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		<title>Mardi Gras To Accommodate Kids With Special Needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mardi Gras will be extra special this year for a group of kids with disabilities who will get to watch the parades from a V.I.P. stand.]]></description>
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		<title>Adopted Family Helps Man, 70, Become Oldest With Down Syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 70, Edgar Call is believed to be the oldest man living with Down syndrome. But at home with his adopted family, he's just one of the kids.]]></description>
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		<title>Autism Odds Double For Kids Born To Moms Over 40</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Older mothers are more likely to give birth to a child with autism, largely irrespective of the father's age, a new study finds.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Chief Emanuel Signs &#8216;R-Word&#8217; Pledge, Calls Effort &#8216;Important&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capping more than a week of scrutiny, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel signed the Special Olympics pledge to end use of the "r-word."]]></description>
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		<title>New Data Shows More People With Disabilities Out Of Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate among people with disabilities climbed back up in January after a two month decline, the Labor Department reported Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>School Restraint, Seclusion Bill Clears House Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill which would establish federal oversight of seclusion and restraint tactics used in schools is one step closer to becoming law.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Autism Research Plan Unveiled, Vaccines Still An Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly updated strategic plan guiding federally-funded autism research places new emphasis on adults with the disorder, while leaving the door open for further research on vaccines.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Meeting Draws &#8216;R-Word&#8217; Apology, Pledge From Emanuel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rahm Emanuel apologized to disability advocates during a White House meeting Wednesday for using the word "retarded" and said he would pledge to help end use of the word.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;R-Word&#8217; Remark Prompts Emanuel To Meet With Disability Advocates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will meet with a group of disability advocates Wednesday, more than a week after a media report quoted him using the word "retarded."]]></description>
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		<title>Palin Says White House Chief Emanuel Should Be Fired Over &#8216;R-Word&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/02/02/palin-fire-emanuel/6868/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sarah Palin is calling on President Barack Obama to fire his chief of staff after a report last week quoted Rahm Emanuel using the word "retarded."]]></description>
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