<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Rich With History</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/richwithhistory?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</link><description>Rich With History</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Loophole Pays Off on Upscale Buildings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57445-2004Dec11.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57445-2004Dec11.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington area homeowners living in historic districts are rapidly taking 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Trusts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2520-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2520-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A national conservation group announced Tuesday that it is launching a $3 million program to improve ethics and governance at the nation's 1,500 land trusts.]]></description><author> Joe Stephens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities Fight for Easement Donors]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54486-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54486-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A national coalition of charities is enlisting 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Easements]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1926-2005Jan11.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1926-2005Jan11.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The National Architectural Trust, the country's fastest-growing historic preservation organization, has stopped soliciting facade easement donations after complaints that homeowners have used the donations to claim millions of dollars in excessive income tax deductions.]]></description><author> Joe Stephens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators Vow to End Tax Break on Easements]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8794-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/richwithhistory</link><guid 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