<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mark Lunsford: News &amp; Videos about Mark Lunsford - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mark_Lunsford</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Mark Lunsford from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:13:37 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Mark Lunsford: News &amp; Videos about Mark Lunsford - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/CRIME/09/30/florida.couey.dead/tztop.john.couey.ccso.gi.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mark_Lunsford</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Mark Lunsford from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Convicted child killer Couey dies in prison, Florida officials 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