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	<updated>2010-04-29T14:00:59Z</updated>
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			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[104 Nuclear Reactors: List of Nuclear Power Plants in US]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=247465</id>
		<updated>2010-03-12T05:27:16Z</updated>
		<published>2010-03-12T05:21:40Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Americas" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Environment" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="104 nuclear power plants" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[New York (GaeaTimes.com) – Obama Administration has recently guaranteed billions of loans for new nuclear power plants in the U.S. But the decision of new power plants may not be heartily welcomed in every part of the country. There are already 104 nuclear power plants in the U.S. and some of these power plants allegedly ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/104-nuclear-reactors-list-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-us-247465/" title="104 Nuclear Reactors: List of Nuclear Power Plants in US">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></summary>
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			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Syndicate Bank Recruitment 2010 Details]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=247463</id>
		<updated>2010-03-09T10:58:41Z</updated>
		<published>2010-03-09T10:58:41Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" />		<summary type="html"><![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 ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syndicate-bank-recruitment-2010-details-247463/">Syndicate Bank Recruitment 2010 Details</a>.]]></summary>
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			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Race to the Top Finalists]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-03-04T19:33:42Z</updated>
		<published>2010-03-04T19:28:33Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Education" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) – The Race to the Top, the ultimate education game show is gathering some heat. The State Finalists are being chosen this week. According to some officials, the competition has spurred some innovation in public education by luring funding during these tough financial times. Several States are now lifting limits on charter ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/race-to-the-top-finalists-247458/" title="Race to the Top Finalists">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></summary>
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			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Jacob Nodarse Arrested: Prime suspect of Darien Family Killing]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=247454</id>
		<updated>2010-03-04T03:38:11Z</updated>
		<published>2010-03-04T03:34:55Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Jacob nodarse" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Florida (GaeaTimes.com) - Jacob Nodarse, a 23 year old man was arrested at his parents home in southern Florida in Wednesday afternoon. He was arrested on the charges of obstruction of justice, but police told The Chicago Tribune that he is a prime suspect in the murders of Darien family in Florida. Jeffrey Kramer, 50, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jacob-nodarse-arrested-prime-suspect-of-darien-family-killing-247454/">Read more : Jacob Nodarse Arrested: Prime suspect of Darien Family Killing</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Chile Earthquake: Earth axis shifts shortening our days]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=247451</id>
		<updated>2010-03-03T05:16:46Z</updated>
		<published>2010-03-03T05:12:21Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Disaster Planning and Response" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Chile" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[The 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile last week was so powerful that it may have shifted the Earth’s axis by about three inches shortening our days by 1.26 millionth of a second. The shortening of our days by that much amount won’t have any directly perceivable changes in the environment such as season or temperature ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shifts-shortening-our-days-247451/">Chile Earthquake: Earth axis shifts shortening our days</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Nancy Benoit Hustler Pics Available]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=247447</id>
		<updated>2010-03-02T04:10:19Z</updated>
		<published>2010-03-02T04:08:44Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) - We are all aware of the sexy and revealing photos of Nancy Benoit published on Hustler Magazine in 2008. The Benoit family and Hustler Magazine have been making war in courts for the publishing of the pictures. Today, Supreme Court has ruled that Hustler Magazine can be sued for publishing those ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nancy-benoit-hustler-pics-available-247447/" title="Nancy Benoit Hustler Pics Available">>>></a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Japan Tsunami Warning Lifted, No Reports of Damage]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=247444</id>
		<updated>2010-02-28T10:24:06Z</updated>
		<published>2010-02-28T10:24:06Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents and Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Chile" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Earthquake" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Tsunami warning" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Tokyo, Japan (GaeaTimes.com) – After the 8.8 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Chile on Saturday, Tsunami warnings were issued for Hawaii, Japan and parts of Australia. Nearly half million people in Japan were moved to higher ground as the coastal areas across the vast pacific region were open to the lethal tsunami waves. As the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japan-tsunami-warning-lifted-no-reports-of-damage-247444/">Japan Tsunami Warning Lifted, No Reports of Damage</a>.]]></summary>
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			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Alexander Haig Dies at 85]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=247440</id>
		<updated>2010-02-20T18:58:06Z</updated>
		<published>2010-02-20T18:56:01Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Featured Article" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Al haig" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Alexander haig" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) – Alexander Haig passed away today at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was 85 years old. He was suffering of some complications from an infection.

