Long and the short is that I don't have an XML file just yet. That is the nice part!
However, going with the format that our publication currently uses...
Box 1 has the headline
Box 2 has the author's name<break> publication name<break> article
The XML format that I was looking at was something similar to what I have at the end of this. However... As I said... it could be virtually anything. I could do a box xml format... whatever. I am very flexible on this... the key is... I need to be able to drop stuff onto the page quickly and easily.
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<hedline>Length of Meter Project Upsets Some Business Owners</hedline>
<lead>Cpl. Frank Kovalcik of the Indiana Borough police expects that about 85 percent of the downtown's parking meters will be in working order by the end of next week.</lead>
<author>Mary Ann Slater</author>
<pub>Indiana Gazette</pub>
<country>United States of America</country>
<province>Pennsylvania</province>
<county>Indiana</county>
<municipality>Indiana</municipality>
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<p>Three months ago, the timing mechanisms from the meter heads were removed so state inspectors could certify them to make sure they meet all necessary standards.</p>
<p>Several downtown merchants insisted Monday that timing is indeed a problem - not with the meters but with the certification project itself.</p>
<p>Terry Leach, owner of The Finery along Philadelphia Street, said he and other merchants expected meters to be inoperable for a short time so that their timing mechanisms could be inspected to make sure they met state standards.</p>
<p>"I don't think anyone was expecting meter heads being taken out (of operation) for weeks on end," Leach said. "Why is it taking so long?" </p>
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