|  | @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ def search():
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				|  |  |              result['pretty_url'] = prettify_url(result['url'])
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				|  |  |          # TODO, check if timezone is calculated right
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				|  |  | -        if 'publishedDate' in result:
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				|  |  | +        if result.get('publishedDate'):  # do not try to get a date from an empty string or a None type
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				|  |  |              try:  # test if publishedDate >= 1900 (datetime module bug)
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				|  |  |                  result['pubdate'] = result['publishedDate'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
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				|  |  |              except ValueError:
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