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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Boycotts</title>
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		<title>US-trained scientist and al-Qaida suspect says she&#8217;s innocent, but will boycott NY trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Al-Qaida suspect promises NY trial boycott

NEW YORK — A U.S.-trained scientist accused of shooting at FBI agents and helping al-Qaida vowed Thursday to boycott her January trial.
Aafia Siddiqui interrupted lawyers at her pretrial hearing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to announce that she did not plan to participate in her trial, scheduled for Jan. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s Kurds threaten to boycott January elections, call allocation of seats unfair</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq&#8217;s Kurds threaten to boycott elections

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraq&#8217;s Kurds are threatening to boycott national elections slated for January unless the allocation of seats in parliament is revised in what they describe as a &#8220;fair manner.&#8221;
The office of Kurdistan autonomous regional President Massoud Barzani said in a statement Tuesday the distribution of seats is unfair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says he&#8217;s ending boycott of unity Cabinet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe&#8217;s premier ends boycott of unity Cabinet

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister ended his boycott of his country&#8217;s unity Cabinet on Thursday, saying he was relenting to give southern African leaders a chance to resolve the problems besetting the coalition.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had announced his boycott of the unity government three weeks ago, citing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Africans end boycott of climate meetings during UN negotiations in Spain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Africans end boycott during UN climate talks

BARCELONA, Spain — African countries say they are ending a boycott of meetings at U.N. climate negotiations after winning promises for more in-depth talks on greenhouse gas emissions.
John Ash, the chairman of the negotiations on emissions, announced a deal has been struck with the Africans to devote most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU says its effort failed to end African boycott at UN climate talks, but no breakdown yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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EU fails to end African boycott at climate talks

BARCELONA, Spain — A top European delegate says African countries are continuing to boycott meetings at U.N. climate negotiations after talks with the European Union failed to persuade them to return.
Swedish delegate Anders Turresson says the Africans remain concerned about the low pledges by industrial countries to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP senators boycott climate bill deliberations as Democrats agree to more analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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GOP senators absent at start of climate debate
WASHINGTON — Republicans boycotted the start of committee debate Tuesday on a bill to curb greenhouse gases, protesting that the bill&#8217;s costs have not been fully examined. The action put a spotlight on the difficulties Democratic leaders face in moving climate legislation this year.
Republican Sen. George [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Africans boycott meetings at UN climate talks to protest rich countries&#8217; low emissions targets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Africans boycott meetings at UN climate talks
BARCELONA, Spain — African countries ended a boycott of meetings at U.N. climate negotiations on Tuesday, after winning promises for more in-depth talks on how much rich nations need to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Due to the Africans&#8217; demands, most of the rest of this week&#8217;s talks in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP senators plan boycott of committee votes on climate change, want more economic studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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GOP senators talk of boycotting climate bill

WASHINGTON — A threatened Republican boycott of a Senate committee&#8217;s consideration of climate legislation is exposing the sharp partisan divide over a Democratic proposal to combat global warming.
Republicans for the most part plan to stay away from a meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer for Radovan Karadzic says former Bosnian Serb leader will continue UN trial boycott</title>
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Karadzic to continue trial boycott
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will boycott his genocide trial again Monday but will attend a hearing Tuesday on how to get the case back on track, one of his legal advisers said.

Marko Sladojevic said nothing has changed since last week when Karadzic stayed in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan challenger Abdullah plans to call for runoff boycott, wants vote delayed until spring</title>
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Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend&#8217;s runoff election in an attempt to force the vote&#8217;s postponement until spring, his campaign manager said — a move that would dim U.S. hopes for a stable Afghan government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan challenger wants boycott of runoff vote this month to force delay until spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s challenger plans to call for a boycott of next Saturday&#8217;s runoff election in hopes of forcing a postponement of the vote until the spring.
That&#8217;s the word from Abdullah Abdullah&#8217;s campaign manager Satar Murad. Murad said &#8220;as of now&#8221; Abdullah plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotts opening of his genocide trial; judges adjorn</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Karadzic boycotts opening of his war crimes trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — His chair was empty, his headphones lay idle on the desk. In Courtroom One at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, outraged survivors of Bosnia&#8217;s bloody war gasped in disbelief Monday as judges adjourned the opening day of Radovan Karadzic&#8217;s trial after just 15 minutes.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radovan Karadzic boycotts opening of his genocide trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Bosnian Serb boycotts opening of war crimes trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. judges abruptly adjourned Radovan Karadzic&#8217;s war crimes trial Monday after the former Bosnian Serb leader boycotted the opening day to protest his lack of time to prepare his defense.
Judge O-Gon Kwon said that in the absence of Karadzic, who was defending himself, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radovan Karadzic genocide trial set to start at Yugoslav tribunal despite his boycott</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/radovan-karadzic-genocide-trial-set-to-start-at-yugoslav-tribunal-despite-his-boycott-206838/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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Karadzic genocide trial to begin despite boycott

