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      <title>Issue Book - Economic Security: How Should We Take Charge of Our Future?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=18130&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>12 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Economic Security: How Should We Take Charge of Our Future?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=18130&amp;catID=9</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>12 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>An Issue Book about the Economy</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=17924&amp;catID=4141</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>15 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>What Can We Do about Drug Abuse in Fayette County? (West Virginia)</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=17647&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>Statewide public engagement project in West Virginia</description>
      <pubDate>02 May 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>America's Role in the World: What Does National Security Mean in the 21st Century?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=16657&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description>FREE materials offer</description>
      <pubDate>16 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>America's Role in the World: What Does National Security Mean in the 21st Century?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=16657&amp;catID=13</link>
      <description>FREE materials offer</description>
      <pubDate>16 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>America's Role in the World: What Does National Security Mean in the 21st Century?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=16657&amp;catID=14</link>
      <description>FREE materials offer</description>
      <pubDate>16 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Childhood Drinking: How can we prevent and reduce the number of children drinking alcohol?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=16631&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>15 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Slavery or Freedom Forever</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=16547&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>An historical issue framing from the New England Center for Civic Life at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire</description>
      <pubDate>31 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Materials from Teachers in Birmingham, Alabama</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=16491&amp;catID=3238</link>
      <description>From Dr. Peggy Sparks</description>
      <pubDate>30 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Weighing the Options: How Can We Encourage Healthy Weights among America's Youth?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=15373&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description>Prepared for the National Issues Forums Institute by the West Virginia Center for Civic Life</description>
      <pubDate>14 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Weighing the Options: How Can We Encourage Healthy Weights among America's Youth?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=15373&amp;catID=7</link>
      <description>Prepared for the National Issues Forums Institute by the West Virginia Center for Civic Life</description>
      <pubDate>14 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Weighing the Options: How Can We Encourage Healthy Weights among America's Youth?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=15373&amp;catID=12</link>
      <description>Prepared for the National Issues Forums Institute by the West Virginia Center for Civic Life</description>
      <pubDate>14 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>How Can My Family Be Protected from a Pandemic Flu: How Should We React?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=15345&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>A Downloadable issue framework, findings from pilot forums, and a post-forum questionnaire</description>
      <pubDate>13 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Drawing Straws: Working Together to Manage Oklahoma's Growing Demand for Water</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=15107&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>15 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>A Report - Public Thinking about Coping with the Cost of Health Care</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=14659&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description>Outcomes of public deliberative forums held around the country between July 2008 and January 2009</description>
      <pubDate>19 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Regaining American Prosperity: Building an Economy That Works for Everyone</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=14638&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>Once we restart the economy, how can we build it into a place where we would want to live?</description>
      <pubDate>11 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Rising Cost of Food: What is our food future?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=13825&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>18 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Coping With the Cost of Health Care: How Do We Pay for What We Need?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=11480&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>03 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Coping With the Cost of Health Care: How Do We Pay for What We Need?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=11480&amp;catID=12</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>03 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Como enfrentar el costo de la atencion medica, como pagar por lo que necesitamos? Spanish version of Coping with the Cost of Health Care</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=13084&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>17 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Como enfrentar el costo de la atencion medica, como pagar por lo que necesitamos? Spanish version of Coping with the Cost of Health Care</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=13084&amp;catID=12</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>17 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Como enfrentar el costo de la atencion medica, como pagar por lo que necesitamos? Spanish version of Coping with the Cost of Health Care</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=13084&amp;catID=3599</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>17 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Article by Cristina Alfaro - Reinventing Teacher Education:  The Role of Deliberative Pedagogy in the K-6 Classroom</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=12896&amp;catID=3238</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>07 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Role of Citizens in the Legislative Process</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=12642&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>18 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>2008-2009 NIF Publications Catalog</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=72&amp;catID=3238</link>
      <description>This catalog features NIF program materials.</description>
      <pubDate>28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>2008-2009 NIF Publications Catalog</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=72&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description>This catalog features NIF program materials.</description>
      <pubDate>28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Lesson Plan - Simulated Town Meeting</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=12386&amp;catID=3238</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>A student-created issue map: Deliberating about Teenage Pregnancy</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=11979&amp;catID=3238</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>08 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Teaching Unit - Deliberating in the Classroom</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=11977&amp;catID=3238</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>08 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Preparing Today's Kids for Tomorrow's Jobs: What Should Our Community Do?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=11009&amp;catID=10</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>18 May 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Preparing Today's Kids for Tomorrow's Jobs: What Should Our Community Do?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=11009&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>18 May 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Preparing Today's Kids for Tomorrow's Jobs: What Should Our Community Do?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=11009&amp;catID=7</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>18 May 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Preparing Today's Kids for Tomorrow's Jobs: What Should Our Community Do?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=11009&amp;catID=9</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>18 May 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>God and the Commons: Does Religion Matter?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=5785&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>24 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Work-Life Balance: How do we get some?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=10790&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>24 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - What is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=10251&amp;catID=10</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>10 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Pathways to Prosperity, Choosing a Future for your Community</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=9564&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>18 Oct 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - The $9 Trillion Debt: Breaking the Habit of Deficit Spending</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=9279&amp;catID=9</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>17 Aug 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Personal Faith and Conscience: How, When, Where and With Whom Can We Speak Our Minds on a Public University Campus?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=9246&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>14 Aug 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Homeless in Waikiki</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=8512&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>Prepared by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning</description>
