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		<title>Govt wants to expand expedited screening of low-risk, arriving travelers at more airports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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Govt wants speedy screening at more airports

WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country.
For more than a year, the department has been testing this program at seven airports across the country and found that participating .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/govt-wants-to-expand-expedited-screening-of-low-risk-arriving-travelers-at-more-airports-232977/">Source article &nbsp;: Govt wants to expand expedited screening of low-risk, arriving travelers at more airports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Thai PM Thaksin taunts government by rallying followers to neighboring Cambodia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sopheng Cheang</dc:creator>
		
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Ousted Thai PM rallies supporters to Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Thailand said Friday it would not be provoked into violence in its diplomatic tussle with Cambodia over fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, even as the ousted leader taunted the Bangkok government by meeting with political supporters in the neighboring country.
Thaksin&#8217;s visit to Thailand&#8217;s doorstep .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ousted-thai-pm-thaksin-taunts-government-by-rallying-followers-to-neighboring-cambodia-228631/">Original source &nbsp;: Ousted Thai PM Thaksin taunts government by rallying followers to neighboring Cambodia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DHS Sec&#8217;y Napolitano: Border more secure, but immigration reform needed for better enforcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Gamboa</dc:creator>
		
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Napolitano pronounces US border more secure now
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has met many of the border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite to immigration reform and now it&#8217;s time to change the law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.
Napolitano, designated by President Barack Obama to lead the administration&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhs-secy-napolitano-border-more-secure-but-immigration-reform-needed-for-better-enforcement-228452/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : DHS Sec&#8217;y Napolitano: Border more secure, but immigration reform needed for better enforcement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Border advocacy group says $6 billion, 5,000 inspectors needed to bolster land port security</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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Texas group warns of weaknesses at land ports

McALLEN, Texas — The country&#8217;s understaffed land ports of entry need massive investments in infrastructure, technology and personnel to avoid becoming the path of choice for human and drug smugglers, according to a report released Wednesday by a border advocacy group.
The Texas Border Coalition, a group representing border ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/border-advocacy-group-says-6-billion-5000-inspectors-needed-to-bolster-land-port-security-226908/" title="Border advocacy group says $6 billion, 5,000 inspectors needed to bolster land port security">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition leader: Venezuela government letting Colombian rebels operate freely along border</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Toothaker</dc:creator>
		
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Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels

CARACAS, Venezuela — A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader&#8217;s government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela.
Tachira state Gov. Cesar Perez said both leftist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups from Colombia operate .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/opposition-leader-venezuela-government-letting-colombian-rebels-operate-freely-along-border-226327/" title="Opposition leader: Venezuela government letting Colombian rebels operate freely along border">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border as tensions between the two counties increase</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-sends-15000-troops-to-colombia-border-as-tensions-between-the-two-counties-increase-219870/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Toothaker</dc:creator>
		
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Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez&#8217;s government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the military buildup is needed to increase security, combat drug trafficking and root out paramilitary groups.
The deployment to the Venezuelan border states of Zulia, Tachira, Apure, Amazonas and Bolivar follows shootings involving .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-sends-15000-troops-to-colombia-border-as-tensions-between-the-two-counties-increase-219870/">Original article &nbsp;: Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border as tensions between the two counties increase</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds say seizures of guns, cash increase sharply at Mexican border</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliot Spagat</dc:creator>
		
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Feds: Gun, cash seizures up at Mexican border

SAN DIEGO — U.S. authorities on Tuesday reported a spike in seizures of guns and cash along the Mexican border since they began assigning more agents to stem the flow of southbound contraband.
Nearly 600 illegal weapons were seized along the border by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-say-seizures-of-guns-cash-increase-sharply-at-mexican-border-216464/">Source article &nbsp;: Feds say seizures of guns, cash increase sharply at Mexican border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela says 10 slayings could be Colombian conflict spilling across border</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian James</dc:creator>
		
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Venezuela ups border security after 10 slayings

CARACAS, Venezuela — Ten men who belonged to the same soccer team were slain execution-style nearly two weeks after being abducted in a crime that Venezuela said Sunday could be the work of warring factions in neighboring Colombia.
Venezuelan troops stepped up security patrols in the area near the Colombian ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-says-10-slayings-could-be-colombian-conflict-spilling-across-border-206698/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Venezuela says 10 slayings could be Colombian conflict spilling across border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Homeland Security&#8217;s stimulus spending doesn&#8217;t settle questions on border projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A watchdog&#8217;s review of stimulus spending by the Department of Homeland Security doesn&#8217;t resolve the controversy about how the Obama administration allocated the money for border projects.

