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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Constitutions</title>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s Sunni Arab VP threatens to veto election law, raising concerns over January vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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Iraqi Sunni Arab VP threatens to veto election law

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s Sunni Arab vice president threatened Sunday to veto the country&#8217;s election law unless changes are made giving Iraqis living abroad more guaranteed seats in parliament, throwing the January vote into question.
The veto threat comes a week after lawmakers passed the long-delayed legislation, paving the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A president for Europe? Continent hoped for tough leader but now is thinking smaller</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-president-for-europe-continent-hoped-for-tough-leader-but-now-is-thinking-smaller-229508/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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A president of Europe? Continent&#8217;s unity is tested
PARIS — The European Union has battled long and hard for this moment: the imminent choice of its first president.
To get there, the EU strong-armed Irish voters, brushed aside hostile French and Dutch ballots, and pressured the Czech president into agreeing to a single leader to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan plans up to $5 billion in new Afghanistan aid over 5 years as refueling mission ends</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/japan-plans-up-to-5-billion-in-new-afghanistan-aid-over-5-years-as-refueling-mission-ends-223930/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Japan plans additional $5 billion for Afghanistan
TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday announced $5 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan even as it plans to bring home refueling ships supporting U.S.-led forces there. The pledge comes just days before President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks that are sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky senator wants to amend state constitution to allow expanded gambling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Ky. lawmaker seeks to expand gambling in state

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A state senator is proposing a constitutional amendment that — if approved by the General Assembly and then voters — would allow video gambling machines in Kentucky.
Sen. Damon Thayer, a Georgetown Republican, has filed legislation in anticipation of the upcoming 2010 legislative session. If voters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for same-sex marriage loss in Maine; conservatives rejoice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-leaders-blame-tv-ads-obama-for-same-sex-marriage-loss-in-maine-conservatives-rejoice-218221/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine
SAN FRANCISCO — Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama&#8217;s lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate.
Conservatives, in contrast, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking odds: Ohio casino operators tout benefits of gambling palaces, foes plan next attack</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/taking-odds-ohio-casino-operators-tout-benefits-of-gambling-palaces-foes-plan-next-attack-218063/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Carr Smyth</dc:creator>
		
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Ohio ponders a future with casinos
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Developers of four new Ohio casinos looked eagerly to the future Wednesday, even as opponents concocted plans to stymie their efforts and surrounding states braced for economic losses.

Penn National Gaming Inc. president Dan Wilmott showed off the site where a 300,000-square-foot Hollywood Casino-Columbus employing 2,000 people is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio casino vote comes as supporters tout economic benefits; critics leery of job promises</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-casino-vote-comes-as-supporters-tout-economic-benefits-critics-leery-of-job-promises-216547/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Carr Smyth</dc:creator>
		
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Economy hovers over Ohio casino referendum vote

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The best way to solve Ohio&#8217;s 10 percent unemployment rate was at the heart of Tuesday&#8217;s election as voters decided whether to reverse their two-decade old opposition to gambling and support casinos and potential new jobs.
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow casinos in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Czech Euro-skeptic president signs the EU reform treaty, lifting its last obstacle</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-euro-skeptic-president-signs-the-eu-reform-treaty-lifting-its-last-obstacle-216243/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech president signs EU reform treaty
PRAGUE — A charter designed to transform the 27 countries and half a billion people of the European Union into a more unified and powerful global player has passed its last major hurdle and looks set to become law within weeks.
Once that happens, the Lisbon Treaty will allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Czech court lifts last legal hurdle to EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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Czech court lifts last legal hurdle to EU treaty
PRAGUE — A Czech court struck down a complaint against the EU reform treaty on Tuesday, removing the proposed charter&#8217;s last legal hurdle and intensifying pressure on President Vaclav Klaus to sign it.
The Constitutional Court&#8217;s chief judge, Pavel Rychetsky, said the Lisbon Treaty, which has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Czech constitutional court endorses EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-constitutional-court-endorses-eu-reform-treaty-rules-it-is-in-line-with-constitution-215904/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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Czech court endorses EU reform treaty
PRAGUE — A Czech court ruled Tuesday that the EU reform treaty is in line with the country&#8217;s constitution, removing the proposed charter&#8217;s last legal hurdle and intensifying pressure on President Vaclav Klaus to sign the document already ratified by the other member nations.
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		<title>Britain again demands Russia hand over main suspect in 2006 polonium killing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nataliya Vasilyeva</dc:creator>
		
