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		<title>Syndicate Bank Recruitment 2010 Details</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Syndicate Bank, one of the oldest bank in India, is set to recruit specialist officers for 2010-11. Through their Advt. No.PD/HRDD/REC/01/2010 they are inviting applications from Indian citizens for recruitment of 426 Specialist Officers. The notice is published in the bank’s website and here are some of the important information about the recruitment that you .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syndicate-bank-recruitment-2010-details-247463/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Syndicate Bank Recruitment 2010 Details</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Amos Makes Palin Promise</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/amos-makes-palin-promise-247434/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American singer TORI AMOS has vowed to run for office if former U.S. Vice President candidate SARAH PALIN ever tries to get elected again.

Republican Palin&#8217;s role in the 2008 White House race divided America, with many questioning her credentials - and the Spark hitmaker insists she&#8217;ll run alongside the Alaskan if she ever eyes the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amos-makes-palin-promise-247434/">Amos Makes Palin Promise</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oppenheimerfunds-to-pay-77m-to-settle-investigation-into-college-savings-fund-247418/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M in Ill. settlement

NEW YORK — OppenheimerFunds Inc. said Tuesday it will pay the state of Illinois $77 million to settle an investigation into the firm&#8217;s management of a college savings program.
Oppenheimer spokeswoman Jeaneen Pisarra said the firm has also reached a tentative $67 million settlement with New Mexico. The firm is .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oppenheimerfunds-to-pay-77m-to-settle-investigation-into-college-savings-fund-247418/">OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Evergreen&#8217;s solar panels to supply 30 percent of the power for Massachusetts development</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Evergreen panels chosen for Massachusetts project

MARLBORO, Mass. — Evergreen Solar Inc. said Tuesday that its String Ribbon solar panels will supply about 30 percent of the power to run Patriot Place, a 1.3 million-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment complex located next to Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.
The company said more than 2,800 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evergreens-solar-panels-to-supply-30-percent-of-the-power-for-massachusetts-development-247416/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Evergreen&#8217;s solar panels to supply 30 percent of the power for Massachusetts development</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 14-20</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Nielsen&#8217;s top 20 for Dec. 14-20
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Dec. 14-20. Listings include the week&#8217;s ranking and viewership.

1. &#8220;NCIS,&#8221; CBS, 20.69 million.
2. NFL Sunday Night Football: Minnesota vs. Carolina, NBC, 18.19 million.
3. &#8220;NCIS: Los Angeles,&#8221; CBS, 17.5 million.
4. &#8220;Two and a Half Men,&#8221; CBS, 16.37 million.
5. &#8220;The Mentalist,&#8221; CBS, 15.77 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-list-of-the-top-20-prime-time-programs-in-the-nielsen-ratings-for-dec-14-20-247415/" title="A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 14-20">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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US freezing assets of Iraq-based insurgent group

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is freezing the assets of an Iraq-based insurgent group that has conducted or supported violent raids against U.S. and coalition forces.
The department said Tuesday that since April, the group, Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi, has launched attacks using armor-penetrating grenades, rockets, and improvised explosive devices. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-freezes-assets-of-insurgent-group-in-iraq-for-attacks-us-and-coalition-forces-247414/">Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates rivals

NEW YORK — The television ratings make it look like CBS was the only broadcast network working last week.
With the exception of Sunday&#8217;s NFL broadcast and its pregame shows, plus &#8220;The Simpsons&#8221; on Fox, every show in the Nielsen Co.&#8217;s list of the most popular was on CBS. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-week-stuffed-with-repeats-cbs-dominates-its-rivals-in-nielsen-ratings-247413/">Source article &nbsp;: In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Pacific says tender offer for mortgage notes due 2037 has expired</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Sierra Pacific says tender offer has expired

LAS VEGAS — Sierra Pacific Power Co. said Tuesday that a tender offer has expired for its 6.75 percent general and refunding mortgage notes due 2037.
Nearly $73.3 million of the notes were validly tendered, Sierra Pacific said.
Those who tendered their notes before Dec. 7 will receive $1,012.15 per $1,000 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sierra-pacific-says-tender-offer-for-mortgage-notes-due-2037-has-expired-247412/">Source article &nbsp;: Sierra Pacific says tender offer for mortgage notes due 2037 has expired</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged

