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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Halloween</title>
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		<title>Murdered nun reached out to poor community, worried about recent theft of bingo money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Clark</dc:creator>
		
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Murdered nun like &#8216;mom&#8217; to parishioner
NAVAJO, N.M. — Sister Magdalena has returned home — empty now in the absence of a roommate who had worked so hard to empower people on the Navajo Indian Reservation.

That roommate, Sister Marguerite Bartz, was murdered there on the St. Berard Mission Church property, a killing that has rattled this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio police say man in dressed as Breathlalyzer for Halloween accused of DUI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Breathalyzer-costumed man accused of DUI

OXFORD, Ohio — An Ohio man dressed as a Breathalyzer test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street. Oxford police said they stopped 20-year-old James P. Miller on Halloween night and found beer in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio man dressed as Breathlalyzer for Halloween accused of DUI, failed blood-alcohol test</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Ohio man dressed as Breathalyzer accused of DUI

OXFORD, Ohio — An Ohio man dressed as a Breathalyzer test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street.
Oxford police say they stopped 20-year-old James P. Miller on Halloween night and found beer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama police say drunk man confessed theft after being pulled over during traffic stop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Drunk man admits theft after traffic stop

DECATUR, Ala. — Officials said a man gave deputies more than they asked for when he was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving. Sheriff Greg Bartlett told WAFF Tuesday that 48-year-old man pulled out in front of a deputy in the early morning hours of Halloween and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio police say man in a breathalyzer costume charged with operating vehicle while intoxicated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Breathalyzer-costumed man cited for DUI

OXFORD, Ohio — An Ohio man dressed as a Breathalyzer test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street. Oxford police said they stopped 20-year-old James P. Miller on Halloween night and found beer in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police arrest 3 suspects in Halloween shooting, stabbing of California boys</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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3 suspects arrested in Halloween attack in Calif.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose police say they have arrested three teens in the shooting of a 12-year-old boy and the stabbing of his 13-year-old friend while they were trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Sgt. Ronnie Lopez said Tuesday a 15-year-old boy and two 16-year-old boys have been taken into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vehicle belonging to nun slain on Navajo Indian reservation in NM is found in Arizona</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vehicle-belonging-to-nun-slain-on-navajo-indian-reservation-in-nm-is-found-in-arizona-216332/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Authorities find slain NM nun&#8217;s vehicle in Arizona

NAVAJO, N.M. — Investigators say a vehicle belonging to a nun slain on the Navajo Indian reservation has been recovered in Arizona.
A colleague found Sister Marguerite Bartz&#8217;s body after she didn&#8217;t show up to Sunday Mass in the community of Navajo on the Arizona-New Mexico border. Investigators believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Service set for slain Seattle officer; up to $40,000 offered for information in his death</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/service-set-for-slain-seattle-officer-up-to-40000-offered-for-information-in-his-death-215752/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Memorial service set for slain Seattle officer

SEATTLE — A memorial service will be held Friday to honor a veteran Seattle police officer killed in a Halloween night shooting that also grazed a rookie officer.
Seattle police say a reward of as much as $40,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nun&#8217;s body found in residence on Navajo reservation, FBI searching for her missing car</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nuns-body-found-in-residence-on-navajo-reservation-fbi-searching-for-her-missing-car-215453/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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FBI investigates nun&#8217;s death on Navajo reservation

NAVAJO, N.M. — A nun has been found dead in her residence at a church in a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation near the Arizona-New Mexico border, the FBI said Monday.
Sister Marguerite Bartz, 64, failed to show up to Sunday Mass and a colleague who went to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio woman hoping diamond wedding ring will turn up in a trick-or-treater&#8217;s goodies bag</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-woman-hoping-diamond-wedding-ring-will-turn-up-in-a-trick-or-treaters-goodies-bag-215158/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Ohio woman hopes trick-or-treater may find ring

TERRACE PARK, Ohio — A Halloween trick or treater in Ohio may have gotten a bigger treat than expected — a diamond ring. A woman in suburban Cincinnati said she thinks she may have lost her wedding ring when she was tossing candy into trick or treaters&#8217; bags on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama turns Catwoman for Halloween</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-turns-catwoman-for-halloween-214590/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE -  US First  Lady  Michelle  Obama  was pictured dressed as Catwoman during a Halloween bash held at  the White House.

