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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Cuba</title>
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		<title>Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</title>
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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, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</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 on  : Cuba taps Ramiro Valdes, new comptroller as vice presidents on supreme governing council</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US transfers 12 detainees at Guantanamo military prison to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland</title>
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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 source on Gaea Times at  : <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>Former Guantanamo detainee, raised in Saudi Arabia, struggles to build new life in Chad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-guantanamo-detainee-raised-in-saudi-arabia-struggles-to-build-new-life-in-chad-245826/" title="Former Guantanamo detainee, raised in Saudi Arabia, struggles to build new life in Chad">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</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 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-government-says-it-will-accept-1-guantanamo-detainee-for-humanitarian-reasons-244807/">here</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/">Source article &nbsp;: Raul Castro brands global climate summit a failure before it starts; calls for leftist unity</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/">Read more : Bulgarian prime minister says country could accept 1 prisoner from Guantanamo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jesse Jackson, Hank Aaron, Gabriel Garcia Marquez share tales of Castro the man in film</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jesse-jackson-hank-aaron-gabriel-garcia-marquez-share-tales-of-castro-the-man-in-film-242656/</link>
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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/">Read more : 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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-sees-signs-of-increasing-religious-freedom-in-cuba-urges-reconciliation-with-us-242593/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Pope sees signs of increasing religious freedom in Cuba, urges reconciliation with US</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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Cuba-US migration talks pushed back until February
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 ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cuba-us-immigration-talks-in-havana-delayed-for-2-months-due-to-cuban-scheduling-concerns-240010/">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/">Read the original article: here</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 ... Read more <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/" title="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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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 ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-tunisians-held-at-guantanamo-and-released-to-italy-linked-to-milan-al-qaida-base-238198/">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 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/son-of-cuban-revolutionary-hero-juan-almeida-bosque-detained-briefly-237769/">Son of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque detained briefly</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 ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <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>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 ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trying-to-make-rain-hugo-chavez-bombing-clouds-in-venezuela-with-cubas-help-237133/">Trying to make rain, Hugo Chavez &#8216;bombing&#8217; clouds in Venezuela with Cuba&#8217;s help</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 the original article &nbsp;: 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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-answers-top-cuban-dissident-blogger-says-cuban-govt-must-change-to-improve-relations-232626/">Obama answers top Cuban dissident blogger, says Cuban gov&#8217;t must change to improve relations</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>
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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. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/behind-missed-deadline-for-closing-gitmo-us-struggles-to-get-countries-to-take-its-prisoners-232283/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Behind missed deadline for closing Gitmo: US struggles to get countries to take its prisoners</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 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-us-military-can-reassign-lawyers-who-represented-guantanamo-detainee-231884/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US rights group says Cubans&#8217; lives unimproved under 2nd Castro and worse in some ways</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William C. Mann</dc:creator>
		
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US rights group finds abuses rife in Raul&#8217;s Cuba

WASHINGTON — Human Rights Watch says conditions in Cuba have not improved under Raul Castro and in some ways are worse than they had been when his brother Fidel was president.
In a report, the group accuses Raul Castro&#8217;s government of creating &#8220;a pervasive climate of fear among .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-rights-group-says-cubans-lives-unimproved-under-2nd-castro-and-worse-in-some-ways-231755/">US rights group says Cubans&#8217; lives unimproved under 2nd Castro and worse in some ways</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama predicts conviction of professed 9/11 mastermind; Holder defends prosecution strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted and executed as Attorney General Eric Holder proclaimed: &#8220;Failure is not an option.&#8221;
In one of a series of TV interviews during his trip to Asia, Obama said those .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-predicts-conviction-of-professed-911-mastermind-holder-defends-prosecution-strategy-231685/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama predicts conviction of professed 9/11 mastermind; Holder defends prosecution strategy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Holder tells Congress, critics: No need to fear New York trial of &#8216;coward&#8217; 9/11 plotter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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Holder: Don&#8217;t fear trial of &#8216;coward&#8217; 9/11 plotter
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder is defending his decision to put the professed Sept. 11 mastermind on trial in New York — and urging critics of the plan not to cower in the face of terrorists.
Holder is set to testify Wednesday before the Senate .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/holder-tells-congress-critics-no-need-to-fear-new-york-trial-of-coward-911-plotter-231530/" title="Holder tells Congress, critics: No need to fear New York trial of &#8216;coward&#8217; 9/11 plotter">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit report: Pro-Cuba embargo money on the rise to congressional campaigns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Pro-Cuba embargo money flows to lawmakers
MIAMI — Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study released late Sunday night by a group supporting campaign finance reform.
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Public Campaign said the study .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nonprofit-report-pro-cuba-embargo-money-on-the-rise-to-congressional-campaigns-230210/">Original article &nbsp;: Nonprofit report: Pro-Cuba embargo money on the rise to congressional campaigns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois governor and senator back idea to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo inmates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Bellandi</dc:creator>
		
