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		<title>Rituxan Protects Beta Cells in Type I Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Fikes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brad’s Sci-Tech Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rituxan, the blockbuster cancer drug developed in San Diego, protects insulin-making cells in Type I diabetics, according to a new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The drug partially preserved the &#8220;beta cells&#8221; that produce insulin, said Dr. Mark D. Pescovitz of Indiana University, who led the study. The results, documented in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Javo Raises $4.1 Million Beans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Fikes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brad’s Sci-Tech Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vista&#8217;s Javo Beverage Co., has raised $4.1 million in a private placement, the company announced in a Nov. 19 filing..
Javo makes coffee and tea for vending  machines and other drink dispensers.
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		<title>Stanley Crooke Gives Isis Shareholders A Pep Talk</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4953</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Fikes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brad’s Sci-Tech Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Isis Pharmaceuticals has had a rough ride with its flagship drug for lowering cholesterol, mipomersen. The drug has shown effectiveness in reducing lipids in patients with a hereditary disease that causes extremely high levels of cholesterol. But safety concerns have sent the stock down.
Despite progress in Phase III clinical trials for mipomersen, Isis stock has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cal State San Marcos To Launch Biotech Lab Tech Program</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4948</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Fikes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brad’s Sci-Tech Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stepping up its focus on biotech, California State University San Marcos Extended Learning will begin offering a Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Certificate program.
According to CSUSM&#8217;s press release, &#8220;The program is specifically designed to provide program participants with the skills necessary to secure entry-level positions as biotechnology lab technicians or research assistants. Consisting of five classes (16 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QB Simms will start for Denver</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4945</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broncos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Sims]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Simms will be the starting quarterback today against the Chargers. The left-hander will get the nod over Kyle Orton, the regular starter who missed a week&#8217;s practice with an ankle injury. 
Simms will make his first start in more than three years, a week after he personally grinded his offense to a halt in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chargers: trouble at right tackle; injury update</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4943</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeromey Clary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Hardwick]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Right tackle Jeromey Clary missed practiced again Thursday due to an ankle sprain, which puts Sunday’s playing prospects in jeopardy. He hasn’t seen action since the second half of last week’s game, when he hurt his ankle.
“I would expect him to potentially take some snaps tomorrow or on Saturday before we leave for Denver,” Chargers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from Wednesday practice</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4938</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Paris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Chargers started preparations for their Sunday showdown with the Broncos with their first practice of the week on Wednesday.
In the early portion of the workout, numerous players were absent.
Those not taking part were: TE Antonio Gates, C Nick Hardwick, OLBs Shawne Merriman and Shaun Phillips, RT Jeromey Clary and DL Travis Johnson.
In other news, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Project Success Method,&#8221; Clinton Padgett</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4919</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Rowe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New on the Bookshelf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
San Diego-based project consultant Clinton Padgett offers a step-by-step how-to guide on managing a project from idea to completion. 
How important is careful stewardship of a project? Consider an enterprise the reviewer was deeply engaged in three years ago &#8212;- a $10 million project to create an ultra-modern digital television studio. The project manager resisted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chargers 50 greatest</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4906</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[50th anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Fouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LaDainian Tomlinson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Quarterbacks
Dan Fouts
John Hadl
Stan Humphries
Philip Rivers
Running backs
Keith Lincoln
Paul Lowe
Natrone Means
Chuck Muncie
LaDainian Tomlinson
Wide recievers
Lance Alworth
Wes Chandler
Gary Garrison
John Jefferson
Charlie Joiner
Tight ends
Antonio Gates
Kellen Winslow
Offensive tackles
Ron Mix
Russ Washington
Ernie Wright
Offensive guards
Kris Dielman
Walt Sweeney
Ed White
Doug Wilkerson
Centers
Nick Hardwick
Don Macek
Defensive ends
Fred Dean
Earl Faison
Leslie O’Neal
Defensive tackles
Gary Johnson
Louie Kelcher
Ernie Ladd
Jamal Williams
Linebackers
Chuck Allen
Woodrow Lowe
Shawne Merriman
Junior Seau
Billy Ray Smith
Defensive backs
Willie Buchanon
Gill Byrd
Rodney Harrison
Quentin Jammer
Charlie McNeil
Kickers
Rolf Benirschke
John Carney
Kick returners
Speedy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hall of Fame trainer Frankel dies</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4901</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Nahill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hall of Famer trainer Bobby Frankel died early Monday morning of lymphoma. He was 68.
His death doesn&#8217;t come as a surprise. Frankel hadn&#8217;t been seen at a Southern California or New York race track &#8212;- where he based his operations &#8212;- for months.
In these parts, Frankel was known as &#8220;Mr. Pacific Classic.&#8221; After Best Pal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gonzalez backs Kouzmanoff</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4897</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Padres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Gonzalez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Eckstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Kouzmanoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orlando Hudson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez said on Wednesday he was surprised that teammate Kevin Kouzmanoff didn&#8217;t get the nod at third base when the Rawlings Gold Glove awards were handed out. Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman won instead, even though Kouzmanoff set a National League record with a .990 fielding percentage and only three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petco to host Science Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4891</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Padres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Sanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Kouzmanoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Garfinkel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Kouzmanoff, Chris Young, Padres president Tom Garfinkel and San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, along with officials from UC San Diego and Life Technologies, were at Petco Park on Tuesday morning to announce that the second annual San Diego Science Festival will be held at the downtown stadium in March 2010. The festival &#8212;- which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chargers inactives &#8212; vs. Giants</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4889</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inactives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Burnett]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re roughly and hour away from kickoff in in East Rutherford, and the Chargers inactives have been announced. 
