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		<title>Police fire tear gas, water cannon at thousands of Malaysians protesting detention law</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Zappei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Police broke up Malaysia&#8217;s biggest street protest in nearly two years on Saturday, firing tear gas and chemical-laced water at thousands of opposition supporters demanding an end to a law that allows detention without trial.

Witnesses estimated as many as 20,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur in defiance of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans who crossed the border from Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran state TV confirmed Saturday that it has detained three Americans who crossed the border from northern Iraq, saying they failed to heed warnings from Iranian guards.

Kurdish officials from the self-ruled region in northern Iraq said the three — two men and a woman — were tourists who had mistakenly crossed into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi Kurd officials say Iran confirms 3 Americans detained in border region</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yahya Barzanji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation.

The Kurdish regional government&#8217;s envoy to Washington, Qubad Talabani, told The Associated Press the three were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms 3 Americans detained in border region</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yahya Barzanji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation.

The Kurdish regional government&#8217;s envoy to Washington, Qubad Talabani, told The Associated Press the three were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms it has 3 Americans detained in border region</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yahya Barzanji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation.

The Kurdish regional government&#8217;s envoy to Washington, Qubad Talabani, told The Associated Press the three were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US State Dept investigating report that 3 Americans in Iran after crossing Iraqi border</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-state-dept-investigating-report-that-3-americans-in-iran-after-crossing-iraqi-border-127172/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yahya Barzanji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — The U.S. State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near Iran&#8217;s border with the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq.

Two Kurdish officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren&#8217;t authorized to release the information, said the Americans apparently were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goldman Sachs posts 2nd-qrt profit of $2.72B on strong trading, underwriting businesses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/goldman-sachs-posts-2nd-qrt-profit-of-272b-on-strong-trading-underwriting-businesses-108970/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit easily surpassed expectations as profit was buoyed by strength in its trading and underwriting businesses.

Long considered one of the strongest banks in the financial sector, analysts widely expected Goldman&#8217;s profit to continue its rebound. Goldman posted a quarterly loss during the final quarter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise early as investors prepare for crush of earnings; financials to be in spotlight</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-rise-early-as-investors-prepare-for-crush-of-earnings-financials-to-be-in-spotlight-108035/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks are trading higher as investors are cautiously optimistic ahead of a crush of earnings reports this week, including key readings from the banking sector.

Earnings reports will give investors a chance to see if there was any meaningful economic improvement during the second quarter. Investors are also anxiously awaiting corporate forecasts that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks futures move higher as investors prepare for earnings, economic data</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stock futures traded higher Monday morning as investors brace for a crush of earnings reports, including key readings from the banking sector, this week.

Futures have moved higher throughout the morning as European markets also gained strength after Asian markets tumbled overnight.
Investors have been cautious as they prepare for earnings reports this week, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama seeks new start in dismal US-Russia relations through arms control, hard problems remain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven R. Hurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.

Both sides appear to want to use progress on arms control as a pathway to possible agreement on trickier issues, including Iran and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama toughens talk on Iran, says US, world &#8216;appalled and outraged&#8217; by post-election violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world &#8220;appalled and outraged&#8221; by Iran&#8217;s violent efforts to crush dissent and for the first time expressed significant doubt about the legitimacy of the national election at the root of the upheaval.

The president suggested that Iran would face consequences for brutally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: World is &#8216;appalled and outraged&#8217; by violence in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world &#8220;appalled and outraged&#8221; by Iran&#8217;s violent efforts to crush dissent, a clear toughening of his rhetoric as Republican critics at home pound him for being too passive.

Obama condemned the &#8220;threats, beatings and imprisonments of the last few days. &#8220;
&#8220;I strongly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says it expelled 2 British diplomats for &#8216;unconventional behavior&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-it-expelled-2-british-diplomats-for-unconventional-behavior-89839/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Iran says it has expelled two British diplomats for what it called &#8220;unconventional behavior.&#8221;

The confirmation came after Britain announced it sent two Iranian diplomats home in response to Iran&#8217;s expulsions.
Iran&#8217;s official news agency, IRNA, is quoting Foreign Ministry spokesman Hasan Qashqavi as saying the diplomats were expelled on Tuesday. Qashqavi did not give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saris - the epitome of Indianness, the enduring power of a piece of cloth</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/saris-the-epitome-of-indianness-the-enduring-power-of-a-piece-of-cloth-86634/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhusree Chatterjee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a six-yard drape binding the past and the present. From the ancient civilisations that straddled the valleys along the river Indus to the high  streets of international fashion, the sari has encapsulated thousands of years  of the spirit of the Indian subcontinent.

