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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Caribbean</title>
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		<title>Teenage sailor Laura Dekker arrives back in the Netherlands after flying to Caribbean</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Young sailor Dekker flies back to the Netherlands

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch teenager Laura Dekker, who ran away to the Caribbean last week after being barred this year from sailing around the world, returned home Tuesday to face police questioning and a court hearing that could result in her being removed from her father&#8217;s home.
Dutch .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenage-sailor-laura-dekker-arrives-back-in-the-netherlands-after-flying-to-caribbean-247098/">Teenage sailor Laura Dekker arrives back in the Netherlands after flying to Caribbean</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Top destination lists for travel at year&#8217;s end

NEW YORK — Here are some top destination lists for travel as 2009 ends and 2010 begins.
Lonely Planet&#8217;s U.S. staff&#8217;s top picks for 2010: U.S., Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, Cuba, Italy, Philippines, Brazil, Costa Rica.
Concierge.com&#8217;s &#8220;2010 It List&#8221;: Marrakesh, Kyrgyzstan, Vancouver, Burma, Venice, Antarctica, Cuba, Sri Lanka, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/">Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch child care authorities, police seek to unravel mystery of young sailor&#8217;s Caribbean trip</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-child-care-authorities-police-seek-to-unravel-mystery-of-young-sailors-caribbean-trip-246824/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Authorities seek to explain young sailor&#8217;s trip

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Authorities tried to piece together Monday how 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker managed to slip out of the Netherlands and fly to the Caribbean, and whether anybody helped her flee.
Dekker, who lost a court battle in October for the right to set off on a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-child-care-authorities-police-seek-to-unravel-mystery-of-young-sailors-caribbean-trip-246824/">Original article &nbsp;: Dutch child care authorities, police seek to unravel mystery of young sailor&#8217;s Caribbean trip</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba taps Ramiro Valdes, new comptroller as vice presidents on supreme governing council</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Cuba makes Valdes, Bejerano Council of State VPs

HAVANA — Cuba has promoted revolutionary commander Ramiro Valdes and comptroller Gladys Bejerano to vice presidents of its supreme governing body, the Council of State.
Valdes is a former leader of the rebels who brought Fidel Castro to power and an ex-interior minister. He is also communications minister and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cuba-taps-ramiro-valdes-new-comptroller-as-vice-presidents-on-supreme-governing-council-246660/">Original article &nbsp;: Cuba taps Ramiro Valdes, new comptroller as vice presidents on supreme governing council</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Police find teenage Dutch sailor on Caribbean island</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-police-find-teenage-dutch-sailor-on-caribbean-island-246647/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-police-find-teenage-dutch-sailor-on-caribbean-island-246647/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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Reports: Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police tracked down 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker in the Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, days after she ran away from home leaving her boat behind, Dutch media reported late Sunday.
Dekker made headlines around the world earlier this year when she unsuccessfully went to court ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-police-find-teenage-dutch-sailor-on-caribbean-island-246647/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Reports: Police find teenage Dutch sailor on Caribbean island</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-us-spy-plane-violated-venezuelas-airspace-tells-military-to-shoot-down-others-246634/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-us-spy-plane-violated-venezuelas-airspace-tells-military-to-shoot-down-others-246634/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace

CARACAS, Venezuela — An unmanned U.S. spy plane recently violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace and the military has been ordered to shoot down any such aircraft if it happens again, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.
Speaking during his weekly television and radio program, Chavez said the aircraft overflew a Venezuelan military base .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-us-spy-plane-violated-venezuelas-airspace-tells-military-to-shoot-down-others-246634/" title="Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US transfers 12 detainees at Guantanamo military prison to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transfers-12-detainees-at-guantanamo-military-prison-to-afghanistan-yemen-and-somaliland-246605/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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US sends 12 Gitmo detainees to their home nations

