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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Arson</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Oklahoma City police say apartment fire that killed 3 men was arson; deaths ruled homicides</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Oklahoma City police: Fire that killed 3 was arson

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City police say an apartment fire that killed three men last month was intentionally set.
Police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said Wednesday the deaths of 49-year-old David Handley, 49-year-old Kevin Johnston and 52-year-old Kenneth McReynolds have been ruled homicides.
They say two fires were set Nov. ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oklahoma-city-police-say-apartment-fire-that-killed-3-men-was-arson-deaths-ruled-homicides-244908/">Oklahoma City police say apartment fire that killed 3 men was arson; deaths ruled homicides</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arsonists torch Bronx synagogue-turned-church, leave Satanic graffiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Verena Dobnik</dc:creator>
		
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Arsonists torch Bronx synagogue-turned-church

NEW YORK — A former Bronx synagogue that was turned into a church was torched by assailants who smeared Satanic graffiti on its walls.
&#8220;We have no idea who did this,&#8221; said the Rev. Raymond Talavera, pastor of the 150-member nondenominational Glory of Christ Church.
Only the hard plastic pulpit survived, the pastor said.
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		<title>Jurors, lawyer still believe executed Texas dad guilty despite report questioning arson probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carlton</dc:creator>
		
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Jurors defend verdict that led to Texas execution

CORSICANA, Texas — David Martin is sickened by the suggestion that Texas executed an innocent man when Cameron Todd Willingham was put to death for setting a fire that killed his three children.
The veteran defense attorney represented Willingham at trial. He looked at all the evidence. And he .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jurors-lawyer-still-believe-executed-texas-dad-guilty-despite-report-questioning-arson-probe-238641/" title="Jurors, lawyer still believe executed Texas dad guilty despite report questioning arson probe">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut man pleads not guilty to setting girlfriend on fire, trying to burn her daughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Conn. man pleads not guilty to burning girlfriend

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty to charges he set his girlfriend on fire and tried to set her 12-year-old daughter ablaze.
Fifty-year-old Howard Stewart of New Haven appeared in court Tuesday. He&#8217;s charged with arson, assault and other crimes.
Police say Stewart doused 35-year-old .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/connecticut-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-setting-girlfriend-on-fire-trying-to-burn-her-daughter-235296/">Connecticut man pleads not guilty to setting girlfriend on fire, trying to burn her daughter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. man pleads guilty to arson, embezzlement at pricey wine warehouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. man pleads guilty in wine warehouse fire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California wine keeper has pleaded guilty to setting a fire that destroyed a warehouse filled with 6 million bottles of wine and illegally selling wine he was supposed to be storing for customers.
Attorney Mark Reichel says his client, 61-year-old Mark Anderson, admitted guilt on ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-man-pleads-guilty-to-arson-embezzlement-at-pricey-wine-warehouse-230781/">Calif. man pleads guilty to arson, embezzlement at pricey wine warehouse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Caltech grad resentenced to federal prison for California SUV firebombings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Caltech grad gets prison for SUV firebombings

LOS ANGELES — A California Institute of Technology graduate student has been resentenced to federal prison for conspiracy in the firebombing of dozens of SUVs in an environmental protest.
A Los Angeles judge on Monday gave William Cottrell eight years and three months in prison. Cottrell also was told to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/caltech-grad-resentenced-to-federal-prison-for-california-suv-firebombings-230737/" title="Caltech grad resentenced to federal prison for California SUV firebombings">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Change-of-plea hearing set for San Francisco area man charged in pricey wine warehouse fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. man set for hearing in wine warehouse fire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area wine keeper about to stand trial for a fire that destroyed a warehouse filled with 6 million bottles of wine has scheduled a change-of-plea hearing.
The October 2005 fire caused an estimated $250 million in losses at a warehouse in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/change-of-plea-hearing-set-for-san-francisco-area-man-charged-in-pricey-wine-warehouse-fire-230401/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Change-of-plea hearing set for San Francisco area man charged in pricey wine warehouse fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea investigates cause of blaze at shooting range that killed 10 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyung-jin Kim</dc:creator>
		
