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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Bulgaria</title>
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		<title>Bulgarian prime minister says country could accept 1 prisoner from Guantanamo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Bulgaria could take in a Guantanamo prisoner

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s prime minister says the country could accept one prisoner from Guantanamo following calls from Washington to take in detainees from the U.S. prison in Cuba.
Prime Minister Boiko Borisov has told reporters that taking in an inmate would be a strong gesture of cooperation between Europe .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-prime-minister-says-country-could-accept-1-prisoner-from-guantanamo-243346/">Bulgarian prime minister says country could accept 1 prisoner from Guantanamo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll reveals generation gap on democracy, capitalism in ex-communist European countries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-reveals-generation-gap-on-democracy-capitalism-in-ex-communist-european-countries-215027/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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Poll: generation gap in Eastern Europe on politics

WASHINGTON — Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a sharp generational schism has formed in how people in Europe&#8217;s former communist countries view the shift to democracy and capitalism, a survey has found.
People in nine Eastern European countries polled, who were born shortly before or .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-reveals-generation-gap-on-democracy-capitalism-in-ex-communist-european-countries-215027/">Poll reveals generation gap on democracy, capitalism in ex-communist European countries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US voices concern over Turkmenistan&#8217;s bid to stop students traveling to foreign universities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALMATY, Kazakhstan — The United States expressed its concern Monday over efforts by Turkmenistan to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked universities.

A terse statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan said students studying at American-affiliated universities in Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan were denied permission to leave the country last week.
&#8220;We are dismayed by the government .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-voices-concern-over-turkmenistans-bid-to-stop-students-traveling-to-foreign-universities-187152/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US voices concern over Turkmenistan&#8217;s bid to stop students traveling to foreign universities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A glance at Irina Bokova of Bulgaria, next leader of the UN&#8217;s cultural arm</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-glance-at-irina-bokova-of-bulgaria-next-leader-of-the-uns-cultural-arm-175622/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at Bulgarian Irina Bokova, elected Tuesday to head the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO.

—AGE: 57. She was born July 12, 1952 in Sofia.
—EXPERIENCE: Bokova is a career diplomat who has served as Bulgaria&#8217;s ambassador to France and its permanent delegate to UNESCO since 2005. She lost a bid to .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-glance-at-irina-bokova-of-bulgaria-next-leader-of-the-uns-cultural-arm-175622/">A glance at Irina Bokova of Bulgaria, next leader of the UN&#8217;s cultural arm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian diplomat defeats controversial Egyptian in race to lead UNESCO</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-diplomat-defeats-controversial-egyptian-in-race-to-lead-unesco-175529/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — A Bulgarian diplomat on Tuesday became the first woman to lead the U.N.&#8217;s agency for culture and education, beating out a controversial Egyptian candidate whose one-time threat to burn Israeli books had galvanized opposition.

Irina Bokova, 57, defeated Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny after a suspenseful and drawn-out race, sealing victory in the fifth .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-diplomat-defeats-controversial-egyptian-in-race-to-lead-unesco-175529/" title="Bulgarian diplomat defeats controversial Egyptian in race to lead UNESCO">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fraud allegations rise as last 2 candidates face off in UNESCO leadership race</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fraud-allegations-rise-as-last-2-candidates-face-off-in-unesco-leadership-race-175377/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — The U.N.&#8217;s cultural agency braced for an unusually suspenseful final round of voting to select its new chief — a race so tight it may come down to a random drawing between a controversial Egyptian and his low-profile Bulgarian rival.

UNESCO denied allegations of last-minute bribery attempts to sway the voting that surfaced Tuesday, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fraud-allegations-rise-as-last-2-candidates-face-off-in-unesco-leadership-race-175377/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Fraud allegations rise as last 2 candidates face off in UNESCO leadership race</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian and controversial Egyptian are neck-and-neck in UNESCO race</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-and-controversial-egyptian-are-neck-and-neck-in-unesco-race-174476/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — An Egyptian culture minister who once threatened to burn Israeli books will face off against a career diplomat from Bulgaria in the race to lead the U.N.&#8217;s agency for learning and culture.

