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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Chase</title>
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		<title>Obama hopes to salvage health care plan after delays and GOP attacks take a toll</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In retrospect, President Barack Obama now says, he should have offered more details about health care proposals a few months ago, rather than give critics all summer to criticize them, often with baseless claims.

Such missed opportunities are one reason for Obama&#8217;s prime-time speech to Congress Wednesday night in which he hopes to salvage ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-hopes-to-salvage-health-care-plan-after-delays-and-gop-attacks-take-a-toll-163850/" title="Obama hopes to salvage health care plan after delays and GOP attacks take a toll">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aluminum number 8 monument commemorating Cal Ripken is stolen from Md. ballpark, recovered</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — A large aluminum No. 8 that commemorates Orioles great Cal Ripken outside the Camden Yards ballpark was recovered early Wednesday, about two hours after it was stolen by four young men, Baltimore police said.

Surveillance cameras captured video of the men removing the 4-foot monument and placing it in the bed of a pickup ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aluminum-number-8-monument-commemorating-cal-ripken-is-stolen-from-md-ballpark-recovered-163725/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Aluminum number 8 monument commemorating Cal Ripken is stolen from Md. ballpark, recovered</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care overhaul, an odyssey of social-system change whose time, critics say, hasn&#8217;t come</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Harry Reid could hardly believe his ears.

The Senate majority leader was in Denver for a mid-August Democratic conference when he heard one of Congress&#8217; pivotal negotiators on health care trashing a bill on that very subject.
&#8220;You have every right to fear,&#8221; Republican Sen. Charles Grassley told a raucous citizens&#8217; forum in Iowa that ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-overhaul-an-odyssey-of-social-system-change-whose-time-critics-say-hasnt-come-163640/">Health care overhaul, an odyssey of social-system change whose time, critics say, hasn&#8217;t come</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care&#8217;s bumpy road: More potholes, headaches than Democrats expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Harry Reid could hardly believe his ears.

The Senate majority leader was in Denver for a mid-August Democratic conference when he heard one of Congress&#8217; pivotal negotiators on health care trashing a bill on that very subject.
&#8220;You have every right to fear,&#8221; Republican Sen. Charles Grassley told a raucous citizens&#8217; forum in Iowa that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-cares-bumpy-road-more-potholes-headaches-than-democrats-expected-163277/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Health care&#8217;s bumpy road: More potholes, headaches than Democrats expected</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Banks that trade derivatives commit to targets to expand central clearing, tighten oversight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Fifteen big banks that dominate worldwide trading of derivatives have committed to greater transparency in a $600 trillion market that regulators say needs stricter oversight to protect the global financial system.

The international group of banks — including Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/banks-that-trade-derivatives-commit-to-targets-to-expand-central-clearing-tighten-oversight-162705/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Valero Energy to close part of Delaware refinery; employees, contract workers to be laid off</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO — Valero Energy Corp., the nation&#8217;s largest independent refiner, said Tuesday it will close an unprofitable portion of a Delaware refinery, laying off at least 150 employees and 100 contract workers.

Valero&#8217;s subsidiary, the Premcor Refining Group Inc., is closing the coking and gasifier complex at the Delaware City refinery, which process a particular .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/valero-energy-to-close-part-of-delaware-refinery-employees-contract-workers-to-be-laid-off-162660/">Valero Energy to close part of Delaware refinery; employees, contract workers to be laid off</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pirate-plagued Somalia finishes the training of 500 recruits to form new navy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirate-plagued Somalia took a step toward policing its own shores with the graduation of its first 500 naval recruits Tuesday. Officials hope the men will form the backbone of the country&#8217;s first naval force for nearly two decades, but said they need international funding to make it a viable force.

Somalia currently relies .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pirate-plagued-somalia-finishes-the-training-of-500-recruits-to-form-new-navy-162651/">Original source &nbsp;: Pirate-plagued Somalia finishes the training of 500 recruits to form new navy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>From Shakespeare&#8217;s pen to national nuisance, pesky European starlings stubbornly hang on</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare — or, better yet, a few of his strangest fans.

