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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 06:10:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>johnph77</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[politicians screwing around with expected revenues - anyone heard of Social Security]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Maine Governor John Baldacci may draw from future lottery proceeds and delay pension costs as part of his approach to financing a new two-year state budget without raising taxes.  Baldacci may also seek approval for changing some benefit standards in the state Medicaid program, which is known as MaineCare, to help cover a budget gap of about $740 million.Aides shied away from details and emphasized that the forthcoming budget package was subject to change. But planning for a Friday release to th... [&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/news/104823">More</a>&nbsp;]]]></description>
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