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		<title>Brazil police: Stepfather stuck needles in toddler in a month of rituals involving trances</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles in rituals

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy claimed he pushed 42 &#8220;blessed&#8221; sewing needles deep into the toddler because his lover told him to while in a trance, saying it would keep the couple together, according to police.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-stepfather-stuck-needles-in-toddler-in-a-month-of-rituals-involving-trances-245837/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Brazil police: Stepfather stuck needles in toddler in a month of rituals involving trances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police say stepfather stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles for a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body confessed to jabbing them into the toddler during weeks of rituals with a woman he claimed received instructions through trances, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-say-stepfather-stuck-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-245795/">Source article &nbsp;: Brazil police say stepfather stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil suspect stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual involving trance, police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil suspect stuck needles in boy for a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body confessed to jabbing them into the toddler during weeks of rituals with a woman he claimed received instructions through trances, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-suspect-stuck-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-involving-trance-police-say-245761/">Source article &nbsp;: Brazil suspect stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual involving trance, police say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police: Stepfather confesses to sticking needles in toddler as part of ritual</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil police: Needles in boy reportedly a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body has confessed to jabbing them into the toddler as part of a religious ritual, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes told detectives that a woman who went into a trance would &#8220;command .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-stepfather-confesses-to-sticking-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-245610/">Brazil police: Stepfather confesses to sticking needles in toddler as part of ritual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body, doctors say they apparently inserted</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body

SAO PAULO — A 2-year-old boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body, apparently stuck there one by one, a doctor treating him said Wednesday. Brazilian media said the boy&#8217;s ex-stepfather was detained.
Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-toddler-has-50-sewing-needles-inside-body-doctors-say-they-apparently-inserted-244846/">Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body, doctors say they apparently inserted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil boy has 50 sewing needles inside his body, doctors evaluating operation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil boy has 50 sewing needles stuck inside body

BRASILIA, Brazil — A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one.
Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to remove most  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-boy-has-50-sewing-needles-inside-his-body-doctors-evaluating-operation-244811/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rio&#8217;s beachside tourist districts lose power just 2 weeks after massive Brazil blackouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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New blackout hits Rio&#8217;s glitzy beach neighborhoods

BRASILIA, Brazil — Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home.
The outage came two weeks after a massive blackout left more than 60 million people in the dark ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rios-beachside-tourist-districts-lose-power-just-2-weeks-after-massive-brazil-blackouts-235239/">Rio&#8217;s beachside tourist districts lose power just 2 weeks after massive Brazil blackouts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil&#8217;s president urges West to work with Iran

BRASILIA, Brazil — Iran&#8217;s leader got a welcoming bear hug from the Brazilian president, who urged Western nations to drop threats of punishment over the Iranian nuclear program and instead negotiate a fair solution.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who also called for diplomacy to push for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-leader-welcomes-ahmadinejad-with-hug-urges-west-to-work-with-iran-on-nuclear-dispute-234890/">Source article &nbsp;: Brazil&#8217;s leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s president offers no immediate hope on release of American hikers who crossed border</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran prez offers little hope on US hikers&#8217; release

BRASILIA, Brazil — Iran&#8217;s president says it&#8217;s up to his nation&#8217;s judicial system to determine whether three American hikers detained in his country will be released or punished.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the hikers entered Iran illegally and that a judge will decide their fate. He said he .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-president-offers-no-immediate-hope-on-release-of-american-hikers-who-crossed-border-234797/">Source article &nbsp;: Iran&#8217;s president offers no immediate hope on release of American hikers who crossed border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil says world must engage Iran, but urges Ahmadinejad to negotiate nuclear program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil: World must engage, not isolate Iran

BRASILIA, Brazil — The world must engage and not isolate Iran in the push for Middle East peace, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday, and Iranian leaders should negotiate with Western nations for a solution to concerns over its nuclear program.
But visiting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-says-world-must-engage-iran-but-urges-ahmadinejad-to-negotiate-nuclear-program-234733/">Brazil says world must engage Iran, but urges Ahmadinejad to negotiate nuclear program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil reports largest Amazon deforestation drop in the two decades since monitoring began</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs

