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diff --git a/plugins/query_headlines/init.php b/plugins/query_headlines/init.php
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-<?php
-class Query_Headlines extends Plugin {
-	// example of the use of the HOOK_QUERY_HEADLINES
-	// this example will change the author and tags to be empty string so they don't display
-	// the arguements are:
-	//	-	 the array of elements that are returned by queryFeedHeadlines
-	// 	-	the length that the caller wants to truncate the content preview to
-	//	-	a boolean that indicates if the caller is from an API call
-	// The field content_preview has been shortened and sanitized, as appropriate
-	// before the plugin is called.  If you want to do your own preview handling
-	// use the content field and create the preview from that
-	//NOTE:****  You have to make this a system plugin if you want it to also work
-	//		on API calls.  If you just make it a user plugin it will work on web page output
-	//		but not on API calls
-	private $host;
-
-	function about() {
-		return array(1.0,
-			"Example of use of HOOK_QUERY_HEADLINES",
-			"justauser" );
-	}
-
-	function init($host) {
-		$this->host = $host;
-		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_QUERY_HEADLINES, $this);
-	}
-
-	// passes in the array for an item
-	// second argument is the length of the preview the caller is using
-	// create a key called "modified_preview" if you change the preview and don't want
-	//		caller to override with their default
-
-	function hook_query_headlines($line, $preview_length = 100,$api_call=false) {
-		//make the author field empty
-		$line["author"] = "";
-		
-		// and toss tags, since I don't use
-		$line["tag_cache"] = "";
-		return $line;
-		
-		
-	}
-	
-
-	function api_version() {
-		return 2;
-	}
-
-}
-?>