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		<title>Trees vital part of agricultural production worldwide</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/trees-vital-part-of-agricultural-production-worldwide-148021/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists have used detailed satellite imagery to demonstrate that almost half of all farmed landscapes worldwide include significant tree cover, which implies that trees are a vital part of agricultural production.

The study, by scientists from the World Agroforestry Centre, reveals that on more than 1 billion hectares, which make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian equities move up after strong opening</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-equities-move-up-after-strong-opening-147987/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Indian equities opened on a strong note Monday and moved up further on strong global cues to extend the gains for the third straight trading day.

The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 15,362.93 points, as opposed to Friday&#8217;s close at 15,240.83, and was ruling at 15,531.76 points, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than 50 percent sugar mills in Pak owned by politicians</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-than-50-percent-sugar-mills-in-pak-owned-by-politicians-147545/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - More than 50 percent of sugar mills in Pakistan are owned by political leaders, and despite this fact, sugar prices in the country have sky rocketed in the recent past, increasing problems for the people, especially in the month of Ramazan.

According to sources, there are 78 sugar mills in the country and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Millions face smaller Social Security checks next year as rising drug costs diminish payments</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/millions-face-smaller-social-security-checks-next-year-as-rising-drug-costs-diminish-payments-147523/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Millions of older people face shrinking Social Security checks next year, the first time in a generation that payments would not rise.

The trustees who oversee Social Security are projecting there won&#8217;t be a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for the next two years. That hasn&#8217;t happened since automatic increases were adopted in 1975.
By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan  Presidency  denies &#8217;special cell&#8217;  working  to  protect Musharraf</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-presidency-denies-special-cell-working-to-protect-musharraf-147482/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - The Presidency in Pakistan  has rejected reports  of protecting former President General Pervez  Musharraf from  being tried under the High Treason Act (Article 6)  of  the Constitution.

A Presidency statement described such reports as baseless and  an attempt to malign the office.
It  may be recalled that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kulkarni equates Advani with Jaswant on Jinnah remarks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kulkarni-equates-advani-with-jaswant-on-jinnah-remarks-147478/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kulkarni-equates-advani-with-jaswant-on-jinnah-remarks-147478/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI - Sudheendra Kulkarni, who  has  quit  the Bharatiya  Janata Party (BJP) over ideological  differences  with its  present leadership, has equated one time mentor L.K.  Advani with expelled party leader Jaswant Singh in  so far as remarks on Jinnah are concerned.

In  an interview with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gujarat tops on solar projects with $2.4 bn investment</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gujarat-tops-on-solar-projects-with-24-bn-investment-147408/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joydeep Gupta</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Gujarat government has approved 34 solar power projects at an investment of Rs.12,000 crore (Rs.120 billion/$2.4 billion) over the next few years, to rank it the top Indian state for this clean energy, a senior official has said.

&#8220;The projects will add 716 MW to our state electricity grid. This is 2-3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After politics, 71-year-old student seeks to master philosophy (Lead, superseding earlier story)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-politics-71-year-old-student-seeks-to-master-philosophy-lead-superseding-earlier-story-147405/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byomakesh Biswal</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BHUBANESWAR - Two-time legislator and once an MP, Narayan Sahu now wants to be a master of philosophy. The 71-year-old has just enrolled himself at a postgraduate course at Utkal University.

The native of Gelheikateni village in the district of Dhenkanal, some 190 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, had graduated with economics honours in 1963. Then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage &#8216;cuts men&#8217;s risk of health problems&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/marriage-cuts-mens-risk-of-health-problems-147393/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - No matter how much you bicker after marriage, but walking down the aisle is actually good for health, especially for men, say scientists.

