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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Czech Republic</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Czech zoo plans to relocate 4 rare northern white rhinos to Africa in effort to save species</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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4 white rhinos to move from Czech zoo to Kenya

PRAGUE — Four rare northern white rhinos will be moved from a Czech zoo to Africa to live in the wild in an attempt to save the species from being wiped out, officials said Wednesday.
Two male rhinos called Sudan and Suni and two female rhinos called ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-zoo-plans-to-relocate-4-rare-northern-white-rhinos-to-africa-in-effort-to-save-species-244818/">Czech zoo plans to relocate 4 rare northern white rhinos to Africa in effort to save species</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech spy agency: Iraq&#8217;s Saddam Hussein planned terror attack on Radio Free Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech: Iraq planned attack on Radio Free Europe

PRAGUE — The Czech Republic&#8217;s counterintelligence service says the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein&#8217;s regime was planning to use an anti-tank rocket to attack the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague.
The Czech Security Information Service, or BIS, said in a statement Monday it learned in 2000 that .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-spy-agency-iraqs-saddam-hussein-planned-terror-attack-on-radio-free-europe-237495/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 lions kill rare white tiger in zoo in northern Czech Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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2 lions kill white tiger in Czech zoo
PRAGUE — A rare white tiger was killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, officials said Thursday.

The lions, 14-year-old Sultan and 11-year-old Elsa, entered the open-air area occupied by the 17-year-old tiger Isabella by opening a trap door, Liberec Zoo ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-lions-kill-rare-white-tiger-in-zoo-in-northern-czech-republic-232560/">2 lions kill rare white tiger in zoo in northern Czech Republic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US hopes for significant Czech Republic&#8217;s role in reworked missile defense plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech, US officials discuss missile defense

PRAGUE — The Obama administration hopes the Czech Republic will play an important role in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan, a top American official said Monday.
Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, held talks at the Czech Foreign Ministry to discuss ways for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-hopes-for-significant-czech-republics-role-in-reworked-missile-defense-plan-230585/" title="US hopes for significant Czech Republic&#8217;s role in reworked missile defense plan">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A president for Europe? Continent hoped for tough leader but now is thinking smaller</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-president-for-europe-continent-hoped-for-tough-leader-but-now-is-thinking-smaller-229508/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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PARIS — The European Union has battled long and hard for this moment: the imminent choice of its first president.
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		<title>Well known Czech theater director Otomar Krejca dies at 87</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech director Krejca dies at 87
PRAGUE — Otomar Krejca, a renowned theater director in the Czech Republic, has died at the age of 87.

Prague&#8217;s National Theater says Krejca died Friday in Prague. The cause of death was not given.
Krejca was born on Nov. 23, 1921 in Skrysov u Pelhrimova, Czechoslovakia.
He joined the National Theater as .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/well-known-czech-theater-director-otomar-krejca-dies-at-87-220795/">Well known Czech theater director Otomar Krejca dies at 87</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US deputy defense secretary in Prague to discuss missile defense, military cooperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation

