{"id":2482,"date":"2012-08-01T20:34:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T19:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2012-08-01T20:34:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T19:34:47","slug":"delta-govt-to-sponsor-1-845-people-for-2012-pilgrimages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/delta-govt-to-sponsor-1-845-people-for-2012-pilgrimages\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Govt. 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