CHICAGO — Fitch Ratings said Tuesday that City National Corp.&#8217;s ratings were unaffected by its recently announced acquisition of Imperial Capital Bank.
Fitch said City National&#8217;s FDIC-assisted acquisition of Imperial is of &#8220;manageable size.&#8221;
City National has a loss-sharing deal with the FDIC on $2.6 billion in loans, and Fitch said it .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fitch-leaves-city-national-ratings-unchanged-after-announced-acquisition-of-imperial-capital-247411/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin Shoppe subsidiary to redeem $20 million in senior notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Vitamin Shoppe unit to redeem $20M in senior notes

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — A subsidiary of Vitamin Shoppe Inc. will redeem $20 million in senior notes, the company said Tuesday.
Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc. said the notes are due 2012, and the company plans to start the redemption on Jan. 20.
Holders notes will receive $1,000 per $1,000 ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vitamin-shoppe-subsidiary-to-redeem-20-million-in-senior-notes-247408/">Vitamin Shoppe subsidiary to redeem $20 million in senior notes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing&#8217;s second 787 takes an hour test flight; pilots report 1 problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Second Boeing 787 plane takes an hour test flight

EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing&#8217;s second 787 flew for a little over an hour Tuesday and had a little problem along the way.
The jet took off Tuesday from Paine Field and landed one hour and six minutes later at Boeing Field.
Test pilots are reporting the main landing gear ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeings-second-787-takes-an-hour-test-flight-pilots-report-1-problem-247401/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Boeing&#8217;s second 787 takes an hour test flight; pilots report 1 problem</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama says husband getting &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama to get &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is getting &#8220;sports stuff&#8221; for Christmas.
First lady Michelle Obama would reveal only that much during a visit to Children&#8217;s National Medical Center in Washington on Tuesday. Mrs. Obama read &#8220;&#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas&#8221; to several dozen sick children and then answered .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-says-husband-getting-sports-stuff-for-christmas-247399/">Michelle Obama says husband getting &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-lady-reads-christmas-classic-to-sick-children-along-with-first-daughters-and-dog-bo-247390/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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First lady reads Christmas classic to sick kids

WASHINGTON — Sick children at a hospital in the nation&#8217;s capital got a dose of holiday cheer when first lady Michelle Obama paid them a visit.
She also brought along daughters Malia and Sasha and the family dog, Bo.
Mrs. Obama read the Christmas classic &#8220;&#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas.&#8221; ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-lady-reads-christmas-classic-to-sick-children-along-with-first-daughters-and-dog-bo-247390/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat

PHILADELPHIA — George Washington will have a tourist along for the ride on Christmas Day.
Home builder Thomas Fischer will don period garb and take a seat in the lead boat for the annual re-enactment of Washington&#8217;s 1776 crossing of the Delaware River. Fischer, of Newtown, Pa., won an .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-wins-ride-in-george-washingtons-boat-as-part-of-delaware-river-crossing-fundraiser-247385/">Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Lloyds agrees to settlement on financial sanctions

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says Lloyds TSB Bank PLC has agreed to a $217 million settlement stemming from claims the bank manipulated money transfers to allow customers to skirt U.S. financial sanctions against Iran and other countries.
The department said in a statement Tuesday the alleged violations stemmed from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agreement-settles-allegations-banking-giant-violated-us-sanctions-on-money-transfers-to-iran-247384/">Read more : Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Service holds woman in Hawaii after death threat made against Michelle Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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HONOLULU — Authorities say a woman accused of threatening to kill first lady Michelle Obama is in federal custody in Honolulu as the Obama family plans to travel to Hawaii.
The Secret Service says Kristy Lee Roshia called its Boston office last month and told a receptionist, ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/secret-service-holds-woman-in-hawaii-after-death-threat-made-against-michelle-obama-247379/">Secret Service holds woman in Hawaii after death threat made against Michelle Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>County executive signs zoning measure needed for Maryland&#8217;s largest slots proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Measure allowing slot machines at Md. mall signed