BRASILIA, Brazil — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 — the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday.
Analysis of satellite imagery by the National Institute for Space Research shows an estimated 7,008 square kilometers (2,705 square .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-reports-largest-amazon-deforestation-drop-in-the-two-decades-since-monitoring-began-227575/">Original source &nbsp;: Brazil reports largest Amazon deforestation drop in the two decades since monitoring began</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel urges Brazil to join Mideast peace efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - Visiting Israeli President Shimon Peres has urged his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to join the Middle East peace process.

&#8220;Come, President, and light the light of peace in the Middle East,&#8221; Peres told Lula during a joint press conference here Wednesday after a closed-door meeting.	 	
In response, Lula said all countries ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-urges-brazil-to-join-mideast-peace-efforts-226416/" title="Israel urges Brazil to join Mideast peace efforts">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy rain, wind blamed for Brazil blackout that left 60M people in the dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Bad weather blamed in blackout for 60M in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians — 60 million people — in the dark, officials said Wednesday as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country&#8217;s infrastructure before soccer&#8217;s 2014 World Cup and the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-rain-wind-blamed-for-brazil-blackout-that-left-60m-people-in-the-dark-226336/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Heavy rain, wind blamed for Brazil blackout that left 60M people in the dark</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 ... <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">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil energy minister: Massive blackout caused by bad weather, transformer problems</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-energy-minister-massive-blackout-caused-by-bad-weather-transformer-problems-226260/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil official: Blackout caused by bad weather

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s energy minister says a blackout that left 60 million people in the dark was caused by bad weather.
Edison Lobao says heavy rains and strong winds caused three transformers on a key high-voltage transmission line to short circuit, cutting the line.
Two other lines went down .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-energy-minister-massive-blackout-caused-by-bad-weather-transformer-problems-226260/" title="Brazil energy minister: Massive blackout caused by bad weather, transformer problems">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lula meets with Israeli president, defends Brazil&#8217;s Iran ties as important for Mideast peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil: Ties with Iran important to Mideast peace

BRASILIA, Brazil — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended Brazil&#8217;s friendly relations with Iran on Wednesday, saying such ties are necessary to build lasting peace in the Middle East.
Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli President Shimon Peres, Silva said the peace process must include all parties in that ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lula-meets-with-israeli-president-defends-brazils-iran-ties-as-important-for-mideast-peace-226192/">Lula meets with Israeli president, defends Brazil&#8217;s Iran ties as important for Mideast peace</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lights back on, Brazil government defends itself after blackout raises 2016 Olympic concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil&#8217;s Silva defends power grid after blackout

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s president fended off criticism of his nation&#8217;s shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country&#8217;s preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
Power went out for more than two ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lights-back-on-brazil-government-defends-itself-after-blackout-raises-2016-olympic-concerns-226092/">Lights back on, Brazil government defends itself after blackout raises 2016 Olympic concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lights back on in Brazil after blackout hits as many as 60M, raising 2016 Olympic concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil blackouts hit up to 60M, spur Olympic fears

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil emerged Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.
Power went out for more ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lights-back-on-in-brazil-after-blackout-hits-as-many-as-60m-raising-2016-olympic-concerns-225898/">Lights back on in Brazil after blackout hits as many as 60M, raising 2016 Olympic concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lights return in Brazil after blackout that left as many as 60 million without electricity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Lights back in Brazil after outage hits up to 60M

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged as many as 60 million people in at least nine states into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lights-return-in-brazil-after-blackout-that-left-as-many-as-60-million-without-electricity-225856/">Original article on  : Lights return in Brazil after blackout that left as many as 60 million without electricity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lights return following blackout that left much of Brazil, Paraguay in dark; questions remain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Lights return following Brazilian blackout

