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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Americans</title>
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		<title>Airline fees and aching backs tip scales toward lighter luggage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Critchell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Travelers have no interest in lugging their luggage anymore.

They don&#8217;t have to, according to experts.
A combination of consumer demand, design modifications and innovative materials has allowed manufacturers to switch gears to produce smaller, lighter and ergonomically friendly products, says Alan Krantzler, vice president of Tumi luggage brand&#8217;s product management.
&#8220;The No. 1 trend ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-fees-and-aching-backs-tip-scales-toward-lighter-luggage-97093/">Airline fees and aching backs tip scales toward lighter luggage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises above $70 as drop in US crude inventories suggest supplies tightening</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed above $70 a barrel Wednesday with the government reporting that crude supplies dropped for the seventh time in eight weeks.

Benchmark crude for August delivery added 55 cents to $70.44 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices rose $1.21 to $70.51 a barrel on the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-rises-above-70-as-drop-in-us-crude-inventories-suggest-supplies-tightening-96812/">Original source &nbsp;: Oil rises above $70 as drop in US crude inventories suggest supplies tightening</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>North Korean ship changes its course as Pyongyang renews warnings against searching its ships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean ship under scrutiny for more than a week by the U.S. Navy has changed course and was heading back the way it came, U.S. officials said, as Pyongyang warned Wednesday it will take military action if anyone attempts to search its vessels.

The Kang Nam 1 — originally believed  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korean-ship-changes-its-course-as-pyongyang-renews-warnings-against-searching-its-ships-96399/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NKorean ship changes its course as Pyongyang renews warnings against searching its ships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean ship monitored for more than a week by the U.S. Navy has changed course and is heading back the way it came, U.S. officials said, as Pyongyang warned Wednesday it will take military action if anyone attempts to search its vessels.

The Kang Nam 1 — originally believed to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nkorean-ship-changes-its-course-as-pyongyang-renews-warnings-against-searching-its-ships-96287/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : NKorean ship changes its course as Pyongyang renews warnings against searching its ships</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans: After all the administration&#8217;s spending, &#8216;where are the jobs?&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Lester</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Republicans concerned about the Obama administration&#8217;s big spending on economic stimulus, energy and health care are asking, &#8220;Where are the jobs?&#8221;

&#8220;The president and Democrats in Congress claim this spending binge is necessary to put Americans back to work,&#8221; House Republican leader John Boehner said Saturday in the Republican radio and Internet address. &#8220;They .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/republicans-after-all-the-administrations-spending-where-are-the-jobs-93540/">Republicans: After all the administration&#8217;s spending, &#8216;where are the jobs?&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Insurers warn government plan would &#8220;dismantle&#8221; employer coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The insurance industry Tuesday laid down a marker on health care, warning in stark terms that a proposed government insurance plan would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half century and overtake the system.

In a joint letter to senators, the two largest industry groups also said they don&#8217;t believe .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/insurers-warn-government-plan-would-dismantle-employer-coverage-89771/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bombings kill 18 in Baghdad area as violence intensifies ahead of US withdrawal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Quinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Bombings killed as many as 18 people in the Baghdad area on Monday as violence intensifies ahead of a planned withdrawal next week of U.S. troops from major cities and urban areas.

The bombings, nearly all in Shiite areas of the capital, came just two days after the year&#8217;s deadliest attack — a truck  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bombings-kill-18-in-baghdad-area-as-violence-intensifies-ahead-of-us-withdrawal-88727/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite the high stakes, Arabs largely silent on Iranian election and unrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Key Arab nations have kept silent about Iran&#8217;s political upheaval, possibly reluctant to antagonize the powerful nation that sponsors such militant groups as Hezbollah and Hamas.

But there are signs the young and reform-minded have been inspired by the mass protests that followed the disputed election.
&#8220;It makes me feel so jealous,&#8221; said Abdelmonem Ibrahim, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-the-high-stakes-arabs-largely-silent-on-iranian-election-and-unrest-84921/">Despite the high stakes, Arabs largely silent on Iranian election and unrest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gas prices rise for 50 straight days and counting; crude falls again, trading below $70</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Retail gas prices climbed for the 50th straight day Wednesday and crude prices that had slumped all week bounced back.

