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		<title>Reports: Russian nightclub death toll reaches 131; many others still in critical condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russian nightclub fire toll rises to 131

MOSCOW — Russian news agencies are reporting the death toll from last weekend&#8217;s nightclub fire has risen to 131.
RIA Novosti and Interfax are quoting officials in the Perm region as saying three people died overnight. Three others died during the day Wednesday.
The blaze at the Ural Mountain city&#8217;s .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-russian-nightclub-death-toll-reaches-131-many-others-still-in-critical-condition-242385/">Reports: Russian nightclub death toll reaches 131; many others still in critical condition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: death toll in Russian nightclub fire reaches 112</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian nightclub fire death toll reaches 112

PERM, Russia — Russian emergency officials say the number of people killed by a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm has risen to 112.
Emergency Ministry spokeswoman Darya Kochneva said Sunday the latest victim was a man who died of severe burns in a Moscow hospital where he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-death-toll-in-russian-nightclub-fire-reaches-112-240546/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Officials: death toll in Russian nightclub fire reaches 112</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: More than 100 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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Reports: Russia club blast kills more than 100

MOSCOW — An explosion apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing more than 100 people, according to emergency officials quoted by state television.
It was not immediately clear if the pyrotechnics were kept in storage at the club or ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-more-than-100-killed-in-nightclub-in-blast-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240132/">Original article on  : Russian news reports: More than 100 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police plan charges against bouncers at NJ club owned by Jay Z after beating is taped</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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Taped beating outside NJ club probed by police

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Police plan to file charges against several bouncers who were videotaped beating two men outside a nightclub co-owned by hip-hop star Jay Z.
A video was shot by a disc jockey who had just finished performing early Saturday inside the 40/40 Club and shows about ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-plan-charges-against-bouncers-at-nj-club-owned-by-jay-z-after-beating-is-taped-237825/" title="Police plan charges against bouncers at NJ club owned by Jay Z after beating is taped">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bye-Bye Bargirl: Mexico&#8217;s legendary dance-for-peso cabarets buried by onslaught of strip clubs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David W. Koop</dc:creator>
		
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Mexico City&#8217;s famed dance-for-peso halls fading

MEXICO CITY — Mirna Torres salsas with a gray-bearded man for $1.50 a dance in the Barba Azul, a dark yet garish cabaret decorated like an erotic carnival fun house.
The place is nearly empty, looking as neglected as its bas-reliefs of voluptuous naked women, some with broken nipples and missing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bye-bye-bargirl-mexicos-legendary-dance-for-peso-cabarets-buried-by-onslaught-of-strip-clubs-234412/">Read more : Bye-Bye Bargirl: Mexico&#8217;s legendary dance-for-peso cabarets buried by onslaught of strip clubs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Newspaper: Embattled Pennsylvania swim club accused of discrimination to declare bankruptcy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. swim club accused of bias to file bankruptcy

PHILADELPHIA — A suburban swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children plans to declare bankruptcy, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Valley Swim Club president John Duesler sent an e-mail to club &#8220;friends and families&#8221; Friday saying the board of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/newspaper-embattled-pennsylvania-swim-club-accused-of-discrimination-to-declare-bankruptcy-229580/">Newspaper: Embattled Pennsylvania swim club accused of discrimination to declare bankruptcy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Supreme Court reinstates death penalty in Ohio death of man met in gay bar in 1985</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Supreme Court reinstates death penalty of Ohioan

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim that his lawyers erred during the sentencing phase of his trial.
Attorneys for Robert Van Hook had ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-supreme-court-reinstates-death-penalty-in-ohio-death-of-man-met-in-gay-bar-in-1985-223808/">US Supreme Court reinstates death penalty in Ohio death of man met in gay bar in 1985</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Pogatchnik</dc:creator>
		
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Irish Supreme Court upholds men-only golf club

DUBLIN — A premier Dublin golf club can continue to bar women from membership, the Irish Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a discrimination case inspired by similar protests against men-only clubs in the United States.
In a split 3-2 judgment, Ireland&#8217;s top court ruled that Portmarnock Golf Club was not .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irish-supreme-court-rules-dublin-golf-club-can-keep-barring-women-from-membership-216472/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health officials, advocates to seek smoking ban in bars and restaurants in Oklahoma</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Talley</dc:creator>
		
