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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Antigua</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Antiguan panel says it has voted to strip knighthood from disgraced Texas financier Stanford</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anika Kentish</dc:creator>
		
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Knight&#8217;s out: Stanford no longer &#8217;sir&#8217; in Antigua

ST. JOHN&#8217;S, Antigua — Disgraced Texas financier R. Allen Stanford is being stripped of his knighthood in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, the head of the government panel that approves the awards said Monday.
The National Honors Committee voted unanimously to revoke Stanford&#8217;s title for embarrassing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taxi tussle: 6 US tourists charged with assault in Antigua after scuffle over cab fare</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. JOHN&#8217;S, Antigua — Six American tourists in Antigua were charged with assault and malicious damage after refusing to pay a cab fare they thought was excessive and later scuffling with police officers.

The defendants — Shoshannah and Rachel Henry, Nancy and Dolores Lalane, Mike Tierre and Joshua Jackson — were released on $5,000 bail each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Jimena makes landfall on Baja California after brushing past southern resorts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS CABOS, Mexico — Hurricane Jimena weakened into a tropical storm Wednesday as it plowed over Baja California, tearing off roofs, knocking down power poles and bringing welcome rainfall to a drought-stricken state.

The storm made landfall Wednesday afternoon between Puerto San Andresito and San Jaunico, a sparsely populated area of fishing villages on the Pacific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Mr. President: Antigua&#8217;s gift is to rename highest peak &#8220;Mount Obama&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. JOHN&#8217;S, Antigua — The highest peak on the Caribbean island of Antigua has a new name: Mount Obama.

Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer presided over a ceremony re-christening the peak on the American president&#8217;s birthday.
The mountain rises some 1,300 feet (395 meters) above the sea and had been known as Boggy Peak. Spencer said Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man tapped to replace disgraced Antigua regulator steps aside to avoid conflict of interest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-tapped-to-replace-disgraced-antigua-regulator-steps-aside-to-avoid-conflict-of-interest-98952/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST JOHN&#8217;S, Antigua — The man appointed to replace Antigua&#8217;s disgraced financial regulator is stepping aside to avoid a possible conflict of interest.

Everett Christian was tapped for the job last week, after officials fired his predecessor Leroy King for alleged ties to a $7 billion Ponzi scheme by Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford.
Christian says his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former financial regulator accused in alleged Stanford fraud scheme posts bond in Antigua</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-financial-regulator-accused-in-alleged-stanford-fraud-scheme-posts-bond-in-antigua-92931/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. JOHN&#8217;S, Antigua — A lawyer for the former Antiguan financial regulator who is accused in the alleged $7 billion swindle by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford says his client has been released on bond.

Leroy King is now under house arrest as the Caribbean island processes a request for his extradition to the United States.
Attorney [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antigua&#8217;s former top financial regulator surrenders in alleged Stanford swindle</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/antiguas-former-top-financial-regulator-surrenders-in-alleged-stanford-swindle-92105/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anika Kentish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. JOHN&#8217;S, Antigua — Antigua&#8217;s former chief financial regulator surrendered Thursday to face U.S. charges that he aided an alleged $7 billion swindle by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, government officials said.

Leroy King, who will now face extradition proceedings, was taken into custody by island police, according to Anthony Armstrong, the director of public prosecutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official says Antigua&#8217;s former top financial regulator surrenders in alleged Stanford swindle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anika Kentish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. JOHN&#8217;S, Antigua — Antigua&#8217;s former chief financial regulator surrendered Thursday to face U.S. charges that he aided an alleged $7 billion swindle by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, according to a government official.

Leroy King, who will now face extradition proceedings, was taken into custody by island authorities, according to the official, who spoke on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Test match abandoned, venue changed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTH SOUND - The second cricket Test match between England and the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here has been abandoned due to an unfit ground after only 10 balls were bowled on the first day Friday. The match has been shifted to the Antigua Recreation Ground and will start Sunday.



Put into [...]]]></description>
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