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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Equitable Distribution of Responsibilities of Officers" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Leadership Ladders" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Nomination Committee, Selection of Candidates to the Board" missing="" />
      <page pageid="6" ns="0" title="Board Candidate Presentations and Elections" />
      <page pageid="7" ns="0" title="Board Officer Responsibility" />
      <page pageid="4" ns="0" title="Governance Structure Examples" />
      <page pageid="2" ns="0" title="Resources" />
      <page pageid="3" ns="0" title="Subcommittee Recommendations and Notes" />
      <page pageid="5" ns="0" title="Task Force Timeline" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>