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SKorea investigates cause of shooting range fire

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police and fire officials on Sunday investigated the cause of a fire that raced through an indoor shooting gallery, killing 10 people including eight Japanese tourists.
The fire Saturday occurred in a five-story building in the southeastern port city of Busan, about 200 miles .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korea-investigates-cause-of-blaze-at-shooting-range-that-killed-10-people-229747/">Source &nbsp;: South Korea investigates cause of blaze at shooting range that killed 10 people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. suspect in fire that killed 5, destroyed hundreds of homes pleads not guilty to murder</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. fire suspect pleads not guilty to murder

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A prison inmate has pleaded not guilty to arson and murder charges for a 2003 wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and was linked to five heart attack deaths in Southern California.
San Bernardino County prosecutors say 28-year-old Rickie Lee Fowler entered his plea Thursday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-suspect-in-fire-that-killed-5-destroyed-hundreds-of-homes-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-227640/" title="Calif. suspect in fire that killed 5, destroyed hundreds of homes pleads not guilty to murder">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor files charge in killing of Seattle cop, calls it &#8216;one man war&#8217; against police</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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Prosecutor: Killing of Seattle cop a &#8216;one man war&#8217;

SEATTLE — Christopher Monfort waged a &#8220;one-man war&#8221; against law enforcement starting with the firebombing of four police vehicles and continuing even after the fatal shooting of a Seattle officer on Halloween, a prosecutor said Thursday in charging him with a crime that could bring the death .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-files-charge-in-killing-of-seattle-cop-calls-it-one-man-war-against-police-227501/">Source &nbsp;: Prosecutor files charge in killing of Seattle cop, calls it &#8216;one man war&#8217; against police</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect in Halloween Seattle police killing faces potential death penalty charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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Suspect in Seattle police killing charged
SEATTLE — A man accused of fatally shooting a Seattle police officer on Halloween was charged Thursday with aggravated first-degree murder, a charge that could carry the death penalty.

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced the charge against 41-year-old Christopher Monfort accusing him of carrying out &#8220;a one man war against ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-in-halloween-seattle-police-killing-faces-potential-death-penalty-charge-227300/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Suspect in Halloween Seattle police killing faces potential death penalty charge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arson finding prompts suspicion in Vermont town where fire destroyed beloved general store</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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2nd fire at historic Vt. general store ruled arson

PUTNEY, Vt. — It was a heartwarming story: A 200-year-old general store suffers a fire, the owner can&#8217;t afford to rebuild it and the town&#8217;s historical society steps in to buy the building, hoping to make it the commercial and social hub of town once again.
It really .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arson-finding-prompts-suspicion-in-vermont-town-where-fire-destroyed-beloved-general-store-225128/">Arson finding prompts suspicion in Vermont town where fire destroyed beloved general store</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guyana president alleges &#8216;mastermind&#8217; in US behind arson, shooting attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Guyana: US &#8216;mastermind&#8217; behind arson attacks

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a mastermind living in the United States, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo alleged.
Jagdeo made the allegation late Friday, shortly after his administration submitted a request to the U.S. Embassy for assistance with the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guyana-president-alleges-mastermind-in-us-behind-arson-shooting-attacks-221801/">Guyana president alleges &#8216;mastermind&#8217; in US behind arson, shooting attacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC probes fire at temporary home of 9/11 victims&#8217; remains; mayor calls it arson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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NYC probes fire at chapel for 9/11 victims

NEW YORK — A small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center victims was likely arson committed after a break-in on Saturday, authorities said.
The smoldering flames in a section of the facility&#8217;s chapel on Manhattan&#8217;s East Side were quickly extinguished.
Firefighters got ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nyc-probes-fire-at-temporary-home-of-911-victims-remains-mayor-calls-it-arson-213927/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : NYC probes fire at temporary home of 9/11 victims&#8217; remains; mayor calls it arson</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors take gamble, charge California wildfire suspect with murder in heart attack deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Flaccus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Retired accountant James McDermith&#8217;s mad dash to retrieve a camper and pack it with belongings as a wildfire chewed closer to his home six years ago may have cost him his life. But it wasn&#8217;t the flames or smoke that got him.