PRAGUE — Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan.
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow told reporters the U.S. &#8220;did present &#8230; some concrete ideas to begin that process of developing the Czech .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-deputy-defense-secretary-in-prague-to-discuss-missile-defense-military-cooperation-220590/">US deputy defense secretary in Prague to discuss missile defense, military cooperation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech Euro-skeptic president signs the EU reform treaty, lifting its last obstacle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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PRAGUE — A charter designed to transform the 27 countries and half a billion people of the European Union into a more unified and powerful global player has passed its last major hurdle and looks set to become law within weeks.
Once that happens, the Lisbon Treaty will allow ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-euro-skeptic-president-signs-the-eu-reform-treaty-lifting-its-last-obstacle-216243/">Czech Euro-skeptic president signs the EU reform treaty, lifting its last obstacle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech court lifts last legal hurdle to EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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Czech court lifts last legal hurdle to EU treaty
PRAGUE — A Czech court struck down a complaint against the EU reform treaty on Tuesday, removing the proposed charter&#8217;s last legal hurdle and intensifying pressure on President Vaclav Klaus to sign it.
The Constitutional Court&#8217;s chief judge, Pavel Rychetsky, said the Lisbon Treaty, which has .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-court-lifts-last-legal-hurdle-to-eu-reform-treaty-rules-it-is-in-line-with-constitution-216001/">Czech court lifts last legal hurdle to EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech constitutional court endorses EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech court endorses EU reform treaty
PRAGUE — A Czech court ruled Tuesday that the EU reform treaty is in line with the country&#8217;s constitution, removing the proposed charter&#8217;s last legal hurdle and intensifying pressure on President Vaclav Klaus to sign the document already ratified by the other member nations.
The Constitutional Court&#8217;s chief judge, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-constitutional-court-endorses-eu-reform-treaty-rules-it-is-in-line-with-constitution-215904/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Czech constitutional court endorses EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU leaders agree to Czech conditions, pave way for final ratification of stalled treaty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS — The European Union&#8217;s stalled reform treaty overcame a crucial hurdle Thursday after EU leaders agreed to last-minute demands from the Czech Republic in return for the country&#8217;s ratification of the ambitious deal.
The treaty would streamline decision-making and bolster the bloc&#8217;s role on the world stage. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-leaders-agree-to-czech-conditions-pave-way-for-final-ratification-of-stalled-treaty-211678/">EU leaders agree to Czech conditions, pave way for final ratification of stalled treaty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers spray milk onto fields across Czech Republic to protest low prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech farmers protest low milk prices
PRAGUE — Farmers sprayed milk onto fields across the Czech Republic on Thursday to protest low prices.

Agriculture authorities said farmers planned to dump up to 500,000 liters (132,000 gallons) of milk, or 7 percent of their daily production.
Farmers complain milk prices are too low for them to survive. They receive ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-spray-milk-onto-fields-across-czech-republic-to-protest-low-prices-211422/">Farmers spray milk onto fields across Czech Republic to protest low prices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Show me the money: EU divided at summit over how much climate aid to give poor nations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/show-me-the-money-eu-divided-at-summit-over-how-much-climate-aid-to-give-poor-nations-211237/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Constant Brand</dc:creator>
		
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BRUSSELS — The European Union fought Thursday to live up to its self-proclaimed leadership on combating climate change, with the 27 EU leaders at odds over how much to offer poorer nations to join the global battle.
EU nations failed to agree on a .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/show-me-the-money-eu-divided-at-summit-over-how-much-climate-aid-to-give-poor-nations-211237/">Show me the money: EU divided at summit over how much climate aid to give poor nations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Show the money: EU divided at summit over how much climate aid to hand developing countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Constant Brand</dc:creator>
		
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BRUSSELS — With the European Union pressed to make a firm climate aid offer to poor nations, Hungary and Poland demanded Thursday that richer states pay a larger share to entice more governments aboard a new global climate change pact.
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt — .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/show-the-money-eu-divided-at-summit-over-how-much-climate-aid-to-hand-developing-countries-211211/">Show the money: EU divided at summit over how much climate aid to hand developing countries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden goes far in calming nerves in central Europe with short visit to the region</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-goes-far-in-calming-nerves-in-central-europe-with-short-visit-to-the-region-205215/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Vice President Joe Biden made significant strides during a trip to Central Europe this week in relieving anxieties the Obama administration stirred up last month when it scrapped a Bush-era plan for missile defense.

Biden won agreement Friday from the Czech Republic to join Obama&#8217;s reconfigured missile defense system, just two days after Poland .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-goes-far-in-calming-nerves-in-central-europe-with-short-visit-to-the-region-205215/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech prime minister, NATO endorse new missile defense plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-prime-minister-nato-endorse-new-missile-defense-plan-204829/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The Czech Republic and NATO said Friday that they backed a reworked U.S. missile defense plan meant to defend against threats from Iran and other nations.