Had the Bard not mentioned the starling in the third scene of &#8220;Henry IV,&#8221; arguably the most hated bird in North America might never have arrived. In .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/from-shakespeares-pen-to-national-nuisance-pesky-european-starlings-stubbornly-hang-on-161250/">Original article &nbsp;: From Shakespeare&#8217;s pen to national nuisance, pesky European starlings stubbornly hang on</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heroine worth 600 million rupees seized in Punjab</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMRITSAR - A special team of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths on late Saturday night seized about 13 kilograms of heroine estimated to be worth over 600 million rupees in the international market, near Sarhali in Tarn Taran district.

Twelve packets containing heroine, which were wrapped under a yellow adhesive tape and white strip, having ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heroine-worth-600-million-rupees-seized-in-punjab-161212/">Heroine worth 600 million rupees seized in Punjab</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pfahler catches 2 touchdown passes to help Grizzlies defeat Division II school 38-0</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MISSOULA, Mont. — Steve Pfahler caught two second-half touchdown passes Saturday to lead Montana to a 38-0 season-opening victory over Division II Western State, Colo.

Montana (1-0) started out slow on offense, scoring only 10 points in the first half, but the Grizzly defense smothered Western State (0-2), holding the Mountaineers to 116 yards of total ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pfahler-catches-2-touchdown-passes-to-help-grizzlies-defeat-division-ii-school-38-0-160858/">Read more : Pfahler catches 2 touchdown passes to help Grizzlies defeat Division II school 38-0</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Accident&#8217; director Cheang seeks reinvent Hong Kong thriller and his directing style</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Barry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VENICE, Italy — Hong Kong director Soi Cheang&#8217;s urban thriller &#8220;Accident&#8221; was two years in the making. The director spent much of that time plotting murders that go undetected as accidents.

The movie, produced by Johnnie To, breaks the conventional Hong Kong thriller genre. There are no chase scenes, and not a bullet is fired.
The main .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/accident-director-cheang-seeks-reinvent-hong-kong-thriller-and-his-directing-style-160756/">Source &nbsp;: &#8216;Accident&#8217; director Cheang seeks reinvent Hong Kong thriller and his directing style</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of a meltdown: How the financial crisis unfolded in 5 terrifying weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Mcclam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The nation was focused on a tropical storm spinning off the Carolinas and a hurricane headed for Florida. People were gaming out how a political novice named Sarah Palin might upend the presidential campaign.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 11,220 on Sept. 5, the Friday after Labor Day last year. There .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anatomy-of-a-meltdown-how-the-financial-crisis-unfolded-in-5-terrifying-weeks-160735/">Original article &nbsp;: Anatomy of a meltdown: How the financial crisis unfolded in 5 terrifying weeks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak Army determined to chase Taliban till the very end: Kayani</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI - The Pakistan Army is determined chase the Taliban till the very end, and would continue its offensive against the extremists until they are rooted out from the country, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani has said.

Speaking at a function after inaugurating a rehabilitation centre for young Taliban recruits, General Kayani said &#8216;Operation ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-army-determined-to-chase-taliban-till-the-very-end-kayani-160395/">Read more : Pak Army determined to chase Taliban till the very end: Kayani</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment rate rises to 9.7 percent in August, highest level in 26 years; 216,000 jobs lost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate jumped almost half a point to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job market that will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery.

While the jobless rate rose more than expected, the economy shed a net total of 216,000 jobs, less than .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unemployment-rate-rises-to-97-percent-in-august-highest-level-in-26-years-216000-jobs-lost-159698/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Unemployment rate rises to 9.7 percent in August, highest level in 26 years; 216,000 jobs lost</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment rate expected to rise, even as economy recovers from deep recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The economy is showing consistent signs of improvement, but probably not enough to stop employers from cutting jobs or to keep the unemployment rate from rising.