Historically, filling station prices tend to rise during the summer as millions of Americans take to the road. But a surge in crude prices during the past few months and less production from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gas-prices-rise-for-50-straight-days-and-counting-crude-falls-again-trading-below-70-84407/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Gas prices rise for 50 straight days and counting; crude falls again, trading below $70</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: 2 US journalists sentenced to hard labor arrested on North Korean soil</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — Two American journalists sentenced in Pyongyang last week to 12 years&#8217; hard labor were detained in North Korean territory after crossing into the country illegally, state-run media said Tuesday, providing the first details about the circumstances of their arrest.

Laura Ling and Euna Lee of Current TV were taken into custody on ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-2-us-journalists-sentenced-to-hard-labor-arrested-on-north-korean-soil-82843/">Report: 2 US journalists sentenced to hard labor arrested on North Korean soil</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Survey finds families spending less time together as Internet use booms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Whether it&#8217;s around the dinner table or just in front of the TV, U.S. families say they are spending less time together.

The decline in family time coincides with a rise in Internet use and the popularity of social networks, though a new study stopped just short of assigning blame.
The Annenberg Center for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/survey-finds-families-spending-less-time-together-as-internet-use-booms-82141/">Original article &nbsp;: Survey finds families spending less time together as Internet use booms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Militant&#8217;s grenade explodes in crowd, but angry Afghans still blame US</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ASADABAD, Afghanistan — A Russian-made grenade exploded in a crowd milling around a U.S. military vehicle crash in a busy town center in northeastern Afghanistan, killing two Afghans and wounding more than 50 people, including three U.S. troops, officials said Tuesday.

The U.S. military and Afghanistan&#8217;s Interior Ministry blamed the attack in the eastern province of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/militants-grenade-explodes-in-crowd-but-angry-afghans-still-blame-us-76644/">Original article &nbsp;: Militant&#8217;s grenade explodes in crowd, but angry Afghans still blame US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minority lawmakers say health overhaul must help close gaps in minority health care</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Evans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Black, Latino and Asian lawmakers warned Democratic leaders that any health care overhaul that ignores health gaps between whites and minorities will face stiff opposition.

The lawmakers said they would be hard-pressed to support a bill without a new program providing access to health care for all Americans.
&#8220;The public health option has to be ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/minority-lawmakers-say-health-overhaul-must-help-close-gaps-in-minority-health-care-76496/">Read : Minority lawmakers say health overhaul must help close gaps in minority health care</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military says insurgents increasingly using teenagers to stage attacks in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Gamel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Teenagers armed with grenades and suicide vests are the latest recruits for Sunni insurgents trying to find new ways to outwit heightened security measures and attack American and Iraqi forces, the U.S. military said Saturday.

The use of boys also serves a propaganda purpose — the soldiers face criticism for harming children if they ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-says-insurgents-increasingly-using-teenagers-to-stage-attacks-in-iraq-73891/">Read more : US military says insurgents increasingly using teenagers to stage attacks in Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government alleges United Airlines discriminated against workers who became disabled</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government sued United Airlines on Thursday, saying the airline made it too hard for workers who became disabled to switch to other jobs they could still perform.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission office in San Francisco named five plaintiffs for the class-action lawsuit. Five others appeared to be victims as well, ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-alleges-united-airlines-discriminated-against-workers-who-became-disabled-72344/">Government alleges United Airlines discriminated against workers who became disabled</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IRS to seek more regulation of tax preparers to increase compliance and reduce fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The IRS is working on new rules that could require paid tax preparers to be licensed to improve tax compliance and reduce fraud, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman announced Thursday.

Eighty percent of taxpayers get help with their returns, either from paid preparers or computer programs, Shulman told a congressional subcommittee. Tax preparers currently don&#8217;t .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irs-to-seek-more-regulation-of-tax-preparers-to-increase-compliance-and-reduce-fraud-72044/">IRS to seek more regulation of tax preparers to increase compliance and reduce fraud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coalition warfare has posed friction among allies, whether during WWII or today in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The battlefields of Normandy, launch point for the Allies&#8217; D-Day push to liberate France and crush Nazi Germany, lie far from the front lines of Afghanistan, focal point of today&#8217;s war-by-coalition.