The 70-year-old church deacon was one of six men to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-take-gamble-charge-california-wildfire-suspect-with-murder-in-heart-attack-deaths-204513/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Prosecutors take gamble, charge California wildfire suspect with murder in heart attack deaths</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arson burns police vehicles parked in city yard in downtown Seattle, official says</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — The Seattle Fire Department says several police vehicles were set aflame by an arsonist at a city maintenance and storage yard.

Spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick says Thursday&#8217;s early morning fire damaged two police cars and one police van.
She says the fire was quickly brought under control and there were no injuries.
Police are reportedly looking for ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arson-burns-police-vehicles-parked-in-city-yard-in-downtown-seattle-official-says-203507/" title="Arson burns police vehicles parked in city yard in downtown Seattle, official says">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man charged with 5 murders, arson in destructive 2003 Southern California wildfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Flaccus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Almost six years after a wildfire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Southern California, prosecutors say they have enough evidence to charge a prison inmate with arson and murder in connection with the 2003 blaze.

San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos said Tuesday that a special criminal grand jury indicted Rickie Lee ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-charged-with-5-murders-arson-in-destructive-2003-southern-california-wildfire-201511/">Man charged with 5 murders, arson in destructive 2003 Southern California wildfire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man charged with arson, 5 counts of murder in destructive 2003 Southern California wildfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A grand jury has indicted a man on five counts of murder for a 2003 wildfire in Southern California that destroyed about 1,000 homes and was linked to a half-dozen heart attack deaths.

The San Bernardino County district attorney&#8217;s office announced the indictment Tuesday against 28-year-old Rickie Fowler. The indictment also includes .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-charged-with-arson-5-counts-of-murder-in-destructive-2003-southern-california-wildfire-201464/">Man charged with arson, 5 counts of murder in destructive 2003 Southern California wildfire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeless man arrested in Calif. fire probe stemming from deadly blaze near Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A homeless man was arrested and charged with arson for starting a tiny blaze in August near the spot where a gigantic wildfire erupted several days later, killing two firefighters, homicide detectives said Monday.

Babatunsin Olukunle, 25, is the strongest lead to date in the arson investigation stemming from a fire that destroyed ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeless-man-arrested-in-calif-fire-probe-stemming-from-deadly-blaze-near-los-angeles-200309/">Homeless man arrested in Calif. fire probe stemming from deadly blaze near Los Angeles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Summer Sierra foothills wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes, vehicles was arson</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California fire officials say a summer blaze that destroyed 63 homes in the Sierra foothills was intentionally set.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Monday that investigators have determined the Aug. 30 wildfire was arson, and actually began as two blazes set about a quarter mile apart.
Officials did not say  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-summer-sierra-foothills-wildfire-that-destroyed-dozens-of-homes-vehicles-was-arson-200225/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosed homes heighten concerns as Detroit confronts &#8216;devil&#8217; in Halloween arson battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — For the five years that the wood bungalow next door has been empty, Darlene Banks has kept an eye on it as Halloween approaches. She wasn&#8217;t expecting anyone to burn it weeks sooner.

But the dilapidated house on Detroit&#8217;s east side went up in flames one weekend in early October, along with 10 other .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/foreclosed-homes-heighten-concerns-as-detroit-confronts-devil-in-halloween-arson-battle-199552/">Foreclosed homes heighten concerns as Detroit confronts &#8216;devil&#8217; in Halloween arson battle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-brother-in-law: Inmate confessed to ex-wife to setting deadly fire before his execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CORSICANA, Texas — A former brother-in-law of a man executed in 2004 for killing his three children says the death row inmate had confessed to his ex-wife that he set the fire that killed their daughters.