The inspector general&#8217;s report, obtained Friday by The Associated Press, says the department generally had a good spending plan. But department officials told the inspector general not  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/review-of-homeland-securitys-stimulus-spending-doesnt-settle-questions-on-border-projects-205880/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Watchdog signs off on DHS plan for stimulus spending; political influence not reviewed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Apuzzo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — An internal watchdog found the Homeland Security Department generally came up with a good plan for spending economic stimulus money on border projects. Agency officials told the inspector general not to go further and review anything beyond its spending plan, including the decision-making process which has been criticized as secretive and susceptible to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/watchdog-signs-off-on-dhs-plan-for-stimulus-spending-political-influence-not-reviewed-205474/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Watchdog signs off on DHS plan for stimulus spending; political influence not reviewed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN extends Haiti peacekeeping mission for a year saying security remains fragile</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti for a year, saying the situation in the impoverished Caribbean nation still constitutes a threat to international peace and security despite recent progress.

The resolution adopted by the council will maintain the current mission&#8217;s force level of about 9,000 ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-extends-haiti-peacekeeping-mission-for-a-year-saying-security-remains-fragile-194941/">UN extends Haiti peacekeeping mission for a year saying security remains fragile</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government drops amendment requiring 300 more miles of pedestrian fencing along Texas border</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Members of Congress have stripped a provision requiring 300 more miles of tall fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border from a Department of Homeland Security appropriation bill, saying the funds needed to build the barrier would be better spent on alternative security measures.

If the amendment by U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint had remained in ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-drops-amendment-requiring-300-more-miles-of-pedestrian-fencing-along-texas-border-191966/">Government drops amendment requiring 300 more miles of pedestrian fencing along Texas border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A border runs through it: On US-Canada boundary, street barriers signal post-9/11 chill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DERBY LINE, Vt. — For decades, the towns of Derby Line, Vt., and Stanstead, Quebec, have functioned as one community.

Located on either side of the border, they share a sewer system, emergency services, snowplowing duties and the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera House, where a skinny black line across the hardwood floor of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-border-runs-through-it-on-us-canada-boundary-street-barriers-signal-post-911-chill-185386/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: A border runs through it: On US-Canada boundary, street barriers signal post-9/11 chill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Critics: Perry sending elite Texas Rangers to border to handle burglaries, not drug violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McALLEN, Texas — Rancher Mike Landry recently came upon a group of unarmed men dressed in camouflage burglarizing his guest house and stealing a truck from his 11,000 acres in Terrell County, rugged country bordering the Rio Grande in West Texas.

A couple of shots over their heads from his hunting rifle kept nine of them, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/critics-perry-sending-elite-texas-rangers-to-border-to-handle-burglaries-not-drug-violence-177935/">Critics: Perry sending elite Texas Rangers to border to handle burglaries, not drug violence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration names its border czar to be Customs and Border Protection commissioner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he intends to nominate his Southwest border czar to be commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

As commissioner, Alan Bersin would lead a Homeland Security Department security agency that helps keep terrorists and their weapons out of the country while securing and facilitating travel and trade as it enforces .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-names-its-border-czar-to-be-customs-and-border-protection-commissioner-175723/">Obama administration names its border czar to be Customs and Border Protection commissioner</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration to name its border czar to be Customs and Border Protection commissioner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to nominate its Southwest border czar to be commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

The administration has told some members of Congress that Alan Bersin is its pick to lead this agency within the Homeland Security Department, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-to-name-its-border-czar-to-be-customs-and-border-protection-commissioner-175513/">Obama administration to name its border czar to be Customs and Border Protection commissioner</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>54 asylum seekers rescued from stranded boat off northern Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, Australia — Australian border protection officials rescued 54 asylum seekers on Sunday from a boat stranded in northern waters, the home affairs minister said.

It was the sixth boatload of asylum seekers that entered Australian waters in the last two weeks, an influx that has stoked political debate over the country&#8217;s relaxed immigration policies.
Home Affairs ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/54-asylum-seekers-rescued-from-stranded-boat-off-northern-australia-173670/">54 asylum seekers rescued from stranded boat off northern Australia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Southwest border fence still delayed and will cost $6.5B to maintain over 20 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It will cost taxpayers $6.5 billion over the next 20 years to maintain the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a government audit.