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Officials discuss plans for Gitmo inmates in Ill.
CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.
Federal officials are expected to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/illinois-governor-and-senator-back-idea-to-sell-near-empty-prison-to-house-guantanamo-inmates-230158/">Illinois governor and senator back idea to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo inmates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ill. lawmakers address plan to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Bellandi</dc:creator>
		
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Lawmakers discuss plan for Gitmo inmates in Ill.
CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.
Federal officials are .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ill-lawmakers-address-plan-to-sell-near-empty-prison-to-house-guantanamo-detainees-230114/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Ill. lawmakers address plan to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Giuliani, GOP, criticize NY trials of alleged terrorists while Democrats defend decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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Dems, GOP split on NY trials of alleged terrorists
WASHINGTON — Bringing those accused in the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial would increase the security threat to the city and give radical Islamists a platform to propagate their ideology, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday.
Giuliani&#8217;s view that the Obama ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/giuliani-gop-criticize-ny-trials-of-alleged-terrorists-while-democrats-defend-decision-230028/">Giuliani, GOP, criticize NY trials of alleged terrorists while Democrats defend decision</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Case summaries and judges&#8217; rulings on Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking release from prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Excerpts from rulings in Guantanamo Bay cases

Case summaries and excerpts from the opinions by U.S. District Court judges for the 30 terrorism detainees ordered released from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison and the eight denied release since late 2008:
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—Oct. 9, Judge Ricardo Urbina ordered the release into the United States of 17 Guantanamo detainees .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/case-summaries-and-judges-rulings-on-guantanamo-bay-detainees-seeking-release-from-prison-230017/" title="Case summaries and judges&#8217; rulings on Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking release from prison">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After years of waiting, dozens of Guantanamo detainees are getting their day in court</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete Yost</dc:creator>
		
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Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court

WASHINGTON — In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
Complying with a Supreme Court ruling last year, 15 federal .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-years-of-waiting-dozens-of-guantanamo-detainees-are-getting-their-day-in-court-230016/">Original source &nbsp;: After years of waiting, dozens of Guantanamo detainees are getting their day in court</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton has no problem with Holder&#8217;s decision to try alleged 9/11 attackers in New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Clinton welcomes 9/11 trials in New York City

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she has no problem with Attorney General Eric Holder&#8217;s decision to try in New York City five alleged terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.
A former senator from New York, Clinton tells NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; that she understands .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-has-no-problem-with-holders-decision-to-try-alleged-911-attackers-in-new-york-229975/" title="Clinton has no problem with Holder&#8217;s decision to try alleged 9/11 attackers in New York">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Source: Obama administration eyes near-empty Illinois prison to house Guantanamo inmates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday.
The maximum-security Thomson Correctional Facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, was one of several evaluated by the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/source-obama-administration-eyes-near-empty-illinois-prison-to-house-guantanamo-inmates-229718/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Source: Obama administration eyes near-empty Illinois prison to house Guantanamo inmates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo Chavez invites ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro to meeting of ALBA trade bloc in Havana</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to trade summit

