Grouping example: desired output
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<section>
<title>developers</title>
<story>
<title>ROX Desktop Update</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/180240</url>
<time>2002-02-18 18:50:13</time>
<author>timothy</author>
<department>small-simple-swift</department>
<topic>104</topic>
<comments>32</comments>
<image>topicx.jpg</image>
</story>
</section>
<section>
<title>articles</title>
<story>
<title>HP Selling Systems With Linux</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/1712241</url>
<time>2002-02-18 17:37:20</time>
<author>timothy</author>
<department>wish-this-wasn't-remarkable</department>
<topic>173</topic>
<comments>188</comments>
<image>topichp.gif</image>
</story>
<story>
<title>Excellent Hacks to the ReplayTV 4000</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/1619213</url>
<time>2002-02-18 16:46:04</time>
<author>CmdrTaco</author>
<department>hardware-I-lust-after</department>
<topic>129</topic>
<comments>117</comments>
<image>topictv.jpg</image>
</story>
<story>
<title>Peek-a-Boo(ty)</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/1546226</url>
<time>2002-02-18 15:58:06</time>
<author>Hemos</author>
<department>pirate-treasure</department>
<topic>158</topic>
<comments>207</comments>
<image>topicprivacy.gif</image>
</story>
<story>
<title>Self-Shredding E-Mail</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/1343202</url>
<time>2002-02-18 14:37:45</time>
<author>timothy</author>
<department>plausible-deniability</department>
<topic>158</topic>
<comments>170</comments>
<image>topicprivacy.gif</image>
</story>
<story>
<title>CIA &amp; KGB Gadgets On Display</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/0252219</url>
<time>2002-02-18 13:52:04</time>
<author>Hemos</author>
<department>looking-a-tthe-gear</department>
<topic>126</topic>
<comments>103</comments>
<image>topictech2.gif</image>
</story>
<story>
<title>How to Fix the Unix Configuration Nightmare</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/0248248</url>
<time>2002-02-18 10:48:36</time>
<author>Hemos</author>
<department>fixing-the-problem</department>
<topic>130</topic>
<comments>367</comments>
<image>topicunix.jpg</image>
</story>
</section>
<section>
<title>science</title>
<story>
<title>Re-Building the Wright Flyer</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/060257</url>
<time>2002-02-18 12:29:12</time>
<author>timothy</author>
<department>we-hope-they-wear-modern-helmets</department>
<topic>126</topic>
<comments>132</comments>
<image>topictech2.gif</image>
</story>
<story>
<title>Sleep Less, Live Longer</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/0511253</url>
<time>2002-02-18 07:38:15</time>
<author>timothy</author>
<department>if-you're-reading-this</department>
<topic>134</topic>
<comments>309</comments>
<section>science</section>
<image>topicscience.gif</image>
</story>
<story>
<title>Warming and Slowing the World</title>
<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/18/0243253</url>
<time>2002-02-18 04:39:39</time>
<author>Hemos</author>
<department>slowing-things-down</department>
<topic>134</topic>
<comments>312</comments>
<section>science</section>
<image>topicscience.gif</image>
</story>
</section>
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