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Health officials to seek smoking ban in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY — Anti-smoking advocates called on lawmakers Thursday to make bars and restaurants in Oklahoma smoke-free by closing loopholes in the state law restricting smoking in public places.
Officials from the American Heart Association and the state Department of Health said they will support legislation next year to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-officials-advocates-to-seek-smoking-ban-in-bars-and-restaurants-in-oklahoma-211485/" title="Health officials, advocates to seek smoking ban in bars and restaurants in Oklahoma">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In this dismal economy, more and more warehouse clubs are accepting food stamps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Skidmore</dc:creator>
		
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More and more warehouse clubs accept food stamps

PORTLAND, Ore. — With many families suddenly struggling to feed themselves, the big warehouse clubs known for king-size packages of steak and jumbo boxes of Cheerios are increasingly competing with grocery stores for the 36 million Americans now on food stamps.
Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that it would .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-this-dismal-economy-more-and-more-warehouse-clubs-are-accepting-food-stamps-210326/">Original source &nbsp;: In this dismal economy, more and more warehouse clubs are accepting food stamps</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian gays denounce closure of Moscow&#8217;s oldest gay club</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian gay rights activists are denouncing the planned closure of Moscow&#8217;s oldest gay club.

The city has ordered the club shut down by Nov. 15 for reasons of immorality.
Nikolai Alexeyev, the leader of Russia&#8217;s gay rights movement, describes the decision as a crude attempt at populism and a violation of human rights.
Alexeyev was joined ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-gays-denounce-closure-of-moscows-oldest-gay-club-194832/" title="Russian gays denounce closure of Moscow&#8217;s oldest gay club">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan negotiators approve K-12 schools budget with $165 cut per student</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Martin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature voted late Thursday to cut public school funding by the equivalent of $165 per student in the current academic year.

The House and Senate votes are a breakthrough in the impasse that caused lawmakers to miss last week&#8217;s deadline to pass a K-12 spending plan. But an overall budget compromise ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michigan-negotiators-approve-k-12-schools-budget-with-165-cut-per-student-191268/">Michigan negotiators approve K-12 schools budget with $165 cut per student</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizonans with concealed weapons permits allowed to bring guns in bars starting Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Bartender Randy Shields was serving British brews and Arizona ambers as usual at Shady&#8217;s bar in east Phoenix when he saw a customer walk in with a hunting knife strapped to his hip.

A disturbing image flashed through his mind — &#8220;that knife sliding between my ribs.&#8221;
The customer willingly turned over the knife while ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arizonans-with-concealed-weapons-permits-allowed-to-bring-guns-in-bars-starting-wednesday-181245/">Read more : Arizonans with concealed weapons permits allowed to bring guns in bars starting Wednesday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Exclusive: Texas liquor board agents rarely disciplined, experts say probes are flawed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Robbins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — The Texas alcohol agency under fire for its raid at a gay bar rarely punishes its officers for misconduct, and officers&#8217; supervisors are usually the ones who conduct disciplinary investigations. Experts say that method increases the likelihood of flawed probes.

An Associated Press review of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission&#8217;s internal affairs logs found ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-texas-liquor-board-agents-rarely-disciplined-experts-say-probes-are-flawed-175491/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : AP Exclusive: Texas liquor board agents rarely disciplined, experts say probes are flawed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disney takes page from Comic-Con; hopes to boost enthusiasm by romancing fans at expo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Rindels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Taking a page from the wildly popular Comic-Con, Disney is wishing upon a four-day expo this weekend to draw more enthusiasm from its loyal and well-wired fan base.

Clubs and fan fests have long worked to rally &#8220;Star Trek,&#8221; Barbie and comic book collectors, but the D23 Expo, which begins Thursday in Anaheim, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/disney-takes-page-from-comic-con-hopes-to-boost-enthusiasm-by-romancing-fans-at-expo-164261/">Disney takes page from Comic-Con; hopes to boost enthusiasm by romancing fans at expo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: 1 in 10 binge drinkers get behind the wheel, many come from bars, clubs and restaurants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — One in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel the last time they drank heavily. And half of those drivers left from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks, a new study has found.

The study is being called the first to try to measure the likelihood someone will drive .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-1-in-10-binge-drinkers-get-behind-the-wheel-many-come-from-bars-clubs-and-restaurants-155831/">Study: 1 in 10 binge drinkers get behind the wheel, many come from bars, clubs and restaurants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German media company Bertelsmann makes 1H net loss of €368 million as spending falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Frey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — German media company Bertelsmann said Monday it lost money in the first half of the year on declines in advertising revenue and consumer spending.