In an election full of suspense, secrecy and surprise maneuvers, two candidates for UNESCO&#8217;s top job tied in a fourth round of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-and-controversial-egyptian-are-neck-and-neck-in-unesco-race-174476/">Bulgarian and controversial Egyptian are neck-and-neck in UNESCO race</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria probe clears lottery after winning numbers repeated</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-probe-clears-lottery-after-winning-numbers-repeated-171289/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Investigators said Thursday they found no wrongdoing at Bulgaria&#8217;s national lottery after the same winning numbers were picked in two consecutive draws.

Sport Minister Svilen Neikov ordered the probe Wednesday after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected by a machine — in a different order — on consecutive .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-probe-clears-lottery-after-winning-numbers-repeated-171289/">Source article &nbsp;: Bulgaria probe clears lottery after winning numbers repeated</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria launches probe as winning lottery numbers repeated</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-launches-probe-as-winning-lottery-numbers-repeated-171232/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Authorities have launched an investigation after the same winning numbers were produced on two consecutive draws of Bulgaria&#8217;s national lottery.

Sport Minister Svilen Neikov ordered the probe after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected by a machine — in a different order — on two consecutive weeks in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-launches-probe-as-winning-lottery-numbers-repeated-171232/" title="Bulgaria launches probe as winning lottery numbers repeated">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Skipper detained in boat sinking that killed 15 Bulgarian tourists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-skipper-detained-in-boat-sinking-that-killed-15-bulgarian-tourists-161131/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Konstantin Testorides</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SKOPJE, Macedonia — The skipper of an overloaded sightseeing boat that sank in a western Macedonian lake was detained on suspicion of causing the deaths of 15 Bulgarian tourists, police said Sunday.

The Ilinden sank rapidly in just six meters (20 feet) of water, about 200 meters (650 feet) from the shore on Saturday in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-skipper-detained-in-boat-sinking-that-killed-15-bulgarian-tourists-161131/">Source &nbsp;: Police: Skipper detained in boat sinking that killed 15 Bulgarian tourists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sightseeing boat sinks in lake on Macedonia&#8217;s western border, 15 drown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sightseeing-boat-sinks-in-lake-on-macedonias-western-border-15-drown-160783/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boris Grdanoski</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OHRID, Macedonia — An overloaded sightseeing boat carrying dozens of Bulgarian tourists sank Saturday in a lake on Macedonia&#8217;s western border, and 15 people drowned, officials said.

The vessel, called the Ilinden, sank rapidly in just six meters (20 feet) of water in Lake Ohrid, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said. The vessel split in two and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sightseeing-boat-sinks-in-lake-on-macedonias-western-border-15-drown-160783/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Sightseeing boat sinks in lake on Macedonia&#8217;s western border, 15 drown</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sightseeing boat sinks in Macedonia lake, at least 15 drown, 3 missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boris Grdanoski</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OHRID, Macedonia — An overloaded sightseeing boat carrying dozens of Bulgarian tourists sank Saturday in a lake on Macedonia&#8217;s western border, and at least 15 people drowned and four others were in serious condition, officials said.

The vessel, called the Ilinden, sank rapidly in Lake Ohrid, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said. Police divers searched for three ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sightseeing-boat-sinks-in-macedonia-lake-at-least-15-drown-3-missing-160705/">Sightseeing boat sinks in Macedonia lake, at least 15 drown, 3 missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sightseeing boat sinks in lake on Macedonia&#8217;s western border, at least 15 drown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sightseeing-boat-sinks-in-lake-on-macedonias-western-border-at-least-15-drown-160671/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boris Grdanoski</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OHRID, Macedonia — An overloaded sightseeing boat carrying dozens of Bulgarian tourists sank Saturday in a lake on Macedonia&#8217;s western border, and at least 15 people drowned, officials said.