      <pubDate>14 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Guide to Dialogue about Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=8475&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>16 May 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Guide about the War in Iraq</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=8480&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>16 May 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Competing in the 21st Century: Moving Virginia's Human Capital Meter</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=8392&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>30 Apr 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Too Many Children Left Behind: How Can We Close the Achievement Gap?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=8324&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>09 Apr 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>Issue Book - Too Many Children Left Behind: How Can We Close the Achievement Gap?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=8324&amp;catID=10</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>09 Apr 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Burning Both Ends: A Community Discussion on Regulating Smoking</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=8224&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>16 Mar 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - The Energy Problem: Choices for an Uncertain Future</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=7743&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>03 Jan 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - The Energy Problem: Choices for an Uncertain Future</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=7743&amp;catID=11</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>03 Jan 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Americans' Role in the World: Building a More Secure Future</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=6876&amp;catID=13</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>17 Jun 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Internet Choices in Public Libraries (2005)</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=6594&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>08 May 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Civic Discourse in a Crisis: Lessons from Katrina Toolkit (2006)</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=6259&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>An Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy and Kansas Campus Compact Project</description>
      <pubDate>23 Apr 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Meeting the needs of Des Plaines residents: What does it take? (2006)</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=6223&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>20 Apr 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Emergency Preparedness: How Do We Mend Our Emergency Safety Net?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=6221&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>17 Apr 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Hurricane Katrina Relief: What Do WE Do Now?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=5787&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>Disaster Relief, Emergency Preparedness</description>
      <pubDate>13 Mar 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Democracy's Challenge: Reclaiming the Public's Role</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=5083&amp;catID=14</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>04 Mar 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Life and Death Decisions: Who Decides?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=5483&amp;catID=12</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>15 Feb 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Enfoque en Longmont</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4475&amp;catID=3599</link>
      <description>Focus on Longmont, Colorado</description>
      <pubDate>26 Aug 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Reaching a Verdict: What Do We Want for the American Jury System?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4391&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>12 Aug 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>...And Justice for All: Ensuring Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4393&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>12 Aug 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Should We Ban Fireworks?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4357&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>University of Missouri Extension</description>
      <pubDate>18 Jul 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Focus on Longmont: Share Your Vision, Create Our Legacy</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4337&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>A Guide to Deliberation for the City of Longmont, Colorado</description>
      <pubDate>15 Jul 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Preparing for a Good Future: What Kind of Education Do We Need After High School?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4335&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>A Northern Arizona University/Yavapai College Presentation to the Communities of Yavapai County</description>
      <pubDate>15 Jul 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - The Social Security Struggle: Fixing the Retirement System</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4326&amp;catID=9</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>14 Jul 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Making Ends Meet: Is There a Way to Help Working Americans?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4229&amp;catID=6</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>22 Jun 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Issue Book - Making Ends Meet: Is There a Way to Help Working Americans?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=4229&amp;catID=9</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>22 Jun 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>High School Reform: What Should a Community Do?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=3953&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>15 Apr 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Dioxin Contamination and the Tittabawassee River and Floodplain</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=3850&amp;catID=15</link>
      <description>Managing the Risks: An Issue Guide</description>
      <pubDate>06 Apr 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Descubriendo Asuntos de Interes Mutuo: Deliberacion en las Comunidades (Handbook for Convening and Moderating)</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=3664&amp;catID=3599</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>06 Mar 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Los Nuevos Desafios de la Immigracion en los Estados Unidos: Que Debemos Hacer? (The New Challenges of American Immigration: What Should We Do?)</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=3634&amp;catID=3599</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>04 Mar 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Governing America: Our Choices, Our Challenge</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=3610&amp;catID=3599</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>04 Mar 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Racial and Ethnic Tensions: What Should We Do?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=3626&amp;catID=3599</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>04 Mar 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Troubled American Family: Which Way Out of the Storm?</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=3637&amp;catID=3599</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>04 Mar 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Mission Uncertain: Reassessing America's Global Role</title>
      <link>http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/detail.aspx?itemID=3620&amp;catID=3599</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>04 Mar 2005 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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