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		<title>Palestinian refugees protest against UNHCR in New Delhi</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - A group of Palestinian refugees staged a  sit-in  protest  on Tuesday in front  of  the  United  Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNHCR) office in New Delhi.

The  refugees,  driven  away  from Iraq,  accused  the  UNHRC  of ignoring them .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-refugees-protest-against-unhcr-in-new-delhi-175363/">Palestinian refugees protest against UNHCR in New Delhi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jagran Solutions sets up rural division for deeper rural penetration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Jagran Solutions has recently set up its rural division to address the marketer&#8217;s needs to activate emerging Indian markets and consumers.

Urban market is reaching towards the saturation point, thus bringing in urgent need to focus on rural development. Also the sheer volume of consumers with liquidity ready to adapt new trends and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jagran-solutions-sets-up-rural-division-for-deeper-rural-penetration-175220/">Original article &nbsp;: Jagran Solutions sets up rural division for deeper rural penetration</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Intense health care debate is about government&#8217;s proper role _ not about racism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday that angry criticisms about his health care agenda are driven by an intense debate over the proper role of government — and not by racism.

&#8220;Are there people out there who don&#8217;t like me because of race? I&#8217;m sure there are,&#8221; Obama told CNN. &#8220;That&#8217;s not the overriding issue ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-intense-health-care-debate-is-about-governments-proper-role-_-not-about-racism-172741/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Obama: Intense health care debate is about government&#8217;s proper role _ not about racism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP NewsBreak: Secret nuke agency report says Iran can make bomb, developing delivery system</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA — Iran experts at the U.N.&#8217;s nuclear monitoring agency believe that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and worked on developing a missile system that can carry an atomic warhead, according to a confidential report seen by The Associated Press.

The document drafted by senior officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-secret-nuke-agency-report-says-iran-can-make-bomb-developing-delivery-system-171497/">AP NewsBreak: Secret nuke agency report says Iran can make bomb, developing delivery system</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Inmates prayed, prepared for death, as 2 officers drove into the fire to save mountaintop camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen G. Breed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — As he reached the door of the chow hall, Henry Navarro looked to his right and uttered an expletive. Then he looked to his left and spat out an even stronger one.

Many of the inmate firefighters at Mount Gleason Conservation Camp had been training for just this scenario for years. But nothing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inmates-prayed-prepared-for-death-as-2-officers-drove-into-the-fire-to-save-mountaintop-camp-161288/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Inmates prayed, prepared for death, as 2 officers drove into the fire to save mountaintop camp</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jailed, beaten and interrogated: Woman&#8217;s ordeal reflects treatment of protesters in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scheherezade Faramarzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — The interrogator politely apologized for grilling the prisoner about her role in the mass protests over Iran&#8217;s disputed presidential election.

Then the prisoner was made to sit facing a wall in the courtyard of Iran&#8217;s Evin Prison, blindfolded, handcuffed and covered in an all-enveloping chador for four and a half hours under the blazing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jailed-beaten-and-interrogated-womans-ordeal-reflects-treatment-of-protesters-in-iran-160701/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Jailed, beaten and interrogated: Woman&#8217;s ordeal reflects treatment of protesters in Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets fall on word China plans to curb capacity in steel, cement industries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Foster</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Most Asian stock markets fell Thursday after China said it will curb overcapacity and excessive investment in industries such as steel and cement, adding to worries about whether a global economic recovery is sustainable. European shares opened flat to slightly higher.

Meager gains overnight on Wall Street also contributed to the increasingly cautious mood .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-markets-fall-on-word-china-plans-to-curb-capacity-in-steel-cement-industries-150861/">Asian markets fall on word China plans to curb capacity in steel, cement industries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets drift lower as investors wait for new reading on US employment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Asian markets drifted lower Wednesday, marking time after a string of gains as investors wait for a U.S. employment report to shed light on how quickly the world&#8217;s biggest economy can recover.