The vessel, called the Ilinden, sank rapidly in just six meters (20 feet) of water in Lake Ohrid, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said.
Police divers were searching for .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sightseeing-boat-sinks-in-lake-on-macedonias-western-border-at-least-15-drown-160671/">Sightseeing boat sinks in lake on Macedonia&#8217;s western border, at least 15 drown</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists  discover relics of medieval saint  in  Bulgarian fortress</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-relics-of-medieval-saint-in-bulgarian-fortress-158512/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team  of  archaeologists has discovered the relics of a medieval saint at the fortress  of Perperikon in the Rhodoppe Mountains in Bulgaria.

According  to Sofia News Agency, the remains of human bones  were found inside one of two bronze crosses as the archaeologists were excavating two churches.
One  ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-relics-of-medieval-saint-in-bulgarian-fortress-158512/">Archaeologists  discover relics of medieval saint  in  Bulgarian fortress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria&#8217;s Orthodox Church protests planned concert by &#8220;disrespectful&#8221; Madonna</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Orthodox Church officials are urging Bulgarians to keep away from a planned Madonna concert this weekend, accusing the pop singer of showing disrespect to Christianity.

The powerful Church of Bulgaria has issued a statement expressing &#8220;disapproval and disagreement&#8221; with Saturday&#8217;s event, and says the U.S. performer &#8220;openly violates&#8221; holy Christian symbols.
Tuesday&#8217;s statement accused ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarias-orthodox-church-protests-planned-concert-by-disrespectful-madonna-149326/">Read more : Bulgaria&#8217;s Orthodox Church protests planned concert by &#8220;disrespectful&#8221; Madonna</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unique 10th century Byzantine seal discovered in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - Archaeologists  in  Bulgaria have  discovered a unique medieval Byzantine seal at the site  of the  Princely  Monastery near the Eastern city of  Varna,  dating back to the 10th century.

According to a report by the Sofia News Agency, the seal is dated back to the 10th .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unique-10th-century-byzantine-seal-discovered-in-bulgaria-148181/">Unique 10th century Byzantine seal discovered in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists discover over 7,500 fragments of ancient frescos in Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-over-7500-fragments-of-ancient-frescos-in-bulgaria-139394/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has discovered over 7,500 fragments of frescos during excavations in the church of the monastery complex in the Karaach Tepe area near the town of Varna in north-western Bulgaria.

According to a report in Balkan Travellers, in addition to the fresco fragments, the archaeologists discovered parts of saints&#8217; clothes and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-over-7500-fragments-of-ancient-frescos-in-bulgaria-139394/">Original article on  : Archaeologists discover over 7,500 fragments of ancient frescos in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia gets Turkish support for South Stream gas pipeline during Putin visit to Ankara</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Russia on Thursday secured Turkish support for a pipeline project that challenges European efforts to reduce energy dependence on Moscow, but predicted that Europe would ultimately benefit from the deal.

Russia&#8217;s South Stream pipeline rivals a pipeline project known as Nabucco that has the backing of the European Union and the United States ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-gets-turkish-support-for-south-stream-gas-pipeline-during-putin-visit-to-ankara-132634/">Russia gets Turkish support for South Stream gas pipeline during Putin visit to Ankara</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists discover tomb of Bulgarian princess</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has discovered the tomb of a Bulgarian princess in the northern Bulgarian town of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria&#8217;s medieval capital.

According to a report in The Sofia Echo, archaeologists Nikolai Ovcharov and Hitko Vachev have excavated on August 2 what has been described as the grave of a Bulgarian princess, buried .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-tomb-of-bulgarian-princess-129879/">Original source &nbsp;: Archaeologists discover tomb of Bulgarian princess</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists start excavation of medieval fortress in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - The second archaeological expedition to excavate the Bulgarian medieval fortress Krakra near the western city of Pernik has begun.

