how can I split up this string

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Published on 2012-09-09T21:30:23Z Indexed on 2012/09/09 21:38 UTC
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I am currently trying to sanitize some log files so they are in an easier format to read, and have been trying to use the gnu cut command, which works fairly well, although I cannot really think of a good way to remove the [INFO] part of the string

logs/logs/server_1283258036.log:2010-08-31 23:06:51 [INFO] <NateMar> where?!
logs/logs/server_1281904775.log:2010-08-15 22:59:53 [INFO] <BoonTheMoon> Â§b<BoonTheMoon>Â§ohhhhhh

I would ultimately want to get the strings down to something that resembles the following

2010-08-31 23:06:51 <NateMar> where?!
2010-08-15 22:59:53 <BoonTheMoon> ohhhhhh

how should I go about doing this? Have thought about using awk, although Im having a difficult time getting a grip on how that would work, so not sure how to set up something to do that, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

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