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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Alexandria</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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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, ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-upholds-4-year-sentence-for-egyptian-blogger-convicted-of-insulting-islam-and-president-247403/">Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>From US childhood to Pakistan accusations: Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure young Americans?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure 5 Americans to Pakistan?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — There was a book left in a Pakistani hotel room where five young men from Virginia were arrested, suspected of trying to join Taliban forces. Called &#8220;The Pact,&#8221; that book tells the true story of three boys from a rough neighborhood and broken homes who ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/from-us-childhood-to-pakistan-accusations-did-jihadi-cool-lure-young-americans-246627/">Original article on  : From US childhood to Pakistan accusations: Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure young Americans?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt retrieves an ancient temple pylon from Cleopatra&#8217;s city, sunken in Alexandria&#8217;s waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katarina Kratovac</dc:creator>
		
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Monument lifted from Cleopatra&#8217;s underwater city

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday lifted an ancient granite temple pylon out of the waters of the Mediterranean, where it had lain for centuries as part of the palace complex of Cleopatra, submerged in Alexandria&#8217;s harbor.
The pylon, which once stood at the entrance to a temple of Isis, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-retrieves-an-ancient-temple-pylon-from-cleopatras-city-sunken-in-alexandrias-waters-245421/">Egypt retrieves an ancient temple pylon from Cleopatra&#8217;s city, sunken in Alexandria&#8217;s waters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: FBI questions some of US students held in Pakistan, conspiracy charge weighed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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AP sources: FBI questions students, eyes charges

WASHINGTON — FBI agents have questioned some of the young Americans arrested in Pakistan as U.S. investigators gather evidence that could lead to a conspiracy charge against them, an American official and another person familiar with the case said Friday.
Agents are working to see if there is enough evidence ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-fbi-questions-some-of-us-students-held-in-pakistan-conspiracy-charge-weighed-243082/" title="AP sources: FBI questions some of US students held in Pakistan, conspiracy charge weighed">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan &#8216;regular kids&#8217;

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The five young Americans detained in Pakistan as part of a terrorism investigation were wholesome kids who never exhibited any signs of religious extremism, according to the youth director at a mosque where they worshipped.
&#8220;I never observed any extreme behavior with them,&#8221; said Mustafa Abu .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mosque-spokesman-families-of-missing-men-detained-in-pakistan-going-through-severe-hardship-243065/">Source article &nbsp;: Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Worried parents at heart of terror probe after 5 missing Americans caught in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Worried parents at heart of terror probe
WASHINGTON — When five young American Muslims were arrested in Pakistan over possible links to terrorism, a key break in the case came not from federal agents or spies, but parents worried their sons may have made a terrible decision.
The families, based in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/worried-parents-at-heart-of-terror-probe-after-5-missing-americans-caught-in-pakistan-242379/">Read : Worried parents at heart of terror probe after 5 missing Americans caught in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Not-so-Zen: Yoga instructors suing Va., say planned regulations violate free speech rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. instructors: Yoga regulations unconstitutional

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Three Virginia yoga instructors aren&#8217;t feeling so Zen about a state plan to regulate and license would-be teachers of the ancient discipline.
The instructors say they plan to file a federal lawsuit in Alexandria on Tuesday claiming the plan infringes on their free speech rights.
They say entrepreneurs would have ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/not-so-zen-yoga-instructors-suing-va-say-planned-regulations-violate-free-speech-rights-238307/" title="Not-so-Zen: Yoga instructors suing Va., say planned regulations violate free speech rights">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>La. police say a homeless man broke into a woman&#8217;s home to cook a meal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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La. police say man broke into home to cook meal

ALEXANDRIA, La. — Alexandria police have arrested a man they said broke into an home to cook a meal. The Alexandria Daily Town Talk reported Wednesday that 29-year-old man, who told police he was homeless, was arrested and charged with burglary.
A woman told police she walked ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-police-say-a-homeless-man-broke-into-a-womans-home-to-cook-a-meal-235918/">La. police say a homeless man broke into a woman&#8217;s home to cook a meal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama, agriculture secretary visit Alexandria, Va., school, tour its vegetable garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Michelle Obama visits Va. school, tours garden