The statement from Ronnie Kuykendall is included in two affidavits released this week by the city of Corsicana in response ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-brother-in-law-inmate-confessed-to-ex-wife-to-setting-deadly-fire-before-his-execution-198041/" title="Ex-brother-in-law: Inmate confessed to ex-wife to setting deadly fire before his execution">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China sentences 3 more to death for murder during deadly riot in Xinjiang in July</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China sentenced three more people to death Thursday for murders committed during riots in the far western Xinjiang region in July, bringing to nine the number of people facing execution for the unrest.

Nearly 200 people were killed when Muslim Uighurs and members of China&#8217;s dominant Han ethnicity turned on one another in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-sentences-3-more-to-death-for-murder-during-deadly-riot-in-xinjiang-in-july-196607/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: China sentences 3 more to death for murder during deadly riot in Xinjiang in July</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas governor defends much-criticized actions in case of father executed for killing children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — A man put to death in 2004 for killing his three children was &#8220;a monster,&#8221; and suggestions that he may have been innocent are anti-death penalty propaganda, Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday.

Cameron Todd Willingham&#8217;s convictions were upheld several times before he was put to death, and recent media reports looking into whether .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-governor-defends-much-criticized-actions-in-case-of-father-executed-for-killing-children-196337/">Source &nbsp;: Texas governor defends much-criticized actions in case of father executed for killing children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit-area mom charged with murder in fire deaths of 2 kids not fathered by her boyfriend</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — A woman intentionally set a fire at her boyfriend&#8217;s mobile home in suburban Detroit, killing two of her young children while fleeing with a third, a prosecutor said Tuesday in filing murder charges.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy did not specify a motive, saying only that Sharon Hinojosa &#8220;knowingly left the children who were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detroit-area-mom-charged-with-murder-in-fire-deaths-of-2-kids-not-fathered-by-her-boyfriend-195235/">Original article &nbsp;: Detroit-area mom charged with murder in fire deaths of 2 kids not fathered by her boyfriend</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese court sentences 6 to death for murder in riots in Xinjiang in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A court in China&#8217;s far western Xinjiang region has sentenced six men to death for murder and other crimes committed during ethnic riots that killed nearly 200 people. A seventh man was given life imprisonment.

The sentences Monday were the first for any of the scores of suspects arrested in the July rioting between  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-court-sentences-6-to-death-for-murder-in-riots-in-xinjiang-in-july-193579/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas governor further shakes up panel set to investigate arson finding that led to execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has further shaken up a state panel that was about to review a report concluding that a faulty arson investigation led to a Texas inmate&#8217;s execution.

The governor announced Friday that a criminal defense attorney from Fort Worth will fill a vacancy on the Texas Forensic Science Commission and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-governor-further-shakes-up-panel-set-to-investigate-arson-finding-that-led-to-execution-192185/" title="Texas governor further shakes up panel set to investigate arson finding that led to execution">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Perry dismisses 3 members of panel investigating arson finding that led to execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carlton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — A report concluding a faulty investigation led to a Texas man&#8217;s execution won&#8217;t be reviewed by a state board as planned Friday after Gov. Rick Perry abruptly removed three people from the panel, forcing the meeting&#8217;s cancellation.

Perry, who has said the execution was appropriate, replaced the head of the Texas Forensic Science Commission .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/perry-dismisses-3-members-of-panel-investigating-arson-finding-that-led-to-execution-183216/">Perry dismisses 3 members of panel investigating arson finding that led to execution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas governor dismisses 3 members of panel investigating arson finding that led to execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — A report concluding a faulty investigation led to a Texas man&#8217;s execution won&#8217;t be reviewed by a state board as planned Friday after Gov. Rick Perry abruptly removed three people from the panel, forcing the meeting&#8217;s cancellation.