But as the Obama administration realizes the long-term costs of the border fence, it does not have a way to evaluate whether this investment has helped control illegal entries into .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-southwest-border-fence-still-delayed-and-will-cost-65b-to-maintain-over-20-years-171263/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Report: Southwest border fence still delayed and will cost $6.5B to maintain over 20 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Napolitano: U.S., Mexico see successes in their fight to stem flow of illegal drugs, cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The U.S. and Mexico are making headway in the ongoing struggle to curb the flow of illegal drugs, cash and weapons across the border, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.

Napolitano, who spoke at a public policy conference at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, said &#8220;historic&#8221; agreements with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/napolitano-us-mexico-see-successes-in-their-fight-to-stem-flow-of-illegal-drugs-cash-170784/">Original source &nbsp;: Napolitano: U.S., Mexico see successes in their fight to stem flow of illegal drugs, cash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Napolitano says US, Mexico making headway in curbing the flow of illegal drugs and cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS CRUCES, N.M. — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. and Mexico are making headway in curbing the flow of illegal drugs and cash across their shared border.

Napolitano spoke Wednesday evening at a public policy conference at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. She says &#8220;historic&#8221; agreements with Mexican President Felipe .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/napolitano-says-us-mexico-making-headway-in-curbing-the-flow-of-illegal-drugs-and-cash-170774/" title="Napolitano says US, Mexico making headway in curbing the flow of illegal drugs and cash">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Napolitano halts stimulus projects amid Democratic criticism of &#8216;terrible waste&#8217; of money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Facing criticism for her handling of federal stimulus money, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she would not start any new border construction projects while the department reviewed how projects were selected.

Napolitano has faced questions since The Associated Press reported last month that Homeland Security officials did not follow their internal ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/napolitano-halts-stimulus-projects-amid-democratic-criticism-of-terrible-waste-of-money-170587/">Napolitano halts stimulus projects amid Democratic criticism of &#8216;terrible waste&#8217; of money</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Dem: Homeland Security treating stimulus as &#8216;bottomless pit;&#8217; Wants projects stopped</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A senior Democratic senator urged the Obama administration to suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs to the nation&#8217;s border stations Wednesday, saying Homeland Security officials were treating the economic stimulus plan like a &#8220;bottomless pit&#8221; of taxpayer money.

Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said he was not persuaded by assurances from Homeland Security .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-dem-homeland-security-treating-stimulus-as-bottomless-pit-wants-projects-stopped-170337/">Senate Dem: Homeland Security treating stimulus as &#8216;bottomless pit;&#8217; Wants projects stopped</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Al-Maliki&#8217;s quarrel with Syria over Baghdad bombings backfires on Iraqi premier</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamza Hendawi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s prime minister is feeling a backlash over a bitter fight he picked with Syria, which he accuses of harboring Saddam Hussein loyalists suspected in deadly bombings in Baghdad. Critics say he just wants to divert attention from his own government&#8217;s security failures.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, is trying to shore up ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-al-malikis-quarrel-with-syria-over-baghdad-bombings-backfires-on-iraqi-premier-166811/" title="Analysis: Al-Maliki&#8217;s quarrel with Syria over Baghdad bombings backfires on Iraqi premier">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Rick Perry says Texas Ranger teams headed for Texas-Mexico border</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Graczyk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Special teams of Texas Rangers will be deployed to the Texas-Mexico border to deal with increasing violence because the federal government has failed to address growing problems there, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday. &#8220;It is an expansive effort with the Rangers playing a more high-profile role than they&#8217;ve ever played before,&#8221; Perry said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gov-rick-perry-says-texas-ranger-teams-headed-for-texas-mexico-border-165374/">Original article on  : Gov. Rick Perry says Texas Ranger teams headed for Texas-Mexico border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Perry says Texas Ranger teams headed for Texas-Mexico border</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Graczyk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Special teams of Texas Rangers will be deployed to the Texas-Mexico border to deal with increasing violence because the federal government has failed to address growing problems there, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday.

&#8220;It is an expansive effort with the Rangers playing a more high-profile role than they&#8217;ve ever played before,&#8221; Perry said of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gov-perry-says-texas-ranger-teams-headed-for-texas-mexico-border-165317/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Gov. Perry says Texas Ranger teams headed for Texas-Mexico border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani army kills 45 Taliban in Swat battles; border reopens after NATO convoy bombed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zarar Khan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army said Monday.

