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	<title>Breaking News &#187; American</title>
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		<title>Kim Jong Il pardons American journalists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il granted pardons to two American journalists who have been held in the country for months, South Korea&#8217;s Yonhap news agency reported early Wednesday, shortly after former US president Bill Clinton arrived in the Stalinist state to secure their release.

Clinton made an unannounced visit to North Korea Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton arrives in Kenya at start of seven-nation Africa tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is bringing a message of tough love to Kenya: you are a key American friend in east Africa, but you must rein in graft and follow through on political reform.

On the first leg of a seven-nation tour of Africa, Clinton will speak to Kenya&#8217;s leadership [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US adviser to Iraqi military says it&#8217;s time for US troops to &#8216;declare victory and go home&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army adviser to the Iraqi military command in Baghdad argues in an internal memo that the U.S. should &#8220;declare victory and go home&#8221; next year, 16 months ahead of schedule.

Col. Timothy R. Reese wrote that the years-long American effort to train, equip and advise Iraqi security forces has reached a point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, other bailout firms up lobbying spending in second quarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — As Congress spent much of the last three months looking at ways to tighten regulations on financial institutions, some of the biggest recipients of the government&#8217;s $700 billion bailout increased their spending on influencing legislators.

&#8220;While these companies continue to count their taxpayer cash, they&#8217;re using their lobbying against critical financial reform,&#8221; said Ed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama offers US support to Indonesia&#8217;s president following terrorist attacks on Jakarta hotels</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has called Indonesia&#8217;s leader to express support for the Indonesian government and people after suicide attacks at two hotels killed seven people.

Obama spoke on Saturday with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SOO&#8217;-see-loh BAM&#8217;-bang yoo-doo-YOH&#8217;-noh).
The White House said Obama expressed solidarity and offered U.S. support to the Indonesian investigation. The bombings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury&#8217;s Geithner reassures Gulf leaders recession showing signs of easing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasurys-geithner-reassures-gulf-leaders-recession-showing-signs-of-easing-109161/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schreck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reached out to Gulf Arab leaders Tuesday, stressing to some of America&#8217;s top creditors that his country has a &#8220;special responsibility&#8221; to steer the world through a global recession that may finally be showing signs of easing.

A key aim of Geithner&#8217;s trip is to convince [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate starts weighing Sotomayor&#8217;s historic nomination to high court in confirmation hearings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-starts-weighing-sotomayors-historic-nomination-to-high-court-in-confirmation-hearings-107617/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor enters confirmation hearings for her historic nomination to the Supreme Court with reason to be confident about the outcome — Democrats have the votes in the Senate to make her the court&#8217;s first Hispanic and third woman justice.

Hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee begin Monday with opening remarks from the panel&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama pays tribute to Italy, cites historic friendship, political, social and military ties</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-pays-tribute-to-italy-cites-historic-friendship-political-social-and-military-ties-102792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama hails historic US-Italian ties, friendship

ROME — President Barack Obama is praising historic American ties with Italy, saying the two countries are cooperating in a number of areas, including Afghanistan.
Following private talks with President Giorgio Napolitano before joining the G-8 summit of industrialized nations, Obama called Italy &#8220;a great friend of the United States.&#8221;
Obama, joined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Mugabe describes top US Africa official &#8216;an idiot&#8221; after acrimonious meeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-mugabe-describes-top-us-africa-official-an-idiot-after-acrimonious-meeting-100764/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Shaw</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe described the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs as &#8220;an idiot&#8221; after an acrimonious meeting between the two at an African summit in Libya, Zimbabwe&#8217;s state media reported Monday.

The state Herald newspaper carried the remarks after a briefing Mugabe gave to Zimbabwean reporters at the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil rights group Sotomayor advised sued in case similar to firefighters&#8217; job test dispute</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/civil-rights-group-sotomayor-advised-sued-in-case-similar-to-firefighters-job-test-dispute-99207/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.

The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund represented Hispanic sanitation workers in New York City [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are genes behind musicians&#8217; pitch recognition skill?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/are-genes-behind-musicians-pitch-recognition-skill-98526/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Practice makes perfect in music, but fresh evidence thrown up by research shows that for aspiring musicians, genes may also influence the outcome.

Perfect pitch, also known as absolute pitch, is the rare ability to recognise and name musical notes without any reference pitch for comparison, detecting, for instance, A before middle C.	 	
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not so explicit: So you &#8216;had sex?&#8217; Well, what do you mean by that? Americans don&#8217;t know</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/not-so-explicit-so-you-had-sex-well-what-do-you-mean-by-that-americans-dont-know-96498/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — We talk about sex. A lot.