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has transferred a dozen Guantanamo detainees to Afghanistan, Yemen and the Somaliland region.
The Justice Department said Sunday that a government task force had reviewed each case. Officials considered the potential threat and the government&#8217;s likelihood of success in court challenges to the detentions.
Over ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transfers-12-detainees-at-guantanamo-military-prison-to-afghanistan-yemen-and-somaliland-246605/">US transfers 12 detainees at Guantanamo military prison to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators search for wreckage of small Miami-bound plane that crashed in Bahamas</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-search-for-wreckage-of-small-miami-bound-plane-that-crashed-in-bahamas-246463/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Bahamian investigators search for jet wreckage

NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian investigators are searching for more wreckage of a small plane that crashed on the southernmost island of the archipelago.
Two U.S. pilots were the only people aboard the small jet when it crashed Thursday night in an unpopulated area of Great Inagua shortly after taking off from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-search-for-wreckage-of-small-miami-bound-plane-that-crashed-in-bahamas-246463/">Original article on  : Investigators search for wreckage of small Miami-bound plane that crashed in Bahamas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Search continues for 2 missing Fla. boaters; aircraft photographs distress signal in sand</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/search-continues-for-2-missing-fla-boaters-aircraft-photographs-distress-signal-in-sand-246239/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Search continues for 2 missing boaters from Fla.

MIAMI — The Coast Guard is continuing its search for two missing boaters after a plane flying over an island in the Bahamas photographed what appeared to be a distress signal.
Richard Alicea and Edwin Pritchard left from Halouver Inlet in Miami on Saturday en route to the Bahamas ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/search-continues-for-2-missing-fla-boaters-aircraft-photographs-distress-signal-in-sand-246239/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Search continues for 2 missing Fla. boaters; aircraft photographs distress signal in sand</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch deny Chavez claim they are letting US use Caribbean islands to ready attack on Venezuela</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-deny-chavez-claim-they-are-letting-us-use-caribbean-islands-to-ready-attack-on-venezuela-246032/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch deny Venezuela&#8217;s claim of US attack plans

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government denied Friday that it is allowing the United States to use Caribbean islands to prepare a possible military attack against Venezuela as that country&#8217;s president contends.
A spokesman said Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen had asked Venezuela&#8217;s ambassador to clarify the claims made ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-deny-chavez-claim-they-are-letting-us-use-caribbean-islands-to-ready-attack-on-venezuela-246032/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Dutch deny Chavez claim they are letting US use Caribbean islands to ready attack on Venezuela</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Guantanamo detainee, raised in Saudi Arabia, struggles to build new life in Chad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-guantanamo-detainee-raised-in-saudi-arabia-struggles-to-build-new-life-in-chad-245826/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-Gitmo detainee struggles to build life in Chad

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A former detainee who spent his teenage years at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday he is struggling to build a life in his parents&#8217; native Chad, a central African nation he had never seen before his release from the U.S. military prison earlier this ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-guantanamo-detainee-raised-in-saudi-arabia-struggles-to-build-new-life-in-chad-245826/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Former Guantanamo detainee, raised in Saudi Arabia, struggles to build new life in Chad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Main suspect in Puerto Rico bar shootout that killed 8 arrested in US Virgin Islands marina</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Coto</dc:creator>
		
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PR bar shootout suspect caught in Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A convicted killer suspected of masterminding a bar shooting that left eight people dead in Puerto Rico was arrested aboard a 30-foot boat just after it entered a marina in the U.S. Virgin Islands, federal officials said Wednesday.
Alexis Candelario was detained late Tuesday .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/main-suspect-in-puerto-rico-bar-shootout-that-killed-8-arrested-in-us-virgin-islands-marina-244924/">Main suspect in Puerto Rico bar shootout that killed 8 arrested in US Virgin Islands marina</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss government says it will accept 1 Guantanamo detainee for &#8216;humanitarian reasons&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss government says it will take in one detainee from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The government on Wednesday did not say which detainee it will allow to resettle in the Alpine nation or where he would live. A Swiss ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-government-says-it-will-accept-1-guantanamo-detainee-for-humanitarian-reasons-244807/">Swiss government says it will accept 1 Guantanamo detainee for &#8216;humanitarian reasons&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>7-month fetus found in gift box under Christmas tree, Texas couple charged with abusing corpse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Fetus found in gift box, Texas couple charged