Doubts about whether the massive rally in stocks since early March was justified by economic reality have been pushed to the sidelines ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-markets-drift-lower-as-investors-wait-for-new-reading-on-us-employment-131100/">Asian markets drift lower as investors wait for new reading on US employment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gang kills Mexican police officer and his family in attack on home near Gulf</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miguel Angel Hernandez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VERACRUZ, Mexico — Gunmen shot up and torched the home of a Mexican police commander Wednesday, killing the officer, his wife and his four children, including a 6-year-old boy.

The interior of the house in the Gulf coast city of Veracruz was completely burned, and its facade was riddled with bullet holes. Inside, police found the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gang-kills-mexican-police-officer-and-his-family-in-attack-on-home-near-gulf-124387/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Higher pension costs push Lockheed Martin second-quarter earnings down 17 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Corp. said its second-quarter earnings fell nearly 17 percent, as large pension expenses dug into the defense contractor&#8217;s bottom line and the company&#8217;s government-services unit posted disappointing results.

The results come as Lockheed, which makes fighter jets and other military hardware, and the rest of the defense industry continue to digest the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/higher-pension-costs-push-lockheed-martin-second-quarter-earnings-down-17-percent-115898/" title="Higher pension costs push Lockheed Martin second-quarter earnings down 17 percent">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Treasury secretary has tough task of marketing US debt amid soaring deficits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Timothy Geithner, architect of bank, auto and economic rescue plans, has another high-stakes job these days: traveling bond salesman.

The recession, financial crisis and two wars have pushed the federal deficit above $1 trillion, a record level that makes the Treasury secretary&#8217;s role as chief marketer of U.S. debt tougher than any of his .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-treasury-secretary-has-tough-task-of-marketing-us-debt-amid-soaring-deficits-114304/">Analysis: Treasury secretary has tough task of marketing US debt amid soaring deficits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Iran cleric Rafsanjani criticizes hard-liners, says must clear up election doubts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful cleric-politician, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, criticized Iran&#8217;s leadership Friday on one of the country&#8217;s most resonant political stages, the Islamic prayer sermon. In a boost for the opposition, he said the leadership must clear up doubts over the disputed presidential election and warned of a &#8220;crisis.&#8221;

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-iran-cleric-rafsanjani-criticizes-hard-liners-says-must-clear-up-election-doubts-112545/">Original article &nbsp;: Top Iran cleric Rafsanjani criticizes hard-liners, says must clear up election doubts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Michael Jackson memorial over, King of Pop likely won&#8217;t fade from limelight soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Mccartney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The public mourning of Michael Jackson may be done, but the saga that was his personal life is far from over.

Nothing made that more clear than the one surprise of Tuesday&#8217;s memorial service, watched by millions around the world: the emotional speech by Jackson&#8217;s 11-year-old daughter, Paris-Michael.
&#8220;Ever since I was born, Daddy .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-michael-jackson-memorial-over-king-of-pop-likely-wont-fade-from-limelight-soon-102550/">Despite Michael Jackson memorial over, King of Pop likely won&#8217;t fade from limelight soon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks open mostly lower as global markets rise, investors await earnings season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors are sending stocks lower as they wait for signals about where the economy is headed.

There was little news to influence the market Tuesday, and with growing unease about when the economy will show real growth, the best course for some was to sell. Volume was extremely low, however, suggesting little conviction ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-open-mostly-lower-as-global-markets-rise-investors-await-earnings-season-101857/">Stocks open mostly lower as global markets rise, investors await earnings season</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia Set CCTV Van to Check Attacks on Indian Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Australia steps up effort to tackle crime and check attacks on foreign students, particularly Indians. To keep the attacks in check police in Victoria state have positioned a van mounted with closed circuit television (CCTV) in a Melbourne suburb that has witnessed several such incidents.

The number of crimes being committed against Indians in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/now-cctv-in-australian-suburb-to-check-attacks-on-indian-students-100340/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pastor Rick Warren tells Islamic convention Muslims and Christians must work together</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Karush</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Defying some of his fellow conservative Christian critics, one of the most prominent religious leaders in the country told several thousand American Muslims on Saturday that &#8220;the two largest faiths on the planet&#8221; must work together to combat stereotypes and solve global problems.