The endorsements came as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up a tour of Central Europe aimed at shoring up support for the new system, which is focused ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-prime-minister-nato-endorse-new-missile-defense-plan-204829/" title="Czech prime minister, NATO endorse new missile defense plan">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech PM: Czech Republic endorses new US missile defense plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-pm-czech-republic-endorses-new-us-missile-defense-plan-204748/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The Czech prime minister has endorsed a revised U.S. missile defense plan.

Jan Fischer says his country is &#8220;ready to participate&#8221; in the new plan, which focuses on short- and medium-range interceptors.
Fischer spoke Friday after a meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
Biden said Washington would send a team of experts to Prague next .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-pm-czech-republic-endorses-new-us-missile-defense-plan-204748/" title="Czech PM: Czech Republic endorses new US missile defense plan">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US vice president seeks Czech support for revamped missile defense plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vice-president-seeks-czech-support-for-revamped-missile-defense-plan-204416/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wraps up a tour of Central Europe in the Czech Republic on Friday, attempting to shore up support for a reworked missile defense plan and reassuring critics that Washington remains committed to guaranteeing the country&#8217;s security.

Biden, whose brief stay in Prague follows stops in Poland and Romania, is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vice-president-seeks-czech-support-for-revamped-missile-defense-plan-204416/" title="US vice president seeks Czech support for revamped missile defense plan">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US VP Biden says shorter-range missiles threaten Europe, Obama not appeasing Russia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vp-biden-says-shorter-range-missiles-threaten-europe-obama-not-appeasing-russia-203561/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alina Wolfe Murray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that Europe was threatened by medium and short-range missiles and a new missile defense system would help protect it.

Biden was presenting a revamped U.S. missile shield replacing a scrapped Bush-era project that would have placed 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar base in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vp-biden-says-shorter-range-missiles-threaten-europe-obama-not-appeasing-russia-203561/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US VP Biden says shorter-range missiles threaten Europe, Obama not appeasing Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US VP Joe Biden thanks Romania for troops in Afghanistan, support of US missile shield</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alina Wolfe Murray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Romania&#8217;s leader on Thursday and thanked him for sending soldiers to Afghanistan and supporting a revamped U.S. missile shield being planned in Europe.

President Traian Basescu, Romania&#8217;s top official, did not comment on the new missile plan, and it was unclear what role, if any, Romania .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vp-joe-biden-thanks-romania-for-troops-in-afghanistan-support-of-us-missile-shield-203294/">US VP Joe Biden thanks Romania for troops in Afghanistan, support of US missile shield</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO chief says alliance must remain focused on Afghan effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Afghanistan is the most complex challenge that NATO has ever undertaken, but the alliance must remain engaged there to prevent the country from turning back into an al-Qaida training ground, the organization&#8217;s top official said.

Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said some critics are starting to say that the cost of engagement in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-chief-says-alliance-must-remain-focused-on-afghan-effort-203155/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : NATO chief says alliance must remain focused on Afghan effort</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Vice President Joe Biden to meet Romanian leaders, expected to assure of US support</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Romania&#8217;s president on Thursday and was expected to reassure him that the U.S. commitment to eastern Europe remains strong.

Romania is a close ally of the United States, and President Traian Basescu enjoyed good relations with former U.S. President George W. Bush. The former communist country .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vice-president-joe-biden-to-meet-romanian-leaders-expected-to-assure-of-us-support-203070/">US Vice President Joe Biden to meet Romanian leaders, expected to assure of US support</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Vice President Dick Cheney says Obama must do &#8216;what it takes to win&#8217; in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday night accused the White House of dithering over the strategy for the war in Afghanistan and urged President Barack Obama to &#8220;do what it takes to win.&#8221;

&#8220;Make no mistake. Signals of indecision out of Washington hurt our allies and embolden our adversaries,&#8221; Cheney said while accepting ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-vice-president-dick-cheney-says-obama-must-do-what-it-takes-to-win-in-afghanistan-202859/">Former Vice President Dick Cheney says Obama must do &#8216;what it takes to win&#8217; in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Neb. official: Prison hires may face more background checks after state hires wanted man</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/neb-official-prison-hires-may-face-more-background-checks-after-state-hires-wanted-man-202728/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate Jenkins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska is considering additional and different background checks for job applicants at state prisons after the state discovered it had hired as a guard a man wanted in the Czech Republic on drug and fraud allegations.

