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      <title>Celebrate Service Week Underway (By: IHG Merlin)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Strategic Pricing Program (By: Mike Conway)</title>
      <description>New Strategic Pricing Program&lt;a href=http://www.iahi.org/News/IAHIBlog/tabid/348/EntryId/15/New-Strategic-Pricing-Program-By-Mike-Conway.aspx&gt;More...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Committee Nominations are Due August 2 (By: IAHI Staff)</title>
      <description>Committee Nominations&lt;a href=http://www.iahi.org/News/IAHIBlog/tabid/348/EntryId/14/Committee-Nominations-are-Due-August-2-By-IAHI-Staff.aspx&gt;More...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Social Media and Your Hotel   (By: Eva Ferguson)</title>
      <description>Social Media&lt;a href=http://www.iahi.org/News/IAHIBlog/tabid/348/EntryId/13/Social-Media-and-Your-Hotel-By-Eva-Ferguson.aspx&gt;More...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Loyalty Redefined (By: Mark Carrier)</title>
      <description>&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: calibri;"&gt;Travelers are looking for value and appreciation — and that’s just what we offer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.iahi.org/News/IAHIBlog/tabid/348/EntryId/12/Loyalty-Redefined-By-Mark-Carrier.aspx&gt;More...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 65.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial;"&gt;Last week, the President signed an historic health care reform bill that will not only affect our membership, but also every small business owner in the country.  There are several very challenging aspects to this bill, including the prohibition of pooling across state lines and the $2000 per employee penalty many small business people will be facing.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>President's Day Message  (By: Mark Carrier)</title>
      <description>&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri;"&gt;As we celebrate President’s Day today, I have great hope that our current leader, President Obama will seize the opportunity and lead us together to a more vibrant future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.iahi.org/News/IAHIBlog/tabid/348/EntryId/10/Presidents-Day-Message-By-Mark-Carrier.aspx&gt;More...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Where Have All The Visionaries Gone?   (By: Mark Carrier)</title>
      <description>&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where Have All The Visionaries Gone?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.iahi.org/News/IAHIBlog/tabid/348/EntryId/9/Where-Have-All-The-Visionaries-Gone-By-Mark-Carrier.aspx&gt;More...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ALIS Convention Recap     (By: Mark Carrier)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>First Chairman's Blog    (By: Mark Carrier)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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