While the ancient Indus Valley women draped it in loose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico charges 7 mayors, state prosecutor and other officials for allegedly helping cartel</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-charges-7-mayors-state-prosecutor-and-other-officials-for-allegedly-helping-cartel-86373/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexico levied organized crime and drug charges Thursday against seven mayors, the former state attorney general and 19 other officials in the western state of Michoacan for allegedly aiding a drug cartel.

Three other mayors detained in raids across the state May 26 have not been charged, but will continue to be held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Troopers despatched to Lalgarh in West Bengal, unrest spreads</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/troopers-despatched-to-lalgarh-in-west-bengal-unrest-spreads-83206/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - The central government despatched five paramilitary companies to tackle the Maoist-led violence in West Bengal&#8217;s Lalgarh even as unrest spread to Sarenga in neighbouring Bankura district Tuesday with calls for a boycott of police.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, trained in anti-Maoist fight, moved in from neighoburing Jharkhand. One company is already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell phone service appears to have been cut in Tehran, Iran&#8217;s capital, after disputed election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cell-phone-service-appears-to-have-been-cut-in-irans-capital-after-disputed-election-80920/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Cell phone service down after disputed Iran vote
TEHRAN, Iran — Cell phone service appears to have been cut in Iran&#8217;s capital after a disputed election that the government said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won.

There was no immediate comment from Iran&#8217;s Telecommunications Ministry. But when users tried to call cell phones, a message appeared on their phones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian police clash with opposition supporters in Tehran as president declared winner</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-police-clash-with-opposition-supporters-in-tehran-as-president-declared-winner-80762/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities declared the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide. Opponents responded with the most serious unrest in the capital in a decade and charges that the result was the work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government declares Iranian president winner in election, rival also claims victory</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-declares-iranian-president-winner-in-election-rival-also-claims-victory-80302/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s Interior Ministry claimed hard-line incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was heading for a surprise landslide victory Saturday in the country&#8217;s stormy presidential elections. But his pro-reform rival countered that he was the clear victor and accused authorities of voter fraud.

The dispute sharply boosted tensions and raised fears of a standoff after an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran presidential challenger accuses president&#8217;s supporters of attacking office during vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-presidential-challenger-accuses-presidents-supporters-of-attacking-office-during-vote-80021/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians packed polling stations from boutique-lined streets in north Tehran to conservative bastions in the countryside Friday with a choice that&#8217;s left the nation divided and on edge: keeping hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power or electing a reformist who favors greater freedoms and improved ties with the United States.

Turnout was massive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranians jam voting sites to choose between hard-line president or reformist rival</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranians-jam-voting-sites-to-choose-between-hard-line-president-or-reformist-rival-79727/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians packed polling stations from boutique-lined streets in north Tehran to conservative bastions in the countryside Friday with a choice that&#8217;s left the nation divided and on edge: keeping hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power or electing a reformist who favors greater freedoms and improved ties with the United States.

Crowds formed quickly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s raucous election campaign falls silent, voters contemplate whether to oust Ahmadinejad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-raucous-election-campaign-falls-silent-voters-contemplate-whether-to-oust-ahmadinejad-78585/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s raucous election campaign fell silent a day before the vote as rallies were barred Thursday to give the public time to reflect on whether they want to keep hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power or replace him with a reformist more open to closer ties with the West.

The campaign reached a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranians are set to vote on Friday on whether to re-elect President Ahmadinejad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranians-are-set-to-vote-on-friday-on-whether-to-re-elect-president-ahmadinejad-78548/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Tehran was quiet after a week of frenzied campaign activity as Iranians prepared to head to the polls Friday in a crucial presidential election that will be closely watched across the Middle East and Washington.