Alexander Haig, popularly known as Al Haig, was four star general. The former Secretary of State also served as a top adviser to three presidents of United .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alexander-haig-dies-at-85-247440/">Source &nbsp;: Alexander Haig Dies at 85</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>soumitra</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Joe Stack Plane Crash at Austin Echelon Building]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=247435</id>
		<updated>2010-02-19T10:25:51Z</updated>
		<published>2010-02-19T04:35:10Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Featured Article" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Terrorism" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Embedded art" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Irs" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Joseph andrew stack" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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Texas (GaeaTimes.com) – Joseph Andrew  Stack of Texas apparently had some serious grudge against the Internal Revenue Services as he flew a small airplane intentionally into an IRS building. He left a suicide note before flying his Piper Cherokee PA-28.  There were 199 people working in the IRS office at Echelon Building in Austin. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/joe-stack-plane-crash-at-austin-echelon-building-247435/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Joe Stack Plane Crash at Austin Echelon Building</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Bureau News</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Amos Makes Palin Promise]]></title>
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		<updated>2009-12-23T09:30:46Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-23T09:30:46Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Barack Obama" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![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>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund]]></title>
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		<updated>2009-12-22T21:11:01Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T21:11:01Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Illinois" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oppenheimerfunds-to-pay-77m-to-settle-investigation-into-college-savings-fund-247418/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Evergreen&#8217;s solar panels to supply 30 percent of the power for Massachusetts development]]></title>
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		<updated>2009-12-22T21:04:37Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T21:04:37Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Marlboro" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Massachusetts" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evergreens-solar-panels-to-supply-30-percent-of-the-power-for-massachusetts-development-247416/">Evergreen&#8217;s solar panels to supply 30 percent of the power for Massachusetts development</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 14-20]]></title>
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		<updated>2009-12-22T21:00:22Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T21:00:22Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Nfl" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 .... <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/">Read the original article &nbsp;: A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 14-20</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces]]></title>
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		<updated>2009-12-22T21:00:16Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T21:00:16Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Iraq" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Middle East" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Washington" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-freezes-assets-of-insurgent-group-in-iraq-for-attacks-us-and-coalition-forces-247414/">Original article &nbsp;: Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-week-stuffed-with-repeats-cbs-dominates-its-rivals-in-nielsen-ratings-247413/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:58:59Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:58:59Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Nfl" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Us-nielsens" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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/">Read more : In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings</a>.]]></summary>
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		<thr:total>0</thr:total>
	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Sierra Pacific says tender offer for mortgage notes due 2037 has expired]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sierra-pacific-says-tender-offer-for-mortgage-notes-due-2037-has-expired-247412/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sierra-pacific-says-tender-offer-for-mortgage-notes-due-2037-has-expired-247412/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:56:44Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:56:44Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Las Vegas" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Nevada" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sierra-pacific-says-tender-offer-for-mortgage-notes-due-2037-has-expired-247412/">Sierra Pacific says tender offer for mortgage notes due 2037 has expired</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fitch-leaves-city-national-ratings-unchanged-after-announced-acquisition-of-imperial-capital-247411/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fitch-leaves-city-national-ratings-unchanged-after-announced-acquisition-of-imperial-capital-247411/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:53:17Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:53:17Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Chicago" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 &nbsp;: Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Vitamin Shoppe subsidiary to redeem $20 million in senior notes]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vitamin-shoppe-subsidiary-to-redeem-20-million-in-senior-notes-247408/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vitamin-shoppe-subsidiary-to-redeem-20-million-in-senior-notes-247408/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:48:31Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:48:31Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New Jersey" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North Bergen" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <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>.]]></summary>
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		<thr:total>0</thr:total>
	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Hillel Italie</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T21:07:46Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:42:37Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Entertainment" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Law and Order" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Military" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Religion" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Society" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Arts And Entertainment" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="California" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Celebrity" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crimes Against Children" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="England" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Europe" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Islam" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="London" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Los Angeles" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Santa" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Survivor" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Terrorism" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United Kingdom" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Violent Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Western Europe" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Terrorist attack feared after &#8216;03 Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/">Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-upholds-4-year-sentence-for-egyptian-blogger-convicted-of-insulting-islam-and-president-247403/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:41:34Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:41:34Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Religion" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Society" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Africa" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Alexandria" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Cairo" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Egypt" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Islam" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Middle East" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North Africa" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Egyptian court upholds 4 years jailing of blogger