Department of Correctional Services Director Robert Houston (HOW&#8217;-stuhn) said Wednesday that possible new checks could include a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/neb-official-prison-hires-may-face-more-background-checks-after-state-hires-wanted-man-202728/">Original article on  : Neb. official: Prison hires may face more background checks after state hires wanted man</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US VP Biden seeks to win back Poland, other US allies after missile program cut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lucas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought reconciliation with America&#8217;s staunch allies in eastern Europe Wednesday, starting with Poland, which eagerly signed on to a revamped U.S. missile shield.

A month after the Obama administration stung Poland by scrapping a Bush-era plan that would have placed a major anti-missile base in the country, the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vp-biden-seeks-to-win-back-poland-other-us-allies-after-missile-program-cut-202585/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : US VP Biden seeks to win back Poland, other US allies after missile program cut</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO defense ministers to discuss Afghanistan war, new US missile defense plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — NATO defense ministers will meet here Thursday to discuss the war in Afghanistan and the growing support for President Barack Obama&#8217;s plans for a new missile defense system in Europe.

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the informal two-day meeting of defense ministers from the 28 NATO member countries will focus mainly on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-defense-ministers-to-discuss-afghanistan-war-new-us-missile-defense-plan-202414/" title="NATO defense ministers to discuss Afghanistan war, new US missile defense plan">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Polish leader says he is ready to accept Obama&#8217;s new missile defense system</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-leader-says-he-is-ready-to-accept-obamas-new-missile-defense-system-202002/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — Standing alongside U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Poland&#8217;s prime minister said Wednesday his country was ready to participate in the Obama administration&#8217;s revamped plan for a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe.

President Barack Obama removed a major irritant in relations with Russia last month by scrapping U.S. plans to place 10 interceptor .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-leader-says-he-is-ready-to-accept-obamas-new-missile-defense-system-202002/">Polish leader says he is ready to accept Obama&#8217;s new missile defense system</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP NewsBreak: Man wanted in Czech Republic found in Nebraska prison _ as a guard</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-man-wanted-in-czech-republic-found-in-nebraska-prison-_-as-a-guard-201343/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate Jenkins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LINCOLN, Neb. — A man wanted for alleged drug and fraud crimes in the Czech Republic has been found at a maximum-security Nebraska prison — working as a guard.

Michal Preclik (PRESS-lick) was arrested by immigration officials last month at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. Proceedings to return him to the Czech Republic have begun.
Preclik had .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-man-wanted-in-czech-republic-found-in-nebraska-prison-_-as-a-guard-201343/">Source article &nbsp;: AP NewsBreak: Man wanted in Czech Republic found in Nebraska prison _ as a guard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden to reassure Poles disappointed by Obama&#8217;s missile defense shift</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was to meet with Polish leaders and veterans of the war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, during a visit expected to center on revamped plans for a missile defense system.

Biden began his day with a visit to the memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the heart of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-to-reassure-poles-disappointed-by-obamas-missile-defense-shift-200845/">Biden to reassure Poles disappointed by Obama&#8217;s missile defense shift</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden heading to Central Europe amid doubts among allies about US security commitment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is traveling to Central Europe to reassure leaders who are nervous that the Obama administration&#8217;s courting of Russia means a reduced commitment to their security.

Biden&#8217;s trip Tuesday comes in the aftermath of the administration&#8217;s decision to rework a missile defense plan devised by the Bush administration and opposed by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-heading-to-central-europe-amid-doubts-among-allies-about-us-security-commitment-200493/">Original article on  : Biden heading to Central Europe amid doubts among allies about US security commitment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As east Europe marks 20 years without communism, secret police files still poison the air</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Even his best friend betrayed him.

