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		<title>VIDEO: Turkey Pardoned by Obama Arrives at MV</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/11/23/video-turkey-pardoned-by-obama-arrives-at-mv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row the turkey pardoned by President Barack Obama (and the spare standby turkey) came to Mount Vernon after its White House pardoning ceremony to live out the rest of his days. Check out this year&#8217;s bird, Liberty, as President Obama excuses him from the dinner table and as he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House: MV To Receive Pardoned Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/11/18/white-house-mount-vernon-to-receive-pardoned-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row Mount Vernon will be the recipient of the White House&#8217;s presidentially pardoned turkey. Last year President Barack Obama pardoned Apple who, along with his buddy Cider (the standby &#8220;vice presidential&#8221; turkey), came to live at Mount Vernon after the ceremony. After meeting with the president, the pardoned turkey&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Family Houses: Woodlawn Estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost in the shadow of Mount Vernon lies another great estate of Washington fame: Woodlawn, home to Martha Washington&#8217;s granddaughter Nelly Custis and George Washington&#8217;s nephew Lawrence Lewis. The Washington family tree is a complex one. Although Nelly Custis was Martha Washington&#8217;s granddaughter via her first husband and therefore not a blood relative of George [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Washington Boundary Stones Preserved</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the late 18th century, the architects of the nation&#8217;s capital set the boundaries for the new city via a series of stones that were placed around its perimeter. Today 36 of the 40 stones that were set are still in place, most of them surrounded by small fences that were erected by the Daughters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s D.C. Groupon: George Washington at Half Price</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apart from being an all-around great leader, George Washington was a financially savvy guy, keeping detailed ledgers and never letting a good online deal pass him by. At least we like to think he wouldn&#8217;t have. Purchase today&#8217;s D.C.-area Groupon and visit his estate for more than half off at $7 ($3 for children). Explore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Summertime Stuff Hits Mansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living in Eastern Virginia, ever-famous for its humid, hot weather, meant that George Washington and those who called Mount Vernon home had to make a few adjustments when the warmer months rolled around. Today Mount Vernon&#8217;s curators do the same, making subtle, but important changes to the accoutrements in the house. Mosquito netting is put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Paper George&#8221; Travels the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/05/04/paper-george-travels-the-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 19:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington is on the move once again! Students have been taking &#8220;Paper George&#8221; to historic sites across the country in order to find out whether George Washington ever visited them. Six- year old Isaac from Baltimore visited Hampton Mansion National Site in Towson with &#8220;Paper George&#8221; recently and discovered that while Washington likely socialized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time To Redecorate Your School!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/08/26/its-time-to-redecorate-your-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/08/26/its-time-to-redecorate-your-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As bulletin boards get refreshed and schools are squeaky cleaned, why not redecorate your main entrance or library? We can help! Mount Vernon is pleased to be distributing beautiful oil portraits of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, accompanied by our Celebration Kit featuring a flag flown over Mount Vernon and teaching resources, for FREE to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet An Interpreter: Diana Dinsick</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/04/07/meet-an-interpreter-diana-dinsick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know that visitors often wonder about the blue blazer-ed interpreters here who can describe in detail every piece of furniture in Mount Vernon and know exactly what George Washington was doing on April 7, 1798. Today, we want to introduce you to Diana Dinsick, who has been a Mount Vernon interpreter for over ten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/03/17/lessons-from-mount-vernon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may be wondering why we have posted so many lesson plans lately, though we hope you have enjoyed them. After six months of development, we are SO pleased to announce our new CD-ROM of teaching materials, George Washington: Lessons from Mount Vernon, which includes the lesson plans that have been recently posted. The CD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reserve Now for the George Washington Teachers&#8217; Institute!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/06/10/teacher-institute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Seventh Annual George Washington Teachers&#8217; Institute &#8220;Establishing a Nation: The Constitution&#8221; July 21-22, 2008 Mount Vernon &#8220;We exhibit at present the Novel and astonishing Spectacle of a whole People deliberating calmly on what form of government will be the most conducive to their happiness; and deciding with an unexpected degree of unanimity in favour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Readings About Washington for the Political Campaign Season</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/04/17/readings-about-washington-for-the-political-campaign-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yale University Professor Dr. Joanne Freeman, Mount Vernon&#8217;s 2007 Gay Hart Gaines Visiting Fellow of American History, recently delivered a three-lecture series at Mount Vernon aimed at providing a better understanding of Washington as a political leader &#8211; timely reading for this political campaign season! Learning to Think Nationally: Realities and Challenges of Washington&#8217;s World [...]]]></description>
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