Yet 65 years after the June 6, 1944, landings at Normandy, it is easy to see that one of the hardest challenges then ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coalition-warfare-has-posed-friction-among-allies-whether-during-wwii-or-today-in-afghanistan-71613/">Coalition warfare has posed friction among allies, whether during WWII or today in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Slimmed-down GM could start making money again _ provided it can turn out cars people want.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Krisher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — General Motors&#8217; bankruptcy filing will do what its past chief executives could not — cleanse the century-old company of burdensome labor costs, unprofitable old factories and a boatload of debt.

The price was one that no GM chief was willing to pay until now. The slimmed-down company will be a ward of the U.S. .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/slimmed-down-gm-could-start-making-money-again-_-provided-it-can-turn-out-cars-people-want-69218/">Slimmed-down GM could start making money again _ provided it can turn out cars people want.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Smoky Mountains Park marks 75th anniversary with hikes, homecomings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The ancient blue-green mountains with breathtaking vistas and distinctive mists are home to salamanders and black bears, 19th century log cabins, rippling streams, waterfalls and more than 800 miles of trails, including a large section of the Georgia-to-Maine Appalachian Trail.

It&#8217;s little wonder the Great Smoky Mountains attracts more than 9 million visitors ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/smoky-mountains-park-marks-75th-anniversary-with-hikes-homecomings-69101/" title="Smoky Mountains Park marks 75th anniversary with hikes, homecomings">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romney says Obama&#8217;s spending on new social programs could hurt national security</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Miga</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Monday the Obama administration&#8217;s push for new social spending could hurt defense programs and endanger America&#8217;s national security.

&#8220;Backing away from missile defense and depleting the defense budget to fund new social programs, particularly in the face of global turmoil, would put America and Americans at risk,&#8221; ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romney-says-obamas-spending-on-new-social-programs-could-hurt-national-security-68925/" title="Romney says Obama&#8217;s spending on new social programs could hurt national security">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>N. Korea&#8217;s nuclear defiance may embolden Iran, Israelis worry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV - Israel is bracing for a fallout from the nuclear and missile tests conducted by North Korea.

&#8220;If the Americans can&#8217;t show credibility on North Korea, then they won&#8217;t be able to go far. It&#8217;s a thermometer.The US has been threatening to take action against North Korea since the 1990s and the North Korea ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-koreas-nuclear-defiance-may-embolden-iran-israelis-worry-68580/" title="N. Korea&#8217;s nuclear defiance may embolden Iran, Israelis worry">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attention is on health care legislation as Congress gets back to work</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It&#8217;s go time for President Barack Obama&#8217;s promise to enact a sweeping health care overhaul this year.

First up as Congress returns from a weeklong recess: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, partially sidelined by cancer, is convening his health committee&#8217;s Democrats on Tuesday to begin weighing his proposals to extend health care to all.
Later in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attention-is-on-health-care-legislation-as-congress-gets-back-to-work-68564/">Read : Attention is on health care legislation as Congress gets back to work</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Battle over the future of Cuba set to dominate meeting of Americas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 15:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A fight over Cuba&#8217;s possible readmission into the Organization of American States is set to dominate the group&#8217;s meeting this week in Honduras and may put Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in an uncomfortable position.

With numerous Latin American countries pushing to reverse the 1962 expulsion of the communist island nation from the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/battle-over-the-future-of-cuba-set-to-dominate-meeting-of-americas-68081/" title="Battle over the future of Cuba set to dominate meeting of Americas">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear arms aside, North Korea could unleash land invasion leading with artillery, commandos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 09:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — North Korea&#8217;s nuclear threats are grabbing the world&#8217;s attention. But if the North were to strike South Korea today, it would probably first try to savage Seoul with the men and missiles of its huge conventional army.

The attack might well begin with artillery and missiles capable of hitting South Korea&#8217;s capital with little ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nuclear-arms-aside-north-korea-could-unleash-land-invasion-leading-with-artillery-commandos-2-67508/">Read : Nuclear arms aside, North Korea could unleash land invasion leading with artillery, commandos</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama launches cyberspace security plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 07:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Friday declared the country&#8217;s digital infrastructure a &#8220;strategic national asset&#8221; whose protection needs to be overseen from within the White House.