In the University of Arizona study, boffins reviewed blood samples from 1,715 volunteers aged 57 to 85 to measure the level of C-reactive protein (CRP), which is produced by the liver [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After politics, 71-year-old student seeks to master philosophy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-politics-71-year-old-student-seeks-to-master-philosophy-147391/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-politics-71-year-old-student-seeks-to-master-philosophy-147391/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byomakesh Biswal</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BHUBANESWAR - Two-time  legislator and once an MP, Narayan Sahu now wants to be a master of philosophy. The 71-year-old has just enrolled himself at a postgraduate course at Utkal University.

The native of Gelheikateni village in the district of Dhenkanal, some 190 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, had graduated with economics honours in 1963. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N.Korean ship&#8217;s cargo to be off-loaded for inspection</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nkorean-ships-cargo-to-be-off-loaded-for-inspection-147314/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nkorean-ships-cargo-to-be-off-loaded-for-inspection-147314/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KAKINADA - The cargo on board the suspect North Korean vessel MV Mu San will be off loaded here on Sunday and searched for any suspect material onboard.

Sources said central security agencies and nuclear scientists will conduct a thorough investigation to check if the ship is carrying any radioactive and nuclear material.
Apart from that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The curious case of the 2,500-yr-old bizarre Nok people of Nigeria</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-curious-case-of-the-2500-yr-old-bizarre-nok-people-of-nigeria-147299/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-curious-case-of-the-2500-yr-old-bizarre-nok-people-of-nigeria-147299/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A team of German archaeologists is looking for clues to explain the mysterious culture of the 2,500 years old Nok people in Nigeria.

The Nok people left behind bizarre terracotta statues, broken pots, storage vessels, a clay lizard and fragments of clay faces with immense nostrils.
The chipped head of a statue depicts an African [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah accuses incumbent Karzai of &#8216;rigging&#8217; election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-presidential-candidate-abdullah-accuses-incumbent-karzai-of-rigging-election-147065/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-presidential-candidate-abdullah-accuses-incumbent-karzai-of-rigging-election-147065/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s leading challenger accused him of using the Afghan state to &#8220;rig&#8221; this week&#8217;s election and detailed allegations of cheating by government officials in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press.

Abdullah Abdullah, once Karzai&#8217;s foreign minister, said he was in contact with other campaigns to explore the possibility of a coalition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korean president to meet officials visiting from Pyongyang amid signs of warming ties</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korean-president-to-meet-officials-visiting-from-pyongyang-amid-signs-of-warming-ties-147059/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak agreed to meet a visiting high-level delegation from North Korea on Sunday in what is likely to be a test of his 18-month hard-line policy against the communist country.

Relations between the Koreas have been largely frozen since Lee took office in February last year and amid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gadhafi praises British for Lockerbie bomber release; UK denies any suggestion of a deal</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gadhafi-praises-british-for-lockerbie-bomber-release-uk-denies-any-suggestion-of-a-deal-147030/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Kirka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Britain rejected Saturday any suggestion it had struck a deal with Libya to free the Lockerbie bomber — questions that arose when Moammar Gadhafi publicly thanked British officials as he embraced the man convicted of killing 270 people in the 1988 airline bombing.

Gadhafi praised Prime Minister Gordon Brown and members of the royal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After a year of crisis and criticism, Bernanke gains support for reappointment as Fed chief</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-a-year-of-crisis-and-criticism-bernanke-gains-support-for-reappointment-as-fed-chief-147018/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Last year, as the gravest financial crisis since the Great Depression shook the banking system, Ben Bernanke seemed nearly as beleaguered as the institutions themselves.

The Federal Reserve chief had initially underestimated the crisis — and then seemed to inject new risk by unleashing breathtaking sums of money to fight it. Now, a strengthening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan presidential challenger in talks with other candidates, but not Karzai</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-presidential-challenger-in-talks-with-other-candidates-but-not-karzai-146992/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s top challenger said Saturday he has reached out to several other candidates — but not the incumbent — in the days since the presidential election, and that a second round of voting was likely.

