Court involves allegations of small-town politicking, a potential conflict-of-interest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/11/lawsuit-raises-stink-over-sewer-line-7842/</link>
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		<title>Block party becomes latest First Friday copycat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — In a First Friday-like event, law enforcement officials are teaming up with merchants along East Indian School Road to hold a promotional festival this weekend.
Partners in Prosperity will attempt its first annual block party on Sunday between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. 
The block party will be held along Indian School Road between [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/11/block-party-becomes-latest-first-friday-copycat-6709/</link>
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		<title>State highway project riles rural townsfolk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BUMBLE BEE — This town sits silently in the cool autumn air.  There is no breeze, no movement, no rustle among the ocotillo and brittlebush that line the road.  Even the grasshoppers and lizards are hunkered down waiting for the sun to set.
The main road into town road winds from the noisy Interstate [...]]]></description>
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