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		<title>Raise the Last Glass: Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January 2009, Waterford Crystal went bankrupt. The company’s main factory, in Waterford, Ireland, was closed, and 480 people were fired. Many of them had worked there for more than forty years. But the Waterford workers refused to give up their jobs without a fight. They staged a sit-in that lasted for almost two months, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: U.N. Office Attacked in Islamabad, Obama Snubs Dalai Lama</title>
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		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-u-n-office-attacked-in-islamabad-obama-snubs-dalai-lama/5653/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A suicide bomber strikes the U.N. World Food Program compound in central Islamabad, killing four Pakistanis and one Iraqi, all employees of the organization.

Ireland votes "yes" in a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for the creation of an E.U. president. Ireland had voted "no" in a similar referendum last year, blocking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: Israel Exchanges Prisoners for Video, Burmese Opposition Leader&#8217;s Appeal Rejected</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5650/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5650/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel releases 19 female Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a video that shows an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas to be alive and in good health. Hamas calls the exchange a "triumph" of the armed resistance. None of the 19 prisioners has blood on her hands, and all were set for release within two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: Ireland Accepts Guantanamo Detainees, U.S. Troops Could Return Home Early</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5318/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5318/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A car bomb outside a police barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos wounds 60 people. Officials say the attack was likely carried out by the Basque separatist group ETA.

Ireland agrees to accept two Guantanamo Bay detainees in order to help U.S. President Barack Obama in his effort to close the detention center by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise the Last Glass: Video</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/video/4956/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<title>Raise the Last Glass: Slideshow</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/slideshow/4909/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/slideshow/4909/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photo Galleries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click on the pictures below to learn more about some of the veteran Waterford Crystal workers, retirees and their family members who carried out a sit-in at the Waterford Crystal Visitor Center after the factory was shut down. The workers occupied the visitor center around the clock for almost two months in order to fight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise the Last Glass: Interview with Veteran GM Worker Brian Larkin</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/interview-with-veteran-gm-worker-brian-larkin/4898/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/interview-with-veteran-gm-worker-brian-larkin/4898/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[America's loss of an iconic brand of muscle car parallels Ireland's loss of Waterford Crystal in Raise the Last Glass. General Motors originally manufactured Pontiac Firebirds, GTOs and Trans Ams in Pontiac, Michigan.  The cars were driven by Burt Reynolds in the movie Smokey and the Bandit and were almost characters unto themselves in TV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise the Last Glass: Filmmaker Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/filmmaker-notes/4899/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/filmmaker-notes/4899/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucy Kennedy 
I’m Irish, but I’ve lived away from the country for almost ten years. This has helped me recognize what is special about the people there.
The thing that struck me most about the workers at Waterford Crystal was their good humor at a time when they were under immense financial and emotional pressure. Even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise the Last Glass: Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/resources/4890/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/resources/4890/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CIA World Factbook: Ireland
Information on Ireland's geography, people, military, and economy

BBC Country Profile: Ireland
Information about Ireland's history, leadership, and media, with links to BBC stories on the country

The Economist Country Briefings: Ireland
Articles, data, and forecasts on the Irish economy from The Economist

The Economic and Social Research Institute
Research that informs policymaking on economics and social change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise the Last Glass: Credits</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/credits/4889/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/credits/4889/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRODUCER
Lucy Kennedy

CO-PRODUCER/EDITOR
Lauren Kesner

RESEARCHER
Frank Kennedy

FOR WIDE ANGLE/FOCAL POINT

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Tom Casciato

SENIOR PRODUCER
Nina Chaudry

SENIOR MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER
Lauren Feeney

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCERS
Renee Feltz
Aaron Ernst]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: Irish Inquiry Finds Endemic Abuse at Catholic Institutions,  Chad Troops Gather on Sudan&#8217;s Border</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-irish-inquiry-finds-endemic-abuse-at-catholic-institutions-chad-troops-gather-on-sudans-border/4760/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-irish-inquiry-finds-endemic-abuse-at-catholic-institutions-chad-troops-gather-on-sudans-border/4760/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ernsta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran test fires a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 1,200 miles, capable of striking Israel.

A nine-year inquiry into the Catholic Church in Ireland reports systemic child abuse over the past sixty years.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden faces protests by hard line Serbian Nationalists as he arrives in Belgrade.

Chad's military forces gather on the Sudanese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: Arrests in Pakistan, Peace Vigils in Northern Ireland</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/interactives-extras/maps/world-links-arrests-in-pakistan-peace-vigils-in-northern-ireland/4354/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A teenaged gunman kills 15 people at his former school in Winnenden, Germany, before being killed himself by the police.

Pakistani authorities arrest dozens of lawyers and opposition activists in an effort to thwart a four-day protest march scheduled to begin tomorrow.

Former aides to Saddam Hussein Tariq Aziz and Ali Hassan al-Majid are convicted of crimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the New Administration</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/meet-the-new-administration/4129/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/meet-the-new-administration/4129/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, George Mitchell, Leon Panetta, Susan Rice, Dennis Ross, Gene Sperling and Tom Vilsack all have in common? They're all expected to serve in high-level positions in the Obama administration, and they've all appeared as distinguished guests on WIDE ANGLE. Watch the videos below to hear what members (and potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mixed Blessings: Ireland&#8217;s Bleak Economic Prospects</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/mixed-blessings/irelands-bleak-economic-prospects/4064/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/mixed-blessings/irelands-bleak-economic-prospects/4064/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lucy kennedy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucy Kennedy

Dell's announcement today that it will relocate its manufacturing plant in Limerick, Ireland to Lodz, Poland is a severe blow to the Irish economy, which has been hit hard and fast by the global economic crisis. Dell is Ireland’s second-largest corporate employer and the country’s largest exporter. Nineteen hundred shift workers will lose their [...]]]></description>
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