The Labor Department is expected to report Friday that the jobless rate increased to 9.5 percent in August, from 9.4 percent in July, as employers cut 225,000 jobs.
The .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unemployment-rate-expected-to-rise-even-as-economy-recovers-from-deep-recession-159355/">Unemployment rate expected to rise, even as economy recovers from deep recession</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Banks boost borrowing from Fed&#8217;s emergency lending program, cut back on other types of loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Banks boosted borrowing from the Federal Reserve&#8217;s emergency lending facility over the past week, but cut back on other programs intended to ease the financial crisis. The results offered a mixed picture of credit conditions.

The Fed on Thursday said banks averaged $32.7 billion in daily borrowing over the week that ended Wednesday. That ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/banks-boost-borrowing-from-feds-emergency-lending-program-cut-back-on-other-types-of-loans-159055/">Banks boost borrowing from Fed&#8217;s emergency lending program, cut back on other types of loans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sun-Times is closing suburban Chicago printing press, meeting with union on efforts to sell</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — The Chicago Sun-Times&#8217; parent company is closing a suburban printing plant, which is expected to cost 70 jobs.

Sun-Times spokeswoman Tammy Chase confirms the Sun-Times Media Group plans to close its Pioneer Press printing plant in Northfield. Pioneer Press publishes dozens of Chicago-area community newspapers owned by the ailing conglomerate.
Chase couldn&#8217;t provide other details. ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sun-times-is-closing-suburban-chicago-printing-press-meeting-with-union-on-efforts-to-sell-158886/">Sun-Times is closing suburban Chicago printing press, meeting with union on efforts to sell</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Industry group wants Fannie, Freddie replaced, explicit government backing for mortgage bonds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A mortgage industry group wants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac replaced with private companies that would be able to issue mortgage bonds formally backed by the federal government.

The Mortgage Bankers Association&#8217;s proposal, released Wednesday, offers a detailed plan for how to restructure the U.S. mortgage market, which has been torn apart by the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/industry-group-wants-fannie-freddie-replaced-explicit-government-backing-for-mortgage-bonds-157481/">Industry group wants Fannie, Freddie replaced, explicit government backing for mortgage bonds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New orders for US factory goods rise less than expected in July due to lower oil prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories rose less than expected in July as reduced demand for petroleum products offset a jump in orders for aircraft and other transportation goods.

Still, orders rose for the fifth time in six months, a sign that the manufacturing sector is continuing to recover from a steep downturn.
The Commerce Department said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-orders-for-us-factory-goods-rise-less-than-expected-in-july-due-to-lower-oil-prices-157457/">Read : New orders for US factory goods rise less than expected in July due to lower oil prices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Talk about tread wear: Dog makes meal out of NC deputy&#8217;s 4 tires; owner billed for cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOPE MILLS, N.C. — Some dogs chase cars.

One in a North Carolina town decided to try and eat one.
The Cumberland County Sheriff&#8217;s Office says a pit bull deflated all four tires of a deputy&#8217;s cruiser near Hope Mills on Sunday.
Spokeswoman Debbie Tanna says the deputy parked his car in a woman&#8217;s driveway while responding to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/talk-about-tread-wear-dog-makes-meal-out-of-nc-deputys-4-tires-owner-billed-for-cost-156756/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Talk about tread wear: Dog makes meal out of NC deputy&#8217;s 4 tires; owner billed for cost</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European shares drop, Wall Street seen sliding on open on worries stocks are overvalued</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Piovano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — European markets dropped Tuesday and Wall Street futures pointed lower as investors worried stocks are overvalued and that an economic recovery will be only gradual.