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s High Appeal Court has upheld the four-year prison sentence given to an Egyptian blogger who was convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt&#8217;s president.
Egypt&#8217;s official news agency said Tuesday that the court rejected 24-year-old Abdel Kareem Nabil&#8217;s last appeal.
Nabil, a former student at Cairo&#8217;s Al-Azhar University, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-upholds-4-year-sentence-for-egyptian-blogger-convicted-of-insulting-islam-and-president-247403/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</a>.]]></summary>
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		<thr:total>0</thr:total>
	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Boeing&#8217;s second 787 takes an hour test flight; pilots report 1 problem]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeings-second-787-takes-an-hour-test-flight-pilots-report-1-problem-247401/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeings-second-787-takes-an-hour-test-flight-pilots-report-1-problem-247401/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:31:59Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:31:59Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Everett" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Washington" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 this article on Gaea Times at  : Boeing&#8217;s second 787 takes an hour test flight; pilots report 1 problem</a>.]]></summary>
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		<thr:total>0</thr:total>
	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Michelle Obama says husband getting &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-says-husband-getting-sports-stuff-for-christmas-247399/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-says-husband-getting-sports-stuff-for-christmas-247399/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:30:38Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:29:52Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Barack Obama" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Christmas" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Washington" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-says-husband-getting-sports-stuff-for-christmas-247399/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Michelle Obama says husband getting &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Mark Carlson</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[4 dead after series of dust storm accidents on I-10 south of Phoenix, some vehicles on fire]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-dead-after-series-of-dust-storm-accidents-on-i-10-south-of-phoenix-some-vehicles-on-fire-247397/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-dead-after-series-of-dust-storm-accidents-on-i-10-south-of-phoenix-some-vehicles-on-fire-247397/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:39:23Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:24:19Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents and Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Weather" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Arizona" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Fires" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Phoenix" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Storms" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Traffic" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Transportation" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Tucson" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Dust storm wrecks south of Phoenix leave 4 dead

PHOENIX — A sudden dust storm Tuesday spawned a series of collisions involving as many as 20 vehicles on Interstate 10 south of Phoenix, leaving at least four people dead.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said other casualties were airlifted to Phoenix hospitals with severe burns and .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-dead-after-series-of-dust-storm-accidents-on-i-10-south-of-phoenix-some-vehicles-on-fire-247397/">4 dead after series of dust storm accidents on I-10 south of Phoenix, some vehicles on fire</a>.]]></summary>
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		<thr:total>0</thr:total>
	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[2 Pa. teens plead not guilty to federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-pa-teens-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-247395/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-pa-teens-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-247395/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:21:18Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:19:08Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Hate Crimes" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Human Rights and Civil Liberties" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Human Welfare" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Law and Order" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Society" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Immigration" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Pennsylvania" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Wilkes-barre" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Pa. teens plead not guilty to hate crime charge

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania teenagers have pleaded not guilty in federal court to a hate crime in the death of an illegal Mexican immigrant.
Eighteen-year-old Brandon Piekarsky and 19-year-old Derrick Donchak were arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre (BEHR&#8217;) on charges stemming from the July 2008 beating death of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-pa-teens-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-247395/" title="2 Pa. teens plead not guilty to federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>DPA</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-ranks-at-bottom-in-us-happiness-rating-247393/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-ranks-at-bottom-in-us-happiness-rating-247393/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:16:25Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:16:01Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Society" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="World" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[NEW YORK - New Yorkers, it seems, are the most unhappy bunch you can imagine in the US, a study published in Science magazine said Tuesday.