The Guetersloh-based company said it lost €368 million ($522 million) in the first half of the year, compared with a net profit of €284 million in the first six months .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-media-company-bertelsmann-makes-1h-net-loss-of-e368-million-as-spending-falls-155031/">German media company Bertelsmann makes 1H net loss of €368 million as spending falls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German media company Bertelsmann makes 1H net loss of euro368 million as spending falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Frey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — German media company Bertelsmann said Monday it lost money in the first half of the year on declines in advertising revenue and consumer spending.

The Guetersloh-based company said it lost euro368 million ($522 million) in the first half of the year, compared with a net profit of euro284 million in the first six months .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-media-company-bertelsmann-makes-1h-net-loss-of-euro368-million-as-spending-falls-155002/">German media company Bertelsmann makes 1H net loss of euro368 million as spending falls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas liquor board fires 2 agents, 1 supervisor over raid at gay bar that injured customer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela K. Brown</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas&#8217; liquor board fired two agents and a supervisor, disciplined two other supervisors and changed several policies in the wake of a raid at a gay bar that left a customer seriously injured and led to protests, officials announced Friday.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said agent Christopher Aller and agent trainee .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-liquor-board-fires-2-agents-1-supervisor-over-raid-at-gay-bar-that-injured-customer-152657/">Texas liquor board fires 2 agents, 1 supervisor over raid at gay bar that injured customer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Qwest cutting big allowances for top execs; Money used to pay club dues, financial counseling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Qwest Communications will no longer give five top executives tens of thousands of dollars a year to pay for expenses.

Qwest spokeswoman Diane Reberger said Saturday the allowances were being eliminated to help simplify its compensation structure.
Qwest said it was eliminating the allowances in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/qwest-cutting-big-allowances-for-top-execs-money-used-to-pay-club-dues-financial-counseling-147066/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Qwest cutting big allowances for top execs; Money used to pay club dues, financial counseling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meat in your drink? Carnivorous cocktails mean a nice cold glass of bacon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caryn Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — First you cook the bacon, remove the fat and tear it into pieces. It sounds like the start of a nice breakfast, but it&#8217;s actually the first part of mixologist Adam Seger&#8217;s Baconcello recipe. The next step is steeping the bacon in vodka for 72 hours.

Bacon-infused spirits and other so-called &#8220;carnivorous cocktails&#8221; ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meat-in-your-drink-carnivorous-cocktails-mean-a-nice-cold-glass-of-bacon-146370/">Read : Meat in your drink? Carnivorous cocktails mean a nice cold glass of bacon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Worth police chief says he&#8217;s revising bar inspection policies in wake of gay bar raid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth police chief said Tuesday that he is revising bar inspection policies in the wake of a raid on a gay bar that left one customer seriously injured and several officers facing allegations of wrongdoing.

Chief Jeff Halstead told the City Council that problems happened at the Rainbow Lounge in .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-worth-police-chief-says-hes-revising-bar-inspection-policies-in-wake-of-gay-bar-raid-143135/">Fort Worth police chief says he&#8217;s revising bar inspection policies in wake of gay bar raid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China punishes 60 people including vice mayor for disco fire in Shenzhen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUANGZHOU, China — China has punished 60 people deemed responsible for a blaze at the &#8220;King of the Dancers&#8221; disco that killed 44 people in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen.

A Web site for the country&#8217;s State Council, or Cabinet, said Tuesday that 35 people, including the club&#8217;s boss have faced criminal charges after the fire .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-punishes-60-people-_-including-vice-mayor-_-after-deadly-disco-fire-in-shenzhen-142288/" title="China punishes 60 people including vice mayor for disco fire in Shenzhen">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bars, discos steadily closing in Algeria as Islamic rules tighten</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALGIERS, Algeria —All through the 1990s, when Islamic militants waged a ferocious war on the Algerian state and nightlife died in the city that once called itself &#8220;The Paris of Africa,&#8221; the Hanani bar and restaurant stayed open. It was &#8220;an act of resistance,&#8221; says owner Achour Ait Oussaid.

Yet today, at a time when the ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bars-discos-steadily-closing-in-algeria-as-islamic-rules-tighten-134547/">Bars, discos steadily closing in Algeria as Islamic rules tighten</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas liquor board says 2 agents, supervisor violated procedures in raid on gay bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — Two Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who took part in a June police raid on a gay bar failed to report they used force when arresting a patron or that he suffered a serious head injury, according to a report released Thursday.