But all too often we don&#8217;t know exactly what we&#8217;re talking about. What&#8217;s considered getting to third base these days anyway?
And when it comes to philandering politicians, the line on what&#8217;s considered sex is especially fuzzy.
President Bill Clinton said oral sex wasn&#8217;t sex. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Kim doles out luxury cars to win support for 26-year-old son as NKorea&#8217;s next leader</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-kim-doles-out-luxury-cars-to-win-support-for-26-year-old-son-as-nkoreas-next-leader-90961/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il doled out foreign-made cars to senior intelligence officials to ensure their loyalty to his youngest son when he put the 26-year-old in charge of the country&#8217;s powerful spy agency, a report said Wednesday.

The appointment is part of Kim&#8217;s plan to anoint the son, Kim Jong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama launching effort to promote responsible fatherhood, devoting a day to draw attention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In an unusual devotion of time for an American president, Barack Obama is blocking out nearly an entire afternoon to promote the importance of being a good dad as a national priority.

The emphasis on responsible fatherhood is personal for Obama. When he was a presidential candidate he rebuked absentee dads — particularly those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey: The old and poor sign up for broadband, narrowing gap with young and affluent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Svensson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Some groups that have lagged in signing up for high-speed Internet service, like the elderly, the poor and rural residents, have started to gain on those who have had a head start, according to a new survey.

Those conclusions come as the government is set to decide how to spend $7.2 billion in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian, US astronauts begin &#8217;space walk&#8217; to move docking mechanism in station airlock</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-us-astronauts-begin-space-walk-to-move-docking-mechanism-in-station-airlock-77154/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Two international space station crewmen have squeezed into an airlock aboard the station to move a docking mechanism.

American Michael Barratt and Russian Gennady Padalka entered the transfer compartment in the station&#8217;s Russian-made Zvezda service module on Wednesday for a job expected to take less than 40 minutes.
The operation is considered a space walk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kidnappings for ransom spike in Pakistan with growing militancy and floundering economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nahal Toosi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI, Pakistan — The three gunmen forced the car carrying the Hindu filmmaker to stop along the bumpy street, then injected him and his driver with a sedative. The driver woke up a few hours later. The filmmaker was gone.

Six months later, in April, Satish Anand was recovered in Bannu in northwest Pakistan, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OAS overturns Cold War ouster of Cuba, but Cubans say don&#8217;t want to return</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oas-overturns-cold-war-ouster-of-cuba-but-cubans-say-dont-want-to-return-71155/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nestor Ikeda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — The Organization of American States voted by acclamation on Wednesday to revoke the 1962 measure suspending communist Cuba, overturning a landmark of the Cold War in the hemisphere.

&#8220;The Cold War has ended this day in San Pedro Sula,&#8221; said Honduran President Manuel Zelaya immediately following the announcement. &#8220;We begin a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian supreme court justice suspends court order giving custody of boy to US father</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO — A Brazilian supreme court justice has suspended a court order granting custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father.

The decision by Justice Marco Aurelio was in response to a request by a Brazilian political party. David Goldman is in Brazil and had hoped to retrieve his son Wednesday.
The Supreme Court said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NKorea bolstering its defenses, preparing long-range missile launch: reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is bolstering its coastal defenses and preparing to launch another long-range missile, believed to be capable of reaching Alaska, from a new base on its west coast, reports said Monday.

South Korean news reports said North Korea has transported its most advanced missile, which is believed to be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man  on  mission  to visit every Starbucks coffee  shop  on  the planet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-on-mission-to-visit-every-starbucks-coffee-shop-on-the-planet-66914/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 18:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - An American is on a mission to visit every single Starbucks coffee shop in the world.

According  to  the Times, the 37-year-old software  engineer  has already  been  to more than 9,100 - and he is due  to  arrive  in London  to  polish  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roemer nominated as US envoy to India</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 20:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - President Barack Obama  has  announced his  intent  to  nominate  Timothy J.  Roemer  as  the  new  U.S.  Ambassador to India.

Announcing nominations to several key administration posts on May 27,  the President said &#8220;I am grateful that  these  distinguished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea threatens to launch strikes against South Korea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL - North Korea on Wednesday threatened to launch military strikes against South Korea if any of its ships were stopped or searched as part of an American-led operation to intercept vessels suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction.

&#8220;We consider this a declaration of war against us,&#8221; an unidentified North Korean military spokesman said Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Singhs of 7 RCR: Another five years in spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - They are a close-knit, unassuming and publicity shy lot &#8212; very much like pater familias Manmohan Singh, 76. As he assumes charge as prime minister for the second time, his wife and three daughters, who were self-confessedly &#8216;not interested in politics&#8217; at one time, are set for another five years of life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arms sent by US may be falling into Taliban hands: NYT</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 22:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Arms and ordnance collected from dead insurgents near Afghanistan&#8217;s border with Pakistan strongly suggests that US munitions have leaked from Afghan forces into Taliban hands, the New York Times reported Wednesday.