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A county executive has paved the way for Maryland&#8217;s largest slot machine facility by signing zoning legislation.
Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold on Tuesday signed the measure needed to move ahead with a Cordish Co. venture to put 4,750 slot machines at Arundel Mills Mall. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/county-executive-signs-zoning-measure-needed-for-marylands-largest-slots-proposal-247373/">Read : County executive signs zoning measure needed for Maryland&#8217;s largest slots proposal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Police called in to help with JFK airport crowd

NEW YORK — Police say officers were called in to help with an unruly crowd for about an hour at the Delta Air Lines terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman says Delta asked the authority to send ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-called-in-to-help-with-unruly-crowd-at-delta-terminal-at-jfk-airport-in-nyc-247366/">Original article on  : Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RI selects Chevron as developer of wind turbine project in Narragansett</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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RI picks Chevron for town wind turbine project

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island has selected Chevron Energy Solutions to develop and maintain several wind turbines in the coastal town of Narragansett.
Chevron beat out three other firms seeking the project and is not seeking any money from the state or the town for its proposal. The exact .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-selects-chevron-as-developer-of-wind-turbine-project-in-narragansett-247358/">RI selects Chevron as developer of wind turbine project in Narragansett</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to head to Afghanistan in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division will deploy 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan in the early summer of 2010.
The Department of Defense announced the deployment Tuesday as part of the 30,000 additional troops ordered to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-head-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247347/">Original article on  : Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to head to Afghanistan in 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division will deploy 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan in the early summer of 2010.
The Department of Defense announced the deployment Tuesday as part of the 30,000 additional troops ordered to Afghanistan by President Barack ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-deploy-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247345/">Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan in 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Fla. boy, 2, dies after being bitten in neck by family dog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Boy, 2, dies after being bitten by family dog

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A 2-year-old southwest Florida boy has died after being bitten by the family dog.
Police and emergency responders were called to a Cape Coral home about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday
Authorities say Liam Perk was walking by the family&#8217;s 8-year-old Weimaraner when, without any apparent provocation, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-fla-boy-2-dies-after-being-bitten-in-neck-by-family-dog-247342/">Southwest Fla. boy, 2, dies after being bitten in neck by family dog</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poor economy forces Detroit families to leave loved ones&#8217; burials in county morgue&#8217;s hands</title>
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Unclaimed corpses push up urban morgue body counts

DETROIT — Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper&#8217;s graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel.
Times are tough for the living ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poor-economy-forces-detroit-families-to-leave-loved-ones-burials-in-county-morgues-hands-247339/" title="Poor economy forces Detroit families to leave loved ones&#8217; burials in county morgue&#8217;s hands">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scalloper industry asked NOAA head to restore some cuts, calling them &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Scallopers ask NOAA head to restore some cuts

BOSTON — More than 1,000 members of the East Coast scallop industry have asked the nation&#8217;s chief fisheries regulator to restore 6 million pounds to the recent cut in the scallop catch.
The industry called the cuts &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221; in a letter delivered Saturday to NOAA head Jane .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scalloper-industry-asked-noaa-head-to-restore-some-cuts-calling-them-rapid-and-unnecessary-247335/" title="Scalloper industry asked NOAA head to restore some cuts, calling them &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221;">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Payment settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</title>
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Lloyds to pay $217 million in Treasury settlement

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says Lloyds TSB Bank PLC has agreed to pay $217 million to settle claims that the bank manipulated money transfers to allow customers to skirt U.S. financial sanctions against Iran and other countries.
The department said in a statement Tuesday the alleged violations stemmed .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/payment-settles-allegations-banking-giant-violated-us-sanctions-on-money-transfers-to-iran-247330/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery are &#8216;inhuman,&#8217; victim&#8217;s mom says</title>
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NYC victim&#8217;s mom: EMTs were &#8216;inhuman&#8217; not to help

NEW YORK — Two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman are &#8220;inhuman,&#8221; her mother said Tuesday as a lawyer for the EMTs argued his clients are being vilified in a rush to judgment.
Cynthia Rennix, the mother of 25-year-old Eutisha Revee Rennix, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-are-inhuman-victims-mom-says-247329/">EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery are &#8216;inhuman,&#8217; victim&#8217;s mom says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IRS says chances of getting audited about 1 percent for returns under $200,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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IRS auditing 1 percent of returns under $200,000