The First Lady follows in the footsteps of famous actresses  like Eartha  Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry, who have  donned the  costume during their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle police say officer shot dead, trainee wounded in 1st on-duty death since 2006</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/seattle-police-say-officer-shot-dead-trainee-wounded-in-1st-on-duty-death-since-2006-214423/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Officer killed, trainee hurt in Seattle shooting

SEATTLE — Few clues have emerged from a drive-by shooting that left a nine-year veteran Seattle police officer dead and a trainee injured on Halloween night.
Investigators on Sunday fielded tips, interviewed potential witnesses and scoured through video tapes for evidence that would lead them to the assailant or assailants. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson tops charts with $101M worldwide for &#8216;This Is It,&#8217; $21.3M weekend domestically</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;This Is It&#8217; tops charts with $101M worldwide

LOS ANGELES — &#8220;Michael Jackson&#8217;s This Is It&#8221; is the No. 1 Halloween thriller for movie audiences.
&#8220;This Is It&#8221; led the weekend box office with a domestic debut of $21.3 million and raised its five-day total worldwide to $101 million.
The low-budget horror sensation &#8220;Paranormal Activity&#8221; slipped from first-place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once an oasis of calm in dangerous country, Pakistani capital now under militant siege</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Pakistan&#8217;s capital now resembles besieged city

ISLAMABAD — An onslaught of militant violence has transformed Pakistan&#8217;s capital from a sleepy oasis to something of a city under siege, with its tree-lined streets barricaded, schools shuttered and jittery residents wondering when the next attack will come.
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		<title>More than 2,000 children from DC area trick-or-treat at the White House with the Obamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Simmons</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&#038;Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring military families.
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		<title>Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards&#8217; graves, resurrects their works with readings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/founder-of-dead-poets-society-visits-bards-graves-resurrects-their-works-with-readings-213855/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sharp</dc:creator>
		
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Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards&#8217; graves

CUNDY&#8217;S HARBOR, Maine — On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams.
In real life, it&#8217;s a balding amateur poet who drives around in his &#8220;Poemobile,&#8221; visiting and documenting the graves of dead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethan Hawke praises Madonna for supporting Gypsies after she was booed at concert in Romania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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Hawke praises Madonna for Gypsy support in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania — Actor Ethan Hawke on Saturday praised Madonna for her boldness in speaking out against discrimination against Gypsies, words that provoked boos from thousands of fans at her concert in Romania.
Hawke, visiting Romania to help promote his mother&#8217;s charity supporting education for Gypsy children, placed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than 2,000 children from DC area to trick-or-treat at the White House with the Obamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — More than 2,000 kids are getting the ultimate trick-or-treating treasure: Candy from President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House.
The Obamas smiled, chatted and passed out cellophane goody bags on Saturday night to parents and their children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The real life vampires who stalk you throughout the year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - While the  obsession  with  classic bloodsuckers  like  Dracula dies out after Halloween,  there  are vampires  that are real and could be stalking us  all  throughout the year.

New  information from National Wildlife Federation  has  revealed that there are living, breathing vampires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obamas opening White House to trick-or-treaters; president to stump in New Jersey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and the first lady will mark their first Halloween in the White House by handing out treats to trick-or-treaters.
More than 2,000 children from the Washington area and their families will be welcomed at the North Portico.
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		<title>Arkansas to launch Powerball lottery with New Year&#8217;s Eve-like party on Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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Arkansas prepares for Powerball launch with party

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Powerball&#8217;s launch in Arkansas may feel more like New Year&#8217;s Eve than Halloween with a party in Little Rock marking the start of ticket sales Saturday night.
The party in the city&#8217;s River Market district will feature a countdown and a giant ball dropping at 10:15 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age-old problem of grave robbery gives cemetery officials more creeps around Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Walters</dc:creator>
		
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Grave thefts: An age-old problem that won&#8217;t die

PHILADELPHIA — It&#8217;s that time of year when even cemetery guards are more easily spooked, on alert for signs of one of the oldest, most ghoulish and most persistent of crimes: grave robberies.
Mostly, it&#8217;s kids doing pranks or thieves looking for valuables, metals or marble. Occasionally, it&#8217;s the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obamas welcoming hundreds of local schoolchildren for White House trick-or-treating</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Add this to the list of duties for President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle: having enough candy to satisfy 2,000 trick-or-treaters banging on the White House door.
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		<title>Trick-or-treaters swapping wisecracks for candy in Des Moines&#8217; early Halloween tradition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Iowa&#8217;s early Halloween-goers need jokes for treats