Agent Christopher Aller and agent trainee Jason Chapman also are .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-liquor-board-says-2-agents-supervisor-violated-procedures-in-raid-on-gay-bar-133207/">Texas liquor board says 2 agents, supervisor violated procedures in raid on gay bar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas liquor board says 3 agents violated procedures during Fort Worth gay bar raid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission report says two agents who took part in a June raid on a gay bar failed to report that they used force when arresting a patron or that he suffered a serious head injury.

The report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press says the agents also are .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-liquor-board-says-3-agents-violated-procedures-during-fort-worth-gay-bar-raid-133201/">Original source &nbsp;: Texas liquor board says 3 agents violated procedures during Fort Worth gay bar raid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israelis rally in Tel Aviv after 2 murdered in the country&#8217;s worst attack against homosexuals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, Israel — Reeling from the worst attack ever aimed at homosexuals in Israel, members of the country&#8217;s gay community and their supporters rallied Sunday in the heart of Tel Aviv a day after a masked gunman killed two people at a center for gay youth and escaped.

As protesters with rainbow flags mourned the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israelis-rally-in-tel-aviv-after-2-murdered-in-the-countrys-worst-attack-against-homosexuals-128343/">Israelis rally in Tel Aviv after 2 murdered in the country&#8217;s worst attack against homosexuals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police in manhunt for shooter who killed 2 in Tel Aviv gay youth club</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, Israel — Hundreds of police officers scoured the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday in a manhunt for a gunman who shot and killed two people at a youth club in the worst ever attack on homosexuals in Israel.

The Tel Aviv shooting shocked the Mediterranean city, which prides itself on its live-and-let-live attitude ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-manhunt-for-shooter-who-killed-2-in-tel-aviv-gay-youth-club-127950/" title="Police in manhunt for shooter who killed 2 in Tel Aviv gay youth club">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunman enters gay club in central Tel Aviv, kills 3 people and injures 11 others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a gunman entered a youth club for gay teens in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night and sprayed the interior with automatic rifle fire, killing three people and injuring 11.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said it was &#8220;most likely a criminal attack and not a terror attack.&#8221; Tel Aviv has been .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunman-enters-gay-club-in-central-tel-aviv-kills-3-people-and-injures-11-others-127833/">Gunman enters gay club in central Tel Aviv, kills 3 people and injures 11 others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunman shoots up gay club in Tel Aviv, killing 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a gunman entered a youth club for gay teens in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night and sprayed the interior with automatic rifle fire, killing three people and injuring 11.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said it was &#8220;most likely a criminal attack and not a terror attack.&#8221; Tel Aviv has been .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunman-shoots-up-gay-club-in-tel-aviv-killing-3-127830/">Original source &nbsp;: Gunman shoots up gay club in Tel Aviv, killing 3</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunman shoots at gay club in Tel Aviv, killing 2 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a gunman entered a youth club for gay teens in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night and sprayed the interior with automatic rifle fire, killing two and injuring 12 people.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said it was &#8220;most likely a criminal attack and not a terror attack.&#8221; Tel Aviv has been .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunman-shoots-at-gay-club-in-tel-aviv-killing-2-people-127809/">Source article &nbsp;: Gunman shoots at gay club in Tel Aviv, killing 2 people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor says he apologized for injury to man at Fort Worth, Texas, gay bar _ not for raid on bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth&#8217;s mayor says an apology he issued at a City Council meeting wasn&#8217;t for law enforcement&#8217;s raid on a Texas gay bar, but for the fact that a man was seriously injured.

Mayor Mike Moncrief (MAHN&#8217;-creef) made an impromptu apology during Tuesday night&#8217;s meeting where officials and residents commented on last .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mayor-says-he-apologized-for-injury-to-man-at-fort-worth-texas-gay-bar-_-not-for-raid-on-bar-110893/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Mayor says he apologized for injury to man at Fort Worth, Texas, gay bar _ not for raid on bar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor apologizes for June raid on Fort Worth, Texas gay bar that sparked brutality claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — Forth Worth&#8217;s mayor has apologized for a June raid on a Texas gay bar that sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations.

About 250 people packed City Council chambers Tuesday and another 150 watched on televisions in the hallway or overflow rooms as officials briefly discussed the June 28 raid that left ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mayor-apologizes-for-june-raid-on-fort-worth-texas-gay-bar-that-sparked-brutality-claims-109648/">Mayor apologizes for June raid on Fort Worth, Texas gay bar that sparked brutality claims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philly camp rejects suburban pool&#8217;s invitation to return, says all board members should resign</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — A lawyer for a Philadelphia day camp says a suburban swim club&#8217;s board must resign before the camp will accept the club&#8217;s offer to allow dozens of minority children to return to the pool.