In Germany, the DAX fell 74.12 points, or 1.4 percent, at 5,390.49, while Britain&#8217;s FTSE 100 dropped 58.28 points, or 1.2 percent, to 4,850.62. In France, the CAC-40 lost .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-shares-drop-wall-street-seen-sliding-on-open-on-worries-stocks-are-overvalued-156248/" title="European shares drop, Wall Street seen sliding on open on worries stocks are overvalued">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pit bull deflates all four tires on police cruiser as deputy responds to complaint about another dog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOPE MILLS, N.C. — Some dogs chase cars. One in a North Carolina town decided to try and eat one. The Cumberland County Sheriff&#8217;s Office says a pit bull deflated all four tires of a deputy&#8217;s cruiser near Hope Mills on Sunday. Spokeswoman Debbie Tanna said the deputy parked his car in a woman&#8217;s driveway .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pit-bull-deflates-all-four-tires-on-police-cruiser-as-deputy-responds-to-complaint-about-another-dog-156647/">Pit bull deflates all four tires on police cruiser as deputy responds to complaint about another dog</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks tumble as traders juggle worries about health of banks, size of market&#8217;s six-month run</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A stock market ripe for a big pullback succumbed Tuesday, plunging when rumors of a bank failure revived investors&#8217; anxiety about the banking industry and the economy as a whole.

A batch of economic reports that just weren&#8217;t good enough added to the mix as the major indexes all fell about 2 percent .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-tumble-as-traders-juggle-worries-about-health-of-banks-size-of-markets-six-month-run-156596/">Stocks tumble as traders juggle worries about health of banks, size of market&#8217;s six-month run</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Orange County Register publisher Freedom files for Chapter 11, agrees with lenders on reorg.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — The owner of the Orange County Register in California and dozens of other newspapers became the latest publisher Tuesday to seek bankruptcy protection, driven into financial despair by a staggering drop in advertising revenue.

The filing was part of a prepackaged plan approved by a majority of Freedom&#8217;s lenders. The consensus on the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/orange-county-register-publisher-freedom-files-for-chapter-11-agrees-with-lenders-on-reorg-156572/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Orange County Register publisher Freedom files for Chapter 11, agrees with lenders on reorg.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European shares drop, Asian rebound is weak as investors worry stock values not justified</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Piovano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — European markets dropped Tuesday after a mild rebound in Asia, as investors worried that stocks are overvalued and that an economic recovery will be only gradual.

In Europe, that view was underscored by data showing the euro zone&#8217;s unemployment rate hit a new 10-year high in July.
In Germany, the DAX fell 77.18 points, or ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-shares-drop-asian-rebound-is-weak-as-investors-worry-stock-values-not-justified-156099/" title="European shares drop, Asian rebound is weak as investors worry stock values not justified">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets rebound as investors shrug off China&#8217;s latest sell-off; Hang Seng up 0.6 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI — Most Asian markets rebounded on Tuesday, with China&#8217;s key index edging up after tumbling the previous day, as investors weighed prospects for a global economic recovery. European markets opened lower.

The drop in Shanghai&#8217;s volatile market Monday triggered a wave of selling in markets around the world, adding to concerns stocks have rocketed too .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-markets-rebound-as-investors-shrug-off-chinas-latest-sell-off-hang-seng-up-06-percent-155856/">Asian markets rebound as investors shrug off China&#8217;s latest sell-off; Hang Seng up 0.6 percent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BofA seeking to pay back some federal bailout aid &amp; end Merrill loss-sharing deal, says WSJ</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. is looking to pay back some of the billions in federal bailout aid it has received in an effort to get out from underneath the government&#8217;s thumb, according to a published report.

Meanwhile, the government wants the bank to pay about $500 million to terminate a tentative pact in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bofa-seeking-to-pay-back-some-federal-bailout-aid-end-merrill-loss-sharing-deal-says-wsj-155837/" title="BofA seeking to pay back some federal bailout aid &#038; end Merrill loss-sharing deal, says WSJ">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: Will the government be able to recover bailout money _ and even earn a profit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A gaggle of big banks have repaid their loans to the government under the $700 billion financial rescue. Is there a chance taxpayers will eventually recoup the rest of the money spent on this and other bailouts — and maybe even take in a little profit?