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UK demands Russia deliver polonium killing suspect
MOSCOW — Britain&#8217;s visiting foreign secretary pressed Russia on Monday to turn over the main suspect in the 2006 killing of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died from radioactive polonium poisoning in a London hospital.
Russia has refused to extradite ex-KGB officer-turned-businessman Andrei Lugovoi, saying its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain&#8217;s David Miliband voices hope for improving ties with Russia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/britains-david-miliband-voices-hope-for-improving-ties-with-russia-214690/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nataliya Vasilyeva</dc:creator>
		
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Miliband hopes for better British-Russian ties

MOSCOW — Britain&#8217;s Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his Russian counterpart said Monday their nations could find common ground on global issues despite differences that have badly strained their ties.
Miliband, the first British foreign secretary to visit Russia in five years, said that Britain will continue pressing for justice in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia the standard-bearer as Latin American natives fight to protect lands, culture</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-the-standard-bearer-as-latin-american-natives-fight-to-protect-lands-culture-214334/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Bajak</dc:creator>
		
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Indian political awakening stirs Latin America

JESUS DE MACHACA, Bolivia — In Ecuador, the Shuar are blocking highways to defend their hunting grounds. In Chile, the Mapuche are occupying ranches to pressure for land, schools and clinics. In Bolivia, a new constitution gives the country&#8217;s 36 indigenous peoples the right to self-rule.
All over Latin America, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York voters asked to consider Adirondack land swap, inmate volunteer work for nonprofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Virtanen</dc:creator>
		
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NY voters asked to consider land swap, inmate work

ALBANY, N.Y. — Voters across New York will be asked next week to pull the lever on a land swap for a power line in the northwestern corner of the Adirondacks.
On a second ballot question, they will decide whether inmates can do volunteer work for nonprofits, clearing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan eyes shifting Indian Ocean naval refueling for anti-piracy mission off Somali coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mari Yamaguchi</dc:creator>
		
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Japan eyes naval refueling for anti-piracy mission

TOKYO — Japan is considering sending warships to help refuel vessels combating piracy off Somalia after its current refueling mission in support of the U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan ends early next year, officials said Tuesday.
Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa told reporters that Japan is &#8220;definitely&#8221; withdrawing its naval refueling mission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Scalia: Rival doctrine favors &#8216;coast to coast&#8217; decrees on issues such as abortion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Justice Scalia: Rival doctrine seeks rigidity

TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says those who want modern-day legal interpretations to view the U.S. Constitution through contemporary lenses are seeking rigidity, not flexibility, in the country&#8217;s justice system.
Scalia is well-known as a strict constructionist in his interpretation of the Constitution. He told a Tucson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morton: Ala. teachers should pay more for health insurance, retirement to offset budget cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desiree Hunter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama schools Superintendent Joe Morton unveiled a plan to deal with budget cuts for fiscal year 2011 partly by making teachers pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits.

The plan, unveiled Thursday, also calls for a constitutional amendment that would base appropriations to K-12, postsecondary and four-year universities on the number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US considers Afghan coalition a possibility; could replace or follow Nov. 7 runoff election</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The United States would be receptive to a power-sharing arrangement between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his election challenger if they agreed to it, Obama administration officials said Wednesday.

Karzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah have settled on a Nov. 7 runoff following weeks of acrimony over Afghanistan&#8217;s fraud-ridden national election. But both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Kentucky Senate Republicans meet with horse industry on proposed constitutional amendments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Biesk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two Kentucky Republican lawmakers are planning to offer different constitutional amendments next year, one that would allow for video gambling and another that would limit how gambling could be expanded.

State Senate President David Williams and Sen. Damon Thayer outlined their proposals Tuesday to a closed meeting of horse industry leaders. Their move [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kuwait&#8217;s highest court grants women right to passport without husband&#8217;s approval</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Elias</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait&#8217;s highest court granted women the right to obtain a passport without their husband&#8217;s approval, the case&#8217;s lawyer said Wednesday, in the latest stride for women&#8217;s rights in this small oil-rich emirate.

Unlike with highly conservative neighbors like Saudi Arabia, women in Kuwait can vote, serve in parliament and drive — and now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua court says President Ortega can seek re-election; opposition in uproar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Leftist President Daniel Ortega appears to have won the right to seek re-election in 2011, though opponents call the decision illegal and are vowing to fight it.

The constitutional commission of the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ban on consecutive re-election and on serving more than two terms, and the head of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama welcomes Karzai&#8217;s decision on vote, says Afghan constitution made stronger</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he called Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday to applaud his agreement to a second-round vote and thank him for having the interests of the &#8220;Afghan people at heart.&#8221;

Karzai&#8217;s announced his agreement earlier Tuesday after a U.N. commission, looking into fraud, threw out nearly a third of the ballots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit seeking to overturn Calif same-sex marriage ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge challenged the backers of California&#8217;s voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday to explain how allowing gay couples to wed threatens conventional unions, a demand that prompted their lawyer to acknowledge he did not know.