SAN JUAN, Texas — A south Texas couple put an aborted 7-month-old fetus in a gift box under a Christmas tree after they were unable to flush the remains down a toilet, authorities alleged Monday.
Ruby Lee Medina, 31, and Javier Gonzalez, 37, of Mission, have been charged with ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7-month-fetus-found-in-gift-box-under-christmas-tree-texas-couple-charged-with-abusing-corpse-244043/">7-month fetus found in gift box under Christmas tree, Texas couple charged with abusing corpse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snuba diving offers crash course in underwater breathing for budding divers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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Snuba mixes snorkeling and scuba
ROATAN, Honduras — Breathing underwater was a strange sensation. It was even stranger because I&#8217;ve never been scuba-certified. Stranger yet that my wife — who is reluctant to even duck her head under water — was happily swimming 15 feet underwater behind me as we plumbed the depths on this island .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snuba-diving-offers-crash-course-in-underwater-breathing-for-budding-divers-243863/">Source &nbsp;: Snuba diving offers crash course in underwater breathing for budding divers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican president says meeting of ousted, incoming Honduran leaders delayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Dominican president says Honduran meeting delayed

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The leader of the Dominican Republic says that a hoped-for meeting between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and his elected successor has been delayed.
Dominican President Leonel Fernandez had announced Friday that he expected Zelaya and President-elect Porfirio Lobo to meet Monday in the Caribbean nation&#8217;s ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dominican-president-says-meeting-of-ousted-incoming-honduran-leaders-delayed-243609/">Dominican president says meeting of ousted, incoming Honduran leaders delayed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunwing Airlines says it was not bothered by Grenada ignoring carrier&#8217;s 1st arrival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Canada carrier not miffed by Grenada flight snub

ST. GEORGE&#8217;S, Grenada — Canadian-based Sunwing Airlines Inc. says it is not bothered by Grenada&#8217;s lack of a welcoming ceremony for its inaugural flight to the southern Caribbean island.
The absence of formal fanfare for the Nov. 23 flight prompted an outcry from the island&#8217;s tourism industry and led ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sunwing-airlines-says-it-was-not-bothered-by-grenada-ignoring-carriers-1st-arrival-243588/">Original article on  : Sunwing Airlines says it was not bothered by Grenada ignoring carrier&#8217;s 1st arrival</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Raul Castro brands global climate summit a failure before it starts; calls for leftist unity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Raul Castro: Copenhagen a failure before it starts

HAVANA — President Raul Castro has declared the global climate summit a failure before it starts.
Addressing the leftist Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas trade group on Sunday, Castro said that though Copenhagen should produce &#8220;concrete, verifiable steps to confront the effects of climate change, we already know there ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/raul-castro-brands-global-climate-summit-a-failure-before-it-starts-calls-for-leftist-unity-243563/" title="Raul Castro brands global climate summit a failure before it starts; calls for leftist unity">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-prime-minister-says-country-could-accept-1-prisoner-from-guantanamo-243346/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Bulgarian prime minister says country could accept 1 prisoner from Guantanamo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican president says ousted Honduran leader and elected successor to meet Monday in DomRep</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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DomRep: Ousted Honduras leader, successor to meet

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The leader of the Dominican Republic says ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will meet with his elected successor Monday in this Caribbean nation.
President Leonel Fernandez told reporters Friday that Zelaya and Porfirio Lobo were expected to talk about ways to resolve the political crisis ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dominican-president-says-ousted-honduran-leader-and-elected-successor-to-meet-monday-in-domrep-243110/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Dominican president says ousted Honduran leader and elected successor to meet Monday in DomRep</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bahamas man charged in shotgun robberies of cruise passengers taking Segway tours in Nassau</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Bahamas man charged with robbing Segway tours

NASSAU, Bahamas — A 21-year-old man has been charged with robbing two groups of cruise ship passengers with a shotgun as they toured the capital of Nassau on Segways.
Court officials say Dekota Von Lockhart of Nassau was arraigned Thursday on 16 counts of armed robbery. He was not represented ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bahamas-man-charged-in-shotgun-robberies-of-cruise-passengers-taking-segway-tours-in-nassau-242713/">Bahamas man charged in shotgun robberies of cruise passengers taking Segway tours in Nassau</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jesse Jackson, Hank Aaron, Gabriel Garcia Marquez share tales of Castro the man in film</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Weissert</dc:creator>
		