Stelian Tanase found out when he asked to see the thick file that Romania&#8217;s communist-era secret police had kept on him. The revelation nearly knocked the wind out of him: His closest pal was an informer who regularly told agents what Tanase was up to.
&#8220;In a way, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-east-europe-marks-20-years-without-communism-secret-police-files-still-poison-the-air-198857/" title="As east Europe marks 20 years without communism, secret police files still poison the air">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vaclav Havel: Czech president is damaging the country by not signing the EU reform treaty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel, who led the 1989 Velvet Revolution that peacefully toppled communism in the former Czechoslovakia, accused his presidential successor on Thursday of damaging the country by refusing to sign the EU reform treaty.

Havel, 73, said that what his bitter rival, President Vaclav Klaus, is doing &#8220;in my opinion, is harming this republic ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vaclav-havel-czech-president-is-damaging-the-country-by-not-signing-the-eu-reform-treaty-197233/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Vaclav Havel: Czech president is damaging the country by not signing the EU reform treaty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Museums, tours in Germany, Czech Republic and elsewhere offer glimpses of life under communism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — If you&#8217;re interested in the history of Eastern Europe under communism, a number of places around the region offer glimpses of life before the Berlin Wall fell. Here are a few of them, ranging from somber museums to historic sites to themed attractions that are downright kitschy or bizarre.

One must-see for tourists visiting ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/museums-tours-in-germany-czech-republic-and-elsewhere-offer-glimpses-of-life-under-communism-193979/" title="Museums, tours in Germany, Czech Republic and elsewhere offer glimpses of life under communism">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>All eyes on Czech Euro-skeptic president as EU reform treaty nears ratification</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/all-eyes-on-czech-euro-skeptic-president-as-eu-reform-treaty-nears-ratification-192994/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The Irish finally said yes, and the Poles did Saturday, but the EU reform treaty still has a huge hurdle to clear. A &#8220;no&#8221; from the lone holdout — Czech President Vaclav Klaus — could cripple plans to transform Europe into a global player.

For most European leaders the treaty is a big step .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/all-eyes-on-czech-euro-skeptic-president-as-eu-reform-treaty-nears-ratification-192994/">Original article &nbsp;: All eyes on Czech Euro-skeptic president as EU reform treaty nears ratification</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Polish president completes country&#8217;s ratification of EU reform treaty</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-president-completes-countrys-ratification-of-eu-reform-treaty-192476/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — Poland&#8217;s president approved the European Union reform treaty on Saturday, ratcheting up the pressure on the Czech Republic as the only nation yet to sign off on the agreement designed to sharpen EU decision-making and increase its influence.

President Lech Kaczynski signed Poland&#8217;s ratification of the so-called Lisbon Treaty at a ceremony attended ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-president-completes-countrys-ratification-of-eu-reform-treaty-192476/" title="Polish president completes country&#8217;s ratification of EU reform treaty">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VP Biden heading to visits with NATO allies Poland, Romania, Czech Republic in late October</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vp-biden-heading-to-visits-with-nato-allies-poland-romania-czech-republic-in-late-october-188484/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is heading to Europe to meet with NATO allies.

The White House on Tuesday said Biden will visit Poland, Romania and Czech Republic from October 20-24. Biden&#8217;s schedule has him meeting with heads state and government, parliamentary leaders and other political figures.
The White House also said Tuesday that Biden plans .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vp-biden-heading-to-visits-with-nato-allies-poland-romania-czech-republic-in-late-october-188484/">VP Biden heading to visits with NATO allies Poland, Romania, Czech Republic in late October</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Comments on Irish &#8216;yes&#8217; to Lisbon Treaty, the blueprint for EU reforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reaction to Ireland&#8217;s &#8216;yes&#8217; vote to the Lisbon Treaty:

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Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU presidency:
&#8220;Today is a good day for Europe. It has been a long journey.&#8221;
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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt:
This is &#8220;an important victory for Ireland — and for all of Europe!&#8221;
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Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, who directed the &#8216;yes&#8217; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/comments-on-irish-yes-to-lisbon-treaty-the-blueprint-for-eu-reforms-186018/" title="Comments on Irish &#8216;yes&#8217; to Lisbon Treaty, the blueprint for EU reforms">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands pack airfield in southern Czech city as pope prepares to celebrate outdoor Mass</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-pack-airfield-in-southern-czech-city-as-pope-prepares-to-celebrate-outdoor-mass-181295/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRNO, Czech Republic — Tens of thousands of pilgrims have packed an airfield in the southern Czech city of Brno as Pope Benedict XVI prepares to celebrate an outdoor Mass.

Faithful from the Czech Republic and neighboring countries — including Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia — sang and waved Czech and Vatican flags as they awaited  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-pack-airfield-in-southern-czech-city-as-pope-prepares-to-celebrate-outdoor-mass-181295/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish journalist stopped at Cairo airport and to be ejected from country</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Schemm</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — A Swedish journalist and blogger specializing in Egyptian labor issues was stopped by security at Cairo airport early Tuesday and was set to be deported from the country, his girlfriend and the Swedish embassy said.

Per Bjorklund, who spent the last year covering labor strikes in Egypt, was returning to the country with his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swedish-journalist-stopped-at-cairo-airport-and-to-be-ejected-from-country-181232/">Original article on  : Swedish journalist stopped at Cairo airport and to be ejected from country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope wraps up 3-day Czech trip with open-air Mass for at least 40,000 faithful near Prague</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STARA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic — Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day Czech pilgrimage Monday by declaring its martyred patron saint a model for leaders, saying the world needs God-fearing people prepared to follow the ethical principles of Christianity.

At an open-air Mass for at least 40,000 faithful, Benedict issued a call for holiness as he wrapped .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-wraps-up-3-day-czech-trip-with-open-air-mass-for-at-least-40000-faithful-near-prague-181082/">Source &nbsp;: Pope wraps up 3-day Czech trip with open-air Mass for at least 40,000 faithful near Prague</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope wrapping up 3-day Czech trip with visit to basilica, Mass and message to youth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STARA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic — Pope Benedict XVI held an open-air Mass on Monday for at least 40,000 cheering faithful who packed a meadow as the pontiff wrapped up a three-day visit to the Czech Republic.

The 82-year-old pope first made a stop in Stara Boleslav, 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Prague, to bless relics .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-wrapping-up-3-day-czech-trip-with-visit-to-basilica-mass-and-message-to-youth-181027/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Pope wrapping up 3-day Czech trip with visit to basilica, Mass and message to youth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crowds _ and pope&#8217;s rhetoric _ were contained, but Vatican calls Czech pilgrimage a success</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/crowds-_-and-popes-rhetoric-_-were-contained-but-vatican-calls-czech-pilgrimage-a-success-180922/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a low-key pilgrimage to the fiercely secular Czech Republic on Monday, reaching out to nonbelievers and calling on an increasingly diverse Europe to embrace Christian teachings.

Throughout the three-day visit, the crowds were contained, and so was the pope&#8217;s rhetoric.
Although he often wades into contentious issues such as abortion ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crowds-_-and-popes-rhetoric-_-were-contained-but-vatican-calls-czech-pilgrimage-a-success-180922/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Crowds _ and pope&#8217;s rhetoric _ were contained, but Vatican calls Czech pilgrimage a success</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Society excludes God at its peril, pope tells thousands at open-air Mass in Czech Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRNO, Czech Republic — Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful on Sunday that societies exclude God at their peril, as he pressed on with a pilgrimage to nudge the Czech Republic — and by extension, the rest of Europe — back to its religious roots.