Campaigning officially ended early Thursday, and Tehran residents removed campaign posters and banners from buildings and cars. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Subdued events mark 25 years of Operation Bluestar</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/subdued-events-mark-25-years-of-operation-bluestar-73774/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMRITSAR - The 25th anniversary of Operation Bluestar by the Indian Army at the Golden Temple complex here, which houses the holiest of Sikh shrines Harmandar Sahib, remained a subdued affair Saturday with the ruling Akali Dal leadership in Punjab virtually cold-shouldering the entire event.

The main function was held behind closed doors inside the Akal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain&#8217;s Brown reshuffling Cabinet amid high-profile resignations and expenses scandal</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/britains-brown-reshuffling-cabinet-amid-high-profile-resignations-and-expenses-scandal-73077/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stringer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shook up his Cabinet on Friday in hopes of hanging on to his job in the midst of a scandal over lawmakers&#8217; expenses, a string of top-level resignations and catastrophic results expected in local elections.

Brown promoted key allies to his inner circle as he tried to crush efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grief, anger as mourners fill Seoul streets in farewell to &#8216;people&#8217;s president&#8217; Roh Moo-hyun</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 19:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — A sea of wailing mourners filled the streets of Seoul for the funeral Friday of former President Roh Moo-hyun, whose suicide six days earlier amid a deepening corruption probe plunged South Korea into grief and anger.

Heads bowed, thousands took part in a solemn ceremony in the courtyard of the 14th-century Gyeongbok [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maoists kill 16 cops, Maharashtra vows to crush ultras</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/maoists-kill-16-cops-maharashtra-vows-to-crush-ultras-65098/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 01:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAGPUR/MUMBAI - Maoists killed 16 police personnel, including four women, in Maharashtra&#8217;s Gadchiroli district Thursday evening - the second major attack by the ultras in four months.



Meanwhile, Minister of State for Home Nitin Raut has vowed to crush the Maoist menace in the state with a &#8216;bullet for bullet&#8217; policy.


&#8216;The Maoists have strayed from their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-LTTE parties routed as Sri Lanka overruns LTTE zone</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pro-ltte-parties-routed-as-sri-lanka-overruns-ltte-zone-63631/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 20:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M.R. Narayan Swamy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI/CHENNAI/COLOMBO - In a dramatic coincidence, Tamil Nadu&#8217;s political parties sympathetic to the Tamil Tigers were routed in the Lok Sabha elections Saturday as the Sri Lankan military dealt a crippling blow to the rebels, taking control of their last coastal belt.



As the Sri Lankan army announced &#8216;the total liberation of the island&#8217;s coastline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>War with LTTE to end in 48 Hours: Rajapaksa</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-with-ltte-to-end-in-48-hours-rajapaksa-63169/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 17:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said the ongoing conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will conclude within next 48 hours.

It will take place with the rescuing of all civilians caught in fighting in a shrinking strip of land held by the rebels in northeast, the Government quoted him to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civilians clear debris, assist wounded in Sri Lanka</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/civilians-clear-debris-assist-wounded-in-sri-lanka-58906/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 15:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Civilian volunteers cleared debris and assisted the wounded in the northern coastal strip of Sri Lanka, where scores of people were killed and injured in fighting between government troops and Tamil rebels, a doctor in the rebel-held area said Monday.



Veerachchami Shanmuagaraja told DPA over telephone that more injured people had been brought to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama forges new Pakistan, Afghanistan anti-terror front</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-forges-new-pakistan-afghanistan-anti-terror-front-54646/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 12:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has won a promise from Pakistan and Afghanistan to forge a new front in the fight against extremists, saying the security of both countries and the US is linked.



Presidents Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan understand the seriousness of the threat from Al Qaeda and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Philippine military chief confident of beating communist insurgents by next year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-philippine-military-chief-confident-of-beating-communist-insurgents-by-next-year-47374/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — The new Philippine military chief said Friday he is confident the country will crush a 40-year-old communist insurgency next year — a deadline set by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

In his first day on the job as chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Victor Ibrado called on government agencies to back the &#8220;holistic&#8221; approach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain, France discuss Sri Lanka war, protest in Colombo</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-france-discuss-sri-lanka-war-protest-in-colombo-43788/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Britain and France Wednesday expressed &#8216;deep concern&#8217; over the plight of civilians caught in Sri Lanka&#8217;s war, sparking noisy protests outside the British high commission here by Buddhist monks who asked foreign governments to lay off.