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — First Lady Michelle Obama received a few gardening tips from students Wednesday as she toured a Virginia elementary school&#8217;s vegetable garden.
Mrs. Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Hollin Meadows Elementary to promote the Obama administration&#8217;s Healthier U.S. Schools initiative.
Students showed the first lady how they ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-agriculture-secretary-visit-alexandria-va-school-tour-its-vegetable-garden-231849/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Michelle Obama, agriculture secretary visit Alexandria, Va., school, tour its vegetable garden</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moussaoui trial, the first in US over 9/11, surprised everyone, confounded predictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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First US trial of 9/11 case was full of surprises

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Zacarias Moussaoui was a clown who could not keep his mouth shut, according to his old al-Qaida boss, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. But Moussaoui was surprisingly tame when tried for the 9/11 attacks — never turning the courtroom into the circus of anti-U.S. tirades .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moussaoui-trial-the-first-in-us-over-911-surprised-everyone-confounded-predictions-231300/">Original article &nbsp;: Moussaoui trial, the first in US over 9/11, surprised everyone, confounded predictions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years; longest term for US rep for bribery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Corruption lands ex-Louisiana congressman 13 years

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors called a former Louisiana congressman&#8217;s corruption the most extensive in the history of Congress. His punishment delivered a similar message.
William Jefferson, who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-la-congressman-in-freezer-cash-case-gets-13-years-longest-term-for-us-rep-for-bribery-229283/">Ex-La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years; longest term for US rep for bribery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a congressman for bribery charges.
William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans for nearly .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-la-congressman-in-freezer-cash-case-gets-13-years-in-prison-for-bribery-racketeering-228964/">Former La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Rep. William Jefferson of La. faces prison time for bribery conviction in freezer cash case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-congressman faces prison in freezer cash case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer and was later convicted of federal bribery charges will soon learn his punishment.
William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday afternoon in Virginia.
Jefferson was convicted on ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-rep-william-jefferson-of-la-faces-prison-time-for-bribery-conviction-in-freezer-cash-case-228429/">Ex-Rep. William Jefferson of La. faces prison time for bribery conviction in freezer cash case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia coffee company owner pleads guilty in $16 million fraud scheme to buy coffee beans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Virginia man pleads guilty in $16M fraud scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors say the owner of a Virginia coffee roasting company has pleaded guilty in fraud schemes that resulted in $16 million in illegal proceeds.
Forty-six-year-old Hanif Hassan Moledina, formerly of Great Falls, pleaded guilty on Thursday to four counts of wire fraud. He will be ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/virginia-coffee-company-owner-pleads-guilty-in-16-million-fraud-scheme-to-buy-coffee-beans-227612/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Virginia coffee company owner pleads guilty in $16 million fraud scheme to buy coffee beans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man convicted of German court stabbing of Egyptian woman, sentenced to life in prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Man convicted of Egyptian woman&#8217;s court killing

DRESDEN, Germany — A Russian-born German man was found guilty Wednesday of murder and sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in court, an attack that triggered outrage in the Muslim world.
The Dresden state court said in its ruling that because of the particularly ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-convicted-of-german-court-stabbing-of-egyptian-woman-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-225848/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Man convicted of German court stabbing of Egyptian woman, sentenced to life in prison</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors seek at least 27 years in prison for ex-Rep. Jefferson in bribery case</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Govt asks 27 years in prison for ex-Rep. Jefferson

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors want a prison term of at least 27 years for a former Louisiana congressman convicted of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.
William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans, was convicted of bribery, racketeering and other counts. The .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-seek-at-least-27-years-in-prison-for-ex-rep-jefferson-in-bribery-case-223380/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial stars convicted of fraud in stock-trading seminars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial stars

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge has tossed out federal fraud convictions against two salespeople who used late-night infomercials to tout their stock-trading abilities and lure customers.
A jury convicted Linda Woolf of Sandy, Utah, and David Gengler of Draper, Utah, in May on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. The two .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-tosses-verdicts-against-infomercial-stars-convicted-of-fraud-in-stock-trading-seminars-207619/">Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial stars convicted of fraud in stock-trading seminars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial pair convicted of fraud in stock-trading seminars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial pair