According to a report by the Sofia News Agency, the expedition is part of the initiative &#8220;Preserve the Bulgarian (Heritage)&#8221; of President Georgi Parvanov, who is himself a native of Pernik.
Archaeologists believe the Krakra fortress ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-start-excavation-of-medieval-fortress-in-bulgaria-128612/">Archaeologists start excavation of medieval fortress in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parliament approves Bulgaria&#8217;s new center-right government</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s parliament has formally approved the country&#8217;s new center-right government.

Lawmakers voted 162-77, with one abstention, to ratify Prime Minister-designate Boiko Borisov&#8217;s new government Monday, and approved his 16-member Cabinet in a separate vote.
The former Sofia mayor, whose GERB party won a July 5 election, is promising to implement swift anti-corruption reforms aimed  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parliament-approves-bulgarias-new-center-right-government-121658/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists discover nymph sanctuary in Central Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has found a sanctuary in Central Bulgaria where the nymph cult used to be celebrated in ancient times.

According to a report in the Balkan Travellers, the sanctuary was found by archaeologists in the vicinity of the Nicopolis ad Istrum ancient site, located near the town of Veliko Tarnovo in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-nymph-sanctuary-in-central-bulgaria-121505/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Archaeologists discover nymph sanctuary in Central Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italian co-driver dies after rally car slams into tree during race in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Rally organizers say an Italian co-driver has died after a race car he was in went off the road and slammed into a tree.

Rally Bulgaria director Dimitar Agura said Flavio Gugelmini died on the spot after the Peugeot 207 car driven by Brian Lavio of Switzerland hit a tree. Lavio was taken .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-co-driver-dies-after-rally-car-slams-into-tree-during-race-in-bulgaria-114147/">Source article &nbsp;: Italian co-driver dies after rally car slams into tree during race in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria, Greece agree to link pipelines for delivery of Caspian gas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria and Greece agreed on the construction of a pipeline that will allow Bulgaria to import natural gas from the Caspian Sea region, energy officials said Tuesday.

Bulgaria&#8217;s state-owned Energy Holding on Tuesday signed an agreement with Greek natural gas monopoly DEPA and Italy&#8217;s Edison SpA on setting up a company to construct .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-greece-agree-to-link-pipelines-for-delivery-of-caspian-gas-109194/">Bulgaria, Greece agree to link pipelines for delivery of Caspian gas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey, EU countries sign deal for pipeline to carry gas from Caspian, Mideast</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — European countries on Monday sealed an important agreement aimed at diversifying the continent&#8217;s energy sources — but their pipeline project to bring natural gas from Central Asia and the Middle East to Europe can&#8217;t entirely break Russia&#8217;s dominance.

The Nabucco pipeline is still seeking gas supplies — in particular, from Azerbaijan — despite ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-eu-countries-sign-deal-for-pipeline-to-carry-gas-from-caspian-mideast-107782/">Read more : Turkey, EU countries sign deal for pipeline to carry gas from Caspian, Mideast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria&#8217;s conservative opposition wins election on anti-corruption ticket</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s conservative opposition won elections by a wide margin as voters punished the governing Socialists for failing to crack down on corruption, according to final results released Monday.

Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat hours after polls closed late Sunday, clearing the way for Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov to form the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarias-conservative-opposition-wins-election-on-anti-corruption-ticket-100530/">Bulgaria&#8217;s conservative opposition wins election on anti-corruption ticket</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins parliamentary election by wide margin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Official results confirm Bulgaria&#8217;s conservative opposition has won parliamentary elections by a wide margin.

Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat hours after polls closed late Sunday, clearing the way for Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov to form the next government.
The central election commission says results from 99.9 percent of ballots show Borisov&#8217;s ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-parliamentary-election-by-wide-margin-100477/">Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins parliamentary election by wide margin</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exit polls: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins the nation&#8217;s parliamentary election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exit-polls-bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-the-nations-parliamentary-election-100161/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — A right-wing opposition party appeared to win Bulgaria&#8217;s parliamentary election by a wide margin on Sunday, and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat.