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities and at least nine states into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.
Power went out for more than ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lights-return-following-blackout-that-left-much-of-brazil-paraguay-in-dark-questions-remain-225656/">Read : Lights return following blackout that left much of Brazil, Paraguay in dark; questions remain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts after huge hydro dam goes offline</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Blackouts darken Brazil&#8217;s 2 largest cities

RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive power failure blacked out Brazil&#8217;s two largest cities and other parts of Latin America&#8217;s biggest nation for more than two hours late Tuesday, leaving millions of people in the dark after a huge hydroelectric dam suddenly went offline. All of neighboring Paraguay also lost ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-2-largest-cities-hit-by-massive-blackouts-after-huge-hydro-dam-goes-offline-225307/" title="Brazil&#8217;s 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts after huge hydro dam goes offline">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts; reports blame problem at big hydro dam</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil&#8217;s 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts

RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive power failure swept over Brazil&#8217;s two largest cities Tuesday night along with other parts of Latin America&#8217;s largest nation, leaving millions of people in the dark.
Officials did not immediately comment on the cause of the blackouts, but Brazilian media reports said there ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-2-largest-cities-hit-by-massive-blackouts-reports-blame-problem-at-big-hydro-dam-225232/" title="Brazil&#8217;s 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts; reports blame problem at big hydro dam">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli president calls on Brazil to raise voice against Iranian-backed &#8216;terror&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Peres: Brazil needs loud voice against terror

BRASILIA, Brazil — Israel&#8217;s president called Tuesday on Brazil, where Iran&#8217;s president will be welcomed in less than two weeks, to raise its voice against the &#8220;terror&#8221; he accused Tehran of supporting.
In an address to Brazilian lawmakers, Shimon Peres said it is vital that the South American nation take .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-president-calls-on-brazil-to-raise-voice-against-iranian-backed-terror-225115/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Israeli president calls on Brazil to raise voice against Iranian-backed &#8216;terror&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rio death toll rises to 25 from bloody clashes 2 weeks after city won Olympics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rio-death-toll-rises-to-25-from-bloody-clashes-2-weeks-after-city-won-olympics-201433/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — The death toll from bloody clashes in Rio de Janeiro is up to 25 after authorities found more bodies.

The newly discovered victims include a young man found dead in a supermarket cart at the entrance to a slum that saw intense gang combat over the weekend. He was shot repeatedly and showed ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rio-death-toll-rises-to-25-from-bloody-clashes-2-weeks-after-city-won-olympics-201433/">Rio death toll rises to 25 from bloody clashes 2 weeks after city won Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil arrests TV crime show host accused of involvement in killings to boost ratings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — A former TV crime show host and state legislator accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings turned himself in to authorities Friday and was jailed on homicide and drug trafficking charges.

Authorities spent four days looking for Wallace Souza in the jungle city of Manaus after a warrant was issued for his arrest ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-arrests-tv-crime-show-host-accused-of-involvement-in-killings-to-boost-ratings-191924/" title="Brazil arrests TV crime show host accused of involvement in killings to boost ratings">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil TV crime show host accused in killings faces arrest but disappears</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-tv-crime-show-host-accused-in-killings-faces-arrest-but-disappears-188819/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian police say they are hunting for a TV crime show host and former state legislator who is accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings.

Agents say they haven&#8217;t yet been able to find Wallace Souza and they are staking out an airport in Manaus.
Monday&#8217;s arrest warrant lists charges of drug trafficking, gang ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-tv-crime-show-host-accused-in-killings-faces-arrest-but-disappears-188819/">Read more : Brazil TV crime show host accused in killings faces arrest but disappears</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil VP says country should build nuclear arms; aide says it&#8217;s not gov&#8217;t position</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-vp-says-country-should-build-nuclear-arms-aide-says-its-not-govt-position-178807/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil&#8217;s vice president says in an interview published Friday that his country should develop nuclear weapons. Other officials stressed that his comments were not government policy.

