{'feed': {'lastbuilddate': u'Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:06:18 EDT', 'subtitle': u'U.S.', 'generator': u'NPR/RSS Generator 2.0', 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1003&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}, {'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'NPR Topics: Nation', 'image': {'href': u'http://www.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif', 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1003&ft=1&f=1003', 'title': u'Nation'}, 'rights': u'Copyright 2006 NPR - For Personal Use Only', 'generator_detail': {'name': u'NPR/RSS Generator 2.0'}, 'subtitle_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'U.S.', 'language': None}, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'NPR Topics: Nation', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1003&ft=1&f=1003', 'rights_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Copyright 2006 NPR - For Personal Use Only', 'language': None}}, 'status': 200, 'updated': (2006, 7, 24, 17, 53, 55, 0, 205, 0), 'version': 'rss20', 'encoding': 'us-ascii', 'bozo': 0, 'headers': {'content-length': '17980', 'set-cookie': 'v1st=1DCE87E4F229957A; path=/; expires=Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:28:00 GMT; domain=.npr.org, Apache=140.198.109.3.318941153763735423; path=/', 'accept-ranges': 'bytes', 'expires': 'Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:55:35 GMT', 'server': 'Apache', 'last-modified': 'Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:53:55 GMT', 'connection': 'close', 'etag': '"463c-44c50933"', 'cache-control': 'max-age=0', 'date': 'Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:55:35 GMT', 'content-type': 'text/xml'}, 'etag': '"463c-44c50933"', 'href': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'namespaces': {'itunes': u'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd', 'content': u'http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/', u'npr': u'http://www.npr.org/rss/'}, 'entries': [{'updated': u'Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:09:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 24, 15, 9, 0, 0, 205, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577520&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'Tiny Cars Finding New Homes in the U.S.', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'With gas at around $3 per gallon, it would seem a good time for automakers to step up their marketing of small cars. Honda, Nissan, GM and Toyota are introducing new fuel efficient, sub-compacts to the U.S. market. The cars are finding some unexpected buyers.', 'language': None}, 'summary': u'With gas at around $3 per gallon, it would seem a good time for automakers to step up their marketing of small cars. Honda, Nissan, GM and Toyota are introducing new fuel efficient, sub-compacts to the U.S. market. The cars are finding some unexpected buyers.', 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n With gas at around $3 per gallon, it would seem a good time for automakers to step up their marketing of small cars. Honda, Nissan, GM and Toyota are introducing new fuel efficient, sub-compacts to the U.S. market. The cars are finding some unexpected buyers.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Tiny Cars Finding New Homes in the U.S.', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577520&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577520'}, {'updated': u'Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:56:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 24, 14, 56, 0, 0, 205, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577514&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'Reed Primary Loss Analyzed for National Implications', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u"Conservative activist Ralph Reed lost his bid in last week's Republican primary to become Georgia's next Lt. Gov. He had been favored to win. But ties to fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff tainted his candidacy. Some see Reed's fate as a sign of things to come this November.", 'language': None}, 'summary': u"Conservative activist Ralph Reed lost his bid in last week's Republican primary to become Georgia's next Lt. Gov. He had been favored to win. But ties to fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff tainted his candidacy. Some see Reed's fate as a sign of things to come this November.", 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n Conservative activist Ralph Reed lost his bid in last week\'s Republican primary to become Georgia\'s next Lt. Gov. He had been favored to win. But ties to fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff tainted his candidacy. Some see Reed\'s fate as a sign of things to come this November.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Reed Primary Loss Analyzed for National Implications', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577514&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577514'}, {'updated': u'Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:00:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, 205, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577532&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'Congress Looks at Creating Judicial Watchdog', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'Some members of Congress want to create a position of "inspector general" to oversee the federal judiciary. The inspector general would watch for conflicts of interest, or abuses of power. But critics of the plan say the result could be to punish judges for unpopular rulings.', 'language': None}, 'summary': u'Some members of Congress want to create a position of "inspector general" to oversee the federal judiciary. The inspector general would watch for conflicts of interest, or abuses of power. But critics of the plan say the result could be to punish judges for unpopular rulings.', 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n Some members of Congress want to create a position of "inspector general" to oversee the federal judiciary. The inspector general would watch for conflicts of interest, or abuses of power. But critics of the plan say the result could be to punish judges for unpopular rulings.