Official election results are not expected until Monday, but Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov, the leader of the right-wing Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, said he expected to form the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exit-polls-bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-the-nations-parliamentary-election-100161/">Exit polls: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins the nation&#8217;s parliamentary election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exit poll: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins parliamentary elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party has won Sunday&#8217;s parliamentary election by a wide margin over the corruption-tainted governing Socialist coalition, an exit poll reported.

The Alpha Research poll showed that the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, or GERB, led by Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov, has claimed 38.5 percent of the vote.
The survey placed .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exit-poll-bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-parliamentary-elections-100069/">Exit poll: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins parliamentary elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian voters expected to punish corruption-tainted government in parliamentary elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to deal a blow to the corruption-tainted governing coalition, which many blame for failing to protect the Balkan country from the global economic downturn.

Pre-election surveys suggested Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev&#8217;s Socialist Party and its allies would suffer in Sunday&#8217;s vote, while the center-right opposition led ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-voters-expected-to-punish-corruption-tainted-government-in-parliamentary-elections-99923/">Read more : Bulgarian voters expected to punish corruption-tainted government in parliamentary elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Serbian prosecutors charge 17 former Kosovo rebels for alleged war crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan Stojanovic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian prosecutors filed war crimes charges on Friday against 17 former Kosovo guerrillas for the alleged murder, rape and torture of Serb civilians.

The indictment said the suspects are charged in connection with the kidnapping of 159 Serbs and the deaths of at least 51 of them in the eastern Kosovo town of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/serbian-prosecutors-charge-17-former-kosovo-rebels-for-alleged-war-crimes-92793/">Source article &nbsp;: Serbian prosecutors charge 17 former Kosovo rebels for alleged war crimes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Kosovo prime minister released from detention in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — A Bulgarian court released Kosovo&#8217;s former prime minister Thursday, two days after he was detained on an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia for alleged war crimes.

The district court in the western city of Kyustendil decided to release Agim Ceku from custody. The ruling can be appealed within three days and, pending ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-kosovo-prime-minister-released-from-detention-in-bulgaria-92116/">Former Kosovo prime minister released from detention in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Kosovo prime minister arrested in Bulgaria on Interpol warrant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian authorities have detained a former Kosovo prime minister on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol, and Serbia sought his extradition on Wednesday.

Agim Ceku, the prime minister of Kosovo between 2006 and 2008, was taken into custody at Serbia&#8217;s request at the Gyueshevo border checkpoint while entering Bulgaria from Macedonia late ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-kosovo-prime-minister-arrested-in-bulgaria-on-interpol-warrant-90532/" title="Former Kosovo prime minister arrested in Bulgaria on Interpol warrant">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists uncover intact Thracian settlement in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has uncovered an intact Thracian settlement close to the southeast town of Nova Zagora in Bulgaria.

According to a report in novinite.com, the team comprised of Konstantin Gospodinov and Veselin Ignatov from the city of Burgas, who hope that their finding would be the first Thracian settlement to be uncovered ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-uncover-intact-thracian-settlement-in-bulgaria-90443/">Archaeologists uncover intact Thracian settlement in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guns to roses: Crisis prompts Bulgarian arms factory workers to turn to rose oil production</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROSOVO, Bulgaria — In a field outside this quiet village, Rumen Rumenov tosses a huge plastic bag filled with pink rose blossoms over his shoulder and loads it on a horse cart.

It&#8217;s not work he&#8217;s used to.
For decades, Rumenov spent his days putting together AK-47 rifles in an arms factory — once one of Bulgaria&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guns-to-roses-crisis-prompts-bulgarian-arms-factory-workers-to-turn-to-rose-oil-production-85399/">Source &nbsp;: Guns to roses: Crisis prompts Bulgarian arms factory workers to turn to rose oil production</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists discover previously unknown Roman settlement in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown settlement from the Roman Era in the Mentesheto area near the town of Varna on Bulgaria&#8217;s northern Black Sea coast.

