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		<title>Island Hopping with Rum</title>
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Amendment favors Puerto Rico in fight over rum excise tax
By Jay Heflin &#8211; 03/08/10 07:19 PM ET
A lobbying fight over Caribbean rum subsidies could come to a head this week if Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.) offers an amendment to jobs legislation that benefits Puerto Rico and rum producers like Bacardi at the expense of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cap&#8217;n walks the plank,  not the parade.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Captain Morgan booted from NYC Puerto Rican parade
(AP) – 15 hours ago
NEW YORK — Captain Morgan rum is no longer welcome as a sponsor of the National Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City.
Parade organizers say they&#8217;ve ended their relationship with the rum maker and U.K.-based parent company Diageo (dee-AH&#8217;-gee-oh) PLC over plans to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rumpundit.com/2010/03/09/the-capn-walks-the-plank-not-the-parade/</link>
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		<title>Rare Cask &#8211; Rare Price</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the Rocks
by Ian Williams Mar 05 2010
As part of its push to introduce American sippers to a wider range of high-end cognacs, Rémy Martin is selling a &#8220;rare cask&#8221; of the brown liquor for a mere $15,000 a bottle.
Sample Sale Sample Sale
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Premium brown spirits, whiskies, malts made from grain, and rums from sugar have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rumpundit.com/2010/03/05/rare-cask-rare-price/</link>
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		<title>It was dead, but Tiki is back &#8211; like a Zombie on speed</title>
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Tiki Kiliki Productions presents…
THE HUKILAU
Experience Polynesia in America’s Vacationland
www.thehukilau.com
June 10 – 13, 2010
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Event locations include
The Mai-Kai Restaurant, Bahia Cabana and Bahia Mar
Press contact: leejemail@gmail.com
Event website: www.thehukilau.com/2010/
General event information: info@thehukilau.com
The Hukilau, in association with Seven Tiki Rum, Trader Vic&#8217;s and Tiki Farm, announces the 9th annual Hukilau, taking place from June 10th to June [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rumpundit.com/2010/02/18/it-was-dead-but-tiki-is-back-like-a-zombie-on-speed/</link>
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		<title>1776 All Over, Rum and Taxes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Chamber urges Congress to stay out of battle over rum tax
By Kevin Bogardus &#8211; 02/17/10 05:13 PM ET
The National Black Chamber of Commerce is urging Congress not to interfere with a battle over a Caribbean rum distillery.
In a Feb. 16 letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the Black Chamber — along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rumpundit.com/2010/02/18/1776-all-over-rum-and-taxes/</link>
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		<title>Rums of Puerto Rico in NY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ February 17, 2010, 6:47 pm
New Rum Campaign Has a Sophisticated Tone
By STUART ELLIOTT
The raucous, party-hardy image of rum is not for the rum distillers of Puerto Rico. They are taking another tack in a campaign that is now under way.
The campaign, which carries the theme “A reflection of who you are,” has a tone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rumpundit.com/2010/02/18/rums-of-puerto-rico-in-ny/</link>
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		<title>Rum, Zombies, in Frisco</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rum revival sparks new interest in old spirit
By MICHELLE LOCKE (AP) – 20 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO — If the huge anchor and float lights hanging from the ceiling of Martin Cate&#8217;s Smuggler&#8217;s Cove bar don&#8217;t clue you in, the stacks of barrels and ship&#8217;s figurehead mounted on the wall should get you in the spirit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rumpundit.com/2010/02/18/rum-zombies-in-frisco/</link>
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		<title>WTO threat to USVI Rum Deal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So somebody else is reading Rumpundit..we&#8217;ve been warning about WTO consequences from the beginning. Get in their Caricom.. get the same excise rebate deal!
Rumpundit.
Captain Morgan Subsidies May Trigger W.T.O. Complaint
Distiller Serralles Warns Obama that USVI Subsidies Exceed Production Costs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; The National Puerto Rican Coalition today cautioned President Obama that a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rumpundit.com/2010/02/17/wto-threat-to-usvi-rum-deal/</link>
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		<title>True Originals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David Cid sends a video celebrating the bar tender and cocktail crafter, lonely but essential tasks to keep civilisation as we know it ticking over. Click for the link!
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		<link>http://www.rumpundit.com/2010/02/15/rum-originals/</link>
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		<title>World&#8217;S Greatest RumFest coming October</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ian Burrell&#8217;s video trailer for next year&#8217;s London Rumfest &#8211; no clips from my seminars, but the dancers are more attractive (even) than me!
Rumpundit
click for a preview, and you can almost smell the rum..
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?comments=&#038;v=1321911721487
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