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		<title>#Vikings – Excel or week from Hell?</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2011/10/10/vikings-%e2%80%93-excel-or-week-from-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The week of October 9th started off great for the Vikings as they secured their first win of the year against the Arizona Cardinals. But the big battles for the Vikings this week are set to occur off the field. The fate of the Vikings proposed stadium deal in Arden Hills will be decided by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metrodome roof collapses</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2010/12/12/metrodome-roof-collapses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 5am on Sunday morning December 12, 2010 the Metrodome roof collapsed under the pressure of one of Minnesota’s largest blizzards in over a decade. Credit to Roy Terwilliger and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC) for being proactive and having employee’s exit the facility and as of right now no injuries have been reported. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Racino: All In!</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2010/10/25/846/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Racino: All In Starting in spring of 2009 we here at SavetheVikes.org have been researching all angles on how to find a way to structure and finance a stadium. We have explored the obvious to the out-of-the-box ideas (remember when we suggested the fast food tax?!).  Bottom line, we aren’t going to get it built [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why it is NOW or Never!</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2010/05/01/why-it-is-now-or-never/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 20:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savethevikes.org/?p=752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rewind to January of this year. The press and politicians thought we were crazy to start a stadium movement to keep the Vikings in Minnesota. Talk of state deficits dominated conversations and the advocates themselves put in charge of protecting professional sports in Minnesota (Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission) was throwing in the white towel and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Football Season is Over but the Off-Field Battle is Only Beginning.</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2010/02/23/football-season-is-over-but-the-off-field-battle-is-only-beginning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.savethevikes.org/2010/02/23/football-season-is-over-but-the-off-field-battle-is-only-beginning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savethevikes.org/?p=682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the NFL season has wrapped up, the battle is only beginning for citizens and fans who want to keep the Vikings in Minnesota. With the State Legislature in full swing, we want to give you an update on some of the things we’re working on to Save the Vikes. Welcome Back State Leaders: Now’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fan Complacency and the Reality</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2010/01/16/fan-complacency-and-the-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.savethevikes.org/2010/01/16/fan-complacency-and-the-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JDUBBS1280</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savethevikes.org/?p=601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have heard it on a few occasions in our discussions with people about the Minnesota Vikings’ stadium situation, and we have sensed it from some people when we’ve promoted our fan rallies and other events. With some Vikings fans, there is a lack of understanding when it comes to the Vikings’ stadium situation that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Metrodome Next”: Great Vision Or Pipe Dream?</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2009/12/22/metrodome-next-great-vision-or-pipe-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://www.savethevikes.org/2009/12/22/metrodome-next-great-vision-or-pipe-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stadium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Lester]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savethevikes.org/?p=460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, December 17th at 9:30 a.m., in a gray basement conference room of the dilapidated Metrodome, the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC) unveiled its proposed stadium blueprint, blueprints  which cost the Minnesota taxpayer 2.5 million in fees to the architecture firm of  HKS. In addition to those plans, the MSFC along with its consulting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest Stadium News That You Need To Know&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2009/12/12/latest-stadium-news-that-you-need-to-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.savethevikes.org/2009/12/12/latest-stadium-news-that-you-need-to-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savethevikes.org/?p=426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[2 months ago there were stadium whispers. Now there is stadium talk which is leading to productive stadium discussions. Certainly, on the field performance is a huge factor, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s hard to believe that once upon a time people were so set against Brett Favre coming to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attn: Paul Thatcher and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission</title>
		<link>http://www.savethevikes.org/2009/11/18/attn-paul-thatcher-and-metropolitan-sports-facilities-commission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.savethevikes.org/2009/11/18/attn-paul-thatcher-and-metropolitan-sports-facilities-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savethevikes.org/?p=317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Legislators &#8220;can&#8217;t discuss this [stadium issue]… There isn&#8217;t a chance in a trillion &#8212; there&#8217;s no one with a political IQ over 3 who thinks that it&#8217;s possible.&#8221; Paul Thatcher, Chairman Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission   Source: Star Tribune Dear Paul Thatcher, I am writing to you today in regards to your presumptuous and assumptive comment [...]]]></description>
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