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Congress Looks at Creating Judicial Watchdog', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577532&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5577532'}, {'updated': u'Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:01:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 24, 4, 1, 0, 0, 205, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5563891&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'Black Student Enrollment at UCLA Plunges', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'The number of African-American students at UCLA has dropped to its lowest level in 30 years. Proposition 206 gets some of the blame. The ballot measure ended racial preferences in admissions. School leaders agree action is needed, but the proposition limits their ability to rewrite policy.', 'language': None}, 'summary': u'The number of African-American students at UCLA has dropped to its lowest level in 30 years. Proposition 206 gets some of the blame. The ballot measure ended racial preferences in admissions. School leaders agree action is needed, but the proposition limits their ability to rewrite policy.', 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n The number of African-American students at UCLA has dropped to its lowest level in 30 years. Proposition 206 gets some of the blame. The ballot measure ended racial preferences in admissions. School leaders agree action is needed, but the proposition limits their ability to rewrite policy.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Black Student Enrollment at UCLA Plunges', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5563891&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5563891'}, {'updated': u'Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:16:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 24, 0, 16, 0, 0, 205, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576791&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'Comic-Book Junkies Descend on San Diego', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u"Every summer, thousands of comic-book fans descend on the San Diego Convention Center. For comic-book lovers, the year ends and begins with Comic-Con, a convention that brings together the readers and writers of the genre. Many fans are seeking out the next superhero or looking for that niche comic you can't get in a store. We visit with Batton Lash, who writes a comic called Supernatural Law.", 'language': None}, 'summary': u"Every summer, thousands of comic-book fans descend on the San Diego Convention Center. For comic-book lovers, the year ends and begins with Comic-Con, a convention that brings together the readers and writers of the genre. Many fans are seeking out the next superhero or looking for that niche comic you can't get in a store. We visit with Batton Lash, who writes a comic called Supernatural Law.", 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n Every summer, thousands of comic-book fans descend on the San Diego Convention Center. For comic-book lovers, the year ends and begins with Comic-Con, a convention that brings together the readers and writers of the genre. Many fans are seeking out the next superhero or looking for that niche comic you can\'t get in a store. We visit with Batton Lash, who writes a comic called Supernatural Law.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Comic-Book Junkies Descend on San Diego', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576791&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576791'}, {'updated': u'Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:15:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 24, 0, 15, 0, 0, 205, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576788&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'Floyd Landis Takes Crown in Tour de France', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u"Floyd Landis won the Tour de France on Sunday, a few days after being written off after a disastrous performance in the 16th stage of the Tour de France. But in a classic comeback story, the 30-year-old's performance Thursday catapulted him back into the fray. Andrew Hood, a reporter for Velo News, was on the Champs Elysee when Landis sailed across the finish line.", 'language': None}, 'summary': u"Floyd Landis won the Tour de France on Sunday, a few days after being written off after a disastrous performance in the 16th stage of the Tour de France. But in a classic comeback story, the 30-year-old's performance Thursday catapulted him back into the fray. Andrew Hood, a reporter for Velo News, was on the Champs Elysee when Landis sailed across the finish line.", 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n Floyd Landis won the Tour de France on Sunday, a few days after being written off after a disastrous performance in the 16th stage of the Tour de France. But in a classic comeback story, the 30-year-old\'s performance Thursday catapulted him back into the fray. Andrew Hood, a reporter for Velo News, was on the Champs Elysee when Landis sailed across the finish line.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Floyd Landis Takes Crown in Tour de France', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576788&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576788'}, {'updated': u'Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:13:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 23, 19, 13, 0, 6, 204, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576709&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'D.C. Divas Make Full-Contact Fight for Super Bowl', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u"The burgundy-and-gold uniforms of the D.C. Divas might be familiar to fans of that other Washington football team. But unlike the Redskins, the D.C. Divas are headed to the Super Bowl. Despite low or no pay for players, women's pro football has taken off. There are now three professional full-contact leagues.", 'language': None}, 'summary': u"The burgundy-and-gold uniforms of the D.C. Divas might be familiar to fans of that other Washington football team. But unlike the Redskins, the D.C. Divas are headed to the Super Bowl. Despite low or no pay for players, women's pro football has taken off. There are now three professional full-contact leagues.", 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n The burgundy-and-gold uniforms of the D.C. Divas might be familiar to fans of that other Washington football team. But unlike the Redskins, the D.C. Divas are headed to the Super Bowl. Despite low or no pay for players, women\'s pro football has taken off. There are now three professional full-contact leagues.