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		<title>Payday lending</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do payday loans take advantage of the poor? Or do they extend much-needed loans to consumers with no other access to credit? Read our primer.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/payday-lending/13852/</link>
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		<title>Drones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's top-secret drone wars are moving warfare and international relations into the future. As the robotics revolution is poised to alter our relationship with war, here are five things to know about the drones of today and tomorrow.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/drones/12659/</link>
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		<title>Pepper spray</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Occupy to Black Friday, pepper spray has dominated national headlines in recent weeks. Here are five things to know about the controversial chemical agent.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/pepper-spray/12472/</link>
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		<title>The European debt crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How might Europe's spiraling debt crisis affect the U.S. and its stalled economic recovery? To understand the potential impact, here are five things to know.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/the-european-debt-crisis/12287/</link>
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		<title>The Keystone XL pipeline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Keystone XL oil pipeline is the subject of one of the biggest political battles brewing in Washington, and has ensnared groups from both sides of the political spectrum. What's at stake and what's behind the controversy?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/the-keystone-xl-pipeline/12200/</link>
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		<title>Student-loan debt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Will higher education be the next bubble to burst? Here are five things to know about student-loan debt. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/student-loan-debt/12028/</link>
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		<title>The U.S. Postal Service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American postal service is on the verge of default. The task at hand is figuring out not just how to make the USPS financially viable, but also relevant in our wired world. Here are five things to know.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/the-u-s-postal-service/11433/</link>
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		<title>Male pill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We may be as close as five to 10 years away from a commercially available contraceptive for men, researchers say. Here are five things you need to know about the "male pill."]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/male-pill/11020/</link>
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		<title>Juicing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to argue against the benefits of eating your vegetables. But drinking your vegetables is another story. Is juicing the antidote to bad health, as its proponents claim, or just another fad diet? Here’s what you need to know.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/health/juicing/10814/</link>
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		<title>Migraine headaches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Twelve percent of Americans suffer from migraine headaches. Is chronic migraine truly debilitating or just a mere nuisance? Here’s what you need to know.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/health/migraine-headaches/10598/</link>
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