Attorney Michael Kuldiner represents the day camp, Creative Steps, and the families of most of the children who swam at .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philly-camp-rejects-suburban-pools-invitation-to-return-says-all-board-members-should-resign-108550/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dance lovers tell Des Moines to wake up, legalize late-night dancing in Iowa&#8217;s largest city</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Crumb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Dancing the night away in Des Moines doesn&#8217;t seem to be at the top of many must-do lists. Maybe because it&#8217;s illegal.

An obscure city ordinance outlaws publicly shaking your groove thing in Iowa&#8217;s biggest city after 2 a.m.
Few even were aware of the ban until members of the nonprofit Des Moines .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dance-lovers-tell-des-moines-to-wake-up-legalize-late-night-dancing-in-iowas-largest-city-107820/">Source &nbsp;: Dance lovers tell Des Moines to wake up, legalize late-night dancing in Iowa&#8217;s largest city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. swim club accused of racism to try to work out arrangement for minority children to return</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — A private suburban swim club accused of racism after it canceled the memberships of dozens of minority children says it will seek a meeting with the kids&#8217; camps to work out an agreement for them to return.

Amy Goldman, a member of The Valley Club, said those able to attend a hastily called meeting  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-swim-club-accused-of-racism-to-try-to-work-out-arrangement-for-minority-children-to-return-107460/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas agrees to pay $500,000 fine over lax policing of nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Planet Hollywood Resort &#038; Casino has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine to Nevada gambling regulators over lax policing of illegal activity inside an independently operated nightclub at the resort.

In a settlement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Planet Hollywood agreed to pay another $250,000 in a year if changes are not .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/planet-hollywood-in-las-vegas-agrees-to-pay-500000-fine-over-lax-policing-of-nightclub-106957/">Original article &nbsp;: Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas agrees to pay $500,000 fine over lax policing of nightclub</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Big prizefight payday could help &#8216;Money&#8217; Mayweather parry $6M haymaker from IRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said rumblings about his financial troubles are nothing more than rumors, but public records obtained by The Associated Press show the boxer nicknamed &#8220;Money&#8221; owes about $6.4 million to the Internal Revenue Service and others.

The IRS hit the former pound-for-pound boxing king with a lien in October for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/big-prizefight-payday-could-help-money-mayweather-parry-6m-haymaker-from-irs-98361/">Original article on  : Big prizefight payday could help &#8216;Money&#8217; Mayweather parry $6M haymaker from IRS</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas alcohol agency starts internal probe into its raid with cops at Fort Worth gay bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating its joint police raid on a gay bar that left one man hospitalized with a head injury and sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations.

The agency said Wednesday it would review the agents&#8217; actions and determine how Chad Gibson was hurt. He was in ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-alcohol-agency-starts-internal-probe-into-its-raid-with-cops-at-fort-worth-gay-bar-97158/">Texas alcohol agency starts internal probe into its raid with cops at Fort Worth gay bar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Utah bartenders throw open their doors as decades-old liquor restrictions are cast aside</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Jeremy Kristic and several of his friends pounded on the door at Oscar&#8217;s bar Wednesday promptly at 11 a.m. They wanted it to open immediately, and they wanted to drink. They had after all other bars to go to — before closing time at 1 a.m.

&#8220;This is the one day we .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-bartenders-throw-open-their-doors-as-decades-old-liquor-restrictions-are-cast-aside-96977/">Original source &nbsp;: Utah bartenders throw open their doors as decades-old liquor restrictions are cast aside</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Utah bids farewell to law requiring membership forms, fees for the right to enter a bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — For the last 40 years, dropping into a bar in Utah has been a complicated affair: Patrons have to fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member before they can go in for a drink.

It is one of several restrictive rules governing alcohol consumption in Utah that made .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-bids-farewell-to-law-requiring-membership-forms-fees-for-the-right-to-enter-a-bar-95926/">Utah bids farewell to law requiring membership forms, fees for the right to enter a bar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Worth, Texas, council members want report on police raid on gay nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela K. Brown</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — Two city officials are seeking an investigation into a police raid at a gay nightclub that ended with the arrests of several patrons and the hospitalization of a man with a head injury.

&#8220;I&#8217;ve asked for as thorough a report as possible &#8230; to reassure folks that the police are not singling ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-worth-texas-council-members-want-report-on-police-raid-on-gay-nightclub-95229/">Fort Worth, Texas, council members want report on police raid on gay nightclub</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Fort Worth council members call for investigation of police raid at gay nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas — Two Fort Worth City Council members are calling for an investigation into a police raid at a gay bar.