Jose Alencar, who also served as defense minister from 2004 to 2006, said in an interview with journalists from several Brazilian news media that his country does .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-vp-says-country-should-build-nuclear-arms-aide-says-its-not-govt-position-178807/">Brazil VP says country should build nuclear arms; aide says it&#8217;s not gov&#8217;t position</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil urges UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on siege at embassy in Honduras</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-urges-un-security-council-to-hold-emergency-meeting-on-siege-at-embassy-in-honduras-175974/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil&#8217;s government has asked the United Nations Security Council to convene an emergency meeting over a standoff in Honduras with the nation&#8217;s deposed president taking refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.

The official Agencia Brasil news agency says Brazil&#8217;s U.N. ambassador, Maria Luiza Viotti, has urged the council to guarantee the safety of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-urges-un-security-council-to-hold-emergency-meeting-on-siege-at-embassy-in-honduras-175974/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Brazil urges UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on siege at embassy in Honduras</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s Lula defends South America arms buildup, including Venezuelan purchases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — Major military weapons purchases by Brazil and Venezuela won&#8217;t spur an arms race in South America and are necessary to protect borders and natural resources, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday.

Silva also downplayed concerns raised this week from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that purchases planned by .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-lula-defends-south-america-arms-buildup-including-venezuelan-purchases-172608/">Brazil&#8217;s Lula defends South America arms buildup, including Venezuelan purchases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden vies with US, France to sell warplanes to Brazil</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - Sweden is ready to sell fighter jets to Brazil for half the price of French- or US-made aircraft and will give the South American country the capability to upgrade the planes as needed, Stockholm&#8217;s deputy defence minister has said here.

Sweden&#8217;s Saab is competing with Dassault and Boeing to sell 36 planes to the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweden-vies-with-us-france-to-sell-warplanes-to-brazil-171970/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Sweden vies with US, France to sell warplanes to Brazil</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil proposes ban for sugarcane-ethanol plantations in Amazon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil will prohibit sugarcane-ethanol plantations in the Amazon and other ecologically sensitive areas of Latin America&#8217;s largest nation under a plan unveiled Thursday by the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The proposal, if approved by Congress, will ensure Brazilian ethanol made from sugarcane is environmentally friendly and ease concerns the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-proposes-ban-for-sugarcane-ethanol-plantations-in-amazon-171526/">Original article &nbsp;: Brazil proposes ban for sugarcane-ethanol plantations in Amazon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s oil reserves will last 50 years: Minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - Brazil will have crude for half a century and become a leading oil exporter and &#8220;an important player in international geopolitics&#8221;, the country&#8217;s energy minister has said during a congressional hearing.

Edison Lobo said Wednesday that thanks to the vast potential of its pre-salt region, so-named because the estimated 50-80 billion barrels of oil ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-oil-reserves-will-last-50-years-minister-170838/">Brazil&#8217;s oil reserves will last 50 years: Minister</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil launches &#8216;electronic markers&#8217; to fight Amazon deforestation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - The Brazilian government will use electronic markers to detect illegal felling of trees in the Amazon forests via satellite as illegal encroachment has threatened the sensitive ecosystem.

Officials said the protected Amazon forests are being cleared illegally to set up ranches. The satellite will help monitor cattle herds and ranchers who illegally cut trees, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-launches-electronic-markers-to-fight-amazon-deforestation-163928/" title="Brazil launches &#8216;electronic markers&#8217; to fight Amazon deforestation">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m prepared to die: Brazilian vice president</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar, who for 12 years has suffered from an aggressive intestinal cancer, said in an interview published over the weekend that &#8220;he feels debilitated&#8221; and &#8220;is preparing for death as never before&#8221;.

The 77-year-old Alencar used a football metaphor to tell Veja magazine about his current state of health, saying .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/im-prepared-to-die-brazilian-vice-president-162149/">I&#8217;m prepared to die: Brazilian vice president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil, France sign multi-billion dollar arms pact</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - Brazil and France have signed a major arms pact worth billions of dollars that includes transfer of key military technologies, building of submarines and purchase of helicopters.