Of 30 rifle magazines recently taken from insurgents&#8217; corpses, at least 17 contained cartridges, or rounds, identical to ammunition the US had provided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Girls with childhood abuse history &#8216;at early menarche risk&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new study has found that girls with a history of childhood abuse are at a risk of early menarche or onset of their menstrual periods before age 12 years.

Lead researcher Lauren A. Wise, ScD at Boston University&#8217;s Slone Epidemiology Centre said that a history of sexual abuse may increase the risk of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mazda sinks into the red for fiscal year amid auto slump, expects more losses this year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mazda-sinks-into-the-red-for-fiscal-year-amid-auto-slump-expects-more-losses-this-year-60058/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Mazda Motor Corp. sank to a loss for the fiscal year ended March, sharing the fate of other Japanese automakers battered by the global slump and strong yen.

Hiroshima-based Mazda, Japan&#8217;s fifth biggest automaker, reported Tuesday a 71.5 billion yen ($733 million) loss for the fiscal year ended March 31, as sales plunged 27 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Provence enchants with sensory delights: sun, lavender scents and glorious food</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/provence-enchants-with-sensory-delights-sun-lavender-scents-and-glorious-food-59497/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Yao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONIEUX, France — On a road trip through the south of France last summer, I hoped to find the place I&#8217;d come to love from reading Peter Mayle&#8217;s &#8220;A Year in Provence&#8221; and his other books. But I worried that the Provence of my dreams might be over-commercialized and overrun by tourists.

Happily I did find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British teen Daley wins men&#8217;s platform at US Diving Grand Prix; American Dumais wins 2nd gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 07:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — British teenager Thomas Daley won gold in the men&#8217;s platform final with 554.90 points at the USA Diving Grand Prix on Saturday.

The 14-year-old scored perfect 10s from the seven judges on his fifth dive — a backward 3½ tuck with a 3.3 degree of difficulty.
In his last three dives, Daley had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nino Burdzhanadze, leading foe of Georgia&#8217;s fiery president, an admirer of Britain&#8217;s Thatcher</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mansur Mirovalev</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TBILISI, Georgia — As street protests threaten to drive Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili from office, one of the leading candidates to replace him is a former ally and fellow architect of the Rose Revolution that brought him to power.

Known for composure, Nino Burdzhanadze spoke forcefully Friday, a month after opposition forces took to the streets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US military denies report that 147 civilians died in fighting in western Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fisnik Abrashi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Video of the aftermath of a disputed incident involving American forces and the Taliban shows bloodied bodies of children laid out with other corpses, confirming international Red Cross findings at the two remote villages in western Afghanistan. The U.S. military does not contest that civilians died but called &#8220;extremely over-exaggerated&#8221; a report by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lance Armstrong lashes out at Kazakhs that have left Astana team in crisis on eve of Giro</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 04:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VENICE, Italy — Lance Armstrong has lashed out at the Kazakh officials who let his Astana team fall into a financial crisis on the eve of his first Giro d&#8217;Italia.

The American cyclist suggested to a select group of reporters Wednesday that his Livestrong cancer foundation could step in and bail out the team.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico prepares to reopen businesses, schools as some health officials fear swine flu rebound</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-prepares-to-reopen-businesses-schools-as-some-health-officials-fear-swine-flu-rebound-52127/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 07:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexico announced a return to &#8220;normalcy&#8221; on Monday, preparing to reopen businesses and schools even as the virus sickened more than 1,400 people in 20 countries.

World health officials said the global epidemic is still in its early stages, and that a pandemic could be declared in the days to come. But Mexico&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate defeats bid to let homeowners seek foreclosure relief in bankruptcy court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Flaherty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday defeated a plan to spare hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure through bankruptcy, a bill President Barack Obama embraced but did little to see it through.

A dozen Democrats joined Republicans in the 45-51 vote to scuttle the bill, which Obama had said was important to saving the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chrysler bankruptcy raises questions about worker pensions, dealerships and tax revenues</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chrysler-bankruptcy-raises-questions-about-worker-pensions-dealerships-and-tax-revenues-46443/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Barks Hoffman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Fears that a Chrysler LLC bankruptcy could devastate southeast Michigan and harm Chrysler workers and retirees nationwide were abating somewhat as details of the deal were released Thursday.

&#8220;It&#8217;s the best deal we can come up with,&#8221; said Mark Conner, who works on the production line that makes Jeep Wranglers at Chrysler&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kalam outlines blueprint for prosperous India</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has a four-point plan for bringing prosperity to India&#8217;s billion plus people through free flow of information across agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors.



