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		<title>World Softball Championships Playoffs, Auckland, March 1-10 US Team Qualifies for Playoffs</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2013/03/27/world-softball-championships-playoffs-auckland-march-1-10-us-team-qualifies-for-playoffs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[softball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Softball Federation’s World Softball Championships began on March 1 with a colorful and cordial opening ceremony. Young students belonging to softball clubs from the Auckland area escorted players from the 16 participating teams – Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Japan, Great Britain, Argentina, Czech Republic, Philippines, South Africa, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team USA Visits the White House</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/09/24/team-usa-visits-the-white-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Olympic Games]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/?p=3530</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From WhiteHouse.gov: The President and First Lady welcomed the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White Houseto honor their participation and success in this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. At an event on the South Lawn, Mrs. Obama told the athletes that she was impressed not only by the 200-plus medals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NZ Asia-Pacific Senior League Champions</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/08/01/nz-asia-pacific-senior-league-champions/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/08/01/nz-asia-pacific-senior-league-champions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 Senior League Asia-Pacific Regional Tournament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific Senior League Champions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand Senior League (U17) All-Stars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Series]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/?p=3526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From BaseballNZ.com: HAGATNA, Guam &#8211; The 2012 New Zealand Senior League (U17) All-Stars have become the first baseball team from New Zealand to represent the nation in a World Series, qualifying to play in the Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine, starting August 11, 2012. The New Zealand Senior League All-Stars won a close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Measuring A Champion</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/07/25/measuring-a-champion/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/07/25/measuring-a-champion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Olympic Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 Summer Olympics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Science of the Summer Olympics: Engineering In Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Science360: Timing is everything, especially at the 2012 Summer Olympics where even a millisecond could mean the difference between victory and defeat. Linda Milor, an electrical engineer at Georgia Institute of Technology, explains why Olympic timekeeping technology must be able to measure an athlete&#8217;s performance with both accuracy and precision. &#8220;Science of the Summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>40th anniversary of Title IX</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/06/25/40th-anniversary-of-title-ix/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/06/25/40th-anniversary-of-title-ix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Title IX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton Announces New Sports Initiative on Landmark Anniversary for Women. This week marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation that changed the playing field for girls across the nation. By banning sex discrimination in schools, Title IX opened up a world of new opportunities ranging from athletic participation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Boxers Make History &#8211; Olympic Games 2012</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/06/20/women-boxers-make-history-olympic-games-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/06/20/women-boxers-make-history-olympic-games-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sportsdiplomacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Olympic Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexis Pritchard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boxing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claressa Shields]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featherweight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flyweight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lightweight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marlen Esparza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middleweight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siona Fernandes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The London Olympics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/?p=3507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This summer, women boxers will compete for the first time at the Olympics. The London Olympics is debuting the sport in a limited test run, allowing only 36 women worldwide to compete this year in three weight divisions: flyweight (112-lb. limit), lightweight (132 lb.) and middleweight (165 lb.). Meanwhile, some 250 men will box in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Congratulates the LA Galaxy &#8211; including All White&#8217;s Dan Keat</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/05/17/president-obama-congratulates-the-la-galaxy-including-all-whites-dan-keat/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/05/17/president-obama-congratulates-the-la-galaxy-including-all-whites-dan-keat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[All Whites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Keat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LA Galaxy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Whitehouse.gov. President Obama welcomed the LA Galaxy to the White House on May 15 to congratulate the team on its 2011 Major League Soccer Cup Championship. The team, which has three of soccer’s biggest stars on its roster&#8211; David Beckham, Landon Donovan, and Robbie Keane&#8211;won a tough championship match after going undefeated at home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports in America: The Best Teacher</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/05/17/sports-in-america-the-best-teacher/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/05/17/sports-in-america-the-best-teacher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympic Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Olympics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Shriver, CEO and Chairman of Special Olympics, reminds us of just how much we can learn from these wonderful, inspiring athletes. He also tells us a little about how his mother came to found the organization. Find out more here.]]></description>
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		<title>USA Sevens finish 11th in IRB tourney</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/05/14/usa-sevens-finish-11th-in-irb-tourney/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/05/14/usa-sevens-finish-11th-in-irb-tourney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Magleby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Durutalo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Hawley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Palefau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Tiberio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By USA Rugby The USA bounced back from a 19-28 loss to Wales in the Bowl Quarterfinals to clear Russia by more than 20 points and fought to the last second against France in the Shield Final. Since USA Head Coach Alexander Magleby took over in March, the team has improved, but the wins have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA Sevens team gains two points in Glasgow</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/05/06/usa-sevens-team-gains-two-points-in-glasgow/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usembassy.gov/sportsdiplomacy/2012/05/06/usa-sevens-team-gains-two-points-in-glasgow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 20:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Magleby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glasgow Sevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London Sevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocco Mauer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA Eagles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The USA Eagles fell behind Kenya to 12th in the IRB Sevens standings after a mixed-bag tournament in Glasgow last weekend. Still, earning tournament points is always a good thing. In the end, USA was beaten by Kenya &#8211; a team they&#8217;d beaten in earlier round play &#8211; in the Shield Final, by 22-17. It&#8217;s now [...]]]></description>
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