WASHINGTON — Your best chance of avoiding an IRS audit is to earn less than $200,000.
IRS enforcement numbers released Tuesday show returns under that amount have a 1 percent chance of getting audited.
Returns above $200,000 have a 3 percent audit chance. The percentage jumps to 6 percent for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irs-says-chances-of-getting-audited-about-1-percent-for-returns-under-200000-247327/" title="IRS says chances of getting audited about 1 percent for returns under $200,000">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas judge: Cemex USA doesn&#8217;t have to pay $558M in mineral royalties; state plans appeal</title>
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Cemex USA wins court ruling in $558M royalty fight

HOUSTON — Cement and building materials maker Cemex USA said on Tuesday that it has won a legal ruling over $558 million in mineral royalties sought by the state of Texas.
Cemex said Judge Carlos Villa ruled from the bench that the state and the General Land Office .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-judge-cemex-usa-doesnt-have-to-pay-558m-in-mineral-royalties-state-plans-appeal-247325/">Original article &nbsp;: Texas judge: Cemex USA doesn&#8217;t have to pay $558M in mineral royalties; state plans appeal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Heartland Publications story</title>
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NEW YORK — In a Dec. 21 story about Heartland Publications LLC filing for bankruptcy protection, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company&#8217;s reorganization plan calls for giving all of its unsecured creditors a combined 10 percent ownership stake in exchange for canceling its debts.

Under the plan, Heartland would distribute a .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-heartland-publications-story-247318/">Correction: Heartland Publications story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minn. regulators reject New Ulm wind farm permit, but city attorney says proposal isn&#8217;t dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Minn. agency rejects New Ulm wind energy project

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has rejected a permit for New Ulm&#8217;s proposed wind-power project.
But New Ulm City Attorney Hugh Nierengarten says the project is not dead. Nierengarten says city officials will regroup with staff and discuss alternatives.
By a vote of 5-0, the PUC ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/minn-regulators-reject-new-ulm-wind-farm-permit-but-city-attorney-says-proposal-isnt-dead-247317/">Minn. regulators reject New Ulm wind farm permit, but city attorney says proposal isn&#8217;t dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With more than 100 additions, Va. again No. 1 in new historic registry listings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. No. 1 in new historic register listings

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia added 30 districts and 74 properties to the National Register of Historic Places this year, more than any other state.
It is the fifth consecutive year in which Virginia ranked No. 1.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Virginia also ranked second in the nation for the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-more-than-100-additions-va-again-no-1-in-new-historic-registry-listings-247314/">With more than 100 additions, Va. again No. 1 in new historic registry listings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heating oil prices up 2 pennies in latest weekly survey in Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine energy officials say the average price of home heating oil has gone up 2 cents over the past week.
The Governor&#8217;s Office of Energy Independence and Security said Monday that its weekly survey puts the average price at $2.57 a gallon.
Director John Kerry ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heating-oil-prices-up-2-pennies-in-latest-weekly-survey-in-maine-247310/" title="Heating oil prices up 2 pennies in latest weekly survey in Maine">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House tells Iran&#8217;s leader to take seriously year-end deadline over nuclear program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The White House is warning Iran&#8217;s leader to take seriously a year-end deadline over its nuclear program, responding sternly to defiant language by the Iranian president.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE&#8217;-neh-zhahd) on Tuesday dismissed a looming deadline from the Obama administration and its allies for ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-tells-irans-leader-to-take-seriously-year-end-deadline-over-nuclear-program-247307/" title="White House tells Iran&#8217;s leader to take seriously year-end deadline over nuclear program">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brooklyn DA investigating EMTs accused of refusing to help dying pregnant woman while on break</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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DA probing EMTs accused of not helping dying woman

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn District Attorney&#8217;s office is looking into the actions of two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break.
A spokesman for the office said Monday it was investigating ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brooklyn-da-investigating-emts-accused-of-refusing-to-help-dying-pregnant-woman-while-on-break-247286/">Read more : Brooklyn DA investigating EMTs accused of refusing to help dying pregnant woman while on break</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico utility PNM gets permits to move huge transformer to switchyard near Rio Rancho</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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New Mexico utility has permits to move transformer

