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excerpt = 'Dear Mafia Wars Players, We’ve given the Godfather page a makeover with the introduction of the Marketplace! Our goal was create a page with a fresh new look; something that’s easy to navigate and that’ll contribute to your game play. With the new Marketplace, you’ll never miss out on another Limited Edition item on sale. We’ll have easy-to-find hourly sales specials, and you’ll be able to find the coolest loot from the categorized pull-down menus. Get the scoop on what the most coveted items in the game are by checking out the ‘Best Sellers’ and ‘Hot and New’ categories. There’ll...';
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document.write('<h3><a href="http://blog.mafiawars.com/2010/02/grand-opening-of-the-marketplace.html">Grand Opening of the Marketplace</a></h3>');
document.write('<h4>February 25, 2010</h4>');
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document.write('<a href="http://blog.mafiawars.com/2010/02/grand-opening-of-the-marketplace.html">Read More</a></p>');

excerpt = 'To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Mafia Wars is getting ready to lavish you with cool new game updates for our Valentine’s Day Event starting Tuesday, February 9th. First off is a new featured job – the Valentine’s Day Massacre. This featured job will be played similarly to NYE featured job – it’ll be broken up into three special jobs for you to choose from that each have timers, and you’ll be awarded with unique Valentine’s Day bonuses for each stage you complete. Finish the featured job for a cool mastery item! Because we want everyone to feel the love and get...';
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document.write('<h3><a href="http://blog.mafiawars.com/2010/02/mafia-wars-valentines-day-event.html">Mafia Wars Valentines Day Event</a></h3>');
document.write('<h4>February 07, 2010</h4>');
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excerpt = 'We have more cool updates coming your way on Mafia Wars! This time we\'re revamping the New York properties. We\'ll be introducing some changes to promote the return of robbing, so read on and check out the upgrades we\'re planning on making... 1) We\'ll have properties switched to Flash mode, so make sure you have the latest version (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/). 2) We\'ll be getting rid of \'undeveloped space\'. The costs of undeveloped space will be folded into the costs of the updated properties. If you currently have any undeveloped properties, it’ll be sold off and you\'ll have your money returned to...';
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document.write('<h3><a href="http://blog.mafiawars.com/2010/02/new-york-properties-upgrade.html">New York Properties Upgrade</a></h3>');
document.write('<h4>February 03, 2010</h4>');
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