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		<title>Nonprofit report: Pro-Cuba embargo money on the rise to congressional campaigns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Pro-Cuba embargo money flows to lawmakers
MIAMI — Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study released late Sunday night by a group supporting campaign finance reform.
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Public Campaign said the study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A glance at the California Voting Rights Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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A glance at the California Voting Rights Act

NAME: California Voting Rights Act
WHAT IT DOES: The 2002 law is intended to promote the election of more people of color in local races. It amounts to an attack on &#8220;at-large&#8221; elections — those in which candidates run citywide or within an entire school district — that some [...]]]></description>
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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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s Sunni Arab vice president demands changes to election law before approving</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq Sunni Arab VP demands changes to election law

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s Sunni Arab vice president says he cannot approve the country&#8217;s election law unless changes are made giving Iraqis living abroad more guaranteed seats in parliament, throwing the country&#8217;s national vote in January into question.
Tareq al-Hashimi said in a letter to lawmakers Sunday that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, Medvedev says Iran running out of time to make good on nuclear promises</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama said Sunday that &#8220;time is running out&#8221; for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for further processing, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he still hopes to persuade Iran to send [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. lawyers reap financial benefits from voting rights law they wrote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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Jackpot: Lawyers earn fees from law they wrote

LOS ANGELES — Every lawsuit filed or even threatened under a California law aimed at electing more minorities to local offices — and all of the roughly $4.3 million from settlements so far — can be traced to just two people: a pair of attorneys who worked together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kosovo vote, key test of new nation, begins smoothly with Serbs voting and little disruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nebi Qena</dc:creator>
		
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Kosovo vote, test of new nation, begins smoothly

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo&#8217;s first elections since independence from Serbia began smoothly Sunday, with some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians.
The elections for city council and mayors in 36 municipalities were seen as a key test of the fledgling state&#8217;s viability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kosovo voters take to polls in an election seen as test for country&#8217;s statehood</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Kosovo voters take to polls in test of new nation

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo&#8217;s prime minister urged minority Serbs not to boycott the country&#8217;s first elections since independence from Serbia, calling the Sunday vote a key test for his new nation.
Some ethnic Serbs appeared to be heeding his call and participating in the election, during which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians say they will seek UN recognition for independence without Israeli consent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians to seek UN endorsement of statehood
JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel&#8217;s consent because they are losing faith in the peace talks.
The idea appeared to be largely symbolic. The U.S., Israel&#8217;s closest ally, would likely veto any initiative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama tells Myanmar junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi, other political prisoners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama tells Myanmar junta to free Suu Kyi
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar&#8217;s junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with a top leader of the ruling military.
Obama delivered the strong message during his summit with leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, ASEAN expected to drop call for release of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
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US, ASEAN drop call for Suu Kyi&#8217;s release
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and his Southeast Asian counterparts are expected to drop a call for Myanmar&#8217;s ruling generals to release political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ahead of elections next year.
A joint statement to be issued after a summit Sunday between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras&#8217; ousted leader won&#8217;t accept deal to resume presidency if he must endorse elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Ousted Honduran president won&#8217;t recognize vote
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya insisted late Saturday that he will not accept any deal to restore him to office if it means he must recognize elections later this month.
In a letter addressed to President Barack Obama, Zelaya also repeated his accusation that Washington reversed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, ASEAN stop short of calling on Myanmar for Suu Kyi&#8217;s release, ask for credible elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and his Southeast Asian counterparts are expected to drop calls for Myanmar&#8217;s ruling generals to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners ahead of elections next year.
A joint statement to be issued after a summit Sunday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s opposition leaders say ruling clerics are more brutal than shah&#8217;s regime</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Opposition: Iran rulers more brutal than shah

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s embattled opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah&#8217;s regime in Web statements Saturday, and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown aimed at choking off the reform movement&#8217;s last real means of keeping its campaign alive.
Two of Iran&#8217;s top pro-reform figures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans in early stages of unofficially campaigning for 2012 _ even if they won&#8217;t say so</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Sidoti</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession.
They&#8217;re all jockeying for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination — even if they won&#8217;t say so.
Make no mistake: At least a half-dozen Republicans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Hutchison won&#8217;t resign Senate seat before Texas primary election for governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Root</dc:creator>
		