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge has tossed out guilty verdicts against two salespeople who used late-night infomercials to tout their stock-trading abilities.
A jury had convicted Utah residents Linda Woolf and David Gengler on fraud charges in May. The two were among the top earners at a company called Teach .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-tosses-verdicts-against-infomercial-pair-convicted-of-fraud-in-stock-trading-seminars-207406/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial pair convicted of fraud in stock-trading seminars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Egypt, a synagogue renovation elicits complicated feelings about preserving Jewish history</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matti Friedman</dc:creator>
		
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Egyptians conflicted over preserving Jewish past

CAIRO — The warren of slum alleys is called the Jews&#8217; Quarter, but no Jews live there. The ancient synagogue still stands, but its roof is gone. The government is renovating it, but is doing so at a moment when anti-Israel feeling is running especially high in Egypt.
The Ben Maimon ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-egypt-a-synagogue-renovation-elicits-complicated-feelings-about-preserving-jewish-history-205913/">In Egypt, a synagogue renovation elicits complicated feelings about preserving Jewish history</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va. school buses boy, 5, to wrong stop; kindergartner wanders streets before safe recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — School officials are pledging improvements after a 5-year-old Virginia boy was mistakenly put on a bus and dropped off in an unfamiliar neighborhood.

Strangers found the boy last week crying and wandering the streets. They identified his school in Alexandria by materials in his backpack and contacted the mother. The boy was returned .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-school-buses-boy-5-to-wrong-stop-kindergartner-wanders-streets-before-safe-recovery-194789/">Source &nbsp;: Va. school buses boy, 5, to wrong stop; kindergartner wanders streets before safe recovery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20-year-old man critically injured in house explosion in central Indiana city of Alexandria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Ind. — An explosion has destroyed a house in central Indiana, badly burning a 20-year-old man who was inside.

Alexandria fire Capt. Jim King says the house had collapsed and was engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived Tuesday evening.
Derek Noland was taken to the burn unit of Wishard Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, where ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-year-old-man-critically-injured-in-house-explosion-in-central-indiana-city-of-alexandria-182598/">20-year-old man critically injured in house explosion in central Indiana city of Alexandria</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Eighty-one percent of amusement parks will hold Halloween or fall-themed events this year, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.

But fewer than half of them offered Halloween attractions 15 years ago, illustrating the tremendous growth in recreation related to the holiday, according to an informal survey conducted by IAAPA ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/halloween-themed-attractions-at-amusement-parks-182172/" title="Halloween-themed attractions at amusement parks">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury convicts retired Air Force officer of selling secrets to China, faces 20 year sentence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury has convicted a retired Air Force officer on charges of selling classified information on U.S.-China military relations to a Chinese agent and lying to the FBI about it.

James W. Fondren Jr. was convicted Friday on three counts in Alexandria federal court and was acquitted on several others. He faces a .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-convicts-retired-air-force-officer-of-selling-secrets-to-china-faces-20-year-sentence-179283/">Jury convicts retired Air Force officer of selling secrets to China, faces 20 year sentence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trial begins in Va. for Air Force officer accused of selling secrets to Chinese spy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Air Force officer is on trial for providing secret military information to a New Orleans furniture salesman who turned out to be a Chinese spy.

Prosecutors told a jury in federal court in Alexandria on Monday that James Fondren of Annandale, Va., sold &#8220;opinion papers&#8221; containing classified information about U.S.-China military ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trial-begins-in-va-for-air-force-officer-accused-of-selling-secrets-to-chinese-spy-174464/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Trial begins in Va. for Air Force officer accused of selling secrets to Chinese spy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top US military officer: commitment needed in decades ahead to tackle mental wounds of war</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kimberly Hefling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed frustration Wednesday with the pace of government work to heal the mental wounds of war.

Recalling a meeting last year with a group of homeless veterans from the recent wars, Mullen said he worries about the rise of a new generation of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-us-military-officer-commitment-needed-in-decades-ahead-to-tackle-mental-wounds-of-war-170130/">Top US military officer: commitment needed in decades ahead to tackle mental wounds of war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY woman pleads guilty to participating in $2.1M identity theft ring involving Bernanke&#8217;s wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A fourth person has pleaded guilty in a $2.1 million identity theft ring in which Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke&#8217;s wife was a victim.