If no candidate in Thursday&#8217;s poll has secured 50 percent of the ballot, the two top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman performs last rites of husband in Uttar Pradesh</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-performs-last-rites-of-husband-in-uttar-pradesh-146944/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asit Srivastava</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUCKNOW - Nearly 1,500 residents of a village in Uttar Pradesh stood by a woman, who in a rare departure from traditional Hindu custom, performed the last rites of her husband. 

Mangri, 55, conducted the last rites, which is still a taboo for women, in the Bhagwatpur village in Kushinagar district, some 300 km from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain under pressure as Gadhafi praises Scotland for decision to free Lockerbie bomber</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-under-pressure-as-gadhafi-praises-scotland-for-decision-to-free-lockerbie-bomber-146909/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Kirka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Britain&#8217;s leaders faced strong pressure Saturday to account for any role they might have had in the release of the Lockerbie bomber after Moammar Gadhafi credited senior British officials and members of the royal family for influencing the decision.

Britain has condemned the scenes of jubilation in Tripoli at the return of bomber Abdel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brit academic looks to popularise evolution in Islamic world</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brit-academic-looks-to-popularise-evolution-in-islamic-world-146900/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Professor Richard Dawkins, author of books on  evolution  as well as religion, has  said  that  popularising evolution  in  the Islamic world, where creationist  beliefs  are strong, was a challenge and he is keen to take up.

Professor Dawkins&#8217; books have never been translated into  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libya&#8217;s Gadhafi welcomes Lockerbie bomber, praises Scotland for decision to free him</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/libyas-gadhafi-welcomes-lockerbie-bomber-praises-scotland-for-decision-to-free-him-146849/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi welcomed with a hug the only man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people and praised Scotland&#8217;s leaders for &#8220;their courageously right and humanitarian decision&#8221; to release him.

Gadhafi&#8217;s meeting Friday with Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, which was shown on Libyan state television, is sure to fuel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anthropologists claim discovery of slain Che Guevara soldiers in Bolivia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/anthropologists-claim-discovery-of-slain-che-guevara-soldiers-in-bolivia-146797/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/anthropologists-claim-discovery-of-slain-che-guevara-soldiers-in-bolivia-146797/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A team of anthropologists has claimed that five bodies found in Bolivia may be guerrilla soldiers killed four decades ago for their involvement with revolutionary leader Che Guevara.

According to a report in National Geographic News, the remains were found in the town of Teoponte, Bolivia, by a team of Argentine anthropologists.
&#8220;We have had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban cut off fingers of 2 Afghan voters, make good on election threat, monitor group says</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-cut-off-fingers-of-2-afghan-voters-make-good-on-election-threat-monitor-group-says-146782/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-cut-off-fingers-of-2-afghan-voters-make-good-on-election-threat-monitor-group-says-146782/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Taliban militants cut off the ink-stained fingers of two Afghan voters in the militant south during the presidential election, the country&#8217;s top election monitoring group said Saturday.

Two voters who had dipped their index fingers in purple ink — a fraud prevention measure — were attacked in Kandahar province shortly after voting Thursday, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge orders release of Guantanamo Bay detainee with family ties to bin Laden</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-orders-release-of-guantanamo-bay-detainee-with-family-ties-to-bin-laden-146528/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nedra Pickler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Yemeni man&#8217;s family ties to Osama bin Laden and admission that he met with the terrorist mastermind in the weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks are not enough to continue holding him at Guantanamo Bay, a judge wrote in an order released Friday.

U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled that Muhammed al-Adahi, 47, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From cucumber fields to orbit: Former migrant farm worker to blast into space aboard Discovery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/from-cucumber-fields-to-orbit-former-migrant-farm-worker-to-blast-into-space-aboard-discovery-146430/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — He toiled in California&#8217;s farm fields alongside his Mexican migrant worker parents and didn&#8217;t learn English until he was 12. Now Jose Hernandez, NASA astronaut, is about to rocket into orbit.