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The war crimes trial of Radovan Karadzic, who led the Bosnian Serbs through a brutal three-year civil war in the early 1990s, begins Monday about 15 months after he was captured in Serbia. The prosecution and defense will each have one year to present their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban call for Afghans to boycott runoff, warn of violence on poll day</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-call-for-afghans-to-boycott-runoff-warn-of-violence-on-poll-day-205596/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Pitman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Taliban fighters warned Afghans not to take part in the war-wracked country&#8217;s upcoming presidential runoff, threatening Saturday to launch a fresh wave of violence on polling day to stop them.

The warnings came on the first official day of campaigning for the Nov. 7 vote. The insurgents denounced the race between President Hamid Karzai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban call for Afghans to boycott runoff, warn of violence on polling day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Taliban insurgents are warning Afghans not to vote in next month&#8217;s presidential runoff election, threatening violence on polling day to stop them.

The group denounced the Nov. 7 vote between President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah as &#8220;a failed, American process.&#8221;
The group said in a statement Saturday they will &#8220;launch operations against the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Radovan Karadzic will boycott start of his genocide trial Monday</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-radovan-karadzic-will-boycott-start-of-his-genocide-trial-monday-205070/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BELGRADE, Serbia — Despite a compromise offered by U.N. war crimes judges, Radovan Karadzic won&#8217;t appear in court at the start of his genocide trial next week because they have not given him time to prepare his defense, his legal adviser said Friday.

Goran Petronijevic said prosecutors at the U.N. war crimes tribunal had 13 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radovan Karadzic threatens to boycott his genocide trial, says he needs more time to prepare</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/radovan-karadzic-threatens-to-boycott-his-genocide-trial-says-he-needs-more-time-to-prepare-203079/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Radovan Karadzic has threatened to boycott his genocide trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, saying in a letter released Thursday he needs more time to prepare.

The 64-year-old former Bosnian Serb leader was arrested in July last year on a Belgrade bus while disguised as a New Age healer. He told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Niger&#8217;s parliamentary elections go ahead despite opposition boycott after referendum</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigers-parliamentary-elections-go-ahead-despite-opposition-boycott-after-referendum-200972/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIAMEY, Niger — An election official says parliamentary elections are going ahead in Niger despite an opposition boycott.

The voting in the uranium-rich West African desert nation comes just two months after a referendum passed allowing President Mamadou Tandja to extend his rule for years past the constitutional limit.
The opposition protested the referendum, saying it granted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says he is boycotting from the country&#8217;s unity government</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-prime-minister-says-he-is-boycotting-from-the-countrys-unity-government-197961/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chengetai Zvauya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — Citing the &#8220;persecution&#8221; of a top aide, Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister abandoned — at least temporarily — shared rule with President Robert Mugabe, marking a setback to the country&#8217;s struggle to emerge from political gridlock, economic collapse and international isolation and sanctions.

Morgan Tsvangirai told reporters Friday his party members would not attend Cabinet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upscale British supermarket pulls ad from Fox News over Glenn Beck program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raphael G. Satter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Upscale British supermarket chain Waitrose said Monday it was pulling its advertisements from Fox News in the U.K. after customers complained about the cable news channel&#8217;s Glenn Beck program.

The popular and controversial talk show host is already the target of a boycott campaign in the United States after he accused President Barack Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian mayors suspend resolution to retaliate against Buy American provisions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO — Canada&#8217;s mayors are withdrawing their threat to boycott suppliers from the U.S. in retaliation for the Buy American provisions in the U.S. economic stimulus package.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities said Saturday it won&#8217;t enact a resolution passed in June that gave the U.S. 120 days to back down from the Buy American policy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class ring makers join boycott of gold from proposed Alaska mine, citing threat to salmon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The growing list of jewelers vowing to boycott gold from a proposed Alaska mine now includes major manufacturers of class rings.

