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		<title>Lula maintains shaky relationship with Brazilian press</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Lula enjoys widespread support in Brazil, the result of a generally successful 8 years in power. But his relationship with the press has at times been strained; his occasional frustration with the media will no doubt be part of his legacy once he leaves power at the end of this year. The president spoke [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=156&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tiririca, professional clown, set to become second most-voted Congressman in Brazil&#8217;s history</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the election were held today, according to this week&#8217;s Datafolha public opinion poll, the clown Tiririca would be elected to Congress with more votes (900,000) than any other representative in the country. Such an outcome would make him the second highest-voted representative in the country&#8217;s history. Tiririca&#8217;s Republic Party is betting on his popularity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=151&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil still among world&#8217;s top 10 most unequal societies, thanks to poor education levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite Brazil&#8217;s booming economy and generally bright prospects, the country&#8217;s abysmal level of public education has kept it among the world&#8217;s 10 most unequal societies.  Though Brazil&#8217;s Gini Coefficient, or measure of inequality, has improved in recent years, its society is still, at a measure of 0.5448 (of a maximum level of 1) more unequal than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=132&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Claws are out in aftermath of government corruption scandal</title>
		<link>http://brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/claws-are-out-in-aftermath-of-government-corruption-scandal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Claws were out on all sides on Tuesday in the wake of allegations that the President&#8217;s Chief of Staff&#8217;s played a role in a corruption scandal involving her son. The Workers&#8217; Party leadership was in full defense mode on Tuesday, hoping to limit damage to Dilma Rousseff&#8217;s presidential campaign. Both Lula and Dilma accused Social [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=141&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Influence Peddling Scandal Hits Lula&#8217;s Chief of Staff</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, conservative Brazilian magazine Veja published a report alleging that President Lula&#8217;s Chief of Staff, Erenice Guerra &#8211; who took over the role after her predecessor, Dilma Rousseff, stepped down to run for President &#8211; was involved in a scheme to obtain public works contracts between government agencies and private companies. Her son negotiated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=135&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s rising middle class wields new economic &#8211; and political &#8211; power</title>
		<link>http://brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/brazils-rising-middle-class-wields-new-economic-and-political-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few years, Brazil&#8217;s rising middle class has made headlines, as increased disposable income has driven consumption up and inequality levels have fallen. A new study, by the Getúlio Vargas Institute (FGV), found that the so-called &#8220;Class C&#8221;, also called the &#8220;new middle class,&#8221; now has 94.9 million people, making up 50.5% of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=126&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Skipping out on presidential debates: an electoral strategy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout Brazil&#8217;s election season, media outlets organize a series of presidential debates, less formal than those in the U.S., but televised and scrutinized nonetheless. As has become habit among candidates who are winning by large margins, Worker&#8217;s Party Candidate Dilma Rousseff did not attend Wednesday, saying she had scheduling conflict. She did appear at another [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=120&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dilma&#8217;s ratings are up, thanks to São Paulo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, the day after Brazil&#8217;s Independence Day (September 7), the Workers&#8217; Party was still doing damage control after allegations emerged that they had illegally accessed tax records of people close to Social Democratic presidential candidate José Serra. Serra accused Dilma of being involved in the actions, and Lula addressed the issue directly during his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=114&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Political Intrigue: Tax Record Scandal Creates Problems for Dilma&#8217;s Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, Presidential Candidate José Serra&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s tax returns were accessed without her authorization at an Internal Revenue Service location in São Paulo. The case was not the first time this campaign season that tax records of people close to Serra were improperly accessed, but as Serra&#8217;s daughter is not a political figure, Serra reacted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=112&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Green Giant: The Challenge of Keeping Brazil Growing, Sustainably</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Channtal Fleischfresser</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil is at an environmental crossroads, according to many specialists. While it is a worldwide leader in renewable energy, there is still much debate about how to manage Brazil&#8217;s continued economic development while continuing to prioritize environmental preservation. Though Amazon deforestation rates have fallen as much as 74% since 2004, an area the size of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brazilvotes2010.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15255231&amp;post=104&amp;subd=brazilvotes2010&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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