The unusual exchange between U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker and Charles Cooper, a lawyer for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California governor signs bill recognizing out-of-state gay marriages sanctioned before Prop 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill recognizing gay marriages sanctioned in other states during the nearly five months such unions were legal in California.

Schwarzenegger says the action is consistent with a state Supreme Court ruling upholding the marriages of same-sex couples who tied the knot in California before voters approved Proposition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top NY court to hear challenge to development that includes a planned New Jersey Nets arena</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Virtanen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — New York&#8217;s top court will soon decide if the state has the power to seize private property to build the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, which includes a planned new arena for the New Jersey Nets.

The Court of Appeals will hear arguments Wednesday about whether the planned project constitutes legal public use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands expected to call on Obama, Congress to fulfill gay rights promises during DC march</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched from the White House to the Capitol Sunday, demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military and work to end discrimination against them.

Rainbow flags and homemade signs dotted the crowds filling Pennsylvania Avenue in front of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bitter rivals emerge from Honduras negotiations reporting progress and date for more talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Signs of progress have emerged from two days of talks and Honduras&#8217; rival factions plan to resume after a weekend break trying to resolve the bitter divide over the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.

The factions did not claim to have resolved the crisis sparked by the June 28 coup, although representatives of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens of Dominicans in beach gear demand more access to country&#8217;s beaches and rivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramon Almanzar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Dozens of Dominicans wearing flip-flops and swim suits and carrying coolers and surfboards soaked in the sun outside Congress on Friday to protest a proposal they say will limit public access to beaches and rivers.

&#8220;This is not the constitution of my country,&#8221; they yelled, referring to a recently approved constitutional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran negotiators report &#8216;major&#8217; progress as talks to resolve stalemate break for weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Rival factions in the bitter Honduran political stalemate emerged from negotiations Friday reporting substantial progress, although no agreement on restoring ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

The two teams of negotiators ended four hours of private talks with representatives of both sides saying agreement had been reached on 60 percent of the issues covered under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran talks convened by OAS delegation set to keep going, but no solution in sight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Allies of the rival claimants to the Honduran presidency are continuing face-to-face talks on ending the paralyzing political standoff, after visiting diplomats failed to achieve a breakthrough.

Three representatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and three representing the rival who replaced him in a coup, interim President Roberto Micheletti, will be ensconced in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steven Spielberg receives Liberty Medal in Philly for his artistic, humanitarian efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryclaire Dale</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg, long recognized for his artistic achievements, was honored with the Liberty Medal on Thursday for his compassion and humanitarian work.

Former President Bill Clinton presented the medal to Spielberg at the National Constitution Center, which offers history-based exhibits focused on the U.S. Constitution and gives the annual award to those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OAS delegation leaves Honduras after pushing both sides into direct talks over coup crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Diplomats pushed the two sides of the Honduran political conflict into direct talks for the first time in nearly three months, but left the country Thursday with no commitment from the coup-installed government to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Members of the delegation sponsored by the Organization of American States characterized the result [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras&#8217; coup-installed leader resists diplomats&#8217; pleas to reinstate Zelaya in heated talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras&#8217; coup-installed leader is resisting calls by diplomats from across the hemisphere to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, at one point angrily telling the visitors they &#8220;don&#8217;t know the truth or don&#8217;t want to know it.&#8221;

During sometimes confrontational talks with interim President Roberto Micheletti and his ministers, representatives from the United States, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diplomats seek end to Honduran standoff, demand coup-installed government reinstate president</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Diplomats from across the hemisphere on Wednesday told Honduras&#8217; interim government to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya during at-times confrontational talks aimed at ending a standoff that has paralyzed this impoverished Central American nation.

Delegations from about a dozen countries met with representatives of Zelaya and the coup-installed government behind closed doors in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US suspension of Honduras aid hurts anti-drug operations, Congresswoman says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The suspension of American aid and high-level contact with Honduras&#8217; interim government following the ouster of its president in a coup is hurting anti-drug efforts, a U.S. Congresswoman said after meeting with officials in the troubled country.

The administration of President Barack Obama is seeking to pressure the government of interim President Roberto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran interim president repeals decree limiting civil rights as protests ebb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim Honduran government on Monday revoked an emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

The decree, which resulted in dozens of arrests and the closing of two pro-Zelaya media outlets, &#8220;has been completely revoked,&#8221; Interim President Roberto Micheletti [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interim Honduran government revokes emergency decree limiting civil liberties</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA — Interim President Roberto Micheletti has revoked an emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

Micheletti says the decree &#8220;has been completely revoked.&#8221; He spoke Monday at a news conference U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican.
He gave no further details. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran interim president says gov&#8217;t to repeal decree limiting civil rights as protests ebb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — An emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will be repealed within 24 hours, the country&#8217;s interim leader said Monday.