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Documentary peeks at Fidel Castro&#8217;s human side

HAVANA — The Rev. Jesse Jackson took him to church for the first time in 27 years. Home run legend Hank Aaron asked him for autographed baseballs. Literary great Gabriel Garcia Marquez gave him a copy of &#8220;Dracula&#8221; that kept him up all night reading and smuggled ingredients into .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jesse-jackson-hank-aaron-gabriel-garcia-marquez-share-tales-of-castro-the-man-in-film-242656/">Source article &nbsp;: Jesse Jackson, Hank Aaron, Gabriel Garcia Marquez share tales of Castro the man in film</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope sees signs of increasing religious freedom in Cuba, urges reconciliation with US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday there are growing signs of religious freedom in Cuba and that there is an opportunity for reconciliation between the communist nation and the United States.
Welcoming Havana&#8217;s new ambassador to the Vatican, Benedict also expressed sympathy for Cuba&#8217;s suffering .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-sees-signs-of-increasing-religious-freedom-in-cuba-urges-reconciliation-with-us-242593/">Pope sees signs of increasing religious freedom in Cuba, urges reconciliation with US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fugitive accused in 2007 slaying of Puerto Rico union leader extradited from New Jersey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Man sought in PRico union slaying is extradited

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — One of Puerto Rico&#8217;s most-wanted fugitives has been extradited from New Jersey to face charges that he killed a leader of a sewer workers union on the U.S. island.
FBI spokesman Harry Rodriguez says Jose Juan Viera Morales was flown to Puerto Rico on .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fugitive-accused-in-2007-slaying-of-puerto-rico-union-leader-extradited-from-new-jersey-242273/">Fugitive accused in 2007 slaying of Puerto Rico union leader extradited from New Jersey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IOC reallocates 2 of Jones&#8217; Olympic medals, withholds 100-meter gold from disgraced Thanou</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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IOC withholds Jones&#8217; 100-meter gold from Thanou

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — It&#8217;s time to rewrite the Olympic record books: There was no gold medal winner in the women&#8217;s 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Games.
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones for doping, but in an unprecedented move withheld her ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ioc-reallocates-2-of-jones-olympic-medals-withholds-100-meter-gold-from-disgraced-thanou-242152/">IOC reallocates 2 of Jones&#8217; Olympic medals, withholds 100-meter gold from disgraced Thanou</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hey, Mr. DJ: Jamaica&#8217;s prime minister asks 2 deejays to end rivalry as violence escalates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Campbell</dc:creator>
		
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Jamaica PM asks 2 rival deejays to end violence

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two of Jamaica&#8217;s most popular deejays sat down in the prime minister&#8217;s office Tuesday, a rare face-to-face meeting between warring musicians whose rivalry police say promotes violence.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding requested the session with Adijah &#8220;Vybz Kartel&#8221; Palmer and David &#8220;Mavado&#8221; Brooks as the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hey-mr-dj-jamaicas-prime-minister-asks-2-deejays-to-end-rivalry-as-violence-escalates-241724/">Hey, Mr. DJ: Jamaica&#8217;s prime minister asks 2 deejays to end rivalry as violence escalates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Granada&#8217;s tourism chief suspended for ignoring 1st arrival of flight from Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Grenada&#8217;s tourism chief suspended over flight snub

ST. GEORGE&#8217;S, Grenada — The top tourism official in Grenada has been suspended for failing to greet the inaugural flight to the Caribbean island by Canadian-based Sunwing Airlines Inc.
Tourism Board director William Joseph is the first official to face disciplinary action since the lack of a greeting for the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/granadas-tourism-chief-suspended-for-ignoring-1st-arrival-of-flight-from-canada-241639/" title="Granada&#8217;s tourism chief suspended for ignoring 1st arrival of flight from Canada">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Contemporary Caribbean artists explore their cultural identities during annual Miami art fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Kay</dc:creator>
		