&#8216;While nations are working to improve the lot of people and leapfrog in development, there are forces at work to impede by way of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asia readies for swine flu threat using lessons learned from SARS, bird flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/asia-readies-for-swine-flu-threat-using-lessons-learned-from-sars-bird-flu-43496/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Min Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — Before swine flu emptied restaurants and cinemas and made surgical masks a common sight in Mexico, similar scenes unfolded in Asia earlier this decade as it dealt with the back-to-back health emergencies of SARS and bird flu.

Both of those episodes offered lessons that have helped China, Vietnam and other countries prepare for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With 56 suicides reported in early &#8216;09, Army approves plan to stem rise in soldiers&#8217; deaths</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-56-suicides-reported-in-early-09-army-approves-plan-to-stem-rise-in-soldiers-deaths-36439/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Jelinek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Army has approved new guidance to military commanders in an effort to stem the rising toll of soldier suicides, officials said late Thursday.

The plan includes hiring more mental health workers and tightening the way officials handle drug testing, health screening and a host of other long-standing procedures that in some cases became [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists unveil &#8220;extraordinary&#8221; discovery: Earth-sized planet outside our solar system</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-unveil-extraordinary-discovery-earth-sized-planet-outside-our-solar-system-32372/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-unveil-extraordinary-discovery-earth-sized-planet-outside-our-solar-system-32372/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Quinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HATFIELD, England — In the search for Earth-like planets, astronomers zeroed in on two places that look awfully familiar to home. One is close to the right size. The other is in the right place. European researchers said they not only found the smallest exoplanet ever, called Gliese 581 e, but realized that a neighboring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Suspected US missiles kill 3, wound 5 in northwestern Pakistani tribal region</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-suspected-us-missiles-kill-3-wound-5-in-northwestern-pakistani-tribal-region-30941/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-suspected-us-missiles-kill-3-wound-5-in-northwestern-pakistani-tribal-region-30941/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nahal Toosi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD — Suspected U.S. missiles killed three people at a Taliban compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, despite militant threats of a wave of suicide bombings if the strikes don&#8217;t end.

Pockets of Pakistan&#8217;s northwest along the Afghanistan border are havens for al-Qaida and Taliban fighters. Many are believed involved in attacks on U.S. and NATO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese condoms leave 300 Americans jobless</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-condoms-leave-300-americans-jobless-21230/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-condoms-leave-300-americans-jobless-21230/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY - The US Government has come under fire for  buying  made  in  China  condoms  for  its  US  Agency   for International  Development  program. At a time when  the  federal government  is spending billions of stimulus dollars  to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinki makes her village &#8217;smile&#8217; after wooing Oscar jury</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pinki-makes-her-village-smile-after-wooing-oscar-jury-12858/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pinki-makes-her-village-smile-after-wooing-oscar-jury-12858/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUCKNOW - Crackers were burst and sweets distributed in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Rampur Dabai village Monday as &#8216;Smile Pinki&#8217;, a documentary about a girl from the dusty hamlet whose cleft lip made her a social outcast, won an Oscar.



As American filmmaker Megan Mylan received the award for best short documentary in Los Angeles, residents of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sean Penn got mobbed by gay leaders on sets of &#8216;Milk&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sean-penn-got-mobbed-by-gay-leaders-on-sets-of-milk-9754/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sean-penn-got-mobbed-by-gay-leaders-on-sets-of-milk-9754/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Hollywood actor Sean Penn, who plays Harvey Milk, a gay activist in Oscar nominated biopic &#8216;Milk&#8217;, got mobbed by gay leaders during the shoot of the film in San Francisco.



Inspired by Penn&#8217;s acting skills, the same-sex leaders had a luncheon with the actor on the sets.


&#8216;The gay leaders were so eager to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Syria calls for constructive dialogue with US</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-calls-for-constructive-dialogue-with-us-5966/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-calls-for-constructive-dialogue-with-us-5966/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xinhua</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Saturday stressed the need to begin a &#8216;positive and constructive&#8217; dialogue with the US.



Assad made the remarks while meeting a visiting US congressional delegation headed by Adam Smith, noting that the dialogue should be built on the basis of mutual interests and reciprocal respect, according to the official SANA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama has the makings of a Gandhi: Maya Angelou</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-has-the-makings-of-a-gandhi-maya-angelou-5025/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-has-the-makings-of-a-gandhi-maya-angelou-5025/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Maya Angelou, one of America&#8217;s foremost living poet, says Barack Obama can be a great leader, just like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.



Angelou, a veteran of the civil rights movement who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., said she was &#8216;thrilled&#8217; that &#8216;now we may grow beyond the ignorance of racism, sexism, ageism, [...]]]></description>
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