Here are some questions and answers about recovering .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-will-the-government-be-able-to-recover-bailout-money-_-and-even-earn-a-profit-155666/">Source &nbsp;: Meltdown 101: Will the government be able to recover bailout money _ and even earn a profit?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets head lower as Chinese stocks tumble nearly 7 pct; European shares mixed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — Asian markets sank Monday as Chinese stocks plunged nearly 7 percent and Japanese shares weakened after the country&#8217;s opposition party came to power in a landslide victory. European stocks were mixed in early trade.

In Shanghai, the main index plummeted 6.7 percent to 2,697.70, adding to a nearly 3 percent decline on Friday. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-markets-head-lower-as-chinese-stocks-tumble-nearly-7-pct-european-shares-mixed-154884/">Original source &nbsp;: Asian markets head lower as Chinese stocks tumble nearly 7 pct; European shares mixed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Orange County Register owner Freedom Communications to file for bankruptcy protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Freedom Communications Inc., the owner of the Orange County Register, is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, according to a published report.

The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Sunday that the privately held company has reached agreements with its lenders to restructure its debts. The report .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-orange-county-register-owner-freedom-communications-to-file-for-bankruptcy-protection-154651/">Original source &nbsp;: Report: Orange County Register owner Freedom Communications to file for bankruptcy protection</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Space shuttle Discovery arrives at space station, delivers equipment galore for 6 residents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments.

The linkup occurred as the spacecraft zoomed more than 200 miles above the Atlantic and ended a round-the-world chase of nearly two days. The astronauts cheered when the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/space-shuttle-discovery-arrives-at-space-station-delivers-equipment-galore-for-6-residents-154648/">Space shuttle Discovery arrives at space station, delivers equipment galore for 6 residents</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. police search home next to couple charged in kidnapping; seek links to other crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Elias</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANTIOCH, Calif. — Armed with rakes, shovels and chain saws, about 20 officers on Sunday combed the backyard of a couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Lee Dugard and used cadaver dogs to search an adjoining property where neighbors say one of the suspects once served as a caretaker.

Sheriff&#8217;s deputies and prosecutors from two .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-police-search-home-next-to-couple-charged-in-kidnapping-seek-links-to-other-crimes-154610/">Calif. police search home next to couple charged in kidnapping; seek links to other crimes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopian troops cross Somali border, chase Islamists out of town</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hundreds of Ethiopian troops have crossed the border and seized control of a Somali town from Islamist insurgents, witnesses said Saturday.

The overnight incursion into the strategically important town of Belet Weyne is the first time Ethiopian troops have seized control of a town in war-ravaged Somalia since leaving the country in January .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethiopian-troops-cross-somali-border-chase-islamists-out-of-town-153250/">Source article &nbsp;: Ethiopian troops cross Somali border, chase Islamists out of town</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Convoy of gunmen kills 5 policemen in running shootout along highway in western Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A convoy of gunmen engaged state police in a running shootout Friday that killed five officers and possibly one of the attackers in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, authorities said.

The state attorney general&#8217;s office said the gunbattle began when a convoy of seven vehicles carrying at least 30 gunmen approached state .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/convoy-of-gunmen-kills-5-policemen-in-running-shootout-along-highway-in-western-mexico-153097/">Original article &nbsp;: Convoy of gunmen kills 5 policemen in running shootout along highway in western Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shirtless suspect faces dozens of charges in hijacking of Atlanta school bus carrying students</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — The man who police say hijacked an Atlanta public school bus with about a dozen students aboard and then left the vehicle driverless as it thundered down a steep hill was charged Friday with 13 counts of false imprisonment and 13 more charges of reckless conduct.

Atlanta Police also charged 23-year-old Arris Pitmon with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shirtless-suspect-faces-dozens-of-charges-in-hijacking-of-atlanta-school-bus-carrying-students-152880/" title="Shirtless suspect faces dozens of charges in hijacking of Atlanta school bus carrying students">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Elephants wreak havoc in Jalpaiguri</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JALPAIGURI - A herd of wild elephants wreaked  havoc in a village in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.