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'D.C. Divas Make Full-Contact Fight for Super Bowl', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576709&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576709'}, {'updated': u'Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:00:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 23, 12, 0, 0, 6, 204, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576479&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'Salvage Construction Prompts Demolition Alternative', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'From flood-ravaged New Orleans to weathered barns out West, people are learning how to salvage construction materials from old or ruined buildings. Neither insurance companies nor FEMA cover the cost of this "deconstruction," but new tools are boosting the fan base of salvage construction.', 'language': None}, 'summary': u'From flood-ravaged New Orleans to weathered barns out West, people are learning how to salvage construction materials from old or ruined buildings. Neither insurance companies nor FEMA cover the cost of this "deconstruction," but new tools are boosting the fan base of salvage construction.', 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n From flood-ravaged New Orleans to weathered barns out West, people are learning how to salvage construction materials from old or ruined buildings. Neither insurance companies nor FEMA cover the cost of this "deconstruction," but new tools are boosting the fan base of salvage construction.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Salvage Construction Prompts Demolition Alternative', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576479&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576479'}, {'updated': u'Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:00:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 23, 12, 0, 0, 6, 204, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576482&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'Race Plays Part in Brooklyn Congressional Race', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'A black congressman from Brooklyn is retiring. Three black candidates and one white candidate are vying for his seat. But some black leaders insist that the district should only be represented by an African-American.', 'language': None}, 'summary': u'A black congressman from Brooklyn is retiring. Three black candidates and one white candidate are vying for his seat. But some black leaders insist that the district should only be represented by an African-American.', 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n A black congressman from Brooklyn is retiring. Three black candidates and one white candidate are vying for his seat. But some black leaders insist that the district should only be represented by an African-American.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'Race Plays Part in Brooklyn Congressional Race', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576482&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576482'}, {'updated': u'Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:56:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 22, 22, 56, 0, 5, 203, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5575829&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u'St. Louis Suffers Through Heat Wave Without Power', 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u"The National Guard is evacuating residents of St. Louis who are sweltering in the summer heat without power for fans or air conditioning. A dangerous storm lashed the city Wednesday and power isn't expected to be restored for many until next week.", 'language': None}, 'summary': u"The National Guard is evacuating residents of St. Louis who are sweltering in the summer heat without power for fans or air conditioning. A dangerous storm lashed the city Wednesday and power isn't expected to be restored for many until next week.", 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n The National Guard is evacuating residents of St. Louis who are sweltering in the summer heat without power for fans or air conditioning. A dangerous storm lashed the city Wednesday and power isn\'t expected to be restored for many until next week.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u'St. Louis Suffers Through Heat Wave Without Power', 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5575829&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5575829'}, {'updated': u'Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:27:00 EDT', 'updated_parsed': (2006, 7, 22, 19, 27, 0, 5, 203, 0), 'links': [{'href': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5571289&ft=1&f=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'rel': 'alternate'}], 'title': u"New Orleans' Controversial Public Housing Model", 'summary_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u"Officials in New Orleans plan to demolish four public housing projects -- and build mixed-income developments. It's part of an effort to make sure poverty is not concentrated in a rebuilt New Orleans. But many public housing residents are not pleased.", 'language': None}, 'summary': u"Officials in New Orleans plan to demolish four public housing projects -- and build mixed-income developments. It's part of an effort to make sure poverty is not concentrated in a rebuilt New Orleans. But many public housing residents are not pleased.", 'content': [{'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/html', 'value': u'

\n Officials in New Orleans plan to demolish four public housing projects -- and build mixed-income developments. It\'s part of an effort to make sure poverty is not concentrated in a rebuilt New Orleans. But many public housing residents are not pleased.\n

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', 'language': None}], 'guidislink': False, 'title_detail': {'base': 'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1003', 'type': 'text/plain', 'value': u"New Orleans' Controversial Public Housing Model", 'language': None}, 'link': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5571289&ft=1&f=1003', 'id': u'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5571289'}]}