Referring to a series of brazen crimes ranging from attacks on thousands of US military computers to the theft of an estimated $1 trillion in intellectual property, Obama announced ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-launches-cyberspace-security-plan-67458/" title="Obama launches cyberspace security plan">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mubarak on Israel TV: Progress in peace talks must precede Arab recognition of Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 06:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Progress in peace negotiations must come before Arab recognition of Israel, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview with Israel TV broadcast late Tuesday.

Mubarak also addressed American suggestions that the 2002 Arab initiative, offering Israel normal relations with the Arab world if Israel withdraws from all of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mubarak-on-israel-tv-progress-in-peace-talks-must-precede-arab-recognition-of-israel-60926/">Read : Mubarak on Israel TV: Progress in peace talks must precede Arab recognition of Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Americans Padgett and Felix take home wins in men&#8217;s 100 meters and women&#8217;s 400 meters in Qatar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOHA, Qatar — Travis Padgett and Allyson Felix of the United States won the men&#8217;s 100 meters and women&#8217;s 400 at the Qatar Super Grand Prix on Friday.

Padgett equaled the year&#8217;s best time of 10 seconds, pushing Jamaica&#8217;s Michael Frater to second in 10.15 and Britain&#8217;s Marlon Devonish to third.
&#8220;I came here to win and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/americans-padgett-and-felix-take-home-wins-in-mens-100-meters-and-womens-400-meters-in-qatar-57083/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Americans Padgett and Felix take home wins in men&#8217;s 100 meters and women&#8217;s 400 meters in Qatar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Look for Sasha Cohen&#8217;s comeback tour to include a stop at Skate America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Armour</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sasha Cohen fans, mark your calendars.

It&#8217;s a &#8220;logical assumption&#8221; the Olympic silver medalist will be at Skate America in November, U.S. Figure Skating executive director David Raith said Friday. Cohen announced this week she&#8217;s returning to competitive skating after a three-year layoff in hopes of making the Vancouver Games.
Grand Prix assignments will be made May ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/look-for-sasha-cohens-comeback-tour-to-include-a-stop-at-skate-america-57039/" title="Look for Sasha Cohen&#8217;s comeback tour to include a stop at Skate America">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UK government publishes do-not-enter list; says those on it foster hatred, extremism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 18:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — For the first time, Britain on Tuesday published a list of people barred from entering the country for allegedly fostering extremism or hatred, including Muslim extremists, a right-wing American radio host, an Israeli settler and jailed Russian gang members.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she decided to publish the names of 16 of 22 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-government-publishes-do-not-enter-list-says-those-on-it-foster-hatred-extremism-52742/">UK government publishes do-not-enter list; says those on it foster hatred, extremism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli president: Iran threatens US, Europe, Arab world as well as Israel with nuclear option</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 22:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Israel&#8217;s president charged Monday that Iran&#8217;s nuclear program threatens the United States, Europe and Arab nations, as well as Israel.

&#8220;The fanatic rulers of Iran are on the wrong side of history,&#8221; Shimon Peres told a convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobby in Washington.
&#8220;In addition to their nuclear option, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-president-iran-threatens-us-europe-arab-world-as-well-as-israel-with-nuclear-option-51574/">Read more : Israeli president: Iran threatens US, Europe, Arab world as well as Israel with nuclear option</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street&#8217;s big April advance could be another sign that the recession is starting to ease</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 05:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — April was Wall Street&#8217;s best month in nine years — offering some of the most powerful evidence yet that maybe, just maybe, the economy is about to begin a turnaround.

The Standard &#038; Poor&#8217;s 500 index, considered the most reliable measure of the broader market, climbed 9.4 percent in April, its best performance ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wall-streets-big-april-advance-could-be-another-sign-that-the-recession-is-starting-to-ease-46646/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Wall Street&#8217;s big April advance could be another sign that the recession is starting to ease</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico to shut all but essential services as world health officials ratchet up swine flu alert</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexico is telling citizens to stay home, urging businesses to close for five days and suspending government services as the World Health Organization warns the swine flu outbreak is on the brink of becoming a global epidemic.

In the United States, federal health officials said Thursday the number of confirmed cases had risen  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-to-shut-all-but-essential-services-as-world-health-officials-ratchet-up-swine-flu-alert-5-46021/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama pledges to &#8216;do whatever it takes&#8217; to fight new flu now scattered across the US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The new swine flu is rattling Americans from coast to coast and President Barack Obama pledged &#8220;to do whatever it takes&#8221; to battle an emergency that world health authorities warned is inching closer to a full-fledged pandemic.