Foreign Ministers David Miliband of Britain and Bernard Kouchner of France held talks with their Sri Lankan counterpart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British, French foreign ministers meet Sri Lankan leader</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-french-foreign-ministers-meet-sri-lankan-leader-43616/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - The foreign ministers of Britain and France met with their Sri Lankan counterpart Wednesday amid protests from Buddhist monks calling for an end to foreign interference in Colombo&#8217;s war against Tamil separatist rebels in the north-east of the country.



British Foreign Minister David Miliband and his French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner, met behind closed doors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka Navy kills 25 Tamil Tigers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Sri Lanka Navy Wednesday said they had killed at least 25 Tamil Tigers and destroyed six of their boats in a pre-dawn attack.



Navy spokesman Capt D.K.P. Dassanayake said the navy had spotted six boats of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels at 4 a.m. off the northeastern coast of Mullaithivu.


At least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karunanidhi ends fast as Sri Lanka ends &#8216;combat operations&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/karunanidhi-ends-fast-as-sri-lanka-ends-combat-operations-40500/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHENNAI/COLOMBO - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi ended Monday a hunger strike in support of a ceasefire in Sri Lanka after Colombo said it was ending &#8216;combat operations&#8217; against the Tamil Tigers.



The 85-year-old DMK patriarch accepted a soft drink from his wife to signify the end of his protest, hours after he dramatically went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karunanidhi on fast over Sri Lankan Tamils, PM concerned</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/karunanidhi-on-fast-over-sri-lankan-tamils-pm-concerned-40313/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi began an indefinite hunger strike in Chennai Monday to protest &#8216;cruel acts&#8217; against Tamils in Sri Lanka, prompting a concerned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to phone him to say India was trying to influence Colombo to end its hostilities.



&#8216;I have decided to offer my life to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lightning sends Peeping Tom neighbour to the slammer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - A Chinese man was taken into custody after his female neighbour caught him spying, thanks to lightning.

The man surnamed Li, from Chengdu, reportedly had had a secret crush on the woman next door for years and often spied on her.
The 43-year-old man tiptoed into her backyard one night after drinking, and stood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan civilians flee rebel-held areas for second day</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-civilians-flee-rebel-held-areas-for-second-day-31725/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Civilians fled Tamil rebel-held areas in north-eastern Sri Lanka for a second consecutive day Tuesday, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.



He said the exact number of civilians who arrived from the rebel-held areas in Puthumathalan, 390 km north-east of Colombo were not known but people were continuing to arrive in military-controlled areas.


On Monday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over 13,000 civilians flee LTTE-held areas, 17 die in blast</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/over-13000-civilians-flee-ltte-held-areas-17-die-in-blast-31231/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/over-13000-civilians-flee-ltte-held-areas-17-die-in-blast-31231/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>P. Karunakharan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Over 13,000 civilians Monday fled Sri Lanka&#8217;s northern war-zone while 17 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack by the Tamil Tigers, authorities said.



&#8216;The operation to rescue civilians was launched last (Sunday) night amid stiff LTTE resistance. With the troops capturing a three-km-long LTTE earth-bund at Puthumathalan area, over 13,000 thousand people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan on verge of falling into hands of Taliban as insurgents arrive on Islamabad&#8217;s doorstep</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-on-verge-of-falling-into-hands-of-taliban-as-insurgents-arrive-on-islamabads-doorstep-31133/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD -  With the Taliban establishing total control over the Swat Valley following inking a deal with the government to implement Islamic law in the whole region, fears have heightened that Islamabad could be the next target of the insurgents.

A report in the Washington Post suggests that the Taliban has arrived on the doors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thai &#8220;yellow-shirt&#8221; leader&#8217;s life out of danger following assasination attempt</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-yellow-shirt-leaders-life-out-of-danger-following-assasination-attempt-30006/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-yellow-shirt-leaders-life-out-of-danger-following-assasination-attempt-30006/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - Thailand&#8217;s media mogul and founder of the People&#8217;s Alliance for Democracy Sondhi Limthongkul has been declared safe after doctors successfully removed bullet shrapnel from his head.

