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      <title>Comment #2</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>maringoman</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Law makers are never on their job. they campaigne hard so that they dont have to work the rest of their term.]]></description>
      <category>maringoman</category>
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      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/197859/1363938</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Legislators can be so irresponsible. This kind of stuff happens all the time. Sure, Cahill should have given the heads-up, but it is the legislators' responsibility to understand that a Powerball deal was extremely unlikely.]]></description>
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      <title>Proposed Mass. budget includes nonexistent lottery money</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:27:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Issue highlights problem with budgeting based on speculation<br /><br />When Massachusetts lawmakers approved a $24.7 billion state budget last week, they included $25 million in expected revenue from the multi-state lottery game, Powerball.<br /><br />The trouble is, the state's bid to become a part of the game had been rejected and state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill neglected to let legislators know.<br /><br />To make matters worse, the inclusion of Powerball revenue in the state budget was based upon the notion that... [&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/news/197859">More</a>&nbsp;]]]></description>
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