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Hutchison won&#8217;t resign seat before Texas primary

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state&#8217;s March gubernatorial primary.
Hutchison, a Republican, plans to tell Republican women in a speech in Galveston on Saturday that she is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin&#8217;s bio goes rogue on some facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin&#8217;s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven&#8217;t become any truer over time.
Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer&#8217;s dime, a reformer [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. gov.: No quid pro quo in Kraft donations

BOSTON — The governor of Massachusetts said Friday there is no connection between big donations to him and the Democratic Party from the family that owns the New England Patriots and the state&#8217;s support for development across the road from Gillette Stadium.
Gov. Deval Patrick said Patriots owner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gubernatorial candidates promise leadership for all-important agriculture in South Carolina</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Smith</dc:creator>
		
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SC gov candidates promise agriculture leadership

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Six candidates running for governor agreed Friday that agribusiness is crucial to South Carolina but each told an audience of farm and business leaders he has the best vision for the $34 billion industry.
From biofuels to better planning, six of the 10 gubernatorial candidates shared their views [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grenade fired at building housing Honduran presidential election ballots</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Grenade fired at building with Honduran ballots

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Assailants fired an anti-tank grenade toward the building housing ballots for the upcoming Honduran presidential elections, which are taking place under the shadow of a four-month crisis caused by a coup, police said Friday.
The grenade overshot the target, exploding 550 yards (500 meters) from the building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grenade hurled at building housing Honduran presidential election ballots</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Grenade thrown at building with Honduran ballots

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Assailants hurled a grenade at the building housing ballots for the upcoming Honduran presidential elections, which are taking place under the shadow of a four-month crisis caused by a coup.
The grenade exploded 550 yards (500 meters) from the building, and there were no damages.
Police spokesman Orlin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With red ink rising, Obama eyes domestic spending freeze in deficit-cutting bid</title>
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a freeze or even a 5 percent cut in their budgets, part of an election-year push to rein in record deficits that threaten the economy and Democrats&#8217; political prospects next fall.
China, the largest foreign holder of U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting; led efforts to keep Obama promise to close Gitmo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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TOKYO — The White House&#8217;s top lawyer is returning to private practice and being replaced by a longtime adviser to Barack Obama.
White House counsel Greg Craig, who&#8217;s leaving in early January, has been the subject of repeated questions about his future since late summer. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Referendum resolves decades-long conflict over NJ town&#8217;s name; Woodland Park it is _ for now</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Henry</dc:creator>
		
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Conflict over NJ town name resolved _ for now

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — A decades-long conflict among residents of a small New Jersey community over what their town should be called has been resolved — for now, at least.
The borough of Woodland Park — formerly known as West Paterson — sealed its new name in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP: In memoir, Palin says McCain aides cramped her style, but not a single word about Levi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi

NEW YORK — Sarah Palin&#8217;s new memoir describes heart-wrenching anguish about her teen daughter&#8217;s pregnancy playing out before a national audience. But the 413-page tome doesn&#8217;t contain a single reference to the father of her grandson, soon-to-be Playgirl model Levi Johnston.
In &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; which will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. AG charges ex-House Speaker Perzel, 9 other Republicans in legislative corruption probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Scolforo</dc:creator>
		
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Perzel among 10 charged in Pa. legislative probe

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former House speaker, an ex-lawmaker and eight aides Thursday became the latest — and the first Republicans — to be charged in a 3-year-old investigation into the diversion of public resources and employees to Pennsylvania legislative campaigns.
Attorney General Tom Corbett said individuals within the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After Owens sworn into NY&#8217;s 23rd House seat, recanvassing finds race is getting closer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Bauman</dc:creator>
		
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Winning margin in NY House 23 race tightens

ALBANY, N.Y. — The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all.
Though Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman conceded and Democrat Bill Owens was sworn into Congress last week, the routine recanvassing of votes shows Owens&#8217; lead has narrowed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In new book, Palin says McCain aides kept her &#8216;bottled up&#8217;; Couric was &#8216;badgering&#8217; and biased</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard T. Pienciak</dc:creator>
		
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Palin in book: McCain aides kept me &#8216;bottled up&#8217;