&#8220;History has demonstrated the absurdities to which man descends when .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/society-excludes-god-at-its-peril-pope-tells-thousands-at-open-air-mass-in-czech-republic-180913/">Source &nbsp;: Society excludes God at its peril, pope tells thousands at open-air Mass in Czech Republic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope, midway through Czech pilgrimage, urges all of Europe to remember its Christian heritage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRNO, Czech Republic — Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that all of Europe — and not only this ex-communist country — must acknowledge its Christian heritage as it copes with rising immigration from other cultures and religions.

The second day of Benedict&#8217;s pilgrimage to this highly secular country was marked by a joyous open-air Mass that .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-midway-through-czech-pilgrimage-urges-all-of-europe-to-remember-its-christian-heritage-180856/">Pope, midway through Czech pilgrimage, urges all of Europe to remember its Christian heritage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Benedict XVI urges heavily secular Czech Republic to rediscover its Christian roots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Pope Benedict XVI sought to reach out to the heavily secular people of the Czech Republic on Saturday, decrying the &#8220;wounds&#8221; left by atheistic communism and urging them to rediscover their Christian roots.

As he began a three-day pilgrimage coinciding with the fall of communism in this central European country 20 years ago, Benedict .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-benedict-xvi-urges-heavily-secular-czech-republic-to-rediscover-its-christian-roots-179784/">Pope Benedict XVI urges heavily secular Czech Republic to rediscover its Christian roots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In an encounter reminiscent of Obama&#8217;s fly, Pope Benedict XVI bugged by spider during speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — President Barack Obama had his fly. Now Pope Benedict XVI has his spider.

A large arachnid appeared on the pope&#8217;s white robes as he addressed politicians and diplomats in Prague on Saturday afternoon. The pope didn&#8217;t seem to notice at first — but journalists following the speech on a large screen flinched as the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-an-encounter-reminiscent-of-obamas-fly-pope-benedict-xvi-bugged-by-spider-during-speech-179752/">In an encounter reminiscent of Obama&#8217;s fly, Pope Benedict XVI bugged by spider during speech</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after collapse of communism, pope urges aloof Czech Republic to rediscover faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Pope Benedict XVI criticized the communist era&#8217;s fierce religious persecution Saturday as he began a three-day pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, and urged the heavily secular nation to rediscover its Christian roots.

At a welcome ceremony at Prague&#8217;s Ruzyne International Airport, the 82-year-old pope spoke of how the communist regime, which was overthrown in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-collapse-of-communism-pope-urges-aloof-czech-republic-to-rediscover-faith-179559/" title="20 years after collapse of communism, pope urges aloof Czech Republic to rediscover faith">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after collapse of communism, the pope visits an increasingly aloof Czech Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Pope Benedict XVI begins a three-day pilgrimage Saturday to the Czech Republic, where people increasingly have become cool to religion since overthrowing a communist regime that ruthlessly persecuted the Roman Catholic Church.

Scores of pilgrims poured into Prague on the eve of the nation&#8217;s first papal visit in a dozen years. But most Czechs ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-collapse-of-communism-the-pope-visits-an-increasingly-aloof-czech-republic-179506/">Read : 20 years after collapse of communism, the pope visits an increasingly aloof Czech Republic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope will visit Czech Republic, a voyage among the nonbelievers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI is going to the heart of central Europe 20 years after the fall of communism ended restrictions on religion. But what he will find is a Czech Republic where nearly half the population professes to be nonbelievers.

Like an ancient missionary on his three-day pilgrimage starting Saturday, Benedict will try ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-will-visit-czech-republic-a-voyage-among-the-nonbelievers-177694/">Pope will visit Czech Republic, a voyage among the nonbelievers</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — A new round of Russian-U.S. arms control talks began Monday, and Russian military experts predicted they will not be easy, despite President Barack Obama&#8217;s decision to scrap plans for an Eastern Europe-based missile shield that Moscow opposed.

Russian and U.S. diplomats are trying to negotiate a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-us-russia-still-face-tough-arms-control-talks-after-obamas-missile-defense-move-174253/">Experts: US, Russia still face tough arms control talks after Obama&#8217;s missile defense move</a>.]]></description>
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