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Public Service Company of New Mexico plans to move a half-million pound transformer through Bernalillo and Rio Rancho early Tuesday.
The utility says it has secured all the proper road permits so the transformer can complete its 10,000-mile journey by sea and rail to a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-mexico-utility-pnm-gets-permits-to-move-huge-transformer-to-switchyard-near-rio-rancho-247284/">Source &nbsp;: New Mexico utility PNM gets permits to move huge transformer to switchyard near Rio Rancho</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf of Mexico projects for $1.3 billion to Maersk Oil</title>
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Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf projects for $1.3B

OKLAHOMA CITY — Devon Energy Corp. said Tuesday that it will sell three development projects in the Gulf of Mexico to Maersk Oil for $1.3 billion, part of its strategy to reposition the company as a North American onshore company.
The projects are in the deepwater Walker Ridge .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/devon-energy-to-sell-3-gulf-of-mexico-projects-for-13-billion-to-maersk-oil-247238/" title="Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf of Mexico projects for $1.3 billion to Maersk Oil">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>URS to rebrand 2 units at start of new year, maintains full-year adjusted earnings forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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URS to rebrand 2 units, maintains 2009 outlook

SAN FRANCISCO — URS Corp. said Tuesday that its EG&#038;G and Washington units will be rebranded under its namesake brand at the beginning of the new year and maintained its full-year adjusted profit outlook.
The engineering, construction and technical services provider said it plans a charge of about $20.5 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/urs-to-rebrand-2-units-at-start-of-new-year-maintains-full-year-adjusted-earnings-forecast-247236/">URS to rebrand 2 units at start of new year, maintains full-year adjusted earnings forecast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince William spends a night on London street to support homeless teens</title>
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Prince William spends a night on the streets

LONDON — A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace — but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers.
He spent a chilly night near Blackfriars Bridge last week with Seyi Obakin, the chief ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-william-spends-a-night-on-london-street-to-support-homeless-teens-247219/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Prince William spends a night on London street to support homeless teens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Metrolink Manchester To Get New Crash Resistant Cars</title>
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		<title>Atlanta centenarian voter praised by Obama in 2008 election night speech dies at 107</title>
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ATLANTA — Ann Nixon Cooper, the Atlanta centenarian lauded by President Barack Obama in his election night speech last year, has died. She was 107.
Obama in his 2008 speech called Cooper an example of &#8220;the heartbreak and the hope&#8221; of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlanta-centenarian-voter-praised-by-obama-in-2008-election-night-speech-dies-at-107-247164/">Source article &nbsp;: Atlanta centenarian voter praised by Obama in 2008 election night speech dies at 107</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</title>
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Karzai orders investigation into cousin&#8217;s slaying

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he has asked the Interior Ministry to investigate the slaying of a young relative in a possible revenge killing connected to a family feud.
The October killing of 18-year-old Waheed Karzai in southern Afghanistan had apparently attracted little attention in Afghanistan before ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-asks-for-investigation-into-killing-of-cousin-in-reported-family-feud-247161/">Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German police: Body found in river is missing American Devon Hollahan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-police-body-found-in-river-is-missing-american-devon-hollahan-247160/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Body found in river missing American man

FRANKFURT — German police said Tuesday that the body of a man pulled from the Rhine River last week has been identified as missing 22-year-old American Devon Hollahan.
Frankfurt police said that Hollahan, of Arizona, who was reported missing Nov. 21, was positively identified through DNA testing. His body .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-police-body-found-in-river-is-missing-american-devon-hollahan-247160/">German police: Body found in river is missing American Devon Hollahan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-latin-american-holiday-travelers-hit-as-spanish-airline-is-grounded-by-debt-247159/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Spanish airline is grounded
MADRID — Spain&#8217;s Development Ministry said Tuesday it had withdrawn the flying license for debt-stricken Air Comet, leaving thousands of Christmas travelers to Latin American destinations stranded at Madrid&#8217;s airport.