New York ranks 51st behind Connecticut (50) and New Jersey (49) in a list that includes Washington DC (37), according to the study by two academics, Andrew Oswald of the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-ranks-at-bottom-in-us-happiness-rating-247393/">New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Deepti Hajela</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Lawyer for EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-for-emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-decries-rush-to-judgment-247391/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:02:06Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:02:06Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents and Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Disaster Planning and Response" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Law and Order" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Criminal Investigations" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York City" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Accused EMTs&#8217; lawyer decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;

NEW YORK — The lawyer for two New York City emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman says his clients are being vilified by a rush to judgment.
Douglas Rosenthal tells The Associated Press that he&#8217;s confident the facts will show that Jason Green and ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-for-emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-decries-rush-to-judgment-247391/">Lawyer for EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Darlene Superville</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-lady-reads-christmas-classic-to-sick-children-along-with-first-daughters-and-dog-bo-247390/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:00:57Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T20:00:57Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Christmas" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Washington" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Ben Hubbard</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-passes-counter-demands-to-hamas-for-prisoner-swap-details-could-scuttle-deal-247388/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T19:59:50Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T19:59:50Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Military" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Africa" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Egypt" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Gaza City" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Gaza Strip" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Israel" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Middle East" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North Africa" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Palestinian Territories" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Prisoner Exchange" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Syria" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Territorial Disputes" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="West Bank" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Israel passes demands in prisoner swap to Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel delivered its counter-demands Tuesday for a deal with Hamas to exchange about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a single Israeli soldier held captive by Gaza militants for more than three years.
As families on both sides agonized over the outcome, last-minute differences over who ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-passes-counter-demands-to-hamas-for-prisoner-swap-details-could-scuttle-deal-247388/">Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Ron Todt</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-wins-ride-in-george-washingtons-boat-as-part-of-delaware-river-crossing-fundraiser-247385/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T19:46:50Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T19:46:50Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Christmas" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Pennsylvania" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Philadelphia" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-wins-ride-in-george-washingtons-boat-as-part-of-delaware-river-crossing-fundraiser-247385/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/agreement-settles-allegations-banking-giant-violated-us-sanctions-on-money-transfers-to-iran-247384/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T19:33:30Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T19:33:30Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Iran" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Middle East" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Washington" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agreement-settles-allegations-banking-giant-violated-us-sanctions-on-money-transfers-to-iran-247384/" title="Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Samantha Critchell</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/usher-balancing-flashy-and-classy-with-a-look-that-is-always-evolving-247382/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T19:30:14Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T19:30:14Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Lifestyle" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Beauty And Fashion" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Fashion" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Usher is slowly building a lifestyle brand

NEW YORK — Usher knows his stuff when it comes to fashion.
The R&#038;B singer describes his style as &#8220;flashy classy&#8221; and he is known for seamlessly moving between three-piece banker suits and leather jackets. He admires edgier designers such as Rick Owens, Marc Jacobs and Kris Van Assche.
Usher has ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usher-balancing-flashy-and-classy-with-a-look-that-is-always-evolving-247382/">Original article on  : Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Secret Service holds woman in Hawaii after death threat made against Michelle Obama]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/secret-service-holds-woman-in-hawaii-after-death-threat-made-against-michelle-obama-247379/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T19:26:53Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T19:26:31Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Barack Obama" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Hawaii" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Honolulu" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threat
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, ... Read the original article 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>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/adventurers-niece-saddened-by-renaming-of-venezuelas-angel-falls-247378/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/adventurers-niece-saddened-by-renaming-of-venezuelas-angel-falls-247378/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T19:13:31Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T19:13:31Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Lifestyle" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Arcata" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="California" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Latin America And Caribbean" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="South America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Travel" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Venezuela" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Venezuela-angel Falls" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Adventurer&#8217;s niece sad over Angel Falls renaming