The agreement was sealed after a meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva here Monday.	 	
The pact will allow .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-france-sign-multi-billion-dollar-arms-pact-162075/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Brazil, France sign multi-billion dollar arms pact</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil says its negotiating for purchase of 36 French fighter jets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA — Brazil&#8217;s president said Monday his country is negotiating with France for the purchase of 36 Rafale combat jets, a sign that Dassault SA is the clear favorite over U.S. and Swedish companies to win the $2 billion-plus contract.

The announcement by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came during a Brazilian Independence Day visit ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-says-its-negotiating-for-purchase-of-36-french-fighter-jets-161963/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Brazil says its negotiating for purchase of 36 French fighter jets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>One day married, next day free? Brazil Senate passes speedy Internet divorce bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill that would allow consensual divorces to be filed and resolved on the Internet.

The Senate&#8217;s official news agency says the bill would speed divorce proceedings, allowing couples to split without lawyers or having to wait in line in court.
Couples could file for legal separations, divide property .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/one-day-married-next-day-free-brazil-senate-passes-speedy-internet-divorce-bill-157742/">Original source &nbsp;: One day married, next day free? Brazil Senate passes speedy Internet divorce bill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India-Brazil-South Africa forum talks to begin Tuesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prensa Latina</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - The sixth ministerial meeting of the India-Brazil-South Africa forum will begin here Tuesday, an official statement said.

Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorin, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna and South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will attend the meeting. Amorin will preside over the meeting.	 	
The meeting takes place annually and its main objective is ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-brazil-south-africa-forum-talks-to-begin-tuesday-155501/" title="India-Brazil-South Africa forum talks to begin Tuesday">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police accuse Brazil TV crime show host of attempting to kill federal judge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — A lead prosecutor on Wednesday accused a television crime show host of attempting to have a federal judge assassinated, adding to allegations that he set up killings to boost his TV ratings.

Crime-show host Wallace Souza — a former policeman accused of setting up at least five killings — tried to have the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-accuse-brazil-tv-crime-show-host-of-attempting-to-kill-federal-judge-150639/">Police accuse Brazil TV crime show host of attempting to kill federal judge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon defender quits ruling party in Brazil, may run for presidency</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — A former Brazilian environment minister who is a famed campaigner to protect the Amazon rainforest from development says she is leaving the governing Workers Party and may run for president next year.

The 51-year-old Marina Silva says she will likely join the Green Party, which recently invited her to be its presidential candidate .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amazon-defender-quits-ruling-party-in-brazil-may-run-for-presidency-144296/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Amazon defender quits ruling party in Brazil, may run for presidency</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Latin American leaders demand restoration of Zelaya</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - Brazil and Mexico have called for the restoration of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya who was forced into exile in Costa Rica by the country&#8217;s military.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon Monday demanded Zelaya&#8217;s immediate return to power for restoration of democracy in Honduras.	 	
They made ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/latin-american-leaders-demand-restoration-of-zelaya-142976/" title="Latin American leaders demand restoration of Zelaya">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran leader asks US to put more pressure on interim gov&#8217;t to restore him to power</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says the United States could help restore him to power by putting more economic pressure on the Central American country&#8217;s interim administration.

Zelaya says the U.S. has firmly supported him. But he says that President Barack Obama&#8217;s administration could amp up steps on the economic front.
Zelaya did not .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ousted-honduran-leader-asks-us-to-put-more-pressure-on-interim-govt-to-restore-him-to-power-137622/">Ousted Honduran leader asks US to put more pressure on interim gov&#8217;t to restore him to power</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel asks Brazil to use its influence to help halt Iran&#8217;s nuclear program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — Israel&#8217;s foreign minister met with Brazil&#8217;s president Wednesday and asked Latin America&#8217;s biggest nation to use its influence to help halt Iran&#8217;s nuclear program.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman&#8217;s 10-day trip to four South American nations is aimed at staunching Iran&#8217;s growing influence in the region, and perhaps beyond.
&#8220;I think that Brazil more than .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-asks-brazil-to-use-its-influence-to-help-halt-irans-nuclear-program-117638/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Israel asks Brazil to use its influence to help halt Iran&#8217;s nuclear program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s air force says it handed off Air France flight to Senegal controllers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil&#8217;s air force has released a recording it says proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed.