&#8220;This is obviously a very serious situation, and every American should know that their entire government is ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-pledges-to-do-whatever-it-takes-to-fight-new-flu-now-scattered-across-the-us-2-45396/">Obama pledges to &#8216;do whatever it takes&#8217; to fight new flu now scattered across the US</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Responding to a wave of populist anger, the House moved toward passage of a consumer protection bill to rein in credit card practices and eliminate sudden interest rate increases and late fees that have entangled millions of consumers.

Similar legislation is before the Senate, where prospects also appear promising. The Obama administration has been ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/legislation-reining-in-credit-card-practices-may-pass-helped-by-obama-support-tough-economy-45385/" title="Legislation reining in credit card practices may pass, helped by Obama support, tough economy">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama pledges to &#8216;do whatever it takes&#8217; to fight new flu now scattered across the US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The new swine flu is rattling Americans from coast to coast and President Barack Obama pledged &#8220;to do whatever it takes&#8221; to battle an emergency that world health authorities warned is inching closer to a full-fledged pandemic.

&#8220;This is obviously a very serious situation, and every American should know that their entire government is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-pledges-to-do-whatever-it-takes-to-fight-new-flu-now-scattered-across-the-us-45369/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Obama pledges to &#8216;do whatever it takes&#8217; to fight new flu now scattered across the US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says economic policies will help minority communities by helping the entire nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the best way to help hard-hit minority communities is to help the entire nation thrive.

Obama was asked Wednesday about his specific plans to help black communities, which tend to have higher unemployment rates than whites.
The president said the economic stimulus plan approved by Congress will tend to help the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-economic-policies-will-help-minority-communities-by-helping-the-entire-nation-45048/">Obama says economic policies will help minority communities by helping the entire nation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Town hall, news conference put Obama in spotlight on 100th day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Pace</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The White House wants you to know that Wednesday is just like any other day. But for those who insist on highlighting President Barack Obama&#8217;s 100th day in office, the White House will play along.

The president will mark Wednesday&#8217;s milestone with two high-profile events, both designed to highlight the accomplishments of his fledgling ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/town-hall-news-conference-put-obama-in-spotlight-on-100th-day-2-43519/">Read more : Town hall, news conference put Obama in spotlight on 100th day</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Cherundolo likely out, Jozy Altidore in for US World Cup qualifying matches in June</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Striker Jozy Altidore could be available for the United States&#8217; World Cup qualifying matches in June after recent operations on both big toes. But defender Steve Cherundolo might not be able to play as he recovers from hip surgery.

The Americans face Costa Rica on June 3 and Honduras three days later.
The 19-year-old Altidore had surgery .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/steve-cherundolo-likely-out-jozy-altidore-in-for-us-world-cup-qualifying-matches-in-june-40954/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Steve Cherundolo likely out, Jozy Altidore in for US World Cup qualifying matches in June</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama more popular than his predecessors after first 100 days in office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has emerged more popular than any of his recent predecessors in his first 100 days in office, according to opinion polls.

Barack Obama currently has a 63 per cent job approval rating, reports The Telegraph.
Two major opinion polls showed on Sunday that Obama remains as popular as the day he .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-more-popular-than-his-predecessors-after-first-100-days-in-office-40368/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama more popular than his predecessors after first 100 days in office</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Americans ambivalent toward single-parent families</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Although single-parent families have come to stay, little is known about the evolution of attitudes towards them.



Results of the study show that the matter ceased to be an issue in magazines and journals, reflecting an ambivalent acceptance of divorce.


There was even less evidence of any softening of attitudes toward childbearing without marriage during .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/americans-ambivalent-toward-single-parent-families-35171/">Americans ambivalent toward single-parent families</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blood tests show tobacco smoke residues in non-smokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Blood tests show that more than half of non-smokers here have elevated levels of cotinine, a consequence of recent exposure to toxic second-hand smoke.



Cotinine, a by-product of nicotine breakdown, signals exposure to tobacco smoke. A US survey shows that 57 percent of adult New Yorkers (2.5 million) have elevated cotinine levels, compared .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blood-tests-show-tobacco-smoke-residues-in-non-smokers-27194/" title="Blood tests show tobacco smoke residues in non-smokers">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A war of words over banking secrecy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Maguire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA/BERLIN - Switzerland and Germany are friendly neighbours and big commercial partners, but a war of words over banking secrecy is shaking the relationship, and few punches are being pulled.