Herff Jones and Commemorative Brands Inc., both of which make class rings, have joined the list of jewelers opposed to the proposed Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska. The mine is estimated to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taxi drivers in Boston threaten to boycott Hyatt hotels over firing of housekeepers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — A union representing about 1,700 Boston cab drivers says it will boycott Hyatt hotels in the city unless the company rehires nearly 100 fired housekeepers.

The Boston Globe reports that the Boston Taxi Drivers Association made the threat in a letter to the company.
The fired workers have claimed they were ordered to train their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leonard Cohen wows Israeli fans, angers Palestinian critics at sold-out Israeli concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Deitch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAMAT GAN, Israel — Leonard Cohen wowed an adoring audience Thursday night, crooning his iconic ballads at his first show in Israel in 30 years and ignoring a political storm over his appearance.

The 75-year-old singer entertained fans at Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv for more than three hours. Some in the audience wore black [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada to boycott Ahmadinejad&#8217;s UN speech over Israel comments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada&#8217;s seat at the United Nations will be empty during a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad because Ahmadinejad&#8217;s comments about denying the Holocaust are repugnant, disgraceful and unacceptable.

Ahmadinejad is scheduled to address to the UN in New York on Wednesday.
Harper said Wednesday there&#8217;s no way he&#8217;s going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli officials: Netanyahu will boycott speech by Iranian president at UN in New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will boycott the upcoming speech by the Iranian president at the U.N. General Assembly and encourage other leaders to do the same.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has repeatedly denied the Holocaust and called for Israel&#8217;s destruction.
Israel&#8217;s U.N. ambassador, Gabriella Shalev, says Israel is explaining to other countries &#8220;how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British union leaders approve boycott of Israeli goods over Gaza conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — British labor unions agreed Thursday to support a boycott of some Israeli goods in response to the offensive in Gaza.

The boycott, approved at the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress, calls for a ban on importing goods produced in some Israeli settlements, an end to arms trading with Israel, and divestment by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian artists call for boycott of Toronto film festival over films about Israeli city</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian artists are calling for a boycott of the Toronto International Film Festival for screening a series of movies about the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

Dozens of Palestinian filmmakers, writers and artists protested Thursday outside the offices of the Canadian representative in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
Protesters earlier handed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Khmer Rouge victims boycott tribunal after judges bar questions on defendant&#8217;s mental health</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sopheng Cheang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Lawyers representing victims of Cambodia&#8217;s murderous Khmer Rouge regime boycotted a tribunal trying its leaders after being barred Monday from questioning a defendant about his personality and state of mind.

The move by the victims&#8217; attorneys — who were granted courtroom rights similar to those held by the defense and prosecution — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coal miners boycotting Tennessee over Sen. Lamar Alexander&#8217;s effort to ban mountaintop removal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Alford</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Angry Appalachian coal miners are refusing to vacation in Tennessee because they say one of that state&#8217;s political leaders wants to eliminate needed jobs by banning mountaintop removal.

Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is sponsoring legislation that would bar coal companies from the controversial mining practice that involves blasting away mountaintops to unearth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading British children&#8217;s authors boycott school readings over criminal records check</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Some of Britain&#8217;s leading children&#8217;s authors are refusing to do readings in schools because of a new policy requiring them to be registered in a national database and undergo criminal background checks to prove they aren&#8217;t sex offenders.

It&#8217;s not just the $104 fee for the police checks that has outraged the authors. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading UK children&#8217;s authors to boycott school readings because of new criminal records check</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Some of Britain&#8217;s leading children&#8217;s authors plan to boycott school readings when a new government rule requiring them to undergo criminal record checks takes effect in October.

The new rule is designed to protect children from sex predators. It requires anyone coming into regular contact with schoolchildren or vulnerable adults to be checked for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China boycotts opening ceremony of World Games in Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — The 100-strong Chinese delegation boycotted the opening ceremony of the World Games in Taiwan on Thursday, underscoring the limits of the historic breakthrough in relations between Taipei and Beijing.

The Chinese gesture is likely to ruffle feathers on this democratic island of 23 million people, which under President Ma Ying-jeou has moved aggressively [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden&#8217;s leading papers plan photo boycott of Britney Spears show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — Four major Swedish newspapers have threatened to boycott a Britney Spears concert in Stockholm because of restrictions imposed on their photographers.