The airline, owned by Spanish tourism and transportation company Grupo Marsans, operates daily flights to Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Peru. Most of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-latin-american-holiday-travelers-hit-as-spanish-airline-is-grounded-by-debt-247159/">Source &nbsp;: Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor says Iran still investigating 3 detained Americans, points to US-held Iranians</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-says-iran-still-investigating-3-detained-americans-points-to-us-held-iranians-247150/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Prosecutor: Iran still investigating 3 Americans

TEHRAN, Iran — Three Americans arrested in July after crossing into Iran from neighboring Iraq are still under investigation, a prosecutor said Tuesday, adding that Tehran was concerned about 11 Iranians it says are being held in the U.S.
The Tehran prosecutor did not link the two issues, but officials have .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-says-iran-still-investigating-3-detained-americans-points-to-us-held-iranians-247150/">Prosecutor says Iran still investigating 3 detained Americans, points to US-held Iranians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ticket number 78294 draws top prize in Spain&#8217;s $3 billion El Gordo lottery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ticket-number-78294-draws-top-prize-in-spains-3-billion-el-gordo-lottery-247145/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran Giles</dc:creator>
		
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Spanish lottery hands out more than $3 billion

MADRID, Spain — The top prize of Spain&#8217;s Christmas lottery — billed as among the world&#8217;s richest, went Tuesday to holders of tickets bearing the number 78294.
The number appears on 1,950 tickets, and each holder stands to win €300,000 ($430,000). Organizers said the tickets bearing that number were  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ticket-number-78294-draws-top-prize-in-spains-3-billion-el-gordo-lottery-247145/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to meet with small and community bank executives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is gathering small bankers at the White House to prod them into lending more to small businesses.
The housing foreclosure crisis and the proposed revamp of the financial system will also be discussed during the morning meeting.
The gathering comes after Obama last week criticized &#8220;fat .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-to-meet-with-small-and-community-bank-executives-247135/">Obama to meet with small and community bank executives</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On the real Jersey shore, everyone&#8217;s a critic, and MTV&#8217;s &#8216;Jersey Shore&#8217; gets many thumbs down</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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At Jersey shore, thumbs down for &#8216;Jersey Shore&#8217;

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — On MTV&#8217;s reality television show &#8220;Jersey Shore,&#8221; the Beachcomber Bar is a place where the clothes are skimpy and punches can fly.
But there&#8217;s another reality in the resort town Seaside Heights, which is both a setting and a state of mind on the show .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-the-real-jersey-shore-everyones-a-critic-and-mtvs-jersey-shore-gets-many-thumbs-down-247130/">Source &nbsp;: On the real Jersey shore, everyone&#8217;s a critic, and MTV&#8217;s &#8216;Jersey Shore&#8217; gets many thumbs down</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense seeks dismissal in Fla. Stanford document-shredding case citing prosecutor misconduct</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-seeks-dismissal-in-fla-stanford-document-shredding-case-citing-prosecutor-misconduct-247122/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Dismissal sought in Stanford document shred case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Attorneys for two former employees of disgraced financier Allen Stanford are seeking the dismissal of charges that they illegally shredded thousands of documents in Florida.
A hearing on the issue is scheduled to take place in a Fort Lauderdale court Tuesday.
Lawyers for Thomas Raffanello and Bruce .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-seeks-dismissal-in-fla-stanford-document-shredding-case-citing-prosecutor-misconduct-247122/">Original source &nbsp;: Defense seeks dismissal in Fla. Stanford document-shredding case citing prosecutor misconduct</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai says killing of cousin in reported family feud will be investigated</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-says-killing-of-cousin-in-reported-family-feud-will-be-investigated-247111/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Karzai to investigate cousin&#8217;s killing
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday he has asked the interior ministry to investigate the killing of one of his young relatives in what was reportedly a family feud.

Waheed Karzai, 18, was shot to death in October in Karz, the president&#8217;s hometown. He was the son of the president&#8217;s ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-says-killing-of-cousin-in-reported-family-feud-will-be-investigated-247111/" title="Karzai says killing of cousin in reported family feud will be investigated">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sergei Venyavsky</dc:creator>
		
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8 Russian circus tigers, lioness die during travel

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Eight tigers and a lioness belonging to a Russian traveling circus died during a 20-hour truck journey across Siberia, police said Tuesday.
The animals were dead when they arrived early Tuesday in the city of Yakutsk, police spokesman Nikolai Sizykh said. No cause has been determined, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-russian-circus-tigers-and-a-lioness-die-during-20-hour-truck-journey-across-siberia-247110/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia</a>.]]></description>
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