The audio has been posted on the air force Web site after a French official said air traffic controllers in Dakar, Senegal, never officially took control of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-air-force-says-it-handed-off-air-france-flight-to-senegal-controllers-98869/">Source &nbsp;: Brazil&#8217;s air force says it handed off Air France flight to Senegal controllers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil president signs controversial Amazon land tenure law</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved a law that could legalize landholdings by some 1 million squatters occupying a Texas-sized chunk of the Amazon rain forest, despite environmentalist fears it will accelerate deforestation.

The law, approved late Thursday night, affects 260,233 square miles (67.4 million hectares) of federally owned land that ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-president-signs-controversial-amazon-land-tenure-law-93122/">Brazil president signs controversial Amazon land tenure law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil apologizes, offers reparations for torture of poor farmers during dictatorship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — The Brazilian government has apologized for the torture and abuse of 44 poor farmers under the military regime that ruled the country from 1964 to 1985 and announced reparations for the victims.

In the early 1970s, the farmers were physically tortured and many had their homes and crops destroyed by soldiers seeking information ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-apologizes-offers-reparations-for-torture-of-poor-farmers-during-dictatorship-87185/">Brazil apologizes, offers reparations for torture of poor farmers during dictatorship</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Transcript: Boy in custody battle tells psychologist he wants to stay in Brazil, not go to NJ</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, Brazil — A transcript says a 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody battle has told his psychologist he wants to stay with his stepfamily in Brazil rather than return to New Jersey with his biological father.

Lawyers for the Brazilian family seeking custody of Sean Goldman on Wednesday released the transcript of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/transcript-boy-in-custody-battle-tells-psychologist-he-wants-to-stay-in-brazil-not-go-to-nj-85227/">Source &nbsp;: Transcript: Boy in custody battle tells psychologist he wants to stay in Brazil, not go to NJ</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First bodies from missing French plane found (Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-bodies-from-missing-french-plane-found-lead-74077/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EFE</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - The Brazilian Navy said Saturday that it recovered two male bodies from the Air France plane that crashed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean last Sunday.

&#8220;This morning at 8:14 a.m. local time (1114 GMT) there was confirmation of the recovery at sea of some pieces and bodies from the Airbus of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-bodies-from-missing-french-plane-found-lead-74077/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : First bodies from missing French plane found (Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Debris is from missing Air France jet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/debris-is-from-missing-air-france-jet-70453/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRASILIA - Plane wreckage spotted by Brazilian jets is from the Air France airliner that vanished over the Atlantic Ocean, it has been confirmed.

Brazil&#8217;s defence minister Nelson Jobim said the debris was &#8220;without a doubt&#8221; from the jet that disappeared with 228 people on board.
Aircraft seats, a life jacket, bits of white material, an orange ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/debris-is-from-missing-air-france-jet-70453/" title="Debris is from missing Air France jet">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil military spots seat cushion, other debris in search for missing plane</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-military-spots-seat-cushion-other-debris-in-search-for-missing-plane-69699/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — Brazilian military pilots spotted an airplane seat, an orange buoy, and other debris and signs of fuel in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday as they hunted for a missing Air France jet that carried 228 people.

Brazil&#8217;s Navy said three commercial ships in the area were joining the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-military-spots-seat-cushion-other-debris-in-search-for-missing-plane-69699/" title="Brazil military spots seat cushion, other debris in search for missing plane">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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