Hundreds of miles (kilometers) away, a southwestern border crossing with Afghanistan reopened after an administrative dispute culminated in an attack on a line .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistani-army-kills-45-taliban-in-swat-battles-border-reopens-after-nato-convoy-bombed-154952/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Pakistani army kills 45 Taliban in Swat battles; border reopens after NATO convoy bombed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani army kills 30 Taliban in Swat battles; border reopens after NATO convoy bombed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zarar Khan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed at least 30 Taliban militants in overnight gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the military said Monday.

Hundreds of miles (kilometers) away, a southwestern border crossing with Afghanistan reopened after an administrative dispute culminated in an attack on a line .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistani-army-kills-30-taliban-in-swat-battles-border-reopens-after-nato-convoy-bombed-154882/">Source article &nbsp;: Pakistani army kills 30 Taliban in Swat battles; border reopens after NATO convoy bombed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide blast kills 16 Pakistani police cadets as Taliban strike back; NATO fuel convoy bombed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD — Bombings targeted a Pakistani police station and set a NATO fuel convoy ablaze Sunday, killing 16 cadets in the northwest&#8217;s Swat Valley and threatening the supply line to international forces in Afghanistan in a separate attack near the border.

The two blasts hours apart and hundreds of miles from each other came as Pakistani ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-blast-kills-16-pakistani-police-cadets-as-taliban-strike-back-nato-fuel-convoy-bombed-154521/">Suicide blast kills 16 Pakistani police cadets as Taliban strike back; NATO fuel convoy bombed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani police: Tankers carrying NATO fuel in flames after explosion near Afghan border</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHAMAN, Pakistan — An explosion ripped through a line of trucks ferrying fuel to NATO troops in Afghanistan, setting several oil tankers ablaze Sunday at a backed-up Pakistani border crossing, police said.

The blast appeared to be the second terrorist attack Sunday in Pakistan and the second in a week to target a border crossing. Also ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistani-police-tankers-carrying-nato-fuel-in-flames-after-explosion-near-afghan-border-154434/" title="Pakistani police: Tankers carrying NATO fuel in flames after explosion near Afghan border">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Qaida claims attack that injured Saudi royal, says bomber arrived on prince&#8217;s plane</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maamoun Youssef</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Al-Qaida claimed responsibility Sunday for a suicide attack that injured a Saudi prince and said the bomber — a wanted militant who had fled to Yemen — arrived on a royal jet after convincing the ruling family he wanted to surrender.

Despite the attack on Deputy Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, his father, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-qaida-claims-attack-that-injured-saudi-royal-says-bomber-arrived-on-princes-plane-154379/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Al-Qaida claims attack that injured Saudi royal, says bomber arrived on prince&#8217;s plane</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethnic rebels flee Myanmar, abandoning weapons and uniforms for safe haven in south China</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ng Han Guan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MENG PENG, China — Hundreds of ethnic rebels have fled clashes in northeastern Myanmar, surrendering their weapons and uniforms to Chinese border police and crossing to safety after several days of skirmishes with Myanmar government troops.

Myanmar&#8217;s military junta ended a news blackout about the clashes Sunday, saying three days of fighting had killed 26 government ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethnic-rebels-flee-myanmar-abandoning-weapons-and-uniforms-for-safe-haven-in-south-china-154341/">Ethnic rebels flee Myanmar, abandoning weapons and uniforms for safe haven in south China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting lets up in northern Myanmar; thousands of refugees remain across border in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ng Han Guan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MENG PENG, China — Fighting subsided Sunday along China&#8217;s southern border after days of clashes between Myanmar government troops and ethnic rebels sent up to 30,000 refugees streaming into China.

Some rebels turned their guns over to Chinese authorities and swapped their uniforms for civilian clothes, tired of being outnumbered by thousands of Myanmar troops. A .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fighting-lets-up-in-northern-myanmar-thousands-of-refugees-remain-across-border-in-china-154005/">Fighting lets up in northern Myanmar; thousands of refugees remain across border in China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kenny Wallace thanks fans, but it&#8217;s business as usual for the No. 28 Border Patrol car</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kekis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL — The back bumper of Kenny Wallace&#8217;s No. 28 had &#8220;Merci Fans!&#8221; emblazoned across it on Saturday and thousands of names in tiny black letters were all over the bright red Border Patrol Chevy.

That was a way to thank the more than 5,000 people who donated money so Wallace could race north of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kenny-wallace-thanks-fans-but-its-business-as-usual-for-the-no-28-border-patrol-car-153917/" title="Kenny Wallace thanks fans, but it&#8217;s business as usual for the No. 28 Border Patrol car">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea frees 4 South Korean fishermen in latest goodwill gesture toward Seoul</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — Four South Korean fishermen, whom Pyongyang detained for a month after they accidentally entered North Korean waters, returned home Saturday.