NEW YORK — The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.
In Palin&#8217;s new memoir, &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; she confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abbas to remain president as Palestinian elections delayed; militant group Hamas blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week said he didn&#8217;t want to run for re-election, may get to stay in office without a single ballot being cast.
The Palestinian Election Commission ruled Thursday that January&#8217;s scheduled vote should be put off because of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin&#8217;s book confirms there was tension between her aides and those of Sen. John McCain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard T. Pienciak</dc:creator>
		
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Palin&#8217;s book confirms tension with McCain aides

NEW YORK — The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family. In Palin&#8217;s new memoir, &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; she confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate confirms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin book confirms tension with McCain aides</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard T. Pienciak</dc:creator>
		
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Palin confirms tension with McCain aides
NEW YORK — The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.

In Palin&#8217;s &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; Palin confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate confirms that she had wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In case that prompted US Supreme Court ruling, W.Va. high court again sides with Massey Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Messina</dc:creator>
		
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For 3rd time, W.Va. Supreme Court finds for Massey

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A multimillion-dollar coal contract dispute that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court took its latest turn Thursday with another ruling in favor of Massey Energy Co.
For the third time in nearly two years, West Virginia&#8217;s Supreme Court has overturned a $50 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europeans weigh whether to send more troops to Afghanistan or bow to public demands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paisley Dodds</dc:creator>
		
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LONDON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s delay in deciding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan has found an echo chamber in Europe, where coalition leaders in NATO are weighing whether to send more help or bow to public demands for a speedy exit.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general resigns amid speculation he plans to make presidential bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharatha Mallawarachi</dc:creator>
		
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Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general resigns amid speculation

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and ended the island&#8217;s 30-year civil war, resigned from his post Thursday but declined to discuss his future plans.
Gen. Sarath Fonseka&#8217;s resignation comes amid growing media reports that he is planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official says Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general has resigned amid speculation of presidential bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharatha Mallawarachi</dc:creator>
		
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Official says Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general has resigned

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and ended the island&#8217;s 30-year civil war, has resigned from his post, an official said Thursday.
Gen. Sarath Fonseka&#8217;s resignation comes amid growing media reports that he is planning to contest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 accused Islamic extremists on trial in Spain over alleged plot for suicide attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Sainz</dc:creator>
		
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Spain tries 11 over alleged Islamic terror plot

MADRID — Three men of Pakistani origin denied any wrongdoing Thursday as they went on trial over an alleged plot to stage suicide attacks in Barcelona on orders from the Pakistan Taliban.
Police foiled the alleged plan with a series of raids in January 2008 in Spain&#8217;s second-largest city, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. Senate candidate Pagliuca says rich should pay fair share, favors capital gains tax hike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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Mass. candidate favors hike in capital gains tax

BOSTON — Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate and multimillionaire Stephen Pagliuca said Wednesday the federal capital gains tax should be raised from 15 percent to 20 percent, adding that the rich should pay an equitable share of the country&#8217;s bills.
A co-owner of the Boston Celtics, Pagliuca said the tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Paul redux? Texas congressman&#8217;s son taps Internet, rallies students for Ky. Senate bid</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ron-paul-redux-texas-congressmans-son-taps-internet-rallies-students-for-ky-senate-bid-226138/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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Ron Paul&#8217;s son borrows tactics for Ky. Senate bid

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Former presidential candidate Ron Paul&#8217;s son is borrowing a page from his father&#8217;s playbook for his U.S. Senate bid, leaning heavily on Internet fundraising and tapping the enthusiasm of young Republicans on college campuses.
The difference this time is that it could actually work. Eye [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disgraced SC gov no longer has much political capital, but his estranged wife is using hers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/disgraced-sc-gov-no-longer-has-much-political-capital-but-his-estranged-wife-is-using-hers-225936/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Davenport</dc:creator>
		
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Popular SC first lady endorses governor candidate

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might not have much political capital these days, but his wife is using hers.
Jilted first lady Jenny Sanford endorsed Republican state Rep. Nikki Haley in a letter made public Wednesday to succeed her term-limited husband in 2011.
Mark Sanford has long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan 2010 gov candidates have different approaches to budgeting, say current system broken</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Barks Hoffman</dc:creator>
		