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New Caribbean art showcased during Art Basel fair

MIAMI — Hundreds of hours of shiny black cassette tape pour through a toothy shark jaw suspended from the ceiling in an untitled artwork by Bahamian artist Blue Curry.
This is not the Caribbean art tourists expect to find on their hotel walls or in gift shops.
A new exhibit .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/contemporary-caribbean-artists-explore-their-cultural-identities-during-annual-miami-art-fair-240127/">Contemporary Caribbean artists explore their cultural identities during annual Miami art fair</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say 20 killed in fire at amusement center in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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20 killed in Indonesian amusement center fire

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A fire at an amusement center in a commercial building in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city killed at least 20 people and injured two others Friday, police said, adding that the death toll could rise.
&#8220;Rescuers are now combing the location to search for more possible victims,&#8221; police .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-20-killed-in-fire-at-amusement-center-in-indonesias-third-largest-city-240043/">Police say 20 killed in fire at amusement center in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba-US immigration talks in Havana delayed for 2 months due to Cuban scheduling concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haven</dc:creator>
		
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HAVANA — Highly anticipated immigration talks between Cuba and the United States have been pushed back because of scheduling concerns that each side blames on the other, another hint that reconciliation may be more difficult than it once appeared.
A U.S. State Department official told The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cuba-us-immigration-talks-in-havana-delayed-for-2-months-due-to-cuban-scheduling-concerns-240010/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Cuba-US immigration talks in Havana delayed for 2 months due to Cuban scheduling concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albania says it&#8217;s ready to take in more former Guantanamo detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Albania ready to receive more Guantanamo detainees

TIRANA, Albania — Albania says it has agreed to accept more former Guantanamo detainees, but not members of China&#8217;s ethnic Uighur Muslim minority.
Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced the decision following talks in Tirana on Wednesday with U.S. special envoy for Guantanamo Daniel Fried.
But Berisha said his small Balkan country .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albania-says-its-ready-to-take-in-more-former-guantanamo-detainees-238901/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Albania says it&#8217;s ready to take in more former Guantanamo detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italy may accept more detainees from Gitmo after arrival of 2 linked to Milan al-Qaida base</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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Italy may accept more Gitmo detainees
ROME — Italy is considering taking in other prisoners from Guantanamo to help President Barack Obama close down the prison, the country&#8217;s foreign minister said Tuesday, a day after Italy accepted two former detainees.

Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised Obama at a White House meeting in June that Italy would accept three .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italy-may-accept-more-detainees-from-gitmo-after-arrival-of-2-linked-to-milan-al-qaida-base-238353/">Source &nbsp;: Italy may accept more detainees from Gitmo after arrival of 2 linked to Milan al-Qaida base</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo and released to Italy linked to Milan al-Qaida base</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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Italy&#8217;s Gitmo detainees linked to al-Qaida base
ROME — Italy is considering taking in other prisoners from Guantanamo to help President Barack Obama close down the prison, the country&#8217;s foreign minister said Tuesday, a day after Italy accepted two former detainees.
Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised the U.S. president at a White House meeting in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-tunisians-held-at-guantanamo-and-released-to-italy-linked-to-milan-al-qaida-base-238198/">Source &nbsp;: 2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo and released to Italy linked to Milan al-Qaida base</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Son of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque detained briefly</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haven</dc:creator>
		
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Son of Cuban revolutionary hero briefly detained

HAVANA — The ailing son of one of Cuba&#8217;s revolutionary heroes said he was detained by security officials for three days after protesting that authorities wouldn&#8217;t let him leave the country for treatment.
Juan Almeida Garcia, whose father fought alongside Fidel Castro during Cuba&#8217;s 1959 revolution and rose to the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/son-of-cuban-revolutionary-hero-juan-almeida-bosque-detained-briefly-237769/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Son of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque detained briefly</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In seafaring Norfolk, exhibit looks at &#8216;Golden Age of Piracy&#8217; and taps into pirate craze</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Pirate exhibit in Norfolk taps into pirate craze