The decree, which resulted in dozens of arrests and the closing of two pro-Zelaya media outlets, is no longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Princess Diana exhibit to open at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — A traveling museum exhibit about the life of Princess Diana will open in Philadelphia on Friday.

The exhibit &#8220;Diana: A Celebration&#8221; is at the National Constitution Center through Dec. 31. It explores her childhood, her engagement to Prince Charles, their 1981 wedding and her life and work as a humanitarian.
Diana&#8217;s marriage to Prince Charles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland&#8217;s prime minister asks voters to accept EU treaty, warns defeat would mean uncertainty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Pogatchnik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN — Ireland&#8217;s voters would inflict &#8220;extraordinary uncertainty&#8221; on the European Union if they fail to ratify the 27-nation bloc&#8217;s reform treaty, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said Thursday.

Cowen said he was confident a majority would vote Friday for the Lisbon Treaty, a painstaking negotiated 2006 agreement already backed by the parliaments of all other EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At UN, Myanmar prime minister lashes out at Western sanctions, promises democracy on the way</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Heilprin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — The highest-ranking official from Myanmar&#8217;s military government to appear before the U.N. General Assembly in 14 years lashed out Monday against Western sanctions on his country, but promised to take &#8220;systematic steps to hold free and fair elections&#8221; next year.

Defiance of the West underpinned the speech by Myanmar&#8217;s prime minister, Gen. Thein [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In rare decisions, judges allow suits to advance against former Bush administration officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — High-ranking government officials are usually protected from claims that they violated a person&#8217;s civil rights. In lawsuits stemming from law enforcement and intelligence efforts after the Sept. 11 attacks, three federal courts have left open the possibility that former Attorney General John Ashcroft and a lieutenant may be held personally liable.

In two cases, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Courts let 3 post-9/11 lawsuits try to hold Bush officials personally liable for terror policy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and one of his hardline lieutenants face the rare prospect of being held personally liable for alleged violations of individuals&#8217; rights in the aggressive aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

High-ranking officials usually are protected from such civil rights claims. Not necessarily in these cases.
Three federal courts have left [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea&#8217;s new constitution calls for respecting human rights for the first time, a possible attempt by Pyongyang to fend off international criticism about its harsh treatment of citizens, South Korean officials and an analyst said Monday.

South Korea&#8217;s Unification Ministry said the North&#8217;s constitution, revised in April, says the state &#8220;respects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran interim leader: I won&#8217;t meet Zelaya, but he can leave if he gets political asylum</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras&#8217; interim leader says ousted President Manuel Zelaya might be allowed to leave the foreign embassy where he has taken refuge without being arrested if he is granted political asylum outside the country.

Interim President Roberto Micheletti told The Associated Press in an interview late Friday that the final decision would be up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rican president says Honduras to block foreign ministers sent to help end crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Costa Rican President Oscar Arias says Honduras&#8217; coup-installed government is blocking the arrival of foreign ministers sent to help resolve the country&#8217;s political standoff.

The Nobel Peace laureate has been moderating talks between Honduras&#8217; opposing factions following a June coup. He says the government of interim President Roberto Micheletti has told the Organization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran president: 1st talks offer no possibility for resolution of political crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras&#8217; coup-installed government plans to block the arrival of a commission of foreign ministers heading to the country this weekend to help resolve the country&#8217;s political standoff, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said Friday.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate who moderated previous talks between Honduras&#8217; opposing factions said the government of interim President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran presidential candidates to meet with ousted leader, urge both sides to reach deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The four leading presidential candidates in Honduras say they are going to meet with ousted President Manuel Zelaya and are calling on both sides in the country&#8217;s protracted political crisis to reach an agreement.

National Party candidate Porfirio Lobo says &#8220;what we have asked &#8230; is that they be very flexible in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran president says he&#8217;s met with interim gov&#8217;t, begun dialogue to resolve crisis</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ousted-honduran-president-says-hes-met-with-interim-govt-begun-dialogue-to-resolve-crisis-178204/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Thursday he has met with an interim government official and begun dialogue aimed at ending the country&#8217;s protracted political crisis.

Zelaya told Radio Globo that he met Wednesday night with a representative of the temporary government that forced him out of Honduras at gunpoint on June 28, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran president says he has met with interim government official and begun dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran president says he has met with an interim government official and begun dialogue aimed at ending the country&#8217;s protracted political crisis.

President Manuel Zelaya told Radio Globo that he met Wednesday night with an official of the temporary government that kicked him out in June, but he wouldn&#8217;t name the official.
In [...]]]></description>
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