ARCATA, Calif. — The niece of adventurer Jimmie Angel says she is saddened that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wants to go back to using the indigenous name for the world&#8217;s tallest waterfall.
The waterfall, known as Angel Falls, was named after the American pilot who saw the natural wonder from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/adventurers-niece-saddened-by-renaming-of-venezuelas-angel-falls-247378/">Source &nbsp;: Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</a>.]]></summary>
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		<thr:total>0</thr:total>
	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Snowmobile travel open at Yellowstone after howitzers trigger avalanches]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snowmobile-travel-open-at-yellowstone-after-howitzers-trigger-avalanches-247376/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/snowmobile-travel-open-at-yellowstone-after-howitzers-trigger-avalanches-247376/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T18:58:03Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:58:03Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents and Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Natural Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Wyoming" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Yellowstone National Park" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Yellowstone opens for winter season
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is now open after crews used a howitzer in recent days to trigger avalanches on Sylvan Pass.

The East Entrance opened Tuesday morning. All park entrances are now open.
Commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches travel over Sylvan Pass when weather and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snowmobile-travel-open-at-yellowstone-after-howitzers-trigger-avalanches-247376/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Snowmobile travel open at Yellowstone after howitzers trigger avalanches</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[County executive signs zoning measure needed for Maryland&#8217;s largest slots proposal]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/county-executive-signs-zoning-measure-needed-for-marylands-largest-slots-proposal-247373/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/county-executive-signs-zoning-measure-needed-for-marylands-largest-slots-proposal-247373/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T18:50:58Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:50:58Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Annapolis" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Maryland" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Middle East" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/county-executive-signs-zoning-measure-needed-for-marylands-largest-slots-proposal-247373/">here</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Police: Dust storm leads to 20 accidents on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-dust-storm-leads-to-20-accidents-on-interstate-10-in-arizona-some-vehicles-on-fire-247371/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:00:46Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:41:49Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents and Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Weather" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Arizona" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Fires" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Phoenix" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Storms" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Traffic" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Transportation" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Dust storm leads to wrecks in Arizona
PHOENIX — A sudden dust storm has spawned 20 or more collisions Tuesday on Interstate 10 in central Arizona, with several vehicles catching fire.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said at least one person died, and several others were flown to Phoenix hospitals, some with severe burns and other .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-dust-storm-leads-to-20-accidents-on-interstate-10-in-arizona-some-vehicles-on-fire-247371/">Police: Dust storm leads to 20 accidents on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Ians</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Boy dies after falling into Mumbai manhole]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/boy-dies-after-falling-into-mumbai-manhole-247369/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T18:38:02Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:38:02Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents and Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Mumbai" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[MUMBAI - A five-year-old boy, who had gone missing since Tuesday afternoon, was found dead in a manhole in northeast Mumbai&#8217;s Mankhurd suburb. Police said a team had been sent to the site.

According to a Samajwadi Party leader of the area, there was a frantic search for the boy who was reported missing from Indira .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boy-dies-after-falling-into-mumbai-manhole-247369/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Boy dies after falling into Mumbai manhole</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Leanne Italie</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[They said it couldn&#8217;t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/they-said-it-couldnt-be-done-new-decade-of-year-shaped-glasses-for-2010-despite-1-247367/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/they-said-it-couldnt-be-done-new-decade-of-year-shaped-glasses-for-2010-despite-1-247367/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:42:52Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:32:43Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Lifestyle" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Holidays" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York City" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Occasions" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Parties" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Wacky New Year specs live on in 2010, despite 1