His parents will be in Florida next week for space shuttle Discovery&#8217;s launch, as will his two older brothers and sister, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai and Abdullah both claim lead as counting begins after Afghan presidential election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-and-abdullah-both-claim-lead-as-counting-begins-after-afghan-presidential-election-146414/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert H. Reid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Both main candidates for Afghan president claimed to be ahead Friday after an election marred by violence, spotty turnout and fraud allegations — threatening U.S. hopes for Afghans to come together to combat the challenges of Taliban insurgency, corruption and poverty.

President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s campaign insisted he would have enough votes to avoid a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama applauds Afghans for voting despite Taliban intimidation, warns of more violence ahead</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-applauds-afghans-for-voting-despite-taliban-intimidation-warns-of-more-violence-ahead-146356/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama congratulated the Afghan people Friday for pulling off a presidential election in the midst of violent intimidation by Taliban militants but cautioned that more difficult days lie ahead for the war-weary nation.

&#8220;This is an important step forward in the Afghan people&#8217;s efforts to take control of their future even as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petroleum ministry vows to protect NTPC&#8217;s interests (Second Lead)</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/petroleum-ministry-vows-to-protect-ntpcs-interests-second-lead-146287/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The petroleum ministry Friday said it will protect the interest of state power utility NTPC in its ongoing dispute over supply of gas from the Krishna-Godavari fields awarded to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries.

&#8220;It has been alleged that the ministry of petroleum and natural gas is seeking to cause loss to NTPC. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chile confirms swine flu in turkeys, alerts WHO to possibly dangerous development</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chile-confirms-swine-flu-in-turkeys-alerts-who-to-possibly-dangerous-development-146279/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Federico Quilodran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile said Friday that tests show swine flu has jumped to birds, opening a new chapter in the global epidemic.

Top flu and animal-health experts with the United Nations in Rome and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were monitoring the situation, but said the infected turkeys have suffered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pilot of plane stranded on Minnesota airport tarmac pleaded for passengers to be turned loose</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pilot-of-plane-stranded-on-minnesota-airport-tarmac-pleaded-for-passengers-to-be-turned-loose-146183/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS — Continental Express Flight 2816 smelled like diapers. It had no food and a full toilet. Its 47 passengers had been stranded on a tarmac in southern Minnesota since after midnight.

&#8220;They are getting really upset — you know, with the plane,&#8221; the captain told her dispatcher just before 3 a.m. on Aug. 8.
Recordings released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day after Lockerbie bomber freed, families of US victims plan future protests</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/day-after-lockerbie-bomber-freed-families-of-us-victims-plan-future-protests-146136/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/day-after-lockerbie-bomber-freed-families-of-us-victims-plan-future-protests-146136/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Shipkowski</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — Relatives of Americans killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, plan to converge on New York City in September to protest Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s speech at the United Nations.

Family members are furious that convicted Libyan bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released from a Scottish prison Thursday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petroleum ministry vows to protect NTPC&#8217;s interests</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/petroleum-ministry-vows-to-protect-ntpcs-interests-146132/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The petroleum ministry Friday said it will protect the interest of state power utility NTPC in its ongoing dispute over supply of gas from the Krishna-Godavari fields awarded to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries.

&#8220;It has been alleged that the ministry of petroleum and natural gas is seeking to cause loss to NTPC. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samajwadi Party undecided on continuing support to Congress</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/samajwadi-party-undecided-on-continuing-support-to-congress-145890/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AGRA - The Samajwadi Party is undecided whether it should continue supporting the Congress at the centre while its leaders are sharply critical of the government for its economic policies and &#8220;political blunders&#8221;.  

In the political and economic resolutions adopted at the Samajwadi Party&#8217;s three-day national convention here, there were no clear indications or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With lawmakers divided, Calif. Assembly delays vote on plan to trim prison population</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Assembly balked Thursday at a Senate-approved plan to trim the state&#8217;s prison population by 27,000 inmates, adjourning the late-night session until next week.