Spears is scheduled to perform in the Swedish capital on July 13.
Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen and Aftonbladet say they won&#8217;t send photographers to the show unless Spears agrees to scrap certain conditions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In a first in Saudi, a group of women completes a course on how to sell underwear</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-a-first-in-saudi-a-group-of-women-completes-a-course-on-how-to-sell-underwear-90931/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Abu-nasr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Using colorful bras donated by employees at Victoria&#8217;s Secret, a group of 26 mostly Saudi women completed the first course of its kind to be offered in the kingdom — how to fit, stock and sell underwear — a training organizers hope will help boost a campaign to lift the ban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belarus skips Moscow security alliance summit amid dairy dispute with Russia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-skips-moscow-security-alliance-summit-amid-dairy-dispute-with-russia-81397/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Gutterman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Two former Soviet republics refused to sign onto a deal Sunday to create a NATO-style rapid-reaction force for a Moscow-dominated security alliance, undermining a Kremlin bid to bolster its power and prestige amid a struggle with the West for regional clout.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko angrily boycotted the Moscow summit of the Collective Security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bollywood ends 9-week boycott over multiplex fee dispute; new films coming June 12</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bollywood-ends-9-week-boycott-over-multiplex-fee-dispute-new-films-coming-june-12-72930/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Kinetz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI, India — Bollywood producers and Indian multiplex officials said Friday they resolved their dispute over revenue sharing, ending a nine-week boycott on new film releases in the movie-mad country.

&#8220;The strike has been called off,&#8221; said producer Mukesh Bhatt, who chairs the United Distributors and Producers Forum. The coalition of Bollywood filmmakers has been pushing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP News in Brief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Roadside bombs kill 8 US soldiers, October becomes deadliest month for US forces in Afghan war
KABUL (AP) — Roadside bombs — the biggest killer of U.S. soldiers — claimed eight more American lives Tuesday, driving the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Kashmir quiet as separatists urge poll boycott, call for strike to protest elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aijaz Hussain</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR, India — Thousands of security forces in riot gear patrolled the main city in India&#8217;s portion of Kashmir but no violence was reported Wednesday after separatists urged residents to boycott national elections and called for a general strike and demonstrations to protest the polls.

The elections are taking place in five stages for logistics reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Kashmir quiet as separatists call for boycott of elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aijaz Hussain</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR, India — Shops, businesses and government offices were closed in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Wednesday as separatists called for a strike against national elections.

Security forces flooded the streets in a show of strength in the main city of the Himalayan region.
Thousands of government forces in riot gear patrolled the streets of Srinagar, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennis Australia confident of avoiding maximum punishment for Davis Cup boycott</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MILDURA, Australia — Australian tennis officials are confident of avoiding a 12-month ban or relegation for boycotting a Davis Cup match in India on security grounds.

The International Tennis Federation said it would consider the sanctions on Australia for refusing to travel for the May 8-10 match at Chennai &#8220;in due course.&#8221;
India was awarded the win [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia risks 1-year Davis Cup ban after refusing trip to India, citing security concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRISBANE, Australia — Australia could face a one-year suspension from the Davis Cup after refusing to travel to India in May for the tennis competition, citing &#8220;high-risk&#8221; security concerns.

Tennis Australia said Saturday there is an &#8220;unacceptable level of risk&#8221; in Chennai, India, and had appealed for a change of venue after the International Tennis Federation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NKorea reiterates boycott of nuclear negotiations during talks with Russian FM</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea noted Friday that Russia &#8220;paid attention&#8221; to its decision to boycott international nuclear talks when their top diplomats met, indicating there was no breakthrough in Moscow&#8217;s efforts to get Pyongyang back to the negotiating table.

North Korea last week expelled international nuclear monitors, vowed to restart its atomic program and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honorary degree for Donna Brazile prompts New Orleans archbishop to boycott Xavier graduation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — The leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans will boycott commencement ceremonies at Xavier University because the institution is honoring Democratic Party strategist Donna Brazile, who supports abortion rights.

Brazile is to speak and receive an honorary degree at the May 9 ceremony at the predominantly black, Catholic university.
Archbishop Alfred Hughes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latino pastor group to illegal immigrants: Stand up, but don&#8217;t be counted, in census</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Henry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — A nationwide group of Latino ministers has a message for illegal immigrants: Stand up, but refuse to be counted in the 2010 U.S. census.

The National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders is urging undocumented immigrants to boycott the census — which is used to calculate everything from federal funding to congressional [...]]]></description>
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