NEW YORK — The decade&#8217;s end was supposed to finish off those wacky, year-shaped glasses favored by the reveling seas on New Years Eve in Times Square and around the world. Gone would be the convenient loops of the 1990s and the double-zero good times of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/they-said-it-couldnt-be-done-new-decade-of-year-shaped-glasses-for-2010-despite-1-247367/" title="They said it couldn&#8217;t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-called-in-to-help-with-unruly-crowd-at-delta-terminal-at-jfk-airport-in-nyc-247366/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-called-in-to-help-with-unruly-crowd-at-delta-terminal-at-jfk-airport-in-nyc-247366/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T18:48:12Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:28:05Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Haiti" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-called-in-to-help-with-unruly-crowd-at-delta-terminal-at-jfk-airport-in-nyc-247366/">Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Cleveland suburb, 4 vehicles hit since August]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-shooter-targeting-moving-cars-in-cleveland-suburb-4-vehicles-hit-since-august-247362/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:11:35Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:18:47Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Berea" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Cleveland" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Ohio" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Violent Crime" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Ohio

BEREA, Ohio — Police in a Cleveland suburb say they think someone has been shooting at moving vehicles over the last few months.
Berea (buh-REE&#8217;-uh) police say four vehicles have been damaged in three shootings since mid-August.
No one has been hurt, but police Lt. Gary Black says it&#8217;s a .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-shooter-targeting-moving-cars-in-cleveland-suburb-4-vehicles-hit-since-august-247362/">Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Cleveland suburb, 4 vehicles hit since August</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Mike Corder</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenage-dutch-sailor-laura-dekker-sees-life-unravel-after-court-blocks-dream-voyage-247359/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T19:50:05Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:16:45Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Human Welfare" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Law and Order" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Lifestyle" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Society" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Australia And Oceania" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Criminal Investigations" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Europe" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Hague" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Netherlands" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New Zealand" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Outdoor Recreation" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Recreation And Leisure" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Sailing" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Sports" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Western Europe" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Young sailor Dekker&#8217;s dreams dashed
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Just four months ago Laura Dekker was a carefree 13-year-old with an extraordinary dream — to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. On Tuesday, police hauled her home — clutching a suitcase and guitar — from a mystery trip to the Caribbean, and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenage-dutch-sailor-laura-dekker-sees-life-unravel-after-court-blocks-dream-voyage-247359/">Source article &nbsp;: Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[RI selects Chevron as developer of wind turbine project in Narragansett]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-selects-chevron-as-developer-of-wind-turbine-project-in-narragansett-247358/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T18:10:30Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:10:30Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Providence" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Rhode Island" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-selects-chevron-as-developer-of-wind-turbine-project-in-narragansett-247358/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : RI selects Chevron as developer of wind turbine project in Narragansett</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Saudi official: Weeks of fighting with Yemen rebels has left 73 Saudis dead, 26 missing]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-official-weeks-of-fighting-with-yemen-rebels-has-left-73-saudis-dead-26-missing-247356/" />
		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-official-weeks-of-fighting-with-yemen-rebels-has-left-73-saudis-dead-26-missing-247356/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T18:10:14Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:10:14Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Military" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Middle East" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Riyadh" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Saudi  Arabia" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Yemen" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Weeks of fighting Yemen rebels killed 73 Saudis

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that 73 Saudis have been killed and 26 have gone missing since the kingdom launched an offensive against Yemeni Shiite rebels along the border last month.
The announcement was the first indication that the U.S. ally had suffered such heavy losses ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-official-weeks-of-fighting-with-yemen-rebels-has-left-73-saudis-dead-26-missing-247356/">Read more : Saudi official: Weeks of fighting with Yemen rebels has left 73 Saudis dead, 26 missing</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Ians</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Smuggling bid foiled in Dubai]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/smuggling-bid-foiled-in-dubai-247355/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T18:07:54Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:07:54Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents and Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="World" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Dubai" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[DUBAI - The Dubai Customs Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle narcotics by arresting a passenger carrying small capsules of drugs hidden in his stomach, WAM news agency reported Tuesday. 