DES MOINES, Iowa — There&#8217;s no trick to earning a treat for Halloween in Des Moines. All that&#8217;s required is a good joke.
Even if it&#8217;s a bad joke.
&#8220;What&#8217;s the skeleton&#8217;s favorite instrument? The trombone!&#8221; said 10-year-old Anna Mattern. &#8220;But you have to emphasize the bone.&#8221;
For decades, as the city&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stores focus on traditional in displays and offerings for the holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Holiday shopping notebook: Scenes from the malls

NEW YORK — It may just be coming up on Halloween to the casual observer, but for retailers, more wintry holidays have already arrived. How some major retailers are displaying holiday wares so far this year:
J.C. Penney turns to nostalgia
The department store chain&#8217;s new Manhattan location showcases what it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civilian caravans cruise rough Newark, NJ, neighborhoods in a bid to keep criminals in check</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Epstein</dc:creator>
		
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In gritty Newark, civilians cruise against crime

NEWARK, N.J. — Loiterers and criminals on the nighttime streets of New Jersey&#8217;s largest city have some company — concerned citizens and government workers who are cruising neighborhoods in an effort to reduce crime.
Under Newark&#8217;s &#8220;Crime Caravan&#8221; program, volunteer convoys have been rolling through the city&#8217;s roughest neighborhoods a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gore curriculum: Classes study vampires, zombies to unlock the meaning of monsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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Monster classes probe new vein of scholarship

BERKELEY, Calif. — Most college students put in a monster study session or two. Marina Levina&#8217;s students get to spend sessions studying monsters.
The course, &#8220;Film Topics: Monster Movies,&#8221; at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of a number around the country that mix scares and scholarship, using zombies, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civilian caravans cruising rough Newark, NJ, neighborhoods in a bid to keep criminals in check</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/civilian-caravans-cruising-rough-newark-nj-neighborhoods-in-a-bid-to-keep-criminals-in-check-210706/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Epstein</dc:creator>
		
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Newark, NJ, civilians cruising against crime

NEWARK, N.J. — Concerned citizens and government workers in New Jersey&#8217;s largest city are taking to the streets in an effort to reduce crime.
Under Newark&#8217;s &#8220;Crime Caravan&#8221; program, volunteer convoys have been rolling through the city&#8217;s roughest neighborhoods a few nights each week since Sept. 29. More than 120 volunteers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday deals in October? Sears announces early doorbusters ahead of holiday season</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/black-friday-deals-in-october-sears-announces-early-doorbusters-ahead-of-holiday-season-210172/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley M. Heher</dc:creator>
		
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Doorbuster deals now part of Christmas creep

CHICAGO — Sears took &#8220;Christmas creep&#8221; one step further Wednesday, pitching its weekly sales as &#8220;Black Friday doorbuster&#8221; deals before Halloween.
The merchant, owned by struggling parent company Sears Holdings Corp., said it would kick off the weekly specials Friday evening and open stores at least two hours early every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sleepy Hollow church rejects Halloween-themed wedding, offers graveyard ceremony instead</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sleepy-hollow-church-rejects-halloween-themed-wedding-offers-graveyard-ceremony-instead-210077/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Sleepy Hollow church: No Halloween-themed weddings

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. — A church made famous by Washington Irving&#8217;s short story, &#8220;The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,&#8221; has rejected a couple&#8217;s request to hold a Halloween-themed wedding.
Lisa Panensky and Jim Nieves signed a contract 13 months ago to get married on Halloween at the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trick-or-treat, please: British ettiquette guide issues Halloween advice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/trick-or-treat-please-british-ettiquette-guide-issues-halloween-advice-209750/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paisley Dodds</dc:creator>
		
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Halloween etiquette: Trick-or-treat but be polite

LONDON — Trick-or-treaters beware: Manners count — even on Halloween.
Britain&#8217;s authority on etiquette, Debrett&#8217;s, issued its first guidance Wednesday on how to behave during the uber-American holiday.
Although the holiday originated with Europe&#8217;s Celtic pagans to mark the end of summer — typically celebrated by bonfires to ward off evil spirits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British etiquette guide issues advice on Halloween manners</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-etiquette-guide-issues-advice-on-halloween-manners-209731/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-etiquette-guide-issues-advice-on-halloween-manners-209731/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Etiquette Guide: Trick or treat politely
LONDON — Trick-or-treaters beware.

