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	<description>The official student newspaper of the University of Houston</description>
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		<title>Quran burning is bad for America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently in the news, we have seen many Americans speaking out against building a community center and Mosque near Ground Zero, but now comes an even greater form of ignorance that just might cause an international crisis. Pastor Terry Jones from Gainesville, Fla., is holding a burn a Quran day on the anniversary of 9/11.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/09/quran-burning-is-bad-for-america/</link>
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		<title>Clinton keeping peace talks moving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met to set forth a timetable for dates during which they would debate issues ranging from the rights of Palestinian refugees to the political status of Jerusalem. These formal peace talks, taking place for the first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/09/clinton-keeping-peace-talks-moving/</link>
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		<title>Use of amphetamines is a personal decision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ask anyone if they take a stimulant and most people will have to say yes. Why? Well, who doesn&#8217;t take a little caffeine in the morning? Either in coffee or tea — or for the more direct approach, caffeine pills, stimulants give you the alertness to get up and go. However, an unavoidable tolerance builds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/08/use-of-amphetamines-is-a-personal-decision/</link>
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		<title>There is no Houston arts epidemic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Between the KTRU debacle and the sudden closure of the Angelika Film Centre, all over town people are scratching their heads wondering, asking themselves what is happening to Houston’s street cred? I mean we’re not Dallas, for God’s sake. For many, KTRU was that station you accidentally tuned to when you were tired of commercial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/07/there-is-no-houston-arts-epidemic/</link>
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		<title>Ground Zero church proves Islamophobia alive and well</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the debate over Park 51 continues, debate over the planned “9/11 Christian Center” has yet to begin. The $8 million center will be located two just two blocks from Ground Zero. Sound familiar? Bill Keller, an evangelical pastor from Florida who is no stranger to controversy, will head the center. Keller’s previous claim to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/07/ground-zero-church-proves-islamophobia-alive-and-well/</link>
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		<title>Bikes and boards present danger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bicycles on campus are dangerous and unnecessary. Not only do they add a much bulkier and faster moving obstacle to already crowded sidewalks, but many campus cyclists are completely inconsiderate of those around them. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to need to use a bicycle to move across campus. The amount of time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/03/bikes-and-boards-present-danger/</link>
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		<title>Park 51 should be a lesson to all</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By now I’m sure most of you have heard of the proposal to build a community center that will house a mosque near Ground Zero. Park 51, which is located at 45 Park Place, doesn’t even have views of Ground Zero. President Barack Obama has spoken on the issue, expressing that is constitutional for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/02/park-51-should-be-a-lesson-to-all/</link>
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		<title>College students should sleep more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The easy part is over. We’re past the first week of school, with its easy assignments, barely existent homework and elementary lectures. Now comes the serious stuff. Essays, group projects, presentations, labs and other hellacious assignments are starting to pour in, filling up the gaps between class, work, socializing, and sleep. As work piles up, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/01/college-students-should-sleep-more/</link>
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		<title>UH provides a great education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the fall semester started, and while the other thirty-seven thousand plus University students were buying books and finding their classes, I was keeping my eyes and ears open. What are the great things about UH?  What are the not-so-great things? Parking was one of a few complaints that were discussed ad nauseum.  What follows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/01/uh-provides-a-great-education/</link>
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		<title>Students should eschew fast food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all done it. That delicious cheeseburger that only costs a buck at the local fast food joint is a much more convenient option than, say, preparing lunch for the next day. Buying our food on the go is something that makes life a little easier, or so it seems. But at what cost do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thedailycougar.com/2010/08/31/students-should-eschew-fast-food/</link>
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