&#8220;Some problems are so big you have to team tackle them,&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pastor-rick-warren-tells-islamic-convention-muslims-and-christians-must-work-together-99637/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pastor Rick Warren tells Islamic convention Muslims and Christians must work together</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Okla. patrol: No problems noted in brakes on big rig involved in 10-fatality turnpike accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Evans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has found no problems with the brakes on a tractor-trailer that plowed into stalled cars in a turnpike accident that killed 10 people.

Patrol Capt. Craig Medcalf said Tuesday that the assessment was based on an examination of the big rig&#8217;s brake pads. Medcalf said the damage to the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/okla-patrol-no-problems-noted-in-brakes-on-big-rig-involved-in-10-fatality-turnpike-accident-96093/">Original article &nbsp;: Okla. patrol: No problems noted in brakes on big rig involved in 10-fatality turnpike accident</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets rise amid optimism about China; Hang Seng jumps more than 2 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mcdonald</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose for a second session Monday, with Hong Kong&#8217;s benchmark spiking more than 2 percent, amid optimism about China after the Chinese premier said the economy was improving.

Still, that optimism was tempered by unease about the U.S. economic outlook, which depressed oil prices, and last week&#8217;s declines on Wall Street. ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-markets-rise-amid-optimism-about-china-hang-seng-jumps-more-than-2-percent-88448/">Asian markets rise amid optimism about China; Hang Seng jumps more than 2 percent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CPI-M activists obstruct central ministers on way to areas near Lalgarh</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDNAPORE - Two central ministers of state were Sunday obstructed allegedly by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists at Salboni in West Midnapore district when they were going to troubled areas with relief for people who have fled homes after the security operation began at Lalgarh.

Minister of State for Rural Development Sisir Adhikari and Minister .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cpi-m-activists-obstruct-central-ministers-on-way-to-areas-near-lalgarh-88269/">CPI-M activists obstruct central ministers on way to areas near Lalgarh</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt donate $1 million to UN agency caring for Pakistan refugees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $1 million to the U.N. refugee agency providing aid to hundreds of thousands uprooted by violence in Pakistan.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says it is grateful for the donation from the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. It said Thursday the money will go to alleviating suffering caused by ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-donate-1-million-to-un-agency-caring-for-pakistan-refugees-85680/">Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt donate $1 million to UN agency caring for Pakistan refugees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delhi Chief Minister unveils longest poster on climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI/ VARANASI - On the  occasion  of  World Environment  Day,  Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit  unveiled  a unique 600 feet wall mural on climate change on Friday.

Accompanied by British High Commissioner to India, Richard Stagg, Dixit  unveiled  the poster on the boundary wall of  ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delhi-chief-minister-unveils-longest-poster-on-climate-change-72976/" title="Delhi Chief Minister unveils longest poster on climate change">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise moderately after unexpected drop in weekly jobless claims; retail sales mixed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks are moderately higher in early trading as investors weigh an unexpected drop in weekly unemployment claims against mixed sales reports from retailers.

Government data show that the number of unemployed workers continuing to receive benefits unexpectedly dropped for the first time in 20 weeks. New jobless claims also fell, dropping 4,000 to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-rise-moderately-after-unexpected-drop-in-weekly-jobless-claims-retail-sales-mixed-72005/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Stocks rise moderately after unexpected drop in weekly jobless claims; retail sales mixed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration warns senators: The highway construction fund will go broke in August</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is warning lawmakers that the trust fund that pays for highway construction will go broke in August unless Congress approves an infusion of as much as $7 billion.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said at a hearing Tuesday that the administration has told senators .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-warns-senators-the-highway-construction-fund-will-go-broke-in-august-69868/">Source article &nbsp;: Obama administration warns senators: The highway construction fund will go broke in August</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jammed EVM holds up one result in Uttar Pradesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 14:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUCKNOW - A jammed electronic voting machine in Chandauli parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh Sunday continues to hold back the result of just one of the state&#8217;s 80 seats.



A senior engineer of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Bangalore, was being driven down from Patna to put the machine in order so that the locked 600-odd votes .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jammed-evm-holds-up-one-result-in-uttar-pradesh-63797/">Jammed EVM holds up one result in Uttar Pradesh</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU sends Pakistan $7.5 mn to help conflict victims</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-sends-pakistan-75-mn-to-help-conflict-victims-62753/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) Thursday gave Pakistan 5.5 million euros ($7.5 million) in aid to help civilians driven from their homes by the country&#8217;s assault on the Taliban.