Their release is the latest indication that the communist country wants to improve ties with its southern neighbor and put stalled cross-border projects back on track.
Earlier this month, the North freed two ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korea-frees-4-south-korean-fishermen-in-latest-goodwill-gesture-toward-seoul-153633/">North Korea frees 4 South Korean fishermen in latest goodwill gesture toward Seoul</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting in northern Myanmar leaves 1 dead, sends up to 30,000 refugees into China</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tini Tran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Heavy skirmishes resumed Saturday in northeastern Myanmar after days of fighting between government troops and ethnic rebel militia sent thousands of refugees streaming into nearby China. At least one person was killed and dozens injured in a bomb blast near the border.

The clashes pose a major concern to communist China and its goal .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fighting-in-northern-myanmar-leaves-1-dead-sends-up-to-30000-refugees-into-china-153409/">Fighting in northern Myanmar leaves 1 dead, sends up to 30,000 refugees into China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security: Dem. senators didn&#8217;t influence stimulus projects, politics not a factor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Apuzzo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that two Democratic senators falsely took credit for steering millions of dollars to projects in their home state, even as officials acknowledged that the Homeland Security secretary met with the lawmakers and discussed financing the projects.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano denies politics played any role in distributing stimulus ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeland-security-dem-senators-didnt-influence-stimulus-projects-politics-not-a-factor-153095/">Homeland Security: Dem. senators didn&#8217;t influence stimulus projects, politics not a factor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security: Democratic senators wrongly took credit for projects, politics not a factor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Apuzzo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that two Democratic senators falsely took credit for steering millions of dollars to projects in their home state, even as officials acknowledged that the Homeland Security secretary met with the lawmakers and discussed financing the projects.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano denies politics played any role in distributing stimulus  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeland-security-democratic-senators-wrongly-took-credit-for-projects-politics-not-a-factor-153011/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting in Myanmar sending refugees to China, underscoring Beijing&#8217;s border woes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China has told Myanmar to put an end to fighting with an ethnic militia that has sent 10,000 people fleeing across their border, a strong response underscoring the Communist country&#8217;s concerns about potential instability.

People were continuing to cross from Myanmar&#8217;s mostly ethnic Chinese Kokang region into China&#8217;s Yunnan province late Friday, according to ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fighting-in-myanmar-sending-refugees-to-china-underscoring-beijings-border-woes-152695/">Fighting in Myanmar sending refugees to China, underscoring Beijing&#8217;s border woes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chile explores Bolivian access to Pacific, dismisses Peruvian concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARILOCHE, Argentina — Landlocked Bolivia&#8217;s effort to regain the Pacific coastline it lost in a war with Chile more than a century ago will come up again Friday on the sidelines of the South American presidents&#8217; summit.

Bolivia&#8217;s Evo Morales and Chile&#8217;s Michelle Bachelet plan a bilateral meeting on coastal access that the two presidents say ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chile-explores-bolivian-access-to-pacific-dismisses-peruvian-concerns-152031/">Chile explores Bolivian access to Pacific, dismisses Peruvian concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration tightens oversight of controversial laptop searches at the border</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday put new restrictions on searches of laptops at U.S. borders to address concerns that federal agents have been rummaging through travelers&#8217; personal information.

The long-criticized practice of searching travelers&#8217; electronic devices will continue, but a supervisor now would need to approve holding a device for more than five days. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-tightens-oversight-of-controversial-laptop-searches-at-the-border-151828/" title="Obama administration tightens oversight of controversial laptop searches at the border">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland chief says politics didn&#8217;t drive decision to spend stimulus on low-priority projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that politics did not influence the decision to spend millions of dollars in stimulus money on little-used border checkpoints while passing over higher-priority projects.

Members of Congress have asked for answers after The Associated Press showed that the Obama administration did not follow its internal priority list ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeland-chief-says-politics-didnt-drive-decision-to-spend-stimulus-on-low-priority-projects-151599/">Homeland chief says politics didn&#8217;t drive decision to spend stimulus on low-priority projects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dramatic drop in Cuban migrants arriving in Florida, economics, law enforcement likely reasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Wides-munoz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — The number of Cubans attempting to cross the Florida Straits has fallen by more than half, putting 2009 on track to be perhaps the lowest for migration from the communist island in almost a decade.