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez is inviting former Cuban leader Fidel Castro to next month&#8217;s meeting of the regional ALBA trade bloc being held in Havana.
Chavez says Castro is well enough to attend the conference in mid-December. Venezuela&#8217;s leftist leader dismissed persistent speculation that Castro&#8217;s health is ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hugo-chavez-invites-ex-cuban-leader-fidel-castro-to-meeting-of-alba-trade-bloc-in-havana-229707/">Hugo Chavez invites ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro to meeting of ALBA trade bloc in Havana</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House source: Obama administration eyes Illinois prison to house Guantanamo detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday.
The maximum-security Thomson Correctional Facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, was one of several evaluated .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-source-obama-administration-eyes-illinois-prison-to-house-guantanamo-detainees-229701/">Source &nbsp;: White House source: Obama administration eyes Illinois prison to house Guantanamo detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House: Obama administration eyes near-empty Illinois prison to house Guantanamo inmates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday.
The maximum-security Thomson Correctional Facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, was one of several evaluated by the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-obama-administration-eyes-near-empty-illinois-prison-to-house-guantanamo-inmates-229630/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : White House: Obama administration eyes near-empty Illinois prison to house Guantanamo inmates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A politically risky and legally challenging setting chosen for NYC trial of 9/11 suspects</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — In a move both politically and legally risky, the Obama administration plans to put on trial the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and four alleged accomplices in a lower Manhattan courthouse.
The venue for the biggest trial in the age of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-politically-risky-and-legally-challenging-setting-chosen-for-nyc-trial-of-911-suspects-229266/" title="A politically risky and legally challenging setting chosen for NYC trial of 9/11 suspects">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Legal, political risks abound in NYC trial of 9/11 suspects; military to try 5 other detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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NYC trial of 9/11 suspects poses legal risks
WASHINGTON — In the biggest trial for the age of terrorism, the professed 9/11 mastermind and four alleged henchmen will be hauled before a civilian court on American soil, barely a thousand yards from the site of the World Trade Center&#8217;s twin towers they .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/legal-political-risks-abound-in-nyc-trial-of-911-suspects-military-to-try-5-other-detainees-228932/">Source article &nbsp;: Legal, political risks abound in NYC trial of 9/11 suspects; military to try 5 other detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A look at statistics on Guantanamo detainees past and present</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Guantanamo detainees by the numbers
A look at numbers for detainees past and present at the detention center that opened in 2002 at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:

— Currently held at Guantanamo: 215.
— Released or transferred out of Guantanamo: About 565.
— Transferred to the United States so far: One, Ahmed Ghailani, who is awaiting .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-look-at-statistics-on-guantanamo-detainees-past-and-present-228903/">A look at statistics on Guantanamo detainees past and present</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Five 9/11 suspects to face trial in federal court in NYC; military to try 5 more Gitmo men</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Execution expected to be sought for 9/11 suspects
WASHINGTON — Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, near the site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks. Prosecutors expect to seek the death penalty.
Attorney General Eric .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/five-911-suspects-to-face-trial-in-federal-court-in-nyc-military-to-try-5-more-gitmo-men-228862/">Source article &nbsp;: Five 9/11 suspects to face trial in federal court in NYC; military to try 5 more Gitmo men</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, near the site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks. Prosecutors expect to seek ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/five-911-suspects-to-face-death-penalty-in-nyc-trial-military-to-try-5-more-gitmo-detainees-228764/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Five 9/11 suspects to face death penalty in NYC trial; military to try 5 more Gitmo detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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9/11 suspects to face death penalty in NYC trial
WASHINGTON — Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, near the site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks. Prosecutors expect to seek the death penalty.
Attorney General .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mastermind-4-other-911-detainees-to-face-death-penalty-in-nyc-trial-military-to-try-5-more-228640/">Original source &nbsp;: Mastermind, 4 other 9/11 detainees to face death penalty in NYC trial; military to try 5 more</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boosters hope &#8216;baseball diplomacy&#8217; can help thaw US-Cuba relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together?

WASHINGTON — &#8220;Pingpong diplomacy&#8221; thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can &#8220;baseball diplomacy&#8221; help do the same for the U.S. and Cuba?
Americans ranging from 12-year-old ballplayers to softballing senior citizens are visiting the communist island to engage in their own kind of field work, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boosters-hope-baseball-diplomacy-can-help-thaw-us-cuba-relations-228624/">Boosters hope &#8216;baseball diplomacy&#8217; can help thaw US-Cuba relations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s top court hears appeal in case of youngest Guantanamo detainee</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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Canada Supreme Court hears Gitmo case
OTTAWA — Canada&#8217;s federal government is urging the country&#8217;s top court to overturn a judicial order that obligates the government to seek the repatriation of the youngest detainee held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay.

Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has steadfastly refused to request the return of Omar Khadr, the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadas-top-court-hears-appeal-in-case-of-youngest-guantanamo-detainee-228585/" title="Canada&#8217;s top court hears appeal in case of youngest Guantanamo detainee">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AG: 9/11 mastermind and 4 other Gitmos detainees to be tried in NYC, govt likely to seek death</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, blocks from site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks. Prosecutors expect to seek the death penalty.
At .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ag-911-mastermind-and-4-other-gitmos-detainees-to-be-tried-in-nyc-govt-likely-to-seek-death-228537/">AG: 9/11 mastermind and 4 other Gitmos detainees to be tried in NYC, govt likely to seek death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AG Holder says Gitmo detainees, including 9/11 mastermind, coming to NY for criminal trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York for trial in a civilian federal court and he expects to seek the death penalty.
At a news conference Friday, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ag-holder-says-gitmo-detainees-including-911-mastermind-coming-to-ny-for-criminal-trial-228528/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: AG Holder says Gitmo detainees, including 9/11 mastermind, coming to NY for criminal trial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting; led efforts to keep Obama promise to close Gitmo</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-white-house-lawyer-greg-craig-quitting-led-efforts-to-keep-obama-promise-to-close-gitmo-228394/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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Top White House lawyer Greg Craig lawyer quitting
TOKYO — The White House&#8217;s top lawyer is returning to private practice and being replaced by a longtime adviser to Barack Obama.
White House counsel Greg Craig, who&#8217;s leaving in early January, has been the subject of repeated questions about his future since late summer. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-white-house-lawyer-greg-craig-quitting-led-efforts-to-keep-obama-promise-to-close-gitmo-228394/">Source &nbsp;: Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting; led efforts to keep Obama promise to close Gitmo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Source: Gitmo detainees, including 9/11 mastermind, coming to NY for criminal trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, an Obama administration official said Friday.
Five other suspects at Guantanamo will be sent to military commissions, the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-gitmo-detainees-including-911-mastermind-coming-to-ny-for-criminal-trial-228130/" title="AP Source: Gitmo detainees, including 9/11 mastermind, coming to NY for criminal trial">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italy investigators fear reluctant witness may withhold key testimony in Guantanamo trials</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Witness in Italy may hold key to Guantanamo trials
MILAN — In a decade-long journey, the Tunisian went from drug pusher on the streets of Milan, to Islamic militant trained in Afghanistan to kill Americans, to potential key witness against Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Prosecutors say Lazhar Ben Mohamed Tlil may hold the key .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italy-investigators-fear-reluctant-witness-may-withhold-key-testimony-in-guantanamo-trials-227987/" title="Italy investigators fear reluctant witness may withhold key testimony in Guantanamo trials">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Officials say Greg Craig will step down as Obama&#8217;s top lawyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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TOKYO — The White House&#8217;s top lawyer is announcing his resignation on Friday, senior administration officials said.
White House counsel Greg Craig has been the subject of questions about his future since late summer, dogged by talk that President Barack .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-officials-say-greg-craig-will-step-down-as-obamas-top-lawyer-227967/">White House Officials say Greg Craig will step down as Obama&#8217;s top lawyer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Castro as political junkie: Cuban leader offers long stream of commentary on all things Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haven</dc:creator>
		
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HAVANA — Think you&#8217;re obsessed with President Barack Obama and the many challenges he faces at home and abroad?
Well, you&#8217;re not alone.
Fidel Castro appears to have a fascination with the American leader that would make Obama Girl jealous, writing obsessively not only about his politics, but ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/castro-as-political-junkie-cuban-leader-offers-long-stream-of-commentary-on-all-things-obama-227920/">Castro as political junkie: Cuban leader offers long stream of commentary on all things Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Husband of top Cuban blogger challenges wife&#8217;s assailants to verbal street duel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Will Weissert</dc:creator>
		
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Cuban blogger&#8217;s husband out to avenge her assault

HAVANA — The husband of an internationally known dissident Cuban blogger is challenging the presumed state security agents who roughed up his wife to a verbal duel on a Havana street corner.
Reinaldo Escobar said Thursday he feels compelled both as a husband and open critic of the communist .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/husband-of-top-cuban-blogger-challenges-wifes-assailants-to-verbal-street-duel-227425/">Original source &nbsp;: Husband of top Cuban blogger challenges wife&#8217;s assailants to verbal street duel</a>.]]></description>
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