Around  50 elephants had strayed into the Diana forest region  of the  district from Assam and caused damage to the crops  and  the houses in the Angrabasha GP-1 and 2 region of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/elephants-wreak-havoc-in-jalpaiguri-152147/">Original source &nbsp;: Elephants wreak havoc in Jalpaiguri</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kennedy&#8217;s Catholicism source of comfort, conflict as he defied church on abortion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Sen. Edward Kennedy was raised from birth to cherish his Catholicism, and it became both a source of comfort and conflict throughout his life.

The son of the country&#8217;s most famous Roman Catholic family divorced his first wife, which the church considers immoral, then was granted an annulment only after he admitted he wasn&#8217;t ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kennedys-catholicism-source-of-comfort-conflict-as-he-defied-church-on-abortion-152124/" title="Kennedy&#8217;s Catholicism source of comfort, conflict as he defied church on abortion">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shirtless man hijacks Atlanta school bus; screaming kids jump out before it crashes in ditch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Corey Turner was mowing the lawn of a southeast Atlanta church Thursday when he did a double-take: A public school bus that was hijacked by a shirtless man was careening down a nearby road at around 25 mph, and screaming kids were jumping out the back of the vehicle.

&#8220;Everything went berserk,&#8221; he said.
Authorities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shirtless-man-hijacks-atlanta-school-bus-screaming-kids-jump-out-before-it-crashes-in-ditch-151913/">Source article &nbsp;: Shirtless man hijacks Atlanta school bus; screaming kids jump out before it crashes in ditch</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>83-year-old driver chases truck for 15 miles, helps catch DWI suspect who rear-ended him</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTHEAST, N.Y. — An 83-year-old driver chased a pickup truck for 15 miles from New York into Connecticut, helping police catch the drunken driving suspect who had rear-ended his car.

The incident last weekend started on Interstate 684 in Southeast, N.Y.
Frank Canale of Scarsdale, N.Y., pursued the man all the way to his driveway in Danbury, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/83-year-old-driver-chases-truck-for-15-miles-helps-catch-dwi-suspect-who-rear-ended-him-151172/">83-year-old driver chases truck for 15 miles, helps catch DWI suspect who rear-ended him</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Continued killing of once-endangered cormorants sparks criticism as bird population levels off</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flesher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALPENA, Mich. — The mostly bird-free skies above Lake Huron&#8217;s Thunder Bay during the recent Brown Trout Festival were a welcome sight to anglers who have spent years competing — often unfavorably — with double-crested cormorants for their catch.

Federal and state agencies have waged war in recent years against the large, black waterfowl notable for .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/continued-killing-of-once-endangered-cormorants-sparks-criticism-as-bird-population-levels-off-150905/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal regulators ease rules for private investors seeking to buy failed banks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Squeezed by rising bank failures, regulators made it easier Wednesday for private investors to buy failed institutions.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.&#8217;s board voted 4-1 to reduce the cash that private equity funds must maintain in banks they acquire.
Private equity funds tend to buy distressed companies, slash costs and then resell them a few .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-regulators-ease-rules-for-private-investors-seeking-to-buy-failed-banks-150550/">Source &nbsp;: Federal regulators ease rules for private investors seeking to buy failed banks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US thrifts earn $4 million in 2nd quarter, first profit since late &#8216;07; 40 on &#8216;problem&#8217; list</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — U.S. thrifts eked out a $4 million profit in the second quarter, but the number of troubled institutions continued to rise, the government said Wednesday.

The Office of Thrift Supervision said the small profit in the April-June period marked the industry&#8217;s first positive earnings since the third quarter of 2007. It compared with a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-thrifts-earn-4-million-in-2nd-quarter-first-profit-since-late-07-40-on-problem-list-150222/" title="US thrifts earn $4 million in 2nd quarter, first profit since late &#8216;07; 40 on &#8216;problem&#8217; list">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Key moments during Bernanke&#8217;s first term as Fed chairman show evolution, bold action</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been praised for averting another Great Depression and accused of acting too late to prevent the financial crisis. But most agree that many of his bold actions helped stabilize financial markets and prevent the crisis from deepening.