Democratic leaders huddled with Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday night, but were unable to find enough votes in the Assembly over the objections of Republican lawmakers and law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan intelligence chief claims Pak hand in election-related suicide attacks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-intelligence-chief-claims-pak-hand-in-election-related-suicide-attacks-145758/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-intelligence-chief-claims-pak-hand-in-election-related-suicide-attacks-145758/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL - The chief of Afghanistan&#8217;s National Security Directorate, Amrullah Saleh, has claimed a Pakistan hand in the several suicide attacks that hit the country on the eve of the second presidential elections as also on the day of the election, which took place on Thursday (August 20).

&#8220;These anti-government elements had planned to destroy the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Author Jaishree Misra scripts a school-day whodunit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/author-jaishree-misra-scripts-a-school-day-whodunit-145688/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/author-jaishree-misra-scripts-a-school-day-whodunit-145688/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhusree Chatterjee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - London-based novelist Jaishree Misra, who had stirred a hornet&#8217;s nest with her last bestseller &#8220;Rani&#8221;, a fictionalized account of the warrior queen of Jhansi, treads new ground in her latest novel &#8220;Secrets &#038; Lies&#8221;.

While &#8220;Rani&#8221; - the story of the rebel queen of Jhansi and her secret love affair with a British [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With lawmakers divided, California considers plan to release inmates early as way to save cash</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-lawmakers-divided-california-considers-plan-to-release-inmates-early-as-way-to-save-cash-145646/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-lawmakers-divided-california-considers-plan-to-release-inmates-early-as-way-to-save-cash-145646/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate, after a highly charged debate, approved a plan Thursday to trim the state&#8217;s prison population by 27,000 inmates, acting over the objections of Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups.

Democratic leaders huddled with Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday night as they struggled to find enough votes in the Assembly.
The Senate-approved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAPITAL CULTURE: Who wears the shorts in the first family? Michelle Obama creates media frenzy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/capital-culture-who-wears-the-shorts-in-the-first-family-michelle-obama-creates-media-frenzy-145457/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Orkin Emmanuel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, Michelle Obama has firmly established her sartorial right to bare arms. But baring thighs may be another matter.

Photographs of the first lady descending the steps of Air Force One in shorts have the media in a sweat. Some are saying Mrs. Obama — on her way to the Grand Canyon for a family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assailed from all sides, Obama defends his health care plan to both the right and the left</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/assailed-from-all-sides-obama-defends-his-health-care-plan-to-both-the-right-and-the-left-145453/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With control of the health care debate slipping from his grasp, President Barack Obama pitched his ambitious plan to both conservative talk radio and his own liberal supporters Thursday — and denied a challenge from one backer that he was &#8220;bucklin&#8217; a little bit&#8221; under Republican criticism.

Liberals were on the verge of revolt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who wears the shorts in the first family? Michelle Obama, and she creates a media frenzy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-wears-the-shorts-in-the-first-family-michelle-obama-and-she-creates-a-media-frenzy-145430/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Orkin Emmanuel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, Michelle Obama has firmly established her sartorial right to bare arms. But baring thighs may be another matter.

Photographs of the first lady descending the steps of Air Force One in shorts have the media in a sweat. Some are saying Mrs. Obama — on her way to the Grand Canyon for a family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. Senate passes plan to release inmates early to save money, establishes sentencing panel</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-senate-passes-plan-to-release-inmates-early-to-save-money-establishes-sentencing-panel-145426/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate, after a highly charged debate, approved a plan Thursday to trim the state&#8217;s prison population by 27,000 inmates, acting over the objections of Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups.

The proposal supported by the Legislature&#8217;s Democratic majority and Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would let thousands of inmates be released early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama warns Libya against splashy welcome for Lockerbie bomber and objects to his release</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-warns-libya-against-splashy-welcome-for-lockerbie-bomber-and-objects-to-his-release-145263/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged Libya not to give a hero&#8217;s welcome to the convicted perpetrator of the Pan Am 103 bombing, who was released from a Scottish prison Thursday over U.S. objections. Hours later Abdel Baset al-Megrahi arrived in Tripoli to a festive greeting by thousands.