Perry, who has said the execution was appropriate, replaced the head of the Texas Forensic Science Commission ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-governor-dismisses-3-members-of-panel-investigating-arson-finding-that-led-to-execution-183212/" title="Texas governor dismisses 3 members of panel investigating arson finding that led to execution">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. lawmakers lead successful effort in House to create US registry of convicted arsonists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House has passed a bill sought by California lawmakers that would create a national registry of convicted arsonists.

The House passed a similar bill two years ago, but the effort stalled in the Senate. A recent deadly fire in the Angeles National Forest in Southern California led to a renewed push for an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-lawmakers-lead-successful-effort-in-house-to-create-us-registry-of-convicted-arsonists-183132/">Read more : Calif. lawmakers lead successful effort in House to create US registry of convicted arsonists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In arson-plagued Pa. town, block devastated by fires shows signs of both renewal, struggle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COATESVILLE, Pa. — The day after her row house and 14 others were severely damaged by arson, Geneva Thomas was angry and homeless, but she knew even then that she would rebuild and return to the two-story brick home she bought right out of high school.

The Jan. 24 blaze burned an entire block on Fleetwood .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-arson-plagued-pa-town-block-devastated-by-fires-shows-signs-of-both-renewal-struggle-181097/">Original source &nbsp;: In arson-plagued Pa. town, block devastated by fires shows signs of both renewal, struggle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas commission to consider report disputing the arson finding that led to man&#8217;s execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CORSICANA, Texas — More than five years after his final act from the Texas death chamber gurney was a profanity-filled tirade, the murder case of executed inmate Cameron Todd Willingham refuses to die.

Willingham was executed in February 2004 — proclaiming his innocence and hoping aloud that his wife would &#8220;rot in hell&#8221; — for the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-commission-to-consider-report-disputing-the-arson-finding-that-led-to-mans-execution-179763/">Texas commission to consider report disputing the arson finding that led to man&#8217;s execution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>17,500-acre fire in Ventura County, Calif., is 85 percent contained</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOORPARK, Calif. — A 27-square-mile Southern California wildfire was 85 percent contained Friday as the withering Santa Ana winds that had fanned it faded away.

Firefighters hoped to have the 17,500-acre blaze in Ventura County between the cities of Moorpark and Fillmore fully surrounded sometime Sunday. No homes had been lost.
&#8220;The fire is not making any ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/17500-acre-fire-in-ventura-county-calif-is-85-percent-contained-179338/" title="17,500-acre fire in Ventura County, Calif., is 85 percent contained">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Juvenile charges filed against Southern California teen suspected in arsons; details withheld</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Authorities say charges have been filed against a 16-year-old boy suspected in more than a dozen Southern California arson wildfires, but details were not being made public.

San Bernardino County district attorney&#8217;s spokeswoman Susan Mickey says the teen was charged Friday but she is not allowed to say what is alleged because ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/juvenile-charges-filed-against-southern-california-teen-suspected-in-arsons-details-withheld-179201/">Juvenile charges filed against Southern California teen suspected in arsons; details withheld</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>17,500-acre fire in Ventura County, Calif., is 75 percent contained; 25 homes still threatened</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Southern California wildfire 75 percent contained

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — A 245-acre wildfire in coastal mountains of Southern California was 75 percent contained Tuesday, Orange County authorities said. No homes were threatened.
The blaze, ignited when a tractor knocked over a power pole on Monday, was expected to be fully surrounded by evening, county Fire Authority .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/17500-acre-fire-in-ventura-county-calif-is-75-percent-contained-25-homes-still-threatened-178864/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China charges 21 with murder in July riots that left nearly 200 dead in Xinjiang</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Chinese prosecutors brought murder and arson charges Friday against 21 people arrested in connection with riots in July that left nearly 200 dead in Urumqi.

The riots in the capital of the western region of Xinjiang saw Muslim Uighurs attack members of the country&#8217;s dominant Han ethnic group, followed two days later by Han .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-charges-21-with-murder-in-july-riots-that-left-nearly-200-dead-in-xinjiang-178674/">China charges 21 with murder in July riots that left nearly 200 dead in Xinjiang</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators probe possible links in more than a dozen California fires after arrest of teen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy arrested for investigation of arson is under investigation in connection with more than a dozen Southern California wildfires, authorities said Thursday.