The row started a week ago, when Peer Steinbrueck, Germany&#8217;s finance minister, said in an off-the-cuff remark that so-called tax havens were running scared, like Native .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-war-of-words-over-banking-secrecy-21508/">A war of words over banking secrecy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Now, count the stars to measure light pollution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A  worldwide  online  star-counting program,  which is part of the International Year  of  Astronomy, has  begun,  calling  on  public  in  110  partner  countries  to participate, in order to measure the light pollution.ccording  to a report in National .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/now-count-the-stars-to-measure-light-pollution-20158/" title="Now, count the stars to measure light pollution">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea detains two American journalists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - North Korean soldiers  have  detained two  American  journalists and their guide while they were  on  a reporting trip near the country&#8217;s border with China, according to the State Department and their employer, Current TV.

U.S.  State Department spokesman Fred Lash confirmed to CBS  News Thursday  .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korea-detains-two-american-journalists-19512/">North Korea detains two American journalists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>When Indian and American dreams intersect</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manish Chand</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - It&#8217;s not often the Great Indian Dream intersects with the Great American Dream. The spectacular Oscar haul of &#8216;Slumdog Millionaire&#8217; is one such moment, mingling Hollywood and Bollywood and putting the spotlight on a quintessential &#8216;masala&#8217; film that won the hearts and minds of people in a country teeming with dollar millionaires.



The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/when-indian-and-american-dreams-intersect-13102/">Read : When Indian and American dreams intersect</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;US secret unit training Pakistan Army to fight Al Qaeda, Taliban&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Over 70 US military advisers and technical specialists are secretly working in Pakistan to help its armed forces battle Al Qaeda and Taliban militants in the country&#8217;s lawless tribal areas, The New York Times reported Tuesday.



The Americans, not involved in combat operations, are mostly Army Special Forces soldiers who are training Pakistani ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-secret-unit-training-pakistan-army-to-fight-al-qaeda-taliban-13068/">Read more : &#8216;US secret unit training Pakistan Army to fight Al Qaeda, Taliban&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama signs stimulus bill, attention turns to housing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-signs-stimulus-bill-attention-turns-to-housing-5912/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The centrepiece of Barack Obama&#8217;s economic rescue plans was signed into law Tuesday, the culmination of a six-week process full of partisan wrangling that handed the US president his first significant victory since inauguration.



Obama signed the $787-billion economic stimulus bill at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado. The largest single spending measure in US .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-signs-stimulus-bill-attention-turns-to-housing-5912/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai could be ousted with US nod: report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Four political rivals of Hamid Karzai have gathered in Washington in a move that could end with the Afghan president&#8217;s ouster, according to a report Friday.



Three former ministers and a serving governor - who are &#8216;believed to be challenging Karzai&#8217; - are in Washington for talks this week with the new administration headed .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-could-be-ousted-with-us-nod-report-10418/">Original source &nbsp;: Karzai could be ousted with US nod: report</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama urges action as White House sees continuing recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - US president-elect Barack Obama Friday called for urgent action to stem the country&#8217;s economic decline, lending his backing to a $825-billion stimulus package introduced by lawmakers Thursday.



The outgoing Bush administration said it expects the US recession to continue through at least the first half of 2009 and unemployment to surge to 7.7 percent .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-urges-action-as-white-house-sees-continuing-recession-4230/">Source article &nbsp;: Obama urges action as White House sees continuing recession</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>I want an Oscar for my &#8216;Slumdog Millionaire&#8217; score: Rahman</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Subhash K. Jha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI - Music composer A.R. Rahman Monday became the first Indian to win a Golden Globe award and is already looking forward to bagging an Oscar for his soundtrack for British filmmaker Danny Boyle&#8217;s &#8216;Slumdog Milloinaire&#8217;.



&#8216;For the people of India to get an Oscar is a big thing. So for their sake, more than mine, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/i-want-an-oscar-for-my-slumdog-millionaire-score-rahman-1220/">I want an Oscar for my &#8216;Slumdog Millionaire&#8217; score: Rahman</a>.]]></description>
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