Obama said his administration conveyed its objections to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residents  of  Jinnah&#8217;s  ancestral  village  seek  apology  from Jaswant Singh</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-of-jinnahs-ancestral-village-seek-apology-from-jaswant-singh-145171/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAJKOT - Residents of Moti  Paneli,  an obscure  village  in  Gujarat&#8217;s Rajkot  district,  which  is  the ancestral  place  of Pakistan founder Muhammad  Ali  Jinnah  have sought  apology from Jaswant Singh, the author of  &#8220;Jinnah-India, Partition,  Independence&#8221;  for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fund allocation for MCD roads meagre: CAG</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fund-allocation-for-mcd-roads-meagre-cag-145029/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fund-allocation-for-mcd-roads-meagre-cag-145029/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Thursday cited a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that says that although 88 percent of the capital&#8217;s roads are under the civic agency&#8217;s purview, allocations are meagre&#8221; and unjust.

According to the CAG report for the year till March 2008: The MCD, which maintained 88 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger plan to release prison inmates early to save money divides California lawmakers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/schwarzenegger-plan-to-release-prison-inmates-early-to-save-money-divides-california-lawmakers-144982/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/schwarzenegger-plan-to-release-prison-inmates-early-to-save-money-divides-california-lawmakers-144982/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s plan to trim California&#8217;s prison population by nearly 30,000 inmates in a cost-saving move gets its first hearing before the state Legislature on Thursday, as it faces mounting opposition from Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups.

The debate is a holdover from state budget negotiations earlier this summer. At the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Terrorism-Patterns of Internationalization&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/terrorism-patterns-of-internationalization-144960/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/terrorism-patterns-of-internationalization-144960/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - There are very few books that  try  to understand  the  process and stages through which  terrorism  has spread  in  various parts of the world .We don&#8217;t  have  materials that  tell you the distinguishing features that characterize  the internationalization of terrorism-from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which reference to Sardar Patel offended BJP, asks Jaswant (Second Lead, Changing Dateline)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/which-reference-to-sardar-patel-offended-bjp-asks-jaswant-second-lead-changing-dateline-144950/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/which-reference-to-sardar-patel-offended-bjp-asks-jaswant-second-lead-changing-dateline-144950/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Former union minister Jaswant Singh Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership should have clarified which reference to Sardar Patel in his book on Mohammed Ali Jinnah aggrieved them so much that he was expelled from the party.  

Singh, who returned to Delhi from Shimla after his expulsion, told reporters: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea to send condolence delegation to South for late President Kim Dae-jung</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korea-to-send-condolence-delegation-to-south-for-late-president-kim-dae-jung-144843/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korea-to-send-condolence-delegation-to-south-for-late-president-kim-dae-jung-144843/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyung-jin Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea announced Thursday it will dispatch a high-level delegation to Seoul for two days to pay respects to the late former President Kim Dae-jung — a rare visit that raised hopes of improved relations between the two Koreas.

Tensions between North and South Korea, which remain locked in a state of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s approval ratings slip further</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-approval-ratings-slip-further-144840/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-approval-ratings-slip-further-144840/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - More and more Americans are getting disenchanted with President Barack Obama&#8217;s performance as his approval ratings continue to slip.

The latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People &#038; the Press, conducted Aug 11-17, shows that 51 percent now approve of Obama&#8217;s job performance as against 54 percent in July.	 	
The president&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chhattisgarh Congress leaders hope Rahul will spark resurgence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chhattisgarh-congress-leaders-hope-rahul-will-spark-resurgence-144763/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chhattisgarh-congress-leaders-hope-rahul-will-spark-resurgence-144763/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAIPUR - Congress workers battling for a resurgence in Chhattisgarh are expecting some useful tips from party general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday at a special session here.

Gandhi, who was instrumental in the Congress resurgence in Uttar Pradesh in April-May Lok Sabha polls, will spend time with Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates, office-bearers, district presidents and [...]]]></description>
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