Experts say it&#8217;s hard to pinpoint what has caused such a drastic drop but attribute it to combination of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dramatic-drop-in-cuban-migrants-arriving-in-florida-economics-law-enforcement-likely-reasons-151513/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bomber kills 19 at Pakistani border crossing for NATO supplies; new US drone attack kills 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked the main border crossing for convoys ferrying supplies to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 19 security officers, officials said.

The strike will raise fears the Pakistani Taliban is regrouping and making good on its word to carry out revenge attacks following the slaying .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bomber-kills-19-at-pakistani-border-crossing-for-nato-supplies-new-us-drone-attack-kills-9-151496/">Bomber kills 19 at Pakistani border crossing for NATO supplies; new US drone attack kills 9</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber hits Pakistani border crossing for NATO supplies, killing at least 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber hit a Pakistani security checkpoint Thursday at the main border crossing for convoys ferrying NATO supplies into Afghanistan, killing at least 18 border guards, police said.

The attacker approached on foot and detonated his explosives at the Torkham checkpoint in the Khyber region, local police officer Sadiq Khan said.
Border guards .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-hits-pakistani-border-crossing-for-nato-supplies-killing-at-least-18-151327/">Source &nbsp;: Suicide bomber hits Pakistani border crossing for NATO supplies, killing at least 18</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Suicide bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint near Afghan border, killing at least 18</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-suicide-bomber-hits-pakistani-checkpoint-near-afghan-border-killing-at-least-18-151297/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say a suicide bomber has attacked a Pakistani security checkpoint on the Afghan border. At least 18 people are reported dead .

Local police officer Sadiq Khan says the attacker approached on foot and detonated his explosives at the Torkham border checkpoint in the Khyber region. He says the assault came after .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-suicide-bomber-hits-pakistani-checkpoint-near-afghan-border-killing-at-least-18-151297/">Police: Suicide bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint near Afghan border, killing at least 18</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US urging Yemen to go after al-Qaida, says country is next staging ground for attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — American authorities are pressuring Yemen to counter a rising internal al-Qaida threat more aggressively and improve intelligence-sharing amid growing worries that the country could become the next significant terrorist staging ground.

As insurgent attacks have spiked in the embattled Middle East nation over the past year, the U.S. has bolstered counterterrorism training there, including .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-urging-yemen-to-go-after-al-qaida-says-country-is-next-staging-ground-for-attacks-150918/">Original article &nbsp;: US urging Yemen to go after al-Qaida, says country is next staging ground for attacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Frontier justice: Mexico arrests 6 in theft of chunks of border fence to sell for scrap</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA, Mexico — Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal.

Holes in the border fence once were more commonly made by migrant smugglers, but fewer people are trying to cross because of a weak U.S. economy .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frontier-justice-mexico-arrests-6-in-theft-of-chunks-of-border-fence-to-sell-for-scrap-150792/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi prime minister steps up pressure on Syria to hand over bombing suspects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea J. Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s prime minister on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Syria to hand over two suspects wanted in recent suicide attacks on government ministries in Baghdad.

The rising tension between Iraq and Syria, which led both countries to recall their ambassadors Tuesday, comes a week after blasts tore through the foreign, finance and defense ministries, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-prime-minister-steps-up-pressure-on-syria-to-hand-over-bombing-suspects-150560/">Read : Iraqi prime minister steps up pressure on Syria to hand over bombing suspects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: $720 million for border repairs, but for priority jobs? Don&#8217;t ask. It&#8217;s a secret</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Apuzzo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A sleepy Montana checkpoint along the Canadian border that sees about three travelers a day will get $15 million under President Barack Obama&#8217;s economic stimulus plan. A government priority list ranked the project as marginal, but two powerful Democratic senators persuaded the administration to make it happen.

Despite Obama&#8217;s promises that the stimulus plan ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-720-million-for-border-repairs-but-for-priority-jobs-dont-ask-its-a-secret-149900/">AP IMPACT: $720 million for border repairs, but for priority jobs? Don&#8217;t ask. It&#8217;s a secret</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US government wants railroads to crack down on drug smuggling aboard freight trains</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BROWNSVILLE, Texas — When rail cars idle on side tracks in Mexico to be loaded with legitimate cargo and shipped to the United States, drug smugglers scan for places to hide their own loot — and if no good place is apparent, they make one.

Marijuana and cocaine can be concealed above rail car axles or ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-government-wants-railroads-to-crack-down-on-drug-smuggling-aboard-freight-trains-149465/">Read more : US government wants railroads to crack down on drug smuggling aboard freight trains</a>.]]></description>
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