Bernanke initially was a supporter of his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, who .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/key-moments-during-bernankes-first-term-as-fed-chairman-show-evolution-bold-action-149529/">Original article &nbsp;: Key moments during Bernanke&#8217;s first term as Fed chairman show evolution, bold action</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch 13-year-old girl fights legal battle for right to sail solo around the globe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Thirteen-year-old Laura Dekker wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and her parents think that&#8217;s a great idea.

But the Dutch Council for Child Protection is so concerned about the dangers of the marathon voyage it has asked a court to grant it temporary custody of Laura .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-13-year-old-girl-fights-legal-battle-for-right-to-sail-solo-around-the-globe-149328/">Source article &nbsp;: Dutch 13-year-old girl fights legal battle for right to sail solo around the globe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: Obama to nominate Bernanke to a second term as chairman of Federal Reserve</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, widely credited with taking aggressive action to avert an economic catastrophe after the financial meltdown last fall, will be nominated by President Barack Obama for a second term, The Associated Press learned Monday night.

Bernanke masterminded what is now seen as a successful strategy to lift the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-obama-to-nominate-bernanke-to-a-second-term-as-chairman-of-federal-reserve-148828/">AP source: Obama to nominate Bernanke to a second term as chairman of Federal Reserve</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: Obama to nominate Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to 2nd term</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, widely credited with taking aggressive action to avert an economic catastrophe after the financial meltdown last fall, will be nominated by President Barack Obama for a second term, The Associated Press learned Monday night.

Bernanke masterminded what is now seen as a successful strategy to lift the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-obama-to-nominate-federal-reserve-chairman-ben-bernanke-to-2nd-term-148809/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : AP source: Obama to nominate Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to 2nd term</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal biologist says stranded beluga whales in Alaska have freed themselves</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — About 20 beluga whales that became stranded in mud during a low tide over the weekend have apparently freed themselves, bringing relief to biologists who have been closely monitoring their plight.

Two federal biologists flew over the area Monday and found no sign of stranded or dead whales, but quite a few of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-biologist-says-stranded-beluga-whales-in-alaska-have-freed-themselves-148770/" title="Federal biologist says stranded beluga whales in Alaska have freed themselves">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ: Warner Chilcott could announce $3 billion purchase of P&amp;G&#8217;s prescription drug unit Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug maker Warner Chilcott PLC could announce a $3 billion takeover of Procter &#038; Gamble Co.&#8217;s prescription drug business as early as Monday, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the deal.

Asked to comment on the report Sunday, P&#038;G spokesman Tom Millikin told The Associated Press that the consumer products company .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wsj-warner-chilcott-could-announce-3-billion-purchase-of-pgs-prescription-drug-unit-monday-147791/">Source article &nbsp;: WSJ: Warner Chilcott could announce $3 billion purchase of P&#038;G&#8217;s prescription drug unit Monday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s powerful Larijani brothers spell potential trouble for Ahmadinejad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Abbot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn&#8217;t have to look to the street protests or angry Web sites to get a sense of challenges ahead for his disputed second term. There&#8217;s enough potential heat coming from right inside the country&#8217;s leadership.

And these days, that trouble has a name: the brothers Larijani.
Ali Larijani is Iran&#8217;s urbane ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-powerful-larijani-brothers-spell-potential-trouble-for-ahmadinejad-147657/" title="Iran&#8217;s powerful Larijani brothers spell potential trouble for Ahmadinejad">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani Taliban choose commander behind attack on Sri Lanka cricket team as new chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Becatoros</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD — The militant commander named by the Pakistani Taliban as its new leader is as ruthless as his predecessor, taking credit for several bloody attacks, and could order more in the coming weeks to prove the terror network is still a force to be reckoned with.

While the appointment of 28-year-old Hakimullah Mehsud suggests the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistani-taliban-choose-commander-behind-attack-on-sri-lanka-cricket-team-as-new-chief-147080/">Source &nbsp;: Pakistani Taliban choose commander behind attack on Sri Lanka cricket team as new chief</a>.]]></description>
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