ILBs Kevin Burnett and Tim Dobbins are too injured to play, meaning, as expected, Brandon Siler will make the first start of his career at that position. 
NT Ogemdi Nwagbuo, who was questionable to play today, tested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chargers in NYC; injury report</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4887</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chargers left for the East Coast on Friday afternoon in preparation for Sunday afternoon&#8217;s contest against the New York Giants. 
The team is relatively healthy, except at inside linebacker. Tim Dobbins (knee) and Kevin Burnett (ankle) likely won&#8217;t play, meaning Brandon Siler should start the first game of his career. 
Here&#8217;s a complete list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Legislation In A Nutshell</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4883</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Fikes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brad’s Sci-Tech Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For a quick overview of what California&#8217;s new water bill package means, I can do no better than point you to the blog post by Steve Doyle of Brookfield Homes.
There&#8217;s lots more devilishly intricate parts of this legislation, of course, but this overview lets you grok the purpose of each of the five bills.
Doyle helpfully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuyer tax credit passes house</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4879</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Wolff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On the Realside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyer tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage brokers association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t have the vote count yet, but the Mortgage Bankers Association says the House of Representatives passed the extension of the homebuyer tax credit . Now all the bill awaits is a presidential signature. 
Update: The bill passed the House 403-12. The Senate passed the same bill yesterday 98-0. 
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		<title>Senate approves homebuyer credit extension</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4877</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Wolff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[homebuyer tax credit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate passed the bill containing the homebuyer tax credit expansion and extension unanimously on Wednesday, 98-0. 
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		<title>Padres send E. Gonzalez to Portland</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4871</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Padres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Gonzalez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edgar Gonzalez]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Padres outrighted Edgar Gonzalez to Triple-A Portland and off the 40-man roster on Wednesday afternoon. Gonzalez, the older brother of slugger Adrian Gonzalez, hit .216 with four homers and 18 RBIs in 82 games last season.
Gonzalez had his season interrupted for seven weeks on July 18 when he was struck in the head with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update to the homebuyers extension: Delayed possibly till Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Wolff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On the Realside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyer tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Senate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like a possible extension of the homebuyer tax credit could potentially take another couple of days to come to a vote: 
The following comes from Congress Daily, which has been quoted by Progress Illinois:
Monday&#8217;s vote cut off debate on the substitute amendment from Majority Leader Reid and Finance Chairman Max Baucus adding the tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hazen turns down Padres</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Padres]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jed Hoyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Hazen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Peter Gammons reported via Twitter that Boston Red Sox director of player development Mike Hazen turned down Padres general manager Jed Hoyer for a chance to become the team&#8217;s assistant GM. A Padres source confirmed Tuesday that Hazen indeed interviewed and elected not to take the position. The Boston Globe reports that Hazen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate moves home buyer tax credit froward crucial step, could pass tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4836</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Wolff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Minding Your Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On the Realside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyer tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like Congress will be extending that homebuyer tax credit afterall. First time homebuyers, known to the IRS as people who haven&#8217;t owned a home in the last three years, have been frantically trying to get into contract on a house in time to get an $8,000 federal tax credit due to expire on Nov. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chambers released</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4833</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Chambers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chargers wide reciever Chris Chambers was released on Monday morning. He was in the midst of a disappointing season and was sharing playing time with Malcom Floyd. Floyd has performed well in recent weeks, which made Chambers expendable. 
The wide reciever was still a capable player, although he had several big drops in recent weeks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chargers inactives</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4831</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Chambers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Burnett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcom Floyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raiders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The inactives have been announced for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Usual suspects dot the Chargers list, including S C.J. Spillman, C Nick Hardwick, C/OG Tyronne Green, WR Buster Davis, DL Vaughn Martin and CB Dante Hughes. ILB Kevin Burnett is also inactive due to an ankle injury and will be replaced in the starting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could Kevin Towers wind up with the Evil Empire?</title>
		<link>http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=4817</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Padres]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cashman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bud Black]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dallas Clark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gunslinger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Towers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Yankees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren Miller]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finally had an opportunity to catch up with ex-Padres general manager Kevin Towers on Saturday.  It&#8217;s been four weeks since the Padres fired him, and from what I can tell he&#8217;s been doing anything but sulking.Sounds like he&#8217;s having a great time and enjoying a much-needed vacation after 14 seasons as GM, a position [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bolts receive blackout extension</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raiders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sellout]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Chargers have received a 24-hour extension to sell out Sunday’s game against Oakland and lift a local television blackout. The team must sell roughly 1,000 tickets by Friday afternoon or the game will not be shown in the San Diego, Los Angeles and Palm Springs media markets. 
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