NORFOLK, Va. — Growing up on Cape Cod, explorer Barry Clifford was fascinated by the romantic tale of &#8220;Black Sam&#8221; Bellamy. Sailing to Massachusetts to rendezvous with his mistress, the pirate encountered a nor&#8217;easter that sent him, most of his crew, and tons of gold, silver and jewels ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-seafaring-norfolk-exhibit-looks-at-golden-age-of-piracy-and-taps-into-pirate-craze-237733/">In seafaring Norfolk, exhibit looks at &#8216;Golden Age of Piracy&#8217; and taps into pirate craze</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Son of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque reportedly detained for protest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haven</dc:creator>
		
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Son of Cuban revolutionary hero reported detained

HAVANA — The ailing son of one of Cuba&#8217;s revolutionary heroes has been detained by security officials after protesting that authorities won&#8217;t let him leave the country for treatment, a human rights leader on the island said Monday.
Juan Almeida Garcia, whose father fought alongside Fidel Castro during Cuba&#8217;s 1959 .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/son-of-cuban-revolutionary-hero-juan-almeida-bosque-reportedly-detained-for-protest-237720/">Son of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque reportedly detained for protest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say Italian cruise ship chef missing in Caribbean; life preserver can&#8217;t be found</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Italian chef missing at sea on Caribbean cruise

ROME — Colombian maritime authorities searched Sunday for an Italian chef believed to have gone overboard from a U.S. cruise ship off Colombia&#8217;s Caribbean coast, officials and the man&#8217;s family said.
There were different accounts about when and where Angelo Faliva, 31, was last seen as the Princess Cruises ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-italian-cruise-ship-chef-missing-in-caribbean-life-preserver-cant-be-found-237290/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Officials say Italian cruise ship chef missing in Caribbean; life preserver can&#8217;t be found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trying to make rain, Hugo Chavez &#8216;bombing&#8217; clouds in Venezuela with Cuba&#8217;s help</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian James</dc:creator>
		
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Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought

CARACAS, Venezuela — Hugo Chavez says he is starting to &#8220;bombard&#8221; clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.
The Venezuelan president said Saturday night that specialized equipment, sent by Fidel Castro and Cuban .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trying-to-make-rain-hugo-chavez-bombing-clouds-in-venezuela-with-cubas-help-237133/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Trying to make rain, Hugo Chavez &#8216;bombing&#8217; clouds in Venezuela with Cuba&#8217;s help</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Commonwealth countries back call for climate treaty, new fund to fight effects of warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates.
The 53-nation meeting was the largest gathering of international leaders before next month&#8217;s global .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/commonwealth-countries-back-call-for-climate-treaty-new-fund-to-fight-effects-of-warming-237075/">Source &nbsp;: Commonwealth countries back call for climate treaty, new fund to fight effects of warming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Britain, France back global fund to help poor countries reach goals for easing climate change</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-france-back-global-fund-to-help-poor-countries-reach-goals-for-easing-climate-change-236744/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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Britain, France back global fund for climate ills
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The leaders of Britain and France gave their backing Friday to a global fund that would provide billions of dollars to poor countries to help them reduce the output of greenhouse gases linked to climate change.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-france-back-global-fund-to-help-poor-countries-reach-goals-for-easing-climate-change-236744/">Britain, France back global fund to help poor countries reach goals for easing climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ash falls over Montserrat capital as volcano shivers, heaves rocks, gases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Montserrat volcano shivers, hurls rocks, gases

OLVESTON, Montserrat — Light ash has fallen over the capital of Montserrat after the Caribbean island&#8217;s temperamental volcano hurled another round of hot rocks and gases.
Volcano observatory director Paul Cole says a small pyroclastic flow nearly reached the ocean as Soufriere Hills shed part of its old dome this week.
He ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ash-falls-over-montserrat-capital-as-volcano-shivers-heaves-rocks-gases-236674/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Ash falls over Montserrat capital as volcano shivers, heaves rocks, gases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands hold candelight vigil for gay teenager slain in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Thousands of people marched through Puerto Rico&#8217;s capital on Wednesday, celebrating the life of a gay teenager whose dismembered, burned body was found dumped along a road in a small mountain town.
The crowd, many of them carrying candles as a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-hold-candelight-vigil-for-gay-teenager-slain-in-puerto-rico-235998/">Read more : Thousands hold candelight vigil for gay teenager slain in Puerto Rico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miami-based America TeVe merges with CV Network, expands to Puerto Rico and New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Miami-based America TeVe merges with CV Network