Council members Joel Burns and Kathleen Hicks are requesting the probe into Sunday&#8217;s raid at the Rainbow Lounge, where about a half dozen people were arrested.
Hicks says she&#8217;s disturbed by the raid that  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-fort-worth-council-members-call-for-investigation-of-police-raid-at-gay-nightclub-95153/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Pride Parade marks 40th anniversary of NYC Stonewall uprisings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Matthews</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Decades after a riot at a Greenwich Village bar sparked a movement for equal rights, gay New Yorkers celebrated their gains at Sunday&#8217;s gay pride parade and lamented the state has not legalized same-sex marriage.

The annual march down Fifth Avenue commemorated the Stonewall rebellion of 40 years ago, when patrons at a ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-pride-parade-marks-40th-anniversary-of-nyc-stonewall-uprisings-94233/">Gay Pride Parade marks 40th anniversary of NYC Stonewall uprisings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona moves to allow guns in bars, worrying some saloon owners who say it&#8217;s a bad mix</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — There was a time in the Wild West that cowboys had to check their guns before they could pull up a bar stool for a drink — rules that protected against the saloon gunfights that came to define the frontier era in places like Arizona.

But a bill moving through the Arizona Legislature has .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arizona-moves-to-allow-guns-in-bars-worrying-some-saloon-owners-who-say-its-a-bad-mix-94115/">Arizona moves to allow guns in bars, worrying some saloon owners who say it&#8217;s a bad mix</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-owner of RI nightclub where fire killed 100 released early from prison for good behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A former co-owner of a Rhode Island nightclub where a fire killed 100 people was released from prison Thursday after earning time off for good behavior.

Michael Derderian, who was initially due out this fall, said that his time in prison was difficult but that others have suffered worse.
He said in a statement ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-owner-of-ri-nightclub-where-fire-killed-100-released-early-from-prison-for-good-behavior-92098/">Read : Ex-owner of RI nightclub where fire killed 100 released early from prison for good behavior</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Perez Hilton says he was punched by Black Eyed Peas manager outside Toronto nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO — Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton says he got a black eye from the manager of the Black Eyed Peas.

Hilton says he got into argument with Fergie and will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas at a Toronto nightclub early Monday morning and was punched outside the club by Polo Molina, the band&#8217;s manager.
Toronto Police Constable ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/perez-hilton-says-he-was-punched-by-black-eyed-peas-manager-outside-toronto-nightclub-88822/">Perez Hilton says he was punched by Black Eyed Peas manager outside Toronto nightclub</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor says all-women&#8217;s Belizean Grove doesn&#8217;t unfairly discriminate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (SOHN&#8217;-yuh soh-toh-my-YOR&#8217;) says an elite all-women&#8217;s club she belongs to doesn&#8217;t discriminate unfairly by gender.

Sotomayor tells senators in a letter that the Belizean (buh-LEE&#8217;-zee-uhn) Grove lets men speak at events and participate in trips. She also says she&#8217;s unaware that a man has ever tried to become a ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supreme-court-nominee-sotomayor-says-all-womens-belizean-grove-doesnt-unfairly-discriminate-83116/">Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor says all-women&#8217;s Belizean Grove doesn&#8217;t unfairly discriminate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico day care fire kills 38 children; father rams pickup through to reach babies, toddlers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HERMOSILLO, Mexico — Grieving parents began burying their children after a devastating daycare fire killed 38 infants and toddlers in a tragedy that stunned Mexico and prompted its president to promise a thorough investigation.

The family of 2-year-old Maria Magdalena Millan dropped white roses onto her casket and attached a Dora the Explorer balloon to the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-day-care-fire-kills-38-children-father-rams-pickup-through-to-reach-babies-toddlers-74172/">Mexico day care fire kills 38 children; father rams pickup through to reach babies, toddlers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico day care fire kills 35 children; father rams pickup through to reach babies, toddlers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HERMOSILLO, Mexico — Sobbing relatives waited outside a morgue Saturday to claim the bodies of 35 children killed in a day care fire in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts to evacuate babies and toddlers through the building&#8217;s only working exit. One father crashed his pickup truck through the wall to rescue his child.

One family buried .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-day-care-fire-kills-35-children-father-rams-pickup-through-to-reach-babies-toddlers-74047/" title="Mexico day care fire kills 35 children; father rams pickup through to reach babies, toddlers">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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