According to a report in BalkanTravellers.com, the discovery was made by archaeologists Aleksadar Michev and Teodor Rokov, who were exploring a stone structure reminiscent of a &#8216;dolmen&#8217; - ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-previously-unknown-roman-settlement-in-bulgaria-82605/">Original article on  : Archaeologists discover previously unknown Roman settlement in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nervous neighbors brace for fallout from Latvian crisis</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nervous-neighbors-brace-for-fallout-from-latvian-crisis-77493/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liudas Dapkus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VILNIUS, Lithuania — As Latvia fights speculation about default and painful currency devaluation, its neighbors are nervous that the tiny Baltic country&#8217;s problems could spread well beyond its borders.

Besides the impact on Swedish banks, which are heavily exposed in the Baltic countries, analysts have warned Latvia&#8217;s ills could see investors flee other European currencies and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nervous-neighbors-brace-for-fallout-from-latvian-crisis-77493/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Nervous neighbors brace for fallout from Latvian crisis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iron Period layers revealed by latest archaeology excavations in Macedonia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iron-period-layers-revealed-by-latest-archaeology-excavations-in-macedonia-68047/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 14:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA -  The  latest  archaeological research  at the ancient observatory of Kokino  in  north-eastern Macedonia  has revealed layers from the Iron Period,  around  the seventh century BC.

&#8220;At  the  moment, there is intensive archaeological  research  on several  sectors  of  the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iron-period-layers-revealed-by-latest-archaeology-excavations-in-macedonia-68047/">Read : Iron Period layers revealed by latest archaeology excavations in Macedonia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian, Bulgarian premiers iron out disagreements on South Stream gas pipeline</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-bulgarian-premiers-iron-out-disagreements-on-south-stream-gas-pipeline-42575/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nataliya Vasilyeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia and Bulgaria have set aside their differences over the proposed South Stream gas pipeline to Europe, paving the way for an agreement within the next couple of weeks.

&#8220;We have no disagreements left,&#8221; Putin said at a televised news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart. &#8220;Our earlier ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-bulgarian-premiers-iron-out-disagreements-on-south-stream-gas-pipeline-42575/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Russian, Bulgarian premiers iron out disagreements on South Stream gas pipeline</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy summit discusses rival projects to supply Europe with natural gas, agrees on diversity</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-summit-discusses-rival-projects-to-supply-europe-with-natural-gas-agrees-on-diversity-38924/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — European countries and major gas producers taking part at a high-level energy meeting agreed Saturday to establish diverse supply connections and guaranteed gas deliveries for their industries already plagued by the global economic downturn.

The two-day meeting — dubbed &#8220;Natural Gas for Europe, Security and Partnership&#8221; — was attended by gas suppliers from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-summit-discusses-rival-projects-to-supply-europe-with-natural-gas-agrees-on-diversity-38924/" title="Energy summit discusses rival projects to supply Europe with natural gas, agrees on diversity">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy summit in Bulgaria exposes divisions over Europe&#8217;s pipeline map</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-summit-in-bulgaria-exposes-divisions-over-europes-pipeline-map-37698/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Backers of a pipeline meant to reduce Europe&#8217;s dependence on Russian gas clashed Friday at a high-level energy meeting with supporters of a rival project which would strengthen Moscow&#8217;s near-monopoly on supplying the continent.

Backers of the South Stream pipeline, which will transport Russian natural gas under the Black Sea through Bulgaria to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-summit-in-bulgaria-exposes-divisions-over-europes-pipeline-map-37698/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Energy summit in Bulgaria exposes divisions over Europe&#8217;s pipeline map</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Times change at the Gypsy bride market</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/times-change-at-the-gypsy-bride-market-17052/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Lalova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOGILA - When a Roma from a southern Bulgarian clan is looking for a bride, he goes to the traditional gathering which his folk stage in Stara Zagora each year in late winter or early spring - though recently some brides want to dance more than to marry.



Gypsy families from the clan have for centuries ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/times-change-at-the-gypsy-bride-market-17052/">Original article on  : Times change at the Gypsy bride market</a>.]]></description>
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