Federal prosecutors say 46-year-old Claire Barker of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to commit bank fraud in the nationwide scheme that involved at least 10 financial institutions.
Authorities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-woman-pleads-guilty-to-participating-in-21m-identity-theft-ring-involving-bernankes-wife-159151/" title="NY woman pleads guilty to participating in $2.1M identity theft ring involving Bernanke&#8217;s wife">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. man pleads guilty to buying $2 million of contraband cigarettes in undercover case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in federal court to buying more than $2 million of contraband cigarettes.

Bing Feng Mai of Harrisburg pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of felony cigarette trafficking. Mai was arrested July 2 after a series of meetings with undercover officers in northern Virginia, during which authorities said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-pleads-guilty-to-buying-2-million-of-contraband-cigarettes-in-undercover-case-150486/">Read : Pa. man pleads guilty to buying $2 million of contraband cigarettes in undercover case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alexandria, Va., names first black police chief, replacing ex-chief who resigned over DUI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Washington suburb is naming the first black police chief in its 260-year history to replace a chief who resigned after he was charged with drunken driving.

City spokesman Tony Castrilli said Tuesday that Alexandria, Va., officials are giving the job to Earl L. Cook, who has served as acting police chief since ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alexandria-va-names-first-black-police-chief-replacing-ex-chief-who-resigned-over-dui-149437/">Alexandria, Va., names first black police chief, replacing ex-chief who resigned over DUI</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meat in your drink? Carnivorous cocktails mean a nice cold glass of bacon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — First you cook the bacon, remove the fat and tear it into pieces. It sounds like the start of a nice breakfast, but it&#8217;s actually the first part of mixologist Adam Seger&#8217;s Baconcello recipe. The next step is steeping the bacon in vodka for 72 hours.

Bacon-infused spirits and other so-called &#8220;carnivorous cocktails&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meat-in-your-drink-carnivorous-cocktails-mean-a-nice-cold-glass-of-bacon-146370/">Source article &nbsp;: Meat in your drink? Carnivorous cocktails mean a nice cold glass of bacon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hilton hotel in Va. holds contest to give away $10,000 meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Hilton hotel in Virginia just outside of Washington is holding a contest to award $10,000 worth of space and services to be used by a company holding a business meeting at the property in 2010.

The Hilton Alexandria Old Town is asking meeting planners across the U.S. to share their thoughts on .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hilton-hotel-in-va-holds-contest-to-give-away-10000-meeting-141924/">Hilton hotel in Va. holds contest to give away $10,000 meeting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 plead guilty to trying to bribe US Army captain for road-building contract in Afghanistan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two men have pleaded guilty to offering a $1 million bribe to a U.S. army officer in Afghanistan for a contract there.

Rohullah Farooqi Lodin, 48, of Irvine, Calif., and Hashmatullah Farooqi, 38, of New York City, are dual citizens of the United States and Afghanistan. Both men admitted Friday during a federal ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-plead-guilty-to-trying-to-bribe-us-army-captain-for-road-building-contract-in-afghanistan-133638/">2 plead guilty to trying to bribe US Army captain for road-building contract in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A day after bribery conviction, jury rules ex-congressman Jefferson must forfeit $470,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal jury has ruled that a former Louisiana congressman must forfeit roughly $470,000 in bribery receipts.

Thursday&#8217;s ruling comes a day after Democrat William Jefferson was convicted on 11 counts, including bribery, for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.
The jury returned to consider the technical question of whether he ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-day-after-bribery-conviction-jury-rules-ex-congressman-jefferson-must-forfeit-470000-132909/">A day after bribery conviction, jury rules ex-congressman Jefferson must forfeit $470,000</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury handed federal prosecutors a victory in finding an ex-congressman guilty of bribery, racketeering and other charges, four months after a corruption conviction against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was tossed aside in an embarrassing blow to the Justice Department.

William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans for almost .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conviction-in-ex-congressman-freezer-cash-case-comes-after-botched-ted-stevens-prosecution-132342/">Original article &nbsp;: Conviction in ex-congressman freezer cash case comes after botched Ted Stevens prosecution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury convicts former La. congressman Jefferson of 11 of 16 counts in freezer cash bribe case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Louisiana congressman accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes was convicted in federal court Wednesday in a case in which agents famously found $90,000 stashed in his freezer.