The emergency donation is intended to provide refugees from the fighting in Pakistan&#8217;s restive Swat Valley and surrounding areas with shelter, food, basic utensils and medical .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-sends-pakistan-75-mn-to-help-conflict-victims-62753/">EU sends Pakistan $7.5 mn to help conflict victims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy rains, floods force 186,000 to flee their homes in northern Brazil; at least 19 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 09:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolina Escalera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO — Floods and mudslides from months of heavy rains in northern Brazil have driven more than 186,000 from their homes, killed at least 19 people and cut off shipments from a huge Amazon iron mine, officials said Tuesday.

Television footage showed the rooftops of houses poking out of inundated towns and people using boats ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-rains-floods-force-186000-to-flee-their-homes-in-northern-brazil-at-least-19-dead-53687/" title="Heavy rains, floods force 186,000 to flee their homes in northern Brazil; at least 19 dead">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street edges lower as investors take profits after big jump; &#8216;Stress test&#8217; results loom</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wall-street-edges-lower-as-investors-take-profits-after-big-jump-stress-test-results-loom-53121/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 23:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Caution returned to Wall Street Tuesday ahead of results of the government&#8217;s stress tests of banks.

Stocks dipped in early afternoon trading following a jump Monday that sent the Standard &#038; Poor&#8217;s 500 index into positive territory for the year and the Dow Jones industrials up more than 200 points. Positive news on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wall-street-edges-lower-as-investors-take-profits-after-big-jump-stress-test-results-loom-53121/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Wall Street edges lower as investors take profits after big jump; &#8216;Stress test&#8217; results loom</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: In meetings with leaders, Obama tests high-stakes strategy in Afghanistan, Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-in-meetings-with-leaders-obama-tests-high-stakes-strategy-in-afghanistan-pakistan-52475/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 15:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven R. Hurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s complex, costly and far-reaching strategy for Afghanistan, one that links success there with stability in neighboring Pakistan, embarks on a high-stakes shakedown cruise this week.

The leaders of both nations, Pakistan&#8217;s Asif Ali Zardari and Afghanistan&#8217;s Hamid Karzai, are in Washington for meetings with Obama, who will emphasize U.S. intentions to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-in-meetings-with-leaders-obama-tests-high-stakes-strategy-in-afghanistan-pakistan-52475/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin officials warn farmers buying bulk fertilizer could result in tax, cleanup costs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-officials-warn-farmers-buying-bulk-fertilizer-could-result-in-tax-cleanup-costs-45529/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M.l. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin agriculture officials warned farmers this week that buying fertilizer in bulk to save money could cost them in state taxes and make them liable for storage and cleanup of spills.

A growing number of farmers appear to be buying fertilizer from wholesalers as wholesale prices have dropped more quickly than retail, said Jane ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-officials-warn-farmers-buying-bulk-fertilizer-could-result-in-tax-cleanup-costs-45529/">Wisconsin officials warn farmers buying bulk fertilizer could result in tax, cleanup costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Elephant exodus reported from troubled Zimbabwe, hungry leopard stalks upmarket suburb</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Shaw</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — Growing pressure from poaching and human encroachment in Zimbabwe has driven hundreds of elephants to migrate from the country and at least one leopard to stalk an upmarket Harare suburb, conservationists said Monday.

The independent Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force appealed in its latest monthly bulletin for more action — and money — to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/elephant-exodus-reported-from-troubled-zimbabwe-hungry-leopard-stalks-upmarket-suburb-41103/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Elephant exodus reported from troubled Zimbabwe, hungry leopard stalks upmarket suburb</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s campaign to wipe out Falun Gong drives tenacious movement underground</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa Olesen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A musician dies in police custody, a lawyer is beaten, an aid worker abandons China after 10 years of persecution — the stories are the human toll behind China&#8217;s decade-long campaign to wipe out Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that the government calls an evil cult.

Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of a protest .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-campaign-to-wipe-out-falun-gong-drives-tenacious-movement-underground-36915/">Read the original article &nbsp;: China&#8217;s campaign to wipe out Falun Gong drives tenacious movement underground</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times Co.&#8217;s 1Q loss of $74.5M, worse than expected as ad revenue plunges 27 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Liedtke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times Co. fell into a deeper financial hole during the first quarter as the newspaper publisher&#8217;s advertising revenue plunged 27 percent in an industrywide slump that is reshaping the print media. Its shares dived after the results were released Tuesday.

The owner of The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the International Herald .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-times-cos-1q-loss-of-745m-worse-than-expected-as-ad-revenue-plunges-27-percent-32210/">Original article &nbsp;: New York Times Co.&#8217;s 1Q loss of $74.5M, worse than expected as ad revenue plunges 27 percent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IPL II introduces &#8216;time-outs&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE  TOWN -  Compulsory  &#8216;time-outs&#8217; are to be introduced into the Indian Premier League, which starts on  Saturday  in South Africa, in an attempt to squeeze  in  more television advertising.

According to a Sports24 report, the breaks - each lasting  seven-and-a-half  minutes - will have to be ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ipl-ii-introduces-time-outs-29919/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : IPL II introduces &#8216;time-outs&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Noble Travels Group launches Bid2Travel.com</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/noble-travels-group-launches-bid2travelcom-28782/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Noble Travels Group, the leading provider of travel-related services throughout the Indian travel industry for over a decade, today announced the launch of Bid2Travel.com - India&#8217;s first online bidding site bringing unsold, last-minute inventory of rooms straight to the customer.

Bid2Travel.com is based on a simple yet focused philosophy - &#8220;A room vacant ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/noble-travels-group-launches-bid2travelcom-28782/">Noble Travels Group launches Bid2Travel.com</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Goldman Sachs bounces back with $1.8 bn profit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/goldman-sachs-bounces-back-with-18-bn-profit-28553/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Bailed out US investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported a much stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit of $1.81 billion, bouncing back from its worst quarter as a public company.



The 140-year-old firm Monday also set plans to raise $5 billion through a sale of stock, saying it wants to become the first big bank to repay ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/goldman-sachs-bounces-back-with-18-bn-profit-28553/">Read : Goldman Sachs bounces back with $1.8 bn profit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jaswant promises to raise Gorkhaland demand with Delhi</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jaswant-promises-to-raise-gorkhaland-demand-with-delhi-27516/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DARJEELING - Vowing to carry the &#8216;voice of the Gorkhas&#8217; to Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Jaswant Singh Friday began his election campaign from this West Bengal constituency, and said the Gorkhaland demand was aimed at strengthening the unity of the country.



&#8216;I have come here to raise your demand and reach your voice up .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jaswant-promises-to-raise-gorkhaland-demand-with-delhi-27516/">Jaswant promises to raise Gorkhaland demand with Delhi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wishful betting can be contagious in financial markets</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wishful-betting-can-be-contagious-in-financial-markets-16851/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Wishful bettors,  who  make  overly optimistic investments, not only harm themselves financially  but contaminate the entire markets as well, say researchers.

The  research  team from the University of Texas  at  Austin  and Cornell University showed how wishful betting could harm  beliefs throughout  markets, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wishful-betting-can-be-contagious-in-financial-markets-16851/">Original article on  : Wishful betting can be contagious in financial markets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India can&#8217;t be exempt from mandatory greenhouse gas emission cap: John Kerry</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-cant-be-exempt-from-mandatory-greenhouse-gas-emission-cap-john-kerry-4176/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - India&#8217;s National Action Plan on Climate Change is &#8216;notably lacking in any fixed commitments and time-lines&#8217; on capping its greenhouse gas emissions, US Senator John Kerry said Thursday, throwing down the gauntlet to India in international climate negotiations.



Calling this the &#8216;inescapable truth&#8217;, Kerry, who now chairs the Foreign Relations Committee of the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-cant-be-exempt-from-mandatory-greenhouse-gas-emission-cap-john-kerry-4176/" title="India can&#8217;t be exempt from mandatory greenhouse gas emission cap: John Kerry">>>></a>.]]></description>
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