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Mich. gov candidates call for new budget methods

LANSING, Mich. — GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said that Michigan needs to lay out its budget for two years at a time and ask citizens what programs they support.
&#8220;People have lost that connection of seeing value for money from their government. This gets it back,&#8221; Snyder said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon tax activist sues, says opponents lied about him in 2008 election</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Cain</dc:creator>
		
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Oregon tax activist says opponents lied about him

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore is suing teacher unions and other opponents, saying they made false statements about him during the 2008 election, including calling him a racketeer.
Marion County Circuit Judge Joseph Guimond on Tuesday heard arguments in the lawsuit filed by Sizemore, who is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mo. Senate candidate Carnahan gives mixed review to health care bill; Blunt opposed it</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David A. Lieb</dc:creator>
		
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Carnahan excited, concerned about health care bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan said she is both excited and concerned about legislation passed by the House that would overhaul the nation&#8217;s health care system.
Carnahan, Missouri&#8217;s secretary of state, has previously expressed general support for a health insurance overhaul but has shied away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote, vows to maintain security</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s prime minister warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country&#8217;s fledgling democracy in the run-up to January&#8217;s national elections.
Nouri al-Maliki told tribal leaders from Baghdad&#8217;s Shiite Sadr City district that maintaining security would remain his top priority because the insurgent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s reform protesters shift target beyond president to top leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Just minutes before anti-riot police charged opposition marchers in Tehran last week, a new chant bubbled up from the crowd: &#8220;Death to Nobody.&#8221;
It was more than just a play on the &#8220;Death to America&#8221; slogans that are staples of Iran&#8217;s political life. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US diplomat in Honduras trying to revive accord for settling coup strife as elections loom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddy Cuevas</dc:creator>
		
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US diplomat in Honduras trying to revive pact

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A senior U.S. diplomat flew in Tuesday to try to revive a U.S.-brokered pact between Honduras&#8217; deposed president and the coup-imposed government ahead of elections this month.
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya declared the accord a failure last week when interim President Roberto Micheletti announced the creation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic candidates for Alabama governor split on health care bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Rawls</dc:creator>
		
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Alabama governor&#8217;s race splits on health care

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Health care legislation in Washington has split the Democratic candidates for governor in Alabama, with Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks accusing U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of betraying his constituents by voting against the bill.
&#8220;He was the only Black Caucus member to vote against it. I don&#8217;t get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rell departure opens field for Conn. governor; Dems hope to take seat, keep Dodd in Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Reitz</dc:creator>
		
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Conn. gov&#8217;s departure gives Dems hope to take seat
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell&#8217;s decision not to seek re-election could create big political drama in a small state, where Democrats hope to reclaim the governor&#8217;s mansion for the first time in nearly two decades while keeping embattled Sen. Christopher Dodd [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans say Oregon Democratic congressman&#8217;s health care vote makes him target in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Cain</dc:creator>
		
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GOP targets Ore. Dem lawmaker&#8217;s health care vote

SALEM, Ore. — National and local Republicans are betting that Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader&#8217;s vote for a national health care reform bill will make him vulnerable in 2010.
Republicans say the freshman Democrat&#8217;s vote will cause him problems with moderate and independent voters in the 5th District because the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>T-Mobile Exec Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; environmentalist McGinn wins</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/t-mobile-exec-mallahan-concedes-seattle-mayor-race-environmentalist-mcginn-wins-223881/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manuel Valdes</dc:creator>
		
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Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; McGinn wins

SEATTLE — Cell phone executive Joe Mallahan conceded defeat Monday in the race for Seattle mayor, handing environmental attorney Mike McGinn a victory in the state&#8217;s biggest city.
Mallahan conceded after the latest batch of results from King County showed McGinn had more than doubled his lead, to nearly 5,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran Congress awaits court, prosecutors, no date set for vote to restore ousted president</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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Honduran Congress awaits court opinion on Zelaya

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The head of Honduras&#8217; Congress said Monday there is no guarantee lawmakers will vote on whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before the Nov. 29 election that will choose his successor.
Washington and the rest of the international community — which cut off most foreign aid [...]]]></description>
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