William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans for almost 20 years, was stoic as the verdict .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-convicts-former-la-congressman-jefferson-of-11-of-16-counts-in-freezer-cash-bribe-case-131979/">Jury convicts former La. congressman Jefferson of 11 of 16 counts in freezer cash bribe case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury begins deliberations in corruption trial of ex-congressman found with cash in freezer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Jury deliberations have started in the corruption trial of a former Louisiana congressman who gained notoriety after FBI agents found $90,000 hidden in his freezer.

William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans, is accused of receiving more than $400,000 in bribes and soliciting millions more in exchange for using his .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-begins-deliberations-in-corruption-trial-of-ex-congressman-found-with-cash-in-freezer-125788/">Jury begins deliberations in corruption trial of ex-congressman found with cash in freezer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury to begin deciding whether ex-congressman Jefferson is guilty of taking $400,000 in bribes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Ex-congressman William Jefferson was a political rock star in west Africa who was willing to wield his influence for financial benefit, but that is not a crime, his defense lawyer told a jury Wednesday.

Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans before losing last year, is accused of receiving more than ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-to-begin-deciding-whether-ex-congressman-jefferson-is-guilty-of-taking-400000-in-bribes-124701/" title="Jury to begin deciding whether ex-congressman Jefferson is guilty of taking $400,000 in bribes">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors say $90,000 found in freezer was only the latest bribery scheme by ex-congressman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors say the $90,000 cash found in the freezer of a former Louisiana congressman was just the most recent bribe money he&#8217;d received.

A jury was hearing closing arguments Wednesday in the bribery trial of Democrat William Jefferson, who is accused of receiving more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-say-90000-found-in-freezer-was-only-the-latest-bribery-scheme-by-ex-congressman-124332/">Prosecutors say $90,000 found in freezer was only the latest bribery scheme by ex-congressman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alexandria police chief resigns after drunken driving charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria Police Chief David Baker is resigning following his arrest on drunken driving charges.

The 58-year-old will retire effective Friday.
Baker was charged with drunken driving after he was involved in a car accident in Arlington over the weekend. He had blood-alcohol level of 0.19, more than twice the legal limit.
The city said Tuesday .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alexandria-police-chief-resigns-after-drunken-driving-charges-123342/">Alexandria police chief resigns after drunken driving charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va. police chief resigns after being charged with DUI at more than twice the legal limit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The police chief of a Virginia city is resigning after he was accused of drunken driving at more than twice the legal limit.

Alexandria City Manager James K. Hartmann announced Tuesday that police Chief David Baker is leaving his position. The 58-year-old will retire effective Friday.
Baker was charged with drunken driving after he ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-police-chief-resigns-after-being-charged-with-dui-at-more-than-twice-the-legal-limit-123320/">Va. police chief resigns after being charged with DUI at more than twice the legal limit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US man who joined al-Qaida gets life for then-President George W. Bush assassination plot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A U.S. man who became an al-Qaida terrorist while attending college in Saudi Arabia and plotted to assassinate then-President George W. Bush was defiant Monday as he was sentenced to life in prison.

An appeals court had overturned the original 30-year sentence for Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 28, who was born in Houston ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-man-who-joined-al-qaida-gets-life-for-then-president-george-w-bush-assassination-plot-122142/">US man who joined al-Qaida gets life for then-President George W. Bush assassination plot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alexandria, Va., police chief charged with drunken driving at more than twice the legal limit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The police chief of a Virginia city is accused of driving drunk at more than twice the legal blood-alcohol limit.

Alexandria city officials say David Baker was arrested after he was involved in a car crash late Saturday in an unmarked city vehicle. They say his blood-alcohol level was .19 percent. The legal .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alexandria-va-police-chief-charged-with-drunken-driving-at-more-than-twice-the-legal-limit-121928/">Alexandria, Va., police chief charged with drunken driving at more than twice the legal limit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Closing arguments near in bribery trial of ex-congressman accused of hiding cash in freezer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Defense lawyers for a former Louisiana congressman accused of taking bribes and found with $90,000 in cash in his freezer presented their side to a federal jury Thursday in a matter of hours.

Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, is accused of accepting more than $400,000 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/closing-arguments-near-in-bribery-trial-of-ex-congressman-accused-of-hiding-cash-in-freezer-119129/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Closing arguments near in bribery trial of ex-congressman accused of hiding cash in freezer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney says Former La. congressman Jefferson not expected to testify at his bribery trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Louisiana congressman accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes will not testify in his defense at his bribery trial, his lawyer said Wednesday.