Ali Al Magahwi, director of Airport Operations Department at Dubai Customs, said the customs inspectors noticed the nervous behaviour of a passenger heading from an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/smuggling-bid-foiled-in-dubai-247355/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Smuggling bid foiled in Dubai</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Ians</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Ensure urban amenities in rural areas, Kalam tells students]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ensure-urban-amenities-in-rural-areas-kalam-tells-students-247354/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T18:07:50Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T18:07:50Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Education" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Lucknow" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[LUCKNOW - Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Tuesday asked students in Uttar Pradesh to emulate a development model he had successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu years ago to bring urban amenities to rural areas.

Addressing the 7th convocation ceremony of the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)here, Kalam sought to introduce the &#8220;Providing Urban Amenities in Rural .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ensure-urban-amenities-in-rural-areas-kalam-tells-students-247354/">Ensure urban amenities in rural areas, Kalam tells students</a>.]]></summary>
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	</entry>
		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Hillel Italie</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T20:50:44Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T17:50:39Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Entertainment" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Law and Order" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Military" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Religion" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Society" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Arts And Entertainment" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="California" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Celebrity" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Crimes Against Children" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="England" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Europe" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Islam" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="London" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Los Angeles" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Santa" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Survivor" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Terrorism" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United Kingdom" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Violent Crime" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Western Europe" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/">Original article &nbsp;: Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to head to Afghanistan in 2010]]></title>
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		<updated>2009-12-22T17:50:38Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T17:50:04Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Afghanistan" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Asia" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Barack Obama" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Central Asia" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Fort Campbell" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Kentucky" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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Fort Campbell brigade headed to Afghanistan
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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-head-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247347/">Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to head to Afghanistan in 2010</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan in 2010]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-deploy-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247345/" />
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		<updated>2009-12-22T17:47:24Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T17:47:15Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="News" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Afghanistan" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Asia" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Barack Obama" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Central Asia" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Fort Campbell" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Kentucky" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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Fort Campbell brigade to deploy to Afghanistan
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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-deploy-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247345/">Source &nbsp;: Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan in 2010</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[2 killed in NC as car pulls onto tracks ahead of Amtrak train headed from Charlotte to NYC]]></title>
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		<updated>2009-12-22T18:03:29Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T17:44:44Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents and Disasters" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Accidents" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Efland" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North Carolina" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Transportation" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
2 killed in NC as Amtrak train hits car
EFLAND, N.C. — Two people are dead and a baby is in the hospital after an Amtrak train hit a car at a North Carolina railroad crossing

Authorities said the car was crossing tracks Tuesday morning in Efland, about 40 miles northwest of Raleigh.
Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-killed-in-nc-as-car-pulls-onto-tracks-ahead-of-amtrak-train-headed-from-charlotte-to-nyc-247344/">2 killed in NC as car pulls onto tracks ahead of Amtrak train headed from Charlotte to NYC</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>AP</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[DC government asks judge to dismiss suit by gay-marriage opponents seeking ballot initiative]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-government-asks-judge-to-dismiss-suit-by-gay-marriage-opponents-seeking-ballot-initiative-247343/</id>
		<updated>2009-12-22T17:43:39Z</updated>
		<published>2009-12-22T17:43:39Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Family Issues" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Human Rights and Civil Liberties" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Human Welfare" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Law and Order" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Marriage" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Society" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="North America" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://blog.taragana.com/n" term="Washington" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
DC asks judge to dismiss gay marriage lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by opponents of same-sex marriage.
The plaintiffs, led by local pastor Bishop Harry Jackson, are seeking to get their proposed ban on gay marriage on the ballot. They are suing after the Board of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-government-asks-judge-to-dismiss-suit-by-gay-marriage-opponents-seeking-ballot-initiative-247343/" title="DC government asks judge to dismiss suit by gay-marriage opponents seeking ballot initiative">>>></a>.]]></summary>
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