The fires had a &#8220;commonality,&#8221; but investigators were not releasing any details of how they might be connected, San Bernardino County sheriff&#8217;s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said.
None of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-probe-possible-links-in-more-than-a-dozen-california-fires-after-arrest-of-teen-178196/">Source article &nbsp;: Investigators probe possible links in more than a dozen California fires after arrest of teen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators say teen suspected in up to 14 Southern California wildfires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy is suspected of starting more than a dozen wildfires east of Los Angeles.

The youth was arrested Wednesday afternoon near a fire that erupted around Yucaipa and was booked for investigation of arson. His name has been withheld because he is a juvenile.
San Bernardino County sheriff&#8217;s spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-say-teen-suspected-in-up-to-14-southern-california-wildfires-177975/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Investigators say teen suspected in up to 14 Southern California wildfires</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Ohio high school coach gets 4 years for arson at own home; made it appear like hate crime</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TROY, Ohio — A former high school basketball coach in Ohio has been sentenced to four years in prison for setting fire to his home, which prosecutors said he had done to portray himself as the victim of a hate crime.

Authorities who responded to the fire at James Clay&#8217;s house in Troy found a spray-painted .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-ohio-high-school-coach-gets-4-years-for-arson-at-own-home-made-it-appear-like-hate-crime-175134/">Original article &nbsp;: Ex-Ohio high school coach gets 4 years for arson at own home; made it appear like hate crime</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southern California wildfire surrounded after burning 8 homes, 340 acres near Temecula</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEMECULA, Calif. — A Southern California wildfire that destroyed eight homes has been fully contained.

Riverside County fire Captain Fernando Herrera says the blaze that consumed 340 acres east of Temecula near Vail Lake was surrounded Sunday night. He says residents have been allowed to return to the approximately 30 homes near Highway 79 that were ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southern-california-wildfire-surrounded-after-burning-8-homes-340-acres-near-temecula-173910/">Read more : Southern California wildfire surrounded after burning 8 homes, 340 acres near Temecula</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge orders Maui man not to smoke after flicked cigarette starts blaze on restaurant roof</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WAILUKU, Hawaii — A Maui judge has ordered a 19-year-old man who pleaded no contest to starting a restaurant fire with a flicked cigarette to stop smoking for a year.

Makaio Bachman-Majamay of Makawao was originally charged with third-degree arson for allegedly igniting the shake roof of the Wei Wei Bar-B-Q Restaurant in Pukalani in July .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-orders-maui-man-not-to-smoke-after-flicked-cigarette-starts-blaze-on-restaurant-roof-173874/">Judge orders Maui man not to smoke after flicked cigarette starts blaze on restaurant roof</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>13-year-old charged with arson, suspected of setting 2,100-acre wildfire near Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[POMONA, Calif. — Los Angeles County authorities have filed arson charges against a 13-year-old boy they believe started a 2,100-acre wildfire last month.

Prosecutors on Friday charged the boy from El Monte with two felony counts: arson of a forest and recklessly causing a fire. His name wasn&#8217;t released.
The boy is accused of sparking a fire .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/13-year-old-charged-with-arson-suspected-of-setting-2100-acre-wildfire-near-los-angeles-172632/">13-year-old charged with arson, suspected of setting 2,100-acre wildfire near Los Angeles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In wake of fires, California lawmakers take another crack at arson data base</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The deadly fire at Angeles National Forest is renewing a push from California lawmakers for a national registry of convicted arsonists.

Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein filed legislation Thursday that would establish the registry. It complements a similar bill backed by Reps. Mary Bono Mack, a Republican, and Adam Schiff, a Democrat, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-wake-of-fires-california-lawmakers-take-another-crack-at-arson-data-base-172057/">Read more : In wake of fires, California lawmakers take another crack at arson data base</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA authorities name 13-year-old boy as suspect in 2,100-acre arson wildfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Authorities say they believe a 13-year-old boy set a 2,100-acre wildfire last month in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s Sgt. David Infante says his department asked prosecutors Wednesday to charge the boy with arson for the fire that started Aug. 25 in the Angeles National Forest ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-authorities-name-13-year-old-boy-as-suspect-in-2100-acre-arson-wildfire-170512/">LA authorities name 13-year-old boy as suspect in 2,100-acre arson wildfire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators chase down tips in Los Angeles wildfire arson probe, more detectives added</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Investigators trying to solve a giant arson wildfire outside Los Angeles have bolstered their ranks in recent days, putting six more homicide detectives on the case as they review dozens of tips from the public about who set the blaze that has ravaged a 250-square-mile stretch of national forest.

Investigators still have not .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-chase-down-tips-in-los-angeles-wildfire-arson-probe-more-detectives-added-165077/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Investigators chase down tips in Los Angeles wildfire arson probe, more detectives added</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Firefighters race to clear brush before warmer, drier weather returns to S. California</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRWINDALE, Calif. — Firefighters are racing against the weather to clear brush before heat descends on Southern California, stoking the giant 15-day-old wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest.

With 19 miles of fireline left to cut in steep and forbidding wilderness, hot and dry conditions on Wednesday pushed plans to set backfires into the night ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/firefighters-race-to-clear-brush-before-warmer-drier-weather-returns-to-s-california-164311/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Firefighters race to clear brush before warmer, drier weather returns to S. California</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Weather thwarts backfire plan in battle against huge Southern California wildfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRWINDALE, Calif. — Unfavorable weather brought further delay Wednesday to plans to set backfires in the battle against the giant 15-day-old wildfire burning in Southern California&#8217;s Angeles National Forest.

Containment notched upward to 62 percent and there was no increase in size, said Tom De Bellis, a spokesman at the fire command post in Irwindale, about ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/weather-thwarts-backfire-plan-in-battle-against-huge-southern-california-wildfire-164036/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Weather thwarts backfire plan in battle against huge Southern California wildfire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crews hope for calm wind as they plan backfires to keep Los Angeles arson blaze from spreading</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Crews hope favorable weather conditions will allow the setting of backfires to destroy fuels that would help spread a 2-week-old deadly wildfire that is still burning unchecked deep into the forest above Los Angeles.

Unpredictable winds delayed backfiring plans Monday and Tuesday, and crews would reassess the conditions Wednesday, incident commander Mike Dietrich .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crews-hope-for-calm-wind-as-they-plan-backfires-to-keep-los-angeles-arson-blaze-from-spreading-163283/">Crews hope for calm wind as they plan backfires to keep Los Angeles arson blaze from spreading</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA County offers $50K reward for info on arson that caused deadly fire near LA</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-county-offers-50k-reward-for-info-on-arson-that-caused-deadly-fire-near-la-162981/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has approved a $50,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the arsonist who set a massive fire that killed two firefighters. The state has already offered $100,000.

The county&#8217;s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its reward Tuesday.
Sheriff&#8217;s and fire investigators were continuing a homicide investigation into the fire .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-county-offers-50k-reward-for-info-on-arson-that-caused-deadly-fire-near-la-162981/">Source article &nbsp;: LA County offers $50K reward for info on arson that caused deadly fire near LA</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. senator urges use of resources to prevent erosion, mudslides in wildfire areas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — California Sen. Barbara Boxer is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to focus on prevention of erosion and mudslides in areas blackened by California&#8217;s summer wildfires.

The largest blaze is still burning two weeks after being ignited by arson and has charred 250 square miles in mountains above the northeastern foothill suburbs of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-senator-urges-use-of-resources-to-prevent-erosion-mudslides-in-wildfire-areas-162894/" title="Calif. senator urges use of resources to prevent erosion, mudslides in wildfire areas">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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