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    <title>IIP&#x27;s Wrongful Conviction Awareness &amp; Avoidance Traning saves lives, time, and money</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Marc Beach and Kristine Bunch of the Illinois Innocence Project work with the Wrongful Conviction Awareness and Avoidance Training Program to prevent law enforcement mistakes.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Marc Beach and Kristine Bunch of the Illinois Innocence Project work with the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Randy Eccles</itunes:author>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon race directors Brookelyn Swanberg and Randi…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Nicole Shomidie-Copp of 217 Foodies, an online community resource she helped create</title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Nicole Shomidie-Copp of 217 Foodies speaks about the popularity of the Facebook…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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