A British reference guide on etiquette issued its first rules Wednesday for how to behave for Halloween.
Debrett&#8217;s says it has received queries about Halloween manners as the holiday has become more popular in Britain.
Most commonly people ask if it&#8217;s OK to shut out trick-or-treaters, and how many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abortion foe urges people to burn Pelosi, Reid in effigy to protest health care bill</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/abortion-foe-urges-people-to-burn-pelosi-reid-in-effigy-to-protest-health-care-bill-208680/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Sanner</dc:creator>
		
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Abortion foe urges &#8216;Burn in Hell&#8217; protest
WASHINGTON — Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is calling on people to burn effigies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this Halloween, as part of a &#8220;Burn in Hell&#8221; video contest to protest the health care legislation in Congress.

Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, said Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Necco wafers, iconic American sweet, first major candy brand to go all-natural</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/necco-wafers-iconic-american-sweet-first-major-candy-brand-to-go-all-natural-207389/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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Trick or treat? Iconic Necco wafers go all-natural

BOSTON — All-natural may be all the rage in the food world, but will candy lovers have a sweet tooth for beet juice and purple cabbage?
Necco sure hopes so. The 162-year-old Massachusetts company is taking its venerable Necco Wafers all-natural, making them the largest mass-produced candy line in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Paranormal Activity&#8217; hauls in $22M to slay &#8216;Saw VI&#8217; in weekend battle of fright flicks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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&#8216;Paranormal Activity&#8217; slays &#8216;Saw&#8217; with $22 million

LOS ANGELES — &#8220;Paranormal Activity&#8221; has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the &#8220;Saw&#8221; franchise.
The upstart chiller &#8220;Paranormal Activity&#8221; went into nationwide release and took over the No. 1 spot with $22 million. That compares to just $14.8 million for the debut of &#8220;Saw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fearful mourners anxiously await capture of Fla. girl&#8217;s killer as detectives scour for clues</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fearful-mourners-anxiously-await-capture-of-fla-girls-killer-as-detectives-scour-for-clues-205952/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lush</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — The mother of a 7-year-old Florida girl found slain in a landfill is praising the work of detectives trying to solve the case.

Diena Thompson told supporters at a vigil outside her home Saturday night that the detectives are working hard to find &#8220;it,&#8221; referring to the killer.
She also thanked the hundreds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. detectives search for girl&#8217;s killer, sorting through trash and looking for witnesses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-detectives-search-for-girls-killer-sorting-through-trash-and-looking-for-witnesses-205735/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Word</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Dozens of parents, their young children in tow, have filed past the mountainous makeshift memorial that has sprouted up in memory of a 7-year-old girl found slain in a landfill some 50 miles from her suburban neighborhood.

Some are angry, others sad — though many are in fear as they wait for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama jokes about husband&#8217;s flaws on US chat show</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama cracked jokes about her husband&#8217;s flaws during an appearance on US chat show &#8220;The Jay Leno Show&#8221;.

The chat king asked the US First Lady what she thought was President Barack Obama&#8217;s most annoying habit, to which the mum-of-two joked she would run out of time if she begun listing them.
Leno then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex offenders in Huntsville, Ala., expected at mandatory meeting on Halloween night</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sex-offenders-in-huntsville-ala-expected-at-mandatory-meeting-on-halloween-night-205442/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Registered sex offenders in a northern Alabama city won&#8217;t have a hard time making Halloween plans.

They&#8217;re expected to attend a mandatory meeting hosted by state and federal probation officers next Saturday from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
That conveniently falls in the time most children in Huntsville will be out trick-or-treating.
The Huntsville Times reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love lost: Hubby&#8217;s tennis game annoys her, Michelle Obama tells Leno</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/love-lost-hubbys-tennis-game-annoys-her-michelle-obama-tells-leno-205441/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BURBANK, Calif. — What&#8217;s President Barack Obama&#8217;s most annoying habit?

Practicing his speeches for hours in front of the bathroom mirror? Talking too much foreign policy at the dinner table?
No — first lady Michelle Obama said Friday it&#8217;s his tennis game. When they play, the president usually wins.
&#8220;He beats me quite often,&#8221; she said on NBC&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hershey&#8217;s 3Q profit rises 30 percent, helped by lower costs, price increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Levy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hershey, the nation&#8217;s second-largest candymaker, said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 30 percent, helped by price increases and lower restructuring costs.

