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example of rss 2.0 feed

taken from www.hulu.com/feed/show/60/episodes
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    <title>Hulu - Episodes for Life</title>
    <link>http://www.hulu.com/feed</link>
    <description>Hulu - Episodes for Life</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:26:44 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Life: Pilot (s1e1)</title>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hulu.com/watch/6671/life-pilot</guid>
      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6671/life-pilot</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/95/3242972_cropped_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>After serving 12 hard years for a crime he didn't commit, Detective Charlie Crews is back on the LAPD with a new partner and a new zen attitude.</p><p>Added: October 03, 2007<br/>Duration: 43:19<br/>Rating: 4.2 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:20:23 -0000</pubDate>
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      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Life: Tear Asunder (s1e2)</title>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hulu.com/watch/6681/life-tear-asunder</guid>
      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6681/life-tear-asunder</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/188/nbc_lif_eps_102_20071003_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>Crews and Reese investigate a bride's murder. Crews realizes that a child may have witnessed the murders for which he was convicted.</p><p>Added: October 04, 2007<br/>Duration: 43:01<br/>Rating: 4.1 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:30:30 -0000</pubDate>
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      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Life: Let Her Go (s1e3)</title>
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      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6665/life-let-her-go</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/556/nbc_lff_eps_103_20071010_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>An upscale family man is suspected of killing his wife, and Crews sees his ex-wife for the first time since getting out of jail.</p><p>Added: October 11, 2007<br/>Duration: 42:53<br/>Rating: 4.1 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:50:58 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/556/nbc_lff_eps_103_20071010_mezzn_145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Life: What They Saw (s1e4)</title>
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      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6662/life-what-they-saw</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/704/nbc_lff_eps_104_20071017_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bed, Crews befriends the only suspect, a homeless thief camping outside the estate.</p><p>Added: October 17, 2007<br/>Duration: 44:03<br/>Rating: 4.3 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:50:35 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/704/nbc_lff_eps_104_20071017_mezzn_145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
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    <item>
      <title>Life: The Fallen Woman (s1e5)</title>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hulu.com/watch/6661/life-the-fallen-woman</guid>
      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6661/life-the-fallen-woman</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/976/nbc_lff_eps_105_20071024_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>When an angel falls from the sky, Crews and Reese's murder investigation leads to a slippery Russian gangster.</p><p>Added: October 25, 2007<br/>Duration: 43:08<br/>Rating: 3.9 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:40:59 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/976/nbc_lff_eps_105_20071024_mezzn_145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
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    <item>
      <title>Life: Powerless (s1e6)</title>
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      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6670/life-powerless</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/111/nbc_lff_eps_106_20071031_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>Dani comes across a rapist at her AA meeting.</p><p>Added: November 01, 2007<br/>Duration: 43:24<br/>Rating: 4.0 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:20:50 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/111/nbc_lff_eps_106_20071031_mezzn_145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Life: A Civil War (s1e7)</title>
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      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6684/life-a-civil-war</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/204/nbc_lff_eps_107_20071107_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>The murder of two Iranian American students sparks racial unrest as Crews and Reese race to rescue their kidnapped friend.</p><p>Added: November 08, 2007<br/>Duration: 43:12<br/>Rating: 4.2 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:21:06 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/204/nbc_lff_eps_107_20071107_mezzn_145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
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    <item>
      <title>Life: Farthingale (s1e8)</title>
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      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6685/life-farthingale</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/412/nbc_lff_eps_108_20071114_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>While investigating the murder of a bigomist, Crews is suspected for the murder of policeman Ames.</p><p>Added: November 14, 2007<br/>Duration: 43:05<br/>Rating: 4.2 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:11:13 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/412/nbc_lff_eps_108_20071114_mezzn_145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Life: Serious Control Issues (s1e9)</title>
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      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6674/life-serious-control-issues</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/662/nbc_lff_eps_109_20071127_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>While investigating the case of a murdered homeless girl, Reese and Crews stumble across a child who was kidnapped when he was three.</p><p>Added: November 28, 2007<br/>Duration: 44:04<br/>Rating: 4.2 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:40:42 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/662/nbc_lff_eps_109_20071127_mezzn_145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Life: Dig A Hole (s1e10)</title>
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      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6687/life-dig-a-hole</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/729/4939851_cropped145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>Charlie and Dani track the killer of a Zen Master who was buried alive ten years prior.</p><p>Added: December 04, 2007<br/>Duration: 43:37<br/>Rating: 4.1 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:00:46 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/729/4939851_cropped145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
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    <item>
      <title>Life: Fill It Up (s1e11)</title>
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      <link>http://www.hulu.com/watch/6691/life-fill-it-up</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/755/nbc_lff_eps_111_20071205_mezzn_145x80.jpg" align="right" width="145" height="80" /><p>Hoping to take down Jack Reese, Crews finds the Seybolts' murderer, but doesn't succeed in proving who set him up.</p><p>Added: December 06, 2007<br/>Duration: 43:20<br/>Rating: 4.2 / 5.0<br/></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:40:49 -0000</pubDate>
      <media:thumbnail width="145" height="80" url="http://thumbnails.hulu.com/5/755/nbc_lff_eps_111_20071205_mezzn_145x80.jpg"/>
      <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>
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</rss>


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