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		<title>Students from Around the World to Attend JSA Summer Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Junior State of America (JSA) today announced that students from Brazil, Canada, China, Guatemala, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom will attend the prestigious JSA Summer School programs. JSA Summer School programs train high school students to be leaders in a democratic society. The participation of students from countries around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JSA Got Sole: A Unique Fund Raising Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 00:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 20th, a Midwest JSA Chapter held the very first “sneaker event” under the JSA banner: JSA Got Sole. JSA Got Sole, hosted by the Vernon Hills High School chapter, was not aimed towards the members of JSA, but rather the people of Chicago. The event brought in over 150 different people and vendors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall 2013 Convention Dates Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 20:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the 2012 &#8211; 2013 JSA school year hasn&#8217;t yet come to a close, the focus on the 2013-2014 school year is just beginning! Dates and locations for each of the 11 Fall conventions have been confirmed. Arizona Fall Congress: Dates: November 23-24, 2013 Location: Doubletree Tucson Airport, Tucson, Arizona Mid-Atlantic Fall State: Dates: November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Counted&#8230;Participate in the JSA Census</title>
		<link>http://jsa.org/news/be-counted-participate-in-the-jsa-census/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 01:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, the U.S. Census forms the basis for many important political, economic and social decisions that affect our daily lives. Census data is used to determine how and where to direct programs and services. You can help JSA by participating in the 2013 JSA Student Census. Your answers to this short survey will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CA Attorney General Kamala Harris to Meet JSA in LA, 5/18</title>
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		<comments>http://jsa.org/news/ca-attorney-general-kamala-harris-to-meet-jsa-in-la-518/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpatchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California Attorney General Kamala Harris will speak at a fundraiser benefitting the JSA Scholarship Fund on May 18 in Los Angeles.   Ms. Harris is widely regarded as a rising political star, and this will be her first meeting with Junior State.  The event will be moderated by Professor Dan Schnur, Director of the Unruh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TXJSA Statesman of the Year Selected as Presidential Scholar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Contreras</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A high school senior at Saint Mary&#8217;s Hall is one of 141 students nationwide to be named a U.S. Presidential Scholar this year. Anthony Kayruz, 18, was one of four Texans to get the distinction, according to a statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released late Monday.&#8221; San Antonio Express News, 5/6/13, Francisco Vara-Orta Read more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012-13 School Year Ends on a High Note with Exciting Spring State Conventions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Junior State of America held its annual Spring State conventions across the country in April, marking the end of a great academic year of intelligent debates, educational simulations, and passionate civic activism. This year’s Spring State conventions were held in Oakbrook, Illinois, Houston, Texas, Los Angeles, California, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Orlando, Florida, Santa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Labels is Organizing on College Campuses</title>
		<link>http://jsa.org/news/no-labels-is-organizing-on-college-campuses/</link>
		<comments>http://jsa.org/news/no-labels-is-organizing-on-college-campuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of every school year, JSA members who are graduating lament the fact that there is no JSA in college. As you turn 18 and go to college, you graduate from the simulations of JSA and into the real world of civic life. I urge you to continue promoting good leadership, enlightened political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>L.A. Mayoral Debate Contest Winners</title>
		<link>http://jsa.org/news/l-a-mayoral-debate-contest-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://jsa.org/news/l-a-mayoral-debate-contest-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Motamedi from Crespi Carmelite and Jameela Simmonds from King Drew Medical Magnet are the winners of JSA&#8217;s &#8220;Be a Part of the L.A. Mayoral Debate&#8221; contest. Thank you to all of the student JSA members who wrote about the issues that concerned them the most in Los Angeles to enter the JSA contest to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be a Part of the Los Angeles Mayoral Debate: A JSA Contest</title>
		<link>http://jsa.org/news/be-a-part-of-the-los-angeles-mayoral-debate-a-jsa-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://jsa.org/news/be-a-part-of-the-los-angeles-mayoral-debate-a-jsa-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of JSA will attend the critical upcoming mayoral debate between Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel on May 5 at the University of Southern California and two members will have a very special opportunity to be involved. JSA has been designated a community partner for this televised debate, sponsored by USC and the Los Angeles [...]]]></description>
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