William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans until losing a re-election bid last year, is charged in federal court with accepting more .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-says-former-la-congressman-jefferson-not-expected-to-testify-at-his-bribery-trial-117827/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge has turned away a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed by an attorney seeking to exploit a quirk in federal patent law that had been dormant for more than a century.

Washington patent attorney Matthew Pequignot (PECK-eh-naw) sued the Solo Cup Company claiming that it was misleading consumers by marking its products with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-rejects-plaintiffs-lawsuit-against-cup-maker-in-first-of-its-kind-patent-case-103425/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Judge rejects plaintiff&#8217;s lawsuit against cup maker in first-of-its-kind patent case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Video of La. congressman accepting suitcase full of cash from FBI informant played at trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — From four different angles, jurors saw a former Louisiana congressman accept a suitcase filled with $100,000 on videos played in court Tuesday.

The July 2005 handoff of the suitcase from an FBI cooperating witness to former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans, is one of the key pieces ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/video-of-la-congressman-accepting-suitcase-full-of-cash-from-fbi-informant-played-at-trial-102295/" title="Video of La. congressman accepting suitcase full of cash from FBI informant played at trial">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>La. woman, 72, wakes up to discover man dressed only in underwear trying to break in</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, La. — Police said a 72-year-old woman woke up to discover a 27-year-old man dressed only in underwear trying to get into her house. A police report said the man was booked with burglary early Sunday.

The report noted the man appeared to be under the influence of an illegal substance, talking oddly and acting .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-woman-72-wakes-up-to-discover-man-dressed-only-in-underwear-trying-to-break-in-101313/">La. woman, 72, wakes up to discover man dressed only in underwear trying to break in</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On Father&#8217;s Day weekend, Obama and daughters snack on frozen custard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Simmons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The first family was in the mood for something sweet — something like vanilla custard, fudge and sprinkles.

On a muggy Saturday just before Father&#8217;s Day, President Barack Obama took Sasha, 8, and Malia, 10, to The Dairy Godmother, a frozen custard shop just outside Washington.
The president snacked on vanilla custard with hot ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-fathers-day-weekend-obama-and-daughters-snack-on-frozen-custard-87910/">Read more : On Father&#8217;s Day weekend, Obama and daughters snack on frozen custard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Witness at ex-Rep. Jefferson&#8217;s trial: &#8216;consulting fees&#8217; disguised bribe payments</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/witness-at-ex-rep-jeffersons-trial-consulting-fees-disguised-bribe-payments-85087/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Kentucky businessman testified Wednesday he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in &#8220;consulting fees&#8221; to the wife of a former Louisiana congressman that were nothing but thinly veiled bribes.

Vernon Jackson, who ran a Louisville telecommunications firm called iGate Inc., was the first witness to testify in the bribery trial of William .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/witness-at-ex-rep-jeffersons-trial-consulting-fees-disguised-bribe-payments-85087/">Witness at ex-Rep. Jefferson&#8217;s trial: &#8216;consulting fees&#8217; disguised bribe payments</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Witness at ex-La. Rep. Jefferson&#8217;s trial: &#8216;consutling fees&#8217; disguised bribe payments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A witness in the bribery trial of a former Louisiana congressman says he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to the congressman&#8217;s wife in bribes described as &#8220;consulting fees.&#8221;

William Jefferson is on trial in federal court in Virginia and accused of taking bribes and other crimes. Jefferson is a Democrat who represented .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/witness-at-ex-la-rep-jeffersons-trial-consutling-fees-disguised-bribe-payments-85001/">Witness at ex-La. Rep. Jefferson&#8217;s trial: &#8216;consutling fees&#8217; disguised bribe payments</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Opening statements due in bribery, freezer cash trial of former Rep. William Jefferson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The infamous $90,000 in cash found in the freezer of a former Louisiana congressman accused of taking bribes is evidence of nothing more than a failed FBI sting, a defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday.

William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans until losing his re-election bid last year, is charged .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/opening-statements-due-in-bribery-freezer-cash-trial-of-former-rep-william-jefferson-82827/">Opening statements due in bribery, freezer cash trial of former Rep. William Jefferson</a>.]]></description>
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