The results beat Wall Street expectations, although The Hershey Co. shares plunged in morning trading after the company said third-quarter revenue dipped slightly and suggested it might discount its candy to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How young is too young for frightening, blood-smeared holiday fun and fancy?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-young-is-too-young-for-frightening-blood-smeared-holiday-fun-and-fancy-202587/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Italie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween has morphed into a gore fest that has kids as young as 6 unleashing their inner monsters in ultra-violent costumes — blood-smeared chain saws and spiked killing gloves sold separately.

Options include Leatherface from &#8220;Texas Chainsaw Massacre,&#8221; Jason (&#8221;Friday the 13th&#8221;), Freddy (&#8221;A Nightmare on Elm Street&#8221;) and Michael (&#8221;Halloween&#8221;). Costume sizes can run so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illegal alien Halloween costume spooks immigrants, highlights debate over controversial phrase</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/illegal-alien-halloween-costume-spooks-immigrants-highlights-debate-over-controversial-phrase-201301/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Wides-munoz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A Halloween costume that depicts a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words &#8220;illegal alien&#8221; is reigniting debate over a long-used term based on the U.S. government&#8217;s designation of all foreigners as aliens.

The dispute has immigrant advocates calling on retailers to pull the costume from its shelves, while a group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian mayor cancels Calle 13 concert over lead singer&#8217;s T-shirt &#8217;slur&#8217; against president</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — The mayor of a Colombian provincial capital says he&#8217;s canceling a January concert by the Puerto Rican band Calle 13 over a T-shirt worn by its lead singer.

Mayor Juan Manuel Llano of Manizales said Monday that Rene Perez, or &#8220;Residente,&#8221; insulted Colombian President Alvaro Uribe with the shirt he had on during the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosed homes heighten concerns as Detroit confronts &#8216;devil&#8217; in Halloween arson battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corey Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — For the five years that the wood bungalow next door has been empty, Darlene Banks has kept an eye on it as Halloween approaches. She wasn&#8217;t expecting anyone to burn it weeks sooner.

But the dilapidated house on Detroit&#8217;s east side went up in flames one weekend in early October, along with 10 other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hindus urge Madonna to do more than just donating shoes for Roma cause</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hindus have asked entertainer Madonna to &#8220;wholeheartedly&#8221; undertake Roma cause and do substantially more than just donating a used pair of shoes for the Roma charity.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Madonna, who was principally against Roma discrimination and who was the highest earning musician of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico mayor cancels Calle 13 concert after singer insulted island&#8217;s governor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-mayor-cancels-calle-13-concert-after-singer-insulted-islands-governor-198915/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-mayor-cancels-calle-13-concert-after-singer-insulted-islands-governor-198915/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican officials said Saturday they have canceled a concert featuring Grammy-winning band Calle 13 after the group&#8217;s lead singer insulted the governor and other Latin American politicians during an MTV awards show.

San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini said he was calling off the Halloween concert only because no contract had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. neighbors thought man who&#8217;d been dead for days was part of balcony Halloween display</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Residents of a Southern California apartment complex say they saw a lifeless body slumped on a neighbor&#8217;s patio, but didn&#8217;t call police because they thought it was part of a Halloween display.

Mostafa Mahmoud Zayed had apparently been dead since Monday.
Cameraman Austin Raishbrook, owner of RMG News, told the Los Angeles Times he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigrant group asks Target to remove costume using alien mask from Halloween offerings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/immigrant-group-asks-target-to-remove-costume-using-alien-mask-from-halloween-offerings-198560/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A Southern California immigrant rights group on Friday asked Target stores and a costume company to stop selling an &#8220;illegal alien&#8221; Halloween costume it said is offensive to immigrants.

The costume features the mask of an alien with a green card and an orange jumpsuit with &#8220;illegal alien&#8221; written across the front.
Angelica Salas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US church plans on burning Bible, other Christian books on Halloween!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A pastor in the US has revealed that his church is planning to burn Bibles and books by Christian authors on Halloween.

According to Asheville TV station WLOS, pastor Marc Grizzard said that the King James Version of the Bible is the only one his small western North Carolina church follows.
And that other versions, [...]]]></description>
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