MIAMI — America TeVe, a Spanish-language channel in Miami, has merged with CV Network and is now in charge of operations, distribution and selling advertising for the latter&#8217;s stations.
Under the deal, America TeVe will be taking over CV Network&#8217;s three stations, which are WFUN in Miami, WPXO in New .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miami-based-america-teve-merges-with-cv-network-expands-to-puerto-rico-and-new-york-235363/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Miami-based America TeVe merges with CV Network, expands to Puerto Rico and New York</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>St. Bart&#8217;s: Tiny Caribbean jewel for Francophiles, foodies and fashionistas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sofia Mannos</dc:creator>
		
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St. Bart&#8217;s: Tiny Caribbean jewel for food, fashion

ST. JEAN, St. Barthelemy — Wheels up at the island of St. Maarten and we skim across the waters of the French West Indies to St. Barthelemy — a tiny Caribbean jewel for Francophiles, foodies and fashionistas.
The island is a haven for the chic and the hip. Cutoffs ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/st-barts-tiny-caribbean-jewel-for-francophiles-foodies-and-fashionistas-234701/">Original article on  : St. Bart&#8217;s: Tiny Caribbean jewel for Francophiles, foodies and fashionistas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela in the coming months</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months.
Chavez read aloud a letter to the 83-year-old former Cuban leader during a televised speech Saturday night, saying &#8220;Venezuela awaits you.&#8221; Chavez proposed that Castro visit at some point between ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hugo-chavez-invites-fidel-castro-to-visit-venezuela-in-the-coming-months-234191/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela in the coming months</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama answers top Cuban dissident blogger, says Cuban gov&#8217;t must change to improve relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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HAVANA — President Barack Obama has answered written questions from a Cuban blogger who has become famous by daring to criticize life in her country on line.
The president says he is not interested in &#8220;talking for the sake of talking&#8221; with Cuban leader Raul Castro and indicates he won&#8217;t .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-answers-top-cuban-dissident-blogger-says-cuban-govt-must-change-to-improve-relations-232626/" title="Obama answers top Cuban dissident blogger, says Cuban gov&#8217;t must change to improve relations">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Behind missed deadline for closing Gitmo: US struggles to get countries to take its prisoners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants jailees
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison — partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.
Prisoners like Walid Abu Hijazi. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/behind-missed-deadline-for-closing-gitmo-us-struggles-to-get-countries-to-take-its-prisoners-232283/" title="Behind missed deadline for closing Gitmo: US struggles to get countries to take its prisoners">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect charged with murder in slaying of gay teenager in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case.
Gay activists expressed disappointment that .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-charged-with-murder-in-slaying-of-gay-teenager-in-puerto-rico-232088/">Suspect charged with murder in slaying of gay teenager in Puerto Rico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Slaying of gay teenager in Puerto Rico investigated as US island&#8217;s first hate crime case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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Puerto Rico gay slaying investigated as hate crime
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found along a road in Puerto Rico last week is under investigation as a possible hate crime, a police official said Wednesday.
Activists say it would be the first case .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/slaying-of-gay-teenager-in-puerto-rico-investigated-as-us-islands-first-hate-crime-case-232005/">Slaying of gay teenager in Puerto Rico investigated as US island&#8217;s first hate crime case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: US military can reassign lawyers who represented Guantanamo detainee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Neumeister</dc:creator>
		
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Military can reassign Gitmo detainee&#8217;s lawyers

NEW YORK — The rights of a Guantanamo detainee facing trial in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa were not violated when the military took away his uniformed lawyers, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Ahmed Ghailani has no right to keep a pair of Marine and Air Force lawyers who .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-us-military-can-reassign-lawyers-who-represented-guantanamo-detainee-231884/">Original source &nbsp;: Judge: US military can reassign lawyers who represented Guantanamo detainee</a>.]]></description>
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