Limthongkul survived an attempt on his life on Friday when gunmen attacked his car with automatic rifle fire.
&#8220;The operation is completed. It took about two hours and Sondhi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands remember Hillsborough tragedy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-remember-hillsborough-tragedy-29364/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-remember-hillsborough-tragedy-29364/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Over 20,000 people gathered at Anfield Wednesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.



A memorial service was held at Liverpool&#8217;s ground to commemorate the deaths of 96 fans in a crush on the Leppings Lane terrace at Hillsborough, Sheffield, during an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.


Initially only the Kop and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennifer Love Hewitt, beau share mutual love for Keith Urban</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jennifer-love-hewitt-beau-share-mutual-love-for-keith-urban-27362/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jennifer-love-hewitt-beau-share-mutual-love-for-keith-urban-27362/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Jennifer Love Hewitt and her boyfriend Jamie Kennedy are compatible - because of their mutual love for Nicole Kidman&#8217;s rocker husband Keith Urban.

The couple recently embarked on a whirlwind love affair, following Love Hewitt&#8217;s split from fiance Ross McCall.
&#8220;He has a total man crush on Keith Urban! We were at the Academy of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BJP seeks action against Lalu for Varun tirade</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bjp-seeks-action-against-lalu-for-varun-tirade-26369/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bjp-seeks-action-against-lalu-for-varun-tirade-26369/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded the removal of Railways Minister Lalu Prasad for his alleged threatening remarks against the party&#8217;s jailed leader Varun Gandhi.



BJP spokesperson Balbir Punj asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sack Lalu Prasad from the cabinet.


The opposition party also sent a letter to the Election Commission urging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No law permits to use derogatory remarks against anyone, says Nitish Kumar</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-law-permits-to-use-derogatory-remarks-against-anyone-says-nitish-kumar-26216/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-law-permits-to-use-derogatory-remarks-against-anyone-says-nitish-kumar-26216/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PATNA - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that no law permits Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to make derogatory remarks against any one.

&#8220;If anyone has given a wrong statement, legal action should be taken against him. But if anyone says that Lalu will crush Varun under a roller, no law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheryl Cole named 2009&#8217;s Best Dressed Woman, Style Icon of the Decade</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cheryl-cole-named-2009s-best-dressed-woman-style-icon-of-the-decade-26099/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cheryl-cole-named-2009s-best-dressed-woman-style-icon-of-the-decade-26099/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole has beaten supermodel Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham to be voted as the best-dressed woman of the year and style icon of the decade.

In the poll conducted by television channel The Style Network, Cole was voted as the &#8216;Best Dressed Woman of 2009 along with the style icon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hugh Jackman&#8217;s wife preferred him to Mick Jagger</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hugh-jackmans-wife-preferred-him-to-mick-jagger-25791/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hugh-jackmans-wife-preferred-him-to-mick-jagger-25791/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Aussie actor Hugh Jackman has  revealed that his wife Deborra-Lee Furness turned down the chance to party with  Brit singer Mick Jagger, and chose to be with him  instead, during their courting days.

It happened in 1995 when he had invited Furness, who was starring alongside  him  in  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stampede before pope&#8217;s speech in Angola, two killed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stampede-before-popes-speech-in-angola-two-killed-20466/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stampede-before-popes-speech-in-angola-two-killed-20466/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LUANDA - At least two people were killed and eight injured in a stampede Saturday at a stadium in Angolan capital Luanda before Pope Benedict XVI addressed thousands of youth.



While Angolan authorities confirmed the incident before the outdoor ceremony at the Dos Coquieros sports stadium, the details were unclear.


Italian media reported that two young people, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennifer Aniston&#8217;s dog dislikes her boyfriend John</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jennifer-anistons-dog-dislikes-her-boyfriend-john-1354/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jennifer-anistons-dog-dislikes-her-boyfriend-john-1354/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Jennifer Aniston&#8217;s dog Norman doesn&#8217;t seem to be too fond of her boyfriend John Mayer and has to be kept away whenever he visits her.



&#8216;It&#8217;s funny because John likes dogs, but for some reason Norman has taken a dislike to him. Jennifer dotes on Norman. She treats him like a child, but [...]]]></description>
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